The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-27

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preventative? And if extend my inquiry stin fur
ther-lf wish 10 discover man whose Young
Imagination was ripened among the solitary scenes
OF border life, and whose manly Judgment was
formed amidst the daily and active business of
great communities, can you point out 20 me
such man-onc whose eoquence is poetry held in
chains by reason whose statesmanship il philoso-
ply reduced 10 practice who sta nds second none
Of Americas chdren-I sh Juld cay superior to all
if the tall and venerable figure Of absent friend
did not rise up before me-whose star shines from
the west, as yours, sir, Glowing to Mr.. Webster,
fills the east Of the hemisphere, radiant all sides
with intellectual light Three cheersl Gentle
men, love your country il ID amongst the ear
liest and the most favored of Englands children
and, methinks, can stil trace the Characters
features Of the parent in the lineaments of the of
spring. do not, indeed, believe that the magnetic
influence OF common origin ID yet extinct; and
when stood with you, but recently, mourning by
the grave Of the gallant Taylor, did you shed
with me, sympathizing tear the fate of the
illustrous Peel? Aye, and if the spangled banner
should be again unfurled on the ocean or the field
on the of action will not your sons re-
member the glorious words of Nelson? on the other
will not the name Of the great warrior veteran,
who has borne the old banner of Wolfe and Marl-
borough aioit and victorious through hundred
nights, rush TO your recollection and inspire your
ranks! Gentlemen. love your land; and let me
add, revere the sect by which il wac originally
and still is, | believe, mainly peopled do not
follow its ritual, but yenerate its history which
stands forth as the loftiest among the many mon
uments that attest that great christian moral:
'Thc proud shall be abascd, and the humble shall
be exalted" Who, at the period to which this
scene recalls us, the mi ghty of the ca rth!
On the throne of England then sat prince Justly
proud-if pride could ever rest upon sound foun-
daiion Of the triple crown which had recently
become his family inheritance. In France, the
sceptre was held in the hands OF et laughter
race, which ruled with supreme authority over the
most gallant and chivalrous people in the world.
What has become of the ustrious lines Of these
two royal houscs Of that of the sovereign who glo.
in he m, form nft hat, ,,T
ereigns, amongst whose deeds recorded the
massacre Of st. Bartholomew and the revocation of
the edict of Nantes? The crown of the Stuarls has
melted into air in the kingdom the sceptre of
the Bourbons has been shattered to atoms in the
other. But here, on this spot where speak
ing still stands, erect and frm the pilgrims staff
tCheers.I From the bruised seed of the poor and
persecuted Puritan has arisen OF the most pow
erfu and prosperous empires in the world Let
that which Is warning unto others be warning
unto you. Always remember that the vaunting
Speedseli put into port when the modest May
flower stood out TO sea. And do you wish /, know
what is the principal cause of the high position you
have achieved? will tell you; it is to be sought
for in the trials and difficulties through which you
have passed Ii you have made your country il il
no Iess true that your country has made you.
Here is the distinguishing peculiarly of two
nations. II is true that you have republican form
of government; and that ! would shed the last
drop of my blood to preserve the prerogatives OF
a beloved sovereign, within the sanctuary of whose
honorsd privileges i see best preserved the lib.
critics of myself and fellow. subjects But what
ever may be the separate polty Of our two consti
tutons, one thing is certain not the work
of chance, theory, or imitation; but formed upon
the hard anvil OF patient forttude-by the oft
repeated and we'll tempered stroke of practical
experience. Mark the difference elsewhere-the
state of experiment, suspense, or rpening conyu-
sion, which reignea almost throug ghout the world
But. amidst such crude experiments such fearful
uncertainties, such threatening conflicts, might b.
seen towering the common genius of Albion, and
of Albions transatlantic children. No tempest
raised in the heated atmosphere of fantastic theory
clouds her browne blood split in civil butcbery
bedaubs her garments-no poisons, corroding the
principles of public and domestic morality, tear
her vitals. Serene and undisturbed she moves on.
ward firmly. Trade and agriculture strew her
way with plenty; law and religion march in her
vnn order and freedom follow her footsteps
Hero, at tbis solemn moment. whilst pouring out
our lIbations TO the sacred memory of our sain,ed
fathers-here, | invoke that genius Ia hess the
union Of our kindred races 20 keep i'm our
hearts the pleasant recoections of the past, &,
blend gratefully in minds the noble aspirations
of the future, 10 hallow in one breath the twin
altars We will raise in common 10 memory and to-
hope
Enthusiastic cheering followed.
We have taken the report Of Mr. wrssrrs's
speech from the New York Commercial .idrerfi.er.
and that Of Mr.. BULwgR from the Herald
Letters were read from President FILLMORE Mr.
BASoRoTT, WhsHfSoros HuST, RuFus CHoArs,
and others, who had been invited, but were unable
10 attend.