Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-07
mr.F,lrmore,s speech at Newburg

| We have not space to copy the description which
/ we find in the Albany Statesman Of Friday evening
I June 2Tth of theswarm and enthusiastic greetings
which were offered to Mr.. Fillmore at all the land
| ing places along the Hudson at which the Aida
touched. We cannot forbear however, to give
place to the following remarks made by Mr.. Fill
more at Newburg-
Fellow.citizens of Newburg-Accept my corr
dial thanks for this unexpected and hearty greet
! ing Nv friend has introduced me as the stands
| ard-bearer of the American party; and friend Of
| the Union For the former position / am indebted
| to my friends, who have without my solicitation,
made me your standard bearer in the contest for
! President, which has just commenced, but cons
fess to you that am proud Of the distinction, for
am an American, and with the Americans, (cheers)
| | confess also / am devoted and unaterable
| friend of the Union. As an American, occupying
! the position do before my countrymen, have no
hostility to foreigners-I trust | am their friend.
Having witnessed their deporable condition in the
old country, God forbid should add TO their suffer-
ings, by refusing them asy lum in this. | would
open wide the gates and invite the oppressed Of
every land and country;and | would only exclude
the pauper and criminal would be tolerant TO men
of all creeds, and exact from all faithful alliance
to our Republican Institutions. BUT IF ANY
SECT OR DENOMINATION, 0STENSIBLY
SHOULD USE THAT ORGANIZATION OR SUI
FER 1T TO BE USED, FOR POLITICAL OBJ
JECTS, WOULD MEET 1T BY POLITICAL
OPPOSITION. IN MY VIEW, CHURCH AND
| STATE SHOULD BE SEPARATE. NOT ONLY
| IN FORM, BUT FACT; RELIGION AND POLL
TICS SHOUDE NOT BE MINGLED.
; While did this would, for the sake of those
! who seek asylum our shores as well as for
! our own sake, declare a safe rule, THAT AME-
RICANS SHOULD GOVERN AMERICA, (grest
cheerng). OF the foreigners who come among Us
/ would require for a proper season, submission 10
! the rule many of them have so vainly sought to
establish in the old world, that men born on the
! soil should govern this our country They ho
come fresh from the Monarchies of the old world
are prepared neither by education, habits OF thought
or knowledge of our institutions to govern Ameris
cans. The failure OF every attempt to establish
free government in Europe Is demoustratiVe OF the
fact and if we value the blessings which ProVir
dence has so bounteously showered upon US, it bes
comes every American to stand by the Constitution
and laws of this country, and to resolve that indie
pendent of all foreign influence Americans will
shall rule America. (Cheers.)
feel fellow citizens, that need hardly alude to
the Importance of maintaining this Onion. l see
the National Flag floating from yonder height
which marks the COnsecrated spot OF Washingtons
Head Quarters. There was performed act of
moral herOism before which the bravest deeds of
Alexander pale, and with which the greatest a
chievements of Bonaparte are not to be compared
1t was there on that sacred spot shaded by
the flag of free Republic that Washington refuss
ed a crown, (cheers) 1t there that the officers
of the army, after the Independence had been ac-
hieved, made him the offer of crown, which he
Indignantly spurned. l am sure l need not urge
upon you who live near this consecrated spot and
in sight of that flag, the Importance of the duty of
observing in all your actions the farewell advice Of
8 IL Y,,F
the States the safeguard of our liberties home,
and the bulwark of our defense from abroad. gain
in | thank you most sincerely for this unexpected
and hearty welcome to my native State. (Chsers.)