New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-23

With ballots for bullets
Wifh Lincoln and Hsmlin
Wen conquer OF die
The Hon. JAMES A. BRIGGS said that he had Just
returned from Chicago, and had very bad Republican
rod No man ever had more devoted and steadfast
friends than Mr. Seward at Chicago. William H.
Seward was not struck down, for the Repu6ean party
was older than he or any living man. william H.
Seward was ss ereng to-day in the hearts OF the PEG.
ME as he was before the nomination of that Harry OF
Navarro Abraham Lincoln. lie went 10 Chlcag0 IN
favor of Salmon Z. Chase, and because he was not
nominated he did not believe that the people had turned
against him. He threw up his hat for Lincoln, the
man who could split rails and maui Democrats. Lond
applause. The Little Giant of Illinois, whose friends
are now shouting for him in the Cooper lnstiute-he
knew Abraham Lincoln; he had met hun ana Dlt the
dust Already the praries were on fire with en-
thusasm for Lincoln, and the Republicans there
were splitting rails 10 fence IN Democrats
and Slavery. man sad out at lineage
"SewaId Seward the foremost Statesman IN the land
has been defeated in the Convention by ID OLD ran
splitter" II they wanted an idea OF Lincoln a0lltles
let them look at the volume containing the ee OF
Lincoln and Douglas in the canvass OF 1898, The
Democratic marty was In the condition of old mans
dog that sometimes baTked at something and sometimes
at nothing. lie was barking enc night when 'ne ther
moaleter was thirty degrees below zero, and fne Ola
man got out of bed and said he fix that cussed cur
So he carried the dog through the house and into the
street. His wife missed him shortly after, and, on 60
ing 10 the window her husband IN the street.,
without any particular clothing on holding the dog
fast by the neck. She called 10 him, and asked him
what he doing ont there in the cold. why, said
he "Im going TO freeze that dog, any how" Laugh
r4r So the Democratic party going TO freeze the
little Squaer Sovereign. They could not have much
money in this campaign; il had all gone abroad from
shis district. Laughter and applause He heard the
resolutions in the Douglas meeting, but they did not
ssy anything about the sl55,000. When Mr. Buchanan
went ont there would be none TO do him honor not
even the .postmasters who had not run away. If any
persons did not know who Lincoln was let them go and
ask Douglas. He knew all about him.
MIR. Greeley now came in. He was received with
enthusiastic applause, prolonged for several minutes
Mr.. BRIGGs continned-I will say it if he is here. L
was in the gallery when the Convention com
menced Horace Greeley was the only man eheered
when he came into that Convention. Cheers.
VoIcE-How about Giddings
Mr.. BRIGGs-IIe was eheered the next day. now |
give way to the gallant of Newly ork
Mr.. GREELEY came forward amid loud applause. lie
aad !
Mr.. CHAIRMAN-The Past is dead let the dead bury |
IT, and LET its mourners if they WILL go about the
streets; while we devote ourselves to the living Pres
ent with its pressing duties, its vast responsibilities
and its glorious hopes Simply calling your attention
90 the stupendous developments of official fraud, pecu
latiOn and theft recently made before Investigating
Committees at Washington and in the Federal Offices
in this city, ask you to unite with me IN this sent-
ment
Re.oted That recognize not one merely but se ITe
The hand and aggressive agrapng Slavery
the other the seeondnot les vital not lee. Imminent
.de and wholesale executive corruption legislative on0eTy and
Abe Lincoln the right man to lead Us in both"
Loud applause lie continued: Mr.. Chairman and !
gentlemen, / shall pass very briefly over the hrst
branch of this subject because il has been so often and
20 thoroughly discussed believe that Federal Ad-
minislration that shall be honest and impartial Will OF
Itself finish up all the controversy IN relation to Sla-
very. Give us au Administration that shall be honest
and fair, and | don't believe that Slavery will ever
get another foot of new territory. If old Zack Taylor
and had hard work TO su port him--had been
President a hundred years we should not have had
mother foot Of slave territory. is the Federal Gov
eminent that helps Slavery. How came they to pass
nch Internal bill as they did last Winter in New
Mexico catching black man and making slave OF
hin anyhow. II is the Federal army contractors and
f6ce-hoders who the Legislature there, and they
assed that bill in order TO ingraate themselves with
dent, who don't want 10 crowd Slavery
nto the Terrtories-who don't want TO crowd Slavery
pom the peo lie, and the question will be
etted very easily. The difficulty is now that the Fed
his has been the great influence against which Lib
rty has had 10 struggle for years. Rid as Of that,
nd we shall get along easily We have been called
gtatOrs long enough. | impeach the agltators who
reed upon us Texas, and who now agitating 70
,rce us 10 buy piece of Mexico and TO steal Cuba.
i've us a Federal Administration, honest and true,
hitch shall regard human rights as something, as well
what they call property, and we shall have no more
lave territory. propose, therefore, 10 call your at
ntion 10 the other branch Of the subec-tat s, the
resent relations of the Federal Government 10 the
Dse of honesty and purity. We live under an Admin
tratOn founded in fraud They stole the October cleo
Dnn Pennsylvania by which they gained the election
November. They bought Americans, and run an
merican ticket % beat us. The men are now known
ho had their 81 900 or $4,000 10 do il. You know
wv they are here. The Wllletts Point swindle was
ne Of the means Of paying off the who furnished
0ney 70 buy and bride through the election in Penn
wanna; the Fort Smelling swindle another. .
axe the ease IN Indiana. leading politician there,
uing blmself an American had a claim against the !
ioldhs Tor $40,OOO. In Folks time II had been ex ,
mined, and secuted But he was promised that money !
case ne would take care that Indiana went against =
le hepn1licans. gentleman known AS Live-Oak :
WIZ % New-Bedford furnished good deal Of money d
"a he had large contract given him for white-oak
nber, under such circumstances az afforded p
chance for competition. These were the v
cans by which Buchanan ,eame into mower ],
we can't carry the election without resort 10 sncb
Gang, hope We shan't via it, lAppauseI II there !,
10 be another four years of such corruption wond !,
tber il should be Democratic than Republican. d
Eeye If We run our ticket honestly the men who try :,
get up third tickets will he marked and numbered a
heard man say that the delegates 70 the National e
nlOn or Constitutional Conventional don't know Va
inch Laughter owned that their expenses were g,
80 by the Democratic The Democrats had 20 have Il
Onisde arrangement 30 tell the stories which II u
Duld ngure them TO teii-such IA that about FIRE. v
'ht beng Cathohc. We, Of course, shall have this p
chinery Of third party running take votes from
ana give them 10 our opponenie But 1 don't be- ri
W VIII pay expenses. Who will vote the Bel u