The Portland daily press., 1862-07-18
A Democrat worthy Of his Ancestral name.


The readers of the Press have heard of the
"Anti-Abolition, anti-secession" gathering at
Cooper Institute, New York, at which Fernan-
do Wood, James Brooks and other kindred
patriots { y figured largely, and which saved
itself from utter execration only by transpar-
ent trick-the bringing forward of an old
man from the heroic State of old Kentucky !;
we refer to Ex-Gov. Wickliffe. His name
alone, we repeat, was about the only thing
connected with the gathering referred to that
served to screen the evil purposes of the man
ayers, and to redeem the whole movement
from utter execration. 1t was sort of Win
throp Hall Convention of last August, better
fitted to encourage the enemies than the friends
of the eountry-a movement along side of
which treason could spring up, thrive and go
to seed, without the slightest Inconvenience.
This meeting, under the management of its
getters-up, made Hon. RICHARD BUSTED.
one of its Vice Presidents. Mr.. Busted is a
prominent lawyer Of that city, ofIrish descent,
straightforward, bold, impetuous, eloquent
man who has been identified with intensified
democracy, no sore-head, not tender-footed on
the NEGRO question" but inclined to be hard
shell, and ready to go all proper lengths, at
least, to accommodate the South and to secure
her in the peaceful maintenance of her institu-
tions. But since the shareholders have precip-
itated the country into war simply because
they could no longer rule it, and make it a
mere bob for their peculiar" kite, Mr.. Busted,
like any other honest and patriotic man, re-
fuses 10 bow to the behests of traitors, or to
recognize in them a single right while they are
in armed rebellion against the constitutional
authority of the land.
Having been made Vice President of the
meeting referred to, in his absence and with
out his consent, and knowing the base purposes
with which his name was to be thus connect
ed, and knowing further that the association
ofhis name with that movement would be mis-
understood, and the weight of its influence be
given to projects which he could not approve,
he promptly addressed a note to the New York
Tribune, in which he declined the equivocal
compliment, and which contains the following
sharp and unmistakable language:
In concluding this war for the nations life,
would act upon the advice of La Pucela to
Burgundy, Strike those that hurt, and hurt
not those that help
am in favor of the restoration of the Union
as it was, with this qualification it shall be a
Union in which the citizens of each State shall
not only be entitled to have, but actually have,
"all privileges and immunities of citizens in
the several States" and in which New York
er shall not be in peril of an application of tar
and feathers or hanging in Georgia or Ala
bama, if he intimates that slavery is not a di-
vine institution.
/ am not in favor ofmaintaining ''the consti-
tuition as it is any longer than is requisite to
amend it in the manner provided by law. /
want constitution in which there shall be no
saving clause or ambiguous provision in favor
of slavery. but which shall be founded upon
the principle of Gods eternal justice, and
square with His golden rule.
These sentiments, you perceive, disqualify
me from fraternizing with the so-called Anti
Abolition, anti-secession" gathering at the
Cooper Institute. They rather place me with
in the anathema and death sentence pronounced
by that distinguished orator, Fernando Wood,
against those who believe that @all men are en-
dowed by their Creator with certain inaliena-
BILE rights, among which ARE life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness"
RICHARD BUSTED.
No. 237 Broadway, New York, July 3, 1862.