The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-27

Mr.. wsbster's Speeches al Bunsio.
sssr- From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser May ~.
The complimentary dinner rendered by citizens to
MIR Webster took place yesterday afternoon and
ming nj the Mansion About one hundred and fifty gen
temen sat down TO amply supplied tables. :
In response 10 address by the mayor, Mr.. Webster
spoke as follows:
Ma. MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN--FELLow-C CITIZENS OF
BUFFALO: know that in regard TO the present condl-
ton of country you aud think there is but ques
tion-the all absorbing, the all important question oil
the preservation OF the Union.
MIR Mayor and gentlemen, this question, II God
give strength, propose TO say something 10 yoa and
to your fellow citizens to- morrow But IN TINS social IN
tervew and intercourse would not aspire TO such lofty
and interesting thoughts. desire only on THIS occasion
speak the citizens of Buffalo OF former times and OF
the present. A generation has grown up since ! was
here the first time but all my sympathes are WIN YOU
and rejoice when see around me such abundant evl-
dsncss Of prosperity, which may good Providence long
continue to give. =. !,
have been in Buffalo three times previous to the pres
emit The first time in 1925, when came with my
family accompanied by the late Judge Story and his
family We came for the parpose OF visiting your dis
tinguished neighbor the Falls Of Niagara and lei me
you will always be OF this distinguished neghbo in
your vicinity. When we arrived here, we were told,
with little local pride, that the place contained
1000 or $500 Inhabitants. looked around me with
much interest," for in Congress had been called upon to
value upon this house and upon that house, which
had been destroyed by the enemy their hostile incur
sion Before visited you again. eight years had elapsed
II in 1898. found you had greatly enlarged your
borders--manufacture had commenced and prosperity
begun Ii then bad the pleasure OF addressing the
citizens in the Park, and told that might say with
safety that there fifteen eighteen steamboats, upon
Lake Erie How different now How great the IN
crease of the commercial marine that is tributary to
your city. Another thing ransped at that tme which
remember with great pleasure. The mechanics OF Buff
ao did the honor TO present me with an elegant and
useful piece of furniture OF their manufacture Some
where south OF the city there was great. glorious IA
nous black walnut tree. 1t standing when left
here, but within few weeks l received, made from it,
elegant table Ipaced it in the best Of my house
in Boston, where it was the admiration OF all When
retired to Marsheld went down to the sea side with
and there II was placed in the best room OF my house
where it will remain long as live now take this
occasion to my thanks 10 the mechanics of Buffalo
for this table, which am ever proud TO show
again here fourteen years ago on my return from
the West 1t was in July. | left the seabord in May
just after the close Of Jacksons administration and
by the Pennsylvania railroads for there were but
few railroads in the country then While at Wheeling,
heard Of the failure OF all the banks in the country
and the general panic which followed, and of Mr. Van
Buren's proclamation calling extra session of Con-
gress. These events FASTENED my return. But went
down the Ohio and through Indiana Illinois. and Michi-
nre OF again seeing my fellowcitzens. Since that time
there has been augmentation OF over one-ha in your
population. AID here is Buffalo creek in oden
times bearing that humble appellaon, and do know
but il does now. Here is city OF $4,000 people II is
of the wonders of this wonderful age. And en-
Joy your prosperltyyouL rapid g5owihli!le less than
country and one desny-what affects affects all
And beyond you, in the West, where there is to
be feed field of wheat TO be planted, take deep
interest And then. gentlemen, you all SO young Il
that you have almost grown up in day Here is
my friend by my side, (Hon. Albert H. Tracy) 1t but
short %e youn men ,oe s,
round the Streets what see in the workshops, tells
that young men have taken possession OF the city Ye
YOU are about 10 be displaced But ye young women and
we young wives be not alarmed for these young
now, or soon will be. your protectors And believe il
is true throughout the county of Erie that young men
till the soil and draw forth its wealth Ii is young mer
who carry forward most of the important enterprises
You,h-youth- il is that pushes forward every
thing to completion in this country.
need not say that yours Is an interesting spot II il
striking in great degree There is your noble river
the falls which the wonder OF the world, and Thu
lakes of the secondary class How many things that
to draw attention TO you! was in Europe and ht
inquiry there aboutihe falls and how they would hes
get 10 them There is the Niagara. the Hudson the High
lands and all these secondary lakes in your great State
which attraction to the whole world.
And then there is the great State of New York: wha
shall say Of her OF her great Commercial enieprs
and internal improvements There are many, wht
pass for very respectable citizens who do not seem Il
know that there any other place but New York WheI
was in England. was asked if came from New York
told them that did not but that my wife did, and tina
something. l. too, was invited to the Lord Mayor
dinner: The Lord Mayor was a fine portly gentleman
and had the honor OF seat between him and the lad
mayoress. Early after dinner his worship desired tax
some notice OF his American guests. He did not know
exactly what was. All he knew was that was a sen
ator. So he proposed as a toast" Mr.. Webster mem
Der OF the Upper Senate of New York" To be any sen
ator of New York would be high honor but to be
member Of the Upper Senate he did not aspire
Gentlemen of New York-of the State OF New York
let me iadG!:e in few reflections: II has happene,
in the dspensaon of territory that your State stretches
from boundary to boundary part OF your population
be eating clans at Monlauk Point while are herr
dining from white FISH at the foot OF Lake Erie, near
100 miles distant Your State stretches along and divde
the whole country from Canada to the sea You dvid
fhA N0fa frnrn fho afnr Sha,o Ia,
beaded monster-the resting the Atlantic and tn,
other on Lake Enc What TO do with her do not know
There she is physically she stretches away here
her whole length And although she divides the Soutt
from the East, this is her inferior destiny II do no
mistake all the auguries OF the times, all the indications
which around me, her destiny is to unite all tn,
States.
Gentlemen, there is nothing of this sort that so gil.
my imagination or comes up 10 my ideas OF great and
enterprsng people, the commercial spirit of this grea
State, its immense canals and railroads stretching from
fide-waer 10 the lakes, of which is hung up az il
were, in the air To the Amazing power and ndomable
resolution which has accomplished these, / bow with
reverence. The government OF your State, whatever
party may hold il, has been true to New York. and in
being true to itself Il goes far TO establish every sub
stantial interest the whole country There is one
proposition OF great moment 10 which will allude Your
canal should be made broader and larger that II may
have, 10 so express myself a greater power Of utter
anse. ! know not how II may comport with Stale poll
hcs but this matter of mine. But il should be
made large eScgh TO enable the great trade of the West
70 20 through to the Atlantic with still greater facilities
.nan are now afforded It. May, say that broad
steady, ample canal realizes, and more than realizes.
What the poet sang OF the Thames
"Oh, could flow like thee
my o 81.