Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-05-09
Public Reception If Mr.. Webster
I'm R0nfon

IN Roa&nm
on Mondsy u '.st veok' Danie' Weoster VIZ
| tied Boston, ana was PUBLICLY received BY troops
n c.. r.. .ad...a AZ. x,,-n- =
49, " "' ~
me name OF no Pol''icai parry out OF the party
Of the Union." Mr.. Webster replied az fol-
lows:
Upon the close OF thus address, MIR. Webster
arose IN the carnage and was received with loud
cheering.
After the noise had IN some measure subsidized,
he proceeded to say thatH was with great plea
sure that he met so large an assemolagc OF his
friends. at q time when his private affairs bad
called him from the seat OF government to his
own home. as you nave SAID, sir, said ne, the
duties OF the winter In the public councils OF the
country have oeen arduous. am sorry to say
mat those arduous out'es are not done with
am sorry to say that the public affairs ofthe coun-
try have not yst made SO much progress towards
satisfactory adjustment os TO remove all the anx-
lety which mas oeen ieH ABOUT the adjustment oil
the subjects under discussion. But feel author
lzed TO say that tnere - now reason to hope, rea-
son 10 expect tnat TURNER renect'on, that gen.
erous COMPARISON Oh various Wishes where we d'e-
agree, Will onng ABOUT tnat Improved state OF
public feeling, III tne reproduction Of which all
our expectations Of useful discharge OF public
duty, all our expectations oil useful Legislation,
must depend.
lcannot out ieei, sir, that STAND IN The pres
ence OF my friends. must regard TINS gather
ing as the personal tribute Of your welcome to
me. GU 10 mol welcome the Poaitic'ah, ana
.a's :: NOT an 1PPon"nny 10! dlscossing nose
Questions "n'cn ~" ss"a'e u'e S"n'n'"i'y ano
nc. un t.pose ~ ue ".nu - my '..e.sen' u'sn,
u ~. 'e eau gee eul,e plooaon'y 'la' "op .''e't
u'scusSo" a.: adjustment may co""e, III iavos OF
..o posP1h'y, pese' rapP."es, 'nu so"''"'eo
o'Io' =, '''o county. toneel
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oNeH - "'c"S ." e' ~ vs a'ou. 'oue
e"'e''o,e 'on VI u,a. eAsi'eu 'Ie"n: =" "'' suo-
Jee' "non Pe,saues 'ne PeoPie " lne country
ICY .o''n '"u oou.n :" nndno q" CT
lott s'so 20 Ies'o.e .ne cove nmenl 70 us PIoPe.
.aPaelty lo' o,sCnaIs'us u1s p'oPe' business u
;ne county tDeeelsl ror now, Jet me say,
= - 1.-oe ~ pe'.o.". ma business. a' II
nsy ,esa'n una. eaPseny' mere 70 @eeess'ty 'o'
1, so.l :" oIS a',u ' Tu' '. EoH'
.s~'ue, yoa 40, s, ,r pc ~. ~ "e
~ ,,'' ,, $1,000 -, :. w, Cs o'a nous w"
gress, upon the subjects to which you have aIlu-
ded, shall be in some way suppressed. Take
that truth home with you-snd take it as truth!
on'i' something can DC zone u aiiay the ieeing
no" separating n'en ana a!uerent sections mere
can DC no useful and satisfactory legislation IN n
Two Houses Of congress.
Mr.. CnIlis, ahd gentlemen; the common
wealth oil Massachusetts has done me the honor
TO place me as her represen'ative-as one oil her
representatives In Congress. have believed,
that she would approve IN me, any honest sincere
and cautious effort to ailay the d'ssenslon which
We see among the people OF The country, and to
restore Congress to It's constitutional capacity
TOR action. l have believed that The Common
wealth OF massachusetts would support her rep
resentat'es IN that course l have believed
that The general sentiment OF the whole country
would favor and encourage their efforts to this
end; and | have the satisfaction now to believe,
that, in that hope, shall not be disappointed
lCheers.l However that may be, that effort |
shall repeat Renewed eheeIlng.1 In that
course OF paciEcation shall persevere, regard
less Of all personal consequences. Three cheers
shall minister TO no local prejudIces. l shall
support no sgitalions having their foundations in
unreal, ghostiy distractions. Laughter and
cheers shall say nothing which may foster
the unkInd passions, separating the North flom
the South. May my tongue cleavc 10 the roof
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"a,Ii s"an Increase tne agna'ion III 'ne PUBIC
'n'na On soch SUBJECT lCheersJ
Dir, nave said that this IA for