The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-05


who i seriously disturbed the present Of
lhngs Whether the danger greater
remote, questions about which oenmay differ and
does the crisis as alarming one and does
in the signs Of the times he approach Of one Of those
timely measures may be US, and the cause OF
! freedom throughout the world.
70 believe that the danger exists and the watchman when
asked what q the night who does not sound ne alarm is
who have committed part OF the fortress Of their oe,y
and ne 10 %
the American people TO be up and doing 70 say q ei
ns's sS s W. se Union
lived in IT, and mean 10 die IN ~ race y NOT IN Jam
~ him my vino viii calculate 6e value of This Unon he
can spurn the effort It's value Is in the past in
die and In in its promises, its perform
ancss and 10 hopes Ia ali il DONE and Is doag and
destined YET trust e DO m yslas , !, I'M . the hear. o.
Gus country the face Of the earth; given us greater
snoysa rs the Of he
world with nothing fear but loies and crimes,
happy coa'snisd and viruoas population over our
hills, aud valleys and praires from tho shores of the Al
the hardy pioneer ascending and i has already
brought the great political offering, be laid upon the
people, have established their home upon the very
shores that look out upon China and Japan. I.
All This our Union has done but u left 10 go It's work
has but lust begun. We explore the future 1t is
best should not. But have reason 70 hope, with
proper humility, indeed that il not struck WITH judicial
blindness the career q this great republic will be glo
rous In itself will be happy for s people and
aging 70 the lovers freedom throughout! the world The
cause of human liberty depends II lost here by in
tes,ine divisions. IL Is lost everywhere.
We have not only fate in hands, but the
great question OF the power 81 seltgovenment - commit
ted % GaG sespas y We ms govern ourselves who
may be the sword My ardent prayer Is that may never
Come tlen democrats Of New York, to the rescue Of
your country i y high and holy work. and generations
~ he %s for any, 1
VI exclusive paotismthat trust the wing party, will
tiles over our common country They love her
do and have the interest in her prosperity and
his hand 10 the good work. and i will be done
| Icanno attend your meeting on Saturday evening My
public duties Will dealn me here, bur my heart and my
hopes will be with you
Your flow.czen,
Robert Dillon James 7. Brady, Daniel II S,ckles Aug
Schel, and Edw'd G West, esq's, committee.
When the reading OF these letters was concluded loud
cries for several persons arose. and great umu for
time prevailed. Gf
James T. Brady esq, after loud and repeated calls,
succeeded at length in coming forward in front On
his appearance the tumult ragged for some minutes He
attempted to speak, but was for some time inaudible.
He sad Gentlemen. want to tell the friends OF Mike
Walsh, want to inform you, for myself, that was
help God, the first man to propose that he should be
the first oil any to speak here this evening Ii there
any man here VINO thinks that desire to occupy this
rostrum Tor the purpose OF gratifying my own vanity he
very much mistakes my character Ipresent myself be-
you 70 beg OF you in the name OF the holy and sacred
cause which has called US together that you will give
/
the meeting separates tonight come here because the
struggle to make the voice OF the other
10 be heard for voice Of myself any who may
speak here, have weight enough to influence the
councils Of the nation. No, fellow-czens; the voice
which is 10 admonsh them the voice OF the people the
i here ibis night IN bsS. Of sa The Uaoa and for
its preservation. Loud cheers] ! beg you, there
fore, to understand that do not desire to speak
myself on this occasion; but compromise seems
to be the order OF the day, / stand here to pro-
pose compromise. that you will listen 10 every one
who may wish to speak, and them after that, that you
will proceed to the business OF the meeting order
y manner. But il you will listen to for brief
moment will begin with saying that il affords great
delight to me To- stand in this vast and crowded Assem-
preservation Of this great Unon-a Union which, il once
destroyed will spread ruin and desooton, not only in
our own country, but throughout the civilized world
Loud cheers The Evening Post has declared that
the democracy do not approve Of this meeting Il
should like, them TO know who the people who are
here composing this vast assembly and now listening to
my voice entertain hopes for my country, when con-
template this great meeting believe we are now APP
preaching that OF the year which is called the
season OF blossoms yes fellow cinzens the spring time OF
the is coming, GOT only to cheer the face Of nature
but gladden. the hearts OF the true democracy [cheer
OF the city OF New York. look forward also TO the
season OF fruits when shall realize and confirm the
doctrines which are inscribed upon the banners which
adorn this room. do not want 10 put myself forward
prophet, unless do il very safely and sure
grounds but will say, that the day will soon arrive,
i il is not come already. when the democratic party
throughout the United States will agree in saying that
there three obsolete ideas The first is United
States bank the second is Martin Van Buren, and the
third is the Wlmot Proviso, loud cheeringl Eel
low cilzens, the last time occupied this stand and
addressed my fellow democrats in this hall, was adj
vocaiing the election OF Cass and Butler; we were
coniendIng against the wings, and in them had open
and usual enemies but had aso[Here some dIsapprooa
lion being manifested, voice exclaimed: "Put that
out"l Mr. b. continued, No, put out LET those
who differ from remain to be confued and let those
who agree with remain 10 be delighted they will
be by proceedings. We had not merely open and
usual foes the wings; but we had perhdioHs enemies,
who raised among us banner before unknown in the
and they wanted 10 bend with them before strange
god and go TO the battle under banner known
before, and nov ramped 10 the dust We were defeated
without Struggle and lost the victory by the antiques OF
Martin Van buren, and the Buffalo platform Martin
Van Buren-he the head !; and George Frederick
Douglass, the negro-he the tail. Fellow zens,
what has become OF the Buffalo platform-thai rick.
ETY., rotten concernl will tell you. There have
been. recently strange knockings heard al Ro.
chester; and i said they were the last humping:
OF the dead Free soil party, and the remains OF
the Buffalo platform / thought there nothing
left oil that platform, I'LL at the meeting AT Castle
Garden, when L. White Jealous member Of the wing
party, forward at that meeting, with the last plank
IN his hand and said he had brought il with him from
Buffalo, help TO construct arch Tor the pepeuity OF
The Union know how sorry he must have been that
there was no left Of thar glorious work. know
he is good politician 10 have any reliance in
for its preservation, upon the remnants OF that crazy,
down platform IL depends upon the hearts, the
hopes, the efforts OF freemen! have come here this
night to speak upon the Ueon and against the Wilmot
Proyso-to tell our brethren OF the South that they must
not bully they must not speak in anger, Though God