The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-29

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take. (Renewed laughter.] | am sure, gentle
men, that the sentiments which thus express are
those of nine tenths OF the American people; and
though there may be some few who dissent from
them, that these few will ere long be guided BY
their good sense and reason, and come round TO
them. think, indeed. there arc already signs OF
q considerable change. When people mean to be
really vicious they either bark or bite; whereas,
observe that those who now show this evil propen-
sity, instead Of barking or biting, have adopted
sort Of ventriIoquistic squeal. loud laughter BY
which they mean to have 1t believed that am
speaking when they move their own lips and utter
their own sentiments
will say . word or two ON this matter, gentle
men happen e have any good nasSred
how my g0od natured friends gathered round me
the other day. my return from Richmond, to tell
me how most infamous publication had appeared
in some Journal, believe, called the Boston CeIf,
purporting TO be an intercepted despatch from me
10 the Euglish Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Now,
people usually advertise when they have lost pro-
no property at all, Glaugher;l and although il is
natural to conjecture from the semi barbarous,
semi clad and Celtic origin Of my Boston friend,
tnst ne mad been guilty ?, the rsaS q See~ suaS
Of an offence which more appropriately belongs W
a further advanced stage of pantaloons and refine
men-Ilaughter]-l mean forgery; another ex,
ample, by tho way, Of the general maxim that all
savages, whether Celtic or otherwise, when they
take 10 inhabiting cities, such moral cities as
Boston, adopt the vices, without acquiring the vr,
leave the subject but that am rather inclined TO
suspect (every thing that is at all Yankee has such
odd notions) -[laughterl- THAT the unkind barba-
riAn OF Massachusetts, intending more serious ef-
feet, has merely been perpetrating q bad joke,
[laughter,] in the shape of political squib, which
Is meant to favor the Presidential claims of an ex-
Of mns y nss,ng
be sorry to do my friend any disservice; but do
not believe that shall be doing him any disser.
vice by stating that don't look upon him as an
IN ard - nd hat he in
only Just rs much 20 a. any Of the other
great American statesmen whom know, love,
and admire-of whom l always speak and write
with due respect-that he 10 not an Englishman,
but an American and would, consequently, Just
as Mr.. Webster, or Mr.. Clay, Or Mr.. Fillmore. or
General Scott, any other great American states
stances-consut American interests. But it is just
because think that all these great statesmen will
and do consult American interests that am con-
WINGED that none of them are or can be enemies to
England, Il NAV be that in this respect Judge
of others by myself; for, ~ have always hitherto
said, now repeat, that the object have most at
heart il firm and indissouble union between the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and the United
States of America. And when wish 90 ardently
lot n,s a, mar H no. 'oii A"y 's'"' -
w;I1 No. Z, snY th;ng Of our .rmies. Of our
navies of our increasing financial prosperity; these
are fra supports in comparison with the staff upon
which lean my cnndence-namsiy, INA. sp,. .,,
E,,,rd in The rr;nca,s nalace and nensant,s cabin
T(sreat chceriprI
You will remember what took place in ls4s, and
recentlv In Is5I In the one case the highest peer
in the r..ir, dc.cendcd into thc streets with the
Constable. st.ff n nrotect the Copmonwealtb; in
the other tbs most ardent no;tic.l leaders Of ali
nsrties declined mower nd Mace when thew thought
fhev could not hold them with advantaee TO the
state 49, N'N
Oh oentlemer whom 7 ace a country in which
no., raa 80 ons 40 =. re- 70 nnsb forward TO
grst;Ev . seIfsh .mhtion fso, convinced that that
sonntyv h. no c.nse IN fe,r an internal or an ex.
ternsI yfne TTomd ana nroonred chaers.1 do
,'n. .hs oc 10 aMH ~ 81 al.
Ts,ca f.o,, ~, se.;yn.nt ~ fc.r mt do look 10
Il Nth INV v:y tow. IDS sort Of Robin Hood as
location Which would unite us Anglo. Suxons in a
iswiess scheme of nillarine and laundering tho
rest IF Mind, No. the sssociation which 7 de-
Ire ~ ..s hst u con Engiand and America il such
q one M Pres;dent. 5s that which connects the
.,s,,,b.rs of n', sc.tv on assor;at;on which has
r 49,. "h;sc. y" r"sat tha fr;sndi.as-to ;nstruct
ths ;1nng.ntetop .Svs ncs syerv great work-to nut
down ever nsttv ;esiou,v: no That. whilst we il.
,,.sra. 80 d pv9 Jecmi;sr rae NV noble nocv.
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In reply TO most eloquent speech Dy Mr.
William Rufus Blake, which closed with
toast in honor of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton
&C , friend of tho dram, and dramatic anlhor
h;s co. NJ 7 r,.on heinz c,l,sd for an evsry
MS SUI, MI. Lyt.on, poi"s c"ii0u "i VII o'oiy
hand, rose and said:
Mr.. President, and gentlemen of the ST Georges
Society: The name that YOU have lust toasted in
connection with the common literature and drama
Of our two countries. YOU have kindly mentioned
ar that of a great man and one worthy of such an
honor. IAppiausel Gentlemen, very much re-
rrct that. M q treat man. he should have 80 very
Email a REPRESENTATIVES. IA myself laughter and
applause.I but for NV own part can sincerely
m y. and without anv afrsctntion that when heard
what Won. air. lust now snid. and when saw how
kindly and cordially those words were received by
ali of YOU gentlemen. here that seldom or ever in
my whole lie felt 60 proud and happy. Applause
Iff were to speak to YOU for hours Gentlemen could
not shy more than this, and could only very
weak XIV n nd inadeouatelv express what feel: and
after the great guns we have ali heard to night,
and whose thunder atil vibrates in the air around
and about us / assure You that will not now
attemnt to ;mnose unon Won anv disnlnv of "penny
not but saw that IL does seem to me very great
thouobt 10 think that nj That very moment when a
name 40 greatly and naturally most dear 10 me
.rd Mir ,rhch r-arLIv confe.a "a Il n, a., eatea