The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-22

transported 70 this land Of Oh sany do not como 70
escuss 70 you any Of the sns Of the day Applause)
GENE here upon the grand eston Of necessity and ex
form Of the constitution and that law high enough for
os l NO, snSuSa
w; but I will endeavor to act the part Of q
middle man between him who eats fire In the South and
him who breaches sediton in the North cloud applause
Whence have we come here to ngh9 Why is IL that
surrounded by the bone and muscle Of my native ctyY
Why are the mercantile interests Of New York up
mere TO SIT IN Judgment Why do see around me mon
TO break of the shackes Of party and stand here pre-
pared to do justice TO your country and your whole
,Ss lAPplause) Whence Is H. want 70 know,
that we have come here again 10 upon the altar
Of our country allegiance 10 ts constitution Zap
pa ln wiz tell you Why Have we foreign
with all the world. There Ia an enemy within;
and hence II is that have TO ait in Judgment upon
sSao Of Ss ssy Cloud The o.
and twenty years ago few Misguided men-and, be-
ieve, few misguided women also Qaughter)-took II in
their Maidstone from fanaticsm some from mischief
and some from deviry-ook il in their heads knowing
10 more about slaves than they do about the spheres
mat live above u.s. to alter the institutions Of sister
states, and 70 declare that that instituon-whch had
been entailsd upon them by their British ancestors
should be burst asunder, Why, remember well
the day vixen he or she VINO proclaimed him
self or herself an abohiionist had % skulk
member well the day when they held their meetings In
lanes and alleys and bye corners; and remember well
pot was prepared for them, and they fed from ana
from the indignation Of the people. loud cheers
How then, happens that this principle, with that con
wiil tell you how. The politicians got hold OF them.
class q men Whom dsssss above all others
time occurred when the grand issues between the whg
and democratic parties were a end There was nothing
more 70 right about and Wing and ss down 70
(Iaughter) All but that would not do for the polt.
cans who wanted TO ride the popular wind and direct
the storm QAughter That would mot do for the mise
able who wanted 10 rise the surface upon the
agitation they created. (Cheers) Hence IL was that
Tammany Hall became separated intwo and the old whg
party went gallavantng after strange gods. aughter)
Then both sides began 10 bid and there auction
tor votes There was the Irish VOTE large and powerful
and most RESPECTABLE and wing and democrat began to
bid for them. Then came the German vote, with their
leeions, that swept the city High bids for them
Then came the small abolition party, and higher bid tor
them CHEERS and laaghter) Therefore, charge your
politicians with the high crime Of bringing into existence
and into power n mherable contemplate principle that
the whole country had trsmped upon cloud cheers And
ct, my friends they have not grown much For large
country containing some twenty millions OF people
(and hope the couory win last oas enough, under the
broad banner Of the con tuon to embrace one aye and
much. (Applause) About twenty thousand abolition
votes, can tell Southern irsnas throughout the
whole length and breadth of the land from Florida up
and would cover the whole fraternity. And yet
they make great noise One man, by crying 'hrel'
can disturb chy; and boy who cries out mad dog'
will send the poor soon 10 his doom. (Laughter)
Why, you conservative men make no cry. You not
iound the housetops procaming your country that
YOU are for country for the law and or the constitution
You act the part good czeps you do your duty you
90 not boast Of it, you neither 20 the way the
pyeway you neher make broad your p1ylacteries nor
enlarge the hon Of your garment you do not call upon
people lock down aud how you worship (Cheers)
But tie sbotonist takes the speaking trumpet he goes
upon the housetoo, and he blows blast But alter
ali It is but wind. daughter and applause.) Why, my
trends, tell you the time was when they skuked until
heir friends and partxans brought them out from their
iens where they ssuked the gaze Of honest men But
src Why the man who twenty years ago dare talk OF
reasonable man tho twenty years sgo dare whisper 10
ne winds the possibility that the Union might be dis.
