The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-20

vered aud broken, viii not cay that we may 10 i.
along In way, and that we shall not find fo)
raRnent but will say that shall all that
deur Of sentiment and noble feeling which make f9s
and = q on
sist and make ask II there Is better government
the face of the earth that we may adopt il in pre-
ference to our own Till we can find it, equal let Us
cherish 1t the apple Of our eye. In this respect
must fulfil duties There Is happiness In
this world save only so far follow the path ~
duty We cannot separate duties from
happiness any more than strip ourselves d;
consciousness and reason and become brute beasts
We must meet all duties and not seek to evade any
There may be matters about which men differ; but
they Of such nature to justify the risk Of dmen
boring the Union by pushing them TO extremes Let u
stand up, citizens Of New York aud keep all the
tracts OF fathers, brs Ak them all of Bat let
not squirm-Qt IL an uncouth word but II IL good Eng
h)let Us not squirm and wresle and thwart anf ot.
tray esson and debauch understanding ny az
tempting to sneak out If the principles upon which our
fa hers laid the foundation Of TINS great coniederacy
(huch applsusc) do not wish - introduce politicl
discussion here. spcsk oui u practical matters OF
III =, tn.ror,- ace-great national principles that ara
common io IA all apa that involve the duties tn int
rests, and the Happiness I every nau .....g G4- 4c
protection Of the r government, whatever may be
his local habaton or whatever may % the hue Of his
political complexion. loud cheers) l now wish 10
call your attention to the gentlemen who have taken
active part in this great work Of pubic Importance
bird there men directors Of this company,
all Il .hom live in the city Of New York; Nth the excep
tion Of one highly r@ peetablc gentleman Their names
are as follow - Beniamin Lnder Pre- sdent Samutl
Mar b, Vice President Thomas J townsend Treasurer
Henry Sheldon. Dan,i ;. Miller. Charles u. Leupp,
shepherd Knapp. aar hn .. Roberts, Henry suydam,
Jr, John Phelps. Homer Ram deli Cornelius Smith,
Thomas W. Gale Norm m White william Dodge,
The, dore D,k m William B. Skiimore The secrearys
Nh Natl anscl Marsh The Oh IF Engineer rom Isl to
1900 was MAJOR I. Brown now chief engineer % pub
lie works IL Russa From 1870 till the present. time.
" Aaauo Alien his hen &c chief Engineer, Mr..
Ioder Who d'Sot' - much ~ MS time aud attention TO
III, AFFAIR." II the eompsny receives mall compensation
The ott,r ,iSe't director d5not receive cent Several
Of There gen'l, meu have IN many years gwen two hour1
y
they have dtyottd Il tl,ir private business. They
d, rive no b rrft frrl H. xcept what hey derive ia
common with III, I.st II the unity; ADD such ha
been sslnet me- liz tate Il the chat the whole
thing must have hNn topped II they lid not pledg
Their private orunos nd raise heavy sums upon the!r
individual security heard he Secretary say, within
the last two days that there aas time when there Wa
not dollar IN he treasury and not could be raised
except 1T ruineus sscnce But these men came for
ward win sjr5 0Oo, 70 fave the enterprise. This cal
public spirit They saw Y wes work Of great public
utility aud they determined to carry it ont though
they might D. rui ia the attempt In calling atten
ton Ia thu matter last night referred to who have
taken lively interest in works II pubic Importance In
this State ami mentioned tho De Wit Clinton
in particular. knew i'm well he a Of lofty
and patriotic sentiments lie lived in times when party
feeling high. lie revlet ard riiculsd The
party papers Of The day aid he wanted 70 spend millions
q dollars IN building big ditch But be hei far
seeirg tsgacty that looked beyond the passions aud the
prsjuucee Of the hour which he kDew would melt away
by the progress Of intelligence like mLts before the
morning sun. was led to these remarks by read ng
that De Witt Clinton here some thirty years ago
and pr jected military road 70 BE- constructed ~
state through the southern tier counties. terin-
mating at Dunkirk. the point Of these western
seas nearest 70 the waters II the ooeen. There i
an opinion OF his record; he thought, from he
depth Of the waters Of its spacious bay, The
curviture OF its shores the bar turned inwaids
that Dunkirk ought to be adopted a. the con-
meeting link with the lakes. l had .ae pleasure II
seeing to day how beautifully 10 lies indented into tie
Mnd and was strongly impressed with the though.
thst l. lifted to become great harbor the Wes.crn
waters am not n Western New York mar, nor any
New York man at all but feel il my duty advert
10 that distn gushed citizen 81 New York whom
this day We can hardly pay too much respect lie is
gone to HE grave; but his political wisdom. tested by
time Is proved to have been inferior that of no
man In his day and generation, Great cheering
Having nov got through my remarks, which have
tended beyond what intended TO say, let me, in
clurion congraiua you the ohoerfalness and tho
happincfs that This great work has inspired among all
whcm have siuce left the banks Of the Hudson
Ladies and gentlemen accept IL the first place my
est gratitude for the reception you have given sojon
er and, in some sort stranger arriving your VII
lage; and In the second place. for your kindness in
coming here this evening to hear whose heart beats
with the same pull sa'ions Of aft elton your
Mr. Webster thus concluded, amidst enthusiastic
pauaits, and was then introduced individually to
a number Of ladies' and gentlcmen after which, nc
proceed, d to Mr. Risley's in a carriage which had
been in waiting for him.
Though Mr.. Websters departure was kept secret,
If anything can DC kept secret in village, large
crowds collected al the wharf, and cheercd nm
vehemently "a he passed into the Niagara, o. )
O'Clock this afternoon, for Buffalo. Several guns
we're fired to do him honor ard the boat eit he's
wharf, he was again cheered enthusiastically by the
crowd. The citizens of Dunkifk regard him as a
fast friend ofther embryo port Of The Lakes.