New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-19

ny "OsAFH hOxIE waa loudly called for and sds
characteristic speech.
AZ sunset Mr.. WEBSTER vu introduced to toe
assembly BY the Chairman Of .he Committee AND
vas loudly cheered. Mr.. Webster spoke as fol
lows:
Getuem.u, wish hsd hee- q Sc earlier horr o. ths
O.. s' mac appeared before this vast ssseInsY Bat
ri '.s.e u damp Of Iae evening ar 80 can an
- usAe Jog bear me, whether ny cords sre worsa
1eonk or noi, must oetsin you viii. / ss7 BOW pr
10 Pressed my heart feeling and Judgment hiv-
Gentlemen have hsd great pleasure in accepting TIE
49, 70 come here o-day - one OF toe ss,scages Of
'oeb Of ~ uiled stsi-s and q join bin n meet
Is you and he Directors uoe IN c-5rsi,g The susp-
CIV, Spenlng Ct lhs wori-in sdmnng It, msgrinde ard
NeH With he Atlantic waters
Oeuueu 20 wish on ibis occasion, hrt, and ui ny
trst outyyes wsh bef the f.ing ,r-sks o. me 81.
Ing sun .na quite expire 10 h- " eel resd yol h-
Tar - Of he DrcOrsof ihS Company Who 10 my opln-
~ - s.ued her selves 50 highly 70 your gratitude
arc 70 ne snd 10 thai o. a. he lovers Of pub c improve
mebls 10 t1e eomV uriiy Allow me 10 resd to names
Ihefs sre IL Of The N, and ths gentlemen al here nut
NE yet ihey al deserve 10 my ud ned To b. nenoersd
oT ne Rooe thng hev have done ard The great good they
have ecoeveo (hr Webster then read o,der TIE nee
Of ne II gentlemen, Directors Of The Road
~ en, slow ne 70 say that shese are men
wto, WIN InpIsc deried devotion with Loseess activity
mbs 90 oOsue but thrtlinR from DO accessibility hsv-
ebrTeo !be work through to eOmpleson They
i 10 ~ aud you know What The state Of he
hen Ihe{ had 10 mesnsthe FUNDS were entirely made
usie and am authorized 10 say and do ssy that When
heTe IVES not ore dollar IL the Uessuy they out Of their
own puries carried on The work snd hey ssed s15O COO
upon itsr own noies spd responsibility Al sitrn4
CoLtlcer lhai they acted without com sson The Pre-
sderL indeed had small sasrv but al he rest worked
for roihng ard IN regard 10 some. old that they
gave twice 81 much time TO the ofhe Railroad
to ihoie OF her own private business
10 ny opinion these pRtrlot1-they we'll
doerf and they have done work OF msgrifeence Gne
qusled 10 thS or venture SSy N any other county
and they have carried Il through by energy by poFse
verence By devotion, unu you The result to-day.
Gentlemen, lhs W5 10 OF course more valuable TO YOU
than the rest CT u.s. You behold ito effect In Jour daily
ne IL the vast changes which sccrue 10 your social and
commercial relations. lock upon Il a. citizen OF the
Republicans one ready 10 award honor where honor 10
due ard anxious ID give respect where tribute OF re-
spec 10 clsmed 10 who have oied and always found
the Of success hold hem TO be who deserve
10 be respected snd bad my way. their should
be eubazoned OF the records OF this occasion and should
20 down TO pOserty a. men who under the iusp alton
OF no private or particular advantage have accomplished
WORK unecuaed elsewhere, believe. 10 The world The
Railway from 81 Petersburg 10 Moscow alone competes
vi bis-Ird that beg to say wa built under tho charge
Ofihe Engineer, Mr. Brown, who wss formerly engaged
Ibis road but who feared that could never be
peled.
ioertby familiar with the gres, works Of this character
both the United States In other countries but noue
is Of such high cOnceptOn-Guch magnificent courage
ne offspring OF such large. swelling animated patriotism
Who imagined. gentlemen, whose fancy WA ierte
enough few yeers ago 10 Iuppote thai Railway rom
Lake Erie through the souihsrn tier Of counties 10 HsW
York would ever he completed. | have Known by nsme
The various parts Of your State have often heard Of he
southern Ter Of counes, bat thought oRy OF those ad
sctn TO The southern edge Of the skes AID must con
iets 10 all justice and sincerity. thai had 40 idea Thai
10 The Interior OF New YORK there was auy such remark
able, romantic glorious mountain country know nothing
superior 10 rural beauty Ia fertility Of so In velvet YER
du'e N everything That attracts the eye aad Charms ioe
besn OF the hrshsncmHn II there E 4 more Beautiful
richer and brighter spot IL This country Insn max lave
not seen H.
time when great public political quesiors ought 10 IN
teTest our earnest sennOn We live 10 day OF peace.
el 90 The duties that belong opesce lnsesd ofscng
upCn imaginary evils Of Wasting cur energies upon tne
ores tpecua ions ei ley our h'afs and hs1dt TO
he improvement OF our common county, US DO some
hing render lot better and children hsppier.
