New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-12
REPUBLICAN MEETING AT YORKVILLE
SPEECHES BY THE HON. JAMES BRIGGS IND THE
non. CHARLES n. EMERsON.

SKETCHES Bh THE HON. JAMES BRIGGS AND THE
HON. CHARLES n EMERSON.
At an ea7ly hour last evering a large collection Of
people assembled at the corner OF Fourth avenue ADD
Eighty sixth street. in response to a call for Repub
lican Nass Meeting. A temporary stand had been
erected for the speakers but, owing TO the shower
~ let fell aoOut the Ii NE the ing organ zsd they
were obliged to adjourn to the na and proceed under
cover.
band CO music was provided. and for sone time
before the epesh ed they discoursed peso-
sut sOulds to the crowd The following Officers of the
n Gel ting were chosen: For Ptesiaeut-ALPBEgs BAs-
MING; Vice Prtsideuts-ldw ward Dayton, Mldea K 10.
sell, Capt. ?. Ediek, p g. Cook and Robert Lenox;
observation-disclosures Garland, and NJ. W. Troy.
The PREBDEST introduced toe Hen. JA,g5 BRIGGS
of Ohio, who address the meeting He WAS fire.
queIty annoyed by some drunken freshmen, who con-
tuusd to Interrupt him until the interference of the
oliCe stopped them. he read aud commented upon
that portion OF the Virginia Bill Of Rights which de-
clares hss all men by nature free aud equal; then,
to show t6er iucons-tei ~, read the folio " rg
tracts from the Virginia laws:
II free payson, by speaking writing mainsp that
baye not tight Of property IL slaves be shall b. coaGDed ia
nj not more thar one ard fined cot exceeding $500
person write print written
book other writing ith eat 10 advise ucite In
this State 20 rebel make isurrecton resist
to The ta property If masters IN their saves, he 81 H.
Win n'eH' sd e pgreoe Of any such Soof &C sr p
tentsED lo' less thts mors "a five years ~
Mr.. BRIGGs Il en- INTRODUCED the Ion. CHARLES e.
EMER'oS OF Massachuse'ts Three cheers for 'ssa,
chusetre. He said; This the first tine be had
appeared before then. Ee spoke 10 all-Demodats
aud Republicans be simply asked each one To exam
inc the ground upon which he stood and then vote as
be thougtt right. He spoke 10 those who had aoored
ana rOil, Eat their sweat rain or t1e banks CT
/ TIE SbaDncH-tO those who he'd seen something OF
| fusion in Ireland in 90. Hear, bear IL visa 70
an all priyeVe tc be voter; their baots determined
she destjny of the country and ii wss imp rta-t
| that tfsy should vote according to principle.
The gras or erst allowing question before the county
vas he fse Of the Territories. Ihs Republican party
he that the normal condition Of the American people
IA that of fesnep shat neither Congress nor the p4o
ne Of the Territory can establish Slavery in nat Ter
rioyy becaufe the Constitution has powes TO do H.
and because history opposed TO il. They BELIEVED
that the opening Of the slavetrsae was da apg lie its
eh,e ts. Every leading Democrat in 1915 voted the
same thing John Van Barren said in speech az
Boston, that he shou!d rot vote for any ran who did
not believe Slavery curse and who would not ote TO
aboish III and he would attain that object by zoin,
back directly TO the PRINCIPLES Of the fcandefs 81 the
Repubi that of Slave States 70 no ere Slave
Terrific RES, and the Withdrawal of tho Feess 4 G ov-
tnt from Slavery and the aboiiOn of "A wherever
II can be reached by constitutional means.
Mr. ENERsOS then made a very slsbc ,ate aud iu-
partial STATE nent Of the doctrines Of she seysra political
parties, with the execution of the II ell party whose
doet me he said was 10 have doctrine. lie had
lived TWO years in North Carolina, and he narrated his
| experience while there. lie WA listened 20 with
marked attention throughout his .loanent speech.
The meeting Was closed by q speech from X. N.
Pom, etq.