The New York Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1855, Page 1

———— WHOLE NU. 6830. MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1855. THE LIQUOR QUESTION. @pinion of James W. Gerard on the Prohibi- tory Liquor Law of 1855, ‘My opinion has been requested by s committee of im- Porters and dealers in foreign and domestic liquors, on ‘various questions submitted by them, arising under the Probibitory Liquor law passed at the last session of the Legislature, involving a construction of some of its pro- ‘visions and the constitutionality of others. ‘The first and second of there questions—viz. : let. What is the elect, extent and application of the following words, at the conclusion of section 1? viz.:— ‘This section sball not apply to liquor, the right to sell which in this State is given by any law or a of the ‘United States; and, ’ 24. If right to sell any particular description of merved and exeepte', then is that rigut gene- ture, or is it limited and confined to any par- ticular persons? and if 10, to whom ? —I propose to consider together lam not aware that th is now in force any treaty or law of the United Stat in terms conferring the right to pel “liquor” in thia state. The right of introduction, ‘however, is independent of State legisiation, and is per- missively derived from the practical operation of treati of commercial amity and intercourse subeiatiag betwe: the United States and i uropean nations exporting ‘wines and spirits {rom those countries into this, and the ‘various reblpl ya of the tariff acta These latter confer ‘the priv: 68 of importation, and that privilege, it has pee Jacicaty Lapemined, carries with it in favor of origin: porter the unrestrictable right of sale. The words, This section shall not apply’ Ke.,’? there- fore, in the position in which they stand, need not ne- cessarily be construed as a declaration simply of a ri; which no State legislation eould affect, but are entitled to receive a more extended poatene, founied on the context and the power of the Legielature in relation to the internal traffic in ardent spirits of e' kind. Tun: derstand it to be substantially established o various de- cisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, thata Btate, in the exercise of its police powers may, 80 far as internal traffic is concerned, regulate, apt rc bly to the extent of prohibition, the sale of auy article which it ma: judge poxious or injurious to the health or morals of its citizens, even though the inhibited ar- ticle may originally’ have formed a part of the foreign commerce of the country. Such a prohibition, restrained by the right of the importer to sell imported oe in its original packages, is substantially the end all laws relating to the sale of liquor. whether of li- epee or probibition. If, therefore, the power of probibition, when exercised, can be exercised against the article ‘in rem.” i to me that an exception or proviso, in term ‘the one under consideration, should re vei construction as tothe extent of the permission, and should exist in favor of the exempted article ia whose hands soever the same may be—importers and purchas ers from them, dealers and retailers; for tois is a sta- tute restrictive of the rights of persons and property, highly strngent in its remedies, penal in its conse- qpences, and therefore mutt by construed most strictly against the prohibision, and liberally in favor of the per- mission to sell, Taken literally, the permission is gene- Fal, broad and clear, allowing imported liquor to be sold generally, and not {imiting its sale to the importer. It in an exPress permission of the thing to be sold, and not @ permitsion of sale given to the importer or any class of persons. In other words, it declares in effect that the ‘act does not apply to imported liquors; ana there is no other section that 1 cam find, whicn limits or restrains the general permission im the first and great enacting clause. On tue contrary, the provision in the latter part of the 7th eection—that “on the trial of such claim the ‘Custom Houre certificates of importation, and proofs of marks on the casks or packages corresponding thereto— ahall not be received as sufficient evidence that the li- quors contained in said tually imported therein,’ ‘that imported liquors are exumpted from the operation of the act, but requiring that additional evidence shall be given of its foreign character, besides the Custom ‘House marks on the casks in which it is contained. I[t also appears to me ae ‘ter the bill had been framed, the last clauseof tl at section had crept into the act, and that the friends of the law did not see its effect ia ipcompting imported liquors from the operation of the ac’ Leonclu¢e, therefore, that the prohibitions, penalties, and forfeitures in the act contsined, have no applica- tion to the sale or keeping of such liquor, as pursuant to the commercial regulations of the United States, is a subject of importation, whether it be in the hands of the amporter or retail deal third question—“‘Is the ping in @ storehouse other than @ bonded warehouse, of » stocx of liquor on hand previous to the 4th July, 1855, within any of the fmererae clauses of the act, the same not being in- to be sold or given away 1” answer that I think it is intended by the Legislature 0 to be, but am of the opinioa that the provisions of ‘the law which affect the general right of property in these articles, and direct its destruction, are unconatitu- ‘tional and void, for the reasons preaeaey, ven. Thefourth questien—‘‘Does the act, in terms, or by necesary implication, probibit the manufacture of li- quor, as defined by section 22, for export to other States, or the sale within this State of liquor manufactured in other States ?’” Tapswer, as to the first branch, that the manufac- ture of liquor in this State is not, in terme that [ can roeive, expressly prohibited. nor its export; yet that Practical operation of the seizure clauses of the law, were they constitutional, wou'd virtually put en end to ‘the manufacture or juction of domestic lquor. Bat if these are unconstitutional. and therefore void—and I ‘ere—a distiller or brewer has, for augat Ican perceive, a right to make and export liquor to be sold in other States, if he does not make it to be sold within this State—and this view seems to be supported by the exemption of the prohibitory words of the first sectio: to the case of its transportation from one place to ano- ther. or its being stored in a warehouse prior to its reaching the place of destination. This 16 the best conclusion I can come to on this branch of the case, the different clauses being exceed- ingly obscure and inconsistent. 