Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-25

lc, long before thar hour hundrsds OF r snu ~
ing their way The Rctnnda. Long heeor. A.. 80 ~
Appeared, the budding crowded ftor, an. 49,, y, an,
bottom, win one OF the dense a,.e, Of ~,
have seen ia IL. goodly number of i,J. 49,, A.
attendance. Hundreds OF citizens who ,,,,i a., .,. =,
force their way into the Rotunda, were en,xcJ ~ an an
porinny OF bearing the speech, and IN, Wa. IN,
9nenty interrupted by the loud calls made by those from
Without ot the meeting adjourn to the front Of an,
House. Tbs however. ia the then sa,e OF the arrange
men's' was impr,eneabie
-" Sampoeu announced % the crowd that n nuu,be,
OF the friends o Col Benton, had invited him 20 part,k All
dmner-that he bad declined this honor but sgnifed hi,
Willingness 10 meet and address the citizens i'm public as
manner more eouyenal 10 his feelings and
oeue, aaap'eo I" the grauhcatcn Of all.
So'; paNN ~,s, soon afterwards, introduced. accom-.
paea =" = numoe' OF MS friends and conducted TO the
"suu"' " entrance was greeted with loud and long ap-
P"se.
ne .o"N inc stand, the csmor from without. for
snk" son'uo" ms having subsidized. he addressed the
e'v ~ =" substance, "a follows;
.cp"', We are grauhed TO say, has the sanction Of
~ =, - MINIS" 'o' ,s correctness
"i' pASr"S commenced with returning thanks Tor the
Ine 'nVanon 10 public dinner from his political
$3.50 " ' ueouusu inc honor OF the dinner. IN con-
- .sk - 49,, .e "ao long followed; and as Tor
49, ~ a,"' kn. nave been expected at the dinner
i:,,sI = aNe i" under circumstances which
49, -. Ls t.v w, s''ehuanee, aud would prevent no
CreaI oue,non. ne s,,J 80 a ns'sh 70 II
81 ,...,,.a r., -.,..s- e'Peu "e Puo"e nhnu'
- Re ,,hE. -; w m W ue 'as' Two OF hfce years
-, :. $500 - - ~ " ""en nc nad oeen called 10
which /, was n,,a,, G ~; par, sna on saeh OF
sen, oee.sioo The Cr.,on ,,r.s,.,. s ~ % p'e-
A, ono tme b,s with ali he I, % o'o y. me'c-
hn.brJ IN r-p,ss nd ,h. .,n' ,4i Ia; Vas now
its peaceful settlement, nj. o,y, osss =; ~, uaue ~
had been eopsi.cn, and pniT,,o IL "a a, ~ u "
ioint occupation treaty. of isis as soon a. n yss ~.
he opposed its renewal in ls2s h, hal .h,,cJ TO- H.;
mnston ever since and he had aways hsIS hs ns.maI
Of 10 be the proper dividing line be,~cen The
territory of Oregon and the B,i,,,b ,,,i,o,, Of $500, -
ver But the public mind and espeei,Iy tho mud s ~;
party, had been worked up TO different and higher
view OF our rzhts Fifty four forty and an or non, ma
become demand. was the British answer n, ,ha,
and although threat OF war would be no bar n ,,h,,
demand yet in answer to wrongful one il was very 40
rouy. lie believed the whole demand of the United STAR.
be wrongful 50 far as IL applied To Fraz.ts ry.r which
happened through the whole territory from
forty and have been discovered by the Br
fish in 1893 and covered by their forts since 1906 The
Administration had taken high ground the pary ,ustap
ed 1t: but an occasion which required pubie man
above party and 10 look to his country alone III,
had resolved aud 20 for forty nine even II IL
should cost him his political existence.
