New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-20
From our Extra of Yesterday Afternoon.
From our Extra of Yesterday Afternoon.
gR. N'EBSTER'S GREAT SPEECH
AT BALTIMORE.
Br The Tribune's Special and Exclusive
RAILROAD EXPRESS.

| gr The Tribune's Special and Exclusive
| RAILROAD EXPRESS.
4 DELIVERED LAST EVENING AT PUBLIC
DINNER IN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.
| We have the pleasure of laying before
! ur readers the great speech of Mr. Web
J SER, delivered at the Baltimore tx
,hauge, LAST EVENING, between
md IL O'Clock. 1t was reported by MT.
raymond, the assistant editor, and brought
" him to this city by a special express,
IN upon the railroad exclusively for the
New York Tribune.
We are thus enabled to lay this most
interesting speech before the people OF The
,orbern and eastern states far in advance
b any other paper 10 the Union. 1t will
no found to be, in many respects, ono Of
he lnoet important documents recently laid
before the American people. Its CONNER
cial bearings fully confirm the rumors that
have been for some time anoat concerning
the project Of adjusting our tariffs by trea-
lies with other nations.
We tender our thanks especially to Mr..
Coleman, the enterprising and intelligent
proprietor of the Merchants Exchange,
Baltimore, and his obligipg clerks; to L.
Collins Lee, Esq, Of the committee Of ar
rangemenls, and to DIR. w. L. Ashmead,
tho Baltimore railroad agent, for impor
ant facilities afforded to us in reporting
he speech, and occurring its speedy trane-
mission from Baltimore to Philadelphia
We nre also very much indebted to Capt.
Hiucle, of the New Philadelphia, on the De-
AWARE, and to Messrs. w. A. Morrell and
Townsend, the conductors on the Jersey
Railroad, for their energetic exertions ia
pushing through this Express.
THE DINNER.
The guests about one hundred in num-
Der, sat down at about half past six, to
table spread by Mr.. Coleman, in astyle of
luxury and elegance seldom equalled. a
fine band of music was in attendance, and
played several beautiful national and other
airs during the lestvity.
Robert Gilmer, Sen. Esq, presided, and
at bis right were seated Hon. Daniel Web-
stsr, Hon. lillian Cost Johnson, and Col.
Crane, of the Fourth Artillery, in full uni
form. On his left were Il. Collins Lee,
Esq, U. S. District Attorney for the Dis
triet of Maryland, Hon. Reuerdy Johnson,
and Col. Moore.
At a few minutes before 9, the cloth was re-
moved, and order being called,
The PRESIDENT,
in few words, said that the company had
smbled, without the least distinction Of parties,
to do honor TO their distinguished guest. Tie
hoped that nothing would be said in response to
the toasts that might be offered calculated to In
krrupt the harmony of the occasion. And as
such demonstrations had frequently been made,
without much regard to truth or decorun, he re-
quested that on this occasion the toasts, with per
haPs one exception, if the company saw fit to
make it, might be drunk in silence. He then
gave
l. The JniOn-" Now and forever, aud nseparable.
J. The President of the United States.
leaders
l. The Memory Of Washington.
In announcing the fifth toast,the President SAID
he had desired to preface 1t with some suitable
remarks, and 10 express his sense of the services
cone the country by the distinguished gentleman
they had assembled to honor in successfully ne
sonating the treaty between the two great CONNER
clal nations of the woodland thus securing 10
both the countless blessings of peace, which may
God long preserve But as he was entirely un-
accustomed to such occasions he would say moth
ing more-but simply give, as the next toast
orR GuEsr-DASIrL WEssrER."-( Received with
great appause)
10 this, at % minutes before 9, Mr.. WEBSTER
iose and replied as follows:
Nh. PRESIDENT: / am sure that | receive
with peculiar qualification this mark of your re-
spect for well-lntended efforts 10 serve the Coun
W IN the office of the Government which have
aAed. give you my thanks; and feel espe-
aally Obliged TO you, sir--who, | know, come
INTO public scenes of this kind reluctantly-for
0ong me the honor of filing the Chair this even
ng. And the occasion, Mr.. President and gen.
leuen, is the more gratifying to me, as have
heard you say, sir, that the gentlemen comprising
his very respectable meeting come here actuatcd
By no party motive, by no sinister or oblloue
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