Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-12

DAY, JULY IL, 1851.
here exists in the economy and Of nature ndso
ube union between virtue and happiness between duty and
advantage, between the genuine maxms of honest and
nsgnanmoas policy and the solid rewards Of public prospe
lily and fecy since ought be less persuaded that
be propiious snes Of Heaven be expected
nation that dsresads the eternal rules Of order and right
which Heaven se has odaned and since the preservation
The sacred e Of liberty and the destiny of the republican
model o. government are justly considered deeply, perhaps
finally s.aked on the experiment entrusted The hands Of
he American people 4
This prophecy has been fulfilled. The foundations Of
bur national policy e laid in the pure and immuabe Prin
spes Of private morality and the eternal rules of order
and right haUing been regarded the propous smiles Of
Heaven have beamed upon "the American peoples" to
whose hands The "experiment" entrusted Prophecy
has become fact hope has become uon and the expert
ent on which the destiny Of republican model Of govern
msnt was deeply and finally s,aksd has bsen entirely
cesyful. pgs sa
But, my brethren, we mus. for moment reverse this
bright picufe of the past As in the tabled mirror, when
under the power Of the magic wand clouds obscure the vis
for time, and darkness and desoston shut from the behold
eye soms Of happness and joy, 81, within short
time has there been lowering the brightness Of
political horizon the dark and dismal clouds of dsunion, and
the time Was, and that Tecsnty, when the boes held his
breath n anticipation of the shock which expected to
oyerwhehn the Republic.
Thanis to Almighty God, the good old ship of S,ste
westherd the dangers that seemed about overwhem her,
and k that glorious old baeship the Constitution, she
has escaped the imminent dangers of lee Shore and is
now agn, hope and trust in smooth water with acloud-
less hoizon all around her. Heaven works not earth
without means, and and patriots were inspired
in lay Of danger cast themselves resouey into the
breach nod strike boldly for the Union The names Of Clay
WebstG, Cass, Fooe, Cobb Dickinson Houston, Douglas,
and host of Others shall live in the history Of the dark
storm through which have just passed as the savous Of
this gooes galaxy of American States their shall
stand h history the pillars Of their country in the hour Of
her da,kes. trial a. ps as...
know shall be excused for saying that all Of
those whose names have mentioned sbrehren Of the
mystic e He TO whose eloquence you abouto listen
! 10, If mistake not, the exception.
To these great good, patriotic men. aided they have
been BY the Executive Jf the nation, whose every
termination be misunderstood has been manifested o
preserve the Unon do we, firmly believe, under God
the existence this day Of these United States Of Amer
ca Thanks be to God thanks to them! Loud and long
continued applause a#
And now my brethren do we see nothing here in these
ceremonies, this occasion, to cheer Cold, indeed
must be hearts If they beat in their regular pusa
tons while eyes behold nothing but plain rock Of granite
hewed and squared and hear nothing further thar
u" il is q cornerstone" a@ asraa &a5 a
see in these ceremonies, it were, the spirit Of Wash
ngon amongst U.S. renewing the hopes and wishes and
that be failed offer his lifetime for the perpeu
alton Of this Union In that stone perceive the
ied6e VI existence OI S0Sc
did say No; deed Of warrant in fee simple, to have
hold and heirs and representatives. FOREVER
In the erection of this Capitol adjoining the old
Texas, and California, and New Mexico in an
unite themselves to old Union, and become and h
same with it and leaving this old Capitol untouched,
The old Union, South Carolina and ALL standing firmly
proudly its glorious strength, unbroken and unbreakable
md let US all firmly hope and pray may stand PoREvE
AND FOREVER! Applause.
Mr.. WEssTER then rose from chair next t
Presdent FnLxoRE, and approached the front 9
The Heiwas wslcomed by she hearty cheer
lof Shultitude, and proceeded TO read the Addres
which Ne had prepared, . copy Of which had bee
deposited in the cornerstone. He did not, howeve
confne himself to the manuscript, but OCCASIONAL
|extemporized new thoughts and other highly int
resting reflections, which, together with the read
ing occupied him nearly two hours. The Speech
as delivered, is as follows:
FKILow- CITIZENS congratulate You, give you joy
on pc return Of this anniversary and fecsie you, also
he more particular purpose Of which this ever memorsbl
dayhas been chosen to witness the fu6lment Hail al
hail see before and around of faces, CLOWN
with cheerfuness and patriotic PRIDE see thousands
eyes turned towards other eyes, all sparkling with grat6ca
tionand delight This is the New Void This is Anne
rica And This is Washington the Capital Of the Unite
Staes And where else, among the Nations, the sea
Of government be surrounded any day Of any year,
tho who have more rejoice in the Blessings whic
,hei possess Nowhere fellow citizens assuredly nowhere
Let as then, meet this rising with joy and thanks
giving
his that day of the year which announced mankind tn
gre fact Of American Independence. This fresh and ban
monng blesses vision with another beholding OF To
Bthday Of our Nation and that nation, OF recen
osi6n now among the mos, considerable and powerful an
lsprading over the continent, from sea to sea.
among The fret coonss from Europe to this part of Anne
c there were some doubtless who contemplated the dis
ta consequences Of their undertaking. and who ges
futprity but general their hopes limited to the
oyment Of safe asylum from tyranny, religious and civil
and to respectable subsistence by industry and toll ,hc
vea hid our times from their view. But the progress Of Anne
a however Slow could but at length awaken genius
i and attract the attention Of mankind.
In the early part Of the next century, Bishop Berkeley
who i. will be remembered had resided for time il
Newport in Rhode Island, his welknown Verse
on the Pospec, Of planting AIRS aud LEARSIxe in AME
arca" The last stanza Of this little Poem hsv
been produced by high poe.icsl inspiration
a Westward the course Of empire tskes It's way
j. The four first acts already past, Ht .#.
/ A fifth shall close the drama with the day: @r
/ Times noblest Offspring is the last"
THIS extraordinary prophecy may be considered only as h
result Of long foresight and uncommon sagaciy Of fore
sight and sagacty stimulated nevertheless by excited feen
and high enthusiasm 30 clear vision Of what Americ
would become no, founded square miles, exist
ing numbers, any vulgar laws Of stasics 1t
iuui,se glance into u,uri,y il grand conception