Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-07-30
Gen. Cass's Views on the Nomination of
Mr. buchanan

On the reception OF the intelligence of the
nomination OF Messrs, Buchanan and Brck.
enridge at Washington, spontaneous gath
ering of the Democracy of that city took
place, to express an opinion of it. This
meeting wass addressed by President Pierce
and Senators Cass and Douglass, all of whom
heartily endorsed the action of the Conven.
ton, The following were the remarks of
the veteran Cass;
do not come here TO make you q formal
address, / came to unite with you in your
congratulations upon the termination-the
fortunate term nation-of the mission of the
representative body of the Democratic party
at Cincinnati. A voice has reached us from
the West. borne by the mysterious agent
which defes both time and space, announc-
ing that the Convention has given TO our
party the name of statesman and patriot
for the Chief Magistracy of the Union and
for our standard bearer, during the coming
contest, who will unite the hearts and hopes
and exertions of the whole Democracy OF the
country. And that man is James Buchanan.
lie is respected by the American people for
his services and experience, and for his un
sullied integrity and unquestOned talents,
his intimate acquaintance with public affair,
and for his patriotism and his devotion to
the country, in whatever situation he has
been placed, at home or abroad. He has
filled with honor and distinction various
high stations, and left them all enjoying a
greater measure of of public confidence than
when he entered them-a rare circumstance
in the life of a public man in our country.
And he is especially respected by his own
party for his attachment to its cause and
principles, his fidelity in trying times, and
his rejection of mere local considerations,
always regarding with solicitude the rights
and claims of every section of the country
The labors of the Convention are closed, and
well closed, and now Ours-that is, yours
and mine, those, indeed, of the whole party,
now begin. Let us determine to elect our
nominee. We can do it, and shall do it, Let
every true Democrat buckle on his armor-
not the armor of Sharpe's rifles, which are
supplied by some of the churches of the
country, instead of the gospel Of Jesus
Christ, but the armOr Of truth, of reason,
and of persuasion. and 60 forth to the COM
bat, and is sure to 60 forth to victory.
And never was there time which more
demanded the patriotism and devotion of
every honest hearted American than at pre-.
sent. Evil days are upon us, and in the
very wantonness of blessings and prosperity
unknown elsewhere in ancient or modern
times, we are engaged in an angry and fear
full sectional controversy, whose consequent
ces no man should contemplate without the
most gloomy apprehensions. One portion of
our country, not satisfied with enjoying the
rights of self government, seems to desire to
govern the other. The day of trial has
come, and the destiny Of the Union, under
the God of our fathers and our own God,
who has led US through the waters and
through the desert to this beautiful land,
not of promise but of performanee-under
His overruling Providence the destiny of this
Union is in the hearts and hands of the De.
mocrat party. Our old and honorable op-
ponents. the Whigs-the Wings of the days
of the lamented Clay and Webster-who so
long carried ON q contest with our party
upon great constitutional questions, and n
spirit of liberal patriotism, are disbanded,
Its leaders are dead or discouraged, its stan
darI is in the dust and its time -honored
distinctive are among the things that have
been, and mainly out of the ruins have aris-
en- sectional parties, some of them with
avowed designs fatal to our national exist
ence, and all of them without any other con-
Meeting bond than opposition to the Demo-
CTatlC Lte uo uOC INC
strength of that opposition, but let us pre-
pare for it, and we can overcome it in fair
combat, and save the Union. And here,
this night, at this Democratic meeting of ap-
proval and ratification, in the political Capt.
tai of the Republic, let US pledge ourselves
to each other and to the party to do our
duty, and our whole duty; and if this ex-
ample is everywhere followed, as it will be,
the battle will be half won bv the determin-
alton to win it. Let every Democrat sacri-
fee his personal prejudices and predilec-
tions, if he have any that will be injurious,
upon the altar of his party. And if | have
one single friend in this numerous assem-
blage who, for the sake of auld lang syne,
has any regard for my wishes and opinions,
ask him to do as | shall do-support zeal
ously. heartily, earnestly, the election of
James Buchanan. He will find his reward
in the good of his country and in the stabil-
ity of her institutions.
As to the candidate for the Vice Presiden-
cy, the selection is honorable to the Conven-
tion and to the party. Those who know Mr.
Breckenridge best, best know his true De-
mocracy, his high and honorable character,
his eminent talent, and his claims uron the
public confidence. lie viii. be afaithful CO.
laborer with James Buchanan in the cause
of the country. Success to them both but
above all, success to this glorious Union,
which has given US greater measure pros
perity and freedom than ever before fell to
the lot of any nation Withered be the