The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-09

the cheering which his presence created had subsidized
proceeded address the assembly in his pee uliay
quent and energetic manner He spoke In a fine clear
voice, and distinctly heard by the assembled thous-
ands ia the street His speech full of democratic truth
and eoquence, and ellie tied hearty cheers He dweed
nc aary on the night Of every man in this country his
government created for his benefit and adm by
agents OF ms own selection and he had no doubt thai this
great fundamental truth upon which system govern
m woas p a%p and triumph
The next name introduced to the vast assembaqe was
that OF Col. Thomas H. Benton.
Mr. benton said he did not come here to make speech
look at his 70 as e PsSe aGs 70 s came
Pniadelphia and II was very cheering witness the
'hasasm which me, him Orr party had the spirit which
TO special privileges and in favor OF all that gave liberty
' the sus & Ihs and must con
Mr. H. spoke amid most vociieous applause, and although
unr he closed with tho words came 10 V V e
10 see yon-to see you ALTO express TO you or may be
what is nexpie5sibe, loud cheeng,l the gratc alton
which feel at Witnessing the immense multitude of demo
Gratis before
of Virginia the president of the late Democratic Conven-
ton, in of the of the hotel, loud call
made for that gentleman who, after short interval,
forward and in brief, but very eloquent and hap
py manner, addressed The immense multitude.
He had certainly not expected Che said) have been
called address such assemblage; nothing
further from his thoughts He stranger them.
l"No, no, no., from the crowd; you're no stranger
us] WE'LL he hoped that. in devotion to the great truths
of democracy and repubcanism the capacity of
sefgovenment and the inherent superiority OF sys
tenn of government any other earth, it under
stood aud administered in thecode of democracy in which
they all united, he at least stranger them.
Hearty cheers from the crowd "We all know you'll Mr.
then alluded the enthusiasm and unity of the people of
Pennsylvania in the great in which they
barked and assured them would be noby responded by
Virginia. Pennsylvania and Virginathe great Keystone
State and the Old Dominonwere in the front rank in the
days when freedom won Together had they bat
led side by side, in establishing the nmuabe principles
which Thomas Jefferson came into power; and they
would fail Che said be found in the rank the
great before the people, in their united
and powerful it would be for the nees OF the
democratic party. (Great and prolonged cheers
He then went on to pay merited tribute to General
Cass's powerful advocacy OF principle so dear to the
south-the freedom OF the seas-which was loudly ap-
plauded and after few eloquent and stirring re-
marks, withdrew from the balcony. Mr. S. looked re-
markably well, and spoke with great animation and
vigor.
Senator Houston of Texas was next introduced to the
issembly and the cheers which arose gave evidence of
the breadth and depth of the feeling of democracy for the
lone STAR until recently the youngest sister the
federacy Senator H. spoke considerable length, and
listened to with profound attention by the great
twenty thousand persons. We have seldom or never
witnessed such crowd assembled hthe streets of Phil
adelphia without concert, and animated with so much
enthusiasm We regret that position did not enable
hear of the disting senator's speech
but its hearty reception the best evidence of its mer
it, and better endorsement than anything could
add
pany with Gen Cass appeared the portico and ad-
dressed the multitude; explaining the fatigue of Mr. Cass,
and begging them to excuse him from further effort This
was agreed to CON- and after the prodgious
MASSIVE have no term better to express the number
dispersed in good order