The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-21

foreigners and Catholics and declare that they are
70 the immigration Of foreign pauper conycts and eons
WY my friends who IN favor Of paupers and felons
coming here No man in America desires any such thing
And then they CRY that Americans must rule America Let
me ask you who but Americans do rule America The
whole thing is an ingenious artfu political humbug,
sorted 10 Tor the purpose of deceying and bamboong
the people Of this country. [Cheers But have moi
time TO discuss these topics Their next argument is that
the Pope OF Rome about TO lay violent hands upon the
lberues Of The people Of this country and upturn osra
else and immediate religious freedom What vile, con-
tempuble slanderl am not Roman Catholic / was
educated Protestant and expect 10 live and die in that
iAih 90 not die sinner laughter but stand here
to advocate, as have doue-and SO help me God
ever will dothe great principles of religious federation
and religious freedom and the democratic faith is that
every should be allowed to worship his Creator ac
cording to the dictates of his own conscience Ap.
plause.
repeat them eoweitizens if you wish to perpetuate
your liberty and your freedom you would preserve that
tree of liberty which was planted in the days of the
luton and watered by fathers with their blood and
which has now extended It's branches all this broad
land you must nail 10 the counter that base political coin
which is attempted TO be pamed off upon you for pure
gold by the political party of knownohing ICheers
Fellowcitizens see before representative of "Od
Buck, and IL reminds Of anecdote with which
viii close these desultory remarks In the mountains
Kentucky there lived celebrated hunter who was in
the habit OF hunting deer One day he took out Sam
with him--not the modern know-nothng, abolition Sam
but his black Sam laughter land he went up
into the mountains to start up buck Sam was pretty
good shot, and 50 his master said to him "Sam am go
ing up yOnuer 10 start DUCK, and here; but
don't you let him pass you without killing him p 4No,
NASSAU says Sam, II won't" Well the hunter took his
dogs along and pretty the buck started and be
came leapng and jumping, and springng the rate OF
twenty twenty-five, or thirty feet at bound down the
mountain right by where Sam posted But Sam stood
perfectly amazed with the gun in his hand and still kept
looking at the deer which was epng with such tremend-
velocity; but Sam did shoot and he passed him.
and out of sight Pretty soon his master came
along "Wel, sam did you kill the deer ?" "No massa"
"Why how is hat2 Did not the deer pass your Eyes
at i'm died he
hunter. "No, massa, didn't" replied Sam. "Bat why
didn't you shootf "Why, massa SAID Sam, "he jumped
high and fur that | thought might just let him
alone and maybe he would break bis own neck p
Great laughter Now my friends think Mr.. Buchanan
is jumping high and SO far that know-nothingsm and
black republicansm will just let him pass into the White
House without shooting at him daughter and cheers
Hon. Mr.. Jones, of Iowa, appeared the stand and
said; . .....a. ..
FELLow-cTIzESs was dragged against, my will from
the crowd in which you assembled for tho purpose
spending in the Of the northwestern States of this
Union to the nominations which have been made by the
Cincinnati Convention. l came forward with no other
purpose than to you and to my felowciu
of the United States that the Hawkeye State that
State which by the gallant hunters has been called the
gamecoek of the West will bo found the first Monday
in November next To cast her vote for Buchanan and Bec
nrdge. [Cheers Iowa. which has honored with her
confidence by selecting her representative in the
tona legislature think will be true to her democratic
ethren in other States and will not dssppont their
pectaons but will give at least five thousand majority for
ticket Feow-ozens the hour has become very late
know that you weary although you have been listen
to the eloquent remarks of those who have preceded
me, and win not respass your patience by making
speech wish only to say that Iowa, young she is,
will not be found wanting on this glorious occasion.
Wherever my voice be heard shall be raised in de-
fence of the noble principles which have been enuncated
here tonight and which will last while time shall roll
and firmly believe that Iowa will declare her approval of
those principles by casting her vote by ve thousand
oriy for James Buchanan and John Breckenridge ZAP
plause,
Three hearty cheers given for the nominees Of the
Cincinnati Convention, and the assembly dispersed.