New-York daily tribune., 1843-09-26

power Speaking for New England and her granite
hills and gallant South Carolina speaking by one
of her gifted true hearted and patriotic sons.
(Cheers.) Gentlemen, will not detaln You Tor
| am not able to speak to such an audience on
such an occasion. Cries OF, go on--ln which
Mr.. WEBSTER acqulesced. saying, no one IS bet
ter worthy of being heard!l Sir, (said Mr. Moa-
GAN turning to Mr. W. 1have never doubted you
till now! (Shouts Of laughter and cheers. Go
! ohead' said Mr. WEESrER.) have been in the
habit Of listening to that voice as to an oracle
when it gives forth opinions and points out the
path of national greatness and national glory: but
it utters now command, which cHl not obey.
Loud and protracted applause.) Gentlemen, [
beg leave to offer you sentiment:-
"The PIScKyrys. the M.nioNs, the SuMpryns ard the
ALLsToSs Of South Carolina"
This was received with tremendous applause
and with three dcafcning cheers, led by Mr..
WEBSTER.
A toast was here given to the City of Ro-
chester
Mr.. WEBSTER said that he was unwilling to
let the occasion entirely pass without some re-
marks in definite reference to the City Of Rochcs-
ter. 1t is many years ago--t is more than twenty,
since | first visited what is now the City of Ro-
chester. 1t was thcn-a place fstumps. Gaugh-
ter but a place Of promise. (Chcers.) | saw
here then the infinite advantages which fall of
$50 feet in this great river must give to such a
place. | saw in its immediate vicinity wide
country fitted by its soil for the production Of ey-
cry thing that could contribute to the happiness
of man. found that, now and then, man had
crcpt in from the north of the State, or from my
own State of New Hampshire, and was engaged,
perhaps, in making shoes upon a very small scale.
| wandered over the region and pondcred upon
its future destiny. | went all through this Sec
tion and fished at the bottom Of Niagara came
to this spot, an attorney at law from Massachu-
sctts looking at and meditatng upon the fact
that here at single point, where city ght oe
built, was fall of water $50 feet in hight
Why if the Thames fell $50 feet in London
London would be all the world. Yet here you
have it. and what is there like it :? Nothing in
the world In lS02-and even then most OF us
were born,-thls section was only known as the
corner of Gorham and Phelps. Some Massachu-
setts people had come and secured tract and
given it to an Indian, if he would build mill upon
it. And now, only a few years later, what part
of the world is there which shows such rapid,
such sudden creation, such an c6ullt'oR of hu-
man power az this city of Rochester aforesaid,
in the County of Monroe loud chcers.)-
When was here twenty years ago, on the spot
where the Eagle Tavern now stands, Just opposite
to this, had very comfortable dinner IN the
midst of roots and stumps and things equivalent
Cheers and laughter.] And | enjoyed it very
much-for God commend me to roots and stumps
and things equivalent in Egro,cing country
cloud applausc) This city is one of the crea-
tions of our American world. do remember, gen
tlcmen, when was titting-and | was never very
well ftted-for collegiate lifc that It was thing
of great notoriety in New-Eng!and that man,
fearless Of Indians, had advanced into this West
ern Country as far as Whitcsborough, a little
above Utica (Cheers.) But the thing was even
then in progress. Here was rich country 1T
was under the administration of us, of Amer-
cans, of people of energy and character, who
would, whenever there was chance, make some
thing!
But am occupying too much Of the attention
Of this meeting. Let me give in conclusion
q The Ci,y of Rochester and the Mayor thereof
To this Mayor HILL responded in few peril
ncnt remarks.
Mr.. WEBSTER here left the room-it beng not
far from l2 o'clock. Complimentary toastS were
afterwards given which called up Dr. ALExAS-
DER KELSEY Of Rochester, and Hon. WASHINGTON
Hunt, who made their acknowledgements in a
few brief and pertinent remarks, and then the
company broke up.
Thus ended the celebration of this great and
most interesting Anniversary of the State Agr-
cultural Society.