Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-24

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- DssesAisgs y Psss Pssssesssa.
Ths .aahjoinad Apeeehss iron he lip
= Two a ~ noaA honosabls American
patriots, vill b read With feslings o.
deep pleasure b. thoss who dearly Priss
thsk country, end desire the PsrPetuity
Of her noble institutions. The Hon.
.Lsvjs Cas- aud sxsP President lliilsEd m
more are the men wboss voices should
b heard il such On awful crisis = this,
and the words which tell from their
tongues should b held in deep rever.
sncs. Not lees, either, should the words
Of such patriots and statssmen - Ed
ward Everett, Stephen A. Douglas
james Buchanan, and other men O
note, bs taken - pattern TO follow ~
these times. All our leaders, from the
greatest down, Who abide 10 those
States loyal TO the Government, how
ever much they may differ from Mr.
Lincoln in matters OF politics-howeve'
much they may detest the Republican
party, - such, stand up proudly and
boldly in the defence OF the "Stars and
and Stripes" in defence Of their country
ssrioM or sorOng." There are no ex-
ceptious, no halfway work about it..
There is no alternative there should
be none. We take pleasure in submit
ting the following speeches Of two no.
bic men Of our country. Hear them:
SpExoHEs OF GEN. CAss AND MrLLARD
FlLLnoaE.-At . very large Union
meeting held in Detroit last WedDes
day night, Gen. Cass was called out
and said
any Fellow CITIZENS IL did not
come here to day to made . speech-my
time for speeches has long since passed
but come to do honor to that beau
tifal flag just hung to the breeze-the
flag which iu every land has always
commanded respect and honor. Under
that Gag | was born, under it l have
spent long lifetime, and now, as /
approach the period we must all one day
reach, my only hope 10 that | may die
under il, with its stars and str.pes still
unsullied. ] Recognize the duty ofevery
American citizen to rally around that
flag whenever it is threatened, but |
hope that Providence may yet stretch
forth His hand and save Us FROM civil
war. l hope soon to see restored the
fraternal feeling that has hitherto exist
cd between the States OF this Confeder-
scy, so long our strength and pride. l
hope your hearts may be inclined TO re-
store it, aud to secure for it q glorious
perpetu'ty."
Ex-President Fillmore addressed a
similar meeting 10 Buffalo, on the pre-
vious evening, rs follows:
"FELLOw-CIrxgNs.-lt is many years
since | hsvc taken any part in politi-
cal meeting, and never intended to at.
tend another. l have long since ceased
10 DO q partisan, or politician in the ordi
nary acceptance of those terms, but !
have not ceased to love my country, TO
venerate its institutions, to take just
pride in its prosperity and glory, and to
tremble with anxiety when ! ace all that
\ patriot should hold dear, in the most
imminent peril. II is for this reason
that / have At your request consented
10 preside ut this meeting; composed, as
it IL, Of the citizens Of Buffalo, without
distinction Of party, who have assem-
bled here to express their sentiments on
the alarming state Of the country. To
b. thought worthy OF such an honor at
such y time from those with whom my
to has been spent, calls for my grateful
acknowledgements, and therefore re-
turn you my cordial thanks for this
mark Of your continued confidence and
respect. But, my feIlow-citizens, this is
no time for any man to shrink from the
responsibility which events have cast
upon him. We have reached crisis in
the history OF this country, when TO man
however humble his work or limited his
influence, has a right to stand neutral.
CIVIL war has been inaugurated, and we
must meet it. The Government calls
for aid, and we must give it. Our insti
buttons are in danger, and We must de-
fend them. It is no time now to inquire
by whose fault or folly this state OF
things has been produced. The ship Of
State is in the breakers, and the mutteT-
ing thunders and dsrkened sky indicate
the coming storm, and if she sink we
must 90 down with her. We have .
common lot and must meet common
fate. Let every man, therefore, stand
to his post, and, like the Roman Sena-
tor at the gate Of Pompeii, let posterity
when the storm 10 over, find our skels
ton and army on the spot where duty
required us to stand. You know, my
friends, that my love Of country embrace
the whole Union. In I'll that relates t.
the administration Of the Government
know no North, no South. Each and
every portion is alike entitled to its pro-
lection, aud | have that confidence in
this administration to believe that it vii
receive it. therefore think our South
ern brethren have made great mistake
in arraying themselves .eAinst the gov.
eminent for fear il will be improperly
adm nistered, and had hoped that, il
peace could be Iaintained for = short
time until they could be convinced Of
their error, they would voluntarily unite