Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-07


In Our last paper, we were obliged to omit the
following admirable speech delivered by the Bri-
fish Minister at the dinner given TO Mr.. Webster
at Capon Springs:
The Chair having given the following regular
toast
sour distinguished Guest the learned and accom-.
pished Minister from the Court OF St. James, who up
holds the dignity OF his eminent station guards the in.
terest OF his own people, and wins the good will Of
ours"
Sir Henry L. Bulwer rose and delivered the follow
ing speech, which highly and continuously ap-
plauded:
Mr. President and Gentlemen: Allow me to say
ta the honor you have conferred upon me, and indeed
that Inc whole ofths scene takes me completely by
rprlse. When man undertakes a jaunt tourney,
he generally in some degree anticipates the business
or Inc amusement he expects to meet with; and can
assure you That when came into the mountains of Virgil
MA though might have had some faint idea of an Cling
Tor trout or hunting after rattlesnake had not the
remotest conception OF the probability or possibility OF
oelng present at public didner, or ofmak ing speech
Laughter and applause. sure therefore, that you
WIFI not expect from me learned disposition as
mat o. my honorable friend from Baltimore tMr. Bar
ney upon the institutions and celebrities of the State
OF virginia; nor that should describe to you the origin
and progress OF government and society from those early
times when Adam delved and Eve span" down to the
moment when we are here assembled at the Mountain
Ilous, win the logical severity and eloquent and
etlcal fancy oil my honorable friend from Pennsylva ala
tMr. LEVIN Applause and laughter But this can
truly and SIMPLY say, that with your kind and generous
expressions st present to my memory. and with the
honest and hearty looking counenances of those from
whom these expressions proceeded before my eyes, and
with the knowledge that you, the gentlemen and yeomen
OF virginia have here at moments notice assembled to
do honor to my ustrious friend, whose voice is ell
oquent as that OF nature herself in these romantic soil
tudes-the pleasure experience is, following the ordi
nary rule, the lively from beng altogether unex-
pected. Much applause
With your political parties aud discussions, geutle-
men, have nothing to do-to them | am and wish to
be an entire strange but, independently OF all such
parties and discussions understand and admire
great: political sentiment. The orator of old when
asked what quality most essential the exercise of
his art replied action; and when asked what was the
next qually, again and again answered "acton;" by
Whch ne did not mean the waving of the hand here or
the lifting OF the there but that earnestness which
Is the expression OF true feeling. Gentlemen the mo-
dern Demosthenes who is this day amongst you, when
asked again and again what is mosressenta at this mo-
ment to the welfare of his county, has said with that
earnestness which his predecessor described again and
again, union" Great applause Gentlemen, | am the
citizen OF an extensive empire the subject of sovereign
whose dominons stretch out far and wide over the sur
lace OF the globe, and can well comprehend and SYM
pathlze with the atesnan who proud of the authori-
ty and majesty of this vast republic shruks with bor.
ror from the thought of its being split up into petty
commemorative, comparatively insignificant in power
and small in extent.
LIDO not, however, agree with some preceding speak
ers that 1t is altogether unnatural or uncommon to find
IN great States men who speak with indifference of the
possollty OF those great States becoming small Ores
loehsatlon There are such men in my own country
and am not astonshed at it. If you want to know
the va ue OF health you must not expect to ascertain it
from inquiry OF the strong and robust. 1t is the invalid
VINO VIII tell it to you; and thus it is with nations Ii
you wish to learn the value of national power and ma.
onaI greatness you ask the question of the Pole
Inc venetian, the Genoese-ot the people who owing
10 their DIVISIONS and their weakness, have lost ma
hona existence; you must direct your enquiry to the
people of those small States in Europe or America
which still exist but while they enjoy the name Of IN
dependence, are alternately under the Dictatorship of
or then, to the man who collects from the aggregate
wisdom OF great community sufficient moral power
TO assuage local passions and keep within appropriate
limits party dIscontents Applause] But, gentlemen
Il be great and noble task thus to unite and keen
united the various elements which constitute the char
acer aud greatness OF one nation, it is surely task as
noble and as great to unite together and keep united
two mighty nations who, by their joint authority as the
representatives of that admirable combination of ber-
y and order which is every where the sign and symbol
OF the Anglo-Saxon race, may exercise beneticen
and universal Influence the happiness and destnies
OF mankind. Loud and long applause
Gentlemen, with this idea now present to my |
cans, ''union, union, union" [Appa,se.I Aye, let |
there not only be peace between u.s. let there be union
also Continued applause.l The word resounds
Of ME- Resd nas e e no let bs the
oil union! fo has he not united all the charms of scene
ny and society OF water and of wine, of health and |
amusement in this lovely spot [Applause.I And as
look around me and see the animated looks and adm-
ring eyes to my left and the gentle gances and graceful
smiles of the farer portion Of my audience to my right
can be wrong in conjecturing that there is avora-
state! Much laughter and applausel For my own
part, gentlemen, whether regards the Union be-
tween the different States of the federal republic,
or whether regards the union between US Fin.
gllshnen and you Americans, or whether as re-
CARDS the union between woodland and waterfall
and good cheer and good company, or wether as re-
that between warm hearts and willing hands, [much
laughter and applause declare myself professedly
and emphaticay union man, (renewed laughter and
APPLAUSE and as such have enjoyed festivy par
you my kindest thanks and my most hearty good
The honorable gentleman sat down amidst loud
and polongued cheering to which followed three cheers
for Bulwer.l-Nat. Int