The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-30
POsrPoNEhRSr.
The democratic meeting called for 10 day ia post
p0ned sine de.
By order of the Committee.

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Whether this notice had been posted up with view Of
misleading the Onion into the belief or because some
of the secessoniss feared considered prudent
to abandon the idea Of holding the proposed netting Il
10 impossible to say. At all events, the Union
men assembled determined to hold meeting themselves,
and manifest their loyalty the government They or
ganizcd by appointing Mr. George Murray chairman who
appointed committee On resolutions, consisting Of
Messrs j. NJ Davis J. s. Apologize and Z. Taylor, who
retired TO perform their duties. At this juncture for
midabe party u secessonsts made their appearance In
carriages and on horseback AS they had
tanned the character Of the crowd already assembled they
exhibited considerable chagrn and dismay and
the conclusion that II would be rather imprudent to
handy any words with the Union in possession
to prove disastrous to themselves Dr. Pm.n Of Md
dleown Point noted peace party man. whose egy was
suspended in the streets of Freehold few days age,
favored retreat to some other locality, with view Of
holding their meeting and by the attractions of the band
brought with them, try to draw or many possible
from the Union meetings but the plan did not to-
work very well, for In obedience to summons given
through the medium of tin horn, goodly crowd Of
Ptman, who was glad to escape the taunts and
Jesrs oil the crowd by driving off at full Speed
Another blast Of the trumpet and the Union boys.
next paid their attention to Mr. English, who Just
about starting on on the track taken by r Pitman The
crowd surrounded his carage, and asked him show
his coors. Without replying to their demands he en-
deavoed to escape by forcing his way through crowd
The horses were hogged, but all to avail The groans
Kisses Of the Union bows prevented anv pro
gress Attempts were then made upset the carriage
but as 1t was covered with the American flag an effort
was made first to remove the flag, which could not be
done without tearing to pieces being firmly held by
the occupants Of the carriaee. That idea aban-
doned and in accordance with suggestion
out OF the carriage. At this stage Of affairs
the United States Marshal in New Jersey Benaah Dea-
con, ESQ.,, made his appearance, and took Mr. English
under his protection and conducted him the hotel
whittier he followed by excited crowd who mani.
tested their desire to get hold OF that noted secessionis
everything else was forgotten. Tue Union boys broke
into one room after another aud not until Mr. English
secresd himself away in place unfit for living being
was he safe from his pusuers many Of whom expressed
their determination remain about the house until thew
succeeded in finding him.
In the meantime slas B. butcher, of New York, ad-
dressed the assemblage. He commenced by remarking
that, in times like these, is well together and
discuss the state Of affairs the causes which ppo-
duced them, aud duties while they exist we'll as
the results which might expect to follow from them;
that he was man. but tae only peace that would
ment Of the rebel army which had been organized to
destroy the best government ever framed by man. He
deprecated war as much as any man; but there are
be necessary he would meet enemies with the same
kind Of weapons with which thy meet us. When the
government organized the trainers of the constitution
the fathers Of the republic not only believed pro-
nonced slavery the greatest Of the age looked
forward to its extinction earliest day. The slave
not then been abolished the cotton Gin not in
vented and cotton had not been crowned king After the
abolition Of the save trade and invention Of the cotton
GIN slave labor became valuable and the chivalry Of
virginia and some Of the other Northern slave
States saw that they could repenish their exhausted
purses by rearing men and women for Market and they
immediately engaged to great extent in that humane
business Slavery it exists the South is the most
perfect school for tyranny the world saw child
is not only accustomed to tyrannze children of his
own age but also older persons and by tho time
that he has arrived at manhood he fully grown in
tyranny as he Is in manhood After practice in plan
tation life for time and having control of negroes he
naturally acquires desire TO tyrannize white men,
He did not blame the slaveowner the effects of the
institution Of slavery, and they prevent it
tnan child can prevent being burned that attempts 10
handle live coals. The history Of the country,
tha