Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-14
SENATOR HUNTER AND THE NEW WORKERS.

merclal houses, and the Hon. II. M. i. HUNTER,
Member of the United States Senate from Virginia,
whose services in various public stations. and es
pecially as chairman of the Finance Committee in
that body, the public have had occasion to know
and appreciate. New York city, in particular, is
largely indebted to him for his disinteresied and
efficient efforts to secure the establishment of
mint al this centre of commerce and finance, where
nearly all tho gold dust from California, and much
the greater part of all the foreign coin which reaches
our shores, by immigration or otherwise, are
landed. II is to be regretted that Mr.. HUNTER did
not accept the invitation proffered him; but the
correspondence itself will not be without effect.
Every such friendly greeting between Northern and
Southern men does something to counterfeit the
wicked spirit of sectionalism which has been so
much fosiered of late and with such disastrous re-
suits. The sentiments expressed by the honorable
Senator towards this city, as the grand centre of
American commerce. are exceedingly liberal, and
should be reciprocated by our citizens in sincere
desire Tor The prosperity of the South, and every
other portion of the country. Let us all feel that
we are one people, and endeavor to preserve the
unity OF the spirit in the bonds of peace
CIrr OF NEW YoRK, Mar 10, 1851.
DEAR SIR We, your fsllow-citzens Of New York. feel
ing lively Of your active intelligence and unsectional
spirit chairman Of the Committee on Fnsnce and pari-
eulary regards liberal advocacy Of the establishment
Of Branch Mint in city, important the financial
and commercial interests Of the country large that
you will allow US to express sentiments to you
freely in person, by uniting with in social dinner in our
city the 26lh Of June such other time as you may
prefer.
With high appreciation Of your abilities as statesman
and your qualities man, shall an1ousy await your
coming.
fSigned by many Merchants and Others
Hon. r. M. I. HuNrER,
Chairman Finance Committee, Senate IT, 8.
LorDs, Essex County, (VA.) MAY %, 1851.
GENTLEMEN had the honor to receive by the last mail
letter Of invitation to dinner rendered by yourselves
and others on the Goth Of next June No personal compli
ment could have been acceptable than the honor
you have offered me- upon such considerations you
pleased to assign in your letter of invitation. should be
pecay grated to believe that had contributed any de-
gree promote the great interests Of the country regret
to be constrained say that the estimate you have placed
upon my poor services is greater than they deserve.
If supposed it to be necessary, in order to testify my
grateful of your Kindness would lay aside almost any
occupation to meet you when you propose but believe
you will give me full credit for sincerity in my grateful
acknowledgements, and have pressing engagements home
am constrained to beg most respectfully be excused from
attending the dinner which you have invited feel The
would have given the greatest pleasure have avaled
myself Of such opportunity extend my personal acquan
lance your city, and to study from actual observation the
operation of the machinery of in the great emporium
Of American trade Whatever is connected with the marves
Of your progress hitherto and whatever the future
development Of your great commercial resources
deep You do me no more than Justice in
attibutng to desire to promote, far can, the
prosperity Of all the great interests Of the country believe
you touch you affect them all and that all
cened in the prosperity Of EACH Especially do hold il
be matter Of duty, ought be Of prde with the Anne
statss afford York an proper sciliriss
the place which she is probably destined hold the great
of the Of the world II is perhaps not ex-
avagant say that the tendencies of nations changing
and their destined hereafter the
valries of the arts than in opposition of Certainly
there has been period in human history when commercial
affairs occupied large portion of the attention of mankind
and none in which commercial men played important and
prominent part Great Britain with that shrewdness of
interest which characezes her conduct towards other nations
to have given early evidence Of her Of the change
which has taken place in the theatre of human rivalry and
strife She preparing if not already prepared for the
ac. She has thrown down the glove in open and masly
defiance the of the world and challenged the nations
of the earth for the empire of trade and the
Of combat proposed She has laid aside the whole piano.
ply Of her defensive armor and stripped her productive
ests Of every thing which they have hitherto by way Of
defence protection she has provided her manufacturers
with cheap material upon which operate and cheap food
she has given her shpowner cheap timber with
which to build, and in opposition to Of the oldest
usages Of her colonial policy, has relieved the producer from
the pressure Of heavy axaon whenever it practicable
do She has shown too, the utmost skill and anxiety in
making the machinery Of her work smoothly and
easily. loose it has been adjusted; if spring
evidence of loss of elasticity from undue PRESSURE the
burden, possible diminished removed and having
done all this she has thrown down the walls which
built guard her commerce. and invited the rest Of the world
participate 10 the struggle for its prize. The challenge
which has thus been given will trust be accepted
suppose that may say without having imputed undue
share Of national vanity that any body able take up
John Bulls glove in such this it is his Brother
Jonathan. Nor do disparage the just claim of other cities
when that in this conflict look to New York
for the lead She herself is already giving evidence that she
accepts her destiny, and is preparing for the conflict Her
lines Of magnificent steamers il they do not gdle the earth,
least spangle the ocean in directions than her
commercial enterprise and ambition worldwide in their
In such undertaking this, may all good omens
attend and all success reward her In such struggle she
has right expect the aid Of every American legislator
She may justly demand all proper facilities for commerce, the
whole machinery of trade mint within her limits ware
housing system adjusted her wants. whatever epsa