The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-10

Staten
John Langdon and Nicholas Gilman represented
New Hampshire. MIR Langdon has left desce snts
behind him, honorable and worthy. An excellent
woman and an exemplary daughter Of his covered
with respectability now lives in Philadelphia. Nj
cholas Gilman, Of family always honor to his
native State and some Of whom dare cay here to-
night left children. At this period of time without
disturbing individual opipi ion party feelings may
speak of the early members Of Congress. When this
constitution first went into operation the OF H.
assisted In forming the original organic laws
United States and did all that they could do to put the
machine in operation. At the head OF this list
Samuel Livermore the father of several gentlemen Of
responsibility. Also jeremiah Smith, and after that,
William Gordon, men Of power and responsibility, and
impression in the council Of the country. This gen
so far may summarily comment upon it here to-
night. In regard to the military character and the
civil character OF the revolutionary heroes aud the
early etats smen, and in regard to everything which
done, or ought TO be done or expected to be
done. TO bring New Hampshire honoraby and respect
ably into the great circle Of our Union, gentlemen,
leave all the rest for older tongues and resher reco
lestons, and more persuasive accents sit down my
self filled with profound generation for the character
Of my native State, and acknowledging to her my
personal debt for her culture and nurture and deter
mined, far as in lies to transmit that obi
to those who shall come after
The first toast read by Mr. Webster called up Judge
WOODBURY.. who responded briefly and pertinently =
The second regular toast in piment to Massachu-
setta. called up Hon MARSHALL Z. WILDER. one of the
Governors Council who In the absence OF the Cover
responded in neat speech in behalf OF his adopted
State.
Mr. WEBSTER rose and stated that "circumstaucesn
had prevented the attendance there of Hon. Lewis
Csss, but he should read a letter from him At
the mention Of the word circumstance the recollec-
ton Of the of the word in another letter.
came to the audience and OF laughter shook
hall When silence Was restored, MIR. Webster read
the letter OF Gen. Cas-, adding few remarks in which
he made honorable mention that gentleman talents
and services aud spoke very eelipgly of his
at the Academy in Exeter Of which the venerable Dr.
Abbott. now 10 more, was the principal. BE said he
bad through life entertained for Mr. Cas but the
kindest feelings lie considered him great man, and
one Who in whatever latituden he might Fitch him
self: would always give reason for it. MIR Webster
read letter from Gov Dinsmoor and afterwards pro-
posed bis health.
Mr. WEBSTER took leave OF the assembly in the FOL-
lowing impressive and eloquent mapner,-
The regular toasts have nov been gone through
have occupied this chair long il seemed be
venient and with few parting words propose to
resign it to another Gentlemen, departing from the
character of particular States leaving for the
and as last the agreeable thoughts that have enter
tain US, Of our own homes and our own origin IL
setms TO me, before We part, not improper that
should call to our attentiop the marked character of
the dispensations Of divine Providence called
upon to act in 1t. We in age Of progress That
progress towards se government by the
portion Of the community every where And a great
question IT, how this impulse is to be carried with
out being carried to excesshow popular government
can be established without running into Icentious-
ness. That Is the great question, and we have
how difficult it lie by these not taught in the school of
eyperien nee, to establish that government IL L. u
mon sentiment distributed by those who would
lutioDe Europe that tobe free you have only will
it That IL iallacy. There must be prudence and
balancing Of Departments ard there be persons
who will teach the science Of government and there
are but few, except in this country who can teach
that science. t" Hear, hear.' And we have arrived ut
this ability by an experience OF a hundred years -
And how has 1t come! Why we are an oishoot OF the
British constitution. We came here aud established
this government by great popular principle and that
is by representative power, and our people have
been accustomed to this for two hundred years.
