The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-02
NUMBER 4.
Gen. Cass' Speech at Baltimore.

sonal respect for his political services, the dis
tinguished Patriot made the following remarks
My FELLOW C1TlzENs.-I find it.. difficult to
express my gratitude to the democracy of Balti.
more, who have had prepared and lust presen-
ted to me through their committee, and in such
terms of kindness and confidence which enhance
its value, this beautiful specimen of the work
manship of your city, testimonial of their
appreciation of my public conduct. | shall
carefully preserve it, and leave it as a cherished
memorial to those more dear to me; and that, too,
with the more care, from it's association with the
lamented hero and patriot, whose mortal remains
now rcPose at the Hermitage, but whose memo
ry is embalmcd in the affections of his country
men. Time, which severely tries eminent men,
has tried him, and the longer it passes by, the
higher will be his fame, the brighter his renown.
And in ages hereafter, when the American pill
grim comes, as he will come, to the lowly tomb,
and lays his hand upon it, he will recall the deeds
and bless the memory of Andre w.J ackson
l cannot conceal from myself, however, that
owe this manifestation Of kindness not to any
| clam OF my own, but to too generous apprc.
citation of my services by those in whose name
you speak upon this occasion. During the pre-
sent session Of Congress, to which ausion has
been made in such feeling terms, have but done
my dGtv-humby, indeed, though zcalously, as
becomes an American representative, and in COM
mon with many other members of The national
Legislature better entitled TO com.nenda,ion than
am. Whatever else we may learn from the crisis
! through which we have passed, it has taught US
one impressive lesson-that when the country is
i'll danger the usual political disputes Of the dav
are suspended, and men, divided all their lives
in their party views and associations are brought
together and act together, in good faith and in
good feeling, to protect our fair heritage of free
dom from the dangers impending over it. And
those dangers have been imminent, as they best
know who were brought by their position to the
nearest consideration of the subject. We can
not mistake the excitement which prevailed and
that reused those sectional feelings against which
we were forewarned by the Father Of His Coun-
try, and ought to have been forearmed by his
warning counsel How wise his prediction, and
how sagacious and patriotic his advice. Our his
, tory has confirmed his apprehensions, and has
shown us that geographical divisions, leading to
political ones, constitute almost the only danger
we have to fear, and this danger can be averted
and the Union preserved only by the same spirit
of compromise by which it was formed. We
must never forget that high-spirted people,
jealous of their honor and their rights, are pre-
pared to defend both when they believe them as
sailed, with little regard to any other considcra-
tons than those which proper scnsbility to in
jury and in justice never fail to inspire. 1t was
this sentiment, common to our whole country,
which rendered our position the more elnbarris-
sing, and now renders our relicfftom i. the more
dear to
God be praised, we have passed unscathed
through the severest trial we have ever encnun-
tered, and if we not struck with judicial
blindness we shall find the career before US,
equally prosperous and honorable We are yet
together, one formed from many the expressive
scroll borne by our own armorial eagle; and the
sentiment should be inscribed in characters Of
living light on the heart of everv Amcrcan.-
,1,,4ta tI,,>
up ofthc confederacy; the cry '.what portion have
we in David? Neither have we inheritance in
the of Jesse. To your tents, oh, Isracl?"-
what portcntous words are these to break upon
American ears? And what became of tic cho-
sen people eff God, after secession had done its
work? The lesson is pregnant one; may it be
a profitable one. They soon went to war, with
all the bitterness which is to follow sunder-
ed ties; and the sccpter departed from Judah, and
! the glory from Jerusalem, and the Assvrian, the
{ Egyptian, the Grecian the Roman,th Crusader,
the Turk, and the Arab, have ruled the patrimo-
ny of Jacob to this day, and his des en- lans are
scattered to the four winds of heaven Let us
avoid their crrors and hold on to the wori; of our
fathers And above all, let us cndeavor to heal
our dissensions by equal justice to every portion
of the republic, AMI by those words of peace and
conciliation, which often do more than deeds to
oblterate the harshness ofthe past, and to secure
the union of the future.
But after all the trying scenes at Washington,
and the peaceful issue that followed, it was not
there the mighty voice went forth, that said to
the troubled elements, Peace, be still 1t went
forth from the people, East, West, North and
South; for although the question in agitation in
volved different interests and views, and differ.
ent opinions were entertained Of the proper mode
of adjustment, yet an adjustment fair and
reasonable terms, was a desire so universally
prevalent, that he who ran might read it in the
signs of the times. Had It not been so, vain
would have been the Legislative efforts, vain the
exertions of the patriot, and vain the hopes of
the lovers Of liberty thro the world.-But trust
! the end has come, and come happily; and the
same mighty power that rose up to rescue the
ark OF freedom from peril, can again defend it,
and will defend it, should danger once more ga.
ther around it. But VIC will not cloud the pres
ent with gloomy anticipatons. We will hope,
that glorious career is open before us, and
bless the God of our fathers, who has favored us
above all other nations of the earth.
am happy to be here upon this occasion; up
on this anniversary Of one Of the most memora-
: BILE days in the history Of our country! Well do
| recollect it and ever shall recolect it, while
life and memory last. was then upon the from
tier aiding in its defence against the combined
efforts Of the British and Indians; and we watch
ed with anxious solicitude the operations of the
enemy at the very heart Of the country, while
we were resisting MIN, at one OF Its weakest ex-
tremeties. The catastrophe at Washington a.
! reused the most painful sensations, and called
!, out the most gloomy forbodings; and men doubt.
ed of the safety of the nation, who never doubt
ed before. And in good time came the victory
here to dispel these apprehensions, and to spread
feelings of patriotic pride and renewed hopes of
) success through the whole country And it was
one of these Victories which teach useful less
ons to mankind; which teach invaders, strong
in the force of military discipline, and in the skill
and confidence gained upon many bloody bat.
tie field, that these are powerless before free.
men, without pretensions to the experience and
knowledge of the soldier, but collected upon the
emergency Of the moment, from all the avoca.
tions of civil life; and called to defend their
homes, and their country, andall that make these
dear to them. The invader was repellcd, and
the leader, as at New Orleans, fell, where he
hoped to achieve victory. And you, gallant
men, the remnant of the brave defenders, man,
year has since gone by, and while it has left il.
mark upon yourselves, it has thinned your ranks
and called your comrades 10 higher warfare.
But while you have passed from youth to ad
yanced age, your. country has been coming /,