Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-26


and liberty, and union, and harmony, but AZ the
indispensable bond Of our material prosperity
IGrcat applause. When YOU sir, became the
Chief Magistrate of this great city. looked WITH
pleasure on your attempts at upboldng the laws,
for no true liberty exist without obedience 70
the laws; and yet a government that acpsnus ior
its power alone upon standing armies, or the gems
d'armes is no government. Governments TO be
strong, must be strong In the hearts AMI heads OF
the people that are governed, and as long as we
MAINTAIN such forms of government, founded upon
the affections Of all our people-not here alone,
but everywhere, throughout the broad extent OF
this Union, the laws will yindicate themselves
Ii Is the beauty of our American system, il left
freely TO represent the whole people that we have,
or must have, such laws founded upon such affec-
lions aud that then we can pass from one State
to another though all under different governments
without any OF the vexatious passports, or gems
daTnses, or any of those restraints upon personal
liberty which reduce the subject to a slavery as
severe as that of the master the slave. Every
little Kingdom or Dukedom there demands your
passport but when l stepped once more on the
shores Of my own native land, / could not but
draw the contrast, and thank my God was free
man once more, with need no longer Of such
companion as a passport. Tremendous cheers
Your beautiful bay, Mr.. Mayor, has oftentimcs
been compared tosthe Bay Of Naples. I have seen
something of both. Italy, with her sunny and
CiOuulesS SKIES, Id u mO5I country 10 look
upon but would to God she had government
like oursl APPLAUSE The Bay ofNaples, as
said, is compared TO your beaut full bay, but there
is this striking difference. Wlen l stepped on
shore at Naples, ] was surrounded by hundreds of
beggars; but when stepped on the shores of New
York / was surrounded by thousands of freemen.
fgreat and prolonged cheering, not only earning
their own livelihood, but, as contrasted with other
laborers livelihood OF luxury. IGreat cheering
hat yoi nt af air il IL
TO an American eye, and felt it, and felt proud Of
it, and prouder than ever, not only of your bay,
but of the thrifty population that surround il.
Venice was once prouder city than New York,
but--amd intestine and foreign wars and under
harsh governments--she has been crushed The
Constitution of the United States has brought New
York into greatness by concentrating here the
commerce and exchanges of all our confederated
States To preserve that concentration, and that
greatness there must be peace and friendship for,
and confidence in, New York. from all the parts of
these coniederated States. But deprive your great
and growing city of them, and Of the protection
the constitution give its trade and commerce,
and its fate soon would be that of Venice, whose
deserted streets and canals have bet 80 recently
surveyed. England has now the control of the
commerce Of the world through London, her
great commercial city. venture to prophecy that
ere many years elapse, those who are now within
the sound of my voice will, under the protection of
the constitution, see that New York will be to the
world what London ia. [Applause.
Mr. Fillmore then, after congratuating the
Mayor upon the honor of being the Chief Mags-
trate of such city as New York, went on to say,
his remarks were necessarily desultory, and he
trusted they would be 30 considered and he con-
clnded amid prolonged and enthusiastic applause.
The Mayor then stepped forward and shook
hands with him; after which three cheers were
proposed and heartily responded to for Willard
Fillmore, Alderman Briggs, Councilman Van Ri
per- and the Boards of Aldermen and Coui.cilmen.
SHAKING HANDS.
The official reception being over, the doors We're
opened and The people introduced and presented
70 Mr.. Fillmore The nd-shaking continued for
seseral hours, when Mr.. Fillmore rcentered his
carriage, and was escorted by the committee back
to the hotel
SPEECH TO TnE NATIONAL CLUB
Mr. Fillmore made his appearance on the balco-
ny of the hotel, amid the most enthusiastic plau-
dts.
have been told (said hey this is the Club which
has just been sold out. (Cheers and roars OF
sughter.] If this be SO, it is very clear you who
were sold have not ratified the sale. Prolonged
cheering But be not discouraged my friends, by
traitors. 1t was the 10: of Americans in the con-
test of l176 TO be sold out az it is said you have
been sold out now But, though there was an
Arnold, there was also Washington, tehesrs, re-
newed, and, in spite of the traitor, Americans
were saie. Continued cheering Have faith,
my friends; be not discouraged. No treason no
traitors, can sell out Americans, who are rallying
under the flag Of their country, the Constitution
and the Union.
NIX. FILLMORE AND THE WING GENERAL COMMITTEE.
The Wing General Committee, numbering over
one hundred members, presented themselves at
the ST. Nicholas and made speech, through Mr..
hal. Nino nbo;r ,io ;nrar
Fillmore that they were ready to raise the banner
once more to do battle in his cause.
Mr. Fillmore, In reply, then spoke as follows:
Mir. Chairman, receive these congratulations with
inexpressible satisfaction. 1t reminds me of the
hard fought battle through which we have all passed.
1t is great qualification for me to look around
upon the faces of those who have 40 often been
associated with me in the struggles of our common
country trust and hope although you may be
called by different name from what you were,
that there Is yet no difference of sentiment be-
tween US. / have long seen that the time was
approaching when that noble Wing party, Of
which wss ever proud, would be unavoidabiy de-
stroyed. You have spoken Of the treachery that
defeated Henry Clay in 1874. The canker worm
that has been gnawing at the very vitals Of that
party has at least, fear destroyed it; but, sir,
there is phoenix that has arisen from its ashes
that Is yet to save the country. TApplause
confess that in looking around upon my former
associates here it reminds me of the scenes
through which We passed in 1880. Fortunately,
when was unexpectedly called to the Presiden-
ual chair, by that calamity which shrouded our
country In mourning, had made no pledges which
prevented me from discharging my duty to ray
country. If rendered any service to my coun-
try at that time, 1t chiefly owing to the fact
that had come to that position partly by the viii
of the people, and partly by the act of Providence.
But, sir, If / rendered any service, was greatly
indebted, the country greatly indebted, for
that service to that very conservative portion of
3ha JVbir marty that stnod arnnpd ~ 81 ~.