The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-22

JOHN s. JENNEss OF Boston.
SAMUEL PRINcE, of Boston.
c. L. WOODBURY., OF Boston.
c cn0sc Tn iaSns; Of charlestown.
AARON HOBART, of Wrentham.
OrIs SHEPHERD, OF Dorchester.
Amos STEVENS, OF ROxbury.
Seere.aries-T HARRIS SMITH,
JE p WEEKS,
JOHN T. TAsKER.
The President taking the chair, made few appro-
pirate and pertinent remarks and then introduced to the
assembly the Hon. Benjamin F. Haett, chairman of the
Massachusetts, delegation to the Baltimore convention
who was received with hearty and repeated cheers.
Chairman and fellow ctizensefelow democrats friends
of Cass and Butler, friends OF the great democracy that
sustans this State and the Union- rejoice to meet you
delegation to the Baltimore Convention to give you some
account of what have done" He then went on to
state that he had been absent from Boston since he took
his seat in the Baltimore Convention that he had trav-
elled with Mr. Cass and the distinguished gentlemen who
formed voluntary escort from Washington to Albany
at which latter city he had parted with Mr. G. on the
morning of Monday "and, said he, "durng the whole
time since left Washington, notwithstanding can boast
fair proportion OF specific gravity have scarcely touch
Cd the ground at any one OF the points where we stopped
points,"
He said that, arriving at Baltimore it proposed
to make but short tay that arrangements had been
made for general gathering Of the democracy the
Ven notified it was best nothing should Be done, but
SO quietly pass through the city Accordingly, tar bar
rel was set on fire IN Exchange Square in the evening,
and Mr. Allen OF Ohio, requested to mount barrel
by and in very short time 20 900 persons listening
to the eloquent remarks of the gentleman
From Baltimore they passed on, and at every place
where the stopped, for moment, there
throng of people, all anxious to catch glimpse Of Mr.
when we CARVED at Wilmington. in little Delaware
it viii not be wing State next fall again. the
a0tole State assembled at the hall and appeared
to me that Delaware was bigger than had ever before
cepon met with there, he stated that 40 years BEFORE
Lewis Cass, then poor boy, on his way from New
Hampshire TO the west, stopped Wilmington, where he
taught small class in school, but at the time,
increase his slender finances, occupied the hours not APP
prooPrlatead to his class in severe manual labor
Philadelphia through which city it proposed to pass
ulety at all events,more especially, Just that
on n bs IN fs s1 the ina sa he
phstines were mastering TO give them battle, Tor moth
ing couIt be seen in the streets but crowd OF human
beings A., the way from Walnut street wharf to Joness
Hotel the streets were SO thronsed that Mr. H. was not
able to say how hey managed TO get to their lodgings
On arriving Joness the camor IN the street was SO
addressed the multitude rom the balcony OF the house
for long time before they could be persuaded to
open passage way FOR the travel OF Inc street IN
Of the Philadephia papers, Mr. H. said that few
gentlemen collected together at of the hotels very
naturally fell into POLITICAL discussion nd.py
other demanded cheers for Clay and another for Tay
lor It good -natured row, ~ Az events ana nad
very little if ANYTHING to do with Iass e os Ime ge a.
held in Philadelphia, it was the desns OF UT. Cass
and Of all who accompanied him, that thy nsnt pass
but meeting was called for Saturday evening laes which
Mr.. H. would venture to say was worthy OF the demo-
Gratis of Philadelphia.
vent the party from going through the State The Whole
country turned out to welcome the nominee OF the de-
mocracy and Mr. predicted from what ne saw there
in November next. . 49,
With regard to the reception in New York city, Mr.
Haett made honorable mention of the municipal author
tes who, although for good part wings appointed
committees of reception, and received Mr. Cass as the
guest OF the city All New York turned out to welcome
they must have burned their barns and gone home AT
any rate, he saw nothing Of them On Friday evening
he attended a meeting at Tammany Hail. where there
not sufficient space between man and man, as they
Tsmm.ny they adjourned to the Park where the 5ssss
what he saw, he did not hesitate to predict that
New York city would return fully five thousand ma
jority for Cass and Butler He described the meeting
were driven from their headquarters, Lafayette Hall, by
the friends of Henry Clay, and acetously told the story
of Mr. Greeley addressing mob in front OF his Office
which collection, after listening to Mr. o., gave three
groans tor Taylor, and three cheers Tor Clay
From New York to Albany they moved on quietly, the
inhabitants on the banks of the river not knowing that
Mr. Cass was on board of any of the boats AT Hudson,
however, where the boat stopped short tme it became
known who was on board and the people thronged in
masses to him. AT Albany, notwithstanding severe
rain and that arrangement had been made for a re-
cepton he was received by the of the democracy
with the utmost demonstration of regard and enthusiastic
marks Of appreciation.
Mr. H. then went into an interesting history of Mr.
Casss life, POLITICAL military, and civil and contrasted
with that of General Taylor, whose only claim to the
country's admiration rests upon his military skill and
vaor.
Col c. G. Greene followed, and in opening referred to
the fact that 1884, in 1S4S he was delegate to The
Democratic National Convention but that his return
them circumstances prevented him from reporting to bis
constituents his own acts and those of the convention
They went into the convention in 1S44 under most en-
barassng ccumstances-pledge to acts that were
ary their feelings in many respects and at the
same time without decided platform of acknowl-
edged principles now. The convention resulted in the
nomination of Mr.. Polk, and the nomination in his cleo
ton Mr. Polk had proved himself true to the principles
OF the democratic party, and to the country sagacious
statesman, and every way worthy the position he had
selection, and was of opinion Mr. Folks administration
was unsurpassed by any other. Mr.. G. dwelt consid-
erably upon the banburner dssenson went into his
tory Of their treatment the convention, and did
not disposed 10 favor their peculiar notions in any
way on the ground of consistency patriotism In the
course of his speech he into very logical ANALYSIS
of the Wimot provso, in which he showed that the
1yhia, had most pitfuy burnt their fingers whichever
ground they might take in relation to that celebrated
ter. !, =,
Hon. W. B. s. Moor, the lately elected senator from
Maine was next introduced and stated to the audience
that this was the first opportunity ne had ever had OF