Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-28
AMERICAN ORGAN.
American Mass Meeting in Sacramento.

On the 25u OF June, an American mass meeting
was held In the city of Sacramento, California We
copy report Of the speeches from the Sacramento
Union. DR.. McMeans Treasurer of the State, pre-
| sided
| After some preliminary speeches, vocferous dc
mandsfor "Foote, Governor Foote," "Gov, :" "Sen.
ator Foote," &C., arose from centre and crcuufer-
ence OF the dense multitude Soon the ma ~siye
white head peered above the platform, when tu.
multuous cheering greeted the venerable states
man, which was continued until the very wekin
rung with the joyous notes of welcome.
In heartfelt terms the orator returned his pro-
found Acknowledgements for the cordial reception
rendered him, and his qualification at beholding 80
many OF his fellow Americans. He discaimed all
desire to advance his own personal claims, for he
| had none to put forward the subject however was
| interesting to himself az patriot and as a mnn.
He had, several years ago, while in the Fede,sl
| Congress, determined no longer to mingle in te
turmoil and strife party politics. but devote him.
self TO the legitimate duties Of bis profession.
The speaker, however, deemed the present the
most hazardous crisis that had ever arisen in OIL
national affairs, and one which demanded the SER
GUS consideration Of the patriot and every lover Il,
his country. At great length but most eloquentls
did the veteran orator invegh against the action
of the fanatics of the North and the secessioniss
Of the South in their unholy attempts to distrac,
the peace of the country and to endanger the
safety of the republic. The learned gentleman in
| this connexion read from the fredericksburg
speech of Senator r. M. 7. Hunter, himself an oppo.
nent of the American party, confirmatory of lii
| the speakers assertion regarding the present
threatening state of our political affairs The cor
ruption and imbecility OF present and past admin
istrations were animadverted upon with great
severity, and the speaker detailed many incidents
| raAa in nuiaa croIitahIa hold
high places in authority The ntrigues and ma
chnations of Seward in endeavoring to advance
unfit and unsafe men to posts of responsibility,
were severay anmadverted upon and thespeaker
divuged the mode by which his unholy plans were
thwarted. 4
These attempts were made under the admins
istration of Taylor who although honest himself,
had been imposed upon, by anti-American politi.
cians desirous of promoting only their own selfish
| ends. AL of the nominees recommended by Sew
ard to Taylor were slaughtered through the'ener.
getic and patriotic conduct of band of Senator'S
who held their country in too high estimation to
place their own and the nations safety in jeopardy
The eloquent speaker commencing back to the
days of Washington, referred to calamtous crises
which had happened at various periods Of our
country's history down to the present, aud said
that these had happily been avertcd by the wise
counsels and patriotic endeavors of the noble and
true-hearted Americans who held the helm of gov
ernment
Governor Foote insisted as did the last speaker,
that no questions of public policy now divided the
so-called Whig and Democrats parties. In rela-
ton to internal improvements, he believed that
Congress had the power to appropriate money and
land for carrying on works of internal improve
ment which were of national character Az
plause 1t could appropriate such for the great
Pacific railroad, [cheers, although he confessed
that Pierce and his Cabinet were opposed to II.
| Al. IL.
| man explained the apparently singularly arotna-
lous position in which the American party had
| been, up TO the present, placed, They had been
| denominated secret concave but they were now
such no longer At the outset the nucleus OF this
| great party was necessarily compelled to mature
their plans and transact their business in secret
session in order to gain sufficient strength TO CON-
bat successfully with the congratulated and pow
| erful political parties then In existence.
Gov. Foote, before he resumed bis seat, read to
| the audience the platform OF principles OF the
| American party, and accompanied the same with
| running commentaries. These were received with
every testimonial Of appreciation by the audience.
The peroration of this elaborate aud effective ad-
dress Of the venerable statesman was sublimely
eloquent, ard sent thrill Of JOY 10 the heart Of
every American In that immense assemblage. u
is impossible to give even scarcely hurried synop.
ss Of Governor Foote'S speech, Suffice IL to say
that for two hours he held, as II were, spell bound
| the same aud az large an audience as he had at
| 6rs. The ex-senator endeayored once 10 resume
his scat, but the crowd wouldn't permit the move.
ment, and he was compelled TO proceed. At the
close Of his address he was the recipient of the
| most fattering demonstrations Of applause.
| Hon. Bailie Peyton was the next speaker, and "a
he mounted the staging he was welcomed with
rounds Of cheers. He Immediately dashed off Ia
prologue Of short sharp pthy and witty sentcnc, =,
which fairly electrified his auditors. lie opened AZ
follows:
Fellow-Whigs, fellow-D Democrats, the Americans
are upmasked tonight; sensation; sam" IL
out; cheers; the Guyascutus Is loose. Renewed
cheers. You have heard our principles stated
correctly; Il has been objected that our organizs.
ton Is secret one that objection exists longer
Self defence required at the outset that secrecy
should be maintained. The speaker then proceed.
ed 10 say that Il was natural TO aspirants for Office
and office.holders TO array themselves against such
society as this they feared lest IL might initiate
| against their interests, or deprive them of their
Office. But Sam" IL out; his colors are nailed 10
the cross, and we are bound TO stand by him, or
fall with him. Uprosrous applause. The found
atious Of this order, the speaker continued, were
laid during the days of jackson, and he moie than
hinted that the wiles Of the "foxy" Martin prop
erly came under the supervision of Sam" The
speaker furthermore said, that he bad lost all con.
fdence in "Van" after hearing " Old Hickory" once
tel num- on " Tdcc IuCh, W beb VShhu MN, VI nc
would be run over.
The eloquent speaker, in alluding 10 the absence
Of all party issues at the present time, cited the
case Of an ex.Land Commissioner, who, a few days
| since, endeavored 10 convince him that all Of the
great political issues still existed in full force and
virtue, and that it was the bounden duty Of the
Democracy to abide by principles the same as OF
yore. But he, the speaker, thought 1t was a.
difficult to make any distinction as it would be 10
manufacture turtle soup out Of an Egyptian mum.
my. Loud laughter. This American move.
mont said the speaker, has not been called into
existence in day, but Il has been retarded BY old
party issues II has been the policy of the anti
American party to ship paupers here, 10 make
them electors as soon as possible, and then 10 per
nit them TO hold Office. II is Of the last impo
lance that the Americans guard themselves against
the insidous wiles Of those whose actions are sub
versive Of the true interests Of the country. The
learned gentleman then quoted from Washington's
letters TO Goveneur Morris, in which be discour'
ages indiscriminate immigration TO the country.
Tho American marty are denounced M Thurp.