62 the last branch of, th query, Iam of opinion that in,the license cases in 6 Howard, 504, the majority of the Court in effect decided that it is within the power of the States virtually to annul the importation from other States of domestic liquor, by prohioiting its sale when landed in their limits, there being no existing regulation of Congress, special or general, to which such a regula- tion of internal traffic would be repugnant. (See ae of Ch. J, Taney, 5 Howard, 586; Catron, p. 608, 609, and Nelaon, J. concurring, p. 618;) and think, therefore, that none such domestic imported liquor of American manufacture can be sold within this State. Having arrived at this conclusion from the examina- tion | have given the case in 5th Howard, and entertain- ing the views I have above expressed in reference to the exemption of foreign liquors, I am of the opinion that ‘there othing in the clauses relating to the sale aad importation of foreign and comestic liquors, thus con- atrued, ‘repugnant to, or in conflict with, the rection of the constitution of the United States whereby Coi is empowered to regulate commerce with fore! ns and amonz the eeveral States and with the Indian tribes.” And I therefore answer the fifta question in ‘the tive; merely semarking, by way of addition in this 1o what I have before said on the effect of the lucing words of section 1, Jeasign Uquocs ts noe probitites foreign liquors importer to sell only to person: by the act to is found inthe 22d ”? is @ restriction again constitutional right of the importer to sell to anybody on body, as the right is Isid down in the + ease of Brown v. State of Maryland 12 Wheaton. 419. In reply to the 7th question:—‘ Does sestion XXIV. re- that if they are not to res renicictng toe at “res 6 thorized al the power now vested in the Mayor, Aldermen and: ncilmen tor the wards respectively, as Excise Com- missioners? If it does, is the power, as exercised by them, one which the Legislature is capable of withd-awing or curtailing ?”’—my views are in accordance with those expressed by the Counsel of the Corporation in his recent communication to that body on this subject, and Iam of the opinion that whether the original right conferred by the tgomerie charter be treated as & mere grant of, political power, which is always subject to legislative’ -action, or as lost by acquiescence in tive inter- ference, the result is the same, and that Legislature possessed full power to repeal it all her. The apswer to the sixth question—‘ Are any of the ‘ovisions of said act repugnant to the constitution of @ State of New York?’’—leads me to the conclusion \d mode of is op. mn, ions of our own constitutio! hts of person and propert; Sof the octal compet ‘snd legisiation can impair or destroy. ais Tread the act aright, it not only undertakes to pro- it the sale of ardent spirits as an article of general » but it makes the jion of the same, without even ‘the intent to an offence punishable o by fine ‘and impriscnment; subj it to cont ‘tion des truction, baptises it » public nuisance, restrains actions 4 injuries to it, or the collection of debts incurred in ed only by magisterial hole ‘violates # fundamental principle ing to jurors under the act, a moral qulification hit to unkown to the law and inapplicable to other No one more fully it ee rernel ‘and \ were beg act ‘coated pA Mf a mate ant of bo ie, there we i Ad one ho would ue a support than , OF regret > oe any of ite vold, but * tatemperat Fateh got Sif mit Se Soe, or tng ny 8 wucl af mig! 16, by ean beyond the const! bounds and legitimate phen of its authority. eda ret and if no’ road honed In the fa Mr. Justice Catron, “ ardent spirits ve bee; ,{ and now bjects of sale and lawful commerce, ‘Staten of this Ui has its Imits, and on pri fundamental maxims of inbibited from interterenc: government in alway or attack on the ri of or ; and the raiers of the congtive’(ion, anticipating the evils which ‘might flow from intemperate legislation, b onl @ jealously ding im the most explicit rights, by yy MBUAGS that ‘no person shall (8 CepTNITI NH lnecty ) | SE property, except ‘by due law," which terme bave acquired a distinct ma Mefinite meaning, and as judicially construed, form s perfect barrier against le gislative encroachments on private rights, like the pre- sent act. It is said, however, that. in the exercise of its police power, the State may, and often does—as in the cave of gunpowder and quarantine laws—destroy private proper ty for the public good. The reason of this. however, is, that at the time such thority is exercised the sud- Paps is in itself, from its own intrinsic character, direct- ly dangerous to life or health, or im @ position from which, by the operation of other causes, the like results might flow, Fusifying merchandise stored in a ware- house would be an tration of the former, gunpowder of the latter view. ‘The theory of theiaw on this subject, says Chief Justice Shaw in the case of Fisher vs. McGirr, American Law Register, vol. 2. No. 8, p. 467, seems to b thie:—“That Property of which noxiou use is made, be seized and conti either it is unlawfully vaed by the owner or person hav- ing the power of disposal, or by some perzon with whom he bas placed fed it, or that by his default 16 1 hands of those who have made an iptend to make the noxious and injurious use of it o which the public have a right to complain, and from which they have a right to be relieved. “Therefore, ax well to abate the nuisance as to punish the offender, the property may be forfeited or destroyed as the circumstances of the case may require and the wisdom of the ieee direct ” Now, granting that it may be competent for the Legis- lature to provide. as a means of aiding in the enforce. ment of s probibitory law,that liquor kept for sale should be a puirsnce and liable to be destroyed, (which I deny, ) it is smpossibie that the Legislature could constitution- ly direct such power to be extended #0 as to embracs care of liquor not intended for sale, but held in store for such purposes, other than sale, as the interest of the owner may bape ect such as waiting for the re- peal or modification of the law, or an opportunity of shipment to other States or coantri Liquor is not in itself injurio person thing; it is its improper use, or rather abuss—its cor quential moral operation, rather than any direct ph: cal eflect—ageinet which the policy of there laws un takes to provide, and; as a is of beg which, when it in imtended to be made a matter of traffic, the remedy of seizure is given. But in the act under consideration that process ex- tends to all that is‘ kept cr deposited,” without even limiting it to that which is kept for sale. Such a + Sabet in my judgment, apart from all other considerations, renders the iaw unconstitutional in its application to liquor in that position ere are other portions—such as the manner and method of seizure and search—provided by the sixth clause, the manver of trial of claims, the limitation on the qualification of jurors contamed in the sixteenth clause, and of the right to meintain actions to recover the value or possession of tiquor imposed by the six- teenth clanve, equally objectionable and void. All of them bave been, in the laws of other States, the sublect of judicial investigation, and held invalid; and it will therefore be sufficient for the present purpose to refer to some of the cares :-— Green vs. Briggs, 1 Curtis, U. 9. Circuit Ct. Repts., p. 886; Fisher vs, McGirr, Am. Lew Keg’r., vol. 2, No. 8, B. 466: The Monthly Law Reporter, vol. '5, No. 9, p. 483; Preston ve. Drew, vol 5, ibid No. 4, p. 191. In a word, my opinion is— 1. That imported foreign liquors may be sold by any: body, in any place within this State. 2. That the seizure and destruction clauses are void, applicable to foreign or domestte liquors. . That the act does pot, in terms, prohibit the manu- facture or exportation of domestic liquors, but that the practical operation of the arizure clouse, if constitu- ate would, in effect, destroy the business of manufac- uring. 