The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-04-23
GEN, CASS' SPEECH.
Delivered on Friday night. l4th ult., at
Tamany Hall, Nel0 York.

After repeated calls upon him, he made
his appearance on the rostrum. and in
joking manner. commenced his remarks
by saying that if those assembled had
heard as much as he had they would not
be DESTROYS Of hearing any more. 1 did
not come here said he, for the purpose of
making speech; | came from a place
where there were more words than ac-
tionS-more addresses delivered than
there were services rendered 10 the coun-
try: but cannot help expressing my
satifaction at finding myself within the
time honored walls of old Tammany,
which has witnessed so many displays of
American patriotism by the noble De-
mocracy OF New York, who have so often
rallied to the defence of their country,
when that country was in peril. Yes.
my fellow citizens, for forty years have
known you; / have known you in the
good old times of Daniel Tompkins, and
the same spirit which animated him and
his competitors during the war with Eng
land. animated you in the crisis through
which the country has recently passed:
and a crisis as il never passed Through be-
fore. l am very much obliged to the
Chairman for the flattering manner in
which he has spoken of my humble SER
vice In the National Legislature. But
deserve no credit for what have done;. Il
claim no credit, none for Congress. 1t
was not the American Congress that saw
ed the country it never would have been
saved by Congress. 1t was the voice of
the people OF North, South, East and
West, borne on every breeze which saw
ed it and before which disunion quailed.
(Appieuse) Touch the Union fellow
citizens and you touch coal of fire in
the heart of every Dem ocrat. (Applause.)
/: lives and will live for the good it has
done and is doing, and under the provi
tence Of God, for the good which | trust
it is destined to do. Tremendous APP
plause.) Fellow citizens. we have pass
ell through terrible crisis. may say,
We are passing through it; for, although
the danger is diminished, it is not over.
1t would be wrong to say there are not
sections of the country which entertain
designs unfavorable 10 the Union; but
trust such a calamity as is threatened
will be averted--l believe 1t will be.
But here we are--the sun never shone on
a country SO happy as this-where so lit
tie is taken from the bread Of labor
where the government is Instituted by all
for the good Of all--where there is no
oppression--where every man is as free
there is liberty and prosperity offered to
every man. (Ap2lause.) Compare this
country with those of the old world.
Look at the oppression which prevails
there. See the down trodden condition
of humanity there. Now. what puts us
in this happy condition?--North and
South united to achieve and to maintain
our independence, which is the boast of
the world; and the blood of both sections
was shed in maintaining the flag of the
Union. (hpplause.) Now, what has
led TO the unfortunate state OF feeling
which at present prevails? Why is it
that so many of our countrymen are
threatening TO leave the confederacy?
| There must be cause for this. 1t is
useless to conceal that the South has
been injured. say ii boldly and with
out hesitation. (Applause.) We have
vilified them and their institutions--we
have not acted towards them as we ought
TO have acted--we have not carried out
| towards them the constitution IN its true
spirit. We allow foreign travelling en-
issaries and domestic traitors to preach
doctrines, which. if they prevail, are sure
to destroy This government-as surely as
the sun rises in the east and goes down
in lhe west. And these foreign mission
aries have found advocates in this coun-
Try. Now, reverse the case, and you will
| find, that if one Of our citizens went to
England and dilated publicly there on
the wrongs of down trodden Ireland, he
would be OF his way TO Botany Bay in
less than week. (Applause.) Yet those
impudent foreigners come here and tell
you that they are i'll the possession of a
natural right which they are prevented
exercising. There is nothing equal to
this maevolence but its impudence
But we have adopted series of meas
nrps, which are termed the compromise
(applause) (which in my opinion, should
be satisfactory tc the North, the South,
the East and the West. 1t is a common
platform on which all Americans can
meet, and should meet, there to agree TO
protect and defend the institutions of
their country. What in Gods name.
could we gain by THE destruction Of this
powerful government?-lt is the worlds
best hope, aye, it is the beacon of light,
of freedom shining over the dark and
troubled ocean. and inviting the nations
of the earth to a heaven of rest and secu-
rity.-(Voiciferous applause) Destroy
this contederacy, and liberty is destroyed