Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-01

100, prepared and arranged by "minc host" Of H.. r ~ u "as
Mr. Bowen. I'VE had lntendcl pockr,inp = ,r ~ ENchange l
nur readers could have had an idea of The feast In, NJ are ,n,; IN q
Ia do SO u hesIeceiV
AT the dinner the President of the United States -. Y
= central position; the President of the d,y r. ocrGpisi /
Esq, Occupying Il seat 10 the right 0f his E.ycri,an, 'irna,
Lnmhx sitting 10 the %immcciare Ier; Messrs I II ; JUDGE
Eus'ace CONWAY and DR.. Mason acted as Vice pte ..og'
md occupied seats rrsnec:lve!y a each Of the ,ahl.. '"n's,
ilcssrs Stuart, Hall, Faulkner and MIIrr IN ,bn ave. WIN
left. Members OF me press, present, headed by r, i = ant
directly opposite to The President. "He seated
The cloth having been removed. The order n mh
glasses was given by Mr.. Pre- sIdent Barton, who in , tm,se
Die style read the following '"srs: 1""'a'
REGULAR ryasrs
~. The Constitution ii the United Sia,es. uo.,.
political wistom-a monument of American p,rri.t'smS N
enlarged philanthropy demands the pcrpe,ua,ion il IN ,s ~
Iablislled.'
asa preface tn the second toast. Mr. E,s-ox sal,
"FEtLow CITIZENS OF FREDERrrx>srRG ! drsi.a >, 80,
n lIlr private conference wlHi yru. Mt To- h.. ho,.! ".
Strangers, ard which you are 10 keep enrI,sls ser, I w
remind .Ou thai "" IN this nHc!cn' town never iry,,.,
ner>t.n 10 sec rs ~, l--s We really desire " rN'rrl Io.r,,E, 80!
hem, AMI 10 ntlic':l -tat;"n, however > ir;. rir gI" -
IN cur various 81 lie opinions, to nniir n,-urn,,,.l'''
rrw, in Il :inu'e 81 resl"c', tin''~S- t'bn:~i us,u n,n..
Il irns SOAR rSirent There Is in"thef a:aItul a. : o..,}o
~!.ca higs,iv comment, an! il j., t. ~ ~ irw N,1,riiS y,
,tun,~ ~ Ins>jrIe I, IN. "nr who l. Hf-rG, an! iIarro.,
w. Il m.r,iy <ulnrs, rl-r: that an >lm!I c,l~ l,,,,
rs Mia wlS lag arl!ic-r II NJ r"a ;pt!InF. Who's. ,ucr,r I'll
"rt. an: vi'l.. vi; t,nt intrigue, c"nc#. mrut,r ursvarico.
'Iri. in c,1'rSts wuh the @ti"Xy at i.Ini- "r .irnuus
cnuatry exhibits. >h,nl! reica high >'arion-rmy. tie
mast enlrrcnt AMI cTi!t"! uHpn cath, tHi wn,n il
was attained. wisd m, prudence nrd ~ ti~taii'n, marx.
ed his every act, lnI stamped II win IN" chtta' tcn.si,s ot
love a.! country and IN. rhsrn'r "f all S.1I-hH"ss ~ auiyuiun.
a man hnfn ia a dHarrnt ciImr tNan IN orcupy. amG vet
Knows ~ NI:;a, y" &nu'r, no Fast. ~ Nrsr. bat wha
know and loves his caHasg, and his wil"i" c"int!y. WIZ,
i.M,w-riEz"ns, ii sH"h Il nan ~ this st'ni: come among Us,
would We uaIy rfsyc"r 81 al nirr? NJ, he would lake captive
onr hearts, aud i i, JnSt wIG! tiat ceiling tes.fe you 10 re.
ceiv" III" following sr"iIntn':
-. Uur d.s lin.tlSh Il guest. the ffcsI!rt; ~ the ln"d
States: Frnc 10 the Constitution of his country as M needle
10 the pole he has srrerei the ship q! State through .
rhrtarrnn. storm VIII. = <t,rcSnan's arm md PATRIOTS nj"
ID WHICH. after uTpIJutel .DD.ausr, President l. FILLMORE
FrSpnntrd "a follows:
Mr. PRESIDENT Axp Fellow ClrIzE%s: hnoe AMI tus,
that The imaginary character m:miri tu ~ my hunaraa-
friend IN mH ie't, will never Dc 'p'it'' To- me. h'vrn!
claim Ia sraA an hunnr, ani .Nr '"a-i which yuu have given,
il oi itself even lr!tr too differing.