4, That as the seizure clause is void, liquors made in this St: ‘ay be exported, and if not intended for sale, ket here without risk of destruction JAMES W. GERARD. New York, April 24, 1855. wheth: SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT LICENSE. Patrick Boylan, of the Fourth ward, was arraigned in the Special Sessions on Tuesday morning, for selling liquor since the 1st of May without a license. He pieaded guilty to the charge. His Honor the Recorder eaid that the question had been mooted as to whether there was any punishment applicable. He would, there- fore, look into the matter carefully, with the light af- forded by the published opinions of ars. Hall, Savage and Capron, and render judgment on Wednesday morn- ing in the General Sessions, to which court he sent the case. SPIRITUAL OPINION ON THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION, We understand that a distinguished ex-Judge has nearly ready for publication a legal revelation in favor of temperance. He has discovered that Messrs. Hall and Dillon are not proper mediums. THE BROOKLYN BOARD OF EXOISE. The second Tuesday in May is the day fixed by the city charter for the meeting of the Board of Excise; con- sequently the members of that body assembled at Toynbee’s Hotel in the morning, and appointed a com- mittee to wait upon the Mayor, and ask him for the use of a room in the City Hall in which to organize. The Mayor replied that he did not recognize them as an ex- isting y; that their powers were extinct, and. enter- taining tl views, he bad fordidden the City Clerk to take a record of their proceedings. The Corporation Counsellor, who was present during the interview, coincid- ed with the Mayor. and the delegation teft the office. The Mayor intends to commence his erusade against the liquor sellers to-day, by arresting every one caught in the act of selling. THE KINGS COUNTY LIQUOR DEALERS. At a meeting of the Kings County Liquor Dealers’ Arsociation, held yesterday afternoon, the committee jously appointed to employ counsel reported that secured the services of the following legal John A. Lott, counsellor; 8. D. Morris, ex Haddon, John B. King, Philip Hamilton, associate attorneys. The Gowanda (N. Y.) Chronicle, in speaking of the dejects in the Liquor law, says:—‘‘ Was ever another such s blundering, beetle-headed Legislature known? or, wes it knavery that prompted such a buvgling enact- ment? We inchne to « belief that both thick headed- ness and chicanery have secured the pasrage of as ob- noxious and copflict'ng a law as could conveniently be framed and yet prerent s semblance of the prohibitory principle, A meeting of the friends of the Liquor law was held in Poughkeepsie last week, which broke up in a row and the final organization cf two meetings. ‘Williamsbarg City News. AssisTaNT Encinxers.—The Representatives of the Fire Department, (eestern district,) met om Monday evening and canvassed the votes cast at the resent elec- tion for Assistant Engineers. The returns of Engine Companies Nos, 8,5 and 9 were thrown out in conse- uence of informalitios,'and that of No. 10 was re- ferred tos committee, A resolution was adopted declar- ing that G. B. Lane, Alfred Wallett, Charles Wall, Wm. Meekes and Andrew J. Hinman had received the highest number of votes, and solisiting the Common Council to confirm their nomination. Drocratic Fuston.—Another fusion meeting was held at Military Hall, last evening, pursuant tos call of many democrats of the First Assembly district, Kings county. About 8 o’clock the meeting was called to order, by electing to the chair John R. Rowe, and John MoGillett, Sectretary. On motion, the call of the meeting was read and adopted. For the first time the unterrified were harmonious after the ‘“‘pow-wow.’’ At the Fulton Houte, in Fourth street, Mr. Wm. Marshall, who at- tempted to break up the previous meeting, in denounc- ing President Pierce, his Cabinet, and Mr. Swackhamer, ‘was severely bandled; and those gentlemen were sus- tained and endorsed by the meeting. A committee of five were appointed to draw up resolutions. After some deliberation the committee reported the seme, endorsing President Pierce and his Cabinet, and denouncing the Know No! sand the Prohi! law; and organized a club, the ‘Democratic Union Club of First Assembly District of Kings County.”’ An election for being bad, following gentlemen were elected :—Presid Philio Hamilton; Vice-Presi- dents, John H. Bowie H. D. Birdsall; Secretaries, John M. Gillett and Joneph T. Sackett; Treasurer, Chas. Riehl. After which a committee was appointed to pre- re 8 constitation by-laws. On motion, t! ad- — in great spirits, subject to the call of the officers. permanent officers Jersey City News. Scnoor ScreRtvTenDENT Deciixep.—Rev. Chas. Hoover, elected Superintendent of the Common Schools at the late municipal election in Jersey City, has found it ne- bein A to decline the office, owing to necessary demands a is attention, and has, therefore, filed his be od office of the City Clerk. The necessity of ion on his pert is much regretted by the citizens, as he {i regurded ae yeuneabty Well qualided for that atation. Hoboken City News. Tar Honoxen Covxcr.—At its meeting*on Monday, the members of the Council decided by lot which of them should serve for the short term, (one year.) and which for the long term, (two years.) The result was as fol- Long Term. James W. Brush. William White. ker. Died, at the United States Arsenal, Watertown, Mass. May 6, Captain Jonw A. Weunrn, aged 66. Cape Wen ber was a son of President Webber, of Harvard Univer- sity. He graduated at the United States Military Aca- demy at West Point, and for the last twenty five years bas occupied the office which he held at the time of his Baron Frevont, (Ormeriy aecTotn: yay, to Louis XVIMT., aad Charles X, of France, died on April lst, at de Boigenar, aged 73 years, H pep The Turf. UNION COURSE, L. I-, TROTTING—THE GREAT RACE BBTWEEN SONTAG AND FLORA TEMPLE. Monday being one of the finest days of the season, thousands were induced to leave their ordinary avoca- tions, and indulge im a day’s sporting. Tho particular event which drew such # large concourse of people to the Union Course was the announcement of a trot between the celebrated Flora Temple—the “ mistress of the turf’’—and Sontag, mile heats, best three in five to wagons, wagon and driver weighing 300 Ibs., for $2,000. Great pains had been taken to give publicity to this match, and the omnibuses, steamboats and railroad cars had been plastered for days in advance with hand- Bills announcing the affair, Thetraining stables of the respective nage were literally besieged for several days previous to the race, by individuals anxious to obtain the smallest item of information relative to the condi- tion and probable speed of their favorites; but their trainers were “mum”? except toafavcred few. Some were so anxious to ascertain their powers, that they waited from daylight in the morning until after dark, in hopes of obtaining « glimpse of the horses at full speed in thelr training, in order to make up their minds about the proper way of in: ing their money. But whether they had merely ther labor for their pains is best known to themselves. One thing, however, is clear to our mind, that Flora Temple was entirely overmatch: edin this race, It will not do to expect impossibili- ties. She performed all that was expected of hor by her friends, and even more; and the opinion pre- valent that her defeat was owing to s change of drivers, is sheer nonsense. Hiram Woodruff is undoubtedly a great driver, and Flora Temple is a great horse; but, conjunetively, they could