The republic., 1852-06-30

Words written by himself, and respectfully dcdi
rs Gated TO our next Prcsident.
Hark heard ye those shoutings of wild exultalOn
3 As they swelled up from mount hill, and Plainf
'Tis the trumpet tongue voice the cry OF nation,
d For the Hero OF old Lupdy's Lane!
u CHoRUs-The Hero ot old Lundy's Lane,
u The Hero Of old Lundy's Lane;
81 The people are rising mount, hill and plain, 1,
~ For the Hero of old Lundy's Lane!
u Let unite voices, and hail to the chief
H VINO returns full Of fame from the wars;
Il The man who combines the deep wisdom ol jovc
~ With the bold, daring courage Of Mars!
Brave WINFIELD SCOTT! what heart does not thrill
n At the sound Of that glorious manner
HThe hero whose bold and unconq'rable will
81 Hath covered his country with fame!
IS Too pure for the low and unprncipl0d arts
~ OF partisan clique and intrigue;
Hsistands forth the first, in his countrymens hearts,
pure hearted, patriot Whig
Let us unite our voices in thrilling hosanna,
Let US march forth with proud exultation;
N With the world renowned name OF old SCorT on
our banner,
81 Wen work out our country's snlvation
n Sustained by the justice and right of our cause,
81 Wen fight until hope has expired:
"a Well stand by Union, we'll stand by her laws,
"a Till the last cannon shot has been fired.
II VOICE FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
"a J. NJ. CARLISLE, csq., being now called for
~ MIR. LENox said:
H1 FELLow-cIrIzxss: You have heard eloquent
|E Esatsfied, you shall have voice from home. Mr.
XCarsle is here in obedience to your call.
a Mr.. CARLISLE was received with hearty cheers,
!and spoke Substantially follows:
H FELLOW. WHIos OF WAsHINeroN: address my
Hself first to you, because am very conscious that
Xii is to your friendly hearts owe it that find my
Nself remembered on an occasion when might well
s2havc been forgotten. Indeed, If ii had been your
good pleasure, it would have been infinitely more
4agreeabe to me to have been spared the risk Of
Ebreaking the spell which has been thrown over us
Nby the eloquence of our guests o-night. But you
Hwant voice from home You have already heard
&it from the mouth Of one who may well speak for
lgthe Wings of Washington on all loccasons-stcady,
Ehrm. true hearted, devoted to tho canss. Tine
s.speaker's ausion was hailed with three hearty
MCheers for Walter Lenox.
M And yet confess, since have felt that the tido
Ewas rising in all hcarts, have desired, like
8you, that some ono should speak for again; and
ail my regret Ia that you have not fallen on wor-
Ether representative, | would that had the power
to utter in words, and in tones that might be born
AWAY upon the winds Of Heaven to every qunrter
Hof the land, all the deep meaning Of those eloquent
Echeers with which you have awakened the eChoes
X to- nj ght-cchoes which. l trus,, have but died
Naway to come up again from the bosom of every
Hvalley, and DO thrown back again and again from
Severy mountain. top throughout the whole length
b Hand breadth OF our whole country. Loud cheer \
Ingl
81 la those cheers of yours recognise the well
ksremembered tones which four summers ago made
q the wekin ring with anticipated triumph, and
which, in that glorious autumn, when, though the
b leaves were falling, the hopes of the country were
<zrising, burst forth again from hearts OVERLOOKING
with graduation at the certainty that genial
Wspring time was coming, coming. [Chrers.l i
hear in them now no unmeaning shouts, uttered
Eon compuleion, to glorify an unknown idol igno
&rantly worshipped. No; we raise no nitars in
e blind idolatry OF unknown gods. We shout no
seaps 10 the mere creatures of conventions, albeit
gthey have added no single ray 10 their country d
6glory. Mo- Gentlemen Of the convention here
81 To night we thank you; your country will thank
ON hat hay va lied fDr n no In
Eght at the funeral pile Of illustrious servants OF
the country. No! You came together, bringing
= In generous rivalry THREE GREAT NAmEs-names
which were not only household words in their own
VI land, but names known and honored in every
&quArter of the earth TO which the light of freedom
san. or even the distant trembling ray Of freedom
&rorning star of hope, had ever penetrated. YOU
camc together in miserable spirit OF tho dog fu
the mangcr! You came with the good of the coun
try uppermost in your hearts. You felt that 81
great trust should only be confdcd TO great and
Vproven patriot. You felt that the highest honors
4of free people should DE the reward only of great
Sand signal devotion TO the whole country. You|
clt, and the country feels, that the man who is to
9stand IN the great Congress Of Nations the repre-.
