The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-10
MEN OE PRINCIPLE
Heunion of the Founders OF the Free Soil
Pnrty-tharies Francis Adams.

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BOSTON, aug v"-Mcmbers OF inc frce
Soil party Of ls48 on tho invitation of Samuel
Downnr. vi.itod Do,vnor,s Iamti,,, ,o.dav 70
i-nhuin~ NN' "
nolu reunion hhu observe the anniversary OF
the Buffalo Convention Two hundred and ten
invitotions woro extended. nnd ttc rer,bors of
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the party responded; several from the Middle
and other New England Statos. but the majority
were Massachusetts peoplc. Several hours
woro ,n niai,,n ,pooii,ics ~ ,u,, n'u %
interchange of anecdotes. "reminiscences. &c.
A. ~ o'clock- n clam bako was served
~ i"iii D""O W." v''."'
An addrcss oil wcicomo was maue py Mr..
Downer, who recurrod to the events
LEADING 10 thc formation of tho Free Soil marty.
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ana sketchcd tho purt taken by many OF the
leading spirits. including Judge Allen. Henry
yuaan Dant,I wo,s,o,. ana rIorooo Nam In
"Hsoh' D"n''i "o"7'ci' anu 'ioi"0O 'i""". in
conclusion no congratulated tho meeting that'
" nftcr tho lnnsc of twenty. nine venrs from our
c1,,ortior ,ho aio,o "a ,roo o,d 60 dov ,ho
~ ,., ."Y o'"'v 20 80 nv " ~ '"' w
and n free and hopnv Union. I care not how II
Gomez Whether Ii comes from the reiuvennted
Republican pnrty or the Democratic pafty or
coming"
Tho Hon. Charles Francis Adams was then
called TO preside and on taking the chair made
an eloquent address full of interesting reminis-
cencps of tho purty and the men most active in
IT, who, IN is4s, inaugurnted tie movement de-
signed 10 chahge tne cuirfnt QI n%ht9ha % poncy;
the permanent esisblishment Of slavery as The
ovcrruling power in the State Said the speaker:
ma nrnsnec, of tbe fmfurc ala nnt make THAR
appearancc among thc more active ana proin,l-
ne tsny bad S eaned 9 by ,beir nu ser e
vices thpv wore NOT disnosnd TO shnko il by
count.,nancing startling problems II was re-
a mnnity to enter m upon this formidabe enter
prise OF boarding tho lion in his dem"
o6d Sd,ah1,lng Hs we G9 now nueponuehT
am am free TO 70 say that We owe great debt Of
graft TO thot small bnnd of courageous men
before their eyes and vet conscious OF the dan
ger that would beset them from the abortion Of
ms most unuVpuiar 'nuIe w"nt on poiuiy, IN
Hon. Tor ,"o 10 u up6od wR sa"ay Tea" %S peis"yrae tge
sqnse la St Iusihcr, 9t hgm1gly, ana q r4,n nm
i.' i,"' oss M, o,yay fr7,, an,o,t NJ ma nntnr
10y the satisfaction of the faithful performance
a,ciamniion of ali the inter Generations Of man
Kind. ,,,.
litiral hlsiory and s,rrinc vents ieedins TO he
campaign OF lels. aud the nomination OF Martin
van bnten lh,I'n. TO- ~; 4 r'e1 i, tnI 10 ivlivM @
since passed. away and his nlldcntlal lcti' r. n
answer to nino can never do hlm any harm II
history:'
conhagn,s, ,o,, Int, Of ,ets
NV ps,ns Sir. rhavc received your icticr aid slhoush
sn Ic r,re,n iton ..,ns The sat,acton
s s ainsa i,S II M S much 'y STe' to any And hG
most people c0mprchcnd-he invountary character OF
iaf inT was from deserSins 10 be candidate Ter
The Presidency that Il would have required cier and
slren,er eonsiasr%tons than those Which wss gn p5e
office itself Il those who asked ne TO be candidate had
Ss letter wpeR Is in u part The SUBJECT oi cor appro6s
could have been further from my mind than mat il
would be considered hy tie puhhc IN cohiecton