Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-05-31
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
INCIDENTS OF THE PRESIDENTS TOUR.

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INCIDENTS OF THE PRESIDENTS TOUR.
The Editor of the New York Express supplies
some speeches and incidents omitted in the pre-
yious reports of the Presidents journey in New
York, beginning with Syracuse, where Mr.. GRA-
HAM made one of his best speeches, as follows:
SPEECH By MR.. GRAHAM.
Feilowcitrens sm exceedingly happy to meet you, and
tender you my cordial thanks for the kind manner in which
you have been pleased receive the OF
wish the circumstances more favorable for cul
tvaing familiar acquaintance with you napPened
years ago pass through the State OF New YORK; but
fellow citizens, what now saw not then len OF
twelve have made almost great change IN the lace oil
the country and condition Of its people century used to
make before canals and railroads built to inersect the
face of the whole country recoect having read IN my
youth of bled hero who owed the teeth OF dragon ana
there sprung up armed By sowing this country over
with free Governments and liberal institutions, have bad
far better rare spring up distribute happiness peace, and
prosperity the country.
pe of the first Of American authors, and citizen OF your
own State has admirably conaed the condition Of your
country by tale Rip Van Wrinkle, by which be has rem
ded classical the shores of your noble Hudson am SURE
should he take up that tale again. and contrast the cond,icn
of country thea with It's present condsion ne might
rive quite as much interest he has in the work to
which have alluded.
rejoice tina, am citizen Of that country that claims fell
lowshp and citizenship with those see around me- and that
wherever we go this broad land Of every where
Mt home. Such country, with such people, with such
institutions with such Government has high destiny
and high mission in the affairs Of mankind. If this expe-
riment Of shsI fail, it is the last hefe Of sagove
ment by an upon this earth. 1t therefore becomes 30
look through the whole country and govern ourselves by
local considerations but to look to the whole as Che
object Of love and asctoc hore and atvoad wter-
nay be.
Felowctxens oce find that the deer seated dice
ton for the Union Of States is sounded by no hHs,
North South; and that wherever we a' mere . 70 a.
Low atty and devotion the overncent which es
our peope in an eminent degree. To such nion, x
enanp over such surface with vIrietes OF institutions, f
rences of opocs he expected spring up and slch
difficulties rs oil human insusSons Nts upon
such occasions these st patriotism ia 20 be shown that
menare 10 be of meeting fe emegenc,s OF
Inc times and capable Of sacrificing personal feelings an' per-
sona attachments and gathering around the Constitution OF
the couury Through such crisis we have Just assed
The OF that large domain acquired IN me wr with
Mexico with differences of instutc,s in Nsrthe and
Southern States has he'd conflict OF opinion which has
shaken this Uaon am glad to h1d ID at good
men, Of psries able bring these matters to an I'D
justmen during the last Congress- in which hope all ea-
sonabe men will CONCUR For my part hdxlbe member
as am Of the ADMINISTRATION Of the Government am here
bear my testimony to the part winch OF the
United States has berne in this and 10 say mat
think when this fairly considered and properly
Judged Of in every part of sae country, the coarse pursued by
Congress and app roved Of by the ui meet with
general appreciation. Loud appeuse for the president
Why, fellow citizens, should II nOc De 80 VIC He
composed Of hrsJone States bound ogcthcc by common
government, mmon language common history, and the
recollection Of a~cemmor goy which shoau warm the heart
of every American wherever be may be- and IN times o.
danger we know no North, south, rc East, no West
tProonged cheers Nsed rSer you toHhe revolutionary
period whenE suthern found shedding Their blood
around the city of Boston, aerg the scses OF the Hudson
river every ied where danger to bemet or glory won
j could also refer fields in native STATE little
nearer to the sun, ohen gequted the obga
lion in Indicating their affection and gratitude
Need asoreer yox the kct that wien became neces-
say vincae the national honor sen the borders OF
Canada Scott and Is associates from the South shed their
blood and vindcafed that honor Caees Such are the
recoecons Of such the bonds OF the Union which
exist among
But in these later DAYS it would enemies had
come 10 endeayor between while good men
in all sections hsd slept My fellow citizens, cast aside all
local anasca feelings Tts Government Of ours Prac-
teal thing, having different institutions in different portions
of il. Il sbor of difficulty, OF long and anxious tTia
to form The constitution uader which live 1t may not be
the very that could be DEVISED bu, destroy IT. you
will get asgood again. Hold last to IT. therefore,
if you vsue the happiness Of the people Of these States
Attenps are ade The constitution different
from hat il used be construed. Ingenuity tortured
and chiceaey work to show that this that or the
other article DIES Lot what used mean, and what
its language purports Fellow citizens, you require every
man who ce in this Union, from the humbest minis
tea officer in the house the President himself to
support the Constitution of the United States to
support abstsac,on bat practical thing, to
De enIOeed power Vi tun hdhun, -
eessary and soPpot not simply in part, but as whoe'
support thosepar wch youoy not have approved, as
well those which you do approve The compact Is not to
be construed suit the w Of the party but according to Its
Legitimate meaning And cs.iden my fellow citizens,
that that Union which have such place in the
hearts of the people, and which they have learned to love
and respect WILDE enforced by them at all hazards tCheers,
cheers cheers for the Unon lift he not supported there
is law no order, security, no safely Disregard one
law by violence and whore the security mat any
law will be embossed in this county, !!
MY eow-oiizebs these subjects excite deep interest IN
every part and it should always be borne IN
mind tina, local prejudice, it is not local feeling, is
not the disposion which eEerian in regard to what
would have been BEST in which you most interested but
il is n the stability of that Government which gives you
security and protection and at all times There are men
who the opinion NAT they had been consulted al
the creation they would hare msdea vastly better world than
this now is For my part this is good enough world SO
say of the Consssution Of the United Statesk good
enough constitution Tor me-fur all OF U.S. lCheers.J
may up to the ranscendeDsism OF philosophy out
founded in The principles of liberty and justice which
cnsacte zed efaherS and ID we act as they acted,
and that bnohehy feeling and affection between the
North and South and the East and the West there Is no
limit 10 the fusure destiny Of this nation.
Why my flio~-cize,s when look upon this coun-
try about me, and think If whs wa, learn, twenty
or thirty years ego when tbe site Of this beautiful city was
but naorase and there bapdy bsase for human habI-
tadon; and when what has sPcung up here, what
security and reward industry. what incentives to virtue
this Government has conferred opoa this people, cannot
bu, but for this free Government but Tor this
Union securing rights abroad and liberty at home, this
vast valley would be What it when 1t was roamed
over 10y the Indian and The besr Destroy ths Government