Blu, wi>i. l." say. /" iuie proceed further, that in the
iew remarks whlc.l nare To- make. | desire 10 address them
to You in n7ivaIr. Hopc ii there IL "a ciiri AN inG yg
'aSin' II. is" hat ir wi! burn mi not print t1rrr. w "wr
impression J. hat an iniIvi lurI 'Nr.rsin4 tnr first "El - IL
Iac gHi u! the n,iirn ~lunl! r,'hcr BE- Snp~I By ~ "f nj
'cts aua "iil"rri course. t3Aa hy Snscrlr"s nI"ie AZ u dinner
table. sG!ii. therefore: not av,l mvsel' "t t,iS occn-lnn ~
express 10 you re p'l'rg ny :,luca niean to he Governed IN
m" I'D u!ni-tHti,n al Tie snscrnn, nj. t2rn int suorc,
suffice IL L" =,y, when 'o'S tnc ",'t pr"'crIhri Nv II" Con
-'ifnl!un - -u9pni tn. u1ian and d.irH: II, | meant what /
sid and lGrG"d &" carry "rt tnI' Hr'Ti-c. !'i"n' AIT pu-
Iulsri "rpl,tr-" Ia IN. cSrc"rnu at inis 4u:y mean 10
Sn,w no sea.iun 81 differences. Nv mtyim -, ql!iani"x
act JUSTICE T., all, ttv0r~ Ia nrn". Renewed a"'tta>" and
cheering ih">c wno arr willing nat IN = 'verr,. nj shall
be admiuIrIr red u3un these PRINCIPLES Jc ~ii W my
i'!rnts. no tnaitcr DY what ?IliiicAi app,iitii"n t"ev may
have been snuwn hrrrtoio. e-wiir;n"r Wings 81 Demo-
Gratis. [Ch,c fs | could not but b. sensible, when "nrx-
p"c;rjly elevated - tins position. vi the great tdu.er ~hirh
Threatened our country. ~ have heard mncn ut itn.er TO
the Uni,n-l fear ~ more thin all have h~rarJ-out pardon
me Tor suyins thu, in nv estimation il should never have be
com. a sourc: oi discussion. inr very idea of disunlvn
should be irO"ned upon Uy every trua American ~ Il serving
%! no argument and 81 no Justification. II l. Ia ne painful
that il sh"u:I even he 4 Subject "i CONVEX ii!on.
Pardon me inr hiiutlng IN This rpnnecton Ia m anc I)tr
in my Congressional! career. l had an old and valued Trend,
one whom esteemed, yet who possess" d SOM ccccnt;iciilrs
aud peculiar notions OF polite Il duIy Of which did NOT mp.
prove. need not say hat alud" Id the venerable Mr..
Adams, luu are all aware that he was early lniDneI Wiil
the principle. upin wn uh he universally practIsrd, that every
citizen mad the riahI To br heard in Congress by his petition,
and that he was often made The medium of presenting 10 tie
House matters OF which he entirely Disappeared. His mix!m
was that every citizen hid The right 10 petition, and hat IL
wls :IG duty of Congress 10 consider such petition. Acting
upon this known principle, he was often played upon. !uuni-
less by those who were influenced BY mischlcvous purposes.
| well rccnllccr, on one OCCASION, hat he rose aud stated
10 the House, that he had received n petition "i a very
peculiar character, the sentiments of which he did not APP
prove: but. IN The principle upon which he universally
acted. he felt II 10 bc his duty 10 present In the i,us" -
He stated III 1t it was Il pc,i;iun from certain citizens. whose
names were signed T. l., PRAYING for 4 d,t>ul1tr"G "l ne
Onion; but far The purpose Of ira,lug hinl~ri. from the In
pnldlioa nj ityDrinr such a sentiment he al The same inc
that liz discharged the duty in the presentation OF The peri
ton, felt il also 10 be his duty Ia accompany II with "a re4,!u.
tiun tn.t il be rcic: rcd Ia - select committee. VIA positive
~ report against The PRAYER ri ~" P"'liirHsrs.-
What were the proc cdings "pnn that occasion! This al.
was no so"ncr made in The III 'use III Repre- rn.
taivcs Than The Whole House -.rih"d u e IN q i"Wleat. aud
in u very FEW murnarl- = restitution was !ntroin"rd iur L."
rurpos. OF cx,lrlIing Mr., Adams from me House Tor havin:
dared 10 Introduce u petition here fur the DISSOLUTION ii the
tive drciIratiru on Ms part that hr was oppose: 10 it, ana an
nppeaI 10 The House II sanction his sen im.nt on the sur,,r,.
