Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-15
THE .cAMPAIGN'
ADDRESSES DELIHERED AT THE FILLMORE
NETTING IN THE CRY or NEW FORK! IA
SPEECH OF Mr.. GENTRY.

Representative in Congress from Tennessee. he was
received by the assenblage with the most vociferous
applause. As soon as silence was gined, he spoke
in substance) as follows Nh; II II. III lees5
Fellow citizens of New York, Il am exceedingly happy
to meet so large assembly Of my Of this
great metropolis, and am truly proud oaying the honor
Of addressing them upon such an Ioecan This enthu-
sastic abundan SANDER which
has been 50 industrousiy circulated atthe eapto that
Willard Fillmore, the Of New YorA had no friends
here "a voice There are thopsand$l the street who
cannot get into the halls Let us a6hrn to the street
Adjourn. adjournr 1t was decided Awevsr, by aSote,
to remain in the hail. and Mr., Gentry Proceeded ii
truly happy, gentlemen to see hese evidences Of
the popularity, here at home, Of that dngnished Of
New York, Who with much honor tdimsef and bene-
fit to the country fills the office cphisf Magistrate
of the Republic and can assure you return that your
Wing brethren Of Tennessee and the States gene
rally were never more united in thei preference 1of
Presidential candidate than theyare fillar Fillmore
TGreat cheering Not because he Northumberland The
Government sectionally in favor Of thern interests
but because he has been true to the hon and the inte-
rests Of the whole country North andouth because his
Administration Inns been marked by trotism, wisdom,
prudence, and judicious craftsmanship NJ. oTn
Fellow citizens Presidential electi, under our con-
sttution, is at all times importaA event involving
much than the mere question wher this or that
distinguished citizen shall be chosen Cf Mnstsate Or
whether tb .l~. party sha achieve party
-aamph For years past Pre@denti has been
construed to involve decision by al peoph upon all
pending political questions whether chatting to the do
nestle foreign affairs Of the country and lence every
thoughtful statesman looks each
the Presidency wtha profound soicitu sig far above
mere personal preferences partisan prtianes so
citude inspired BY the conviction that each rsurrng cam
yass for the Presidency, by its effects usenpubhc sen
ment and the political morals of the peopL stamps iH
consequences permanently upon the futat policy and
destiny OF this great Republic New caus have cone
into existence will impart ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the next and all future Presidential election Events H
great magnitude have occurred within the st few years
OF our history The vast boundaries Of the epubc he
been SO extended to embrace acauisitas greater In
territorial extent than the most renowned ntions of Ne
earth The outstretched wings Of cur bird iberty Or
glorious American eagle, now extend from tie Atantio
the far distant shores Of the Pacific shekeng and b
tecting twenty-five millions Of people, wio under ci
stitution which secures all political equality and be
right to worship God according the dictates Of tir
own conscences, are happy PROSPEROUS and free [P-
our country has been progress in bthsr respectsJn
population in agricult and nanufacu res in comm4e
and navigation in education aninterIa Improvements
in power and patronage in its revenues and it's expea
lures Into every Of the thirty ono States which
sttute this confederated Union the FEDERAL Governat
extends its Briarian arm with patronage dspensend
honors and emolumentsito bsstow. Jas 1911 ltc,
The Republic, and the States that compose it, hve
reached position Of powsr and grandeur which makfhe
Offices and honors of the federal and State Governnts
attractive objects Of ambition than heretofore and
as, under republican system OF Government, allnve
equal right aspire to these honors thousands otm
bilious are crowding upon the theatre Of poles,
eager to win honor and fame in the public service hd
organi1 political parties they press forward to ter
obectSl reckless eagerness which forgets to redm-
Der that the interests Of the Republic ought to beed
paramount to all other interests and hence they Rye
party contests to dangerous extremes These of
the causes that will impar to our political system athe
next and all future Presidential elections nten of
action calculated to make thoughtful ohose
quadrennnl struggles with ssfear and trembling with
fear and trembling but not without hope or g Il irea
son to despair Of the Republic - gsf ~ .-til.t
Fellow citizens these remarks though lomewhat ene-
raj in their character, have seemed to meto be not in
appropriate introduction to discussion of the QUESTION
which has brought together this large asmblnge the
citizens of New York That question is who ough the
Wing party to nominate their candidate for President
at the next eectoni answer to atqtestion MnARD
FILLMORE. fCheers Ny friend fNr. Harshall) his oc-
cuped SO fully all the ground necessary be occupd on
the occasion, that but little Is left for to lever
theless, you viii hear me, viii PROCEED to give sue of
nominated and elected President at he next eetipn
Voices, go on r. " In the street rlss Thousandshere
are waiting to hear you n And aft della; the
meeting adjourned the stage in street. when r E.
Dhoohs speak 10 fhst VINO
received him with enthusiasm Mr. Brooks said r sa
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen I have hepleasat duty
of introducing to you true Western Wing He zones
here from Tennessee, after service Of twelve yers
more in Congress- endorsed the last time BY thresthou
sand majority nay coming twice without any sercs OPP
position His name IS as well known to you Wins,
that Of your wives and Children for il is ons your
household words Who has not heard Of VII does
not know MERrptrH P. GEvrRrf Mr.. O. then proceeded
FeHow-citi1en If you have the patience to hear me,
viii proceed was doing when we adjourned from the
hail. to give you some reasons why VT should 60 Fl Mr.
Fillmore As Southern man, addressing Norhsn au
dence understand the delicacy Of the position otcupy
But feow.ctizens II there Is amy m N in the South that
may Justly claa tolerant hearing from te North think
may chin 10 be that man have been III political life
considerable time and In the year 1882 the st peeh
ever made IN Congress was IN favor petitions
FOR the abolition Of slavery in the Difct OK Cornbis
[eheersJ This was called BY some fnatical and was
fanatcA-a fanatic IN my devotion to the Union!
Cheers1 saw that this was question which involved
The safety OF the Union saw that thousands at the
North who had no taint Of abotonsm were yet deeply
Interested IN thi question and its atatioH seemed TO
10 present false the North and h Sodth
contended that sound pocy rean;Eed the repeal Of The
rule which prohibited The reception and reference of tose
petitions tecause thousands 81 patriotic national Then st
the North believed that rule TO BE in violation or the con-
stutional right or petition and by refusing 70 repeal
the rule, such men as these were brought sscnhg
cooperation with the aboltionists and thus tkoe inn
diaries received countenance and responsibility Which
otherwise they coud not have obtained n2Hf ~
When the question Of annexhg Texas 10 ths Udted
States was introduced into the politics OF the cd by
President Tylerfs treatyaathough had been ator Of
that annexation although the chief OF the Texn roiu-
ton had been popular Chief Magistrate Of Tennessee
and many Of those who marched under his bat we're
Tennesseeans although our sympathes were yriywith
them In their struggle for Independence. and 4er desire
70 be admitted into the Union yet when rfny Of the
Northern States assumed such attitude oftostHtyt TO
annexation as made il manifest that the eoussknaton Of
that n,easare would produce sectional preds and an