New-York daily tribune., 1842-10-03
THE TRIB u NE.
FroL, our Exrsi Of Saturday Mornisg.
MR.. WEBSTER'S SPEECH,
1e;rered at Faneuil Fall, Boston, ON En-
dag, September 30, 1910.
Reported for The Tribune.l

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.aFoca,ion and before the time appointed 'or 'he
meeting, thousands had gone away unable to pro
,re admission. At precisely II ocioch' "A
" Mr. WEBSTER, came in, attented BY a
comrai,tee of gentlemen, consisting Oh 'he non
rs,emiah Mason, Benjamin Nusseii, lresi-
,,,, Quincy Gov. Armstrong, II. q. Gus, Ben
-, p,cb Abbott Lawrenc., and many others.
Ia ~ss introduced the audience by the Mayor,
:, ,e,y neat and tasteful Address, to which he
..nl;ed nearly as follows:
flrow mott know not how it is, Mr.. Mayor,
l., there is something in the echo of these walls,
=. n the sea Of upturned faces which sec around
=. or in the genius which always hovers over this
lI..s tanning into life ardent and patriotic feeling
I;,h every molten of its wings-l know not how it
y hr, there is something that cxcites me strongly
!, i,snlv TOO deeply to allow adequate expression
~. s..r nv emotions. 1t will not be doubted by you
~, this salu,atien, that this greeting, ia greet
no frIt here at the heart. Boston is my home
%...berished -. home Itis now more than fye-and-
,renty wears since came here, with my family, TO
.rrne here in this lightened metropolis those OBJ
se,. both public and private, for which my stu
IL. and education were designed to fit me. 1t is
mso,v years since the intelligent citizens of Bos-
"a, asked me to loan myself to the public trust as
asr Representative; and it gives me infinite
r,sure to see here to-day, occupying those seats
assigned to the gentlemen more advanced in life,
mt few OF those who were orig finally instrument
,,lip Indicating the course of life by which have
endeayored to serve the people of this town.
When the duties OF public life have Withdrawn
me from this my homc-I have felt, nevertheless,
attracted to the spot which all nay local affections
ended and now that the progress OF time must soon
5dpg about that period-cven it it should not be
hss,eped hv the progress of cvents-when the du
a., ubic life must yield to the coming of advan
uiycars cherish the hope of passing arnens these
,,scations and these friends what shall remain
\ % my life when these public services shall have
s1ed which for good or for evil, are all the in
,sri,auce have 10 leave to those who shall come
.ier me.
The Mayor has spoken kindly of my public SER
yces and especially of the results Of the negoca-
1 ,;on which has recently been brought to close,
na in which was engaged. hope, fellow-cit-.
hens. that something was thus done permanently
usful 10 the country. present no personal.
claims Of particular merit endeavored TO do.
my du,v. had hard summers workout am
M, wholly unused to hard work [ had many
anxious days, and some sleepless nights. But II
the results Of my labors merit the appreciation of
the coua,ry,I shall be richly rewarded, and my
other days will be happier as my other nights
will give me still sweeter reposc. sought to.
dispeHe The clouds which threatened storm be-,
tween England and America For several years
pas. there has existed class OF questions which
4 did not always threaten war, but which never as
sumed the aspect of permanent peace.
i The highly lamented person--to whom so just
u attribute was paid by the Mayor-at his Inaugural
Il ,Aas President in l84l, called me to the place
4 lns occupy; and though | know it is in bad
81 ae,c sueak much of ones self, yet among my
sals and neighbors here l will say word or
J ssfyou please. bad the pleasure OF seeing
lin on several occasions at his house and else
xhere have never made any boast OF the con-
idence the President reposed in me- but clrcum-
sances hardly worthy of serious notice, have rem
dered it proper that | should say that as soon as
Gen. HARpisoN was elected President OF the
H United States, without word from me upon the
4 subject, he wrote to me inviting me to take q
place in his Cabinet, leaving for NE to choose, and
# asking my advice as to the persons | would wish
associated with me. He expressed rather wish
that should take the department of the Treasury;
because, he was pleased to say he knew had
finance ; and he felt that the wants of the country
the tsneccssty of the country on the subjects of
currency and finance were among the causes which
had Produced the revolution-that revolution
shih had resulted in placing him in the Presi-
dealial chair
liso sohappencd that preferred another place
iaivhch now occupy. felt all its RESPONSE
aiy; but can saytruly and correctly, that what
!'er attention had paid to currency and finance,
lsh more competent to carry on other concerns
slhs Government; and was not willing to un-
stiakc the daily drudgery of trade. was not
ssPpoiated in the exigency that existed in our
assn relations. The whole danger was at no
aepublicly developed; but the cause of the diff
aqy knew-and | knew too that an outbreak
ssned to be at hand. l allude to that occurrence
g (Which The Chairman alludcd-uhich took place
tstag the year l84I, with which was connected
aename of Alexander Mcleod A year or two
sae the British Government had authorized
Ssilay incursion into the territory of the United
A @eS-to destroy steamboat aledged to be
% %npe7d by power hostile to the peace of Her
aea'iys territory in Canada. The act was
s'0se BY the British Government as public act
aeiaader Mcleod, person who individually re-
sHes and deserves no regard or sympathy, hap
issd to DC one of the agents who in military
Sseter performed that act: and coming into the
]ea States some time afterwards, he was ar
s, sa BY the authorities Of New-Yor on charge
a0nlcidc and held to trial as for private sel-
% %s0si gentlemen, according to my apprehen-
aproceeding of that kind was directly adj
TO we'll settled and we'll received principles
peoae law; and of all others likely to arouse
ssaaisnaiion, not only Of the Government, but
ss she People of the country aggrieved. So
r.la rsolia have been with US. If citizen of the
ea States, who, under the orders of his Govern
-, and as military man, o5eys an order which
.,s sssaes must obey or be hanged, should find him
y " The territory of the power against which