Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-05


Gentlemen, this North Mountain is high, the Blue Ridge
higher still the Allegheny higher than either. and yet this
higher law ranges further than esges flight above the
highest peaks Of the Allegheny lLsughier] No common
vision discern It conscience not anscendenial and
ecsatc feel it the hearing Of common learns
its high behess and therefore should think is not safe
law to be acted in matters Of the highest practical moment
is the code however, the fanacal and facous abolition
lists Of the North.
The secessonists Of the South take different of
remark. They learned and eloquent they animated
and full of spirit they hghminded and chvsous they
state their supposed injuries and Of complaint in ee
CANT phrases and exalted Of speech But these COM
plants all vague and general confess to you, gentle
men, that know hydostac pressure strong enough to
bring them into any solid fom in which they could be seen
or felt Laughter and applause. They think otherwise,
doubtless But, for one, discern nothing real we'll
grounded in their complaints. If may be allowed to be
little professional would say that all their complaints and
alleged grievances like very insufficient plea 10 the law;
they bad general demurrer for want Of substance
Loud augher But am not disposed TO reproach these
gentlemen speak Of them with disrespect prefer to
leave them to their own reflections ! make argu-
against resolutions conventions secession speeches.
or procamaons Let these things 60 The whole
matter, is to be hoped, will blow ovsr and will return
to a sounder mode of thinking Blu. thing gentlemen,
be assured ohe first step taken in the programme Of seces
sion which shall be actual infringement Of the Constitution
the Laws will be promptly met. Great applause And
would remain hour in any Administration that should
not Immediately meet any such violation Of the Constitution
and the Law eectually, and prolonged sppause
And you, gentlemen, that all with whom am
present associated in the Government entertain the
decided purpose. Renewed applause, with cheers
And now genilemen let advert cheering and graft
flying Let do honor your great ancient
Commonwealth Of Virginia Let say that in my opinion
the resolutions passed by her Legislature at the last session,
in which gentlemen now present bore part have eff
ctuay suppressed and suppressed forever hope the notion
Of separate Governments and Confederacies GIeat
appause All hopes Of dsunion founded upon the probable
of Virginia dsspaed into thin air Chees An
eminent gentleman in the Nashville Convention CALCULATED,
oh that Virginia with us If Virginia would but take
the lead in going Of the Union, other Southern States
would cheerfuy follow her lead" Alb, but that eff"
great obstacle! [Laush,er 1t pregnant with i'm
porant meaning 9" Virginia would take the lead" But
who that looked for any consistency in Virginia expected
Virginia leading States Of the Union since she took
such great palms, under the counses of her abes and
men, lead them into Appause Her late resolutions
have put decided negative upon that " and the country
cordially thanks her for it. .>,
Felow-ci,izens, bring these remarks to close.
Other gentlemen present to whom you expect to have the
pleasure of listening [Cres Of Go on Go on 7! My con-
cluding sentiment is
"THE UsIoS OF STATES May those ancient friends,
Virginia and Massachusetts, continue uphold long
he Of the Atlantic shall beat the shores Of the one
the Aeghanies remain firm their bases in the territories
:" of the other J"
This sentiment was received with enthusiastic
applause. The room resounded with the plaudits
of the immense crowd, and the cheers followed each
other in such quick succession that it appeared as if
they would lift the roof; and it was noticed that one
venerable man went up and actually put his arms
around Mr. WEBSTER, while seated in his chair, and
exclaimed God bless you for you are the greatest
and best man in the world"
1t is proper 10 remark that Mr. WEBSTER was
called upon to deliver a second Speech on the
evening Of the aforementioned dinner, which con-
tanned some important features. Our correspon-
dent however, has not yet forwarded it to US, but
we shall lay it before our readers at the earliest
moment we receive an authorized copy of it: for,
from what we hear, it ought to be considered as a
continuation of the foregoing.
ME-. BULWERs SPEECH.
The CHAIR having given the following regular
toast: ...n
Our distinguished Guest the learned and accomplished
Minister from the Court of st. James, who upholds the
dignity of bis eminent station guards the interests of bis
" own people, and wins the good will of ours"
Sir HENRY L. BULwER rose and delivered the
following speech, which highly andcontinuously
applauded
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Allow me to say that the
honor you have conferred upon and indeed that the whole
Of this scene takes completely by SURPRISE When man
undertakes aun journey, he generally in some degree
anticipates the business the he expects to meet
with; and you that when into the
tains Of Virginia, though might have had some faint idea
Of angling for hunting after ralesHake had
the conception Of the probability possibility
of being present at public dinner, Of making speech
Laughter and applause. am sure, therefore, that you
will expect from learned dsqustion tha,
Of my honorable friend from Baltimore (Mr BARxEr)
upon the institutions and celebrities Of the State of Virginia
that should describe to you the origin and progress Of
government, and society from those early times when Adam
deved and Eve span" down to the moment when are
here assembled at the Mountain House, with the logical
verify and eloquent and poeca fancy Of my honorable friend
from Pennsylvania, (Mr LEvIS) (spplsuse and laughter
But this truly and simply say, that with your kind and
generous expressions still present to my memory, and with
the honest and yookng couneuances Of those from
whom these expressions proceeded before my eyes, and with
the knowledge that you the gentlemen and yeomen Of Vr
gnia have here moments notice assembled to do honor
my lusous friend, whose voice s eloquent that Of
nature herself in these romantic soudesthe pleasure
perence is, following the ordinary rule, the lively from
being altogether unexpected Much appause With your