New-York tribune., 1841-06-16
ADDRESS OF GEN. CASS.
delivered a. meeting of american Citizens IN Pari>
on the tenth of Nay, in consequence Of intt!lgeate
of the death Of the late President Gen. Harrison

md non -Jz
Of battle mad defended and redeemed or frontier anu '
will err regec: lr upen ity hsor: and . Tes
iden who had ius been called b: tfe voice OF M
men 20 le .!r.t elective Office IN t.l@ worli iis 10 ~
suddenly arrested b. ;he hand CT del;h n o e
of b hi :, career From .he rorcrsreat % geat l'
ne has t-on carried % that last resting place, "ieie
greatness laid low and where human di,ii'cI,.,
and nj. rnrsortal spirit :s been summoned 20 ''l r..
why're rulers and people ms: all equally aPPea1
N the Pro.:dcnce o: God = sCch an eHan-py :.
b;;,, of lie ,re.encd 20 the Observer I'..'' -
NAV vet be profitable teaching U. tie ,it
eyen,s and ,ha, n the dispcnsa;ioh .. -,7'i
,he hche.: hopes OF nations A. u NJ
@ .I. e,lI,,.l ~ ,be keenest disappointment;
We bae ,e; as American citizens stranger "a ot'sh
Land 20 testify our deep affection Tor the institutions o' OUT
,,d ~ surn f5r her bereavement Surrounded y mo-
and hereditary institutions .eize the opportlni
~ f .,cne that free and cgua system o government,
social and political rooted hears and that orf IN
butte of sympathy ready Tor aay eycI wicf ais o1 Dc
loved country
NJ cojnryrnen at home We are arranged Under ditreA;
peicrl parties We se or fancy prospec-re dan
gers from the various grants powers winch our coit-
tons contain and these be averted G eo"-tuc-
,ons more or less extend ed conracet and - cores
pondin= course Of administration. This state o ceaseess
ieaousy the accompaniment, i may be u = the condition.
Of the preservation liberties "oud na; 1t cot De
kept within reasonable Limits without these CANCELLATIONS
which too often enter into all the rau'cacions Of ocey
and dyide rs from another, though counirE and
It's institutions equally the properly "i all ana
equally dear 70 al. This sentiment o regret ai'''"9h
ever where felt grows po"cru! As We Ic;ede IRON
our own shores aad when have putt e ocoan between rs
and our country il becomes Of tie most powerful ee!-
jnos of our hearts You haze all experienced tn= ana IL
operation obvious Spectators Of the condition oi e Ca
World and comparing this with the state OF soceE n our
conrv the blessings which Providence has allotted 70 u
are co manifest that forget the Interests sc haze
ourselves taken the internal questions winch divide ' and
almost wonder w!y there much difference "nee els
so ,ncn prosperity and where there many reasons to
thank God for all He has done ter fathers and ourselves
tyln
,nnce and though they viii probably resume
their original features and shall array ourselves a mere
tofore, under respective banners stlil we -li Al'e
learned lesson OF tolerance which nope ~" be profitable
for l, Certain am that shall look with great iorbear
ancc upon all mere differences opinion satisfied tat 9th
honestly disposed an TO sees he good o' our
country and her institutions and i
better satisfied the OF own condition. VIVA
tina, of Other nations, .u fuller pubic pres
peri;y granted any people and that however
certain questions OF Internal policy may periodically astan
Us, yet that the great sources OF happiness are independent
of these divisions and viii contincc to pour their blessings
the land long after all who engaged iu them
shall have Yassed away.
make these rcs..rbs, my friends, ask you 10 ay
aside your party feelings upon this sad occasion should
greatly mistake my duties, and rour sentiments dc!
think such recommendation necessary am lnilsnccd9 ~
higher motive, 10y just PRIDE at the conduct ." the great
American community under the circumstances "i"ci II mas
so mach reason deIore Notwithstanding the violent con-
test through which haze passed and the asper "ct
was lis natural consequence tnat every where olii
cal feeling has disappeared n"o '!t'"oa a. ,
united TO interchange '"ell ~ ~
trlot so suddenly taken from ms COUNT
and touching spectacle at Wmch ''eIS 'ne''-.i '. "
proud hank 90 political '''Gl'I, ,ad '.o ] h
who ayproaclcs it should dycs himself OF evil passions,
the patriarch put oil ms .hoes when 'c 'o't o' W
ing bush announced to INN that he was Ia ''' 0'
the Almighty
Most OF yon have come mere 20 'i'I'nes' o ,'I III
death OF Cmci Magistrate bu' nav 'o''' D'' @i'! -
perform that duty out 70 mourn Tue ipS9 ~ -
1t Is mere than forty years since hIt an num- ' a..
most thirty since was a'h'FH u Ms , ,''i @ -
dence nave served "t1c' h'"' Il" VII % @
peace; and never, during the long iheiYa' ' our ''
ance did single accaeAt Ht'sc 10 ''l7'u'o' ''' mn ~
the harmony OF our intercourse can sPy'N o lii J.'
an inimute knowledge oi MS conduct lis 'l as
principles knowledge acquired IN ''i' "'IoI' % s' ~
an active lite where the hear' Oh iilii !, I'.' ols anu
where with the heavens above rs. ana te i'tc' "'u D
concenmcnt would have been rs 'mpraecape ''s " "opi
have been useless
He was di>ihcrcstc'i, generous honest iiS %
fort 10 that OF others, ceaseleSS III ms attentions 10 "u'
pascnaicly DESTROYS OF promoting the interest OF MS eo