This determination, though formally promulgated
secret and early enough made known 10 b;s
friends and to the Administration. From the first explo
OF the question IN April lSi5-rom the first
o; the thunder which rolling back from London
in TO the Presidents inaugural address-he had
made known his opinions the Secretary OF Stae and in
formed him that he should support treaty upon the line
OF ~, the President made one upon that basis From
that determination he had swervcd. His friends
thought there great danger him the course he
took; he himself did not think there much. He
Knew his constituents had been wrought up ty-four
cry, but he relied upon their equity and negen 10
give him fair hearing and safe deyerance He paid
hem the compliment To rely upon their justice and iuiei-
nee and the event had not deceived him. The bound
airy was se'ued a. ~ Inc bnsh Kept their river, and
We Kept ours war was aNeTted Great Britain and the
United States remained nj he and his constituents
were al peace and long might they all remain so.
The settlement OF this question. Mr. b. say,
had cleared away the only remaining difference between
the two kindred nations Ii left them only peace but
thout remaining cause OF quarrel For the first time
Inc stamp act OF i'oi the two nations were without
cause OF quarrel For the first time nearly three gem
eiahons OF men, the Two grand divisions OF the Anglo
saxon racine northern stock in Great Britain and
gigantic progeny in our America-were without of
and 10 crown ms happy sateto give TO peace
"gHts ana MODEST Occupation, anc 20 friend
snip is most endeafng cemeni-a caamt us visitation
III laf' ni e nlish empire has called forth all the sym
Vl 'he human heaI on Tue side OF one nation, and
US grau'uue rom 'he ohtT Ireland iamishes Succor
anu syP1,S ny 70 ne' from ue uniied states and the
ue OF comes rolling back IRON the whole
ptsh empire Inns Is something better than being At war
W 1e" oe'-1' war lo' rfazers r''er under the sad
- i'S' /" "Hs P''' "' oregon he thanked God
una, ne haa Heen an instrument IN dlser'ing-aidns to
e1a'n'V-snu III producing me present happy
'a'' Oeteo" "e "o "a"oiis' ana ne mahked ms con-
TOT approving ms conduct IN gcingicr their future
guy % is'esu " ueii present WISHES.
rue OF ieias ana Its sequence, the present
VA ~" "sS Sno"ef OF me great subjects on
'I. 49, ,Hit,u 70 SS' "iih ue last lew years
~ s' ai'' '' D. saiu' u'Nue ltsei into many acts.
aHu eo,u 'ous space OF une curing all which he had
J AZ" M u" ~, 1hu 'e hoPeu consistent ana pru-
- n, 4, 'niS uIs.na as beginning IN iol9,
a 50 80 @ "a , ~. t 'AAS 10 SPaih' twas
81 ~ auu 1t " Hnu no, Oeeh gwen away there
- IL 5000 ~ va MI'n "ieA'eo hoou' ge'hng IL
80. - " - :. ma teNy IN many newspapers ar-
-; ~ ~ ., - i'.Se alu soWed a' 'ae Tune I'M
80. ~ a., INC o 1eueo province. Mr. Adams
"a IT, g., .'u ~, o'Iy SeS'e'aIy OF s'a'e presen-
~ c., - $500 -, aS i' eioI' Ior Is recovery:
..rIs - J 49,, W .. e =, "ePreseh'a'Nas' ma
a. I, - 80 i tV "n1L gave away ieSas'
c.,I - - rP 80 ma a'"I.' " ,no "esV Al ihe
.n,oI ne, 'i "i-J"',y % WI Mohfoss cabinet
In s,,i. III I, 10. SHOWN 70 MN mr. .l until
a. = -, 49,. , S ~, a,. '',"' was On ii clay
an ,be onh,s., n J w FE ion'y N"oSn opinions
mo 80 d. -, Ii', ''' , 10y ~eIc mSh sePAIa.
no, -, II s " p o''".- Parues, ou' u uid
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q -, 80. =, o 49, 1 ''o I''o'"P,: ne "r
~ - ~ P'o''o'e ~ O =. iie sche,ne Iai'sa.-
~" -, as 'J" minister ~ hoA'eo' ana s'"Tabe TO
- ~ ou .V"'u oeeu' 'nu 80 ehueG inc ii'st at
.' " io J'eh .n' sea province wnlen ,hg unwisS
% io'' nau gwen away speak historically, said
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