New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-21
CITY ITEMS.


Mn WEBSTER II THE HANDS OF THE CON-
N1TrEE OF SAFErY.-Hon. Daniel Webster, Sec
retarv of State, arrived at the Astor House Tues
day. Before he had repaired his toilet depa-
tation OF the Committee of Safety at his door,
and in a short space the Hon. Secretary was duly
posted for speech.
Hiram Ketchum, Esq, the organ OF the
Union Committee and thus expressed himself
Mr.. WEBSTER: Many Of the gentlemen here
present belong to a Committee which was APP
pointed by one of the largest, most influential, and
patriotic meetings which ever assembled IN tins
city Our purpose which, by the blessing OF God,
We mean to execute, is, to revive the spirit III
which the Constitution was adopted. W mean
by peaCcable measures to excite spirit OF ma
tionality We have come here to welcome you
10 this great city, to this metropolis, so full OF IN
habitants, of wealth, and all manner OF resources.
All these are owing under God to that Constltu-
ton and that Union which you have SO often and
so well defended And we still look to you more
perhaps than to any other man. to sustain this
Union. We have watched with deep interest
your political course, especially since the 1th OF
March asst. We are aware that you have been
assailed with vituperaton, because you came out,
not for the North or the South but tor the whole
country But we honor you for go doug, and
mean to sustain your acts. W e are sure that you
will receive the support of every good man IN the
country, and that your name viii be handed down
to posterlty as having done your duty faithfully,
firmly, and fearlessy We have come here to
pay our respects to you in this commercial capital
of the country in the full hope and reliance that
YOU will accomplish all that the country expects
form you.
Mr.. Webster replied, in substance, that he was
highly gratifed to receive such delegation from
the Committee appointed by the general Union
Meeting in Castle Garden, and other gentlemen
who had accompanied them The purposes OF
that meeting, its aim and objects, met with the
approval of his head and his heart,-and with ali
his mind and his might he would always be ready
to defend them, and to carry them out. There
were crises in public affairs when it was neces-
sary to revive and and re animate an attachment
10 the Mon, and to recall the principles upon
which it was formed, and the motives for which 1t
was formed and one of these crises was now.
And in his opinion there was no place Tor this re-
vval, so becoming as among the men Tor whom
the Mon W as formed and whose influence con-
trmed and established the Union Inc / mon
was createdtOr many purposes. One was 20 pay
of tie National Debt, another was 70 secure the
proceeds Of the Public Land, the payment o! tdaF
Debt. let others were 10 make us one people
ana TO give Us peace at home and respectabIitty
abroad But it viii be found by those who lnyes
tisate the matter, that the main purpose Tor when
il was formed was to AID and 10 protect Trade
and Commerce Under the old confederation, the
business interests Of the country continued n the
mes. dtp.Crab!e c0rdltlon,-and though the war
Of Independence had glven tile People Liberty, II
left them little bat Poverty and little hope Tor the
future. but continuation of that Poverty. To
cfeele a Government, shich should protect Trade
ard Commerce, which should have one system OF
duties upon imports and one regulation as TO ex-
Dortg which would make the conflicting business
Legislation Of thirteen independent ctates, the
leslslatioudt bat one GGyernment,-Ta the main
al L'al4 G
Constitution. Ii Wi. be found n perusnS the re
ports the arguments fhe newspapers OF that day,
/ that Commerce ana Trade more than anything
else created the Constitutlon,-aud when tne
! Constitution IS IN danger Commerce anu Irade
fl st naturally rally to protect It. As long ago as
10 lust alter the Peace it Win be found that
your Mr. Jaw and Mr.. Madison urged one Gov
eminent, and that mon Government, upon
these grounds, and for these reasons -and when
! the Constitution was brought before the People
to be adopted its main defenders and protectors
cafre from TIE commercial classes In your own
state it was on tide water alone, that in the Con
yenti0n the Constitution had hearty support
/ ard that but for these tide water counties, the
/ Constitution never would have been adopted. 80
| in Massachusetts, The Federal Constitution,
when it came before the Convention had rs de-
tenders and protectors III the commerce OF the
n sritiDe part of the State. The great counties
/ ~ Worcester AMI HAMPSHIRE, which had received
| so many blessings from the Constitution were
not its advocates, but its supporters came from
/ Suffolk armoutb, ork and Cumberland and
others. Thus, it will be found that trade and
eormerce which projected the Constitution to be
received Of the Confederation and which it pro
iected to protect Trade and Commerce, were in
the State Conventions its main defenders Thus
now when that Constitution is assaulted-when
its contracts are denounced when its whole spirit
OF amity. concord and friendship is threatened