The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-31
Mr. Van, Burvhs Illustrated Of Moral In
sanity IN the Republican Party.
It Refuses - Support Andy Johnson
Policy, but Claims Him as
Its Candidate.
11r. Blair SustainS the Is,licy oi
the President.
/ i" The Blalrs" Might Rave Had Rlgh Seats
In Inc Republican, Synagogue.
DC. &c. Inc.



AUBURN, Oct 30 1865.
John Van Buren, addressed tao democrats Auburn at
Corning Hall tins evening The speaker listened TO
attenvey for an hour and q half After sdverting at
some length TO the great prosperity and growth OF Auburn
since former visit some twenty years ago, Er Van Bu-
spoke OF the which brought him .rre in nis
capacity Of Attorney General the occasion being the
trials OF Wyatt aud Frccmaa former forahe murder
Of fellow convict IN Auburn State Prison. and the
for the murder OF the Van Moss family residing ut t
time near this city. Al the trial OF Wyatt there war
negro present named FrceaaQ and when cfr Seward
the counsel Of the prisoner put IN plea OF moral
i,y which resulted in disagreement OF the Jury the
negro concluded he could take advantage OF stint
lar plea and Nj went OF and murdered the Van Ness
family He shortly after gtried for his crime The
same plea put In for him. but he died ia Jail before
the trial was brought to close, and the ragEa tate OF
the two men who rested their that plea put
end forever To cases of moral insanity in Caya county
The speaker said that the Democratic Convention upon
assembling found In the Presidential oice Pre-
sdent elected against their wishes and the termi
mated by glorious peace They asked what WAS their
dutyY II was highly desirable to avoid political
test and in this view they nominated several republican
candidates. choosing snocessai cheftans fciy recog
nizng their military services with General ssIecum
their head. They laid down plarform which the
republicans acceded The Presidents theory OF
structlon found b. democratic. The southern
appeared 70 recommend =acd insist restoring
them upon the abolition Of slavery and the
democrats accepted his IL might be Supposed
under such crcumsfanocr that contest bss~sen the
parties might be avoided He could not sse tho me-
the republican party, like SUMNER Stevens Bsseiiar
Rhps and the great bulk OF the party itsf soppoee
states are admitted the republican power IN gone forever
In speaking OF tho question of negro suffrage 4r Kan
Buren, remarked that tho right TO belongs only
whether or not II may nc e1sended. He took gscund
aga INST the extension or the elective franchise 10
srsusa s sh.s seos"s. tho negro S had ' rsh, Ss
should vote. Thousands Of white miBrrs had
foueht also but they conld mot vote .nd Tho
self Secretary Seward would Gail convncs demo
crssb or republican inspector, respectively uf the
eligibility OF either 10 east hsssote. The ladies' who
write beautifully and interestingly. fail 70 dad IL
qualification for the ballot He asked which party sn-
not DO dsmocrsI, while che fcpsbhcans were sa.sry
opposing ~ On the exempsiorA0f government bomb
from taxation the speaker dweIt nj Some length He
proposal 10 remedy tho matter by the mpostoG OLA
State sx when these bonds wera FIRST issued the demo
Gratis said tax them They shoudbe taxed equally with
democrats stand on one side and tho repubcans ON the
other There prohibition OF Congress such
tar Thar holders 4 wise VAL petition for nem bcag
present taxation becomes grinding they will be repudi
sted II such action be taken TO avoid this
tne Democratic Convention resolved that equality "
equity, and that the bonds shous be taxed Mr. Lincoln h.
said, nominated by the re- pubcans and Mr. johnson
x.sr 1c nssns Mr. gasnsoo sslans. m ,hs 30.
crate but The republicans clain him because he
elected with their President They are no fond Of him
that they cannot allow any claim on him BY thor oppo
nenGs, although they refuse support his policy In
touching upon fhe conduct OF the war Mr. Van Buren,
said 10 made successful by democratic generals and
he declared that General Mcclellan removed from
his command because he found % have become
popular man, and there danger of his becoming n
Gul candidate for the Presidency He might have
entered Richmond and ended the In 1862 had the
needed and available been placed al he disposal
but they denied him that he might be uusuccess
full But last the command Of the armies had TO be
given to General Grant, another democrat. Applause
Then the republican politicians wsedcd OF the
army, and commands we're given 70 those distn-
gnshed democrats, Sherman, Slocnm. Sheridan and
Company, and the was ended. ttApplanse.l
Ar 70 the result Of tecomDg election In this state he
had 70 believe that the democrats would haze
overwhelming majority One reason for this belief was
IN the fact that In tho city of New York nj the last
election there not mt the polling places 10
comnodate the democratic voters, who woIld all And
room next month and deposit their ballots for SIocup
Another reason thatmany Of the soldiers votes
then fraudulentIy changed but now the soldiers
homo again, with glocumt their head and from all that
the speaker could Learn whepever he had spoken during
the present campaign, every man who had formerly
voted for Mcclellan would vote the Democratic
ticket In regard 70 Mr. johnson the speaker remarked
that the circumstances Of the country remained the
same M now In 1893 be wond nominate him for re-
election; and he asked that Mr.. Seward, Mr. Weed or
any editor Of any republican paper would second the
nomination But no republican ID disposed 10 supper
him. and yet he Ia theirs exclusively.
Mr. Van Buren, concluded with an axboratlon 10 the
democrats TO sustain their ticket and the meeting broke
up with cheers for General slocum and Prince John.