Let children say fathers did something for us &C
well for Themselves anc let leave these proofs that
we Viihto DO something Tor the Improvement ald an
deur Of hstcommou country, which noble ancestors have
teQussihed TO uG.
There 10 the erent lake whose waters connect with other
that stretch 1880 miles to the west and southwest
Here srsroad, that uniles these wsers with the Atlantic
ard he Fact There IL nothing elsewhere ne this, and
without ndu gipg IN bosSfnl spirit, and II all created
were TO bear | would still say, mat IN our pOhuch
position ard security We enjoy more than hny other ma
op has enjoyed and thai there rot and never was,
upon The face Of The esrtb country IKE ours ssnd 10
that You may quote me for IsJng H. 20 your chi dren ard
grandchildren to your fathers and grand say that
here country ofsuch political and social pros
pery God hss given TO Ne 10 hls benigu providence
A. came along read In he ue BOOK describing Tue
romantic beauty OF his road, that NJ an early DAY hs pay
attracted the attention olson Of he Of New York and
especially OF De Wit Clinton Now gentlemen, lot as be
YES msn Ssc6ed IN his Gay 20 parties He had strong
friends cid foes who praised or soused him exfsvsgany
hot " DO Ofihe NevYork great men hss eh behind him
stronger proofs OF devotion 10 those great WORKS whote
benefits viii last when parties are forgotten he Wsss
great IN conrection win this ok, for thirty years
ego be showed that Duukirk be port in
lection with some such undertaking Now whoever de-
that vi hitch shs be- 70 me beueht and convs-
usnce he people he 10 the patriot He may not brag
history mny cover him with eclst-nOr Ms name no
often meluoHed But be alone 10 enated % permanent
Geruemen. ycu will excuse mel lad intended had
The Of day and your patience permitted, 10 have en-
tered somewhat ufhef llIO ne conscei7tocs nanfall 10
the orcasion only ihat have seen with the ut
admiration sro Satisfaction, sle greatness Of his
work II 10 wonderful WuJ-s raj road hsnglns on
some points elose song lh5 sdes % roantalns over
rivers and svIss ltis done ItshOws - hai enterprise
wi DO and you gentle men, who hsve The greatest res
To rejoice Ill naturally sse he esd IN these re-
iclrings But /. zoo, Who SIN lot = Now 1ofker-Nho
hay. 10 con eTE he matter arc have no feason TO Se
or cslEe IT, eXcep IN s great usAonS cnNEclori nave
bthr.d 10 con pIsuou with wonderland PRIDE.
Gentlemen ulsh hat here were more daylight more
Ii htiu he heavens 81 more ~ ny mlud thst miRn'sy
10 Won something further and wouher | hanE you ain
ceTely for tiE kn1 reception; leave In your midst my
wEiHest shss, ard bid you a. snrcionslr isro"ei.
During the whole journey Mr.. Webster had
been very much fatigued, and upon arriving at
Dunkirk feared that be might not be able TO sd
dress the people Somewhat refreshed however
at the close Of the afternoon be consented to
speak, and we do not recall any fer spectacle la
this kind than the Olympisn bead Of Webster
bared 10 the lsst light Of the san, and bis deep,
weary ewes rolling over the multitude and re-
gion which they should probably not again behold
This feeling lent profound significance and even
sadness 10 the final words Of bis speech. Alter
Mr. Webster bad concluded, there was uniyer
sal call orsenstor sEwABD, who thus responded
C.n. Of CAaafauque II becomes me- 10 Be silent when
spgusfc orGors statesmen VI other states are 1ere
re toy slc WiA1g mingie tneir eong'amiauons Wih
your VIZ fervsnI rroicrgs the sit yeas achieve
mem OF New YORK NJ coming smorg you b only me re-
iurn OF oiyou'eys' one rom cog sgo you s1opa
ROM vi
forget ChershDR, - co always thsI htcleL1ie
r-rbrs &c e. ioy one lhe grea,esi peetures OF ny
life IL euurg TO sou AI with he long Promised, long
csired oue oisc fOT Railroad. which, without deiach
irg you frcu Oh- aud from Pennsylvania unites Cnsu
uque os cher with PennBy and Ohi0 70 the Sa1e OF
NeW-York. 800. A.,
TO n,ny OF those who rejoice with re to day NE New
York enc Erie Railroad IL . work WHICH presents He.l
Win si he attraction OF novelty 80 well - o. grandeur
t Is rot 90 with u II IL the triumph The tafdy riam pa
~ justice delayed tfOUan The lie TINE Of 81
Were are WRECKS spread all Sro1rc ne Of lne o'ulss
ruirte by louf oelsyS and renewed SUSPENSIONS o. n
e-ai Enterprise Only eght years age, ms acnioFeIenI
IS regarded bg Inc s6te vlbOnIry cn nera run
tbr STAG cOmpfomitec by giving "a claim OF
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