The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-11
HON A HALL OF IOWA.

we ASK Hoththy
HON. A. HALL, OF IOWA.
The member of Congress elect from Iowa delivered
eloquent speech at the late State convention of the de-
mocracy of Iowa. of which report appears in the Bur-
ngton State We copy the following interesting
passages
Other parties having dissolved and occupying fluid
condition. they proclaim through their public press their
stump oraors their secret societies. in their ia
natca conventions and everywhere that the democratic
party fallen and dssolveda startling thought to those
who hope for the perpetuity OF free Institutions 1a
Has that great party which established and has main
tanned the principles political equality for than three
fourths of a century fallen9
Has that great party fallen which nurtued the spirit aud
famed the the revolution presided at the formation
of Declaration of Independence governed the hearts of
those draughed and adopted the constitution of the Uni
ted States stood like tho Cherubims and flaming
sword which turned every to protect that sacred nsu
ment from invasion !?
Has that great party fallen which has commended success
fully against the most gigantic monOpolies against every
open every nsdous foe against foreign influence and
domestic corrupon and has led the country on to perfect
cirl liberty and national glory
"No verify, 1t will fail in jot little of its
destiny until all OF its great mission be fulfilled The wicked
the Ignorant may attack it, may misrepresent it, and may
weaken its practical strength for time. The weak the
vacating and the timid may become alarmed may ater
may lend their influence and votes the enemy and the de-
mocracy may appear the minority; but the democratic
party will not fall AS we'll might the tall the broad based
granite pared Andes fall and crumbe into shapess dust
great expounder and susaner Of constitutional freedom
Like the oil in the widows it may be limited, but will
fail The night may be dark and almost starIess
corruption and fanaicsm may misdrect public opinion for
time appearances may alarm the heart of the patriot
but democracy will not fail The darkest hour of the gloomy
night Just before the day. Do you that star in the
the State Of Maine 1t the morning star OF
tho democracy precedes full glorious orb of day,
whose brilliant rays shall again be dused throughout the
republic lighting back from their wanderings the tmd the
mistaken and the deceived who have stood silent and mac
tive left the darker hours and acting under
the influence of the sober second thought
The honest of opponents, who from experience
the dangerous effects of that opposition will be with and
truth democratic TRUTH will again. pure for having
been tried in the fire. elevated by comparison with its
agons and priceless from its strength and ability to
dure Of thousand foes and protect the people
the full enjoyment Of that priceless boon, true conu
tiona liberty Evenno hear the shouts of the vic
democracy from Pennsylvania, Tennessee and In
DIANA of that national shout which will 60 up
1856.
The glory and strength of the democratic party consist
only in the purity Of the principles which its votaries
possess but the tenacy with which these principles d
hered through evil well good report In prosperity
adversely in victory defeat the democrat only
the great principles of republican equality and conu
ona freedom the standard by which he judges the purity
of political which he struggles carry in his
every public act when his party in power and does battle
future history of this country the democratic party should
become vena and forget those landmarks which have
made and the republic greaf it foges its great mis-
sion forge the constitutions and makes upon consu
tiona rghts it becomes Of the fluids ready to mingle
with any every party for the sposthen indeed win
be fallen and dissolved and then viii midst
those great political which will follow each other in
rapid succesonthat rotrogade movement which will in
in it's to destroy until will be said of of
the republics of the Old World the United States had
rapid growth gigantic manhood few years of apparen
strength and glory and fell in the midst Of her corrup
TONS While the signs Of the times aught with fearful
orebodngs place your confidence the sober thought
of the people, directed by the God of nations Let the
greater danger greater exertons behalf
beloved constitution
While northern ee-som sectional in all its views
while it makes upon the constitution and seeks
pie it under foowhile seeks to sacrifice great national
duties and follows will o. the-wisp its own fanacal
BRAIN called by them the higher awwhe know nothing
ism seeks to bind the human mind with oaths and in
and silence meets to Illustrate the dearest and insignia
OF freedom to tyrannical endswhe they take from its noble
position insignia Of freedom the banner
and prostitute it night in their draped the
mental bonds of their ORDER towards which they their
hands in solemn mockey when they surrender under oath
that political freedom which the and stripes should
protect while they plant the stripes to wave
the odgeroom to decay the unsuspecng patriot there
surrender into their keeping his political freedom bind
him to make unnatural upon the political rights
his feown and make barter and prescription of
cred religious tenes Of the human heart the con-
stituon Of his country by makinga
for ocswhe they triumph upon the principles
Of human rights human the OBJ
legations Of their Ill Advised oaths fraud and violence and
bloodshed and far forget their responsibility AZ human
beings wantonly and prcmeditaedly wholesale
murder The voice Of many Of their brothers blood cries
against them from the ground The mark and
should be upon those who commit these crimes and upon
those who induce and sustain them The day of reckoning
viii comc-a fearful day for the guilty.
While these and other sad OF the times pass
ing around u.s. let here
ton in the great Of human progress Political oaths
but ropes of sand. They have legal obl-
CATION They have legal obligation, because they are not
recognised by law They have moral obligation
the right to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness is
naienable. No has right to surrender has any
other right receive them You cannot morally sur
render your life your liberty. Nor any man morally
take life your liberty from you If political oath
in fact obligatory then he who took oath would
surrender bis political freedom.
Brother democrats is mission and we must protect
the constitution We protect those great principles of
human rights under which have long prospered To
do this the ballot box defeat the entire
army of fluids We must defeat those who, in their fana
cal affection for the black man. forget the white man. forget
the constitution forget the laws OF the United States forget
their duty Themselves their families and their country
and determined know nothing else but question of
negro slavery and upon its altar sacrifice all the great
blessings which this glorious Union has bestowed"
DISASTERS ON LAKrs-The Chicago Democrat says it
is estimated that the loss by disasters the lakes
exceeds million of dollars