American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-04-23

stoned by the death of Archbishop Eccleston.
The bells are tolling, the churches in mourn
ing, sc.
At our market to-day one thousand barrels
Howard street -four at 1862 Grain unchanged.
The New York and Philadelphia markets are
unsettled, in consequence of the news brought
by the Asia.
MR.. WEBSTER AT BOSTON.
Telegraphic dispatches bring information Of
Mr.. Webster's arrival at Boston yesterday, and
of his being greeted by an immense concourse
of people, who escorted him to the Revere
House. In compliance with long-continued
calls, he made speech, of which the following
sketch has been transmitted to the editor of the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, to whom we are
indebted for it:
Boston, April 22-Noon.
Mr.. Webster being called upon by number
of citizens to address them in front Of the Revere
House, replied to the call as follows:
Fellow-citizens of Boston: You rather take
| me by surprise this morning, but it is a very
agreeable surprise. | am as much pleased to
see your cheerful and satisfied faces as | am to
see again the face of that luminary which shines
| out from the heavens above and if gentlemen,
you are half so glad to see me as am to meet
you, there is at this moment great quantity
of happiness and good feeling in Bowdoin
Square. Applause.
Gentlemen: A long and violent CONFUSION of
the elements has passed away, and the heaven
and skies smile upon u.s. There is often an
| analogy between occurrences In the natural and
political world, and sometimes political agita-
tons pass away, bringing after them sunshine,
Ill, Na,y ha
| / greet you as citizens of Boston, welcome
you'll offer you my heart and hand, with the
deepest gratitude for what you and your fathers
have done for me from the days of my early
manhood, when l came from the North to
| throw myself among you to partake of your for
tunes, for good or evil, to the end of my life.
1 am not vain enough to suppose, fellow-citi-
zens, that have done any essential service to
my country in my day and generation; if
have so done, however little or however much
it may be, / owe it mainly to the constant,
warm, unwavering friendship and support of
the people of Boston.
| | am bound the way of all earth. I shall ere
long follow your fathers and my fathers to my
| last home; but while | live and breathe, and
while have the power Of language or thought,
while my heart beats or my tongue moves, l
shall feel and shall speak of Boston as the
cherished object of my public, political, and, l
may say, friendly regard.
Gentlemen, you do not expect to hear from
me to-day any discourse. / come to see you
and you come to see me. 1t is not an occasion
for the discussion of any political topics. You
do not expect me to detain you from your af-
fairs while l rehearse any opinions of my own,
or state the ground of those opinions. But let
me. congratulate you, and let me ask you to
congratulate me, that the events of the last year
or two have placed us under better auspices.
| We see clearer; we breathe freer; we feel a
| new assurance that our political institutions
the rich blessing and inheritance which we de-
rived from our fathers-will endure-be per-
petual-be immortal, if any institutions on earth
can be immortal.
Yes, fellow-citizens, the youngest of your
children will grow up to manhood in the proud
feeling that they are born to an inheritance Of
imperishable liberty, in the United States of
America, and in their ancient and Beloved
say beloved, and to be always venerated under
| all circumstances-bel and venerated Com
monwealth Of Massachusetts
| My fellow-citizens, we need not be too much
self-satisfed; but after all, who is there among
you, at this moment, that would change his po-
tical and social condition for that which befalls
the inhabitants or residents of any other coun-
try under the wide scope of the canopy which is
over us?
| Where would you 60 with the satisfaction that
you would have under the institutions of your
1 country? Where could you enjoy political
power which is so universally disseminated in
popular principles? Here every citizen feels he
is man. IL he is one Of the governed he is
also one of the governors, and he has voice in
every transaction of public policy and national
concern.
Let others say what they will--let others
commend what they please-let them either like
o more royal, a more despotic, or more demo-
cratic form Of government. For myself, and
believe / may speak for you've are satisfied
with our constitution as people Of the United
States and citizens of Massachusetts,, living
under free, popular, and glorious representa-
tive government.
BosToN, April 22.--Mr. Webster commenced
at quarter past eleven o'clock, a. M, and
| spoke about twenty minutes.
Adam w. Thaxter a merchant, was cowhided
| this forenoon, in State street, by his former
partner, Mr.. Harrington. The cause assigned
is business relation.
FANEUIL HALL.-The Board of Aldermen
passed resolutions explaining their action yes
terday. 1t has been found by reference to the
will of Peter Faneuil, that they had no right to
refuse the Hail. and that an order was offered
to allow any one hundred voters to have it on
application for lawful purpose hereafter.
Ed. j. w. MoGAUGHEY is q candidate for re-
election to Congress in the Vigo district, Ind
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