not have beaten Whelan and Sontsg on Monday Inst, the opinions of others to the contrary notwithstanding. Warren Peabody, the trainer and driver of Flora Temple, is am accomplished and skilful man in his profession, and under his guidance the mare made every exertion she was capable of under the circumstances. One thing which appeared to militate against her speed was the fact of her being unusually wild and fractious throughout the race, owing to more speed being required of her than rhe had been accustomed to for some time past. She has been in training for her twenty mile race, which takes place this month, and not for those sharp, quick races which she had been formerly accustomed to, and in which she was so generally successful. In answer to the frequent inquiry yesterday why Hiram Woodruff dia not drive Flora in the race, we msy observe that he had been engaged by the Sontag party not to take part in the present match. Notwithstanding her defeat in the present instance, Flora has lost none of her former preatige—for the old adage says that “for every good there is a better’’—and her owners must not expect to win on every occasion, This was the first instance in her brilliant career that she was mot the favorite before starting. Sontag, the winner of the present race, has been a very successful ns She made her advent here last summer, and won five or six small races before the dis- covery was made that she possessed uncommon speed, which was first manifested im her race with Frank Forrester last fall—one of the miles in the race being performed by her in 2:32, She is s Hambletomian, of large size, and finely proportioned. Her action, when at full speed, is very high in front, but she is very steady and graceful inher long stride. It is said that she was originally a pacer; but she shows no disposition now to break into that peculisr gait, so offensive to the trotting connois- eeur. She bas now reached the pinnacle of her profes. sion, and her future engagements will have to be with such nagsas Ed. Eddy, Highland Maid, &3. No doubt she will sustain her newly acquired reputation, with éclat to herself and profit to her owner. On reaching the course, we found that a large crowd had already assembled, and which received constant ac- cersions up to the hour of starting. At the appointed time, the mags were brought upon the track and station- ea on the southern end of the course, to keep them out of the wind as much as poesible. Soon afterwards, ‘udges were chosen and all prelim! matters adjuated \m Grawing for places, Flora won the pole. considered a great advantage in a close race. Much excitement pre. vailed among the crowd at this period, and all sorts of bets were loudly offered by the Sontag party, the gray mare by this time having become a decided fav. 5 Flora baving previously so. One individual was shouting at the top of voice, ‘I'll bet 50, 100, or 1,000 dol’ars that Sonteg wins the race!’’ Others were offering 100 to 80, 100 to 76, &c., &c.; and for fear that they could not get all their money posted before the horses exhibited their speed in scoring, 100 to 60 was freely offered, The crowd now appeared all betters, and in every direction that the eye could reach, groups could be seen collected backing their favorites with an anxiety, bordering on frenzy. It was an ex- citing ecene, and the mania for betting seemed so in- fectious that men never known to indulge in specula- tiopa of this nature before, were observed with their wallets out and eager to stake their money as the most prefessed gamblers. ‘The track was all that could be destred, having been lightly barrowed and dressed up for the occasion. The borses Jooked uncommonly well, and were in the best possible condition. First Heat,—Flora took the lead at the word, and away she went opening a gap of a | clear, around ’the turn. Her friencs were in ecstacies, believing it impos- sible for Sontag to overtake her; but their spirits were soon dampened, for on getting on the straight side Son- tag was observed gaining rapidly on her, and as they ssed the quarter oniee thirty-seven seconds— Bing was lapped on her, Tnis brought out a shout of exultation from the Scntag party, which continued un- til the grey mare was entirely clear of Flora, and going like lightning for the half Pole, which she reached in 1:13! Flora struggled bard to overtake her—for a mo- ment gaining and a7 falling off in =n the lower turn, she broke up, which seemed to benefit her, and after regaining her trot she made a tremendous burst and reached the wheel of Soatag, but could not retain her position. The speed of Son’ again carried Flora off ber feet, and notwithstanding all efforts of Flora and her driver, Sontag come home a winner by a length in rem, the quickest heat to 300 lbs. weight ever per formed, The result of this heat did not dampen the ar- dor of the friends of Flora, so sanguine were her ad- mirers of her ultimate success. Neither horse appeared to mind the severity of the race, and looked remarkably well after the usual attendance on such occasions. Second Heat.—Sontag now having the pole, took the repre Tt an are ihe son Mang 4 an spparent effort on her pass: thivie seven seconds, a couple of lengths ‘chew of Flora, and the half-mile pole in 1:14. The crowd now became con- vinced that Flora was overmatched—she could not get along with the weight as well as the gray mare; and they seemed tothink that her chances were hopeless. Penteg continued on the even tenor of her wa; she reached the goal, winning easily in 2:33—Flora a couple of lengths behind. We never saw Flora so much by tory Be bed? this second ti ty ird Heat.—This was a counterpart of the previous one. strained every muscle, but without avail, toreach her antagonist, who came home in hand in 2:36. The quarter was made by Sontag in forty conds, and the half in 1:17. Thus ended this most citing contest, which has absorbed the minds of the sporting circles for many cays, and cn which much money has been lost and won. ‘The following is the summary :— Monpay, May 7.—Match $2,600, mile heats, best three fw five, to wagons, wagon and driver weighing 300 Iby. W. Wheelan named g. m. Sontag... 111 ‘W. Peabody named b. m. Flora 222 Time—2:31—2:33—2.35, ‘The next important match wili come off to-morrow, Tb gf at the Centreville, between Whalebone ,000, to be followed on Monday next with a same course between Pocahontas and Hero for a like sum. VIRGINIA RACES. Famvir, oj bas Day.—Jockey Club purse Stace Taly's gg, One Eyed Joo, b Prince George, james dem am, 7 yeare Old, Wide...) 2 1 John Bel m. Die Cla by 4am i old, 1 dis canoegiabes old colts ‘$200 half forfeit. M’Daniel) b. f. Regent, dam 11 ‘Tatiy ‘Ho, dom Btay Wi 23 Gi. L. Brooks) "br. c. by Baillie jytom, dam by Emancipation...........+..+++ dis. Jobn Belcher’s ch. f. by John Bluat, dam by imp. Time, 1:52—1:55. OALIPORNIA RACES. Sax Francisco, April9—A match race for $10,000, two mile bests, came off over the Sutter Course, Sacra- mento, between Wake-up Jake and Antillas, a Boston colt, ‘The following is & summary :— *ifhies dats is mile heats, best three in five, in harners. Bin Armetrong’s Fred Johnson 484111 Mr. Foff’s Price McGrath., 141 2 2dis Mr. Ellis’ Young Awerica 322 3 44 Mr. Shears’ Joe Wilson.. 22 8 4dis. Fier on Axtaony’s Noss.—We are informed that the wooce on the promontory known aa Anthony's Nose, co the Hudson river, wire co fire on Monday evening, and bad beem burning since Suucey night. City Intelligence. PRINTERS’ SvKIKkz.’’