New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-26
DEDICATION OF THE QUEENS COUNTY
WIGW WAN
SPEECHES BY HORACE GREELEY, GEN.

NYE, GEO. WIN. CURTIS, AND OTHERS.
On Tuesday evening the Republicans of old Queens
rallied to the dedication Of the Wgwam just erected by
the Union Republican Campaign Club Of Flushing,
Jamaica, and Hampstead. The site chosen for the
building in an extensive and beautiful grove Of oak
trees on the estate of Benz w. Doughty, esq, at
Brushvie near the Long Island Railroad. The position
is quite central about six miles from Flushing and
Hampstead, and four from Jamaica. The Wigwam
itself is admirably adapted for public meetings, accom-
modating an audience of 900 people.
After sunset the grove was tastefuly illuminated
with Chinese lanterns and the residents OF the
places named and the farmersfrom round about began
to arrive in large numbers miniature cannon close by
blazed away for Lincoln and Hamn. The Wigwam
was early hed-a fair proportion of the audience being
ladies' At O'Clock, the meeting was called TO order
by Mr. L. F.. Pratt and organized by the appointment
OF ID. F. MAEsIss esq.,, President, aud the follow
ing minor officers:
tice.P,e.ident'--Gen VIM. Mcdonald Hon. Luths Luther G.
tasT HERNIA. pIhnan W boashty q g. O. D,mars Of Ja
maics W. L. Lang R. Cornell W. Tresdwell w. p Rogers,
SeereaariesNB l. Doughty, R. wilett., H. Whitaker
After prayer by the Rev. Mr.. BAcKUs, HORACE
GREELEY was introduced as the first speaker.
Dir. GREELEY said that, in former contests,
questions COL corning the condition of the African
held prominent petition in the present political CAM
pagn. People protested against this agitation, but it
would still occur, and from extremely natural causes.
Here among us were 1000, 600 of negroes-an alien
race whose condition a standing contradiction to
the principles evolved in the Declaration of Independ
CO. If any Of his audience were to have in his own
BODY foreign substance, II would be perpetual
caufe of inflammation; just 50 with this disturbing
element foreign to the idea Of our nationality. The
ublican party said to be based on excessive
consideration for the good of the African Incl
denally this partly true; but the great idea which
had moved this vast peops to rise in Republcansn, was
one of for those broad territories belonging to
the country at large. negro population is here at
the North, brought solely by slaye-traders through
the demand created by slave-buyers; the free
American people never introduced it. If Slav-
cry should be abolished, there would be no in
fux of Southern negroes upon us. Normally, they
affect warm countries and were 1t not for Slavery
half our Northern negroes would start for the tropics
This he said merely in reply to bugbear, and would
pas 10 the consideration of the political questions of
the day. The friends Of Douglas thought they had
discovered panacea for the national ills, viz Popular
Sovereignty. This was no new dogma; it had been
promulgated by Gen. GAGS in his Nicholson letter. II
wears ago. And after its author had given his dscov-
ery to the world he stood the lowest of the three
didates for the ensuing Presidency. IL was not
probable that the appropriation OF this doctrine would
fare any better than it's inventor. IL 1t were ever
plausible and worthy it II years ago, and yet
only one third of the people adopted it. Now had
IL presented TO us and perverted by addendum-the
Dred Scott decision. The addendum made the dogma
OF Popular Sovereignty deluslon and fraud. Mr.
Douglas Southern platform directly in the teeth
of the theory by which ha endeavorng to win the
North We had fair right to believe that Mr. ID. is
as implacabe an enemy Of Freedom as be was in 1856
at which time he urged, day by day that We violated
the principles of the Kansas Nebraska BILL in sending
white into the Territories to preserve balance
for liberty. There strong pecuDiary interest in all
the slave breeding States in favor of the extension Of
Slavery. Every new Slave Territory enlarged the
market and price of the chattes 1t not in human
nature to Withstand such temptation. Mr.. Greeley
proceeded at length, reviewing the Inconsistencies
of Mr.. Douglas aud pointing out the all-peryading
power of the Slave Oligarcby-which brushes all asp
rants who will not soop to be its servtors and suborns
the Federal Government to its designs econcuded,
amid the applause of the meeting, with prediction
that an Administration would now be elected whose
patronage should be, at least much on the side Of
Freedom as of Slavery, and whose revenue policy
would enable TO decrease, not enlarge the national
debt in time Of peace.
Gen. JAMES w. NYE was received with cheers. II
was supposed DO said that the acme Of human prog
ress wac Nsehe,> when our faibsu established tho