The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-10

The promise Of his spring, whose early bud no less
redolent than renowned.
The remarks made By IA, Barney were received with
utess during which every eye directed TO the great
Statesman. the intellectual giant Of the North After
bref pause Mr.. Webster arose, and spoke as follows;
cannot well say, Mr.. President, how, much am
obliged 10 you and the gentlemen present for the very
civil and kind toast with which you have honorea ms,
and for the extremely cordial and haerng
pleasure that have heard my friend me iowe, eru
s table Mr Barney revive the memory nav 0 moi be
end!n and regard There are aen one Of them. who
srs more easily vanquished by friends than BY enemies
lean stand somewhat Of the go ana sueh COM
~rd.,;ons must confess myself TO some degree I'M
msnned The compliment paid me by the toast whien
hs just been drank pSss cannot but s IS loo
strongly stated Men. Mr.. President are courageous IN
proportion the magnitude q the object and the great
men-Inen OF sensitive temperament, uemulous as the
leaves upon the treeshave baved the teors OF the IN
uso1 ana q as Iea viii pan9e uo the ssa % save
the objects of their affection, pass through the re 70 Sc
cure their wives or children from destruction. Who is
exgency in which the safety OF his country may depend
upon his exerons And go as servant not new to the
councils Of his country felt on recent occasion that
risk OF censure something which might bring oppro
brium Man, sir, has natural life and political life
The one 70 be by those natural events ana CIR
with the natural life, or to be terminated BY those political
events which the changes of time and Of things are ever
asSe while Ssy d enjoyed only
while he who enjoys them feels that he is doing some
thing useful in his day and generation When public
performed bis duty to his country and has been faithful
to the trust reposed in him, he has that consolation which
no oPprobrum and no censure can take from nm but
whether he ends his life natural or as political
man. he can never come to his final end too soon, If he
falls in defence Of the honor and the constitution Of his
Mr. President when the Roman republic, in its palmi-
est period was threatened with civil war; when arms
introduced into the Senate. by erssns who had de-
signs upon the freedom and the stability OF the republic,
he great orator and great man Of antiquity in addressing
the Senate in defence Of his the genius
q his country to be sPostropnzlng Marcus iull;us
the republic; you the PROJECT Of civil war devasa
ting ftaly; and what do you dol Are YOU afraid Of
the spT0sshes q pGs'sry BI censa , !, q e. na
pfehended-the censure incurred for acting with hrm-
ness and courage or that for having acted with soth
with warhsr cities pundered, her dwellings, on fire
can you then hope to escape the flames OF public ndgna
This great Union. Mr. President must last through our
generation and through generations yet to come What
ever clouds may the political horizon, shall
live in the hope and die in the hope that such glorious
Union as this will never perish The necessity OF the
case il all on our side. We united, and can
ZEE NO possible process by which we can become dis
united In all governments grievances are 70 O. borne
extensive country the United States, differences OF
opinion will exist Our destiny is Union; and we must
bring mnds this fact reconcile ourselves to the
probability of events which now could oresee II
was barely possble-no it was not possblethat the good
State Of Maryland should go back TO what she was IN
1774; and you might tear asunder the granite
hills of New England sever her from that confeder
acy OF States which she is bound by so many ties
Our fathers who had achieved the independence of the
country and established the constitution of these United
States, had deprived of rich inheritance OF glory
but what they had left to US was the defence and the
to show our estimate of this liberty and this constitution,
by defending with all our energies, and necessary
10 the last drop OF our blood we shall commune % go
defend what they left us, then we may look TO their
memory, recreaDt but az true sons oil the glory
and greatness OF our fathers
In political matters, when man rises in Congress to
make speech he is said to define his position; and may
not. Mr. Presidents define the position OF our country
The past has been all love and maternal concord but
who shall define the fuurei Shall the States rush from
their several Spheres and throw all into state OF po
ca anarchy and -surrenderng their political
gnvationi Shall every State tforth on an independent
voyage Of exploration, involving all in one common rum
Sir, we are bound 10 have one common centre. The
laws OF political necessity forbid that if should be other
wis., The waters Of ihs and q the poto
era law of nature there unite The States also by law
Of political necessity lead directly TO union, and the at
tempt might as well be made to drive back the waters OF
the TO the mountains OF Pennsylvan and
the waters Of the Potomac to the Aeghanes as to pre-
vent that union.
pleasure which he felt in being present at the celebration
Of The society and wished the members all in the
raonal intelligent and ennoblng historical research in
which they were engaged He proposed the following
sentiment:
Liberty a~d the Croai May their united influence per
wade and regeneraie the world.
The remarks OF Mr. Webster (of which we pretend TO
give but q mere sketch) occupied about halt an hour
in their delivery and received with the greatest
thusasm, being frequently interrupted by warm and pro-
John II. B. Latrobe. esq now rose by appointment to
present the 9th regular toast which he preaced with the
following remarks
Mr. President: rise TO propose toast Allow me TO
introduce il with word Of preface Those who in
teresfed in associations like become antigua
nan In their temper Hoary cid has vast attractions for
them. They cherish sbadowy memories: From the
relics OF the past they delight in constructing the sub
stanal forms OF truthful hisoryas the geologist fash
ions the narrative of earliest creation from the remains
OF the antediluvan world. To such-and Mr.. Pres
dent we are all SUCH loving 10 look back year upon
year makes longer and longer the vista that leave be-
bind usto such, must have been subject OF remark
how soon we pass beyond the limits Of local interest
how researches TO be Amercan-how soon
we become involved in the past Of another continent in
TO be proud Of our rivers and forests, and feel the
glow of enthusiasm we reflect that our country
reaches engthwse from the great lakes 10 the great
Gulf and extends breadhwse, from TO But,
when we leave natural objects, and come to deal with
men and mems thoughts oil the olden me they the
men OF another land. STILL the interest OF our inquiries
does not abate on this account And why not, Mr. Pres
identi For this reason: we have the ties OF
citation, binding to the mighty dead OF England, that
are enjoyed by those who occupy their former hab
itatons n their fathers were their contemporaries, so