New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-18
MEETING OF THE REPUBLICANS OF KINGS
COUNTY.

lost svenipg the WIgwem on City Han Square,
p,oolIrn was crowded with Republicans. Il. Is.
Dmx.a presided, and introduced the Hon. James
Unmpbrey. who was received with cheers. Mr.. Hum
pbrey began by saying that the most marked and uni
versa characteristic of the people Of the Northern aud
Middle States is now and has ever been devoted
attachment to the Union, sentiment sprDgmg alike
from the head and heart; it not principle on y out
passion. Upon this sentiment OF Loyalty 70 Tue Oeon
il has been sought to practice by awakening tne Tears
OF the tuij The speaker woald ans yer tue quesou
how the Union should be preserved-oy naug lI"Hhg
Repubican President by putting the government unuer
the control of Republican principles And II the rea
con that the PRINCIPLES and doctrines of the Rspuoan
rarty are identical with the principles aud ao'ues
which cresied the Union; the Republican party
holds precisely the views winch were heid oy Tue
founders of the government, and OF those VINO
administered it for more than half century-2hich
are that Slavery is an evil hurtul alike to both races
TO be tolerated where it exists but not cherished tha
being creature of local law 1t most be proceed Oy
the States that adopt that II does not exist upon any
nottlon of the publc oman outside the States; taa
the Cons tuition prohibits the interfere nee with Slavery
in the Sta ssaRheIe 1t has toothod, ana tnat the
power of vsnng It's ehensi9a Is Ce1y
| ton from washington to Polk The elevation OF the
/ Republican party t, power would mitigate II not tor
| inmate Slavery agitation
Mace in the Southern mind since the doctrine was frat
announced by Calhoun in 1917, that tue Coostlsuaon
carries Slavery into he Territories and that Congress
has no power 10 prohbitit So long as tbs Souta con-
tented themselves with Ell )yog these views az bome
we had no right TO complain but when they tried to
force them upon us, with threatening bullying air.
and on our refusing 10 adopt them, calling us Covenant
breakers traitors and the like was quits reasonable
10 expect the most profound puolic tranquility under
such circumstances If our standing upon the plncl-
pies of our fathers caued agitation, 1t was ike the
rock firm set causing the agitation OF waves that pea'
| upon its front. &,
| Mr. Humphrey, after abiding TO Henry Clay and
the compromise measures of $780, referred TO the pro-
granme that was arranged by the slavery party our
pg the discussions on tue Nebraska bill in 1874, when
the parts in The great revolutionary drama tnat mas
| since been enacted were sevefaly marked out; one
part was given Congress another TO the President
another 10 the Supreme Cortland we know that this
latter body has since performed the part that was then
allotted 10 IL with the most surprising accuracy to the
original text. This was rightly called revolutionary
movement for it sought 70 change the intent OF the
Constitution by jugge Of conslru zion, aud convert Il
from charter of Liberty to charter Of Slavery. Ii
depends upon the people at this election whether such
revelation shall 90 Oh or whether It shal no stayed In
its course. If his answer was not correct, what
| rsmeoy would be proposed Was II the ection OF
Bell Senator Wilson b id shown that that candidate
stood on the same ground with Breckenridge Or sup.
posing it conceded that he belonged TO that class of
| statesmen who believe that they can tdrn asdeShe
great questions in debate by leaving the issues un-
settledthe country TO be composed by ignoring the
| fact of the tempest
| Mir. Humphrey then compimented Mr.. Douglas for
1 enlVeuinR the present ny Ills
formances-wtness his advocacy protective tariff in
the neart Of Penney vania. But his best joke s his
standing complaint that the agitation of Slavery in Jon
gress so occupies the time that Legislation on other mat
ters must give way. Why, he not only precipitatsd
this agitation the country but has since made more
speeches in Congress and out written more pamphlets
and letters and created more tumo on the subject Of
Slavery than any other MANN fact he has done moth
ing else, has brought for ward no measures, and has
| given few votes on any subject that had
not the negro in it. Snail we elect Mr. Breek-
C.,n in fhfa nf fha I'nIc
| throw ourselves into the OF the DsunioDise.
For Mr. Breckenridge, say what he will, is the caudi
dale of the DisuDionlsts Unless we mean sub olsson
we canno. avert this revolution by eeyatDg to power
the men who urged il It's course. We might as eli
attempt in thunderstorm, TO contend with the light
mig wi an iron spear, inviting the bolt and bringing
upon ourselves the more swift and sure destruction.
| The triumph Of the Republican parry would demon
s,rafe its LOYALTY to the Constitution and 80 the
for nded aarm that has been industrously spread
throughout the South viii be Quoted. The most rigid
conseT, atsm would he the policy of the Republican
party. They viii show that they are the Constitu-
onal and tie State-kjghts party They are the Con-
| stiuicnal party because they propose to abide by
every principle of the Constitutions they are the Ma
tonsl party because they propose to deal only with
national subjects and they the State-Rghts party
because they will defend the rights of every State
| North and South. Another reason why the elevation
of the Republican party will tend 10 conserve the
Union is that it will prevent the greatest and, indeed
only danger that ts stability; 1t will preveLt
| the throwing Of the election into the House OF
| Repreeen atives. If the election of presiding
| officer 10 the House could develop such sectional
| aninostes, what would be the effect if the cleo
| ton of President taken from the people and
| put into their hands, The election of Republican
President Will put iual end to the threa.s OF se
| eession that insllaDg TO our manhood, because
addressed TO our fears. The time has come when
should certainly know whether there yet remains TO
us the privilege Of elecJng our own rulers III II Is
an open question in the year 1869 whether President
of tie United Sa,eS, elected by tbs people under all
the io1ms Of the Cousttu ion shail be naugurated,
then the year 1860 is the proper year to ecde that
| question. Mr. Humphrey closed By comparison of
Tree end slave labor. The speaker listened TO a..
tentively throughout and frequently interrupted
by cheers. Stewart l.. WoOdford followed VITA an
eloquent address, after which the Prairie Song steri
gave one Of their WideA wake songs.