—Under this head several journals yesterday published a paragraph relating to the printers — employed on the Courier and Enquirer, the errors in whieh require some notice. It is not true that “fourteen hands left on Friday night,” nor ia it true that the whole number of hands employed was ‘‘twenty-one.’’ It is false that any denial, ‘point-blank’ or other, was given to any demand, or that ‘‘waiting for copy’’ wae formally complained of, The facts are simply these:—On Thurs- day puper was presented to us, askirg that thirty-five cents per thousand might be adopted as our seals, instead of thirty two cents, as new paid. The request was n> in urgent terms; but om Friday, while we had the mat ter under consideration, ten of the men decided to leav> atcnce, and on Saturday another followed their exam ple, making eieven in all. They were paid their dues on Saturday, and there the matter ended. The proprictors of the papera which have done us injustice have been imposed upoa by some parties who have professed to give the facte. The hey to the whole dificulty is the ex- tence of an organization called the Printers’ a, which desires to obtain the control of every composing room inthe city, By adroitly operating upon the jealous rivalry of some journals, they have succeeded in ootaia- tng a degree of control over them, and thus enforcing a high scale of woger. The effect upon the entire trade has been cisastrous, cailing, as it bas done, female labor into competition. Saveral years age, when we paid a rate as high or higher than the ‘ Gnion’” demanded, we pud- lished a notice that no member of that ody would be employed on thin paper, and we adhere to thatdetermi- nation, haying bad no reason to cbange our views It in true that we could conduct the business of our print- ing room in compliance with the scale of the ‘' Union’ ava decided saving of money, but it would subject our compositors and ourselves to ‘inconventences, which we prefer to avoid by managing our own affairs in our own way.—Courier and Enquirer, May 8 Frxcrion or Fre Dsrartaent Commissioners,~Tha rapresentatives of the Fire Department met last night, in accordance with the provisions of a new act, to elect five commissioners, who will bereafter have much of the power now vested inthe Common Council. There were ever a dozen candidates in the field, and the canvassing was quite active. The following named gentlemen were elected :— Charles McDovgall, who received, William Wright, “ ; Edward Brown, “« A ‘Wm. A. Freeborn, - . Ben. Cartwright, “ 3 1180 These gentlemen are all well known exempt firemen, and will no doubt-fill their offices with credit to them- selves and to the department A motion was mace and ied, to notify the Corporation not to grant relief to disabled firemen, as there was a fund in the department recy set apart for that ject. The meeting soon after adjourned, Mrcuanics’ InsritvTe—BiEcTion oF OFricers —At a meeting of the members of the Mechanics’ Institute, held last evening, the following gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year:—President, Wm. Miles; Ist Vice Fresident, Oliver Hoyt; 2d do. George W. Pratt; 3d do. James Rogers; Corresponding Secretary, Charles H. Delavan; Treasurer, George W. Glaze; Recording Secre- BY James MeDonald. Direetors—fhomas Smull, Elijah F, Purdy, E. B. Fellows, John C. Brant, Myron’ Wight, Edmund B. Child, William Garner, Joseph Haydock, T. Jones, Jr., John Mertin, Gilbert Harpur, George Steers, Wm. C. Cumberland, ‘Thomas Little, John McDonald, James G, Hammond, Wm. D. Murphy, Henry H. Hooper, ‘Wm. R. Marsh, M,C: Tracy. After the election speeches were made by Messrs. Delavan, Miles and Glaze, suggent- ing what they deemed the best means of advancing the intezesta of the Institute. Fatat ACCIDENT TO A FireMaN.—Antonio Rausens, a fireman attached to Engine Company No. 16, expired on Monday night at his residence, No.1 Sullivan street, from the effects of severe injuries received on Sunday, by being run over by a cartin Frankfort street. Deceased, while running to the fire that took place in Water street, came in contact with a horse and cart, and being knock- ed down, was run over, the wheels,of the vehicle pass- ing over bis body. The injured man on being taken up ceclared that the carman was in no way to blame, as he was driving quite slow at the time. and it was more the result of deceased’s own carelesaness then anything else tbat cnused the ocenrrence. Having been severely in- jured internally the unfortunate man lingered but a short time after the accident took place. An reueds will be held upon th ly of the deceased to day. joon at the corner of Sullivan was an Italian by birth and was 8 Tax New Crry Hatt.—It is now some sixteen months or £0 since the New City Hall was burnt down, but no- thing has yet been done to erect a substitute in the place it occupied, nor in any other locality. This delay in meeting the wants of the city government doubtless arises from two causes—first, on account of the conflict- ing interests of the up and down town population; second, by reason of the difficulty of conciliating in- terested parties in regard to the size, plan and expense of the proposed building. That there is a powerful and growing influence in favor of locating the municipal gov- ernment nearer the actual future ceatreof the popula- tion than the Park, cannot be doubted ; still, the force of habit and the predilections of business men epgaged in commercial pursuits in the lower wards seem to balance, if not to overpower, the progressive interests of the upper part of the city. "In this conflict of opinion and of interest, a solution of the difficulty could be found in an appeal to the ballot bor. Let the bet 4 jovernment call upon the Peopie themselves to de- cide y 8 direct vote in favor of up town or the Park. The question of the locality definitively settled, we have no remedy against tbe pickings and stealings in the ex- penditures on the buildings but in the honesty of a few’ of the members of the rdof Aldermen and in the veto power of the Mayor. Let the question first go to the people. Tne New York City Literary Untoyx.—This congress of literary societies commenced iast night their third quarterly public session. Delegates from eight societies took part in the exercises. The President, Mr. Douglas Lefingwell, gave a short openirgaddress. The after ex- ercises were 98 follows:—Oration, ‘Triumphs of Com- Mr. Wm. Walter Kelley, of St. Charles Insti. tute; e ‘Spirit of Liberty,” Mr. James Wallace, of the Minerva Association; poem, ‘Others and Ourselves,’’ Mr. David Crawford, of the Henry Clay Literary Society; essay, “Fenelon,” Mr. P. H. Laonard, of the Clinton Union; oration, ‘Spirit of the Age,”’ Mr. W. B. Asten, of the Harlem Lyceum; essay, “Every Day Life,” Mr. Jobnson, of the Metropolitan Association. The session will be continued this evening, and clore on Thursday. ARRESTED FoR Forsicn Entistwest.