Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-06
AN HONORABLE TRIBUTE FROM BOSTON TO
SENATOR WEBSTER.

We have seldom had the opportunity of spread
ing before our readers any testimonial of respect
for high public service which has given us more
pleasure to publish than the Letter from body of
good and patriotic men of Boston which we now
introduce to them. More glorious than civic
crown, Mr.. WEBSTER may well be proud of this
distinguished honor
TO the Honorable Daniel Ue6ster.
Sin Impressed with the magnitude and importance Of the
service to the Constitution and the Union which you have
rendered by your speech in the Senate of the United
States the subject Of slavery desire express you
deep obligations for what this speech has DONE and is
doing, enghten the public mind and bring the present
crisis in national Affairs fortunate and peaceful ter
mination.
As citizens Of the United States wish to thank you for
recalling duties under the Constitution and the
broad, NATIONAL and patriotic views which you SENT with
the weight of your great authority, and with the power of
your unanswerabe reasoning into every othe Union
s permit US to say, sir, no common good which you
have thus done for the country In time Of almost unpre
cedented excitement when the minds Of have been be-
wdered by apparent conflict Of duties and when multi
udes have been unable find solid ground or which 10 rest
with security and peace, you have pointed whole
people the path of duty, have convinced the understanding
great exgency patriot and statesman and although
the debt gratitude which the people of this country owe TO
you was large before you have increased by peculiar
vice. which is felt throughout the land We DESIRE there
fore TO express you entire concurrence the sen
ments of Speech and heartfelt thanks for the ines
Unable aid has afforded towards the preservation and per-
peuaon Of the Union. For this purpose, respectfully
present you this address of thanks and congatuon
in reference to this mos. interesting and important occasion in
your public life.
We have the honor to be- with the highest respect your
obedient servants,
Here follow the names of upwards of nine hum
dred Of the most respectable and influential citizens
Of Boston, extending in length to more than four
columns of this paper, for the insertion of which
we cannot now find space; but, to enable our
readers to estimate highly as it deserves this tes-
tmonial, we copy from two of the Boston papers
brief notices of the general character of the sgners
| FROM THE BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER.
| THE SPEECH OF Mr. WEBsrER.-We have heretofore
taken occasion say that the opinions expressed by Mr.
Webster in his great exposition of his sentiments upon
ona subjects, few weeks ago, would be supported by the
people of New England The opinion that he would be thus
supported has been conroveed in quarters but
glad to find that mistaken We are able to
publish to-day letter Mr. Webster signed by some eight
hundred citizens of Boston and its vicinity, approving Of his
!, course, and endorsing his opinions.
To Boston people would be idle for attempt point
how well The gners of this letter represent the part
our community. TO readers out Of the city may be we'll
say, that public could have could ask, better
set of reanes No who knows Boston, will ask bet
rebuke than this letter affords the abolition meet
4 ing called to abuse Mr.. Webster. .....
Il FROM THE BOSTON COURIER.
i ADDRESS TO Mr.. WEBsrEn-We have been requested to
publish address Mr. Webster from citizens of Boston,
and other places in the neghborhood which this city
for Washington by the mail Of this afternoon Such docu-
ment has rarely emsnated from this community. From the
names of the venerable merchant Col Perkins, and the
equally venerable us Judge JACKSON whose autographs
lead this respectable array down through the entire list
there ample representation by persons of all ages Of
whatever Boston contains Of intellect and character Of wealth.
of position Of activity affairs and in Of the leading
professions and occupations. There not upon this
address that not the of legal voter and substan
hal citizen; and among them many will be recognised
abroad the of eminent in the various walks
life. There enane that does speak its owners
real sentiments, and that does not to great extent repre-
sent class We think this fact will strike every who
is well acquainted with the inhabitants of this city. We
happy that the address also subscribed by several of
leading professors Of the theological seminary Andover
who known all the country and by the Pesi
dent of Harvard University, whose will require
special indication in any part of the Union. The amened
Hon. Samuel T. Armstrong died the day after he had
subscribed the address.
This demonstration is the imposing from the calm
and quiet in which it is made These men have not
chosen to take true, the assertion of any body here
elsewhere that the Norh New England, Boston dis
approves Of Mr. Websers late speech but they have
let him know, and to let the country know what they
think OF it. We inform the country that when in this
community such body of forward TO speak their
minds upon any subject public opinion in Boston that
APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT,
By and ,cith the adUice and consent o,'the Senate.
JACOB S. ScHRIvER, to be Deputy Postmaster at
Wheeling, Virginia.
| WIN. ]. B. WHITE, to be Deputy Postmaster at
Philadelphia.
| WIN. t. PUkNELL, of Mississippi to be United
States Consul for the port of Bahia, in Brazil.
The Legislature of the State of Ono adjourned
sine die on Monday last. Amongst the laws
passed was one taxing Banks as other property is
taxed; another erecting a State Board of Educa-
ting and another providing for homestead exemp-
/ ton. One new county was erected, to be called
! VINToN, and formed out of part of Athens, Fair
field, and Jackson counties. The Ohio State Jour-
nal informs US that this new county was named in
compliment to the excellent and universally respect
| ed Representative from shat District in Congress