The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-24


phenomena of New York-are exciting to very
high degree. There il this noble river the Nigga.
ra; the whole lake from which it issues the Falls
Of Niagara, the wonder Of the world; the lakes
| and waters of a secondary class. Why, how many
things are there in this great State Of New York
that attract the wonder and draw the attention Of
Europef had the pleasure of being few weeks
| in Europe, and every one asked me how long 1t
took to go to Niagara Falls, and how long to see
other curiosities. New York, in all its rea-
| tions-in its falls, its rivers, and secondary
waters-is attractive to all the world. But
then there ia New York, in the State of New
York. Gentlemen he commercial character so
far pervades the minds OF commercial men all over
| the world, that there many men who are
very respectable and intelligent who do not seem
to know there is any part Of the United States but
New York. [Laughter.l was in England, and
when was there it asked of me if ! did not
come from New York. [Great laughter.] | told
them my wife came from New York-[continued
laughterJ-that ia something, [great laughter.l
Well, gentlemen had the honor one day to be in
vited 10 State dinner by the Lord Mayor Of Lon
don. He was portly and corpulent gentleman
[laughter]-hc had big wig on his head all powder
ed and ribboned down behind, and had the honor
to sit between him and the Lady Mayorcss and there
were three hundred guests, with all the Injuries
and gorgeousness of the Lord Mayors dinner
BY and by, in the course Of the proceedings, his
lordship thought proper. soon after the cloth was
removed, to take notice of his American guest. Ho
| seemed not 70 know who was. He knew that
was Senator; but of the United States he seemed
to have but little idea of any place but New
York. [Laughter.l He arose: "Gentlemen,''
said he, 81 give you the health of Mr.. Webster.
member of the upper Senate of New York.
[Great outburst Of laughter.l Well, gentle
men, it was q great honor to be member
of any Senate Of New York; but if there was
an upper Senate, TO ben member of that would be
great honor indeed. Tremendous laughterl
Gentlemen, New York-the State of New York
let me indulge in moments reflection ON that
great theme! It has SO happened, in the dispense
ton of things, that New York stretches from boun-
dairy to boundary Your fellow citizens, TO- day,
are eating clans at Montauk Point, seven hundred
miles from here, and you RECALLING on lake
trout. You stretch along and divide the whole
country. New York stretches from the frontier Of
Canada to the sea. New York divides the southern
States from the eastern. Hefe she is with two
heads; one down at New York, and the other at
Buffalo, like double headed snake. and there she
lies. Well, what you to do with her? Fixed.
firm, and immovable, there she ia. [Applause.1
1t has pleased God, in assigning her position in
the confguration of the earth's surface, TO
cause her to divide the whole South from the East
and she does SO, physically and geographically.
As she stretches here, in the whole length and
breadth, she divides tho southern from the eastern
States But, gentlemen. that is her inferior dest-
n.y. her inferior characteristic for, il do not mis-
take all auguries, her destiny is likewise to unite
all the States in political Union [vociferous
applause and cheers Gentlemen, nothing SO fills
my imagination, or comes up more to my idea Of a
those things which have been accomplished by
New York, connected with commerce and inter-
nal improvements. honor you for it, when ]
consider that your canal runs from tide to tide
water; when consider also that you have rail-
road to tidewatcr; and when examine, as have
examined, that stupendous work hung up, as it
were, in the air, on the southern range of noun
tains from New York to Lake Erie; when con
slider the energy, the power, the indomitabe reso-
luton which effected all this, bow with reverence
to the genius and people of New York; what
ever political party may lead, however wrong
1t may be directed on, it takes of itself, it
is true to itself, it is true TO New York; and,
being true to itself, it goes far in establishing the
interest of the whole country, in my opinion. For
one, wish it 80 to proceed I know that there are
questions of local and State character with which
have nothing to do. l know there is PROPOSE
ton to make this canal of yours greater aud broad
err, if may go say, to give to New York and its
commerce more power to let out what it has with
greater facility. know not how that may COM
port with State politics State arrangements; but
shall be happy to the day when there ahall DO
no obstruction hndrance in any article of trade
or commerce going out right, straight and strong,
with breath enough, and margin enough, and room
enough, to carry all to its market. May say,
gentlemen, that broad, deep, and ample canal
realizes, and more than realizes, what the poet has
said of the river Thames;
ooh could flow like thee, and make thy stream
My great example, as it s my theme,
Though deep yet clear, though gentle vet not dull
Strong without rage, without OVERLOOKING full"
Here, owing to the lateness of the hour.
(2.30 a. NO. and the bad working of the wires,
we were compelled to break off our report.