The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-25


ed rs the adopted son Of Henry Clay. The mantle
Of the father has descended upon him in all ia
attributes, and we have assembled to carry into
execution the will and wishes Of the dying states
man. While Jupiter Is setting, Uranus is rising
in the political armament. with all the glories Of
the former reflected upon him. Willard Fillmore,
Of New York, is endorsed by Henry Clay, OF Ken
lucky, and the Wings Of Philadelphia will honor
the endorsement, will stand by the guarantee.
introduce to you EaAsTUs Books, of the New
York Express.
Mr.. Books was loudly called for, and on rising
was received with an unanimous shout of welcome
We regret that the lateness of the hour and our
limited space will prevent us from INDUCING in
more than brief sketch Of Mr.. b. . very eloquent
remarks.
Mr.! Brooks said that il vas so much more his
custom to record the good things said by othe,
men, rather than to attempt TO say any himself
that he feared ii would not be in his power to an
swer their kind invitation as he could wish. He
sides, he felt ttat TO add any thing on the subject
Of the meeting to what had already been said to-
night, would be wasteful and ridiculous excess
il would be
"To gild refined gold,
To paiut the lily,
Or add perfume to the violet"
But he felt thet this was the city of Brotherly
Love; and he might almost say, with the inspircd
prophet OF old, cit good TO be here" He never
passed through this city as stranger without
Congress assembled; and, rs q New Highlander, he
reflected with pride that it was New England
man, and that man John Adams, who, in this very
city Of Philadelphia, in times that tried mems
souls-John Adams, of Massachusetts,, who nomi-
mated, as commander -in-chief Of the American ar.
my, George Washington, of Virginia.
He MIR. b. knew no difference between the
Wings of Louisiana, of Pennsylvania, of New
York, and OF Massachusetts We were brothers
all. But he knew not, he would not know, the
nrefeTTed n N et
southern votes, and another thing to get northern
votes. Shame on these DISCUSSES Shame on this
double dealing But there was a star on which
every Wing should rest his gaze-should rivet his
attention; and that star was thc Constitution Of
the country. 1t was mean and cowardly for us OF
the North, who had secured TO ourselves five out OF
the six measures of the Compromise, that, when
we came to the sixth, the Slave law. we should
refuse to award II to the South. We had gained
California, and that WAS northern measure; we
had established Territorial government in Utah,
and that was northern measure; had estab.
lishod Territorial government in New Mexico
and that was northern measure; we had prohib-
tied slave traffic in the District of Columbia, and
that was a northern measure; we had adjust ed the
boundary between Texas and New Mexico, and
that was a northern measure. By this Compro-
mise the North had gained five points; and should
We refuse to embazon the sixth point on our ban
ner--the point for the South? We Of the North had
derived the largest. much the largest, benefit from
the Compromise. In commenting the sixth,
the Slave law, MIR. h. spoke strongly in its favor
What the Constitution required of him to dis
charge as an American citizen he willing to
discharge in good faith, and in the bonds of love
and duty. We should in the language of Henry
Clay, know no North. no South, no East, no " est
nothing but our country. Mr.. Brooks had been
all bis life Wing; he had hung out the Clay ban
ner in '32, defended his nomination in 80, 40 and
~, when Henry Clay deirauded out OF It by
the Freesoil politicians. He had ever been true
to the Wing principles as he had imbibed them in
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been taught that eminent satesmen, distinguished
civilians, were generally preferable for the Chief
Magistracy TO military chieftains He would not
pluck feather from the plume Of General Scott.
No; he honored him as a military leader. He bad
followed his career with pride from Lundy's Lane
TO the city Of Mexico; but he also honored such
giant minds as those OF Clay and Webster. Was
II not enough that no Gen Scot) should have the
glory ol victory. the consciousness Of having noby
Performed his duty, the pride and love of The peo-
pie! Would 1t not be a wrong TO our country were
We 10 select military chieltains for the Presidency,
and rample politically in the dust such profound
and experienced statesmen as Clay and Webster?
zee, there was something else as great rs mill
tary valor and virtue. and that wastruth capacity,
experience, political ssgacity, honesty; and in the
man we had selected to night we had chosen in
Willard Fillmore can honest man-the nobest
work OF God" Mr.. Brooks here gave an inter
esting biography of President Fillmore.l And
now, he asked, what evil had he done, that he
should receive the ordinations and assaults of such
men those who had attac kcd him. He had never
llnched Tor a moment in the discharge Of his du-
tcs either before his exaltation or since his occu
patton Of the Presidential chair. He had sprung
from ihe very lo!ns Of the people, and he had la
bored very hard for their interests in his support Of
the tariff Of lsf2 And surely, in Penns vania, as
VOL as in New York, we owed something to Mil
lard Fillmore for his advocacy of the interests Of
labor at home, rather than the labor and capital Of
Europe.
But we are again admoni.bed TO study conden-
saton, and will merely add that Mr.. b. observed
that there were other motives and interests that
rose higher than those Of psrtythe interest Of the
the whole Repubhc-the Union And
Mr.. h. concluded by recting with much force and
feeling the following beautiful lines from Longfcl
low:
"Sail on, Ship Of State
Sail on, Union, strong and great.
Humanity, with all its icats-
With all It's bopes Of future yc;rs--
Hangs broathlcss on Thy fate.
We know what master laid thy keel
What vorkmcn wrought thy ribs Of steel
Who made each spar, each mast and rope
What anvils rung, what hammers beat;
10 what a forge, and what neat,