New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-08

he would rather speak for Justice and freedom 10
hrck. f. glish than defend Slavery in good Engisa'
Loud cheers.
SPEECH OF GEN. }. W. SyE.
Gen, JAaEs w. NYE was then introduced. He en-
irey copcurred rot only in tie Chicago nomination
but in every thing which bad been done since. he
remembered the time when bis friend, Mr.. Evsrts,
spoke in eloquent accents for freedom and the APP
pause was very faint. Then business men in this city
looked rather aslance upon the men who dared avow
thern,eves Repubhcaps But he believed then that the
voice of Free dom would ring ont clear hue on TINS
leland as anywhere the continent. He rejoced that
the day had come, when that party. which had been
VOICE." Bonds of stealing yon mean." Laughter,
was fast discovering and falling away. He had
prophetied, monthe ago, in public meeting that the
ChaJlesion Convention would break up in row.
IYoicee-We heard you'll 1 now prophesy that the
baltimore Convention would sha'e the same fate.
When such stomacbs as Peter Cagger and Dean Rich
nond psuseated time that men who digest 10 the
ordinary way should be alarmed. lGreat iaughterl:
None but tried men were needed TO steer the ship of
State in The present tempest change 10 the ocean,
scene was cose az banda marvellous change like the
one spoken Of in the Scriptures, from aect darkness
to great light. His friend, Gen. Bruce, had rightly
said that the whole State Of New-York was in a blaze
for Lincoln and Hamlip. Nor would the City OF New
York this time fail behind. VOICE, through the
g1siinp above" Where's poor SewardF'l Alb said
the speaker there one the maconents left peep
vet. "Peep peepl" Why, if he had any sense or
sensibility, be would have died half an hour ago!
ILaugbter.l The word which Derved his hearers was
the came word which now led the Sciians Oh TO lib
erfy under the lead Of Garibald Tremendous
cheers The came word that inspired our own fore.
fathers 10 coDsumma'e a glorious deed-the word
Freedom in ard by which they should yet meet many
times 10 be victorious in the end. Confined ap'
plause.
SPEECHES OF GEO. WILLIAM CURTIS.
GEORGE WM. CURTIS was introduced and spoke az
follows:
FELLOW REpupLrcAss have watch as well as
you; am aware that there must be short words about
n lorc man. [I.aughterl. There is but one thing TO
say as there is but thing thought by all earnest
and resolnte men, at this time The question itself
PERFECTLY understands the enemy that we have to NEE.
"a not an enemy of seeking II is the old Sphynx
of Slavery set there in the path of progress, eat
ing up candidates presidents and men Of every KIND
az fast no the present themselves and we have seen
with efeence to the history of the Democratic party
since that party has failed to settle the question OF
Slavery the question of Slavery has settled the party
Laughter, Good good" Look for a moment at
the actual state of affairs at the present time.
Remember that at this very time you have man,
who az Senator of the United States voted to apper
with the mails in the interests of Slavery now sitting
in bis chair at Washington; You have man rising IN
the seat of John JAY endeavorng to nuse, with the
solemn sanction of the Supreme Court his private
OPINION that wherever the flag of the country foasa
flag spangled wiIh stars of glory, but also with stripes
for our dishonor-that man has proclaimed wherever
that flag floats there Slavery goes. You lind vast
ramfcatop of the federal system IN all its Offices
each one of them but loophole through which hot
shot is TO lie fred at the great distinctive idea Of
the country; every little postmaster IN every ht'ie
town the advocate Of this system sought 10
be made national or holding his tongue as the
price of his salary; every small custom-honse
officer expected carry primary meetings IN his peck
ct TO iosuli at Fourth Of July dinners men who openly
quote the Declaration of Independence You lind the
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length the Slave party, grown violent with dsdam
stands before the country, holding before you your s
cred Constitution, and saying to you; III you wiz
admit that there il in that Constitution what we con-
fess the fathers did not put there If you will admit
that that is pledged 10 policy which we ourselves
conf.ss they did contemplate If you Will agree 70
ue the full force of the Union, which IL now beneath
feet for the purpose of enforcing that intepreta-
ton, then we win allow you your Constitutions but
telling that will tear your Constitution TO iaters,
and trample your Union into the mud beneath
youE feet Now, the Democratic arS party have have
sought to resolve this question. friend who
returned from that Convention said: IL seems to me
the Democrats party is looking up" How said
been SO completely Knocked down ~ That seems TO
be the case" he replied; the Democratic party is
looking straight up becanse has been knoeed down
and If it looks any way il must look up" Laughter
and appliance. II is like the Gaze Of a cooper knew
in Massachusetts. He was by his friends into
the country, in consequence of scarcity of employment
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% do N asked e D country Ss :'''s sd
he, !" there were tubs to mend, and pals to
70 IN S SSps but ass
thought would hold on, until one day man came
and said to me- g Are you a cooper p" Yes, am a
a Pretty smart workman" well, wont you under
| take TO make new barrel to this old bunghole of
mine " Laughter Then said the cooper, % 1t
seems to me that the business bad gin out in that town,
| and i came back TO the city, Laughter and APP
plause. The man whose name IL presented TO you at
| Chicago, remember is man whom you cannot buy or
sell; nor scare lAgpause He stands on .tform
Of three planks and the first of these is Honesty 50
| that Bis name is proveTb The of Aristides
| wss in Greece for justice; and the second of these
is ability that he has met the greatest debater upon
the other side and defeated him before the eyes of the
country, for the difference between Mr.. Douglas and
Mr.. Lincoln is this that Mr. Douglas little giant
and Mr.. Lincoln ia great giant; and Mr.. Lincoln took
the little giant into his hand and looked AZ him for
moment, and laughed al him for instant, then closed
his band and the little giant disappeared even as the
substance of the rails which the boy Abraham Lincoln
used to split upon the praries. Great cheering.
Feow-citizans, at some other time we shall all meet,
when you are lees weary, but cannot leave this plat
form without recording my allegiance TO the great
leader whom we supported at Chicago, and saying
that, in the midst of that swarm of people
represents all parts OF our country while felt that it
YVES better for bis that he should retain the
name of Seward than that he should fill the seat of
Buchanan, yet when the great shout up for the
adopted candidate at Chicago, J. too, was there and
heard the Thousands and tens and hundreds OF hous
ands not only in that wigwam but wherever the tee.
graph could carry the great dings and my heart beat
with others in the name of God in the name of the
Constitution and the men who made it, Honest Old
Abe and Victory" Honest Old Able and Vctory!"
repeated cheering.
The CHAIRMAN announced that the Hon. Jos. Hoxie
had been put down the speaker but he had Left
the meeting account of Illness. He had the
pleasure of gratifying The wishes Of the sndience in