Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-19
Ratification Meeting OF the Americans
in WnshingtOn-SPeech of Lewis ID.
(s.u nh nall


in Neutrality-suspicious. of Lewis ID.
Campbell.
The American party had meeting in the city
of Washington on Friday night full report of
which we find in the National Organ, of Saturday.
The first speaker was Hon. ANDREW STEWART,
formerly member ofCongress from Pennsylvania.
When he concluded, Hon. LEWIS D. CAMPBELL
was loudly called for, and took the stand and
spoke as follows:
He said he had just come in, and did not ex-
actly know what the meeting was doing and
what they were talking about; but if the object
was to perpetuate the great principles of Amcri-
can liberty, he was with 'hem. Cheers. a
1t seemed to him that the old parties were
now in that particular sitntion know as "confil.
sion confuzled!" Laughter. He had labored
with his eminent friend from kentucky (Mr.
Crittendcn, who sat near hin on the stand,) in
the old Wing party, shoulder to shoulder but
that party was now said to be defunct in the
abstract As to the old Democrat party of the
days of Jackson, he believed # all Pierces mar
shals and deputy marshals should be armed with
warrants, and should take year for the search,
they would return the warrants endorsed as did
the Kentucky constable when he treed his man
in swamp:"Non estimventus ouer creekibus, IL,
swampibs,s up a stump" Laughter and Cheers.
Here there was some disturbance in the meet
ing, and cries of PIT him out" Sag Night"
when Mr.. C. cried, 'No, don't put him out but
give him seat oh the stand!" Order was soon
restored, and he went on.
Mr.. Campbell nov went into lucid and elo-
auent, as well as humorous defence of some of
the prominent principles of the American party
He was not member of any church, but he was
inclined to the Protestant faith because he was
brought up in it, and because history taugh him
it was the faith of freedom. The American par
ty wished to keep Church and State separate, and
they would do it in spite of the Jesuts.-
[Cheers.]
The American nation were not as weak as they
once were. The indians who once infested his
own State, and who at one time were near the
place where he lay an infant; those Indians who
were hired by British gold to murder the women
and children, thanks to the bold hearts Of Ken
lucky who marched to the relief Of Ohio, had
been exterminated. The nation was now strong
and intended to be on equal terms with other ma
tons. They intended to give their citizens a
right to travel in foreign lands without having
their baggage ransacked by Papal authority to
find and take away the Bible they kept for their
private devotons, even though that Bible was
the gift of dying mother, as the myrmidons of
the Pope do now. And we intend, when Sam
gets strong enough in the knees and he seems to
be getting stronger every day, to have our citi-
zens buried decently, when they die in a foreign
land. Now, an American Protestant dying in
italy is not as decensy buried as you woule bu-
ry Newfoundland dog.
He said we colld and would manage our own
internal affairs 70 suit ourselves also without any
of the proffered aid of John Bull, Patrick OFlah-
ertv or Hans Bergerskiterhopen either. We,
like other people; had our troubles in the CAMP,
but that was none of other peoples business
The trouble was about colored gentleman on
the fuel, or, in other words, niger in the word
pile Iaughter.) On this matter he had his
own opinion, and should continue to think for
himself But he could retire to an anti room
with his friend from Kentucky and his friend
from North Carolina, (Messrs. Crttenden and
Haughton,) and though they were two to one
against him, they could fix that matter up in ten
minutes, if it would only stay fixed. But the
nigger business was an outside. issue. 1t had
no business in the American patty, and, for his
out. Laughter and cheers.
Somebody had talked about the dissolution of
the Union! All he had to say about that was,
''The thing can't be did !" Tremendous cheer
ing. He knew that many of the gallant Buck
eve boys had waded the Ohio river, and wooed,
won and carried home some Of Kentucy's fairest
daughters Do you think they want to split ?
No, sir 1t is no use talking about that. 'sThe
thing can't be did" Cheers and Laughter
You have met tonight to ratfy the nominal
tions of the American party. But don't care
for the men. They are insignificant, compared
with the principles. Men and platforms are moth
ing; The great thing is the preservation OF the
great and glorious principles those men are NOM
mated to support. Americans !you now have
your work before you! Your principles are now
before the people. Your candidates are in the
field, and it only remains for you TO do your
duty, and you will be victorious. Great cheer
| ing and long continued
Mr.. CRirrENDEs, of Kentucky, and Mr.. HAUGH.
TON, Of North Carolina, afterwards addressed
the Assembly. Resolutions were passed endors-
ing the candidates and platform
We think the good people of Ohio viii be
somewhat surprised at the speech of Hon. LEWIS
D. CAMPBELL Few members of Congress have
had more to do with the snigger business than
the honorable gentleman.-lC Cincinnati Gazette.