Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-18
Mn. WEBSTER IN HIS NATIVE STATE.

Hampshire. He was met at the State line by com
mitee deputed for that purpose, and, on his ariva
at Manchester, was welcomed with the creates
! enthusiasm by immense crowds Of people, who
had congregated in the vicinity of the railroad
depot. Hon. s. HI. AVER there addressed him in a
felicious speech, to which Mr.. WEBSTER replied
in a few appropriate remarks complimentary oI
the people of New Hampshire, &c. large pro-
cession was then formed, composed of the military
companies the schools, and the various civic asso-
Citations, which escorted Mr.. WEBSTER to the
ground selected for the special ceremonies of the
day, consisting among other things of an Grafton by
the Hon. MARSHALL p. WILDER. When this was
concluded, Mr.. WEBSTER being loudly called for,
he came forward amidst the dea5ening cheers Of
The assembsage, and delivered speech of which
we fnd the solowing report in the Northern papers
! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN hardly know how to occupy
very few moments in which it is proper for to address
you came here to-day ysiter and guest, ana
to hear and to exchange with nay counyme
and counywomen Of New Heopshire, bur il is late in
day, if the proper for the discussion any
subjects except those which belong that particular object
in regard to which yol eloquent friend has fully and ably
discoursed
Lsdies and gentlemen these occasions know very well
that there is limit to patience and strength. You
may desire to Of your original
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desire to hear discourse tpcs such have discussed
and commonly discussed elsewhere occasion so close
y confined in its appropriateness object will say to
you ladies and gentlemen that if there be any thing in
my heart stronger than any other wish is that all the
of life protected by law by scientific
discovery and guaranteed by free government may continue
| to prosper in this our land
Ladies and gentlemen, your fathers and fathers gene
raons that have gone before u.s. united the SOL
der and farmer They fought the enemy and they fought
the OF the weather. and they struggled with the
SOIL The mechanic art they pursued and enjoyed further
than was necessary to those great elementary opera
tons ofa farming country They lived in cold region-a
region of SIX months Of winter and short summer during
which they were to provide for this great length nclement
weather-they wen therefore, zeaousy work and cult
waited the fields for their subsistence and am old enough
to have SEEM and since was member and practsed
the bar those who have been shot wounded in their
own corneds BY Indian muskets this river just above
Now, gentlemen, all is changed Wars of that kind have
ceased and some have come to end He who was
half soldier and half farmer has become altogether
iamer or else ne has to the mechanic arts those
various improvements which enrich and adorn society and
our State Of New Hampshire great parcpaio in these
improvements as part of the country and need say
you gentlemen need say you that this new face
OF thngs this great change that has u.s. while tits
partly owing peace the frontiers which has released in
former times Of the people of New Hampshire from
border wars that itself has been promoted all
that fourshing around us and the increase Of
wealth which we behold, the fruits first Of ALL of the
enterpDg character and next the good under
which it has pleased Almighty Providence to permi, us
tol ive
Friends and fellowczens we are at the head OF the Wes
ern world No man appreciate what due himself as
an American citizen, what the duties incumbent on him
such who does not feel that be of the twenty
millions OF people who setting great example Of freedom
and republcanism to the rest of the world and if be be
row. or local, prejudiced if he be blind as MOLE If
he inch before him. he cannot comprehend his
destiny He does not know the place he fills amidst the hu
man Therefore, think that it incumbent on us ALL
on all these occasional public meetings. and know
lQnd fac tho cCf
that is the result of those institutions which our fathers
founded for and which it duty always and at every
| sacrifice to maintain.
Gentlemen the hour Of the day. nothing ese would pre-
vent me from discussing any Of those subjects which a
propnately belong to another sphere.
The eloquent gentleman who welcomed the cars this
morning was kind enough to that in this vast assembly
tnere was no political pary-here was general
70 the Union believe it. do not believe that the soil Of
New hampshire can produce any of the opposite poisonous
plant is as free from all noxous weeds Of that description
as any part OF the country. am glad of t-for
renness the naked tops of the Gostown Hills or White
Mountains far to be preferred the richest soils which
produce nothing bot plants mischievous poisonous growth
Gentlemen delight dwell upon the consideration that
am New Hampshire man, and among New
Hampshire delight feel that stand on my native
soil in the neghborho1d of hose whom have regarded from
my infancy am able recolect that the tomb of the great
hero OF Bennington Is proud remember that
many of my friends and especially my father was with
him on that occason and to know that these hills in early
| life | have seen his comrades.
And now, gentlemen, if turn back 10 our New Hamp
shire peoples we remember the who shed their blood
and employed their counses for the liberty of this country
if we think Of Bartlett and Whppe and Thornton Of the
Gmans, the Langdons and all those patriots Of three
generations ago, who founded New Hampshire govern
men who connected with the great Government of the
Union who sought with all their hearts, and recommended
with all their powers far proper lead the people
into its adopion-and If could day them ali here
Josiah Bartlett Wm Whippe, John Taylor Gilman. and
the es and ask them how should depor ourselves 10 the
present Crisis OF our countywhat would they say If any
should say, for breaking off from this Union were
for cutting loose the ties that binding together would
they not say we were stark maddeparng from every thing
they bad taught US t II
Gentlemen, let you that in my conviction the
thunderbolt that ves the hardy oak and splits from its
to the ground m ten thousand pieces scattes those
pieces over the earht may be sudden mode of de-
structon but 1t is not surerthan spirit Of dsunon will
show. tits let forth in its angry zeal upon this united
Government under which now live its fragments will
cover the earth, and will feel the smoke of its sulphur az
long we live
Now, gentlemen, let stand where our fathers stood
Let us say we are Americans and all that we 70 for
the general liberty the general freedom general security
OF the whole American Republics that we know where we
are and who we are that know who looking at us
from every part of the eah anxious to see whether we shall
fater and fail and nohing and anxious TO see he
ther we will go on and adhere to fathers principles and
our own principles, and build up the end of tme the most
glorious Government the world has My choice
made and 1t is your choice You do not mean that apy
stigma of departing from the good principles Of your fathers
shall rest on you--not one
0entlemen again say that would be pleasing for to
pass days with but the hours Of the day are rapidly
passing away and must take my leave Of YOU Garry my
affeconae regard every of you to your own families
and your own resde and say that to-day you