Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-06-12

III tiie Hluss VI ram STORM which -gnch~S -
ry person who was IN attendance, ladir, 80 n
| of whom there were, ut least, one hundr,a !. ~
| platform. II poured in torrents dnriar IN.
nme, but nothing dannied, Mr. w. ccntirr~I ~
he had said all he wanted 10 say He 49,.
| follows:
Fellow-citizens Of the city of BusfaIor p.
| ~ glad to see you-I meet You with nlrs....-
1t il not the first time, etlow-cftiz-n, g.
| been in Buffalo; and I have alusv. eon. .- 4's
wits pleasure II is great distance from :. "A
home. am thankful that circumstance. -. ~
bled me 10 be here again, and regret thai nr,..
ard esentsdeprived me Of The pleasure N hsir~aN.
when your shed feilow-ctzen. IN D.
sident OF The United States, came aHsnnxr vop 80
received from yoo, a. he deserved, nes oi.ly ! :.
spectful, but cordial welcome. Thr go
OF the United States has been res8snt -
you for more than half lhs life lie ~ -.
| scented You In your State and national counrIr
| You know him and all his relations, koth -
4 and private; and II would he bad taste w. -
| say anything OF bin, except that wish = -
with some degree of emphasis that since - -
nectlon with him in the zdm.nist alton Of ~ -.
eminent of the United States. have f,Jlr 80
CURED with him in all hi great and Iea1,ry -
suTes, from the fact that | have been one A =.
council. But do not wish To- Eet IN rrst ~ 49,
presumption; wish TO declare that the psiars
pies OF The President are, declared lin his armr
al message, his letters, and documents and ar.
IONS which have proceeded from him, or been 4
sued by his authority, in regard tn The yrrst -
tons of the times; that all these rrinri9Ies ara =
principles; and ii he II wrong i'm them, an. m.
! plause,) and always viii be. (Applausel
Ientiemen, 1T has been suggested that ID v.nyL
| be pleasant and agreeable to the citizens og Tlus
| falo, and their neighbors in the county cf Eris
| that would state to You nv opinions, sarh !.
they are, on the present condition Of the eounrrv
its prospects. it, hopes, and it, dangers. ana fr
low-citizens, hope TO do that this day and n.
hour, as far as my strength will permit
Gentlemen, believe the. know where an
know to whom am speaking. know for xhcn
am speaking. ! know that am here IL w,
singularly prosperous and Powerful part Of The r
States--Western New York--snd | know VI.
character OF the men who constitute Western 4
York. know they are SONS OF IbcrtE: one nm
all; that they sucked in liberty with tier raarh
er's mik-inherited it with their blood: that i.i,
their daily contemplation and watchFut th0gshf
They are men OF very singular quality Of en-.
ditioa for million and half CIR people. IT..
are men around us, and here before q. who In
their own soil with their own hands: and osh@rs
who earn their own livelihood by Their own l.
Dor, with no means beyond their own indcrsrd-
ence, and their own willingness 10 labor. fne4r
the people of Western n. York But ihe school,
houses, know. are amoag them. EIaea.Son /,
among them. Tney read. and write and think
And here are the fair sex-educated. refined and
intelligent; and here are men who know the hs
tory OF their country. and the laws Cf their epa=-
try, and the institutions of their country: szf
men. i'm nv opinion, lore-s rf Liberty. and thrr
are vet lovers OF liberty. under the coHstItrtaa
Of the country. and who mean To maintain that
constitution with all their strength, 20 help tha
God. {Grcat appIaIse.) hope these ohssrra-
tons will satisfy YOU that know where / lz,
under what responsibility I speak. and hsfo,
whom appear; and have no desire that any
word shall say this day, shall be wlthhossss
from you or your children, or your neighbors.~
the whole world Because speak SO befureFs#
and my country. and, If 1t is not too s0sems %
say 50, before God himself, the great aathG III
justice.
