The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-11
THE UNION.


Opposite side-A smith at work al his anvil
Mono-Arms for t0ar, pruning hooks for peace
SEVENTH WARD.
General Cass with scroll, mark edConstitution, the
American flag, muske drum anchor. sheat OF wheat
Motto--Oregon, California, NeU NeIieo.
Opposite sde-Gen Butler leading the charge al Mon
terey.
Motto-Gen. Butler at Monterey
JACKSON ASSOCIATION.
Two young volunteers leaving their ploughs and sezing
their muskets, with the American flag
Motto-Soldiers IN toar, statesmen IN peace
Opposite sde-The globe. with the American continent
prominent with the word Ameriea
Moo-An ocean-b bound republic.
Columbia, when Nature with infinite grace,
Formed thy confident blooming and fair,
Did she intend that tyrant should place
The foul blight Of monarchy there !
No, freedom! When God in his wisdom divine
Made my limits the dark boundless waves,
This THE FREE, was his holy design,
The heritage never OF slaves
On arriving in front of Jackson Hail. the meeting was
again called to order and addressed hrst by Col RICHARD
M JOHNSON, who loudly called Tor. he said that
his long the ranks OF the democratic party was
more convincing proof of his affection Tor democratic
principles than any speech he could make that service
had continued devotedly and uninteuptedly Tor fifty
years. great cheers that in that time he had witnessed
many triumphs OF the party, and some OF them under
very adverse circumstances and was convinced that the
democratic party when united could not be overthrOwn
The remarks of the Colonel happy and well re
ceived
and powerful style was received with immense cheers,
and spoke pontedly and handsomely OF the contest.
Senator BRIGHT of Indiana next spoke, aud por-
trayed with great force of argument, and In most elo
quent way the strength of the democratic party relying
principle, and the weakness OF the wing party having
no priBcipes Tor their guide He asked what the wings
had done with their political creed formerly held that
they had been fairly driven to the wall by the defeat oil
their principles in 1884, and would neither ayow nor
repudiate them.
Governor SMITH of Virginia, in response to the most
faro calls
rose 10 excuse himself from speaking than to make
speech that the people of his State and even OF his own
pary were oppOsed TO executive officers taking prom
inent part politics. and that ne had not OF course
mingled much in discussions since 1874. But when he
man. who is candidate for the presidency, dis
avowng his principles, at least not avowing any, he
feels if he ought almost to disregard this custom
The remarks of Gov Smith need no comment; he is
known one OF the most accomplished and powerful
stump orators this country and he in the brief address
delivered fully sustained his deservedy high reputation
At very late hour the Hon Mr.. CLARKE of Kentucky
introduced to the meeting, and received amidst
thusastic cheering He made most powerful and
gumentatve speech in which he compared in the most
graphic the respective policies of the wing and
democratic parties Mr. Clarke's speech has been pub
shed entire and therefore we need attempt its
lines. Mr. Clarke comes from strong wing district.
AT very late hour the meeting adjourned In good
der and the respective wards retired to their several
places of rendezvous, and were dismissed.
1t worthy of being remarked that in the procession
and the meeting present many OF our brave vol
80 THOMAS RlTCHlE,
President.
JOHN M. McCALLA, |
H. W. McKNEw,
JOHN T.. Norris, s.cre,,res
G. w. PHILLIPS, 0e'''
JAMES w. SHEHAN,
THOMAS CATION,