Bat what do we see now =! Ten years have not passed since
that scene took place in the House III Representative, and
that man, vii" tor four years had discharged the duties
Of Chief Magistrate of this Union, stood al the bar Df fh!
House, and morning after morning came 10 me and a,a"d u
me not To move the public business ~ as 10 force a >otron
the resolution expclIins him from the House, until he had
chance 10 b. heard. tie feared, sir, thar he mig,t ne expelled
from that body or doing. what lie deemed to BE- h : impru-
tive Guiy, III preservation y! the right OF petition. aIti 'u.l
lie was imbu.i with the strongest sentiments in favor Of tie
| mon ~ fl".G States. ] WAS tJrcei. from 4 irrllng OF m.
pa'hy and regard FOR him, 10 snher the pu lie bu, mss II he
DELAYED iroG day ~ day, for one or two week. in uri"r that
liz might p-rscn; his sentiments Il the nnu>r On The saaJ CT,
L. c"i''1nrr 'aeia 'nt'' a'iioa-h he Presented i pe'"lon 'o'
The dissolution u! the Union, he d.! not npprpvr Uf t4use
! d"uhi whether anything short 81 that could
saved tat Distinguished mtn from "Nvul lion / ,nn mat
J"Iy. S!ncc ii'n, We nave lived scarcely zen wears. ,nt tho
vntuc q. i!- Union l. nov ~ cosnGipa >upyt,; al Z 'nvrr-t-
li'- very c!''i. "sta'c"- i"tninG !'ri ~ iIat ""cdr-
renee and '!@n 10 "'tal ~" have srvn witiin the y@tt past,
should alarm the t'"e itrnIs ri t:s Rrpgol [. l. Irn!i
teach IL tie!c are men Huith aui r,urI whr AZ, rruiy IL
rtr ri. "l Tins t";unHHd II nrcrss ~ t,d..tog II.
Il sty nj IN al slnrs!.t.. -iy loo, tG4, "hsn In,E
Ia H.. rri,., Iar,.., w4ach, So. n,. p,..rj IL t,,t
here wa dfnGer iiI.t 'ie day "i hi, Cn! ~ wrr" nuaar-rri.
!'tcfn!n.d ii'";., II Necessary, - sag,.;ce ,vsry i"Nti:i
prosper hiA ia IL wmi;, an: ~ lts,lL - save tW" c,"n-
ny iIifes' s'ireIla" iin,, t,iinw-,I'An ns. have r.d nor
;nI' in'en@ei l'nr way .ine:ing and "unia-rt".A con-
tii'ncni has H-iri yrd nn iu'D ii -arccII never int-n!ci ~
io" viii ia'con nr. trust, li.n. aye base Win
m' fincr u: nc 'ap'oLc -; addressing YOU tn,n my. l. Per-
nr 10 return t" yuI my very siacrrc ltaoks for TIE very
manner N w'ic.l you have received me-"
) The VI slIvIy "a Washington.
!. Virginia: iIc oi Dun,njoa-
Should sin: az world a.ound.
Inirrtg b'nb is ;v.soeol llIEs
Muie u u 10 ,mr .nu,t "a,
o. me Hon. y tan X. / sl: 4 w,r'ht 81" Of a sister
Stat" We 'st"ni u inn, a |!r,in,t W.! :W,e.
NJ. Postmaster GE%CsAL HAIL re-rpuIel - this toast
Is iNIIr"=:
ion'a al w.c:r in 81! Il ~n""n, it l. uJt n cess ny f", MT
Apologize tor an economy wish it j. nay uGi ru hahi 10
Icmcn, stranger as ! 0a!. TIC k!rdGcss ana no-,i ,n:y wrh
l n"' o,.n received ""uii stc'n Ia require ~ my