The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-05-07
Reception of Hon. Daniel Webster at
Boston.

BOSTON.
The following account of the reception Of
Mr.. Webster by his friends in Boston, on
Monday, the 29th ult., we take from the
Atlas:
a large nsscmbage of our citizens con-
gregated in front Of the Revere House yes
terday afternoon 10 greet the lIoN. DANIEL
WEBSTER, on his arrival from Washington.
on his way TO Marshfield. For an hour or
more prior to the time MIR. Webster was OK
pected, the space in front of the hotel began
to be filled, and at 20 minutes past five the
gathering was very numerous. The win
dows of the Revere House were occupied
with elegantly dressed ladies and every a
valuable situation, from which a sight of the
proceedings could be had, was taken posses
sion OF ;even the trees in front Of the church
close by, had TO bear their burden of spec
tators.
As the carriage containing the Hon. Sen
ator and his friends drove up in front of the
hotel, the crowd checred repeatedly; and Il
band of music stationed on the balcony
struck up welcome air. Mr.. Webster
bowed his repeated acknowledgements Of
the reception he met with.
BENJAMIN II. Curtis, Esq, addressed
MIR. Webster, rs follows:
MH. WEBSTER
These YOUR fellow citizens have come
here 10 bid YOU welcome home.
They desire to express to you, by their
presence their appreciation of our great
past services in the public councils of the
nation. They are not politicians, sir, any
more than mysef-nor deeply skilled in po-
litical history but they know your political
history, and they have come here TO greet
YOU, on your return to Massachusetts,, after
the ariuous labors Of the winter, because
they know it.
They are aware, that for the third of a
century, during more than the lifetime of a
generation Of men, you have been serving
their country, with unsurpassed ability and
patriotism. These, sir, are Northern labor
ers for where is there Northern man, Of
an age 10 labor, who is respectable and re-
spcced, who is not laborer in some good
work And they are not Ignorant how long
and zealously you have upheld the rights
and interests of the labor of the country.
They are deeply concerned in the maintcn-
ance Of a safe currency, and they recognise
the Just and sound principles which you have
always held and enforced on this subject.
Living almost at one of the cxtremitles OF
the country, and dependant for our prosper
iiy on the free development of all its com.
mercial resources, we are not unmindiul that
the internal improvements of the whole L.
nited States have found in you steady and
powerful friend. We know also, that when
protracted and difficult controversy, with
great foreign nation, involved the honor
and threatened the peace Of or country, by
your efforts, mainly, its peace was preserved,
and its honor maintained with increased
brightness.
Allow me to say, also, sir, that we never
for one moment forget that we are citizens
of the American Union that its peace and
prosperity and glory, are our peace and pros
perity and glory-and that only under the
constitution, and in the Union, can these cx.
ist for US or our children; and therefore
With our whole hearts, we say here and ev.
erywhcre, that the friends of the constltu
ton are our friends--and its enemies, wheth
er open or secret, wiliul or blind, are our en-
emies also that there is one party, in whicl
all minor differences of opinion and feeling
are merged and obliteratcd, and that is the
party of the Union. AS members of thai
great party, sir, we desire 10 express to yol
our dJi1iing gratitude for the ability and fl
deity which YOU have brought to the defencC
Of the Constitution and Union OF these L
nited States.
Recent events have awakened our mos
painful attention to This great subject Yor
are well aware, sir, that it involves some i'm
portant conflicting interests, and still more
conflicting opinions and feelings. Any at
tempt to reconcile them, must, for time a
least, be cause Of offence to many homes
men. But, even they, sir, can scarcely with
hold their respect, from the manliness, whicl
dares to speak disagrceable things, and thu
patriotism which seeks, in the spirit Of con
Citation, a remedy for an in1amed and dis
ordered state of the public mind. AM
when they shall have waited long enough t,
ALLOW their judgments somewhat to cool, am
their views to embrace the end as well as tn
beginning, they may be expected to feel a
we now do, that we are not about to begi
to disirust one, who, before many Of US wer
born, was emiaently vigilant, wise, and faith
full to our country, and without shadow Q
turning has ever continued so.
You have, for many years, stood beior
this community as the oxpounder and de
fender of the Constitution, and we have n
doubt that YOU will continue so to stand. II
this cold northern soil, confidence is indeed
plant of slow growth but believe me, sli
when it is grown. it is not to be uprooted b.
any gusts Of passion. or prejudice, nor blast
ed by the breath of suspicion.
Permit me once more TO say, that we wei
come you to your home.