The primitive Republican., 1851-06-05
NEW SERIES, vol. q NO 10.

Webster, no one can doubt-his object be- Il
ing to prevent union of forces on the part Of
Webster and Fillmore, and to paralyze their b
friends, till Scott, the true free-soil candidate
of Governor Seward, shall have occupied all ]
the important positions, and then to defy b
both the President and his Premier Asa
last resort in this game of caution, It's inten-
ded to run Scott any how, as an independent {
candidate, or at least to threaten with such Ii
movement, as means of preventing tie h
southern wings from kicking in the traces. I
All this has been cunniRgly cortriyeds byll
Thurlow Weed, the deus er nlachiaa Of the I
new presidetial performance.
On the second day at Binghampton, we
took ex-senator Dickinson on board, ex-GoY-
ernor Marcy and Dir. Croswell having come
with us from New York; and at Dunkirk
every shade and color of politics was fully
represented. Gov. Dickinson, like Serasor
Douglas, was satisfied with the forward car,
and took his seatnear the band, from his hab-
it, presume, of facing the music He went
to join his lady and daughter at Dunkirk on
their way home from New Orleans. He had
to step out in several places to address the
people, who commenced cheering when they
heard he was on board, as Mr.. Douglas was
bound to dothough this warm er tempore per-
formance, was not at all put down in the pro-
gramme Governor Marcy was also cheered
quite Justify in several places.
The good people of DuukiEk had made
immense preparations to receive tHeff dfssi
tinguished guests, and to do honor to the
occasion. They had provided a sumptuous
dinner (Which they modestly styled ga cola
tion') at the hotel, and barbecue for the
million There was dinner for at least fifty
thousand people, and but ten thousand toeat
it. However, it is very gratifying to know
that even ten thousand people were gener-
ously and Hospitality entertained by the pat
riotic people Of Dunkirk. The dinner pro-
1vided at the Hotel was intended for the two
Presidents and their respective secretaries
{ and directors. The barbecue was an enter
tainment at large. It was very much re-
: grctted by the people that most of the speech
es were made at the dinner table, where
, they could not hear them, and thus the
: choicest sayings were enjoyed only by the
! favored few. The President said a few words
: at the table, and then addressed the people
T in front of the house. He said he knew
8 was not intended for him personally; but
s that they intended to do honor to the Chief
:, Magistrate of the Union, and that it was
;, the Union and the Constitution which were
L honored in him. Mr. Webster did not sit
E down to dinner, but came down afterwards
g and addressed the people in front of the ho
tel. Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Graham, Mr.
At Dickinson, Mr.. Douglas, Mr.. Seward, anC
er at last the Indian chief Wilson, spoke to tn;
n great qualification of the Company. Tn,
I'd latter made a few gladiatorial passes at Gen
to eral Scott's native Americanism by sayiny
y that lie (not General Scott) was properl,
&c speaking native American, descended from
p native Americans, that had lived before him
ID ''The native Americans" said the worth,
IL Chief, "have never been jealous of foreigl
: influence, and had extend hospitality to tn
K, pale faces when the latter were few in mum
re Der. The first example of confederated re
lie publicanism was set to the United States b,
is the republic of the six nations, and they wer
ii red republicans at that" The Indian speecl
a was the crack speech of the occasion, an,
le elected the most applause.
y Mr. Webster dwelt on the magnitude o
y: the work that had just been achieved. Their
u was none to be compared to it in the Oh
J. World, save therailroad from St Petersburg
y to Moscow; but that had not eneountefe
! y half as many obstacles, and was the work G
ie : an autocrat who could press his subjects int
y service. 1t was, in fact, done by direct tar
y alton, by the will of an arbitrary ruler, Will
SO the New York and Erie railroad was the II
le suit of the skill, enterprise, and energy G
IL associated freemen. This was the stronges
point presented in all the eulogy SO richl
aS deserved by the indomitable spirit of tn
p president and directors of the company, an
le especially by its able and efficient president
O1 Mr.. Loder. The latter was loudly called fol
u' and gave in written speech an outline of th
! u difficulties which encompassed the compan
IN at one time, and which has been conquere
We one after another; by the spirit of the comps
Ie \ ;, ny, and its unconquerable perseverance an
Dla .c energy. It is indeed work which not onl
II reflects the highest credit on the presidel
aI n and directors Cfthe company, but on ever
al body connected with ton the legislatu
TX and people ofNew York, and on the chara
Ge- " ter of the people composing the America
=. d Union. 1t is an honor to the whole COUNT
US to the whole American continent-to Il
an ingenuity and power of man in both hem
ga ga pheres.
e% Mr.. Crittendef made very pretty spec
ulu li in favor of the Compromise, alluding to Sc
TN ator Dickinson, and according willingly
ION ION need of praise to one he had formerly &C
.i pe sidered his political enemy. Senator Dick
.ne son replied IN very pithy manner to the
,llA laudatory comments on the spirit of uni
ny, and the constitution, by referring to t
speech of the mayor of Bristol in reply
1 'sn- Mr.. Burke, which consisted simply of "Di
the to Mr.. Burke So he would say g d
to to Mr.. Crittenden !" He concluded
saving he should go with the friends of /
Union and the Constitution; by whatel
name they should call themselves, and
against the enemies of the Union and
With constitution, no matter what appellation Il
Ince should assume. Mr.. Seward, as usual pl
lity, cd sycophant. He said that New York
of done more for the Union than any other st
resi- one single railroad like this doing more
leof keep the States together than all that orat
nys and statesmen could do towards the sa
zach lend Ofcourse, according to his statesm
r. ship, it is sufficient to prop up house
ing matter how thoroughly you may underm
here its foundation. Those are decidedly
Is of meanest and most groYelling demagog
APP who would base the noble structure of a 81
besIand the endearing sentiment of country