The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-03
ANOTHER RIG FILLMORE MEETING!
Speech from John M. harlan, Esq


friends of Fillmore were proud of the meeting,
and of the speech. One object of this meeting
was the organization of a Fillmore club. A COM
niittee on permanent officers and committee
on Constitution and Bylaws, were appointed, |
who were 20 have reported at an adjourned
meeting called for last Tuesday evening. A
large assemblage of citizens were at Apollo
Hall at this adjourned meeting, and the utmost
enthusiasm prevailed, giving warm and strong
evidence fthe fact, that Fillmore stands first in
the hearts of the people of this city, as we be-
feve he does in the hearts of the great mass of
his countrymen. The meeting was called to
order by Mr.. Hornbrook. ~se
Jas. Harlan, Esq, from the Committee on
Constitution and By Laws, requested on behalf
of that committee, further time preparing the
report, which was granted by vote of the meet
ing. By reference to a marriage notice in an
other place, it will be perceived Mr. Harlan
was very excusable for not being fully pre-
pared to report on a politica! subject Tuesday
evening!
Mr.. Robt S. Howard, chairman of the COM
Their time. This request was made from the
fact, that the gentleman selected for President
ofthe club, and who had sgnifed his accep-
lance of the honor, notified the committee just
previous to the time for the hearing of the re-
port, and consequently at too late an hour to
secure proper substitute, that new business
engagements, &C., would utterly prevent him
attending the meetings of the club with suff
Gent punctuality to render him a desirable
person for the position. The request of Mr..
Howard was granted by vote of the meeting
Mr.. John M. Harlan, of Kentucky, was in
troduced to the meeting by the President. Mr.
Harlan spoke two and halfhours, yet the inter-
est of his hearers did not flag to the end. He full
ly and ably discussed the questions of the day,
or those more particularly connected with the
American party-the claims of Fillmore and
Donelson upon the support of the people-tbe
positions of the several parties on the slavery
question, &c, &c. The speech was charac-
terized by fairness, honesty and vigor, and to
merely say that it gave satisfaction, would but
lily portray the warm approval with which ii
was received. We never heard in Evansville
better political speech, nor one in which the
speaker more triumphantly sustained his
points. Every position was nailed and clinched
by the documents. While he treated his oppo-
nents with gentle manly courtesy, he fully and
in the most scathing manner exposed the rot
tenness and duplicity of the Old Line leaders,
and the inconsistency of their party on the seve-
raj prominent questions. Throughout, his
speech was full of vigor and interest, while at
times he was truly eloquent. The close Of
his speech was one of the most eloquent per-
orations to which we ever listened.
We took partial abstract of this speech,
but no abstract could do it justice. Indeed
no abstract could be given, at least by US, ow-
ing to the mass of documentary evidence in
troduced, which might convey any perfect idea
of the real strength Of the effort, and the in
controvertble manner in which he sustained
himself on every point. Those who were
present will realize forcibly this fact, while
those who were not present have sustained a
loss any portion of which we are unable to
make up by even partial reportof the speech.
The eulogies bestowed upon, or the justice
rendered, the nominees of the American party,
by Mr. Harlan at the commencement of his
speech, were as we'll deserved as they were
happily spoken. He truly remarked, that
had the whole country been searched, no bet
ter men could have been found than Fillmore
and Donelson. Need you be told who then
are? The name of Fillmore is a household
word. No man has stronger hold on the
affections of the people than he has. Succeed
ing to the Presidency by the death of Gen.
Taylor, he administered the government in
the spirit Of true patriotism and nationality
and with such wisdom, discretion and ability
that he received the approval of the whole
country. Even his political enemies have ac-
knowledged this. No administration since
the days of Washington gave greater satisfac-
ton to the people-none was more faultless in
ITSELF The people now turn their eyes to-
wards him for the next Presidency. He is
the man of all the nation for this position at
this peculiar time He is national man and
and conservative man, statesman of en-
larged ideas, and if placed in the Presidency,
will administer justice to all sections without
favoritism to any. He will know no North,
South, East or West--nothing but the Amer
lean Union He was model President-he
will not be less if again placed in the same
position Our preference is not for his prin
ciples alone--but he has been tried, and not
y