Gentlemen, there il bnt one question: i'm thu
country now. or III there BE- others. the ctnersgs
but secondary, or so subordinate, that they are
all absorbed in that great ard leading quesaiDr;
and that is neither more nor less than this. thai
we can preserve the Union of tine States, net hy
coercion-not BY military power-noi BY ansrT
controversies. But can we of this grrEatlen,
you and !, your friends and nv friends, Gun we
so preserve the Union Of tine United States BY ne
administration of the powers cf the Constifutlnr-
as shall give content and satisfaction 10 all vito
live under IL. and draw together mot nv military
power but by the silken cords Of mutual, frsieT.
nal patriotic Affection That is the question. and
no other. Gentlemen, telseve i'm party disflnt-
tons. | am party man. There are gussnAss
belonging TO party in which i ann concerned ard
there are opinions entertained BY other partss
which repadiate; but what of that? If hon~
be divided against itself. II viii fall and ersrh
everybody in it. We must see that we maintais
the government over Us. We must see that we
uphold the Constitution, and we mast do so VIII.
out regard 10 party. Now, how did this qB1-
ton arise? The question IL forever misstasM /
dare saw il Won know much of me. or N ~
course Of public conduct for the last fourteen
months. you have heard of my attending Unscn
meetings, and of my fervent demonstrations u
Union meetings. Well, what was the objeef Of
that? What was the purpose cf that2 The o.
ject and purpose We're designedly or thought'es-
" misrepresented. had an invifafion 10 20 to-
Union meeting In the county OF Wssteh~ster;
could not 20, but wrote letter. Well some vic
man of the east said he did not think there were
many disunionists about Tarrytown. Ard -
here; and in every part of New York. there 30
total misapprehens.on Of the purpose ard cseef
of these Union meetings. Every one kn0~s
there il not county, or city. or hamlet IN me
State of New York, that is ready TO 20 ont q fhs
Union. There IL no man 80 insane Tn the Whnf
State. outside a lunatic asylum a. TO visa IL
But that H. not it. We all know thai every 800
and every neighborhood, ard all corporations.
the State of New York, are attached 10 nc U
ion, and have no idea OF withdrawing from tt
But that is not the point-that is not the port
The question, fellow cItizenS--and 4 PM v w
you now as the real questionable gsss;oa y,
whether YOU aud the rest of the people Vt fhc g..
State OF New York and Of MI Of the Sales VII
so administer the ConstItution--wiil 90 enact 20
maintain laws to preserve that Instrument Maa
YOU will not only remain in the Union yourselves
but permit your brethren 10 remain In Il &c
carry it on:' That is the question. VII yN
concur in measures necessary TO MAINTAIN ~
Union? or win YOU oppose such measIres2 IDS
is the whole point of the case. You have thEH
or forty members of Congress from Nrw NdFk-
YOU have your proportion in the United Siaiss
Senate. We have many members wv CgnETsss
from New England. Well, they MAINTAIN tb
laws thai are passed for the administrator f -
Constitution and respect the rights Cf the Scuth,
so that the Union may be held together and not
only that we may not ro oHt vi ourselves. waen
we are not inclined TO do, but thai BY ssceftaInrg
and maintaining the rights Of Others fhfF Ely
also remain in the Union. Vow, gentlemen PET
nit me 10 say that | speak of no CONCESSIONS y
the South wish any concession from me. lley
won't get II; not hairs breadth OF H. Vs.
come TO my house for II. they viii not md :
they do. ] concede nothing. BIT say tha1
will maintain for them a. | viii mafntein foF vor
to the utmost of my power. and in the face Oh ~
danger, their rights under the Constitution 80
your rights unier the Constitution (Crirs .
''Good Good SCI And God forsaks nc -
and nv children if ever be found w fafter Ha c.
OF the other. (TremeHdoas appia1se- !.
II il obvious to every o0@- ARID Vs. nth sFaG~ =
that the orlgn Of the gEeat disturbaars whIeh =