, 1860-05-16
| Speech of 11r. VaM Buren OF New York,
In the HEtgyyan1 on Monday Eve


Speech Of IT. ya,1 Ruren Of New York,
In the WtEWAn on Monday Eve
ming.
The following is the substance of the speech
Of Nr. Van Buren, Of New York, in the Wigwam
on Monday: evening, which, was crowded out of
our yesterday = issue. Mr. Van Buren, Of y. T..
was then introduced and spoke substantially IS
follows:
We are on the ere Of contest une1ampled
in the history Of this nation, and we have coma
up hither from all parts Of this our common
land to compare views, TO deliberate calmly,
and, trust, to decide wisely upon the interests
Of our common country. Organized as o party
but a few years ago you, will recolect that we
entered upon our first battle in defense Of q
principle iuterwoven in our very existence as d
natiou. aud tue principles which bad been i'm.
periled BY the ambition Of unpr,ncipled men.
the truth OF our position has been demonstrated
and We have again come up, md unless am
very much deceived in the signs of the times,
the conflict is still irTepressibfe- (Applause. !
1n,ny humble judgment it must continue to be
irrepressib'e until 'se clear out the White uouse
entirely until we white.wash it from top to
bottom and put in there President Of the right
/ stamp, anu members Of Congress devoted to
the great principles Of human liberty, (Grea:
applausc.1
confess to you, my fellow citizens, that when
that assembly met ut Charleston, was some
what filled with apprehension lest they could
nominate a man, without reference 10 plat.
firm, whom it would trouble the hosts Of the
Republican party to beat. huse now no fears
of t!la result. feel as the old latiy did, who
! ysas riding in the omnibus, in New York, when
one Of the . boys" got hold Of the strap and
pulled it strong, because he wanted to get out
right ,here-hs pulled it with vengeance The
rj6 lad 1nnI md VI i'm ,rst4
sternation, and said 90 Ny dear sir. don't be-
lieye you can do it-' Says he, "I can't do
what: :" WE'LL" says she, ~ don't believe
you can pull ti,at fellow through that hole"
[Great laughterl / an just about OF the same
oPiinion: ! never saw the strap that could be
| through that narrow place known at present IS
The Democratic p!at!orm.--
| do not blame my friends at Cha:leston as
many others do. say that they hnd amcmor.
| BILE example before them Of the graye and fatal
t mistake that they committed four Years ago,
when with greater ease they lominated the
! mAn who resolved himself into that plat.
| form, aud when. not with quite so much ease,
| tbey elected that plntfcrm. The history Of
| james Buchanan told them that they had made
| mistake not again to be committed by any
lay down platform with two faces. Nj. Yan-
| Ger told the truth when he said that the Yau-
| kees-meauing the people Of the North-were
| Just about as wise Us their brethren Of the
South, and that you could no longer make a
platform to be read one way in the North and
another way in the South, and in refusing to
take man whose record shows, ii it shows
anything, that he is not to be trusted longer
than three months at time. They were right
when they declared that the darling institution
| of the South is safer in the han s Of au out
and-out, tried. honest, upright, faithful Repub-
lican, than in the handsot any man who truck!es
to-day aud tomorrow, and the ne1t day is
him 20. believe, further, that if at Baltimore
! this man is nominated, these Southern gentle.
meu will stand true to their principles.
But we hare enough to do to attend to our own
party, and if We lug down d principle and follow
it to the end, believing that honesty III politics
Is the best policy as it IS in trade and MORALS we
| shall succeed in the election now to come of.
[Great applause.
The speaker then paid glowing eulogy. te
tue memory of the la1nented Droderick, which
was responded to by the audience by many
manifestations of. applause.
| believe the feeling against the further exteu
sion Of slavery has now arrived at such pitch
that it will be great disappointment to the peo
ed here, whose public life and character proclaim
him devoted to the principles OF the Republican
| narty without question or comment. Unless ~
do this, believe saa to whiI p ID. will say
more than this, We shall deserve IL be whipped
| Why should we not do this: They tel! Us tha
Of an anecdote. In California you know they
are in the habit sometimes Of digging into the
bowels Of tile earth to get the precious metal
| 4 friend Of mine related that he and one or twt
others had deep we'll ofshAt kind. They dug
down pretty deep before they arrived a
the. mineral, when they struck watel
which they were obliged to take out b.
means Of windlass and 'thaf band.
Tho fellow nbore was very lazy. He would
wind on sort Of easy, and when he got warm
be did not trouble himself much, aud thcy found
the water oozing through the tub, md half o.
it fell upon them. The5. concluded they would
come up above and send him below. he goes
down, and ut length sets down to rest. After .
long time be got tub full, and they said hi
had better come up with it. So be got on the
tub, and they commenced winding up tho same
as he had wound. lie sang out, ''What arr
you doing up thereY' They continued tht
same course; telling him not to be excited unit
II tell you to let me out Of this hole-1 am dy.
ing. It you don't let me up will cut the rope
| Eaughter.| Well, now think our friends arr
about in his position, when they say that the,
will dissolve the Cn,on- Did it ever occur t
Jou it they cut 1hs rope where they would gt
to!
When the 1abors of this Convention arc fin
ishrd, as they will be very shortly, haye bn
one request to nuke Of you; that laying aside
everything like prejudice and personal prefer
ence, you will stA1t, q uT friend said, from th'
time tue nomination is made, and that ron vii
leave no stone unturnei, to secure success
{Great enthusiasm.
The Marseillaisc was then sung, the audienc
joining in tue rcfrsiu, aud The meeting ad
journed. ,. j., .