The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-18
J. d. Hoover, Esq
A SONG FOR CASS AND BUTLER.

The wings and the tories unite,
The barnburners join in the van,
The Cay-men are ready to fight
And beat Lewis Cass-if they can.
Then, democrats, arm for shock,
And grid up your lons for the battle,
Your cause will resist like a rock,
The shot that the enemy rattle
The party "no party"-the ends
- And odds of all factions below
The Hartford convention-the friends
or Ct.Gse-march all in a row.
Like the keys OF a forte piano, shI
They now are arranged for the action
The black and the white spread one banner
The rag-tag andbo of faction!
We hear the antastical throng,
War, famine, and pestilence" shout!
by hook or by crook, right wrong,
The ms they intend TO turn out
With Taylor, Van Buren,, and Clay,
They move on in column unsteady,
Resolved DER their corduroy way
To Rough it in search Of the Ready.
The props of the national bank,
The blue lights and sable cockades,
Are formed in an awkward-squad rank
With comrades like aces OF spades!
So mingle red spirits and gray
And SO flock these birds OF a feather,
Impatient to join in the fray,
And spend all their fury together
Regard their boast or their roar!
The Masses from Georgia to Maine,
Who beat them SO often before,
Are able TO beat them again.
Then let them on--if they dare
In motley becoming the wearef--
Our flag is afoat on the air,
And CAss is our true standard-bearer.
The farmers who toll at the plough,
The merchants, who plod in the mart
The hardy mechanics, know how
To act IN this struggle their part.
From city and hamlet and town,
From moorland and mountain and valley,
From sun rise away to shutdown,
From the north to the south we will rally
The rights we possess we demand,
Unshackled by federal DEGREES:
In safety to dwell on the land,
In freedom to roam on the seas.
Ii this opportunity pass,
The chain OF the UNION may sever:
Preserve it, then, freemen, in CAss
And Butler, for ever and ever.
Mr. J. T. Norris was then called for and delivered
beech of hours duration, in which he displayed an
ltimate acquaintance with the weak points of our en-
mics, which he exposed with marked ability.
Judge Iurney, OF Illinois, succeeded His speech was
Stoned to with quiet attention, when cheers sprung
orh spontaneously at his eoquence, which all admired
E. b. Robinson, esq, then followed in an admirable
xtempore Speech in which he exhibited genius w.t. sar-
asm, and eloquence, of superior order. He fire.
uently interrupted by'' thunders of applause"
COL Cox, OF Virginia. then appeared the stand, and
eng loudly called for, he finally consented address
multitude. He spoke very felicousy of the great
rncples of democracy, contradisnguished from the
sderal doctrines gave glowing description of our
respects in the Old Dominion, and concluded amid
heers which democrats only can give.
Maj Lewis concluded the speeches in brief and elo
uent address, of which we sorry space prevents
rom giving more extended notice..
After whch-the president having previously retired
fr Isaac Clark, of the vice presidents present
djourned the meeting.
During the evening, as announced, guns were fired
everal bOnfres were also seen.
B. B. FRENCH, President
z. w. McKNEw, Secretary