The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-01

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history Ct the movement would b read in the fu-
ture. The time would come when the historian,
looking into causes, would develope and bring to
light these Of the second revolution. This was
movement Of the people and not OF party. He
could not look uponor regard this patty % without
cause. He iced not urge upon Americans to cherish
these principles and regard tktse causes which had
made them what they were. He had for twenty
sm ss s' Ds. f sS great e e vsn and . s',:
. time VII party lines and issues could BE- dis
tiDcily Defined but 1t was difficult now for the whig
to defIe democrat, or TIE democrat to define
spplanse) Great principles had been lost sight
Of party ends and tmounents OILY were sought.
He had meditated prayed, hoped for better things
Of the old parties, but had been disappointed.
when the day and danger came, somehow they
lacked backbone. 1t reminded him OF pious old
negro, named Sambo, who was always praying for
the Lord to come and take him out Of the world.
sanbo anc knccSed very hard at the door. "Who's
Oar" said the animated ebony. /" The LORD" SAID
voice; II have come to take you out Of the world,
sambo." !" No such Niger livea,fere moved away
psriies. When the time for service was come they
bao moved away. The speaker here referred to
period short time before the present administers
ton was insugurated. He had visited Gen. Pierce,
president Pierce) had been more snned against
than shining. He had got into bad company. As
he went from Jerusalem to Jericho he fell among
thieves. Laughter.) He. the speaker, had said
be was not politician. Walking along one day in
tho street be was told by fren0 that he had been
nc minated for representative, and another that he
had bet n elected to Congress. BE was an American
at home-he should be ono at tie Capitol. He be-
leyed In the morals Of politics. thought il would
be long time before people would throw aside
moral standard in potics-tbat the constitution Of
the Sta to overrides that Of God. Tney could not
make the people believe that conscience IL all
moobshine-that right is not right-that conscience
is lot reality that lie told to citizen IL moro
hejnous than 10 president that friend il ANY moro
or has in one place than another. They could mot
ms Ike the people believe these things II had been
often said that clevgymen should not be politicians
that il did not become the cloth-thet politics
WIS dirty thing. He did not doubt 1t. (Laugh-
ter) They had said to him "you had better be
wisi, AID look out for your bread and buttsr" He
had shought for many PEARS II polit were 90 dirty
that IL vas quite time they were cleansei. The
ckrgy had much right to step into the political
arena ss they hsd to say their prayers So long as
he reear6sd right as right, 80 ling should he not
fail 20 utter h,s usiments against wrong. wherever
found. Il vas net true, had been suggested, shat
the great American party closes Its bosom against
foreigners. They would receive them with open
arms. We had broad fields and rico valleys, and
tbcre a. room and plenty for al. We say to them,
c3HS If you wiss, but be % We ires ThoTe Is pre-