Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-02
Battle Ground Convention--Gen. Cass'
Speech.

there. So gress ~ outburst OF the popular
heart he hal sea. : = expected to see. Be-
bold your country $ flag. which here and
on many other biool-S.ainel fields our f.
Tiers calamity defended. Be you faithful
10 them, anldefeli the tl1g and the Union
which yoa have inherited from your ances.
tors, with fidelity equal to theirs.
My countrymen, the Union is in immi-
nent danger. If l had uttered such = SEN
,iment az this a. the commencement Of my
political GREER. l should have 10 hearers.
Bat times have greatly changed in my
day, and now you listen, because You know
nv language is that Of soberness and ruth.
Years ago. when visited thist spot having
come down The Wabash iii birch canoe, the
silence vas supreme aue impressive bl.
now behold about me- a vast concourse OF
earnest and excited Citizens. This charge
is but tvpical Of thai which has occurred
over ,he broad lands II all the North ives
tcrn S,atcs.
NJ lille curiosity has called You forth y
day Yol have COM 10 MANIFEST that a
;achnent T. he Union an 20 the Union
party which aaina,al or patio foreit
Tiers. AMI made them rather bite the dast
thaa see Ina. Union dishonored or entlan-
gerei by foreign Or Iom.5ic fees. lGrea.
applause.
lhave JUS. Conc from the halls of legisla-
ton. and if you hal been there and hal
Witnessed VIVA. SEW, and heard what
heard. not On. among ycu could think the
cry that the Uulon is in dan.5er, one offalse
nj. y
wheels Of Government. blocked bY party.
and Tor no better or other reason than thai;
The army was soughJ 10 be pail for enlofc-
ing the laws of he iaaI.
This is tie fJug.eanh tine tia. you haze
been callen upon to elec. man to preside
over the destini@s Of the Unicd States, the
fTeest and happies. Government, on he
globe You are called upon to choose one
Of two candidates, and in making tia.
choice you should bear IN mind that all
your present governmental prosperity and
h.PPiness you one - that Democratic parry
whose opponents have been il power but
one year in four Grsa. applause
Iany CT orr people seem to ,lJl. Il
exi5tance OF a rule. 4 golden rule, which
says, mind your oEn business" Il IS .
m0s: excell.n, rule sad almost verify Of
being the thirteenth commsaient. B. -
recognition o4r fake Pre- sgecel. and GU.
country has pcoaperel. b.. new sect has
arisen whoss motto s.ams . embrace he
u,indiag OF o.hef paap.s's business as wei
g their Own.
But what Is The cause Of al this ans4Y
d!ssanaion aul aiifo Why We ara I'D i.
Is Tie Nebraska bill Aal whaa is tia /?
nothing IL the world more nor less than
the exteaaisl Of the same .i5h: 10 he PEE
PIE CT Kansas and Nebraska, tie same
yish. which. yol Tho fceenea Of Ialiaaa
enjoy:
Is there any one here who objec.s to this;
who thinks tha; Massachs rs on rhc 70 con
trclsh local ius i.u ion Of Kansas. (voic 5.
No" Not one know there is no.
ny friends. AIRY. lei lin leaye the g
semblase. | don't want 70 n |, 0 such. l.
him so % Mas=eehus IT'S; has lie plac II
hin. VIVA. is there in nun tha. render.
hin les capable Of s.lf-soyernment ii a
Tarrio than in S.ale2 Nothing in the
world.
The General alluded to he late house Of
Representa- ives. saying that. though they.
tried hard TO sarve lie army, whose ONLY
crime was tha. j. had endeavored to en-
force The laws, they .ook cool care to vo t,
handsome apprcpria ion TO themselves.
The Genersi concluded il language ne1r-
ly as follows
am an old man. h.ving passed. the az.
OF three score Years AMI ten. and tell you,
aye, AM repea- i-a.sl;a ;ad gain. tia. tie
Union Is II diasef. L. me cntrea. You
by The blood Of your fDrela.hers, sheJ On
this and on scores Of o,her battle tiel ls--bv
your present pFospefi' y-by all your h pes
for the f1taTe-by all tIa. you hold M
saered and dear-hoil on 70 The Union
hold on to i IL lie. and Amos. in death.
l. has made us pr sperous and happy, q
PLACED our country's fame high among the
nations of the earth. II the Union IS lost,
all Is lost. Anarchy FIRST will ensue. and
then despotisn. Oh M ficnds, be xa.e,
- beware Think, pause. and again thinl,
before giving eountenanee 10 those whose
PATRIOTISM embraces but a sega.an. Ct the
country. We have here today son Of
henry Clay. who now sleeps il his grave.
The son reminds me cf his father, nv
friend: and az noble 2 patriot as ever breath
ec. IL Is to he source of great console
ton thai though we differed In almost eve
~ po1.,icai Question, l never in nv III.
spoke disrespecfal word OF him. He was
my frlent 4. h;s death. attended his dy
ing couch, and caught almos. the las. az
cents that fell from his ips. lie sai.. ia.
Dir. Fillmore was his irst choice for .he
Presidency, but if ho could no, be elected
he preferred to sec the Wings unite upon a
Union Democrat These were almost his
las. words. M friends, and most earnestly
would | commoud them to your considera
ton.
The remarks of the General we're receiv-
ei with the most respectful attention, men
standing with their hats off, and their
heads bowed. as ii listening to save
whose advanced age made them fer the
lips which uttered those wise counsels
would. ere many months elapsed. be seal
ed, rs silent as those of his cGmpeers. CLAW
Calhoun. and Webster The thought wa,
sad one, but that it dwelt in the mind.
of many none could doubt, who saw tina
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