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Speech of Senator Crittenden at Phila-
delphia.
Senator Crittcnden, of Kentucky, arrived
at Philadelphia on the 18th uIt., on his way
to Washington, and was seranaded by his
American friends. After the serenade Mr..
Crittenden was introduced to the crowd by
Hon. Robert T. Conrad, and made the fol-
lowing address:
FELLOW CITIZENS: do not know in
what terms to address you. came here
simply as passenger, without any antici-
patton or expectation of such greeting as
you have pleased to give me, and if l should
not know gracefully how 10 make my ac-
acknowledgements, hope you will believe and
take the assurance of Kentuckan that
thank you for your hospitality and the re-
gard which you are pleased TO beslow upon
me. (Applause.)
Fellow Citizens-I am Kentuckian-I
am more than Kentuckian; am an Amer
lean citizen. (Applause.)
am such by my principles and the sem
timents of my heart. do not desire to be
partizan. The long experience of life
/ time makes me rather ambitious to be pa
triot than partisan. In the performance
Of that duty, | desire to do whatsoever can
to preserve the free institutions of my coun-
try pure as they came from the hands of our
ioretathers. (Applause.) Here in your
greet city was the Declaration of Indepen-
dence pronounced. Your great State con-
trbuted 10 make good that declaration, and
to establish the freedom which you now
now enjoy. l wish to see it preserved.
I am of the American party, (Three
cheers were proposed and given for the A
merican party, and then three more for the
Union,)
have adopted it from no selfish conside.
ration. have adopted and intend to pur.
sue it without fear of consequences, from
a solemn conviction that it is my duty tc
my country to do SO. am single individ
ual. My voice is weak and small one, bu
it shall be devoted to this cause from a sol
emn conviction Of my heart that owe it t.
a country that has bestowed on me honor.
and powers far beyond my deserving.
have no pretensions and no aspirations what
soever. mean TO do my duty in this grea
cause; mean to preserve the sovereignty
of this great country TO the people of thi
country.
l feel no unkindness, no hostility 10 TIT
foreigner whatsoever. / am willing to Of
fer him everything--every blessing that oil
country affords. | will tell hm--"Com
share them with u.s." If you have beer
the object Of oppression in foreign land
come here and be free. If in foreigr
land YOU have suffered from want, come anc
share in our plenty. Our laws shall pro
tect you. Our laws will give you freedom
which you cannot enjoy anywhere in III,
world beside. But we reserve TO ourselves
the right TO govern ourselves. (Peals o
applause.)
Leave that to us. You shall have all tht
benefits that our free institutions Afford
That is the great boon which we offer
} What other country in the world offers th'
same? None. Can one 60 to any foreign
land and become invested with the poor po
li'ical privileges conceded to the people o
il? No, not one. Come here and take eve
rything but the right to govern us. W.
must take care that we shall not be mad,
aliens in our own land. This liberty i
ours. Our blood and that of our father
have been shed for it. 1t is ours by OH
right and our title, and this land we in
tend 10 govern, and will govern. Gap
pluuse.)
Fellow citizens, do not intend TO max
a political speech, or to detain you long il
your unpleasant position in the cold nigh
air. (Cries oft isn't unpleasant! Go on.
believe, fellow citizens, that n change il
E the naturalization laws is necessary TO III
preservation and purity of our institutions
: Who else can understand them but he VIII
made them? Where else in the world hav
people been found capable of making sucl
institutions? And, shall he who made then
trust them to hands not taught TO do hi
work? No! we cannot safely trust them
We have in our hands great and might,
trust for the whole human race--to shov
that man is capable Of self government
We have hud a long training for it, W