The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-13

age? Laughter and applause.l What do you
care for public patronage! They never gave you
an Office, and never gave me one. Laughter
We want n President who is prudent and patriotic;
one who requires strict accountability OF all the
employees OF the Governments faithful adherent
to the Constitution. and just friend Of the Com
promises of the Constitution. And all these, fell
low-citizens, have not in Willard Fillmore?
Cries from all parts of the hall. eyes" "yes.'l
He has been tried in the fiery ordeal, and has come
as pure gold But 10 he available1 Available!
Why, gentlemen, do not believe the Wing party,
at this moment, has more available candidate in
the United States. tGreat cheering.l One thing
ia morally certan II you cannot elect him, you
cannot elect anybody else. More applause In
my opinion--in the opinion of the people whom
have the honor to represent-there is high
moral lesson to be taught in the renomina-
ton and reelection of Willard Fillmore--a les
son which shall teach the truth, that the road to
public favor il only found in the path of public
duty. Willard Fillmore has neither swerved TO
the right nor to the left. He has breasted tho
prejudices and passions of his own section, and
has never been afraid to execute the compacts of
the Constitution, when the discharge OF that duty
seemed to run counter to those prejudices and pas
sions. What does the South want? II wants the
continued and unbrokcn observance Of those COM
pacts. What does the North lose? Nothing. What
does il gain? Good faith. Why then shall we seek
to turn away well tried, faithful servant, who has
been guilty only of dischar gng his duty faithfully
and without faltering-turn him away, too, at the
bidding of men who intend to reagitate the agita-
tions which the Fillmore Administration has done
| SO much to allay. do not come here to make any
predictions; but 1t s proper for the Wings Of the
North to understand that, however still we keep at
the South upon this question of the next Presiden
cy, let the issue be fairly and honestly and hon.
orably presented, and tell you, men of New
York, we shall stand firm, and carry the day
[Grcat applause. There is certain class Of those
| foes of the Compromise who ainuse themselves
| and their manifestations Of them who are edi-
| tors--with counting up the votes that are to be
| given in the Electoral College, to show how
their candidate is to be chosen, without the con-
currence co operation of States who deter
| mined that the fnality of the Compromise mea-
sures of 1850 shall be fnality. Believe me, fell
low citizens, they are calculating upon votes they
will never, never get. [Cheers.l tell you again,
| nobody will get the vote of Kentucky but Willard
| Fillmore. [Great applause.J If New York with
holds from him her vote, she turns her back upon
man whose whole public career has done her honor
And am here to say that if you will come up and
stand by US, upon the broad platform of the Con-
stitution, the Wings of Kentucky will extend TO
you, as of DID, the right hand of fellowship; and
il we fall, it will only be TO rise up again like the
great wrestler, s,ongcr than ever and ready to
wrestle again. Prolonged cheers Rather let
this be fall, thousand times, rather than to be
besmeared and begrimmed with Freesoilism, and
nothing higher to excite our veneration than the
| image of negro. More cheers.l Let but this
| agitation be reopened--do but countcnance
| sanction any step that will lead to reopening-
and the Wing party Is at an end-l mean the Ma
tlonal w Mig party. Southern w hlgS Will De COM
| PEELED to fight alone, and fight alone we will yet
ready to welcome to the struggle those who do not
| intend to give up the Constitution without strug
gle. l tell you again, have no intention to
| see the acts of this Administration ignored. We
| don't intend to go into the fight with man
| who keeps back his opinions. [Cheers.l Are
| those Compromise measures, indeed, OF 30 little
account as not to be worth an opinion? Or do
you at the North I" understand that opinion, f"
but keep quiet, so that the South shall be duped?
Why, down South, believe me, gentlemen,
we told who know all about that
opinon--that General Scott is all right on the
Compromise, and that it is you who are TO be
duped! [Grcat laughter and shouts Of dersion.l
We are told that General Scott will come out with
a letter avowing his adherence TO the fnality, but
this letter is to be kept back until his nomination
has been effected! They want 10 keep him mum,
first; but told he ia sure TO come out with
explanation afterwards! More laughter Now,
there is class of men who do not oppose General
Scott from any prejudice they may have against
him personally. In that respect, indeed, do not
know one for whom bad ever more respect or ad-
miraton than he; but say there men, also,
"not that they love Caesar less, but Rome more"
who determined that the slavery issues of 1850
shall not he reopened in the coming contest they
can help it, or avoid it. lApplause.l We intend
10 have man whose past life, and openly -avowed
principles, serve to teach that not stran
gers TO each other; but that we have but coun-
try, one Union, one interest one destiny. Humble
my pretensons are, feel that j may promise
the hearty cooperation Of the people in my State
in the contest that is now approaching. Give us
true Whigr-wc don't care where he comes from,
from Maine, Georgia, or Iowa-and shall
| fight, have hitherto fought, side by side.
| Act otherwise, and shall make the nucleus Of
party that shall raise the banner Of the Constitu
ZION, the Union, and the Compromise, and by IL we
shall live OF die.
Mr.. Marshall took his seat amidst loud applause
SPEECH or Ma. oESTRy.
The chairman Of the meeting then introduced TO
the company the Hon. MEREDITH p. GESTRy,
member of Congress from Tennessee, who was
ceived by the assemblage with the most vociferous
applause. AZ soon silence was gained he adj
dressed the meeting.
| lowing to the fact that Mr.. GENTRY commenced
his speech in the hall, and induced by the re-
quests Of many Of his auditors TO break il rather alb
ruptly and resume IL in the street, where. from the
pressure Of the crowd and the want Of the nccessa
ry convencnces, the reporters were unable. as we
learn, to report it with accuracy, we have deemed
IL act Of justice to the speaker TO withhold his
marks for revision.-Ep. RKPvB.l