North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-11-13
AMIN BEY-MR. WEBSTER

public dinner was given on the 5lh instant. a,
the Revere House, Boston, TO Amin Bey, the Turk.
ish Envoy 70 this country The whole affair wa.
gotten up and passed off in the best STYLE. Amin
Bey spoke handsomely in reply to toast given in
favor OF his Sovereign; and followed by Daniel
Webster. The National IntelIigencer says:
Mr.. Webster replied WITH great eloquencs and
earnestness. He began. by saying, ~ am a-Union
man I; an out and out Union man but it would he
bad taste in me, an occasion like this when thee
are so many topics Of interest," speak of poli,ics
matters only. He then alluded to the mission of Tho
distinguished Turk, and said: $ He comes among no
as the guest of the United States not as tn. 80
fraction, but the United-not as the guest Of liz
severed ana broken country, bat tile guest of ,L
United States OF America-States spreading ovar
VAST territory OF various products aud climates and
OF interests and Institutions vet, thank God r.
are all Ontted States 1t is the CAPACITY of ,;ty
cInzens OF united States that are now ASSEMBLED
to welcome TO our estvity distinguished man from
distinguished country and it is in the CAPACITY or
united Americans that we can appear respect.Il
Others may speculate, theorize and 90 crazv If -
please, In arguing TO the contrary said Mr. Webs,e
" but say 1t is only as united people we can eva,
be prosperous at home respectable abroad.n He
mao always resisted the opponents of the Union and
ne shoulo always continue to do so. He professed
to know something of the sentiment of the neonIe &c
this vast and beautiful country, and he did not bes
tate TO declare II sentiment in favor If harrnon,
An inslution' not OF our creating, must not disturb
chieVous men may attempt it; but they will soon
hnd the efforts restrained The people of this country
are the people of one country, said Mr. Webster and
they are anxious to preserve the Union, "however
bounded, and washed by whatever waters.'' Local
strifes are temporary-the Union is perpetual. al
speak with emphasis said he, Sc because wish to
give ntterance to heart that knows no secret on the
OF the harmony Ct this great family of States
was born to the Union. and i stand by it. The
slavery question New England can only interfere
with as a meddler. She has no more to do with i.
than she has to do with the municipal government of
city In the Island of Cuba. But, whatever course
others might pursue, Mr. Webster declared that all
MS efforts should hereafter-as in former days-be in
favor OF the Union At the conclusion of the speech
the whole company rose and gave three cheers for
the Secretary of State and three for the Union"
That small man with large pretensions-Robert G..
WlnthroP-wasa also present, and spoke The Intelli-
gencer says: {" Abiding to the Union, Mr. Wintlrop
said he adopted heartily the ,phoIc language a The dis
ffng"fshed man mr. Webster] ,oho had preceded
him." And yet Mr.. Winthrop, acting the part of
g crazy and mischievous - man on the subject of
Slavery, voted at the late session of Congress against
the Fugitive Slave Law and in favor of abolishing
the institution in the District of Columbia What
ba Sc hypocrisy! ..s.