Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-06-04
American Meeting I'm CIncianatl.

American Meeting an Cincinnati.
We learn from the Cincinneti Times, of ~ olst
ult, that there was American Meeting in that
city on the evening previous. The Times declares
cit was a rouser-one Of the most euth usiastic DO
htcal demonstrations held in the city since the tre-
mendous upheavsl Of the masses in 1854. Il sur
passed the most sxtrsvsgant snticipations of the
warmest advocates Of the American cause. II in
spired feeling Of eIutaton in the hearts Of many
heretofore but lukewarm friends, and gave earnest
OF the determination Of the American party to
strive for in the coming contest The meet
ing called for eight o'clock, and at that hour
nearly every seat Ia the spacious hall was filed and
BY half-psst eight the crowd had augmented TO at
least twelve hundred souls-comprising, besides
the bone and sinew Of the city-:he industrious
mechanic-A very large number Of old and highly
respectable citizens who seldom minge in political
assemblies.
The following with other resolutions we're adopt
ed:
Resolved, That in Willard Fillmore we possess q
Statesman whose great administrative abilities have
been made historical and at this crisis Of civil war
we look to him TO save the country from the dread
alternative of brutal force, which sectional zealo:s
In both portions OF the Union are endeaYoring to
precpitate upon the country by their mensnces out
RACES, and appeal TO arms.
Resolved, That assure the friends Of the Ame-
rican cause throughout the Union that Willard Fill.
more and Andrew Jackson Donelson will receive
our enthusiastic support in the State Of Ohio, and
our best energies will be eTerted not only to de-
serve, but to win success.
Hon. JAMES Books, Of the n. Y. Erpress, was
Abe enaakar m the OroaeiOn Ha 10 Eor
hour and half with "most impressive and striking
effect" and constantly interrupted by shouts Of
applause. The Times gives brief sketch of bis
speech, from which we copy the following extract
relative to the American question:
he INDICATED Mr.. Fillmore from the charge of
hostility TO foreigners men. No just intelligent
man dare make that assertion. His sentiments we're
not directed against men, but against corrupt prnci-
PIES lie opposed TO the political interference in
our affairs Of the Papa power. 1t was through the
foreign population that the See Of Rome eXerted
bis malicious temporal influence He like all Ame-
ricans, distinguished between religious and polti.
cal ROmansm. With the former he had no con-
Germ. With the latter it was the duty of every
citizen who loved the Union, and il was the sphere
Of the American party 10 interfere. We wage no
war against any religious sect We have naught
20 do with the private and personal habit of priests
&uu hltueus III pTlest6 prefer u lie Ol CeHDACy,
who objectsg Certainly sensible men do not envy
them. Let them worship the Virgin Mary, be-
iieve in the Immaculate Conception, or adore any
glorious work OF art from the pencil Of Fitian, or
any of the great miserable too, could fall down
with them and worship such as works of art, but
not as sanctifed spirits He, too, could adore his
virgin Susan, virgin Tabitha, virgin Henrietta or
any other virgin, and none might gainsay him.
Proceeding with the subject, Mr. Brooks marked
the distinction-with which all intelligent readers
are familiar-between Gallaican Catholicism and
political Romauism, showing that the Philadelphia
Convention did not desert their great cause by the
reception Of the Louisiana Delegation. 1t is the
political domination Of Rome over the minds Of
our foreign population which urges the American
party TO advocate the principle OF extending the
Naturalization laws in order that they may have
time 10 throw OF the tyranny which brushes their
very souls, and which makes them unfit 10 become
a American citizens without long training under our
institutions. Rome tears out the soul and sends
the miserable animal carcass. Did Rome exert by
spiritual influence should have our work bes
fore. But her bondage chain the mind
Justice demands that we should upheld our great
principle, "Americaps must rule America" The
Irshmen on the Shannon procaims that Irsbmen
must rule Ireland; the Frenchmsn on the Seine,
fercely demands that Frenchmen shall rule his Sun
ny France; shall not Americans, then, rule Ameri-
car We are fitted from birth, and by habit asso..
citation and education for selfgovernment. How
are those born in the house Of bondage; reared un-
der the iron hand oftyanny, and spread out thence
upon our friendly shores from the laEar houses OF
Europe, ft TO claim among us the right TO govern
our country when absolutely void OF capacity 20
govern themselves.
. Take the best Of them; they cannot forget their
mother-land. The love Of home is innate in the hu-
man heart. Would you not despise the little soul
that could forget bis "home-sweet home" Here
the speaker INDUCED In a most eloquent episode on
the above theme, drawing from classic fountains
the happiest illustrations of his topcs; bnt
not follow. The audience cheered every sentence
Why, said he we are told that magical is the In
husnce Of America, that no sooner do the misera-
ble benighted aud besoted laEEAroni Of Europe set
foot on our shores, than 10 a mighty changel BY
some wonderful process Of regeneration; some inns
maculete conception, they who had never before
governed themselves, become in q moment pre.emi-
nenty fitted to govern the freest and proudest peo-
pie in the universe.
Where Is the injusticei In what consists the pro-
scriptveness Of requiring foreigners, all unused 10
the mood Of liberty, 10 submit few years TO the
wholesome restraints Of wise aud beneficial laws,
10 order that by renewing education, by habit and
association, they mar become acquainted with our
institutions sufficiently to sympathizs with Gus
toms.
Where the injustice OF denying 10 them rights
which for twenty one years we deny 90 ourselves,
and from participation In which ever debar
sisters, daughters, AMI the wives OF our bes
SONS?