New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-10


The great event, the preparations for when
se claimed the attention Of every son oil Ne" IT, ny
mira IN BOSTON aud he vicinity for the asst month, came
Of ON Wednesday, in the spacious hal over the f'en'
mrs Railroad Depot Hon DANIEL WEBSTER PIE
aasd on the OCCASION assisted IS large number OF
Vice Prosidepts.
Among the invited guests present on the neht ano
"A of the Chsir were Hon Levi Woodbury., Charles
GAtnertor. John 7. Hale, Charles II Peaslee, Henry
Hubbard. Amos Tuck James Wilsoi Joel Parker,
Anthony Colby Judge Glchrist Benjamin NJ Farley,
Joel EASTMAN James Bell, /. Chamberlain, T. IL noe.
pa T. NJ Eiwards Sauna Haze Edward Parker, T. w.
Gutter, w. w, Suckuey and John 7 biselow. go,
Tho assembly was fret addressed IN speech OF tni-
mimi, es length by Mr.. Webster, who, among other
lsang "reminiscences of the esIy days OF thu Granite
sate made the following allusion ~ Gen STARE AS MI
u,mple OF the men OF that ose said MI w WIN nc,
tu to Gen Stark He was gtbor and friend OF
ny father. They had s,en much military service &c
piher sgsins, the common enemy. II was In the Pc
naning Of the Revolutionary War. When knew the
General he an old man and at that peIiou ms
memory turned back 10 the scenes OF his youn WIN
mid force of recolls ciiOn He would talk of The war
ta Il was the Old Wharf.-The War with The Indians ana
french and that Of the Revolution.
The last time saw the worthy old man ne "~ ~ an
advanced period Of life. lie always greeted 'ne VIVA
fldness lie said hs Though: my compiler wss
pnethipg like that Of my fs,her-which was s"en \,
Dmake the General unable TO ssy rhthr pds tore'sd
ssl pond or no., The conversation when Ia the Cen
uds house happened 10 turn upon property SAID inc
ddman--"Wcll never WAS any ones property nui
mee. when Was taken prisoner by .ne French ana ~
hns, wss sold for forty pounds then ana es Poop"
wncrslly know the value OF what they purchase sup
rse sold for what Was actually worth
After the regular ,oas,s aud several addresses Mr.
Webster ro,e and took leave of the assembly In The fol
tsirg impressive and eloquent manner
MR. wEBsTER's SECOND SPEECH.
fPhonNstaphe report by nr Stone
In haN0
uo this chair long AS u seemed 10 be con-
silent ard with few parting words now propose
brssign II to another
Gentlemen, depsrii from the character OF Psriicu
M ststes leaving for the present ard As last, Tho
yeeable thoughts that have entertained Us al our
esn homes and cur own origin, II seems to me before
" part, not improper that we should call to our 81
tation the marked character OF the ego IN which we
I've snd the great part tina, in the cisprnsstions OF III
nne Providence we are cslled upon TO act iu II,
We are In an age of progress. That progress 10
Inward sei'governmen, by the enlightened portion OF
Ne community everywhere. And great qGesion Is,
s~ this impuseis 10 be carried on without being
earied 10 excess-how popular government can oe ca
hhished without running into Ecentlo1soess lhsth
nt great question ana We have secn how dieult II lie
ythose not tsughtn the school Of experience t. es'
hAish that government
hts common sentiment distributed by those who
ssald resolu,ionize Europe that 10 be tree you have
Aly % srl IT, That IL iallgcy. There must Do pfu
scce aud balancing Of depsr neDts, and there must
kHersons who will teach the science OF government,
nd there but few, except In this eoSntry, VITO
60 teach tNst science. Hear, hear And We hsv.
1nsed ~ THE ability by experience OF hundred
ysrs. Add how hss Il comet Why. we are IN ~
boot of The British Constitution. We came here AID
sAblished this Government by great popular pr.n
aple and that 10 by Rspyfsesldifrs Pon0, ana our
pople have been accustomed 10 this Tor two hundred
yeAu.
To abide by the voice Of the Representatives fairly
eksenby tho eoicts Of those who piake the Lssisls
i've cnsctmsnts, bss been our policy. And from The
st settlement vi the colony q, Plymouth, through all
af subsequent hisory, we have adhered u this pIn
dpk We threw Of the power Of the hing. We also
isec ted the power II the Parliament Thst was John
Adsuss doctrine. Aud that 10 the reason why the
Parliament vas not alluded to Ia the Declaration Of 10
sepsudence. TIE Colonies acknowledged the power
due Crown, but never acknowledging che authority
doe Parliament, they disdaned to give any reason
as hrowipg of shc power OF Parliament
When the Revolution severed Us from the mother
uatry, then we hse nothing to do but to 80 on with
seons supplying the "a ne, :, ~ ON :.
etnt and that IL was which enabled tee Soonles
scsoneciicu, and Rhode lslsnd iowa 70 a very is'e
Ssod, to continue their ancient Constitution
eu where else could this be donst Coald you 60
sns Colonies Of South America to hod anything IKE
representative Government
you look anywhere beside a, France on the Con
Sai Of Europe, can you fad anything that bears
ssspeet off Representative Government ieefe Is
.ahvery difficult TO establish a tree Conservative
ssesrnent for the equal advancement of al the In.
sSso OF Society. WHAT mas ucImsny oone-seah
Vertnsny fuller Of ancient lore than all the world
set What has Italy done-whst have they done,
ssve On tho spot where Cicero aud !ustnlsn lived
- have not ths power OF seif-govornmont which
100 town meeting possesses tApplsasel
~ say that those persons who have soGe from
@wn meet:ngs 70 dig gold In California are more
Seoskea Republican Government than soy ooiy
- In Germany. because they have learned shis
est isseon, that there 10 no security without ia"
eAs under the circumstances IN which they are
s-1 where there 10 military authority 10 cut
eroass, and there is no viii but tie viii of the
That therefore II they remain they must
~ ns prevalence OF this general sentiment Of ODE
49,. TO law-thst they mast have reoroscnsasives
VA u hey b tsTiy chosen, their edicts mast
m ~ y Az And where they have oar hsbits ysu
SSs nss they viii estaS'ish Cove nms1t upon the
100 OF Tree basis. and nothing else viii
eina, seeuemsn. that while we prescribe no
.ene Ne dictate 70 nobody, our lnission 70 TO
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