, 1861-06-18
AMERICANS I'm PARIS.
Speeches OF Hon. Anaon Baflfnkaunc
Aud Col. Fremont 0t nn ANaoftcan
Meeting In PaXtgS

HPEECH or THE H0H. AKs0H nURLHGAME4
The Hon: Anson Bu1ltngame, American Min
lister to the Court Of Vienna, next rose and
spoke as follows: :.
Ma, PREs1nExr, LADIES, Asn GKsr1HxzH:
T. respond sG te 2onf caA Eih y 81 my heart, IN
eae a % fhas o aeg T1en
It flt that the childrtn Of the land Of Washing
ton should, In the land Of Lafayette, renew
their VOWS to the great principles for which
those men struggled .[Applause] And We
n eorafngly do here and now renew than, and
sn the Gea mt ~sS s VII Ta1s f.
from their blended eforts and breathe
the -e1ultant hope that, like their holy
memories, 1t will endure forever. TAP
-plause.] It seems to me, since I have been
here, that have received the impression
from anything haye read o. heard-surely
not from anything derived from the reticent
ruler Of this gallant people-that the feeling
which swayed the French and our fathers still
survives. It seems to me that they do not
mock at Us In our supposed calamity, that
they do not misrepresent Us in their press
Turks and our enemies to Greeks Tlaughterl;
that they do not speak Of Is belligerent rightsh
' in such way as' to leaye US to Infer that they
Tou1d make merchandise Of our ufsfortunes,
and open all our ports to the pirates. As an
American, l cannot be Indifferent to the IAN
to tie Language Of few of England's states
men. I know, ss my friend Mr: Clay has said.
that we have derived cur lnngnage, literature
eud laws from her. No man bends lower
than I to her msjestic antecedents, but Imust
be permitted to regret the attitude in
which ahe D.. haa 81 been ,aIs;ss Placed py those
ments. This I will eay-cTer mindful Of the
ties Of consauguinity which others seem to
have forgotten-that when generous people
has hlotted from its memory the resenffal re-
collections Of two Wars, 1t Is neither kind nor
wise to ronse them again with teufold raucor.
whoever is for or against us, we viii, In the
language Of cur distirgulshed friend, Mr. Day
ton, settle our Own Affairs In our own Wny."
We will put down rebellion On our own SOL,
and shall reserve a quick hand, dauntless
for for tsn
reyolt that ever lited It's audacious hand
against . noble government and generous
Civilization. [Contfnued applausal I do not
quarrel with mems opin1onB-l dlsdain to
plead with those who are Intentionally against
us, but would be glad to bring those Whosa
good opinion, for my country's sake, coyet,
into views touching our affairs, identical with
my oWn-those Who have been and still are
our friends-1 have met such since I have
been here-Who have fallen iRto the fatal fa1-
lacy Of Calhoun, and believe that our Govern
ment is compact between States, and that as
these did acctde TO it, they have, therefore, a
right to sectde from it. But In cur theory Of
Government, Wales Wou1d have Us much right
to aecede from England, aud Normandy from
France, as South Carolina and Alabama from
the United States. Hear.] Ours Is not =
compact or leagne n that senBe-all that
. Government Of tht people, BY the people for
the people, and is so declared to be On the
very frontlets Of that instrument Itself: there
glitteriDg like a star, Is the language: We the
people do ordain and establish this Constitu-
ton" Againit Is declared that this Constitution
and the laws mnde IN pursuance thereof shall
be the supreme Ian Of He land. It is = Govern
ment thus established, q Government resting
on the good will Of the people-that will be
flowing forth into practical Government
through the forms Of the organic Law to
which they haye assented-a Government
around which cluster 50 many memories and
which to Us IL the uoblest that ever shed Its
blessings On mortal men. -(Applause,] It is
such Government that few traitors, decauH
they Aats been out tok<d, would overthrow, and
would eatablIslrin It's place one born Of their
oWn caprice, resting it not On the will Of the
people, but on slavery as Its cornerstone
This contest Is not one between two parties
for political power, but it Is Q great
struggle for principles, for the Integrity
of our society and government, between the
highest civilization on one eband and the black
est barbarian en- the other. [Applause.]
