Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-07-04
DANIEL WEBSTER.

A public dinner was given to Mr. Web
stcr by the citizens Of Cincinnati, on the
10Th inst The Cincinnati Gazette ofthe
2Ist speaks Of it as brilliant and in every
respect gratifying. A sketch ofthe speech
of Mr. Webster on the occasion, from the
National Gazette, is inserted below
The Cincinnati paper observes, that Mr..
Webster expressed his intention to visit
the West at some future time, when he
shall penetrate as far as the Mississippi,
hut that the lateness of the season, and
the remonstrances ofhis friends, imposed
on him now the necessity of returning.
1t appears that he left Cincinnati on the
Goth. Among the toasts given at the din
ncr, were the iollowng:- Bos. Pat.
Our distinguished guest tho Hon. DANIEL WEn-
sTER-The profound eypoundcr Of the Cons,iiu-
ton, the eloquent supporter of the Federal Union,
and the uniform friend and advocate of the West
crn Country.
| BY DANIEL WEBsrER-The city Of Cincin-
nati-A beautiful illustration of the co-opcration
between nature and art. May the prosperity Of
her citizens be commensurate with their hospital
ty and enterprise.
BY Wm X. Foster-Boston-'rh literary and
scientific emporium Of the western world-whose
institutions many records Of a benefcence
unexampled in the history of the age, and only o.
clipsed by the spontaneous and untirng hospitality
of her sons and daughters
Extract Of n letter to the Editor of the
National Gazette, from a highly rcspec-
table inhabtant of Cincinnati:
CINCINNATI, June 90, 1888.
"Mr Webster has been with us six
days. This morning he leaves us on his
way homeward. He has been treated
with enthusiastic hospitality by all par
ties. Yesterday he partook of public
dinner with more than two hundred of
our citizens, without distinction of party.
His speech, which occupied over an
hour, was greeted with the most raptu-
rous applause. lie has given cncour-
agement that he will furnish copy for
publication at his first leisure. In the
mean time I will cndeavor to give you
some idea of it, The toast compliment
ed Mr. Webster as the champion of the
Union and the friend of the West. To
these two points his reply was directed.
lie said he believed the danger was not
yet over. There was still deep settled
determination among the politicians of
the South, to produce separation. He
dweIt upon the momentous conse qucnces
Of this project should it succeed. lie
said that the President and his advisers
deserved the everlasting gratitude of
their country, for the prompt, firm and
judicious measures adopted to counter
act the Southern movements. lie then
adverted to the Hartford Convention.-
He said that he had received within a
short time, a score ofletters, asking what
connection he had with it. This led to
o brief account of his early political ca
recr. lie said that at that time he was
the warm personal friend of the G over
nor of New-Hampshire, and advised
most decidedly against taking part in the
Convention. AT the same time, lie said
that the leading men in that Convention
would sooner have burnt their hands off
in the hottest furnace ever made, than
have touched the integrity of the Union.
lie closed this part of his speech with q
sublime apostrophe TO Washington, whose
portrait was suspended opposite, the ec-
feet Of which you must have heard in or
der TO appreciate. On the subject of his
friendship for the West, he enlarged in
his hapPiest style. lie said that after tho
return of peace, he could not help per-
reiving, that il was in the power Of GO
'ernment to make Of this western region
whatever 1t pleascd. Accordingly he
gave his support unhesiiatingly to all
measures intended to advance western
interests. He enumerated some Of these
measures, such as the construction Of