Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-09

shades Of evening brought neither shame nor ter
| ror 70 unprotected innocence? The contrast 10 :
fearful one, and extends 70 every political and
every social interest and ID il strange that moral
degenerscy 20 rapid cannot Dc native. Tor
no people ever 70 rotted before they were ripe, no
political body ever before fell into corpselike pu-
trefaction while II retaiped youth and vitality
should excite our wonder?
Can such things be,
And overcome us like q summer cloud
i Without our special wonderf
| Having wandered SO far from our fathers, we
would retrace our steps and ut least save what oil
hope is left to US. Their example--their creed
these are our objects. They were, ia the reyolu-
ton forced, by the necessities Of sefprotection,
to have recourse to secret organization---so
long and 90 far as the cause requires 1t, the
same policy is justifable.
But the time will soon come when every charge
will be dispelled-when the world win know and
admit that we are far from illiberal--far from
proscrptve---far from disposed to regard the
friends Of Protestant liberty among US q Other
than brothers. Meanwhile our first duty is 70 our
country and her children. When that country Is
true to herse she cannot be unjust to any class OF
| men.
1 To thine own self be true, NJ
And II will follow as the night the day,
Thou cans't not then be false to any man.
The Mayor concluded his speech by giving the
NJ. ifs,oS.
which was responded to by Kenneth Rayner, ESQ,
| Of North Carolina, whs said
/ My Friends and Brothers: Hard indeed Is the
| task imposed on him to whom IL assigned the duty
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The Union Of the States IA an idea that carries
M back to the time when our frefathera landed on
| Plymouth Rock with brave hearts and stout arms.
impelled BY devotion to civil and religions liberty
TO brave the pers Of the ocean and Of the wilder
ness that they might be free, and worship God ac-
| cording to the dictates Of their conscience. The
Union carries us back TO that time when our fore
| fathers were dashed into tempest by the oppres-
| siye acts Of Great Britain. and when they raised
| as one man TO resist them-it carries us back to
the time when in the confidence Of brothers they
met in this city, in the hallowed place, in sight Of
which we now are, land feel like Moses IN the
burning bush, that Is sacred ground and pledged
their lives and fortunes and sacred honor that the
States should be free and independent. Immense
| enthusiasm II carries us back 10 the battles Of
the Reyoution-to the sacrifices of our forefathers
| at Bunker Hill, at germantown, at Brandywine,
| and other sacred spots, where the blood of heroes
| enriched the soil and watered the tree Of liberty
whose branches oversprcad US all. The idea Of the
Union carries us back to the time Of the pains, the
suferings, and the sacrifices Of our fathers; when
our valiant mothers Rugged their babes closer to
| their bosoms when the man whom we all de-
light to honor--when Washington drew forth FROM
his side his trusty sword, and led the SONS Of free
dom on to battle (Great applause) In reflect
| ing upon his deeds and God-like character, you
cannot fail to feel that he Is one of the few the
immortal few, that were not born to die Applause
| Nv brotbars tho idea NJ tho JTn;op csrr;es no
hack IN the time when the bero.statasmen met IN
frame the rlorious instrument I'M Constitution---
under which we live. Mr.. r then referred
| to the Mexican war and 10 q ointment events
IN our conntry's history and ,,..d hy an eloouant
anneal Ia tbose nresent 10 aid n preserving the
Union and transmitting Il unimnairad N our chill
| dren
Nine cheers were p;yen for Ravner when Al the
| conclusion Hon. Chss n Penrose nronos.d three
/ cbears Sor tha old North STATE which war. uiven
! With ! will Three times fbres we're then eeiyen
for ,hs Tn;o,
4
Americans Ruled bv Am.r;cans-vb;ch v.s re-
spondea 10 by j r, Richards of MARYLAND as fol-
| lows.
M. Presidert and mn American Brotheys.-I
came here as a stranger TO Won ali. but IN ali be-
| fore me recognise friends and brotbers An.
plause \ came here ON tbis festive occasion as =
representatiye of the great American Brotberbood
of this glorious Union and feel proud that the ala
State az MARYLAND sto,d shoulder TO shoulder with
Pennsylyanis and the others Of the glorious tbir.
teen Il, the revolutionary strueple and aided her
native born sous IN achieving the independence Of
the country. .fApplause.)
The Gentleman then nroceeded 10 sneak NJ the
principle contended for by the American marty.
that the Americans should rule. He desired 10 ace
Il carried out In the fullest shirt and letter He
wanted to see the executive and Administrative
offices Of the government all Allied by the Ameri-
can born-to see the gallant navy, and the gallant
| sbjps Old Ironsides and others governed nv ma
tive born Observation-Disclosures zee the crews OF
native bIrtb-eallant native tars--fapplausel- to
see the star prIed banner raised by native hands
| to see the stars and stripes raised TO the mast
head, and nailed there with the motto. "Dont give