Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-04-25

Rs1~ Last week petition was sent to the Board Of
Aldermen of Boston, asking the use of Fancail Hail.
for the purpose Of giving public reception to DAN
lei. WEBSTER, and consulting upon the public good
The Board refused the use Of the Hail. alleging as
reason the excited state of the public mind and the
fact the Hall had recently been refused to others to
wit to the abolition rioters. and they could not
show Partially. A strong remonstrance was sent
in, but the Board refused to reconsider its VOTE
The reason assigned certainly complimentary
to Mr. WEBSTER, especially the classification of the
Secretary of State of the United States with the
scoundrelly rioters. We annex the letter of Mr..
WEBSTER to the gentlemen who rendered him the
invitation. -..rs
MARsHFIELD. April Is, 1851.
To Messrs. George c. Smith, Caleb Eddy, Asa Swal-
low. Uriel Croker, and others
Gentlemen--I duly received your letter of the 1th
of this month, and had fully made up my mind to
comply with your invitation for, although hay c
entertained no purpose of discussing further pres
ent. the political questions which have so much agi-
tated the country, yet could not deny myself the
pleasure of meeting you and your citizens, for
mutual congratulatlon upon an escape, so far from
the very existence of national institutions and
upon the prospect of early return in all parts of
the country, of feelings of good will and reciprocal
regard.
But the newspapers of this afternoon inform me
that the Board of Aldermen have refused your re-
quest for the of Faneul Hail. | care nothing
for this personally except that it deprves of the
qualification of seeing you although if | suppose
that the general voice of the people of Boston appro
we'd this proceeding, it would confess, the
deepest regret. The resolution denying you the Hall
has been adopted if mistake not by the same board
which has practically refused to join with the other
branch of the city government in offering the hospi
talities of the city to President Fillmore.
Gentlemen, for nearly thirty years have been in
the service of the country by the choice of the peo
pie of Boston, and the appointment of the Legisla.
ture of Massachusetts,. My public conduct, through
the whole of that long period is not unknown, and
cheerfully leave it to the judgment of the country
now and hereafter
| Since the commencement of March of last year,
have done something, and hazarded much, to uphold
the constitution of the United States, and to main
tain interests of the most vital Importance to the
citizens of Boston. And shall do more. and hazard
more, whenever, in my Judgment, it becomes neces-
sary that more be done. be hazarded |
shall perform, with unfnching perseverance, and to
the end, MY DUTY TO MY WHOLE COUNTRY; nor do |,
in the slightest degree, fear the result Folly and
fanaticism may have their hour. They may not on
y affect the minds of individuals, but they may also
seize public bodies, of greater less dignity
But their reign is destined to be short even where
| for the moment, it seems most triumphant. We, OF
! Massachusetts, are not doomed to of politi
cal conduct, such as would reproach our ancestors,
destroy prosperity, and expose to the de-
rision of the civilized world No such future is be-
fore us. Far otherwise. Patriotism, the union of
good men, fidelity to the constitution in all its pro-
Visions and that intelligence which has hitherto en-
abled the people of this State to discern and appre
ciate their political blessings, we'll as what
is due to their history and character, will bring
them back to their accustomed feelings of love Of
country and Of respect and generation for its nst
buttons.
am. gentlemen, with the most sincere regard
your obliged FRIEND and very obedient servant,
DANIEL WEBSTER