New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-27
The Women
To the Republicans Of
Kings County.
Quad well tbs Liberties Our Fathers
have 30 nobly earned.

The Club was called to order at o'clock, when
Senator DooLIrrLE o, Wisconrin, who was an
nounced to speak, upon the piatfor a, a,compa
nieo by the officers Of the Cluo and David Dudley
Field, esq.
Mr.. CuucH made short address, explanatory.of the
origin and objects If the Club. He said:
The Rocky Mountain Club was formed 10. the cam
papn Of 1856 TO aid In spreading Republican princi-
ples and to obtain for them the iarget posnoe num-
Der Of votes IN Kings County and vicinity. l. doss
not become us to speak Of the efforts then made the
meetings held the documents distributed, and tue en-
thusissm aroused. Numbering It's members by nun
dreds ITS Influence was felt II all Pssts OF oar SounsS
their antecedente, it concentrated power winch,
we bentve, accomplished much good. All it toen
ssked Of its members was belief IN the prss.
eryation of our "Free Territories for free mao,
aud Will to work for that noble principle Thsrey-
er work was 10 be done. The contest Oh wheh
the commandments now upon us oct Veen tue ~ ne
parties, and the Issue Is upon the ZANE principle.
Though net successful In that campaign, such power
for freedom was developed ana exhibited that the
Pro-Slavery Democracy have beea driven from their
prey the spread Of Slavery has oeea cbeekod aud the
Territories remain az they then were. Kansas - not
net State the question " The ektenson OF slavery
Ito the free Tsrtor es yet remains TO be decided and
the Homestead bill is not yet tho lay OF toe land IL
four years ago there was nesd Tor the Efforts
of toe club there 10 the Same need now for
steady perseyering, active work. For these rca
A ns The organization of the Rocky Mountain Ciuo has
conlnued with occasional meetings till no 1t again
takes tie field and calls upon you 70 join IN tnis work
We propose with the cooperation OF the Ashiana Me-
publican Club Of this city, 10 procure the erection OF
large building, suitable Tor puOlc meetings, uyon
plot of pronI already hired Tor that paPvs add Jor
which onehaf of the necessary funds have been con
tituied by few friends. We also propose 70 h'id
public meetings for the discussion, by able speakers, of
Ice uoIilical of the dsyo OBTAIN and cifoa,te
Republican documenis-to organize h-pu Iiicsn eiuos
IN our city ard cosnty, and upon Long lsisnd whe-
ever there shall be openings, and generally IN sli
fill, iiizans In iu.
uorsnce Of the Queet az issue, 30 ttat tue fullest
tupport may be obtainsd for Republican principles
Are GU willing to aid us In tbis work The con-
dit On Of NIB, rshp Of our cub III simply signature
to is constitution eyi fence OF mpahy Win us 10
political matters; and we ask every citizen, who i,
wiling 10 do what he 10 prevent the extension vi
Slavery INTO Territories now free without 70
former differences, TO join us-to WORK Win us aua
when victory is declared for Freedom and the night
SIS we firmly believe Heaven has decreed eventually
shall be- Ge can rest from lab0rs with the en-
nobilDg assurance OF having done or d1'y.
Senator DooLlTTLE was received with loud ap-
plause. lie said that we were on the eve OF sucn
struggle as We had never seen-a struggle which IN.
ycyed the liberties OF the country and In wh ich every
msn must take part. There was arevo.u'ion gong on
il this couLuy, which, uni ss overcome, woali over
throw our ibeTties We would be f4se to country
and ourreives if We did not take part this contest
There coula be neutrality; he that was no, for Us
was against "a. The question was whether the Dam
ocr:ic party with It's ,dea should be Continued IN
power, knOuiQ Do 16clttsu bDo put uO"D' IL VIC
fsed 10 overcome IT, nc had got 10 fight the battles of
The American Revolution over again. Toe organ OF
this parry was row Charleston mating its platform
aud can ddaes Its President, Mr.. Cushing b ~ said
speaking of tire Republican party that It was aua-
toruus teCIicna conspiracy Of ono half Of he country
aaapit the other half, and would lead 10 cyl wir
Senator Dootte inai. nanIly cenied this In charity
DO would cay, Mr.. Cushing might be mistaken Ia
bis int. niions, bat IL was an absolute fsisehood
Wa not It extraordinary thai such . ma
M Mr. CuthiDg, member OF The Caoiret
OF President Pierce, should not know bSt.7r
They all remembered that the 81 organization OF The
Republican party met at Pittsburgh, LII Feora.ry 1900
The call was ngned by prominent men Of ail par
ties. Frsncis r. Blair, riehthand man Of Gen.
Jackson, was one. What, then, did Mr.. Cushing
mean by calling this sectional, traitorous puty
The Pittsburgh Convention clearly and DISTINCTLY an
their Ioslion 10 the address then put forward
Mr. Doolile read extracts rCm the platform written by
Dir. Gebry j. Ray noDd. He proceeded 70 say that
" hen for eight long weeks In tho ouss OF Rspresen-
,aiiyes III Washington sectional aud traitoroos party
declared that if Republican Speaker were elected
they wGud dissolve the Union, tho National Commit
tee of tie Republican party met In NewYork and de-
Glazed that the Republican party would defend tbs
Union from the att4 OF all lis enemies, NORM or
South. Aeplaase. afr, Cushipg, msnber OF the
Cabinet OF Mr. Pierce, prete to say tds the Re
publ can party in the face of such declafaions was
lie would pot ray that Mr.. Curhng knew better but
Le would ray that he ought to know better. In
1852 no stood before the people VI Wisconsin,
md asked them 10 vote for sir. Pierce. He did
I on tho pledge OF the Democratic party that
he Slavery question was settled, and SHOULD
,ot 10 sgitated any mora. In the inaugural
ddrers Of Mr. Pierce that pledge was repeated. VIA.