To abide by the voice OF the fairly cho
sen-by the edicts Of those who make the legislative
enactms nts- has been our policy And from the first
settle OF the colony at mouth through all
Subsequent history have adhered to this principle
We threw on the power Of the hing We also rel ected
the power OF the parliament That John Adams
doctrine And that is the reason why the parliament
not alluded to In the Declaration Of ndepende
The colonies acknowledged the power of the crown but
never acknowledging the authority Of the parliament,
they disosned to give any reason for throwing off the
power OF parliament When the re outon severed US
from the mothtr oeuDtry then we had nothing to do
but to go with elections, supplying the COVER
not appointed by the crown by o election
and TO 20 at fret that It which enabled
the colonies Of Rhode Island Connecticut down
very period continue their ansiept eonstitu-
tons But where else couldtbis be done Could you
20 TO the colonies Of South America To ind anything
like representative government! II you look any
where, besids at France on the continent If Europe
you find any thing that bears the aspect OF
sentative government! Ihoro Is nothing. IL Is very
difficult TO establish free conservative government
for the equal advancement Of all the interests
ciety. What has Germany done learned Germany,
fuller Of ancient lore than all the world beside What
has lsly done-what have they done, Who live the
fpet whore Cicero and Justinian nyedl They have
not the power of seifgovernmeut which commen
town meeting possesses. (ApPause) Now say that
those persons who have gone from town meetings
70 dig gold in california more ~ to make repub
hcen government than any body Of men Germany,
beceute they have learned this great lesson that
there no security without Law aud that under the
circumstances In which they are placed where there
10 military authority TO cut their throats, ssd
there Ia no will but the will OF the maJority-thst,
therefore II they remain they must submit 20 that will
IL IL the rreyasDce # this general eentimeut of obe
denee 10 law-ttat they mu.t have Representatives,
ana that IL they be farly stand
Tor law where they have habits, you will nnd
that they will establish government upon the founda-
ton Of free basis aud nothing else viii. Now, |
fhafN. Ala.
while dictate 10 nobody mission II to show that
constitutional representative, conservative govern
ment founded the freost possible prime Piles do
can do for the advancement Of general morals aud for
the advancement q the general prosperity much
any other government Gentlemen two things
are TO be guarded Oae great truth Is, that men In
conservative are capable q self
the enjoy ment Of equal rights is practicable thing
ana that freedom 10 not dangerous thing for body
polite And the other L., that freedom restraint
is not ire, dom-tbat hcsntiousness-the discharge
from moral duties and that general scramble which
leads idle aud the extravsgant TO hope for time
when they may put their hands into their neghbprs
rccksts-csli Il what you pleaseit IL tyranny n Is
matter whether the emperor Of Turksy bis SUBJ
jet q his propcrty-or whether, under the notion u
equal ightt tie property earned by another shall be
latter On TIA. contrary, give me Turkey for would
prefer enc depot TO ten theu,snd. VINO would la
Dor ~ there we're not security that what he earned
would BE- bis oWn fSr bis .njoymen for the edu-
cation 81 his children for the support q his age,
aud the qualification Of all bis reasonable desretg-
Gebiiemsn, the events OF the past year are NAM
they TO result from indefinite purpose Of those
vso Wish 20 tmeiorate The condition "a things in
Europe They had no distant ideas. There may be
iIcidsntsl BENEFITS arising from h These wars may
somewhat assuage the imperial sway Of dsspots. They
nsy to cuntince thos. who hold d-spoic power
tina, they may ~ axe their thrones they
yield something TO popular d,mands In thst sense,
sme rttd may come % ~. Then. gentlemen there "
OF otherasp,ct We have all he'd our syn psthes much
enlisted IN the hungarian Effort tor liberty. We have
ell wtpt az its failure. We thought ~
tonal hope Of establishing Independence in Hungary
then D any other part of Europe where the question
has BEEN In rgitsticn within the lat twelve nonths
ntlf from int
H. And, gsnileRsn, what will come 81 IL Do not
know Dor my part, At this none ne feel more indig
rabt at recent events connected with Hungary than AL
those which parsed In her struggle for liberty. TIRE
mer dous cissrirgD see that the Emperor Of Russia
demands Of Turkey that the noble ksssuth and his
ccuT snions shall be given Up (shams! shame . And
see That this demand Is ma te In derson u ne estab
hed Lac OF natons Oentlenen there IL somel hing
earth greater than arbitrary despotic pover rbs
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