American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-10-04

crty has residence upon the terraque-
Gus globe, Wings will live. They liy-
ed before the Revolution; they brought
us to be the great people we now are.
That glorious Wing, (pointing to the
portrait of George Washington, over
the platform, } whose genius presides on
all occasions where Wings meet toge-
ther in behalf of their glorious countr y,
who led the glorious stars and stripe 5
invictory through many bloody field
OF battle-that glorious old Wing and
his principles can never die. 1t is true
the Wing party were defeated four
years ago; and it was q melancholy de-
feat for the country; she has regretted
it ever since in sackcloth and ashes.--
Our people was deluded, and we stood
aside and gave them an opportunity for
sober second thought, and they have
had dozen sober second thoughts since.
They have begun to repent of their de-
lusion, and will find it their interest &
duty to fall into our ranks and aid us
in restoring this country to its former
condition OF peace and prosperity.
What is the present condition of the
country, and what has been its condi-
tion whenever the Democrats have
been in power? Spoils, spoils, has
been their cry. Ifthey would be con-
tent with the spoils, wewould let them
have the spoils, though the oyerAowing
treasury of the last four years has been
enough to corrupt any people but A.
mericans, and it has corrupted por-
ton of them. But down South they
are proclaiming, as they proclaim eve
ry where else, that there is no hope
for the country but in Democracy; that
Fillmore has no strength, that none
but the Democrats can save the South
from the Black Republicans of the
North. They have dashed the politi-
cal ocean into tempest and have mad
ly leaped into it; and now they come
to us and cry, "help me Cassius, or |
sink" (Cheers.) Let the ambitious
Caesar so down; it were better that he
should be lost and Rome be saved than
that Rome should sink and the tyrant
live. ... +.
/ have been amused at the course the
Democrats have been pursuing. | re-
member that in 1910, it was said that
our gallant old chieftain from Ohio had
been placed in the hands of commit
tee and permitted to say nothing but
what had first passed through their lips.
L should like to know who is the spokes
man of the candidates of tho Democra-
tic party now? What has become of
Jimmy Buchanan? The last account
had of him he had gone into the Gin
cinnati platform QIaughtcr) and bid
good bye to the friends of old James
Buchanan. twill be with him as with
their present President, who was so
green as to suppose that the Democra-
tic party meant what they said by their
platform. When they began to tear
up the planks he nailed them down a.
gain with his veto nails, but they tore
them up again and scattered them to
the winds. And so it will be with
James Buchanan. If he can stick to
the platform it will be only on some
lonely plank like the people of Last Is
land in the Gulph Of Mexico, on the
| plank of the Ostend manifesto, going
down the Gulph of Mexico to see how
Cuba is. daughter and applause. y
Who is his spokesman now? How shall
we address question to him? Where
is he? So far as he is concerned he is
out of the question.
There is another candidate in the
field, Mr.. Fremont. What entities
him to the confidence Of the people of
this great nation? But the Democrats
are the last men that should find fault
with him; their course has brought
him into the field. They set the emf
nent example in 80, and he is now
following in their footsteps. They
then brought forth candidate pre-
emirently distinguished for his eques-
trian performances in Mexico, and the
Black Republicans have brought forth
a man perhaps little more distinguish
ed in the same way. He is a fast man,
and can, perhaps, ride farther than any
other man in a day, but il placed at
the helm Of this government would
drive it to destruction at gallop.---
Now / am not willing to entrust him
with that communicative me our old
holmsman; man who took command
of the ship of state once before when
she was tossed to and fro, and brought
her safely into port, with the aid Of
such men as Webster and others.
| (Cheers.) He is the man for me, to
him would trust our ship of State.
What shall we do when we leave
this assembly? Heretofore we have
had q cod lnf nf our n,en. Lnt r,h,u ,..,