The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-11-05
From the New York Herald.
SPEECH
HON. DANIEL WEBSTER.
AT THE CONVENTION AT RICHMOND.
Monday, October 5th, 1910.

Monday, October 5th, 1910.
by our ovn Reporter.)
The Convention was held in front q
the capitol, at Richmond. 10000 highl
; respectable persons were there, includin
1900 beautiful ladies'.
Mr. Barbour made short and effectiv
speech opening the meeting. MIR Leigh
Of Virginia, read well.written address
and Mr. Barbour then introduced Mr. Web
ster to the immense assemblage.
Mr. Webster commenced at half-pas
twelve, and ended about three O'clock
He said -
! VlRG1NIANs-The wisdom of our ia
theirs, which established for us the glori
Ious constitution and government under
which we live, enables me to appear here
today, and to address you, Virginians, as
my fellow-citizens (Cheers.) And half
century of experience has shown how use
full, how valuable, in our common history
how productive of our common renown and
glory, is the common bond by which we
are bound together. loud cheering. J
And desire to be thankful to my God
and to pay you homage for the sake Of
those illustrious sires who made all of us
the children of those who bled at Bunk.
er's Hill; who made all of us the children
of those who fell at Yorktown. loud and
continued cheering.) We are all members
of the same great political family; we have
all one common destiny, and we all have
one common adversely and one common
prosperity, and God grant it may be SO
for all time to come! tremendous cheer.
ing, which lasted for several minutes.)
1t is an extraordinary characteristic Of
the times, that with an act of great public
duty, l have been enabled to unite the
Iloag cherished desire to visit the beauti.
full metropolis of your noble state; and
this has given me tenfold pleasure in ap-
pearing before you to-day. Cheers.
But, my friends, come with desire
of hearing rather than speaking; with a
desire to mingle with you in common
communion; to learn your sentiments up.
on the great topics which now agitate the
country-to listen to the words of the ma.
ny wise and eloquent men which Virgin.
ia numbers among her sons;-and to en-.
courage my own patriotic feelings, and
my own hope of the future prosperity Of
our common country, by commingling
with the chivalry and the glorious spirits
of the Ancient Dominion! Enthusiastic
and long continued cheering.
Nonflo,,,or Tp,e~rob &c tharo own ~
may be, some questions of public policy,
or constitutional power, in regard to which
you and I may entertain somewhat differ
ient opinions-some exceedingly amiable
persons are 80 exceedingly cautious of
your reputation, and so exceedingly eau
tious of my reputation, that they have,
with the utmost amiability, condescended
to term it great breach Of propriety, that
you should invite me to come here, or
that should come after you had invited
me. [Cheers and laughter, and loud cries
of"W elcome-welcome!"] Let US hope,
my friends, that some of these exceeding
ly amiable persons are now present, to
witness the glorious spectacle which this
place this day presents, and that if they
are not turned from the error of their
ways by it, let US at least hope that they
may 60 and sin, in similar way, no more.
| Loud cheering and laughter.
IF, my friends, there be any question or
questions Of public policy upon which
you and hold different opinions, these
are not the topics which will be brought
up for discussion to-day. CHEERS. Be-
lieve me, my friends, am not yet quite
soft enough for such an operation as that.
! Loud laughter, and great cheering.) No,
my friends; no, no; we have, as we say in
the north, "other fish to fry" [Cheers
and laughter.
We are brought together at this time,
in these immense numbers, by our sense
of our common danger, cheers to encour-
age and assist each other in making COM
mon cause against common enemy
! [Cheers, and cries of "That's true" 1t Is
true, my friends;and nothing convinces me
more strongly that our righteous cause will
succeed, than the demonstration by the
proud sons of the Old Dominion, that they
are determined to bury the Ratchet in rela-
ton to all differences, real or supposed, be-
tween them and their northern brethren,
who are fighting under the same blood
bought banner of liberty and reform. [ Ire
emendous cheering, which lasted some
minutes.
Our common enemy, my friends, is any
thing but idle. He is up. and he is do
ing; though he appears to be laying snug
'ly in his lair. lie is making all the exer-
tions that he is capable of making, against
the friends of freedom in the North and
| in the Sonth; and you and | are told dali
Ily that he is to defeat them all. Cries Of
.sNever. He is putting forth the hun
dred hands of Brierius, in the shape of
executive patronage, purposing to Crap
| pie with, and to put down all opposition
to his rule and reign. Cries of ''the jig's
up" e.. 's
But does he imagine that at this time
we shall so far forget what is due to our
fathers memory, and to our children's
welfare. as to indulge now in any family
controversy? or that we should be so lost
to the first lessons of common sense, as
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