New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-30
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erected IN the courtyard OF congress Hall.
n5 having seated himself cheers long and loud
an, s Gwen by the assembled multitude Hon
q spencer. standing on the piazza OF the hotel
omedis:ely behind The staging erected for the
Aater announced that a. the request Of the mia
sant< Of this city, the Hon. Daniel WEBSTER had con.
a-,ee 10 address them on the present condition OF
,Se country and public affairs. lie knew be would
IlS n patient and cheerful attention This an
Iouncen,cnt was received with renewed cheering
NJ Vcrfcr then rose and sad
PsIle,- lhzenS-I owe the honor OF this occasion
md esteem u an uncommon ami viraOrd nary hon
or-Otfc young men OF the CT ~ Albany, and u IS
~ fry, egty 70 express 10 these Young men OF the
CIV Of Albany my grateful thanks Tor the respect
tbey have manifested toward me- Nevertheless
neyertheless young men OF Albany, DO not mistake
Won or ,our object, or your purpoee / am proud 10
lake 10 myself whatever MAY properly belong 20 me-
ss toscn Of personal and political regard from you
IN me But know, young men Of Albany, II - not
but the cause-lt IS not I, but your own generous
aachucIts 20 your country-it not l. but the Con-
sbtulOn Of The Union, which mas bound your ances-
tors and ine, and all Of us for than half acenu
Nv II TIC cause that has brought you here today 20
testify yCu regard toward one Who 20 the best Of his
humble ability, has sustained thai cause before the
country lCheersl Go on, young men Of Albany
GO on, young men Of the United states Early minI
IS the Chici prop and sUpp0rt-th1 reliance and hope
for the preservation OF public liberty and the lnSt
tutiOns OF the country. Early mnd IS ingenious,
generous Just II looks forward % long life OF hon
or or dShOnOT-and 1t means, by The blessings OF Col
that 1t Shall be life Of honor, OF ueeune and sue
cess, In all the professions and pursuits Of life and
claim 70 TIC gratitude OF the country Go on, then
uphold The Institutions To- which you were born.
You manly, fearless, bold. On fear nothing but
10 DO WICngdlCad nothing Dut % DC IOuHu rOCfcahI
10 PATRIOTISM and 10 your country. Gentlemen,
I certainly had no eXpeciatlol OF appearing ia
S,ch an .,semblage as this today. II IS not prO0l
he Tor much time 10 conc long time % conc
NAV AZ - address any large .GJage Of ny fell
,ou.ciiizens II / should not, All II this were the
last or 10 be among the last % ~ the occasions IN
which am to appear before any l.rCc number OF The
neope Of the country, shall no. ieret thdt that dp
rearancc was here. find myself 'n the political cap
ita-in The greatest, most commercial, most power
ful State Of the Union. find ~, eli invited here BY
persons Of The highest responsibility without dis
unctiOn OF party. | consider tie occasion as
somewhat august. l know that among those who
now liSCn TO there are such are OF the wsCst,
the best the most patriotic ami The most eNpe-
nenced public and private mea IN the state OF
New-YOrk. Here arc governor and cx-gOvern-
Ors-here are Judges and exJudrcs, OF high char
acter and high statiOn-and here are persons from al
the walks OF professional ami private life distinguish
ed for talent, and virtue, aHc Cinlnencc. Fellow
citizens, before such asscmD,.e and ON such an
invitation feel bound TO guard e.ery sentiment and
every eXprcsSlOn-to Speae taprociSlon such sentl
mentS a. ! advance, and 10 be careful IN all that
say, that may not be mSappfeh"n ieI nor mlsrepfe-
sented am requested, teilo" "tzens, by those
who invited me hlther, without 10 t,ncuOn OF party,
10 signify my sentiments The STAKE Of pubic affairs
in this country, and the intere-,> question which
are before This proves, gentlemen, that, IN the
opinion of those who invited me mere, there are
questions sometimes arising W.'ca range above al
Interests of party. IL proves motc II proves lhal
IN their Judgment, NJ whose request | now stand
before you, this is a time IN which public affairs
do rise IN importance above tte range OF parry,
and draw to them an m,ercs, paramount 10 all
party considerations. II that be not 50, / am
here without object, and you are listening to me
for no purpose whatever Then, gentlemen, what
IS the condition OF public AFFAIRS whlch makes IL
neceSs prOper-fOr men 10 meet AM confer TO-