—Officera Niven end Helmes arrested Ferdinand Wechte, at his office, No. 183 Greenwich street, yesterday, ona charge of keeping an agency for the enlistment of men for the Cri- mea, in violation of the neutrality laws of the United States. It may be well to state a, , for the bensfit of such as may be ignorant of the t, that those agen- cies, while oer profess to be intelligence offices, for the employ Leong Fee Lr denges Po Canada, are nothing but recru: ices of the vern- ment. A considerable tahoe of men have boon in. duced, under the false promises held out, to leave their families in this city £0, to Canada, where on their arrival they found out the deception that had been practiced upon them. Grasp Fiona, Fesniva, at Tammany Haut. —The Rynders’ Grenadier Battalion gave a grand bail last night at Tammany, in honor of the Queen of May. The room was appropriately decorated with flowers and ever- greens, and with its gay crowd, presepted a brilliant scene. At the head of the room a bower was erected for the Queen, who dispensed her floral favors with a grace and dignity of manner that won the admiration of all. Mies Feeks, daughter of ex-Alderman Feeks, of the Thirteenth ward, was selected to fill the throne by a committee of thirteen ladies, and at her coronation was addressed by Captain Rynders, who recited an Sppropri- ate peem prepared for the occasion. The gallant Cap- tai residing # inter of the oo. bject of his fair » fit reward, which was worn on his breast ss s mark of . Keach Indy as she knelt in to her Queen, was ted with a bouquet, for in this instance it was the sovereign that id the tribute, not the subject. There were it five and six hundred ladies and gentlemen, aad in justice to the former, we must ray we have seldom seen im one assemblage such an array of besuty. Al- the floral festive] was mont successful, and at 11 o’elock, when we looked in, the company were in the full tide of its enjoyment. Coroner’s Inquest. Tax Late Hatonway Accipsnt —Coroner O'Donnell held an inquest yesterday, at the New York Hospital, upon the body of Joseph Sharp, whose death, as we an- nounced im yesterday’s paper, was caused by a barrel of lime falling upon him while he was at work under the hatchway of the store No. 100 Walker street. The jury im rendering ® verdict, censured the lace for not Ltd proper holstin apy tus im Pele establishment. je deceased was as nentre of Eng- ya, and was about twenty years of age. The father, jobn Sharp, who was severely injured on the occasion, is now doing well, and oR ably out of . He is attended by Dr. Dash, of New York Hospital. An extensive fire broke out in Saugus woods, near Box. ton, on the 6th inst., and barnt over about three hun dred acres of woodland. A } pamber of persons were engaged all day in fighting flames. In the even- ing, the fire/ilumiwated the horivon, aud was seen for s grest distance, caus ag (be alarm dels to ring {n vasious places. PRICE TWO CENTS. THE ANNIVERSARIES, + THE CITY ANTISLAVERY SOCIETY. EROTORE OF SENATOR WILSON, OF MASSACHUSETT3— RBYVIEW OF ABOLITIONI8M, OF THE OLD PARTIES, ADD OF THE ADMINISTRATION. The Hon. Hexry Wuison, U. 8. Senator from Massa- chusetts, delivertd last evening, at the Metropolitan Theatre, Broadway, & lecture, supplemental to the New York Anti Slavery Society’s second annual course. The subject of the lecture was announced as“ Anti- Slavery in 1885 and Anti-Slavery in 1855 Coutrasted.”’ ‘Though the price of tickets war twenty-five ceats, the at- tendance was pretty large, but yet by ne means #0 large or s0 fashionaple as that which convened in the samo building a week or two ago to glorify om the passage of the Maine Liquor law. One colored lady, with # colored gentleman, occupied front seats in the family circle, and were the only representatives of the coiored race present virible to our reporter. ‘Th tertsinments of the evening were commenced by the Hutchinson Family, singing what they termed the “ Freeman’s Rallying Song,’’ the refrain of which is— And voices from the mountain heigkt And volves from the vale Moy foe freedom’s fearless host "6 no such werd as Fail’ Rey. Hewry Warp Brecuer then came forward and said—It was usade his agreeable duty to introduce to their attention the speaker for the night. If he wae in Mas- tachusetts, he would not need to introduce him, for there he is known for his good works in behalf of free dom, He thought there must have been-a great change in public opinion for the last few years. In 1851 or 1852 there could not have been such # meeting as this in the city of New York; and if there was, Massachusetts Senatcra would not be the speakers; and if they!were, he would not be found introducing them, He now had pleasure, however, in introducing to them Senator Wilson, the shoemaker of Natick. Senator Wison then came forward, and after the ap- plause which greeted him had subsided, said:—American slavery, our connections to it, and the obligations im- ported on ué by those connections, make up-the grand issues of American politics. These issues are arresting the attention of phuanthropiste, scbolarsand statesmen. He could hardly hope before this suditory, so often in- structed by t genius ‘and eloquence of ‘som he greatest orato the age, to deserve even ing ded to speak so as that there could is sentiments. fevor of the r it exists under , he was pledged statutes of the notioning the . (Applause. ) He proposed to contrast anti-slavery in the United States im 1885 and anti-slavery in 1855. were grand epochs. Anti-slavery in 1835 was in madir of its weakness Anti-slavery in 1856 is in the zenith of its power. Then, a few nameless men were its leaders—now, the greatest intellects of America are its chieftains. Then, not a single statesman in all America accepted its doctrines or defended its measures Now, it hasa ms- jority in the House of Representatives, and is rapidly modifying the complexion of the United States Senate. Then, the press ridiculed it—now, the greatest journals of the country support it. Now, it sbapes, moulds ard fashions rebgious and literary organizations at its plea- as to compel the oldest titerary institution 1 ‘try to cast from its bosom an officer who had delivered man to the slaveholder. (Applause and hisses ) Now, it holds every political organiestion in the country in the palm of its right hand; and it has only to be true to itself to hold the sc+ptre of government in its hand, (Loud applause. Whittier, the pogt, says of those CT —-* To be an abolitionist then was to be branded as ” It was emphatically the reign of terror. prostrated in the dust, and the friends of t:¢ slave, when they laid their heain on their pillow, did so saying, with the pralmist, ‘Lord, save me from the bands of bloody men.” Why was this? They had com- mitted no offence against law, humanity or religion. Rejecting the wild and guilty delusion that the crime of oppression belonged to tion, and the duty of repentance to the pré the nation the words, ‘Let the slave go free.” They proclaimed that immediate emancipation was the duty of the master and the right of the slave. Their offence Had that extent—no more, And for that offence they were branded as outlaws. Now, it is, and will continue to be, ‘to the lant syllable of recorded time,’ their glory and right to be kept in re- membrance for their good deeds by all posterity. Mur- mura of discontent sometimes spoke in the ear of the country against the domination of a power which held the North in subjugation. A rapid review of the ris» and rogress of slavery will show why this was so. In 1443, Pairs century before Colambus gave the New World to the Old, African bondsmen were imported into Europe by Portuguese pavigatcrs Spain followed the example. Forly in the sixteenth century Spain legalized the African slave traffic, and sent African slaves to work the rich mines of Hispaniola, In 1626, twenty six slaves were brought by the Dutch to the colony of Virginia, and some were afterwards brought absolute abolition