The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-06
The 1Ieeting at Tammany Hall.

ammany Hall General CASS appeared TO
great advantage, and showed that he had more
aptitude for rough tnd-tumble fight than we
had imagined. His old friend LOUIS PHILIPPE
would have laughed heartily at the idea of the
ex-minster's stripping to the buff, and dealing
out his broad witticisms among the Tammany
boys, in the way he did last Thursday evening
After he had been speaking while. he proceed
ed deliberately to take off his coat; in some
minutes afterwards his cravat; and, as the eX
element increased, his waistcoat-when he gave
his "breeches hitch" and amid yells of laugh
Ter famed himself, and remarked, that he
thought he "was doing pretty well for such an
Old Fogv" We copy an instructive portion
Of his speech from 4 report in the Courier and
Enquirer:
"Now. fellow citizens, have told you what
am in favor Of, will tell you what am opposed
to- am opposed to Whiggery first OF all. {Cheers.l
l am opposed next to all sorts of isms, tlaughterl-
Communism, Socialism, Mormonism, Concubin-
lem, and all other isms Laughter Why, what
do our American citizens want with Communism
They want US to live in masses, having all things
in common. [Laughter.] Why, it is our duty to
live in our own families, support our wives and
| [Laughter.l Why, there is not man amongst
you whose has not good a chance to be
President as had at his age. tLaughter.l l was
| offered the Presidency myself once, but have met
with many misfortunes some other of my
friends. [Laug hter.l Why Communism? 1t used
to be said that it a wise child that knew it's
| own father. Laughter. If the present state Of
| things goes on, it will be wise woman who will
| know the father of her child! [Yel!s of laugh
| teri Gen. Cass then defined his position, the po
| sition of the Democratic party on the great
| subjects Of acquisition and intervention. He
averred that the greater part Of our terri
tory had been acquired under Democratic
rule AS to intervention, he said that it was
a great principle of the American Democrat.
[Cheers.l 1t was sympathy that was asked for by
foreign struggling nations, and it was sympathy
| which the American Democrat would accord them.
| General Washington held these views. He said:
Whenever a struggling nation unfolds the banner
ofliberty, am with them CHEERS General Cass
was in favor of giving sympathy-if not somethin g
more-to fllibusteros all over the world; and his
sentiments on this point were warmly applauded.
He was not in favor of immediate in any case;
but he was of opinion that this country exercised a
moral influence in the world which almost rem.
dered unnecessary. [Cheers.] On the doc
trine of Progress, General Cass very enthusias
tic. He said that might well initiate the old
Jewish leader, and tell the to stand still, ex-
pectng to be obsyed, to try and stop the onward
progress Of this great country. [Cheers.l And il
there either n Wing a Democrat present
| who held contrary opinion, General Cass invited
him to leave the room. General Cass concluded a
highly eloquent address by reassuring the Demo-
Gratis of the prospect Of success which was before
them, and resumed his seat amid the most wild
| and enthusiastic cheering"
Senator DOUGLAS knew that he could not 90
ahead of the General in the denuding process
without taking off his pantaloons, SO he ad-
dressed the audience with his clothes on. We
do not see, however, that he was much less
entertaining than the General, and was as abu-
sive of SCoTT as usual. 1t is pity that the
Democracy have not something to say in favor
of their own candidate, for they might then
diversity their speeches little, which are now
mainly occupied with vituperation Of the Wing
candidate.
The most pointed part of MIR. DOUGLASS
speech is the portion which develops the policy
Of the prospective PIERCE administration in
regard to CUBA. 1t is Mr.. ,DoUaLAs's old
story-all the islands to the mid channel of the
two great oceans, and treating the Gulf OF
Mexico and the Caribbean seas as closed wa
tiers to the rest of the world! We annex Mr.
DOUGLASS peroration
| "VoIcE. What about Cuba2
"Mr. DOUGLAS. Yes, there was Cuba. He was
in favor of the Cuban revolution. [Cheers.] He
| had declared in lS45, while candidate for Con
gress, that whenever the Cubans should make a
declaration of independence, he ,oas in favor II
| sustaining them, if need be- by force Of arms!
[Great cheering.] He ,oent further. He declared
then that he was in favor of appropriating any
amount of money from the National Treasury for
the purpose Of purchasing Cuba from Spain, and
annexng her to the United States Renewed and
prolonged cheering He went further yet; de
clared that if there was any danger of England,
| France, any other power but Spain, ever com.
ing into possession of Cuba, he considered it the
| DUTY Of the United States to seize the island and
hold it by all the force of our army and navy, if
| needs be, against the world, (lmmense cheering,
and great excitement, which continued come time ]
Yes, these had been his opinions; they were his
| opinions still-thcy were fundamental prn-
| cipe Of the Democracy, and always would be.
[Checrs.l The Wings could give freedom to
Cuba without outragng every principle of con
! servatisn they avowed ; but the Democracy could
| and the Democracy would-and that before many
| months tGreat cheering.l The Wings were for
standing still they could not favor the relief of
any country from its chains; they could advocate
no progress, no reform, unless they abandoned all
| their principles and all their instincts loud
cheers.] The Whigs claimed the opinions of Wash.
ington ,cere good enough for hem and what he did
not advocate they would not advocate; because
he did not advocate railroads, steamships, &c :;
they were opposed to them. Such not the case
L.. H.
| umph Of America they rejoiced when Collins
steamers beat the English steamers they rejoiced
when the yacht America sailed around the whole
| British squadron. The speaker here dverged into
long string of characteristic exhort tions; after
which he retired amidst much cheering"
| Pass it Around.
The most ingenious Locofoco that we have
heard from recently, and the most enterprsing
| e, 4, Il i.