The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-21

a, IA. moved the waters and now, ms night step IN
and be made whole Ii Is duty you oNe ~ -
md Yourselves Rally with us 70 Tue suppoI, "
49, az TG,eat cheeringl And you, old-line wings
Who constitute the guard about the TOMB OF Gay VINO 'or
rel moi b trials and heroic deyouon VINO iose n
s5 b@rs Ia your heart of hearts his paternsl ana pa
~, ssatiments his night your country calls ana ms
nrt inyokes You assist in staying the rushing ude tht
would sweep away the constitutional obligations nc 80 oeh
defended. Applause again and again.
And YOU democrats, with upturned faces and fashing
eyes take heart from this nights work The constitution
must and shall be preserved" lAppanse Inc revoa'lon
commeuoed some months ago. aud the Old Dominion has
been answered by North Carolina, Alabama Tennessee,
and Texas and only few days ago the good ola STATE Of
Maine standing upon the constitution D., Gown eool
nation OF the very worst fanacsms. Great applause
And now this night the Old Keystone begins to speak
Her noble rally for the constitution and the Union
Her ndomilable democracy will soon speak In thunder
tones Vehement applaasel
Ours is no saplng: chance sown BY the fountain,
BlaoDng at Beltane in winter TO Jade
When tie whirwind has stripped every leaf from the
The more shall Clan Alpin erult in her shade;
Moored in tho ritted rock,
Proof to the tempest shock,
Firmcr he roots him the ruder IT blows.
In sunshine and storm come veal or woe we will stand
by The faith Of fathers They may strip OF the green
leaves Of success they may op off BY the branches
of our strength but the old democratic trunk will still
stand and lift aof, lis defiant 'front.' Moored in the ed
rock Of the conutonproof to the tempest shock of oil
fanatcism aFirmer he him the rudcr il blows En-
thusiastc applause
new TO one another devotion to the common bond.
The spirits of Washington, Jefferson, Jackson Clay and
Webster from the classic shades Of Mount Nernoa Month
cello the Hermitage, Ashland and Marsh!eld inpor-
ing protect the constitutonto preserve the Union
We send back this from Lewis Cass and Edward
Everett James Buchanan and Richard Rush, George NJ.
Dallas and Daniel S. Dickinson, John c. Breckenridge and
Robert Winthrop, Alexander H. Stephens and lillian b.
Recd--rom the North and South, East aud West-from
the mighty army OF national everywhere
TUITION SHALL De rRoTEc1ED--rHE UNION PRE-
SERVED. There beats not the heart there the
there exists not the STEEL that penetrate the pano
ply of such true Americans. Surrounded by such de-
fences the constitution is safc-the Union We
"smle at the drawn dagger and defy its pont Repeated
and continued applause
William b. Rankin, esq, followed. He made brief
and we-tmed remarks He alluded to the principles of
Union the whole Union and its determination stand by
the constitution framed by its early founders. Mr. Ran
kin frequently applauded.
The Hon. Thomas b. Florence then appeared upon the
stand, and made some able and eloquent remarks. He
spoke chiefly to the future Of the democratic
party lie felt it to be correct honorable in all its prnci
pies with not only the American people but those who
came here and adopted glorious constitution their
future guide to prosperity and liberty The speaker
viewed with great ability the by the know
nothing party and his remarks received with the
most enthusiastic applause.
The honorable gentleman the conclusion, moved that
when this meeting adjourn adjourn this day
heuce, the sacred spot, to commemorate the
Goth anniversary Of the adoption Of the constitution of the
United States and TO pereuate the determination OF the
democratic party at all times and under a circumstances
to stand by the constitution In ell its purity
The meeting then adjourned with thrty-one cheers
for each Statefor the constitution and the success
and future prosperity of the whole democratic party through
out the whole city Of Philadelphia the county the State
and the Union.