of slavery. Whi the constitution of the United Sta’ to vote in fi to New England, but rejected by the Puritan fathers. Encouraged by British legislation, the English merchants imported to this couvtry nearly 400,000 of the children of Africa, The party of the slave trade for pesrly two centuries dictated the policy of England. Parliament ¢eclared the trade to be highly beneficial; and in 1749, when the charter of the Royal African Company expired, the ports of Africa were thrown open to free trade in African slaves. The American colo: strove against the evil. South Carolina, undertook to st the reid importation of slaves and she received the rebuke of the Koglish government there: for. In spite, however, of the policy of England, many of the colonists in New England, and on the banks of the Hudson, Delaware and Potomac, advocated emaaci- tion. ‘The Frat American Congress declared that od never inten one portion of ankind to hold their fellow man in bondage. Gradual emansi- tion was propose’ by Jefferson and other statesmen of Virginia, but timid counsels prevailed and Virginia remained a slave State. The great men of the revolution who were in favor of emancipation, shrunk from the son- test with the slave power, and admitted a provision in the Constitution, under color of which the fugitive s! laws of 1793 and 1850 were enacted. Jn 1789, Ne Carolina ceded Tennessee to the Union, but upon the condition that no acts made by Congress should tend to the emancipation of slaves, and Congress by receiving the cession commenced the policy of compromise. He had not time to trace the several acts of the federal go- vernment under this policy of concession and com- romise. In 1807, the anti-slavery sentiment of the United States, kept alive by the society formed some twenty years before. bad nesrlydiedout. In 1819 there was a partial revival of that sentiment. The Houre of Representatives declared against the introduction of slavery into the Missouri country, but the Senate re- fused to concur. The United States Senate—said the lecturer—has been as firm a supporter of Southern aristocrecy as the English House of Lords has been of British cbgareh; + The Missouri contest proved to the country that the race of Soutbern statesmen who be- Heved elavery to be an evil had passed away, and that @ new race had sprung up, which made slavery the cor- ner stone of the republic. Henry Clay, who had once been opposed to the system, now led the forces of William Pinckney, the great Maryland lawyer itor, who had painted its fecgers, now lent the of his great name to crush out the it of liberty in the North. The triumph in 1820 was overshadowing and fouthern States revived old statates and complete. eee arbitrary enactments for the oppression of the demon, and even Northern legislatures passed sta- tutes against the welfare of the col race. The policy of concession and compromise had reduced the North to such # condition that James G. Birney declared that if the Abolition Society had been deferred for five years longer, it would have been too late. The time has not yet come—said the lecturer—to do honor to those great spirits who organized and managed the movement. In other times, when that sentiment will have triumphed, and when the flag of the bot ph shall not wave over a foot of frente ag on Mg a slave breathes, sterity wi lo nor ese =men, (applause). Ta 1831 8 r was established in Foston to advocate abolition. In 1832 the New England Anti Blavery Society was organized; and in 183) the American Anti Slavery Society was organized in Phila- celpbia. The conscience of the North seemed to be at length wabing up from its slumbers. The South took the alarm—splendid bribes were offered for the arrest o( ‘Tappan, Garrison and other friends of the slave. North trembled before the demands of the im South, snd hastened to denounce the heresy of the doc. trine of immediate emancipation. The rei of terror wos iuaugurated, and the property, erty, ‘and life it- Heli the mercy of ratitegs mod. To advozate abo. cy of a ru mo>. To : Htloutam in New York in 1835 was, said Whittier, lite democracy in Constant le. In Canaan, pabire, Jn the 10th of August, 1836, farmers, with one a red mbled to remove from its foundations Ey ‘admitted a few colored atu- depts; and the men of New Hampshire did not blush for ‘an act so base. He wished he could sey that their cattle aid Laughter.) A woman, in 1836, opened a schoo) not. ( Connecticut for the purpose of educating colored ohnares, but by the brutality of the Connecticut lature, persons to enter the State for the purpose. and the institution had to be removed. J blage of cultivated and through the cits tea caren es Bistalees choren to wate in the government of that State, and Ba chosen Governor, intimated that abolitionism might be punished at commen law. ‘The State of New Hampshire passed a resolution de- claring it to be a violation of the national good faith to 68 a law abolishing sla im the District of Colam- im. One of the Senators New Hai ire then declared that not one in & thousand of the Peruse) was an abolitioni*t, And Gen. Pierce declared (Inugbter) in the Penate of the United States. that only a few wo- wen snd cbildren and priests had sr aympathy er avolitioniem. 1 apprehend, indies goatlemon, Fa the lecturer, that President Pierce has recently bad rearon to change his optoions concerning that sentt- timent. (Laughter and applause.) And ever General Ja¢hson recommended tbat’ abolition doc- trines should not be sent thi th the mails. dhe State Legislatures, the church and the press were all arrayed then against the anti slavery doc- trine, There was one honorable exception im the Jourpals of the country. That journal war the Forning Post, which was then edited by Wm Leggett. Honored forever be that mame in every assem! of American abolitionists! (Applause.) But anid these scones the heroic spirits which inaugurated the movement did not 'y looked Canger in the eye and hurled at power. They knew that the’ contest between 'y and freedom in was nota warof mea, but a war of opinion. h the gloosn of the present they saw the rays of ravishing glory shine in. They be- Heved im the promiae of the poet:— Keep heart: who bear the cros# to day, Shall wear the crown to-morrow. ‘They declared, “we are in earnest; we will not equivo- Cate; we will not retrewts single inch, and we will be heard,”’ They began that conflict which for twemty qe bas agitated the country, and which now attracts attention of the civilized world. Thad conflict was farmiliar to them sil. The abolitionists opposed the Flo- rida war. Under the lead of John Quincy Adams, after a seven years’ contest, they won the right of petition; when the next war came, they denounced it; and whem peace brought with it 600,000 acres of free’ soil, they struggled to keep it free. "They hurled defiance at aggressive measures. When those days camo at the mention of which Americans should blush, when old politicians went about the country begging of the people to repress their sentiments, wheo merchants met in Garden—whea trae men were hunted down, and noman could receive an office in the country unless his hand was batbed im negro blood—in- those days a merchant of New York echoed the sentiment of the anti slavery party when he declared that his goods were for sale—not his principles. (Continued applause.) They knew that the old Spanish proverb was true—that “the mills of God grina slowly, but they grind to pew- der; and