Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-19

Oid BUCK he climbed a hickory tree,
A few days, a few days.
For President he wants to be,
But he'll stay at home:
The tree will break and Buck will fall,
The seat he'll never i II e isy Sl days. u few days.
For Fimore's going home.
Snoias. as. 5ttr.ss
Speech OF Hon. III. Marshall at New Bruns-
wick, New Jersey.
We are indebted to the New York Express for
the following report Of the speech of the Hon
Humphrey Marshall of Kentucky, at the great
American meeting in New Brunswick, on Tuesday
last: gg
Mr. Marshall said he did not mean to talk for
mere oratorcal effect, but to talk as he did to the
boys at home. Although he came from a slave
holding State, he was glad to know that lie stood
where he did, the felow-ctizen of those present
and enjoying the same privileges he did in his own
native State. Our government, he continued, was
a peculiar one. Managed properly, the people
would be happy, but with prodigal use of their
privileges they would fail to be successful in secr-
ing happiness. And IL was the duty Of the people
to see that when the principles Of our constitution
were subverted by any, that they should be proper
ly rebuked. Otherwise the people would fail in
their duty to themselves and the Republic Mr..
Marshall then proceeded to speak of the candidates
merits. Mr.. Fillmore was presented, not because
OF his former unapproachable administration, but
because he had placed himself fair and square
upon the American PLATFORM and its three cardinal
rnciples, viz: the Union of the States, Ameri-
cans alone shall rule America, and opposition to
the union of Church and State.
These are the laws and prophets of the Ameri-
| can party. lie hoped for success, but he was not
too sangune, for If ever there had been party
which had been betrayed, it was the American
party. lie had had in his hands three months
new Naturalization law, and he thanked God
that he had at last got something, though not
what he had desired. And he supposed the new
bill was reported to Congress yesterday. He had
been crammed in committee room till the heat
was more intense than in that meeting room, and
finally, after long delay and upon his insisting
action, the Republicans had told him that they
desired to lay the subject over till next Decem-
Der. But upon his declaration that il they at
tempted that he would denounce them to the
people, they had agreed to sort of law which,
while not all he desired, was very binding in its
character. 1t confined the power of naturaliza-
ton almost exclusively TO the United States Court.
Il requires an oath Of aburation to every foreign
Prince, Potentate, &C., recognising no power that
can possibly claim any obedience from him. before
his duty to the laws and the constitution Of our
land by this law, too, no criminal of any kind
can ever become a citizen
The time which shall expire before the full pow
er OF Naturalization can be given, il left blank,
that Congress itself may fill it up. But he never
thought that this Congress would pass such BILL
for, to use vulgar expression, it has "pul Dick,
pull devil, !" between the Democrats and Republi-
cans, for the foreign votes in the coming contest.
But when the Democrats found-as they would in
November next-that they were losing the foreign
vote, as they were doing, they would come en-
masse into the American ranks, and such q bill
would probably then pass the next Congress II
was the foreign vote alone that kept the Demo-
Gratis out of the American ranks The speaker
then alluded to the slavery excitement, and de-
clared that there was no necessity for alarm. He,
however, deprecated the agitation. 1t was this
agitation by political demagogues that had pre-
vented Congress from acting upon any great ma
tional measure this session. such as the tariff the
amendment OF the revenue laws, &c. As for the
feeling OF the people, he said there has been much
misconception in the North about the feeling in
the South on the slavery issue. They did not
care there whether slavery was ever extended one
step or not On the contrary, they had the same
detestaton for a slavery propogandist that they
had for an abolitionist
And the South believed there was conservative
feeling enough in the North disposed to protect it
in the enjoyment of its constitutional rights, as
there were men in the South ready to do justice
to the North, else disunion would have come be-
fore now. The only sectionalism was presented
by the Republicans themselves. They had put
forth every effort to make clear sectional issue
in the House, and endeavored to draw the South
into It. But the Southern Representatives were
too wise; they loved the Union too well to per-
NIT themselves TO be thus entrapped. They knew
that the moment they presented an undivided
front on any question, 6rebrand would be thrown
which could hardly fall short of destruction. Mr..
Marshall then alluded to the prospects and the
chances in the South, for which he could know
ingly speak. He liked TO come down TO the facts.
Ten Southern Southern States he looked upon as
certain for Fllmore-thcy were Kentucky, Missou-
ri, Maryland Tennessee-though here there would
probably be strong fght-Florida, North Caro-
lima, and Louisiana. Then he considered the pro-
liabilities good for Virginia, fair for Arkansas
that there was some show for Alabama, and very
fair chance of Georgia.
A Voice-Well, there are none left.
Mr.. Marshall suggested that South Carolina and
Mississippi were left, and they would stay left He
wanted TO see these two States vote for Buchanan.
IL would sound well with his record on the subject
of slavery. The game in the South had been to
produce the impression that Fillmore had no
strength in the North; and in the North, that be
had no strength in the South. And these falsities
were to be answered best by each American re-
membering his own duty and faithfully discharging
II. Mr.. NJ then alluded to the position Of the
Democratic party. II had been against squatter
sovereignty years in and out, but now II was "pop-