New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-16

No, gentlemen. That Ia the reason came here to-
night because heard this thing is talked of-becsuse
il is threatened come 10 tell You, a. live, ss we
all live, there is not single true Republican but will
shed his last drop of blood before he will submit TO
this; they will fight for thcusatd years they will
submits they will not reliance into French servtude
We preach no new DOCTRINE, we invoke no new
God but, standing by the old doctrine Of '76, upon
which our fathers fought and died, say with Crit
tenden, that "that which s good to stand upon good
ground TO fall upon We invoke the people OF the
North and South TO stand by the Constitution of the
United States and vindcste II beyond the possibility Of
doubt. Who are the men that have avowed the in
tention 10 dissolve the Union2 Look at the record
Not single County meeting, nor District Convention
Republican party has ever declared that in any emer-
geDcy, will they dissolve the Union No. Sirs; say
all the time that we submit TO Democratic rule while
TIE shareholders rule u.s. and we submit because we
know If no other policy other alternative, except
il be force, and when that is used all law is SILENT and
the Government becomes despotsm whenever you
resort to violence you have anarchy as has Mexico
which is continually at war because it does not stand
by any constitution or law AL our pledges and ante
cedeDts prove that are bound to be loyal to the
Union of these States; and therefore, say, we ca
safely claim your surages not taking Us by our avow
ais, but taking US by our ds. Ii we have submltte
for eighty years, we are willing to submit for eight
years more unless can persuade you TO take hol
Of those glorious privileges which we hold to be right
In vain has Greek, Roman Goth, Moor. and fandal
broken over the mountain and water barriers Of Euro
pean lands Soon he natural bounds OF nations reas
sert Themselves and the peoples subside int thei
original races and tongues Here all the rivers and
mountains north and SOUTH and proclaim the eter-
nal unity of this continent. The frozen regions wher
fell the lated Franklin sweep unbroken with barrier
10 the sunt shores of the Mexican Gulf. The sam
race this night speaks language on the Atlantic
and the Pacific coasts. For good evil, our destiny
is one.
THE CONCLUSION.
Men of New-York, / have stood here and by this
caute through all the days Of my youhall the days
of my manhood cruthing out the aspirations Of amb
ton, which in good purpose is God.gven insPra-
tion which lifts above the beass-whch eat drink
and are merry and 10 morrow die injured by the black
handicapped and ignored by the white man-faithful
TO one aspiration, the liberties Of mankind and the
union Of these States. What now to me the rose coors
of life The frosts which never melt settle upon my
locks! God give me strength, amid know not what
teors for the body and the soul to stand there TO my
dying day Sheltered un6er the same old flag OF our
fathers Of 76-the Constitution of 89each stripe with
the ages palDg into brighter galaxy of stars In the
language of Daniel Webster-ioscribed with no auch
miserable interrogatory, "What is all this worth 2"
nor those other words Of delusion and folly, Slavery
and Union nor yet, Slavery first and Union after
ward, far less Slavery with or without the Union"
but bearing his own glorious and immortal sentiments
for the which and with the which, in al piety walk
backward and up his late political nakedness
Liberty and Union, and forever, one and insep
arabic
In spite of the fact that the most nclement snow
storm was raging which has visited city this Win
ter crowded. intelligent audience thronged the great
hall of the Institute to listen to the address.
Mr. Clay acquitted himself well, although suffering
greatly from severe cold. During the delivery Of his
address he was continually interrupted with applause,
cheers and shouts ofassent to the principles announced
At its clote, rounds of cheers were given for the
speaker, and the large audience dispersed.