The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-06-11
Speech of Mir. Webster.
Delivered Al Butalo. n. ". on the 2and DAY oi
May. ls5l.
Fsll9r- c.ti.sn, d q. ctg q Bafsls.

Delivered Al Budalo. N. ". on the 22nd day or
May. ls5l.
Feiior- c;tissn' Of fls City Of Ba6s5.
am very glad 10 see you-l meet yon
with plrssnrr. In is moi tile FIRST lime.
irlla9-riIizens. that have he-n IN Rnf-
fala; and have ALWAYS come ia IL with
pleasure. Il Is grral distance from ms
own home am Ihankfnl that rirrum
slanres have enahlrsl me 10 he here again.
and | regret that nniowar,l events deprive
ed me nf the pleasure of bring here when
yonr distinguished {. .llnw .rilizen. The Pre-
si,irnl Of The u. States. came among yon.
and rerei ell from snl. as he de eryrd. moi
only respectful. bni Cordial welcome.
The President af the United States has
been resident among you for more Than
halfhi,life lie has represented yon in your
Stale and national councils. Ynn knnw
him IN all his relations, both public ami
private; and IL wnilld he bad taste for me
To say anything Of him, except that wish
10 say, with some degice ofemphlsis. that
since nv conncxinn with him in The nd.
minisiraiinn Of ille government of the
United States. have fully roncurred
with him in all his great aud leading
measures. from the fact that | have
been nne of liis council. Bui | do nni
wish 10 lei il rest an thai pre.ump,inn.
! wish TO declare that The principles Of The
President, as declared in his annual mes
sage. his letters. and all documents and
opinions which have proceeded iron, him.
or heen issued by his authority. in regard
10 the great question OF the limes--ihal all
these principles are my principles. and #
he is wrong in them. | am. and always
will be. Applansc. Gentlemen. il has
heen suggested thai il would be pleasant
and agreeable to the cilizens Of Buffalo
and their nrighhnrs in The county Of + ie,
llia, should state - you my opinions.
such as they are, on The presen, condition
Of the connlry.il. prospects. lis hopes, and
Iis dangers: and, fellnw-ciiizens, hope 10
do that. this day and this hour, as lar as
my strength will permit.
Gentlemen. believe me. know where
| am. know To whom | am speaking
know for whom | am speaking. know
| am here in This singularly prosperous
and powerful part Of The United States
western New York--and | know ilt
character Of The men who constitute ives
tern New York. know they arc son'
of liberty, one AMI all; that they sucked il
liberty with their mo,hel's milk; inherited
it with their blood; that il is their daily
contemplation and waichful thought
They are men Of a very singular qnaliiy
aud condiiion for million aud l,S,f 20
people. There are men around us, ant
here before US, who I'LL their own soil,
/ with their own hands: and others wl6
earn their own livehhond bv their owl
labor. wi b no means beyond their owr
industry, aud their own independence. and
their own Willingness To labor. These are
the men who constitute. 10 so great an
ex,rfit. The people Of western New York.
Rht The srhool- houses know are among
them education is among them. They
| read. and write. and think. And here are
the fair sex educated, refined, and intel.
liigeni: and here are men who know the
history Of their country, and The laws ol
their county. and the institutions Of lheil
country. and men. in my opin on. lovers
1 of liberty; aud they are vel lovers OF liner.
\ Is under lhc constitution of the conniry
and whumca To maintain that con>lilu
lion with all their strength, so help then
Gad. Great applause. | hope these
observations will satisfy von that know
!. where am. under what responsibility
speak. aud before whom appear; Rnd
have no desire ,ha, any word shall sa,
this day shall be wi,hholden from you %
your chiltren, or your neighbors. or III,
whole world. Because speak so before
you and before my. country. and if II !
moi too solemn 10 say so. before Gud him
self, the great Author Of Justice. Gentle
men, there il but one question in III
: country now; OF if there be others. th
o,hersafe but secondary. or sn subordlnai
that they are all absorbed in that great am
leading questions; and that is neither NOR
, nor less Than il,i>; can we preserve tll
: Union OF the Staies-not BY coercion
Fnot by military powcr-nol by angry con
iroversies;-but can we of This generalio
; -yon and |. Your friends and my friend:
! can We so preserve The Union Of the Uu
ted States By the administration of tn
| powers of the constitution, as shall Civ
/, content and satisfaction 10 all who live III
: der il, and draw Us together, not by mil
tary power. .,hut BY the silken cords Of M
: tual, fraiernal, patriotic afferiiona Til;
is the question, and no other.
!; Gentlemen. believe in party distinc
e lions. am a party man. There Al
! questions belonging 10 party in which
S am concerned. and there are opinions er
t ,er,ained BY other parties which repud
' ate; hut what of That! IL a house be d
[. vided against itself, il will fall and crus
t everybody in il. We must see that v
If maintain the government over us. W
" must see tha, we uphold the constitution
i and we must do 50 without regard 10 pa
4. ". Now. how did this question aris'