geiheT on the state Of the country WHAT are the
questions which are overriding, su0dulng, ana over
..h,l.. rsIl
sons 10 lay party aSidetO meet and confer Tor the
general public veal shall Of course fellow-citl-
zenS not enter at length into many these questions
nor into any lengthenCd discussion OF the state OF
public afiairs-but shall ondeavor TO state what that
condition lS--what these questions are-and TO pro-
nounce a conscientious Judgment of my own upon the
whole The last Congress fellow-cltlzens, passed
laws called adjustment measures, or settlement mea-
SureS-lawS intended 10 put an end to certain inter-
nal and domestic controversies which existed IN the
country The laws were passed by the constitutional
majority of both Houses OF Congress. They re-
CeiVed the constitutional appreciation of the PreSl-
dent They the laws of the land TO some
or all of them-indeed, TO all OF them-at that thie
there existed warm and violent opposition None
of them passed without opposition. Govern
ment was established IN each OF the territories
OF New Mexico and Utah. but not without oppoSltloh
The boundary OF Texas provided to be settled by
compromise by that State, but not without Determines
and violent opposition. These Laws all passed ana
as they have now become, from the nature OF inc
ease lrrepealable, It is not necessary that should
detain YOU with discussing their merits ana dthehS
Nevertheless, gentlemen, desire on TINS anu on an
public occasions IN the most emphatic ana CledI
manner to declare that hold some OF these laws
and espec ally that which PROVIDED t0rthe Adjustment
of the controversy with 1exds-to nave peeh CSScii
nal TO the preservation OF sae paohc peace WIZ
not now argue that point, nof lay before you te CIR
eumsances which existed ~ that time, az any lehglh
the peculiar state OF thing IN SO many OF lne SCUM
EN- States, or the fact that many oil thoSe otatcS
had adopted measures for the separation OF the
Union-ihe fact that Texas WAS preparing 10
assert her rights to territory which New-Mexico
thought hers by night ana tha' huIilIodS
and thousands of men, tired OF the Ordinary
pursuits of private life, We're ready 10 rise anu
unite IN any enterprise that might open 20 mem,
at the risk of direct conflict win the authority
Of this Government | say, therefore, without gong
into the argument with any details, that IN March OF
1880 VIXEN found II my duty TO address congress on
these important topics, II Was my CONSCIENTIOUS oc
hei-S,ll unshaken-even since conhrned-lhaIt Il
the controversy with Texas had not been amcaoy
adjusted, there must have been clylI wr anu ClNh
blOOdShed and IN the contemplation OF Suvh pros
pect II was not farthing's consequence 20 me Oh
which standard victory should pSrch In SuVh oon
test, took It for granted that no oppoStlo OouI
arlSe 10 The authority OF The United states tl"' "oo
not be suppressed But what OF ihat' qua hOt w
for the military consequences Of thlngS-l looked 70
the civil and political state OF unngS-ll III us VS.
fy extended, but not generally ptrNwiiS "S3
at the Sorth war should break ou' anu H 1T,,p
should cnSue IN that extreme OF inc Vlilon
That was enough for me 7 Ana II the OhN'NSSS
had been but one IN a thousand 'ht suVh "ou|
have sbccn the result shoad sun n'O o,orgj
that that Onc-thOuSandth chance Shouiu DC su"U'oN
against h, any reasonable sacrifice because, gentle
men, Saneune as am Tor the future prosperity o. Tue
country strongly as l believe now, aitcI "ha MA. ms
passed. and especially after those measures ula l. i
hkely io lold togcthcr-I Vet believe trmly that th>
Union cncc broken Is utterly Incapable, according
20 all human experience, OF BENG rcuhltcI-ol DC
INC re- onstructCd by any chemistry, or arr OF eHot'
or sill of man. Then, gentlemen passing from
those measures which are now accomplished anu seq
uCd California Is IN the OnloA anu cannot &c GOV Vu''
the r,N, boundary Is settled ana can't be disturbed
Utah and New-Mexico are Territories under proFl-
SION OF law according 20 accustomed usage IN former
casoS-aRd these things may &c regarded as Ses'eu.
Rn, th,n there WAS another SiAett equally agtang
and equally irritating, which, IN rs nature must AZ
ways be subject to consideration and that Is me u
gltye Slave law of 1850, passed - The same session
OF ConpfcSS Allow me- IA advert very shorty 10
- -. -. r., o,~l,.,3 .f that la,, NOu know,