New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-23
INAUGURATION OF THE BROOKLYN RE-
PUBLICAN WIGWAM.
THE FIELD


THE FIELD.
SPEECHES BY WIN. II. FRY, RUFUS p. ANDREWS
CHARLES s. SPENCER, wa. H. BURLEIGB, AND II.
II. HUsTLY.
great mass meeting Of the people Of Brooklyn
who are in favor Of Freedom and Free Territory was
held last night at the new Wgwam in Fulton street,
opposite the City Hall, the object of the gathering
being tie twofold one Of rafyng the Chicago nomi-
nations and inauguratng the hall in which the meet
ing was held. The Wigwam has already been de-
scribed in our columns. Its space was densey
crowded there being present less than two thou
sand enthusiastic people,
The Presidents of the Ashland and Rocky Mountain
Clubs, Messre. JOSEPH REEVE and WILLIGN j. PEEr,
jointly occupied the chair In the opposite was
brass band, which engaged the attention Of the peo
pie few minutes prior TO the opening
Mr.. WILLIAM II. FRY was the first speaker intro
duced. After briefly considering the qualities Of the
Republican candidates nominated by the Republican
party for the Presidential election, the speaker pro-
ceeded directly to the foundation of the question in
point, it stands before the people We had candi-
dates that would put an end to connivng with the
barbarities of the save-taEc between the Coast of
Africa and the SlaveSates, such as we had in ourcty
fer, he sorry to cay there were persons in New
York actually engaged, and known to be engaged, in
that damnable traffic We had now come so far that the
question could not be considered otherwise than
rrepressbe conflict. In illustration of the tender
cies Of the Democratic policy toward the foreigner who
has sought shores for future home, the speaker
related the history of poor Irishman who had been
malreated and abused, whipped thirty-nne lashes by
large negro slave, who had been directed to do IT, for
10 earthly Ofense other than speaking what he be-
eved 10 be the truth among his associates, who came
North utterly Frustrated and was here furnished with
money by those who took pity him, sufficient TO take
him among hs friends. The speaker cursed Slavery
and all that belonged TO it, down to ts lowest depths
IL was rnDing the country, and eating out the very
bowels Of the land. The curse was measured by the
OTTO had Ira cd ruOu ma
everything from their bread to their collins. Their
liberty down South is like their civilization, and
they have civilization, because they have
no arts. The qualification OF sitting IN Southern
Legislature was the ownership of ten negro slaves.
They came out and promulgated the sentiment of
McDufy, they were bound TO do, that the abOring
population was dangerous element, and that Slavery
was the cornerstone of Freedom. lie had not time 10
analyze the miserable slang and smabeer fume which
characterized the disputes Of the Democracy as
10 the question which has disrupted them.
We "a great nation just as we remembered the
words of Thomas Jefferson, 1--WE hold this truth to be
sefeyident, that all men free and equal" Let the
Den ocrac party be the Aristocratic party, and the
Republican party the Democratic party. Applause.
There never was mghtier fraud or aighier iniquity
III the barbarous ages, than when the lands consigned
TO freedom in The Missouri Compromise were gwen to
the Shareholders in the face Of the opposition of the
people. The cotton gin gave rise TO the value OF lands
in the South, because before it's invention they were of
little use. SO the South was indebted for everything
TO the mechanic. We must call things by their right
Names The Good Book Gays men should | e by the
sweat Of their brow the South don't live by the sweat
Of their brow Nor wac it a question of color. The
Richmond Enquirer, for twenty years the leading
representative Southern journal, says: Slavery is
+" right jus institution, irrespective of race" Where
draw the line then When Lafayette was in this
country, he made answer TO question about Slavery
" Vel / obzen ven was here before re negroes yer
" black now zey yellow" Laughter and applause.
The speaker concluded by giving scathng review
and criticism of The position Of Everett, in his speech
on Slavery in 1896 when he argued that Slavery
also the position of Bell another Union candidate, in
indorsng that opinion and speech lie did not believe
any man posted in the barbarites of ancient Slavery
could initiate 70 degraded an example. lie laid il 10
Mr.. Eyerett's ignorance. But when he made that
speech the New,York Democratic Association rbuked