The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-06-19
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1851
Great Speech Of Hon. Daniel Webster,
at Albany. N.York.

The following admirable speech of Mr..
Webster, was delivered at Albany on the
10Th May, and reported for the New York
Express by telegraph
At Two O'clock on Wednesday, Mr. Web
stef was conducted by Messrs. Rice and Por-.
ter, Of the committee Of Young Men to the
platform which had been erected in the
Court Yard of Congress Hall, and having
seated himself, cheers, long and loud, were
given by the assembled multitude. The
Hon. J. G. Spencer, standing on the piazza
of the hoiel Immediately behind the staging
erected for the speak announced that at
the request of the inhabitants of this city,
the Hon Daniel Webster had consented to
address them on the present condition of the
country and public affairs. He knew he would
receive patient and cheerful attention This
announcement was received with renewed
cheering. Mr.. Webster then rose and
said =
Fellow citizens-I owe the honor of this
occasion-and I esteem it an uncommon and
extraordinary honor-to the young men of
the city of Albany; and it is my first duty
to express to these young men of the city Of
Albany, my grateful thanks for the respect
they have manifested towards me- Never
theless-nevertheless, young men of Albany
I donot mistake you, or your object, or your
TNro,Y1 10 toll m OoVcnIf
whatever may properly belong to me, as a
token of personal and political regard from
YOU to me- But know young of Albany
it is not I, but the cause-it is not /, but the
generous attachment to your country--it is
not 1, but the constitution of the Union
which has bound your ancestors and mine
and all of us, for more than half century
1t is the cause that has brought you here to-
day, to testify your regard towards one who
to the best of his ability, has sustained thai
/ cause before the country. (Cheers.)
Go on, young men of Albany Go on
young men of the United States Early
mind is the chief prop and support-the re
n lance and hope-for the preservation of pub
e lie liberty and the institutions of the country
r Early mind is ingenious, generous, just. l
looks forward to long life of honor or dis
honor-and it means, by the blessings c
It God, that it shall be life of honor, of use
II fulness, and success, in all the profession
l. and pursuits of life; and that it shall clos
!. when closed it must be-with some clai1
to the gratitude of the country Go OF
then-uphold the institutions to which vo
were born. You are manly, fearless, bolC
rs You fear nothing but to do wrong-drea
re nothing but to be found recreant to patriotisl
and to your country.
Gentlemen, | certainly had no expectatic
of appearing in such an assemblagc as tn
e to-day. 1t is not probable for some time
e. come-a long time to come-I may again a
dress any large assemblage of my fellov
citizens III should not, and this were Il
= last, or to be among the last of all the occ
to sions in which | am to appear before az
US large number of the people of the countr
". | shall not regret that that appearance W
&c here. | find myself in the political capt.
in the greatest, most commercial, me
ng powerful State of the Union find mys
OF invited here by persons of the highest resp,
in liability, without distinction of party. &C
~ slider the occasion as somewat august.
q know that among those that now listen
lee me there are such as are of the wisest,
l best, the most patriotic, and the most expe
&c enced public and private men in the St;
as of New York. Here are governors, and {
governors-here are judges and ex-judges
'no high character and high station-and h,
adj are persons from all the walks of profession
lid and private life, distinguished for talent a
virtue, and eminence.
ed, Fellow citizens, before such an assemble
-bo and on such an invitation, | feel bound
- guard every sentiment and every express
l"' to speak with precision such sentiments
she advance, and to be careful in all that l $
tier that may not be Inexperienced nor II
represented. | am requested fellow citizc
.n by those who invited me hitllery without
~ tinction Of party, to signify my sehtime
$50 on thestate of public affairs in this count
ged and The interests in question which are
era lore us. This proves, gentlemen, that,
a, the opinion of those who invited me b,
!, :. there are questions sometimes arising wh
y - range above all party, and all the infuen
and considerations, and interests of party
ONE It proves more 1t proves that in Il
judgement, at whose request now st
before you, this is time in which public
you fairs do rise in Importance above the ra
med of party, and draw to them an interest p
that mount to all party considerations. If
ich, be not so, am here without object,
of you are listening to me for no purpose W
ever.
Then, gentlemen what is the condito
have public affairs which makes it necessal
soon proprietor men to meet and confer toge
due on the state of the country What are
IL. questions which are overriding, subdu
~ and strengthening party-uniting hol
mise Well-meaning. persons to lay party aside
cat meet and confer for the general publicN
I shall, of course, fellow -citizens, not
atany length into many Of these questio
nor into any heightened discussion of
state Of public affairs but shall ende
ont 3 to state what that condition is-What
] the questions are and to pronounce cons
7hich tious judgement of my own upon the "
The last Congress, felloW-citizens, p
laws called adjustment measures, or s
ment measures laws intended to pu
neAs end to internal and domestic controy,
'retty which existed II the country. The
were passed BY the constitutional major
both houses of Congress. They receive
SIst, constitutional appreciation Of the
pass dent. They are the laws Of the lag
To some, Of all Of hem indeed, to q
them at that time there existed warn
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