The New York herald., 1850-12-25
ANOTHER UNION DEMONSTRATION.
The Hon. Daniel Webster and the Union
Safety Committee.


Safety Committee.
Mr. Webster having at considerable ihconvenisnce,
attended the New England festival at the Astor House.
on Monday evening" the Committee of Safety took the
opportunity Of inviting him to meet the citizens of
New York yesterday ut noon at the Governors room
In the City Hail. and having accepted the invitation,
the committee accordingly made the necessary prepa
rations Long before the appointed time, the room
was crowded with the most influential Of our mer-
chants and other citizens Among those present, we
observed r. O. wetmore, Mayor woodruff, J. I. Brady
G. B. Butler, Mr Tappan, Mr. james De Peyster og-
den f. g. Lathrop, Hiram Ketcham, 8. L. Mitchin &c.
At 12 o'clock precisely, Mr.. Webster entered the
room accompanied by Mr. Lathrop Of the Unisn Safe
ty Cohmttee, and was received with enthusiastic ap-
plause.
The MAYOR, after the lapse Of two or three minutes
sad:-Mr. Webster, of Massachusetts,, will be ad-
dressed by Mr. james T. Brady, on the part Of the
Union Safety Committee and the citizens Of New York
Mr.. ]. T. BRADY then said, Mr. Webster, the Union
Committee of this city of New York, have invited you
here to meet number of your fellow citizens dssirous
to testify their sdmirstion of the you have
adopted in the recent agitation which bade fair at
time to impair If not destroy, the liberty Of this
happy republic. And We feel assured that you must
be grathed with the reception those citizens will give
ysu. They are Of various political sentiments, but
they have feeling in commons feeling stranger
than any which bound them to party ardent,
and abiding devotion, to eur noble and prosperous
Union 1t is because you have stood by that Union
during it's latest, and most imminent danger, that
they now extend to you their heartfelt gratitude.
You are here in goodly company. The faces of do
parted patriots surround you every side On these
walls still glitter
Some of the few--the immortal names,
That were not born to die
nbola beya
their lives in constructing or securing our political
fabric We feel that we revere their memory when we
for posterty (Cheers) And though some features
deform the gallery which remind us of blind fanati
chm the wicked acts of the demagogue they serve
but to render lusrous the memory of those who
did not prefer ambition revenge to the welfare and
glory of their native land Enthusipstic cheerins)
You have witnessed the bad efforts Of its eneme,
noble abors of its friends The people appreciate your
perseveng exertons for its safety and 1t is most be-
coming that they should attest their grattuds at
every convenient opportunity Even now, the very
men who placed our country In danger-the very men
whom We have protected against their own folly or
wickedness-these men deny that any peril ever ex-
isted and at the anxiety which they did all in
they will not be forgotten. The time has arrived in
political history when the great test OF every man
posed for any hi1h place Of trust viii be ths strength
and sincerity of his attachment TO the American pon
The people will support no candidate who does not be-
neve that all the provisions OF the constitution equally
merit Observance aud that the American citizen must
seek in that sacred charter wha. shall be to him in
all political relations the highest it is the wisest
law. (Cheers) Now that the country seems relieved
from the danger with which t threatened may,
perhaps rejoice that the crisis occurred It has done
qt partV bs, initiated tp' those ssotops
feelings which nc have toe too long and too generally
and eloquently referred We feel, sir, that you
would net have shrunk from any consequences to
subjected you. II it had resulted In martyrdon his.
tory would have done you the justice It often awards
In holy cause, which is refused to the conqueror OF
world But we do not wish such men you to die
for the constitution-it Is much more oar wish and
interest that you should live and labor for Its preser
walton. Nor need you leave TO postsrty the duty Of
appreciatipg what you have done for our glorious
Union You already enjoy the admiration and graft
tude of every true patriot within our broad terri
tory. Great cheering) shsll say but little
more. This audience desires to hear you. There
gentlemen know how we'll you depict the
fearful tendency of those sectional divisions which
have destroyed many republic No man can
better than you explain what happy results have
emanated from our excellent government. You can
enferce the belief that in preserving this government
are executing trust not alone tor those who
live under our laws, but for all mankind. Our wide
tpread territory Is theatre for ths enterprise Of
entire race. Here free competition ensures to merit
Its deserved success. Here, the oppressed of every
cline End refuge and home and here, at the great
fountain Of liberty whole generations yet sake
their thirst IL We permit our happy republic TO fall
we iphict curse and upon the entire human
family Wewill zealously guard II from disaster
mournful. We will zee that no man shall be elected
to any high station, who, after giving solemn assur-
ance that he would maintain the constitution might
yet employ his Office in a manner to Indicate that
when he gave that assurance, he meditated perjury
and treason.
The conclusion Of Mr. Brady's observations was fol-
lowed by enthusiastic cheering.
MAJ or WoopsULL--Gentlsnen Mr.. Webster will
ply TO Mr.. Brady.
Mr. wrBsIr.-Gentlemen, Am afraid that you ex.
pect aepeech from me-
NAM NocEs-We do. Uaughter)
MT wtn'rrn then stood on q chair so thaths might
those assembled, and spoke as follows;-
am infinitely obliged to You, felow. citizens for
citirens OF New York belonging to particular sec
tion or party, espousing no particular associatons
but assembling and acting and receiving IN a. meri.
cans in the largest and comprehensive sense Of
that glorious appslatoB. 1t has been truly said by
on which different parties en.ertsin diaerent opinions
Those questions ought to be and ought ever to
remain subordinate, because, when rise to the mag
our country and our national chsrscter-I might say
our political depend there should be two
plauseJ Undoubtedly, gentlemen, have been at
tached to psrty-I have espoused the sentiments Of
party and maintained the doctrines Of party but
should be unworthy Of the regard have received in
other Instances and especially unworthy Of this proof
Of your regard, II did not hold all party dosmss
and ell party principles subordinate and inferior
TO the great question Of the constitution and |
the government under which we live. And did not |
and have not felt there any hazard in coming
out boldly and fxuly could in favor OF the |
measures necessary ts the uphoding Of the country
whatever party might receive or reject them There
continent TO the feelings OF the true and patriotic
American heart. Noparty can put down such senti- /
ments No party can repress those that utter them,
because, throughout the length and breadth Of the
land the great predominant feeling afer all Is and
especially when the public mind Ia aroused-the great
and predominant feeling Of s IT, that peo-
pe-that We ere Amercsns- that we live under cen.
stitution the achievement Of which cost 90 much
blood, 20 much treasure, and much eort-and that
We are determined to maintain u TO the last Gentle
men s true as Mr. Brady has suggested that there
are those Who pretendto think there been no dan
ger TO the Institutions of the country-that those
cries for Union meetings and the raising OF the Union
flag and the repeated uttersncs OF Union sentiments
were superhuous-that 10 was work OF superogation
think quite differently, and see now much more |
clearly than did on the seventh OF March last that
the feeling Of alienation Of part Of the country
from snother-this feeling Of hostty-this DISPOSE
ton TO war In the halls Of Congress sort cf bsliige
rent legislation Of one part Of the country against
another; vas far more vide spread, and far
more deeply seated than then spprehsnded
untense silsnce) And you will end u 90 in
the experience OF yop all Owing to ciroumstancea