they knew usr, G08. sok, all things pure and holy were with them in the contest. (Applause ) id when the slave power had the audacity to open the green fields of Kausas and Nebraska to the flesh jobbers of Virginia, they knew hour wascome. They had their champions in im Senator Chase, of Obio, and Sumaer, of 8. The slave power triumphed io that cem- but the chiefs of that power, and the administra- r which it was consummated, have bowed their ‘ore the angry storm of a betrayed people Of 142 Northern members who voted for that measure, only fitteen willever darken the dvors of the House of Representatives again. (Applause.) Lamartine told the corrupt dynasty of Louis Philippe that there would be the revolution of public conscience and the revolu- tion of public contempt. Both revolutions came, the last one hurling him from his throne into exile. The revolution of conscience and the revolution of public contempt have come in America, and before them the administration o: Franklin Pierce 1s going down. (Applause.) It is floating mow on the sea in which it is destined to go down so deey that pot a bubble will ever come up-to mark where it went down. (Continued applause.) New Hampshire, in which the outrage in Canaan had been committed im 1835, had ever given a large majority in support of anti. a members to Congress to vote to return John P. Tale to the Senate—(applause)—and they wiildo it too; and he (the lecturer) ventured the prediction that Jobn P. Hale would be in the Senate, to watch the clos- ing eye of the administration. (Applause.) So, too, with Connecticut. In Massachusetts, in 1836, remon- strapces were made respecting the proposed action of the Legislature restricting the freedom of debate. This remonstrance was received with scorm and contempt. Now we have the most thoroughly anti-slavery Legislature that ever met in a State ia tais Western continent—(applause)—a Legislature which, just, with only two dissenting votes, passed @ re- solve declaring the Fugitive Slave law of 1850 waconati- tutional, and demanding its immediate repeal—a \- ture which, by a large majority, has sanctioned the re- moval from the bench of # roan who had given a negro to Virginia negro huater. (Applause) And to come to New York! Whereare the New York men who voted tor the passage of the Kansas and Nebraska bill! have had leave to remain at home with their wives and little ones, (Laughter) And John Wheeler, who had faithfuly and bravely voted against the Nebraska perfidy, was sent back to Congress to support ‘the cause of freeiom; and he—the lecturer—was vei sure he would be true to it. He had seen the slave pea in Waehington, some nineteen years ago, in full blast. He bad seen men, women andchildren put up for sale. A few months ago be had stood again by that, pen, but Degro men, wom d children were not there for sale, ‘tead of them were flowers and bonquets. (Ap- ) He had spoken of sor 1 the changes between 1836 and 1855, Strong as the anti-slavery movement now was in the country, hi it to truth to say that there was still peril. wer. The present administration had been defeated ere in the North, and now he would predict thet it would be defeated st the South The Pouth, he ssid, never tupports a man defeated by the North om account of his rervices to ber, andl predte hat through the Southern country there of victories over the present administration; to have 8 demand made upon us in the North to ignore the slavery question. to keep quiet, and go into power im 1856, He wan the last man to object to go into power, (laughter,) and especially over the present dynasty; but be would not consent to go into power by ignoring or sacrificing the slavery question. would say to them, resolve to write over your door posts, it at the rising of the sun and at the going down of the rame, and in the broad light of noon, ‘that the day when apy party in America, be that party whig, democrat or American, lifts its finger to arrest the anti slavery movement the anti-slavery sentiment oc roseribe anti-s! men it surely shall begin to die. 't would, he eaid, deserve to die; it will die, and, by the blessing of God, he would do what little he gould to make it die. (Applause.) It was time for them to see to it that the Northern statesmen who had served the South can never again serve the North; and he hoped tnat no Northern man shall ever again ‘be permitted to serve the North in Copgrers, unless he was true to the anti-slavery sentiment of the North. (Applause.) If there were any who wished to form another nat party to get into power by ignoring the slavery sentiment, e would them tolook at the history of the last mne- He would ask them to look at the ease of the wl arty, verifying in its fall the prediction of the great Wetster, that af per, 1852, the whig party should live a So, too, with the democratic party, which is now much in the condition of the poor drunkard—it ‘lies all round loone.”” (Laugbter.) If any one in the country, he continued, that out of the dregs of these two parties, out of such materials, they can organize a great party to ignore the slavery question and advise them to commence the experiment right speedi- ly, for they will have but little time to test it. (Laugh- ter.) The time has come to declare to this that we are in favor of the immediate abolition of slavery, wherever we have the constitutional power te abolish it. Let it be understood that our object is the emancipation of the bondmen of America. (Applause.) We do not propose to interfere with slavery in the slave States. In those States they have the power and are responrible for the existence of slavery; but in the Districf of Columbiayndin the Territories slavery exista by our authority, and we have the power to abolish it; and we intend to abolish it. (Applause.) We intend to 1 the act’ of 1807, under which the domestic mean slave State—never. (Sensation, applause and cries of bravo.) Let these twin Americans—Strongfiyer and Atchison—carry their hordes into Kansas, and itas Governor Reed: but let them unde understand Union as a, free State or never come into the Union. And let them shall it an issue in every Congressional district; and I venture to say there are few Congressional districts in the which can send # man in favor of admitting Kansas as a slave State. (Applaure.) Let them understand we shall contest it in 6 Legislature in the free States; and let them underst that in 1856, we, anti-slavery men me parties, make ita fg gers that = will not for any party or any set of men im the country not in favor of our Jontiments; and thet the man we vote for for President shall pe pleted in tavor of the policy of freedom in Kansas and Nebraska. (, ) Let it be understood by the country—by the —by the democratic party—by i r ii American that the candidate of 1856, if he gets the votes of these can bind men, that he is country sball carry out these measures. We have the free States, murt be bay by his past pledges which shall bind him as strongly “eee in favor of freedom to Kansas. ) upderstand, further, that we, power to do so, and we intend to use it. Wedo not war upon the South. We do not denounce the a ‘the siave—to use the ool of William che offices of a kind humanity.”’ We intend to wipe ou: of the constitutions and tate books law which use) A Doe out from the constitution of your great State 4 make « distinction e pom nate and march ovt of the door. (A volee—le > Tventare to say the Union would stand, and sye statoe