New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
HOW THE DEMOCRATS CELEBRATED
THEIR TRIUMPH.
From ON Own Correspondent

iOn, anu was consequently uVt III hVVu III t"o
evening TO witness with complacency the proceed
iDes with which the fourteenth successor Of the
First President celebrated his dishonorabls triumph
over Kansas and the North. But as the Govern
ment organ has given full and doubtless tolers-
bly, accurate account of them think it will be In
terestpg ard edfyng to put on record In 1HE
TRIBJNF the leading features of the celebration.
About o'clock the Marine Band from the Navy
Yard were conveyed in an omnibus to the White
House, accompanied by q cannon, which, with the
requisite ammunition, came, like the music, from
Government sources, and gave the President sere-
made varied with occasional discharges oil artulery
and shouts of loyal enthusiasm, such as greet LOUIS
Napoleon when he appears in public, after due
preparation on the part of the official getters-up OF
popular demonstrations in France. Mr.. Buchanan
thus appealed to- came to the window over the hall
door and addressed the crowd in q brief speech
graceful in language and in very good taste tor such
an occasion. Senator ToOmbs, who was with him.
was called upon to speak, and accordingly uI.
bosomed himself upon this suspicious occasion.
The English bill, he said was measure Of' great
permanent peace for ourselves and our children
after U.s. He could nothing In the bright and
brilliant future but peace and harmony and pros
perity TO the glorious organization of the Democratic
party. Upon this delightful topic Mr.. ToOmbs
grew iubilant "GentemeD, he cried, 81 have
fright to rejoice. Let us all rejoice. Let the
"voice reyerberate from the hill.tops and through
1.-the valleys all over this land, from the Atlantic
"to the Pacific, from the Lakes to the Gulf, that
"there is peace-true peace, honorable peace
"throughOut all the land of America"
The voice from the TOOmbs was anything but
doleful sonnd this time. We shall see how these
prognostcs of peace and harmony will be fulfilled
in "the bright and brilliant future"
Senator Gwin was next introduced. He began
with reference to Gen. Jackson and the Bank OF
the United States, denOuncng with remarkable
force and originality that obsolete institution as
monster'-an epithet, l think, never before ap-
Piled to it, II Kansas would not accept the bill,
then" exclaimed DR.. Gwin, with professional
GOODNESS worthy of Sangrado "then let Kansas
Shrek and let her bleed, for che shall never come
" in until she has sufficient population. Give us
the Pacific Railroad, cried the Senatorial doctor
in conclusion, with slight pardonable indifference
of ideas, land you will have happy and united
" country indeed"
Mr.. Clay of Kentucky congratulated the crowd
"that an end is now put to the miserable question
"Of Slavery which has so long distracted our glo
"riOus country" Mr.. Clay, ] fear was somewhat
premature in bis congratulations. Slavery ia in
deed miserable question, but unhappiy we have
not got rid of it by the passage of the English bill
From the White House the crowd proceeded to
the house of Senator Bigler Of Pennsylvania, who
sentng no remarkable points.
After leaving Bigler's they went to the residence
of Clancy Jones, who kindly informed them that
"Our country may now repOse in peace IN this final
"settlement of its domestic policy, and every man
"in the Lad may rejoice in the assurance OF the
'securty of life, political equality and the safety OF
"his property" This is the third grand final set
temeht of our domestic difficulties which Mr.. Jones
has witnessed. wonder how long it will be before
he will be called upon to congratulate fourth
fnality.
Senator Green was the next victim of the joyous
Democracy. He responded in cheerful and
humorous style, with good deal of that pretty
psyfulness for which he is distinguished IN the
Senate 81 have but little to say, fellow-citizens,
he began, "but what have to say is just about as
Z" Green as anything can be-" HereupOn the crowd
laughed, as was reasonable The ilustrous Senator
went on 10 assure his bearers that he was born of
the peOpe-a very remarkable fact, by the way
fright over here in old Virginia-rlght across the
Potomac" Upon this the boys cheered. With
characteristic mOdesty Mr.. Green went on: -
q" claim no honor for it, feel no degradation by 1t;
" am az good as any man, and above no man.
Of course this also was applauded. Whereupon
Mr.. Green grew still more humble, and with his
humility grew gradually piOus and selt-denylng
/" do not live for myself" he cried, with an unc-
tion compounded of mingled "reminiscences Of Mr.
Pecksniff and Uriah Heep, 81 do not live for my
self; self is nothing, but truth is everything, and
81 will sustain it, even if life is lost" With this
sublime sentiment the Senator paused, and changing
suddenly bis vein, exclaimed in his pleasant, light
hearted way, but, fellow.citzens, l will not de-
80 tain you, for you are on a jollifcaton, and
would like to be on it too" Go on !!
90 on" shouted the multitude. Mr.. Green
again suddenly became sublime and this time
also a little pathetic. But OH" he exclaim-
ed, "if there is anything that can touch me
" right here"-placing his hand on that part
of his person which may be supposed 10
cover his heart" anything that can make
"me feel, it is the invincible voice OF
% the American people, and do tore It," At
this touching apOstrophe the invincble voice
of the American people was heard in repeated
hurrahs. Grateful for this compliment to his elo-
quence, the Senator said: ~ do not mean to
flatter you, my friends, when say l honor every
one of you. l tell you, you and are all alike,
From this magnanmOus declaration of Democratic
equality the orator, who had been 50 far very lively,
wandered into a metaphysical dsquisitiOn on the
ramfcation OF principles, during which he lost the
attention of the crowd. He was recalled from this
| divergence by some one abruptly proposing three
cheers for Bennett, the Democratic candidate for
Mayor The person who called for the cheers was
probably an Irishman like nne-tenths of the crowd
This suggested new tack TO the versatile Senator
from Missouri. He broke out i'll fresh spot:
Gentlemen, know what Irish equality, and Dutch
equality and American equality is, and intend to
stand up by itnot TO Halter you Irsh, not to stter
you Dutch, not to tatter you Americans, but to dc
Justice to you all. Now do not misunderstood me.
Our rights equal. If would elevate myself by
the degradation of any class and the ruin OF an
other you ought to throw brickbats at me. never
will do it; let others do it if they please. l stand
here your equal but never as your superior. The
Dutch, and Irish, and Americans are all alike upon
| my platform; do not know how it is upon yours.
The Constitution puts all alike, and if you choose to
| make a distinction, cannot help it. l will do the
same for all by all, and with all. Now, my friends
| and felow-citzens, and associates, here we are"
There was no doubt of that There they were
leading Senator of the United States burning and