II is not contest between sections. On the
ions crystalized into one great dxhting mass,
sud In sympathy with these are millions in the
South who are in the thral Of q conspiracy
whlch has taken them By surprise. And
against this are few men who, struggling
against the holiest feelings Of the human
Nh
Eever felt but in the blessings conferred,
leaning on the fanatlcal and the ignorant,
made 20 by the bad system they would estab-
lish men whose strength toas In the political
power they derived from elA7ery, as subtle
element In the Government, but 'sow weak in
the quality Of force on which they rely, With
out men, without money, without credit,
dependent for the food they eat and the
clothing they wear On those they assail, with
ont ship, without sailor, Who cannot make
sword Of q musket, who have no fag which
8 Feiee Islander ought to respect; and these
men ha1l themselves against the prejudices
uum mbers and civilization Of the American peo-
pie, [Earm spplause-1 In the language of
Mr.. Clay, just used, and repeat It with em-
| phasis, "of course they must fail" They
shall fail, and their memories rotl fCheers.j
could hear thfs day o1r words Of lofty cheer,
and know how the American heart In this far
land throbs true to them and the cause for
| which they struggle. We send them
With our blessings over the sea; bnt, what
| Is better, We send with them one known to
| spheres, and one who, In this wa1like land Of
| his ancestors, heard the call Of his mother,
| flor he Is, indeed, a child Of the Republic),
| and casting from him the urgent claims Of
! his private affairs, almost without waning
end notice, determined to fly to the defense
| 49, AL - L. h &ro
| Ne soy to him that he will be welcomed on
the Western shore BY 1,400, 900 men, who but
| yesterday hailed his name as symbol Of their
faith, and by 4 countless host who then do
feated our hopes, with, If possible, still
! warmer enthuslasm-we1comedo on the Attain
yalor won for us, aud in the Rocky Noun
tafns, from whose loftiest summit he Was the
| first to unfuri the beautiful banner Of hla
country in the beams Of the setting sun. Zap
plause] We breathe onr benlson upon him.
We know what will follow where he goes
| path, he's tried her worst" We know his
future will be as bright Is his past, and that
he will enjoy soldiers triumph or the sweet
tranquility Of an honored eoldier's grave.
And now Ill hail, Fremont, and farewellf
Tremendous acclamAtlons, which we're fol-
SPEECH OF TER HON. JOIN G. FREMONT.
Col ]. G. Fremont next rose and said:
Mr. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN;
am deeply seuhble to the warm aud hatter-
Ing expressions Of confidence aud regard With
which I hare just been honored, and still more
deeply sensible to your kind approval Of them.
They are very grateful to me, md thank yoq
very sincerely But you will be very sure that
do not receive them as due to myself; I am
conscious that I Owe them to the Partially oi
friendship and to that Bort Of attachment
which soldier always feels for the banner m.
ds1 which 1T he hss fought [asa7' hsaEl 9s ~ Io e
7iiends around ne Who have spoken
to-day, / represent the standard on
| Hhi<h old WatchEords were inscribed.
It Is themselves who were the leaders, them.
aelSes WHO bore with you the heat Of the day,
and who have Won their battle gloriously:
And they have come among us here, with thei1
hearted countrymen at home the assurance oi
our una1te1ah1e deyotedness to the country,
md Dur unbounded admiration of the gener.
GUS loyalty With which they rnllied to is call.
[Cheers.l 4 few days back our honored dsss
vas trailing In the dust at the foot Of an inso'
thousand lights, swarming with brave hearts
and strong arms In ita defense. [Applauae.]
We drink to them to-day, our brave and loyal
cour t1Jmeu. Renewed cheers.
Faithfully, too, hare our scattered people
responded @ T. thsa fs9% s, lts,y f9@ fse1 Englaad
they, too, can cross the seas and change thei.
skies, and never change their hearts. Loud
T cheering] am glad that happy chance has
brought me to participate with you here on
this occasion. Here Is this splendid Capitol
Of great nation, where near by US the eamt
Washington and Lafayette, Ifoel that breathe
sympathetic air. Hear, hear.] France is
progrefe, and am happy to believe that herr
e sha1l not see people false TO their tradi