The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-23
WS BY TIE l. f G II A PHI
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PROGRESS OF THE PRESIDENT AND CABINET
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The Conclusion Of Mr.. Webster's Buff
falo Dinner Speech.
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The Reception Of the President at Albany and
His Departure for New York.
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The Excitement among the People,
Interspersed with Fight.
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THE SECOND SPEECH OF MR.. WEBSTER,
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BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, May 81 1851
But gentlemen continued Mr. Webster there are other
things about this State of yours You are here at the
bottom Of Lake Erie. You look out the far expsnse
| Of the West. Who came here? of whom are you com
posed You are already people Of ffty thousand q
larger population than that Of any New England city
except Boston and yet you but Of yesterday. wha
is your population great many OF them are my
countrymen and see them with pleasure but these
are not ALL there also Irish and Germans suppose
on the whole, and in the main, they citizens
at any rate they we'll informed and they constitute
large portion of your population That ieuls 10
consider generally what the partcur position & our
country and Of your city Of the Rvsat outlets to
the West in regard to this foreign inmigratcn The
immigration to this country Is cnormccst comes from
Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, sc. i remember i
used to be simle. when anything Of saaten or
energetic nature took place to say that 1t broke ont
like Irish rebellion" Forty thousand strong does
not begin to compare with the emigration TO the United
| States Emigration comes here with a perfect rush
from every part Of Ireland from Liverpool and the
Shannon, from Dublin and from Cork; emgrants come
from the northern ports, from Befastand here they
Into the interior they come and will continue
it is in the order of things and there il posi-
bity of revokng It, Gentlemen, il Is not three
turies and half since Columbus discovered America
ment. lie gather ed up gold and went back with
great 1t is much shorter time since the Irish
discovered America, and they in much greater
| numbers but they don't here with the idea Of
carrying back name, but mean to live here for
They to remain among rs and to be Of us.
and to take their chances among Let them come.
There are also Germans Your city am told has a
very large number Of thrifty industrious German people
Let them also II his Majesty of Austria and the
Austrian government. will allow them to come let them
come (Great appause) All we desire whosocver come,
is that they viii Amcricsnize themsevcs that forgetting
the things that behind, they will look iorward-and
if they look Iowa and Minnesota they will not
eok a rod far know tina, many from Europe
here who have been brought up to different pursuits to
different forms Of application and even to different ys-
tens Of agriculture but general thing, believe 1t
il true that when they removed from the temptations
Of the cities Of the Atlantic coast and when they get into
regions where trees be ccj and land cleared they
prove themselves worthy and respectable citizens aud
perhaps gentlemen. you will excuse IT. without too
long speech, say a little relative to our American
system this subject Of foreign emigration In the
Declaration Of Independence, declared you all know
the 4th Of July 177S, solemn and formal complaint
Is made sn the British King that he sought to pre-
vent emigration from Europe 70 the colonies, by refusing
hi assent TO laws Of naturalization by
sou Of which, Il stated The country did not I'll up,
and the public lands not purchased IL worthy
the attention II any gentleman who wishes to acquaint
himself with the early history Of the country in this
spcc 20 refer back the naturalization laws passed In
the time Of Washington. Every one can see what was
the prevailing idea at that period The idea Of en-
coursgine emigration from Epropc universal and II
was desired that these who wished to become zed
should bccomc acqusintcd with system Of govern
ment before they votedthat they should have m in
tcTos in the country that they mi ht not be led away by
every designing dcmagceuc At that day nobody cresaw
such deyciopcmcnts and such enlargement In the con-
mercc Of the country see aud therefore, at all
porods wasngons Sdnini.ira ration, they were look
how they should pay The dcb y the revolution
Whatever We may think OF II now their great resource
to pay their debts was their public domain. They had
obained before the constitution formed grant OF
the Northwest Territory which was known to be popu
lated by Irrh exoa capable of furnishing great pro-
duets ~ agricultural lsor Th0 Congress Of that day
looked to this They had no dea how sudden would be
the great increase a commerce, or how plentiful
would be- the rerrnne from That sourcc anu Therefore
their whole TO how ar lley could en-
courage foreign einrration. (Which, i was expected
would bring capital iRio the c0unryD with an dea q
/ such conformity with American system, aud e.
American institutions would render migration safe
/ men We are not arlitcrs Of our own tate. Human
foresight faters and fails Who could torestc or con-
jcctufc al that lay what eyes Sc or behold
We e. h fcr .ooi ~ f,r evil Nor conld wc stay this
cmgraiion II w would We there i rush 81 people
nom furoIc @ Amcrics that exceed ~ single month
aud al lhr single port a New ork, the population 81
mary single ciii,s the Atlanlic coast THIS J. the
and 4 is 90 b. met snl to considered u would y
foolish 70 attempt a. pbslruCt t II obstruction were safe
The thing can't tc done. You may remembcr, gentle
although ana to- modest 20 suppose that you re-
memhsr anything about H. that 10 my core pondence
with Lord Ashtuston Who came out here 70 negotiate
the treaty n - examined The subject OF the I'M
pressmcnt ~ American citizens, Up O. that day Eng
land had insisted On the right to visit every Am rican
ship IN time of var. aud Il she found any Eugihmen
lrshmen, or Weshncn ~ board q her to pres them
INTO her service the ground that they could not trans
fer their allegiance need not ay gentlemen that TINS
subject matter q negotiation y vas a. one tim.
suggested by the British minister that this right should
be exercised in certain lstitudes AZ another time II
suggested that this right sheuld not be extended %
the deprivation of any American vessel a her
am AFRAID or ashamed gentlemen indeed don't know
that ought % ~ but with your permission VIII
say IL thai on that occasion Il was decided that every
man on board 1T an American vessel either mercantile
naval, wes protected ly the Tag q America Gre
mendous applause No matter II his speech did BE-
tray hm--no matter what brogue was on his tongue
II the stars anl stripes him h. wss for that
purpose American citizen. (Cheers) Wei, gentle
and a. We sre talking Il ourselves lltte(Cries ot
.who go on lci me say that from that day 70 this
We have heard of the part q the British
government that could send officer on board o. any
American hip and take from her any human bring
whatever and ncrr shall Great applause Lord
! that subject was judcious and visc man lie was q
good deal his country lie was married In this coun-
try lc know somchng ~ this country: and ne saw
various relations between this country aud England in
far philosophical point o view than most Others
Il must admit that when British subject Irish, Eng
lish ~ wohh bcconcs an Americas, and claims no
opgrr the nroiectian III his osn country hs own coun.
try be, No fiah h cali him subject and t. pat him
/ II q position 10 make his adopted country
| and u appears to me" h. added /" that ws may
count Il among the ispenstions fof Providence. that
the new facilities Of transporting men from country "
country by the power a steam and quickly are design
"a by higher wisdom" lie said, We have more people
than land and you have more land than people Take q
many from ~ a. you please That seems q be the order
of things and Il Is not tD h. sorpcd" Itod him that was
nv opinion too Gentlemen this emigration Is not e
w. stopped; must keep things they arei wo mus
impress al who here With the necessity of pcomnf
| Americans We must teach them must eTdeavor q
| instil an American heart into oil their b. oms (Ap
pause GcntlcmCn fn we're not 20 late 10 the evening
would SAY few more words (Cries a gsi q on. -
about the puli lands Ct this country and the bt ~
| r.siti,n to hc made q them. What shall We d. wit
fhfm, There they Accommodating 10 a vast extent
irr,itn1x-reh In is natural fr.ur, but can any on