The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-24

I SLlIc9 INNING
which, nevertheless, as my friend the mayor has
pointed out, was the source whence came forth the
valor and the might which laid on this continent
the foundations of empires. lApplause.l Permit
me TO say, that all wisdom and Judgment nave
shown that without love of liberty and respect for
order and for law, you can have no sufficient Sc
curity that your empire will prove enduring.
'sfSow, gentlemen, before / take my seat, per-
nit me to close-[cries Of 'go on Why, gentle
men, it must be the air of Boston, for never made
so long speech before in my life. Laughter l
will now offer you sentiment
"'Prosperity 10 the trade and city of Boston.
Ono one, am sure, will question the sincerity
with which propose this toast for most assuredly,-
i'll had not wished well TO the trade OF the city OF
| Boston, should not be here now. Ii may be, that
some of those western towns, which spring up in
| night and grow in the twnkling of eye from
small villa ges to towns of a respectable population,
may progress more rapidly than Boston; but there
Is a stability and solidity about Boston, which
must say 10 agreeable to an old monarcblst ike
| myself see buildings in Boston which look as
if intended not only for the owners but for their
sons and their sons to live in, after they are
dead and gone. know il has been the practice to
say that Yankee would not be satisfied with
paradise, If there was any place farther west to
which he could go, [laughter;l but think 1t Is
| very clear that good many Of tAe regular sort OF
| Yankees seem to have found Boston an exceedingly
proper place for permanent location, although 1t
| happens to be one Of the very farthest eastern
places IN the whole country.
''As regards the citizens of Boston, shall not
attempt to detail their merits for their ID e
| gion; but there is one merit which they always
seem to possess in great degree. 1t ID the virtue
OF courage. Upon looking very accurately into
| history can find only instance upon which II
| appears to me that their courage entirely failed
| them. see great many military men present,
and am afraid shall challenge them, llaughter;l
| and what do you think that occasion wass l find
upon the most authentic records, that the citizens
| of Boston were carried away by entire panic,
when 1t was first proposed to build railroad from
Boston to Providence, under the apprehension that
| themBelypa
all they possessed, would be swallowed up bodily
| by New York. [Laughter.l l hope that Boston
has wholly recovered from that panic. think 1t Is
some evidence of il, that she has laid out fifty mil
lions in railways since that time. l beg leave to
| offer the sentiment i proposed few minutes ago,
and to express my earnest hope that the city of
Boston may pass equally unscathed all difficulties
she may have to encounter in her path Of onward
| progression"
The toast was received with cheers, in which
Lord Elgn took the lead; after which three
cheers were given by those assembled for Lord
Elgin himself
The Mayor then said, Gentlemen, give you
as the next sentiment
| 'The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,"
! And i have the honor to present to you his
excellency Governor Boutwell,
Gov. boutwell, replied as follows:
"MR. MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN: In what Ian
guage shall speak for Massachusetts,? How, on
an occasion like this can utter with distinctness
and power, as desire to do, the sentiments which
| / feel when a name 30 dear to all her sons is re-
ceived with ouch ardor and enthusiasm, and by so
| large an assemblage of men, some of whom owe
nothing to her except the satisfaction of observing
In her annals some resemblance to the country to
| which they belong?
Massachusetts is not here to. day to speak for
| herself. You have taken by the hand the citizens
of her metropolis, but her yeomen, lat least many
of them,) from her hills, her mountains, and her
valleys, are not here to speak to you.
! "Her citizens upon the coast-those who ego
down to the sea in ships-are not here to reply to
/ you. Her mechanics you have to day collect
ed together in the streets of the city, and you have
| witnessed specimens of their handiwork. ! am
sure that they desire that the kindness which has
beamed from the faces OF those you have seen, and
the cordial sentiments of regard which have been
| expressed by those whom you have met, may be
taken expressive Of the sentiments OF the State,
| of the feelings which exist in every breast among
her citizens. They all desire to give hearty wei
come to our brethren from the other side OF the
| line
"Massachusetts welcomes you, gentlemen. Peace
| 10 her motto day, henceiorth and forever. Why
should we be jealous of our ancient enemy? You
will pardon me for abiding to the fact that our
countries have at times been enemies is 1t not
! true that we have similar history, similar polit-
! cal principles, and u similar destiny? Do we not
begin TO date the liberty of both countries from the
year 1915 of our common era?
at has been well observed that no man could be
| an American statesman who did not thoroughly
understand the history of Great Britain. He.who
fails to understand the history of Britain fails to
understand the history of this country, the char
acter of this people. We reproduction of the
mother country-but on large scale We have
more extensive territory. We have boundess
prairies and far reaching views, which are stran
| gers to her land.
"But there is no cause for jealousy. Peace is the
necessity of the age. Great Britain and America
have together six millions of tons of shipping, and
war ID too expensive an Amusement for either ma
ton, and be resorted to only in defence of val
ued rights great principles. You will allow me
| to express the sentiment of modern English his-
torian, who said Sin two centuries the name of
| England may be unknown, exist only In the
| shadow of ancient renown but three hundred mil
lions of people in North America will be speaking
it's language, reading its authors, glorying in it's
descent. Herein we have common history and
common destiny
al have alluded to our Indictment to Great Bri-
tain for that history and literature which is the ba
sis of our own, and we continually receiving
additions to our population of men who will mate
rally aid in the development OF the physical. intel
lectual and moral character OF the American Re-
public.
"The name and history of treat Britain deserve
TO be cherished next (pardon me If say next) to
the name and fame of America by every American
citizen"
The MAYOR then said:
"Ihe remarks, gentlemen, which you have lis
tened to with pleasure and respect from his excel
lency the Governor, call to mind the extent and
amount OF the influence eXerted in contriving,
| rying out, and perfecting the railroad sysem Of
massachusetts, by those able men who have pre-
ceded him in the high Office which he adorns No
one, perhaps, has eKerted more OF that influence
than the illustrious individual who sits me on
my right, and whom take pleasure in introducing
to you. present to you, gentlemen, the Hon. Ed
ward Everett"
Mr.. EVERETT then rose and spoke as fol-
lows:
"MAr IT PLEASE YOUR HoNoR: 1t is not easy for
me to express to you the admiration with which
have listened to the very beautiful and appropriate
speech with which his excellency, the Governor
General of Canada, has just delighted us. You
know, sir, that the truest and highest art is to
ceal art. and could not but be reminded of that
maxim when heard that gentleman, after begin
ming with disabling himself and cautoning US at
the outset that he was slow of speech, proceed 10
make one of the happiest, most appropriate, and
eloquent speeches that fell from the lips of
man. II were travelling with his lordship in the
mountains of Gael should say to him, in the Ian
guage of the natives of those regions sEna sheen,
very well, indeed, my lord. Bat, under present
circumstances, will say in plain English, sir, that
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