The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-12


be applied II the pscious tendency TO overthrow all
istng authority. Fellow-citizsns will not longer de-
tain you There distinguished gentlemen here
upon the stand who proposes to address you Tonight and
who viii indicate to you the sentiments which attach
their sections of the Union upon this vital question
which interests other parts OF the country wen
the citizens Of Washington. / thank you, gentlemen
Tor the kind manner in which you have been pleased to
listen to these very desutory remarks. now take my
leave IChoers.
Hon. j. CLANCY Josls Of Pa, was next introduced
and received with great applause He remarked that
he had OCCASION lac coming here tonight to ask
himself the question why he about to appear before
this audience and address them Int when lac arrived
and the vast multitudes assembled ho asked himself
again what the OF this great gathering Is 1t
for the purpose Of elcvang 10 the mayoralty
Of Washington city Certainly not While in Mr. Der
ret the candidate Of the democratic party, they had
man who in every respect qualified to do honor to
the city and who would be true to the principle which
he had tonight pledged himself to support and which
dear to the heart of every American freemanthe
maintenance OF law and order-yet they had assembled
with views looking to something beyond that. IL
because they lived in country of political equality and
because the nomination of Col Berret represented the
doctrine Of political equality and American security the
dearest OF all the rights which possess He did not
propose to make political speech would he 20 into
the local issues before the citizens of Washington at the
coming election. The audience knew them, and knew
the candidate better than he he speaker) did but he
had known him for yeas, and it because he
gaded their nominee representative of the highest
pearcd before Washington audience for the first time
the occasion of local election. He here
tonight to raise his voice in behalf of law and
ORDER and it was because the dearest thing to him
earth the doctrine Of political rights guaranteed
to by oreathers and handed down unbroken
and he should regard the of Col
Bect evidence to the country that the people of
Washington not yet recrean and forgetul Of
the blood Of their oreathers shed in the glorious
of freedom to allow their opponents the privilege of
saying that they had elected who had party and
principles. Applause This, in the capital Of tho
nation would be most hunating degradation. He
hoped that portion of the American people would
for man who had no principles, or unwilling to
acknowledge any He did not to speak of the OPP
position candidate for he had not the pleasure Of per-
sonal acquaintance with him but he knew perfectly well
that the people of this city conservative and law
loving and he knew that they had felt the sad effects of
that party which had recently sprung into existence bid
ding defiance to the laws of both God and man. denying
the right of the free exercise of their conscience
and putting the laws of the land at Defiance under the
of rowdyism Lynch-law or, to the famil
lar word of the day, pluguglysm. [Great applause.
He looked upon this matter in serious light 1t this
love for law and ORDER this principle OF conservatism
that trumphed in the presidential election of 1856 over
the assaants of the constitution of country. You
here tonight to promote the same purposeto up
hold the law which shall protect wives and children
and yourselves in peace and security.
Mr.. JONES then spoke of the bill recently intro
duced into Congress to rcorganize the police force of
the city He understood that it provided for tho bet
maintenance
his support He had observed that the great body of
the republican and know nothing members in the Hose
of Representatives strongly opposed to it, He did
not mpeach their motives, but he had felt that soe
thing should be done to render life and property
secure in the city of Washington. 1t this convic
ton that had induced him to forward tonight to
participate in canvass where he not voter He
wished to contribute to the cause of claw and ORDER
wherever he might go to the extent of his ability Here
some in the crowd cried out, what about Kansas II
Mr. JONES said he would speak of Kansas but he feared
the subject like the old song of Dan Tucker had been
completely out, that would to hear
any more of it. Kansas has been finished up and has
ceased to bleed. He dwet ut some length upon the
happy termination of the Kansas controversy and
believed that the principles imboded in the Kansas
Nebraska bill had become the fixed policy of the coun
try During the progress of this controversy, the pre
DENTAL election OF 1856 occurred. 1t involved greater
consequences than any previous contest of the same kind
1t nationasm against seconais, and he felt that
the latter prevailed the greatest disasters might be
apprehended 1t had terminated he could have wished
Sectionalism had been ovcrthrown Now find these
republicans, who composed this sectional party
claiming to bic national in their views and as evidence
thereof adducng their vote in Congress to admit Kansas
slave State If such was the will of the people. He
hoped there would be more sectional contests The
opposition changed positions according to the cxgences of
the times and he warned them that the noparty
mcnt in this city but know-nothing or republican
in disguise. He exhorted them to labor
nesy and zeaously for the election of their candidate
for mayor, and he believed if they should do so, they
achieve VlctOry Wouu RiAuucn Vi
the people of the whole country Grsat applause and
enthusiastic cheering. Nflt f4g H3 sltsrNt
The chairman next introduced Hon. JAMES B. CLAY of
Kentucky, who was received amidst great cheering.
Mr. CLAY said, after six months of arduous pub
lie service at the Capitol after six hours session this
very day. after having made speech there to-day of
half hour in length he present tonight addressing
vast meeting Of his fellow citizens Ia voice, You
welcome. Thank you, friend, for the welcome. 1t
would be strange he not welcome in the city of
Washington. Applause He loved Washington. He
had something of the feeling for it that tho Indian
has when he treas the praes and looks beck to his old
home where his father died, and where he was born
[appause] for within less than hundred yards from
where he stood his father died and he was born Grcat
applause He would not talk to them much about their
municipal affairs of which he could know but little. He
did know that there had been vast amount of rotng
disorder, and danger to man, life and property,
and he thought it was high time when these things
should he remedied He knew much Of the know
nothing organization and had felt its shafts in his bosom
ITe born and educated whig and he believed 1t
glorious old party. He believed 1t always,
whilst IL had political existence fought the democratic
party openly and above board Never had its leaders
shrunk from the contest but they had died. and with its
great leaders buried the party itself From its grave
had sprung the know nothing party. When the whig
party longer in existence he could not fold his
and say that he would longer take part in tho
destincs of this great country It necessary for him.
and It was necessary for every other citizen who
wished to perform his whole duty to Identify himself
with party other The know nothing party threat
cned 10 sweep the whole country. For long while he
doubted the very existence party but ut last
made apparent to him that there was silently and
crectly such party in the very midst Of the community