Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-12-10
Wing Celebration in the Third District,
delphia---sPEECH by MR..
WERST TER.


ional District assembled last evening at the Wing
Head Quarters, Northern Liberties, to celebrate
the recent triumphs in Pennsylvania and else
where, by public entertainment. Michael An
Dress Esq, presided; assisted by Adam Mintzer
and Carlton b. Moore, as Vice Presidents.
Soon after the company bad assembled, the
Hon. Daniel Webster and Gen. james Wilson
were introduced by the committee appointed TO
invite them, and were received with the most
rapturous applause.
After few Introductory remarks by Mr. J.
Randall, Geo. Erety, Esq, in behalf Of The Com
mitlee Of Arrangements, offered the following
sentiment
The Hon. Daniel Websfsr-A faithful sem
iinc on the watch tower of libery-the persona
fcaiion Of those principles which have for their OBJ
iect the welfare Of the people. Happy will we
be when we hear from his elevated position, his
cheering voice proclaimng aloud to grateful mill
ions that 'al is we'll.
After the cheering with which this sentiment
was received had subsidized, Mr. Webster rose and
said
assure you, my friends and fellow citizens,
that il gives me great pleasure to meet so many
of abe Wing electors of the bird Congressional
District Of Pennsylvania Fortune has cast
lots far apart many miles intervene between your
residence and mine. nave not had many OPP
portunilies of cultivating your acquaintance 10
most OF you, | am stranger, as most Of you are
strangers to me. But what of that, Wings ofthe
Third District We are all Amercans-we
have common country-we share common
destiny, and whether for good or evil, we have
common bond-the bond of Wing sentiments,
which makes us united and acquainted. If did
not believe that Wing sentiments lay at the foun-
dation of the prosperity Of this country, would
renounce them myself and invite you TO renounce
them. | believe that Wing principles and the
prosperity aud happiness Of my country are iden-
teal. They are shipped in the same bottom, &
must survive or 60 down together. Whether we
look TO the perpetuity of the public liberlies--to
the interests of commerce, or whether we look to
the success of the great laboring interests, am
of opinion thatlh principles of Washington, trans
mtted by his SUCCESSORS and embraced by us, are
the only security of our national happiness. The
first law passed by Washingtons administration
was an act for the protection of domestic indus.
try. This view carries back to the foundation
Cd our government-to the early days Of the re-
public. The war Of the revolution left us with
out a common revenue system-with no common
custom house regulations; in word, with no Tar
if, and our States were all rivals. The history
OF the country, as published by one Of our own
the condition of things at that time, and till the
adoption of the Constitution. 1t shows the great
necessity ola common commemorative imposition
Of revenue system and Custom house regula-
tons, which, in the language Of the Constitution,
would make us one people. general system
was adopted under the Constitution. All difficult
ty disappeared One of the first laws Of Con-
gress act TO protect the manufacturing in
terests. | hold 10 these principles. | learned
them when l was young. | held them when
was older, and | shall hold them till Providence
sees 6l TO terminate my life.
Gentlemen Neither my health, nor the &C.
casion, will permit me to address you at length.
You don't expect il. | meet you with great
pleasure, as pat and parcel Of the Wing people
Of the Middle States. | congratulate you on re-
cent events. i do not merely congratulate you
and myself, but congratulate all our country
when see around me lights rising in our nation
al horizon that shone on Washington. We have
seen great results effected without effort-a self
movement Of the people. They seem TO have
taken their own business into their own hands
and, when they do it, they do it better than any
can do it for them. The time has come, when
with frmness and Cancellation, we can effect all
that the patriot hopes | say Cancellation; for
thousands OF good men, who have not heretofore
acted with US, have come out aud voted the Wing
ticket-aye, have voted it up 10 the chalk. They
are not 10 be reproaehed but sppIauded. Lei
us embrace, welcome, and cherish them. If they
agree with US in our principles, the only confess
between US should be, as 10 who shall show most
Difference and respect in carrying out the princi-
pies essential to the national prosperity.
must now take my leave. May we all live
10 see the time when the hopes, held out by re-
cent events shall be fully reazed-when impure