ksentatye-o the glory and power Of the American|
Epcople-the one man chosen by the free hearts nd
Aree voices Of millions Of freemen- should be one
Ewhose great deeds had already given the world as
Insurance Of a man. (Cheers.l
No wonder, then, that you wrestled earnestly in|
8that friendly contest, for each of you had set
&hs heart upon ~ man who came up TO the full
4Prcsidcnt. You had before you n triumvrate
q each one Of whom would have suflced TO redeem al
Esontury from oblivion. In ono Of them you behold
Ha man who stood at the helm Of State; and whonl
Gthe storm was stormiest-when the winds OF lac.
~ tion howed-wbcn the waves surged and lsshed|
Eaganst the good old ship COns;tution-(may Cod
Sc Almighiy preserve her 10 US, and our children,
Hand childrcns children TO the latest generaon) Il
&~hen discordaDt thunder, North and South,
seemed 10 threaten that the glorious canopy aboyc|
us with its lustrous stars and streams of light
H3sla hp in o.Ha he h.lta \
u With constant heart, aud stcady eye, and we'll
3neryed arm and stcered safely into port. Loud
n cheers ior Fillmore There is stor set IN the
heavens which no clouds obscure, lapse OF ngesI
shall dim-thc north star OF patriots through
Gout the world, and for oil time TO comethe ever
p ~, seed star GEoR0E WAsHISeros BY tina
Esar he stceredl Loud and prolonged cheering II
And by his side stood one whose glorious eyed
HwcTe fixed wish rnpt intensity that same sta
and whose inspired voice, like the trumpet OF the|
karchangel, rose above tho tempest, and said, "LgT
THERE BE PEACE and there was peace; "L,TI
8TfERs Bg UEIoS," and there wac Union; "LiBxs.
ETy and USIoN, org AND INsEPARABLE, SOW AspI
HroRKvEs." Prolonged cheers for Webster
Oh, yes; such men theso night well be dear
ITO you, to all tbeir cOuntrymen. Bot there wasI
8yct another IN that triumvirsic, in form nnd|
NstatUre proudly eminent" bearing "the gorge
Eous ensign OF tho Republic full high advanced,
biniei rcsplcndcnt with reflected light from tina
Rsame banner whose every star he had converted os
sun Of glory! Like the other tvo he had stood onI
ahigh and open theatres, and barred his breast andI
Hup by lcss than his country and his whole country
Like them he had devoted that heart, with all its]
kcncrsics and aspirations, on the altar Of decp.I
&osbausile8s patriotism. But, more than this bel
had given that hearts blood freely many nj
glorous held. Our native earth tself, albeit dumb
mud doll, shouted with the great voice Of nature
Hfrom every field which had been watcrcd with tho|
american blood for two and forty years, at thci
name of WiSrIslD ScoTT. tGreat cheering
H In that name good men and true Of all parties i
and Of every section Of every party, will hear the
Echaun. word, ovoking splendid memories from the
past, and kindling hopes unqucnchsblo for time I'd
"a EcOme. Wings OF Washington, Whgs Of the
H nion, we have no monopoly OF such name as
this. lA olongs 70 the country aud Go the world.
81 Fellow -WhIgs, | have done. II Is now almost,
trtbc "noon of night" u lacks but two minutes oil
t3t. My charge was TO fill up the last moments of
q bis buspcious day. lCries Of " Go on, go On n
BI beg you 70 excuse me- I" No, we can't excuse
Eyou."I ] am reminded Of my duty TO morrow
"a fou must allow inc TO conclude. If we bad more
81 time even, am unequal to the tack. I am not &C