Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-05-20

"SoN gentlemen, s1a tina, Mr. Webster vine bold
Sentiments On some subjects. alt oaoiher acceptable
am s.hy sosaF. To some pors,si If tie South But
set no lessons make speihns beoks III spell cut
sumo arts ~ Tie 1unsiItutinn II the limited States in
mannft different from thai prsctsod by others readily
c"ncede. nevertheless. 10 all others right dseaim my
spelling and ads' an orhognply mole ssi.abe 10 loir
own opinions leaving all TO that general piIc Judgment
to which we nnisi, in the end. all submit"
Mr. Webster ten touelifgiy and f,eiinely taL leave
Of the company and, as ne retiring Gen Hamilton
rose and remarked that although their estimahe guest
had reused publish any Spelling Book or L sy Lcs-
sons i" Young beginners YET that gentienran'p de
paHnre, he could not refrain from Offering the foo~ ing
TOAST
Here ~ to the agreeable schoolnastor-wbo sets no
lessons"
Richard feadon, Esq. having been called on rose
aud referred In an eloquent To the public services
and the intellectual greatness Of their quest wboSe rep
niaon and tane he clhi.i.sa the Common properly
OF the nziiun and added
There was one paricHias. tso. in which, as Carroll
Man and Seehron, he ielt than commonly proud
10 do grateful honor 10 Daniel Webster. In his own
Massachusetts, and in the Congress of the Inion he had
boldly ard atrimcay rebuhed the mad spirit Of anati
cisn. that under the banner Ola false philanthropy
would preach crusade against Southern rights and in
snlions and stab the heart the peace the pre sper
ty, ray. the very existence If the on'h II was crafty
ing also 10 recall The fact that, in the year 1870 IN the
capital Of the Old Dominion under the October SUM- Of
a Virginia sky-he (Mr. W had given utteranee be
fore his entire country 10 the just patriotic and CONSTR
ruTIoNAL sentimonand committed il Ito the WINGS of
the winds )" to be borne every human ear whether
Of friend Zoe. Of North Soalh ION all the responsible
" that belonged To him'-fHAT rifEnE Is POWER
DIRECT OR INDIRECT, CONGRESS on THE GpNr
RAJ bofERNmENr, TO INTERFERE IN THE SLIGHTEST
DEGREE Win TIE INSTITUTIONS OF THE SouTu'-
lie proclaimed that Of the North and South were cit
izenS 4 ha United Stacs-unod only for purposes of
common defence, common interest and coanron welfare
but separate and independent in everything connected
with their domestic relations and private concerns Hon
Of to the who uphods the Constitution as the bond
Of our non, and as the Ts of protection and bnlvalk
Of defence TO the separate interests and institutions Of
each and all Of cur United States He could not conclude
said Mr. y, without cx sslng his delight also behold
ing his own native State thus extending welcome and
courtesy 10 Massachusetts, the mother of enter
pre- and refinement, in the person of her usrous Sen
aOr-it was fitting that old Massachusetts she that had
rocked The cradle OF the revolution at Lexington and Bun
ktr Ill., should be thus with old affection and time
honorcd hospitality by South Carolina, which had hot
sung the lullaby ef young Independence but tuned
ITS infant ear to other and different music the thunder Of
Fort Sullivan. He gave as a sentiment
The Reception OF Mr. Webster IN Charleston: The
old Palmetto Fort exchanging friendly salute with Bun
kcr Hill"
We make apology for the copiousnose Of the alb
S'riet VIC have made Of these interesting proceednrs-
80 honorable 10 The hospitality and chvary Of the south
Which cannot ia 10 produce sguary impression upon
the minds Of our fellow citizens Of the Nerlh They
are highly interesting, too, IN another point Of view
oiore we have party aasomhagcs convened to
do honor 10 party avonos to men in hiph station:
but on this OCCASION gentlemen holding sntaro
nstlea opinions uniting honor 10 citizen of the
hepblo c, whose claim upon their courtesy and hospital
ty Is founded exclusively upon his lofty intellectual en-
dowmens, employed. as they have been through long
series OF years III the service of his country Durnp
that period, taking necessarily leading part in the d.
ibefatons and debates of Congress, he has often been
thrown IN direct collision with the opinions of LARGE ma
oy OF the people of South Carolina upon questions Of
the most Intense lnterestqueslions moi only of tempo
TarY policy. bu involving principles Unconstitutional con
sactlon. as abiding that Instruments itself aud which
must extend an Influence upon the action Of the Coy
eminent as long as that ''more perfect Unun" which
the Constitution intended 10 secure and to perpetu.
ate, shall endure. And yet in despite II these differ
ences o, opuon supe1dded to those unfortunate causes
OF sectional transportation which have more than once
I arisen between South Caruna and Massachusetts, we
sre the mast honored Of the latter received by the
citizens oithe former. with cordially. and entertained
with hospitality, as generous aud unstnted as though
no such differences had eXsled and no sch contra
VERSES had ever arisen. Can be otherwise than that
such exhibitions will serve both mitigate the asperities
Of party feeling and 10 break down the mountain harriers
Of sectional prejudice lJCbig.