The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-29
SPEECH OF How. ROBERT c. sCHEyCK.

SPEECH OF HOW. ROBERT c. sCHEyCK.
regular meeting of Young Mems Republican Union
was held at the in the stuyvesant Institute No.
$50 Broadway, at eight O'Clock last evening Judging
from the tremendous blast which had made
in the republican journals Of the city, IL expected
that there would have been grand rally of tho rail split
ters battalion to hear address from the Hon Robert
c. Schenck, formerly United states Minister TO Brazil,
and for many years member Of congress from Ohio, as
well as speech from Col. C. J. Jack Of Brookynwho,
by the way did not put in an APPEARANCES well az
some singing tho part of the Cleo Club. AL these
geesome preparations fell far short Of the mark and the
preliminary ourishes were entirely barren OF results
AZ the opening OF the meeting there present
hundred persons, and though the numbers slightly
increased in the OF the evening, they rapidly
diminished as the proceedings wore
The President, Mr.. CHAs RopGEss called the meet
ing to order at little after eight O'Clock when as the
advertised speakers did not make their appearance,
Mr.. Piatt.
Mr. scF1ScK said he was present by accident In New
York, and although he did not even know that he had
been advertised TO speak until that morning, he felt that
he could mol refrain where the ntereets Of republican
ism concerned. He intended hcnceforth, and until
Abraham Lincoln be elected President In November next,
to devote all his energies towards the success OF work
which Of SO much importance to every republican,
and for this reason he was about to To
the West He lad expected that he would have had
the pleasure Of meeting his fellow citizens for the first
time public meeting in New York, the occasion Of
the great republican ratification meeting which is pro-
posed hold but he found that that demonstration
name had announced publicly to address the Young
Mems Republican Union, he had consented TO make few
remark Ks. he hSTes s noSsas that s ba
left to defend republican principles as they are
held and believed in the great Northwest, as the wit,
equepce and talent Of the gentleman are never amiss
cali on him where and when You may. (Appiause)
Some person had announced In ono Of the newspapers
tina. be r sOhenck would address the public It was vas
old party OF Henry Clay. He was glad to inform them
that this was quite true, and il was because he was
republican party and hoped that he would always be
found in their ranks until he can be convinced of the
falsy of their doctrines by some better argument than
that he had refused to be sold out to the
democracy. He did not know that there was
from a psri Of the country where such bargains
entered INTO at ALL He mentioned this merely to rcout
any false opinions that might be held on this subject.
cause, the man himself and bis qualifications for the Office
he had always believed and still believed that the nom
the most cious that could have been made by the
publicaps for the Presidency Of the United states, az
proof viii be shown 10 the world by the triumphant re-
suit OF that nomination in the month OF Novcm.
Der rext. (Appausc) He stood there before them
and said this only as one o. the innumeraole
hosts Of the people OF the mighty Northwest, who
arc going take Lincoln their and bear him for
ward The hghcft pc-tion which Is in the gift of the
people The people are divided INTO parties On .9e gass
and dsunion, there WINS deep rooted feeling in the
minds Of the people and attachment to the Union and
leans conservative above all parties because they
snxous TO carry the country back TO the old lights
only eprrue up as . delusion end ,nare. He
happy that, whatever occurred, there would always
Control al the little c carry the
country safely through II Mr. Breckenridge be elected,
The republicans determined 70 submit 70 the su'
be chosen they win be obedient to his authority Lane
be the successful candidate they will still stand by the
esSsed O Ss hSh pUSn Of Chief
every republican had an abiding faith that he will
they would st be found standing BY the constitution
ana the Uuion, and they would see that others
should do no too. He then spoke Of the doc.
,rnes Of repuelicanism, which he said involved
slavery where exists by legal authority, but they dc
mand that shall be there conhned and by the help OF
God and the votes Of the people slavery sna not DC any
the platforms OF the several candidates He looked upon
the Douglas platform fraud and swinde-an attempt
TO carry water both shoulders The result must be
that the water will be split both shoulders and
Douglas will 90 down IN the midst Douglas says TO the
S on ,a ana "a e NoTS he y YOu have
the power 10 suppress slavery" This was no
more than attempt 10 sTnde one part OF the country
the expense OF the other Thank God the constitution
Of the United States has established anything but free
institutions. He argued that slavery cannot be local pro-
perry and general properly AZ the same time ~ DC
general property then the escaped slave be recapured
In any part Of the Union like horses cattle, by the
same process, and there can be no need Of Fugitive
Slave law If il be oca, property, il must be governed
entirely by local law he did not sec how the question
could be disposed OF in any other way lie con
iinued al rea, length TO speak on this part
Of his subject, and read a number Of ex
tracts from speeches Of stephen A. Douglas
10 show how crooked and reacheroas Is the history OF
that gentleman public te. Mr Douglas, he said, was
who only laborod for the moment and only go
verned BY palty expedcncy. BE has made about ~
toriuous course in Congress and before the people IN
public, his Id attempts TO reach his poor old mother
sfter whom he ls rambling over the country. tie
did not wish 10 humble Mr. Douglas. He will be hum.
hed enough when he ns that he does not receive Que
single electoral vote in all the states He more "a
be compared with the real giants Webster, Jefferson
Cav Bnd othors with whom he proud OF
his little name, than was piymy to follow one OF the
big giants whom Barnum sometimes exhibits.
Nr scbepek went 20 revitw the results OF the ex
crsi0n d slavery from The West which, he said was the
cause Of s rising into mighty and prosperous country,
and concluded very lengthy speech by giving personal
impression n Abraham Lncons character and invoking
the people 10 stand by him In the coming struggle
Mr.. DOM f1s1r previously addressed the meeting AZ
some length in rather humorous and entertaining style
He rdcucd the idea OF fusion between the douglas and
Bell Everett wings q tic democracy spoke OF democracy
itself nothing more than galvanized corpse stalking
through the land and saricay criticised the cries OF
disrIion which, he said eo fooshy raised. The
republicans would know how 10 "save the Union when
they shall Ia Abraham Lincoln as the next Prcs
dent.
Amer doiefui song about goose the meeting adjourn.
Ell ~ elcyen O'Clock.