Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-03

been performed on this stage has terminated pre-
cisely just as the audience wished Here he had
seen, on the very spot where he stood, Hamlet
soliloquize and mediate, Macbeth put harness on
his back, and Othello discharge one of his erring
officers. He had seen Julius Caesar die haya
struck down by the hands of traitors; but his yery
ghost afterwards defeated Brutus These ghosts
ana kings came before his mental vision in nro
eession tonight, and was succeeded by clowns
and witches; and let him suppose that in their
pay ney would nave some OF these strange things
augurles, oinens, soothsayings He would snnJ
pose that the spirit Of Andrew Jackson sndaanTg
appeared IN Tammany Hall, when the Softs wers
holding caucus, and the whole assemblage int
mediateiy dispersed. 1t is said that Prince job,
was taken III IN his carriage while on his vay 4
ianmany Hal, and that marble statue II
Martin Van Buren, was struck by lightning All
us head knocked off. Laughter.l These stranye
sishls ana strange things created great disappoht
ment in the minds Of the party Whom theg ~
rowiy concerned, particularly the accident TO
frinee John, which, 1t is said, caused great due
tuatioh among the stock sellers. These strange
things Sf -
SIN heaven and in earth, f
Not dreamed OF IN your philosophy iorato.
When he considered the condition of the Dan,
ocratic party, he believed that $50 fair and fnnl-
night it had not SEEM" But a
Let Hercules himself do what he NAV.
The cat will new, the dog will have his day.p
After this dramatic speech, there were again
loud cries Tor Walsh, but that gentleman not
coming forward, Judge Morton was introduced,
and briefly addressed the audience, He said-It
had been asserted on the one hand that thew were
party OF leaders alone; and ON the other hand
that they had no leaders; but he knew that thew
had leaders, and he thought that when the eagles
of the party were expected to be here tonight. il
became him, one of the bats and owls to remain
t,,h 1ar ltz t.,,r -Ix-
even if they had not tlD officers, they had at all
events the masses. 10 would say to them MS a
certain Cardinal saig to one Of the Popes: Sun
with the banner ofthe Church and the faithful
will flock round iH So he would say--sif there
are no leaders of the party. let one of the hum
church, and hfwould receive tie support of the
Democratic hrty of the State almost mani
mously."
VoIcE-JWe III do that
Mr.. Moton soon after concluded his speech,
and the bthd struck up the Marsellaise hymn
Judge Walker, of Louisiana, was next intro
duced. Ale said: Fellow-citizens, the honor of
addresyhg You on this occasion is to me quite un-
expecvd, assure you. was Just returning from
the Otera, when my ear was salnted with sounds
whicBseemed familiar and even more melodious
to IN; than those on which had hung enraptur-
cd Ahe enthusiastic shouts OF the fierce Democ-
raS of New York These shouts had my sym.
Tathy, and have been prevailed upon to come
here and express my sympathy. We have lately
fallen upon sud grounds of party confusion, in
which it is very difficult for any of us to under.
stand our bearings towards another 1t can hardly
be said that there is any great national party in
the country--so much were they all snbdivided
into faction that it might be said all parties were
factions. There was 4 remedy, however, for this
failing of the National Democracy They had
but to follow Hamlet's advice
Throw physic 10 the dogs"
and depend upon what the physicians call the
pis medicament natur0-and that ris was Democ-
racy. (Applause.l Felow-citizens, that is the
cure the panacea which lay at the bottom OF
Pandora 5 box. And what do mean by Democ-
racy' | do not mean the Democracy Of isins-the
Democracy of spoilsmen and placemcn--nor do
1 mean that Democracy which, when il gets into
power, kicks the ladder down by which il had as
cended-(applausc)- (which shrnks and shudders
at its own shadow. But | mean that bold.
manly Democracy which adheres through all
perils 10 princple--the Democracy which regards
the rights of the people and the States, which
regards it as a violation of the rights Of citizens
and States to intermedde with their business
If that is your Democracy, ! am one of you.
ICries OF sit IS =
That democracy is the only living party in this
country. Like other victors, it has been clogged
with the spos; but il has Of late received hints
which trust will make it rally round the banner
Of freedom and nationality. Applanse,l There
was lately party which sprung into existepce,
and which doomed up into large PROPORTIONS.
Some fits propositions were good; but that party,
when guided by bgotry and sectional feeling, is
bound TO brief and miserable existence. That
portion of it which may escape the Scylla of
slavery will fall into the Charybdis of religious
prescription. That party | consider as rapidly
Fastening to its doom. All that is wanted now
is TO write its epitaph. Applause What other
party is there' There is n raw-hend-and- bloody
homes bully OF party; bat the South knows how
to deal with that abolitionist party and will treat
It as il would any other bully, by meeting il in
open conflict. ] do assure you that the South is
prepared to meet that conflict, and that whenever
an attempt is made to violate the rights Of thai
section Of the Union, we shall, in the most anna
bic way, tell you $50 your way; we win mind
our way, and do yon mind yours We will
thenceforward treat You As all other countries
in war as enemies, in peace as friends. Cries OF
"Good." u II is only within the last week that
have seen your glorious imperial city, and am
not jealous of il; but am impressed with the CON
viction that you, of all Others are most interested
in maintaining the bonds of union, and that on
you rests the responsibility of annihilatinp that
party, which would destroy the farest fabric that
ever erected for the preservation of the lber.
ties of the world fGreat applause
Mr., Walkers remarks we're loudly applauded
and he closed there were thrce cheers given for
the South, and the band struck up another ma
tional air.
A vote Of thanks TO the Chairman was Then
proposed and passed; and the meeting, Al II
o'clock dissolved 10 the strains Of ''Yankee>
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