The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-05-21

ION 10 uc chuse OF the OnlOn, anu VI llul
Iingle-heartedness with which BELIEVE he
pursues what he thinks lends TO the honor,
and ienown ofthe country. fGreat
ipplause.l As for us. who have assisted
hin, perhaps | may venture 10 say that on
all great national questions-i in everything
the peace, permanence and well
fare Of our country, the stability OF the
Union and OF the constitution, there has
never been the slightest difference. Gen
ilemen, in making our progress from Lake
Erie 10 the south, We have come, as every
body mus, come, who il bounu norllIward
or eastward. 10 the city Of New York. Uor
il is very difficult, gentlemen, for anybody |
to travel from Mason and Discus line io
New England and Byrum river, without
passing through New York, )lor here it lies
in our way,and will not move. (Laughier.)
This city, then, is in our way. We must
pass through it, aud breathe lis air, and Tor
my part, gentlemen, it is an air which, Tor
the las, few months, | love to inhaIe. 1t is
a patriotic atmosphere. (Applause.) Con
slitutional breezes fan it every day the
sun of liberty warns it every day and
ten thousand flowers. Of every hue and
odor, yield the fragrance and the patriotic
glow of common senliinenls-ot common
hopes and purposes, Everybody that loves
the Union, and the flag Of the Union, loves
to come 10 New York. (Applause.) In
that respect, gentlemen, your great and
magnificent city is the load-star, and her
breath sweet air. And So may it ever be.
And may this vast metropolis, now counting
so many hundreds of thousands OF indus
irious and happy people. long continue. !
wish that those unhappy spirits, who are
dissatisfied with things us they are, would
visit it. They would assurelly be bene-
fitted by il, and | think they
"Wluld find a scene
To excommunicate the Spleen
;Great laughter.l believe that those who
think everything goes wrong, North and
Souih-who think that this is not a country
worth living in, or whose institutions are
not worthy Of an effort TO preserve-l think
if they were to come here, they would see
and hear what would bring a smile Of com
placence over the sourest visage. Gentle
men, | thank you. | can't thank you
| enough, not only for this instance ot kind
ness, hui for innumerable instances Of the
confidence and regard which this commu.
| Dity has seer fit to extend TO me, which
we're above all that | desired. Gentlemen,
| thank you, and through you The citizen:
Of New York, Of all parties, classes, and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS alike-all at
tached 10 the union OF these States, and TO
| the Constitution, and one and all freely ell
| titled 10 receive my most cordial thanks
| Vehement cheering.)
Here there were loud calls for Mr.. Ora
ham and for Mr.. CriltenGen, when at length
Mr.. Critonden, the Attorney General
came forward and said
SPEECH OF MIR. CRITTENDEN.
No one can doubt your hospitality or kind.
ness. The evidences are everywhere around
me. But to make II speech to you now
would be a sort OF cruelty, from which | be-
to be excused. (Lauglser.) After being
addressed by such men as you have jus
heard, what have | left to say Only this
that at every step, since | left Washington,
have heard the President checred, not will
the personal adulat;on rendered TO Royalty
but with an enthusiastic patriotism that car
only spring from free and republican hearts
| have seen him greeted with an ardor tina
a freeman might be proud OF, ard a patriot,
regard ms the highest reward Of his devotion
to his country.
IL was tuc cAullnBi RlOIlOus ItSlHE lnd
he was the executive Of the laws Of this grea
confederacy, and was not the mar to shrInI
from maintaining them at all hazards. Tire
mendous cheering.) And, gentlemen, if W
should ever cease TO feel that law is libert,
not the means, but liberty itself, what woul
become of us as a nation, ana what woul
even you, citizens of New York, be, if la
and order were put down ? (Cries of nevel
1870. W., a., ,Io ,--e.rtt,. 80 Al
whole Of lhi great union. (Cheers.) Ther
is not a tree in the forest-there is not a
ear of corn or wheat in the prairie, that doe
not drop its fruits or your head. You ar
the product of the Union, and a sublim
monument OF what law and liberty and OF
der can achieve. What man would give u
such a destiny for himself or the country ?
A voice in the crowd-Bill Seward. Roal
of laughter, and cries of " good.")
Mr.. Crittenden-When the sun itse
broke forth from chaos, the scene was nj
more grand or glorious than when the sun
liberty shone upon this new world, and r,
vealed order from confusion, light from darl
ness, and from a day Of small things, a d'
gree of prosperity unexampled in the hisior
of the world. Conquesis of physical fore
have been achieved by the Romans ov,
. other nations, and these feats of valor ha,
, been the subject of the historian and Il
, theme of the poet. Yours has been a col
! quest of principles. 1t has been felt an
heard in Europe. (Applause.)
a little while age, we had 10 treat for col
/ science and commerce.. Now we stand in
. different position, and are prepared to di'
:, tate rather than be dictated to. You ha,
! all heard of a recent letter TO the represel
,, talive of Austria. You have heard in it Il
!. thunder of Young America that reyibrat
: all over this country. We have only to 90
our way happy and rejoicing, and we shi
! soon be the ldw.glvers OF the world, and Il
once proud nations of Europe, if they do n
obey YOU will follow your example. In hf
wears hence, what position will the Unit
G States attain, in all human probability -? L.
= hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor the mil
I of man conceived, what this country W
+ become in half a century. if its progre
b should keep pace with the growth of
}, present prosperity. It's railroads and cant
a have lone much-its institutions and eXar
= pies have done and will do more. Cent?
e mel, | have almost made a speech-Oaug
= terra thing | dread above all other
(Renewed laughter.) ought perhaps Ill
the Indian, to cover up my tracks and bul
[ in oblivion my imperiections. l shall co
;, clude by rendering to the citizens of Ne
K York my heartfelt thanks for the honors, Il
accidental honors, they have conferred upc
, me.-(Loud cheers.)
Elmira. N. Y. May II, s A. Mt
$ excursion cars reached here at 7 o'clock,
NJ, having travelled to-day 2ss miles. f
thusiasm Al every village and station alor
d the line was unbounded. Cannon and SIM
| Ter arms, bands of music, farmers with the
deafening cheers, and multitudes of me
women and children waving theif handkt
800. l.. o..,.t.ap mazda Of of p