Washington telegraph., 1855-07-11

WI feSiOcHt, tuc idse OI countries Is not
decided by speeches at dinner ia bles. Here
or some where el-e-for L dont't know ex-
actly what is going on-but here or some
where else there are parties from every por-
tion of the Union. North and South, and
they will meet by-and- bye. don't say any
thing about what is going on. !Ilaughterl but
We have come together, one hundred and ff-
ty-two gentlemen, o. we will come together
bye-and-bye, [great cheering. which lasted
some moments. and we will meet my BROTH
ers-am | not your brother? [cries Of "Yes.
yes" and cheers. We will meet. or we have
met. or we are about 10 meet somewhere
Laughter Perhaps. sir. it may be in
some shady grove. near the city of the Pal
metto State. or it may be in the City of
Monuments. under the shadow of the Capt.
tol. or in this glorious old city, where, in
1897. body met together. not superior in
patriotism to those who will meet or who
have met on this present occasion. (Cheers
and laughter) 1t may be in a city still
further North. the great commercial empo-
rum of our country, OF possibly in that city
where Faneuil Hall still casts its shadow up
on the streets. upon the hill under whose
shadows, thank God, was born. [Great
cheering
Sir. wherever We have met. or wherever
we may meet. or anybody elSe, known by
the name of Native American Citizens"
may meet to consult for the common welfare
of the country. there will be the little State
that represent. IcheerSl and there she will
counsel together with her elder and wiser
sisters for the common veal. and there she
will utter through the mouth of any one
OF her sons no single word that could
wound rhe sen>Ibilities or excite feelings
Of hostility IN the breast of any other man.
[Cheer<I But she will eEdeavor to speak
words OF peace and love and having learn
ed by many years experience that he is
the wisest man who assigns the best and
purest motives to all human actions, aud as
in free country no man has any interest
in over;hrowing the institutions of the coun
try. or that great Union under which We all
live and have being-this Union which,
next to the Christian religion, is the greatest
blessing with WhichGod has ever vouched safe
TO bless this country of ours-recognizing
these facts, you will find the little State of
Arkansas always ready to believe that the
errors. the faults. the extremes. the excess
eS of these who may meet together to con-
suit for the common good are but excuses
OF patriotism. taking. perhaps wrong di-'
rection .ICheers.l Mr. President and my
brothers. whenever you present TO us plat
form upon which every citizen of this re-
public can stand firmly and squarely. We
will help to build it with you and when it
is built. with no plank i'm that platform that
can offend any State in this glorious confed-
eracy of nurS-with not Z single principle
or tenet in its creed with which anv State
in this Union can justly find fanlr, or regard
as an act of State ofience-ArkanSas will
stand upon that platform as long as single
plank of it remains. and battle for its prin-
cipIes to the last Enthusiastic applause
Mr. President. will conclude with wish
"a wish to which every heart VIII. am
sure, respond-that neither you. nor |. nor
our children, nor our childTen's children to
the latest generation. may ever be unfortun-
ate enough to see the day when he who has
heen born under the granite hills of New
Hampshire. or On the golden shores Of Cal
itoFna. or in the Savannas Of the Sonih on
the prairies of the West or ON the fowery
plains of Texas. or ON our lakes in the north
west, may not feel that it is patent of no
bility stamped on him by the divine hand of
our great Creator, that he has the good for
tune to be born on American soil and of
American parents. Enthusiastic and pro-
tracted cheering