The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-02-16
Rejoicings at Observation-Disclosures
airy Serenade to Speaker Pennington.

The serenading party, on Wednes-
day evening, in honor of the election
of Speaker, were addressed by the
gentlemen upon whom they called in
speeches which follow. In addition to
the friends of the Speaker, large
number of people of different political
opinions were present. At Wizards,
the spacious parlors and promenades
were crowded with ladies and gentle
men, animated by the event.
SPEECH OF SPEAKER PENNINGTON.
Senator Cameron introduced Mr..
Pennington, who said:
81 am very much indebted to you.
my friends, for the pleasing visit you
have made to me this night. When
we hear national air, it always salts
fies me that we belong to one country,
and l have no belief in the doctrine
that the time is near at hand, or can
be, that we are to be separated. A
voice-"Three cheers for the Southern
Confederacy." Another voice, .sDry
upw1 We are one people, and trrst
in Heaven we shall remain so. Cries
of "Good," and cheers. There will
always be, in a country like ours, diver
sites of opinion, different views, and a
great variety of interests which must
necessarily prevail; but there is spir-
it of patriotism that burns in our hearts
that will not yet be, extinguished.
[Cheers.1 Our land is land of freemen
our liberties were achieved by the great
exertions and services of our fathers,
and believe no man in this generation
will let this blessed inheritance 60 to
pieces. TCries of mo, no" Never -
and cheers And if we do wrong at
one time, you remember the saying OF
Mr.. Clay, that old patriot, when he
went home to Kentucky, after having
voted for the Compensation law? On
heing addressed by some old man, who
said, "Clay, you have done wrong
"We ell, says he, "my friend, if You were
ont cunning, and on pulling your trig
ger your gun didn't go off, what would
you do? Would you throw it away
or would you try it over again p
"Nay," said he, 81 would pick the fin
and try it over" Cheers. Now, i
anything is done wrong in the countr,
little time will make it right ferries o
shear him." and cheers, because w
have national feeling and a nationa
honor. Cries of "Good," s'That's So
and cheers.l When 1 heard the ma
tional air played as you came i'm her
tonight, it went to my heart, and
said, as long as our national songs re
main, this country will be united
, Cheers. Discordant States! / thin
no man in his sober sences can agre
to any such proposition. [Cheers.
| tell you now, there never was great
} er mistake than to believe that North
ern men have any bad feelings agains
Southern men-f Cries of "Good," an,
cheers. 1-or the body of Southern me
,, against Northern men. IA voice
s'What about Harper's Ferry?" Crie
of 'sPut him outr'] Ny friends, ths
:. . is nine days wonder. My friend.
it always belongs to Republican institr
. tions, that there must be a great varit
ty of public opinion upon all questions
= and our only security is to bear and
> forbear, and the strength of our inst
= = tutions depends upon love of countr,
: Cries of s'Good," and cheers. An
. if we are not imbued with patriot
= feelings, there is no hope for the stabi
ity of our country. Cheers. b.
my faith is this that we all love o,
" country, and that we will abide bv h
n destiny for good or evil. [Cries
:. "Good," and cheers. ! thank you
N the high compliment which feel v,
have bestowed upon me by this Wis