Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-13
The American Banquet~at NibIo's, New
sPEEcH OF non. DANIEL ULLMAi


Daniel Ullmann said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: We have met tonight
round this festive board TO exchange our congratula
tons the result of therecent victory In State
Cheers We have reason, SIR, to congratulate
ourselves, to congratulate our State, and TO con-
graduate our common country. During the past
year the American party, like other organizations
has had its trials and it's ycissitudes. The victory
which one year ago was within our reach, was
snatched from our grasp by the hand of treachery.
The noble State of Vrginia--the Old Dominion
making as gallant struggle as ever honored man,
was yet overthrow by unexpected numbers. The
old North State did not, alas! come up to expec-
tation. Massachusetts,, the old Revolutionary Bay
State, even swung from her anchorage; and Ohio,
the young giant Of the West, went after strange
gods; while Tennessee, on which we always rely,
gave us but partial victory, California, Maryland,
and Kentucky, gallant Kentucky, met our fullest
expectations. Loud applause.
We felt the responsibility that rested upon the
American party Of the State of New York. We
knew the mighty interests that hung upon our eff
forts. Here sir, that party was founded, and here
the battle to be fought which was to end either
in it's fall or in its victory All the engines Of
power were set in motion against US. A govern
ment at Washington, yacilating, corrupt, and weak
in everything else put forth its utmost energies for
our defeat. The factions of the Democratic party,
divided upon all other Subjects united against US,
and "fusion hurled its bitterest denunciations
against the American party. Nearly the whole
press Of the State teemed with 0bloquy and ex-
pressions of contempt for the American party.
Distinguished gentlemen, perambulating our State,
informed us that the Soft Shell party would carry
their ticket by $4,000 plurality, and leading pa
per of this city announced to wondering world
that the Republican fusionists would carry the
State by 10000 majority. We met them with
facts, we met them with arguments; we published
our principles to the world; we wrote them even
upon the arch of the heavens, that all the earth
might read. They met our facts by falseh0od;
they met our arguments with contempt and oblo-
guy. Every epithct that their imagnations could
devise were hurled at our heads, such as mid
night robbers y" the dark lantern party" bigots,
and " yioators of the constitution" But, sir, UNI
moved by these denunciations, firm in the princ-
Piles upon which we were organized, and under
standing the interests that were depending upon
our action, like our fathers OF old we steadily
pushed on the column, loud cheers, and with
warm hearts and strong arms we entered into bat
tie, and thanks be to God we conquered. Enthu-
siastic applause. We have redeemed our State.
[Cheers.
We have established firmly here the American
party, and on the first day of January next the
flag of our principles will be unfurled on the dome
of the Capitol OF our Commonwealth, never to be
stricken down. Loud applause. Aye, and as
shot through millions of heartsas the news spread
from city to city, and from hamlet to hamlet, from
village to village, and from town to town, and
from valley ITO valley, and mountain top to
mountain top and from the tongue of thou
sands and tens Of thousands spread over the
surface of this vast Republic there went up glad
shout to heaven Of exultation and triumph.
[Cheers.l We have reason to rejoice. The leEgth,
the BREADTH the heighth and depth of this victory,
can be estimated by no man. We have met, con-
uuered overwhelmed q traitorous DIsUNION PARTY.
Never before in the history of this government has
there been established at the North a sectional
party on strictly sectional basis-a geographical
party--such as George Washington, in his Farewell
Address, in the most earnest and affectionate terms
warned his felow-countrymen against One year
ago, at Auburn in this State, met convention of
citizens, who, whatever their intentions may have
been-whatever their purposes may have been
in fact, unfurled the foul and filthy black flag Of
disunion When the Auburn Convention Of 1854
deliberately resolved that there should be con-
vention to nominate candidate for President Of
the United States, formed exclusively of delegates
from the free States of the Union.
Whatever those citizens Intended their action
led directly to dsunion; and when in 1856 the
successors of that Auburn Convention met at Sy-
racuse, and the representatives of the Wing party
met in another convention upon the same day in
that city, and deliberately furled the flag of the
Wing party, marched without beat Of drum into
the Black Republican Convention and fused, it was
but another step in advance towards dsunion. We
fought that battle upon that issue. The orators
of your party throughout this State denounced the
ftisionists as disunionists. They reasoned with
them, they submitted facts to them, and they de-
monstrated to the people of the State Of New
York, that whatever the intentions Of these men
may have been, the result would inevitably be, II
they were successful, dsunon. We can estimate the
value Of this victory If we should attempt to take
n view of what would have been the result, il the
Black Republicans Of New York had carried the
State. We can estimate its value, If we had seen
at Cincinnati, the other day, convention OF thou
sands and thousands OF delegates from the States
north of the Potomac instead ola miserable forty
three from a few States congregating round the
Ohio We could estimate the value Of this victo-
~ f II had gone in favor of tie fusioniss and saw
them now acting part upon the floor OF Con
gress, sustained, supported and invigorated by
the fact, that the Empire State stood by them to
sustain aud support every step they took. Gen.
tlemen, have spoken longer than was my inten-
ton If the evening we're not so far advanced
should take pleasure in enlarging upon this theme.
1t is full Of admonition for the future. 60 on,
go on There are distinguished men present whom
you would be delighted to hear; and, therefore, |
will not consume the time which is to be alot-
ted to them. LCheers.l
THREE Y0Usa LADIES DRowskD,-We learn
from the Wheeling Argus, that on Tuesday even
ing, three young ladies, Misses Knight, Hubbard,
and Hissom, were drowned in the Ohio at Sisters
vile, by the swapping Of sP in the swell Of the
steamer Hornet The ladies were in the skif by
themselves, crossing from the Ohio side, where
they resided, for the purpose Of attending church
in Sistersville
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LEGISLATIVE ELoeUEScE.--Some queer things
are frequently told Of western legislators One Of