The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-29

ber Lat Il not nfcme ITSELF Let lido Justice all And
who mediate dsunion Just 10 leave them themselves
and see what.they can make q IL No. Esnils%eni The
time j. past Americans North and South will Dc here
after more and more united There s siernness and
verify IN the public mind lately aroused believe hat
North and SOUTH there has been IN the ast year, reno
walton OF public sentiment, OF The spirit oil Union, and,
more tLar ali Of attachment 10 the constitution and ia
rsgasdnr as indspensably necessary, and would
preserve our nationality that this spirit Of devotion should
that Constitution. what wei You a Manhattan
mani Boston Another 10 Connecticut, and
another Rhode Island Il not great deal better
standing hand to hand and claspng hands, that should
stand as we have for sixty yeavecitzens OF the
country members OF the same government united ALL
united now and united forevsIs That we shall be- gen
troverses-angry controversies But tell yoa that. in
lN1iH '.Thoss opposed eyes,
Which, like the ue,eors ct nouhlcd heaven.
WE An q o1e nature and Of one substances bred.
tise idia<iy meet Ia III intestine shoek,
Shall nov, In mutual wel-besesming ranks.
March all one way"
Mr. Webster. on closng, was greeted with the most
hearty prolonged, and tumultuous applause.
The pissideni - soon as The applause sabsided an.
nounced the following toast
Old England and Young Amsrca, Bound together by
common ; snEnsge and 2 ccnmon linsage-msy ihey be
goodwill fee.84,lI
Sir Henry Bulwer rose. amidst loud cheering, to re-
pond 10 this sentiment and addressed the company
" GsxrIxnEx should feel wholly unequal to address
ing this meeting, which yet under the magic influence
of the voice that lately thrilled through il. II did
know that the most feeble accents will always be heard
with kindness when i j. that they proceed from the
heart lCheers.l !. like my honorable friend. Mr.
Webster, made point Of accepting the invitation, which
was 90 cordially made TO me- and OF attending thus
ing, because know that you do expect In me the
bultonsd up dplomatist but the Englishman with open
band and heart. who would eIl you frankly what The
am but slender representative OF John Bull laugh
teri but am an honest and true one lcheersl-and
my mind that does mol sympathize with yosr feelings
q this solemn anniversary. II is not merely that
The moral influence OF the small island OF my birth
will probably be carried by the event which we are now
commcmoraiing. by the ways of plenty and aloag the
paths Of peace further than the name OF Rome was ever
borne by her crimson eagles, amidst the horrors OF
aso because this event is mperishaby connected with
that memorable epoch from the great thoughts and deeds
OF which has been distilled the spirit which yet burns in
the breasts Of my countrHen, and jusies the pride
which feel in having tAeir principles spread and Their
renOwn dIdused throughout the world. CAppausel
mean the spirit Of liberty which, then created has been
refined and puTed BY subsequent time and from the
grosser and more turbulent elements which might have
been a fret mixed with il [Appsuse y was :. ne
Afterwards to decide whether the house 81 Stuart should
be absolute the people OF England should be free
was in the reign OF James little after Vlliers had
risen into favor Coke had been disgraced and Raleigh
beheaded and little before the time which the Par
lament met. in which John Hampden the young squire
Of BuckDghamshire first took his amidst that band
wisdom and animate by his courage--that there might
have been solitary barque taking its adventurous
way the broad waters Of the Aantic that barQue
was eightsd with nineteen families who asked no other
Tecompense for their past suerngs and present daring
but home ho@esoms il which
could 1--we and die without violating the dictates OF
Altar some peril and many disappoinments the sacred
vssse q last entered shallow bay, the extended arms
say The anchor was droppsds home sau which ss hs
wanderers bad been seeking lay before them But,
my honorable friend Mr. Websiel stated, cold blew the
have been seen through the bare branches Of surround
ing woods the dark figure Of ths Indian whose savage
ne'ghborhcod the hamlet could hardly hope sleep
peace or the husbandman TO labor in security There
are lew instances in history OF staying their foot
steps At 30 unpromising spot But guess. [much ap-
e.u:s and asnss ssnsms1 ns your ancestors
\, And now. having assisted at the Pilgrims landing,
have only to measure the Pilgrims pogress Laughter
Coleman s iii q s whes syyss:
the bill OF fare amidst great applause and Laughter as
good an nsraentio such purpose that any sur.
the third colony which came out join their Pymouib
bre:hren lobster. three small fishes, and some spring
water II s only necessary 10 make rule three
What the lobster and the three fishes and the spring
water to the dinner they had Just been eating was
the condition Of New England u the time that the
Prns landed 70 the condition Of New England at the
tune - which am speaking, lapplause And in this 1
have told the whole story the fish were bought and
not csught along the whole coast there not at that
Eme en8ie line, OF hook, or u net Hear this, We
gentlemen OF New Bedford, from whose port now issue
forth six hundred sail OF shps manned BY sixteen thou
sand seamen 10 capture and m3nopolze the capture Of
the greatest monsters OF the Deep CAppause and laugh
er1 could pursue this subject, gentlemen, to an in
definite length but what can say that you do not
knoul [Grcat laughter.l Yes, you all know that in
1880 the whole Of New England contained but 300
white inaabitants-a number which, century after
wards had increased TO 100000 and may this day be
gwen Il nearly three millions. You all know that
me capital ot New England, in l720, contained
10000 Inhabitants; in 1870, a. 600 in 1880, rs 600
and y 1850. i5o.00o. [Applsuse.l Yeu all know
two stage coaches, [much laughter,l which employ
ed twelve horses that she was prouder STILL in s0o
Of twenty-five stage coaches which employed one hun
drsd horses and that in Is47 these twenty-five coaches
had been multiplied into two hundred and fifty coaches
and ompibuses, employing one thousand six hundred
hosos without taking into account railways which
provided daily accommodation for thousand passen
gera You Ill know thst the first newspaper published
IN the colonies published in l70 in this same city
OF Boston and that third newspaper, published in the
enme town in 172l under the title Of the Nsp Engiand
Cesrsnf could not maintain itself, though il had very
$3.50 Advocates being supported by the Hafre Club,
Lnsnse laughter j and You also all know that at this
Denoeot there are IN Boston sixteen daily newspapers
win daily circulation OF $4,000 copies and fifty weekly
newspoPers, with weekly circulation Of 600 to say
nohing Of semi-wseky papers and monthly papers,
end monthly and quarterly, and annual publications
fAppanse As 10 your sshools is quite useless for me
to say word about Them, after what has been 90 well said
BY my honorabls friend who has preceded me- tMr
Prescou) IL would also be superhous to launch
Out into eulogy that celebrated university the genial
daughter OF my alma Mater" [app ause j which
eli the youth from the various quarters Of this great con-
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