The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-25

surface free soil, and do not freemen grow aud hou-
rh on that soil! New York has raised this standard
Oh New York. the South fought calamity to make
thine n free soil-she split her blood to make thine
a free soil-au now-and now, in the pride of
nov er dare you round TO the South aud you
have not free toill Maryland can speak feengly on
this point In l776, the first men Of Maryland were
battle of Long Island, that memora Bile day it
the boast Of that gallant baud that their color though
torn and tatered, were still flying And at the end
of the campaign the remnant of that regmept-sixty
men-formed the fororn hope at the battle Of Prince
ton Did we not then nobly struggle for free soil
did not New Jersey do so! Dig up her soil, and, my
word for it., you will find many, many bones OF
the gallant spirits who fell fighting for liberty!
win you tell me the remains of the ilustrious
Vernon) do not rest in free soil, Will YOU tell me
that the Master of Liberty hmself-that his ashes
do not repose in free soil? will not believe it, A
Southerner born, educated and long living in the
sunny South, feel that have lived a free soil
Now, mark my words. The South received this free
soil their gallant fathers they fought they
BLEED for it. they have bequeathed it to their children
their children will protect it, aye. and perpetuate 1t
till hberty's last agony Place that great old man In
the chair of State my friends and you need have no
fear but that the constitution and laws, which we
have lived so long and fourshed under will be perpe-
tuated. Place that old man in your chair OF State,
put your confidence in his integrity, and you have
nothing to fear. The son of revolutionary sire-he
has about him. he nherits the glorious, the immortal
spirit of 70 That spirit which made what are,
and which has made to be the envy of nations,
will protect whatever may be the differences Of po
tics It is the bulwark of our safety the palladium
of liberty Cast down that pillar, and then fare
we'll long farewell, to all our greatness pray that
Providence, which has so long protected my country
may protect her still; and that the who may be
elected may be pure in his feelings, firm in his
riage and determined in his heart to maintain the
constitution and laws Adhere to this, and our re-
public will in long ages be the glory Of the world The
man who acts thus will have a monument more dura-
BILE than brass or marble Such is the monument the
father Of his county possessest is Transcribed the
hearts Of the people, and will remain there forever.
have done. May Providence shed her choicest bless
ings n my beloved country may she continue to be
he nd he frpa Of he onnro
the admiration Of the world CThe venerable gentle
man resumed his seat amid great cheering)
soldier of General Taylor, bring him on, hurrah
hurrah) and also of General Cass (bah kick him of
the stand, the Michigan gander)
Col JOHN A RopGERs, of Pa.-Mr. Rogers came for
ward and declared he was not going to make speech.
He desired only to state few facts about Cass pass
on } He entered into minute detail of the war Of
1872 and stated that Gen. Harrison would trust
Gen. Cass out of his sight, because he had conf
dence in him say, continued the Colonel Cass is
coward, and I've the documents to prove it, CHA
ha ha ~ let's have thsmO Well, Cass published a
letter to the Secretary of War in which he said had
going to Detroit Now, was placed BY my superior
officer at Buffalo, and as soon as heard of Cass lie
! put right straight for Washington, but he
him about three years after and | demanded
satisfaction and challenged him He refused to
fight me- on the ground that he ranked me-what dc
you think Of that Screams of laughter we'll,
pulled out my pistol and told him by the eternal I'd
shoot him, If he didn't fight me, Cha hs hs good y
the action to the wordD and his knees all of trembe
oh Lord" says he "Ii do anything but fight % (hert
the of laughter for while prevented the coone
from proceeding j well, just going to proceed
little in walked the President and he said that was
all fair, must accept Gen Cass' apology Well, Cass
drew up ample apology, and confessed he had Sian
dered me- oh, I've got the documents for it all (at
this stage Of the audience went into ts and two
three of the reporters tainted the captain con-
tinued for some time longer to pitch into Cen Cass
most numerically.
Mr. SHERMAN, being loudly called for, made his ap.
pearance Now oblige giving three hearty
for old lack (hurrah hurrah hurrah well, what dc
you want with me- Ell Cha ha ha y you've heard all
about Cas-. and need not say anything more about
him,-you know that when he returned from France
he made one spring into the treasury, fin fippers
scales, tooth nails hands feet toes whig and all Iou
know all about glorious old lack; let u.s. for God AL.
mighty's sake elect the old fellow for the next eight
years. and for once in lives have President
and not such contemplate things little Matty and
Jimmey Polk. lfthey must have more such Presidents
for heavens sake let it be after dead and gone
MIR. Sherman then invited the crowd to give nine
cheers for Gen. Taylor and then proceed to visit MIR
Seaton, at his house. all which complied with to
the letter, and eventually the clubs marched home
the lamps were extinguished and every body
| in the arms Of Morpheus. OMEGA