Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-04-18

Virgnny," to the accompaniment of pair of casta-
nets by one of the branch pilots
Seward a Union Man.
The members of the New York Legislature recently
paid visit to New York city, and suitably re-
ceved and entertained by the authorities They Wis
tied the various institutions of public charity, and they
were dined and toasted in fine style al the Asor House.
Mr. Seward, fresh from Albany. where he had crook
ed his finger and secured the election of MIR Fish, was
also present, and alluded 10 in terms of mark ed
respect and consideration. The Lieutenant Governor
of the Stale spoke OF him as the honored Represen
tave of the State in the Senate of the United States
which auson was received with twelve cheers and
he was at last called out by Mr.. Speaker Raymond, in
toast which the latter offered to President Fillmore
and Congress- "This toast" says the Tribune, was
loudly cheered, and all eyes turned upon Hon.
William H. Seward, for response He was evidently
not prepared to comply with this demand, but finding
it useless resist, he to address the company
Cheer followed cheer fast and so long that it was
some time before he could be heard" Mr.. Seward
opened his speech as follows:
Sc With your leave, Mr. President, gentlemen of the
Common Council and of the Legislature, Legislators
of the city and OF the State of New York, since it is
so distinctly your pleasure rise most cheerfuy to
spond to the sentiment which expresses your respect
for the Executive and the Legislators of the United
| States. am that hazard nothing in assuming
to express the grateful reciprocity of respect and
sderaton for you behalf of the President of the
United States That illustrious citizen. himself a son
| of New York, educated among u.s. and having risen
to his proud eminence by services in her councils and
| as her Representative, while he will be, as he ought
Just to all the States which he presides, still
knowledges the object of his intense preference and
worship that one of them which first received his de-
voton. [Cheers.']
Mr.. Seward then spoke at some length Of the identity
| of feeling and interest between New York City and
and New York State and concluded as follows:
"And this thought suggests, gentlemen, yet ano-
Their, the intimate relation the ndissouble connection
between the State and the United States. 1t is not New
York alone that supports and sustans this great city,
and this great State ii is the entire nation stretching
from the river ST. Lawrence along the Atlantic coast
and the Mexican Gulf, and then across the mountains
and along the Pacific coast away up to Nooka Sound.
Our star is indeed brilliant and dstnguishabe in the
constellation, but let it shoot from its sphere and it
would pale It's fires and be lost in the Heavens [cheers
Gentlemen, no man in New York can be a disunionst
/ Icheers1 | know none indeed. will say only one
thing further on the subject of the Union | am be-
lever in the Christian Religion. When it happens in
my way to fall in with sceptic, endeavor to re-
move his doubts and perserve conhdng ly but when
he avows himself an Atheist, think that he is to be
turned over to my friend DR.. Benedict, of the Insane
Hospital at Utica. So if should hear New York
man avow himself disunionst, I should think the
Bloomngdae Asylum the fest place for lis correc-
ton [Cheers Sir, what is just and wise must be
defended and maintained but he who cannot maintain
and defend them in this Union and under the Consttu
ton, is capable of doing good, and in my poor udg
ment, incapable of doing more harm. [Cheers.l May
y Heaven take of the New York man, if there be
one who seeks dsunon, and Heaven save the wits OF
him who sincerely suspects others of being so! But
gentlemen must not forget that | am only casual
and unexpected guest; | will not abuse, by much
speaking. the hospitality which has INDUCED me with
the privilege of being listener at this happy greeting
of town and country (Cres of Go on go on,
No gentlemen. (Cries of sc Go on go on!") Gentle
men of the rural districts, please to be in order Ex
) cuse me- Mr.. Lieutenant Governor and Mr.. Speaker
for thus usurpng your authority. give you, gentle
men, the City of New York and the State of New York
harmoney and affection between them and indiSsouble
Union between them and all the sister States"
MIR. Seward was followed by another AbolitIonist
Hon. Henry Stanton, who, among other things, sad!:
"There is too much of human progress, human
hope, and human Ilbeng, involved in the existence
Of the Union, to allow it TO be dissolved! will tel
you, Sir, what will make institutions as enduring
as time. 1t is because, that, while the people will
religously observe and perform, in their letter anC
spirit, all Constitutional obligations, and will maintain
the absolute supremacy of the laws, they will also
exercise the freedom of speech and the press, the right
of assembling and petitioning and will resist every
croachment upon the invioaby of the writ ofhabea
corpuS and the privileges of the trial by Jury Loud ap
plause.] Dissolve this Union Why, sir, the yet lv'
among us, who have few feeble colonies scatter
ed along the Atlantic coast, inhabited by less thar
three millions of people, expand into confederacy
Of thirty independent States stretching its terrific
ry from the granite shores of New England to thu
golden strand OF CalfOrnld ana from the forests
of the Lakes TO the orange groves of the Rio Grande
teeming with twenty -four millions of intelligent ant
prosperous freemen, and becoming richer in all TIT
elements of true greatness than any nation under hea
ven And, sir the grandsons of these aged men will
live 10 this confederacy grow under our glo
rious Constitution, till its population outruns th
march of enumeration till its territory, washed by tw
oceans, reaches from the arctic of Labrador Il
the tropc heats of Panama, and till the sum- he ira
verses this wide domain, neither rises upon maste
: or sets upon slave. [Long continued applause.]
conclude by proposing 10 you the immortal sentimen
: of Daniel Webster Liberty and Union, ant
= forever, one and inseparable.'
So it seems that the breach between President Fill
more and Senator Seward has been healed. The Pres
dens organ rejoices the election of Hamilton
Fish, Mr. Stewards ally and bosom friend; and Mr.
Seward, in turn, responds TO toast on behalf of thu
President and speaks of him in the highest terms Sc
ward too it seems, Union man What will the mem
bers of that defunct humbug - the Union party
say to that Seward says he is one of the best friend
the Union ever habitat what is " wise and just
may be defended and maintained in the Union and b.
the Union-and that Disur.enist in New York is
0 fit subject for Lunatic Asylum.
Raleigh IN. c. Standard.
: The KENT COUNTY MASSACRE CoNFEssED-WEB
srER. uncle of Mrs CosDEN, one of the persons muir
dorod IN Kopt countv MARYLAND, short time ago