Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-09-26
ST LOWS, Sept. -.
From the National Intelligencer.
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The general JOY diftused through all classes at the
final passage by Congress of the measures which
will restore harmony and peace to the country.
ifesed itself IN most signal manner in our city
Saturday evening and night. Soon after the pas
sage Saturday of the last of the acts of compro
mise by the House Of ,prepara tons
were made to testify the public joy. Accordingly
about sunset, the cannon of the Columbia artller-
lists, under Capt. Buckingham, were drawn to the
Washington Monument Square, and one hundred
guns were fired in honor of the occasion.
But the demonstration Of the public feeling did
not stop there. About seven O'Clock there was
handsome display Of fire rockets thrown into the
air from the mall, east of 7th street. A vast body
of our citizens then formed into procession, march
ed to the National Hotel with the Marine Band, and
there played several national airs land loudly cheer
ed in honor of Mr. Clay, who, being absent from the
city at Mr. Calverts country residence. could not
respond to the compliment thus intended for him.
The National Hotel was, however, brilliantly illu-
minated in honor OF the great event. and of the dis
tinguished statesman whose patriotic labors. and
those Of his noble coadutors in the councils of the
nation. had on that day been brought to happy and
glorious consummation. After the procession had
visited the National Hotel, they marched to Mr. Pey.
toms boarding house, and called out Senator Fooe
who responded in a brief and felicitous speech
Leaving Mr. Foote, the procession halted at the Po-
tomac House, where they paid a similar compii-
ment to Mr. Senator Cass, who, amidst loud Cheers
appeared and responded to the visitors in a very
felicitous manner. The procession then marched
to Gadsby's Hotel, and, after few patriotic airs
from the band, called out Mr. Speaker Cobb, who adj
dressed the people in very happy manner, con-
graduating them upon the suspicious events Of the
last two days, which he firmly believed would re-
store harmony and good feeling throughout this
lately distracted country. The Speakers address,
though brief, was very pertinent patriotic, and ell
oquent. The procession next visited Mr. Senator
Douglass, who, on being called out, spoke to his
visitors in clears animated, and patriotic strain
predicting the greatest good to the country
two days. The address of the honorable Senator
was received with hearty cheers, in the midst of
which he bowed and retired.
After leaving the lodgings Of Senator Douglass
the moving mass proceeded up 9Th street. and pre-
scented itself in front Of Mr. WebSter's residence,
on Louisiana avenue. The honorable Secretal :,
being loudly cheered and repeatedly called for,
made his appearance. Here we mingled with the
multitude, and got near enough to hear a part of
what was said. Thanking the people for their kind
ness, Mr. Webster said that his claim on their re-
gard was not so much on account of any efforts
made by him to produce the great result, as the
depth and strength, and intensity Of his partcipa-
ton in the feeling ofjoy and gadness which SEEM
ed to animate all hearts.
"Tru,y, gentlemen, fsaid Mr. webster,) the last
two days have been great days; a work has been
accomplished which dissipates doubts and alarms
puts an end to angry controversies, fortifes the
constitution OF the country, and strengthens the
bonds Of Union.
Snow is the winter of our discomfort
Made glorious summer;
And all the clouds tina. lowered upon our house
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried"
"This language, fellow-citizens, is highly poeti-
SAL but, in my opinion, not too strong Tor the
sion. The decisions ofthe popular branch Of the
legislature appear to me to Sprpass in importance
any acts of legislation which have known for thir-
ty years. A crisis has come upon US, in which
mems minds have been strangely agitated by no.
items Of desperation and disunion. Phantoms Of new
confederacies, formed out Of the now united body
of the old thirteen and the new seventeen. have
swan before the eyes of some; separate State exist
ences have amused the visions OF others; while 10
cal controversies have ragged with uncommon bit
terness, and local and partial interests espoused
with so much of the exclusive spirit Of partizan-
ship, that the hopes of the most confdng appeared
sometimes to waver. But these causes OF appre-
hension and disguet, these clouds, so portenti0us
Of disaster, sin the deep bosom Of the
buried.' We ought to be most thankful to Provi-
dence that the results of our deliberations have
been so pacific. When, on to.morrow's sacred
morn, the sun shall begin to ascend in the east,