Washington telegraph., 1848-08-02
ADDRESS OF OVID /. JOHNSON. Esq
or PENNSYLVANIA,
4 Tie Wig Ratification Meeting IN N.fp
Orleans


Orleans
O. /. Johnson. Esaa Of Pennsylvania,
heing introduced 10 the meeting, and, al
though suffering from severe cold, ad.
dressed it ina very happy manner Mr..
johnson said; "fellow.eiti4ens Of New
Orleans, | am amazed at the magnitude
Of this meeting. Its certainly one of the
largest | ever have seen. and is well cal.
enated to put TO rest all fears or doubts
concerning the result of this eampaign.-
| fCheersl | would TO God that every
Wing in this broad Union could behold
tins great aud enthusiastic meeting. Ii
would certainly put an efeetual stop TO
all the opposition which has been made.
| eome not 10 speak Of General Taylor 10
you, who know him SO well-who have
often taken him by the hand-who hase
seen him in private iie-who are the eit-
izens OF the capital oi the honored State
who claims him as her beloved SOIL
There IS but one feeling refYading tins
whole assemhlage, aud hat Is that he
mus aud shall be successful. renusyl.
yauia IS good for him by 10000 majority
| tGhaeGs, and efies al she Is lhai New
York Is sais. aud - are all the Northern
aud Eastern Slaies wheh have always
hesa found slsadlasl To Wing principles.
VIM comparison Is there between ten.
Ca and Cen faylof Who IS Cen
tass but lhu residuafy legatee Of Mr.
Polk Administration daughter and
eheefsl Cen Gus spenks a. his senli.
mtulz only those which he hopes will
pfase the sentiments Of the majority
| l.auabtetl Gentlemen. am Demo.
efal. and have always been one. Cheers
aud laughtetl Bul have had enough
oi Mr. Polk, and Mr. Polkis doctrines. and
50 has the great keystone State. oi which
have the honor Of being an humble son.
have the honor ci personal aequain.
tanee with Gen. Cas- aud 1t affords me
the greatest pleasure 10 bear testimony
TO his intelligence, his extensive, knoWl.
edee. and hls gentlemsny department in
private life lie Is above suspicion, and
his character free from all stain But rs
a Fuhlie man. andh statesman, am ohlig.
ed 10 feHaf1 hm n totally deficient IN the
hiah qualities of manly, unshriuking IN.
dependence lie Is a man vi expedien.
ey lie IS subject 10 the control oi men.
far inferior 10 himself, in all things but
hunurss and andagity. lie never will
stem the current Of popular dclg-ion,
/ however misguldcdlt may be. lie never
will become q mariyE ii be can loiu with
those who hold Ghc torch, He thinks
while be secs Others,
The gaslics DO better on them"
/ lie never would originate or head revo.
luton. Had he lived in l776, he would
have slili hoped for paciiieatlon snd redress
Of grievances, lie will ride on the storm
while the winds are up, and the waves
high, but he could not arouse nor direct
it, No, Gen. Cass is the man for tran.
quill times, aud orderly government
When the world Is throbbing with excite
mcut, and all nations rushing 10 arms, he
l- lot ia tho ailfay, and will cover ai the
lowering elements.
Oar nation has high destiny to hli,
| God las placed il on the waich.iowof Of
/ freedom, aud we must not be false To our
trust The President OF the L. States
/ should be- neither the slave OF faction, OF
mob0rmcy, or OF monarchy. lie
should be above them alt lie should
br tha champion Of liberty, and bee should
couch his lance against a nation OF ~.
runts ~ well AS against one, mobs as
readily Us Kings and Emperors. In a
word, he should initiate the example OF
Washington, and set his heel, with equal
resolution, on the necks OF the Marats,
aud Robcspieres OF the world, as well as
on the Louis and the Nicholases. This
Gen. Ca.s could not do. The huzzas OF
his party would confound him, and he
would cease 10 be n free agent. He has
not the metile OF Washington, Jackson, or
Taylor lie Is altogether unequal TO the
task OF presiding over this nation IN the
present troublous time. Under his rule,
fear would betray like treason" "
lie Is opposed 10 the improvement OF
the great Western waters-he skulked
from the Chicago Convention, lie is
in the dark on the Wlmot Proviso. He
has sustained all Mr. Folks measures,
good and bad. He has been violent us Il
partzan, just as Dydcn's man whstlod
IN the woods to keep his courage up
lie could not trust hmsellln moments OF
cool aud calm reflection He must sail
under press n S,oam, Such Is Gen. Cass.
/ would not derogalc an luia from lis
character must speak Of him a- he il,
aud / regret that truth ohIlgc- me To cu-
pluy such terms Ills friends may abuse
me, but they cannot disproye whatl have
suid.
Turn now for moment to Gen. Tay
lor, lie Is a man OF independence, OF
high courage, Of moral frmness, that calls
To recollection the iudomnltable charac-
ter Of the father OF his country. No time
server, no dcmagogue. no runner after
,onulnrity He LET'S his TOpd deeds praise