be struck to the earth as recreant
70 the cause Of liberty throughout the world, and
l traitor TO his country (Applause) But now,
stalks abroad IN your ans preached from your pull
PITS and on the very platform which staud-n this
temple dedicated 10 science and upon s gable front de-
dcaed 10 the Union IN letters OF stone-I have heard
from this platform treason preached in this your blessed
country applause and groans) have heard the men who
have gone down to your unotIending brethren in the
and with sabres by the hundred, TO place
in the hands Of the slaves, against their
masters-where the power and majesty OF the law took
hold Of these men, and condemned them 70 the just punish
ment for murder ami treason Prolonged cneers)
have beard these men, this platform, called saints
and c2nOnlZeQ as suCn, IN tnen apOtue
osas placed by the side Of the immortal Washington
Cries Of 'sShame, shamer) Ny blood boiled at hear
ing such enuncatons but paid the respect due TO pnbc
discussion. am friend 70 free discussion bu. let that
be an overt act, and then to the gallows the
lunatic asylum. Enthusiastic cheering) Who are the
friends of the SLAYER Who they9 Are they the abo
litionists? (Cries Of "no.") am not worth much. lin
laughter) have not much money 10 spare
but will give two dollars for every that an aboi
ZIONIST viii make an affidavit he ever gave 70 the slaves
so much. (Applause) IL any aboltonst will make an
aicavit that he ever gave dollar, will give him two
Cheers and aughter) Ali my friends, have seen the
alton that have the friend OF the slave who
wanted TO buy his freedom, and perhaps the free
Of his vile and child have him snun the door
OF the aboopst to the office OF the merchants of
purses and their hearts, and have given freely in the
cause Of the slave who wished TO buy his own and his
man thinks of going to an abolitionist. If
you ever hear of runaway slave be will run away from
abolionist after he has been IN his company one
day. quicker than ever be did from his master in the
South daughter and applause.) Now what have they
done for themS III tell you what they have done they
have fastened their manaces upon them for half CEN
fury. Their embrace is poison, and their counsel Is
death Why, do you not remember (there arc come
old enough here 10 remember) before these poor sera
bic men and women began TO spew their
nonsense Oh the country, that Virginia, Ma
ryland and Kentucky we're discussing the gradual
emancipation O; the save just az we had done IN the
North. But when they were asked 10 do II by com
pulsion, they drew themselves back, add sworc
that they would Tot be compelled Dy Northern
AOOitOniss TO DO that winch their own duty prompt
them do they had been let alone. cloud cheers)
therefore, the slaves OF the South have TO thank the abo
luonsis for this; that they have deprived them
OF many valuable privileges which their masters
giving them-privileges Of religions instruction,
privileges OF educational instruction, aud they have
bound them down. as have stated for at least half
century 10 come. (Appause) But follow me little
farther. Win not speak long, Yol find o good many
abotionists Ia the West-the State OF Ohio one OF the
leaders Of it. whathav those Western States doneg the
slave viii away from bis master; he will, with knife
in hanu--n all probability having used il against his
master-come to them az runaway slave, they
will receive 10 that State with open arms, take him
their board, and almoet to their bed. daughter and
chees But let the master set that slave freelet
the master say, Go where you WILL Go 10 your friends
in Ohio, in Indiana, in Illinois. Go there" What have
those free States done, whore aboionism prevails?
They have locked the door against them, IL they
come - free men. daughter and cheers.) If they
but come saves-K iney will violate their duty
to the mas,er-f they make an Internal noise
and clamor-Q agh,er)-if they give them any
capital, then the a0oitonst hugs him 70 his bosom
But let them come as freemen, made free by their
ters, and the great majority Of the Western states have
passed laws, and now passng them prohibiting free
blacks from ever entering the mi1 Of their Sae Cries
Of That's CONSISTENT" and lsngh!er) DO we do sog
mol No. nv friends. X,rk 'hnnrilv staining