The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-01

Calculate the value of this Union that for which
he was prepared to make every sscridce-even OF
life ITSELF to preserve and to perpstuate to posteri-
ty. But he had alre sdy said too much, and those
accompanying him were better qualified to address
this company than himself (Three cheers-three
m0re-great applause-music)
Thememory ofGen Washington. Drank stand
Gentlemen, fill your glasses; propose you now
The Hon N 4than X. Hall, worthy son of a SIS
ter State. We extend to him Virginia welcome.
(Music-applause)
Mr. HALL said, that among his peculiarities he
had always practised an economy of speech; and
chat it was one of his defects Of education that he
had never learned to talk. For this the President
was, to some extent, responsible but he did not
regret it and, with an apology and his thanks,
Mr.. Hall evaded the requisition for speech. We
all expected him to tell US something of his contem-
plated improvements in the Post Office Depart
ment but he was satisfied in thanking the compa-
pany for their confidence in the administration Of
his friend, the President.
After feast to the Judiciary of the United States,
and another to the army and navy.
Judge Barton gave the following as the next OF
the regular series
The Hon. Alexander H. H. Stuart. Virginia
greets with pride her honored SON.
Mr.. CONWAY, from the West, eloquently seconded
the sentiment.
Mr. STUART. Gentlemen, receive the greeting
Of my venerable mother with truly flial affection
and reverence And like true Virginian, he spoke
of the glory of the brave old State; of Patrick
Henry, and Lee, of Jefferson, Washington, Madi-
son, Marshall, and their direct agency from the
fomenting of the revolution, each in his proper
sphere, as the leading minds in establishing our in
dependence and in founding our government. Mr.
Stuart thought the question Of disunion was sub
ject which should be discussed but with view only
to prevent that calamity of dissolution. He be
lieved the danger had not been magnifed-tha
it had not, indeed, been UNDERSTOOD nor it yet
altogether past The leaders of the secession party
for disunion per Sc because they would rather
be first in Southern confederacy, than second in
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dissolution not in the nature of Southern insttu
tiOns altogether. 1t in the ambitious leaders Of
Southern ultras. 1t was their settled purpose to
dissolve this Union. They had endeavored to effect
with them not disunion an alternative, but dis
union for its sake and the prospects of subserv
ing their ambitious projects But they had betrayed
themselves too soon, and he believed the Union
was now stronger than it had been for twenty years
in the hearts Of the people. But although many Of
the deluded victims of these Catalines Of disunion
in the South, had now deserted them, it was very
evident the scheme of disuni0n is not abandoned.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. He should
stand by the Union l am said to DO a whig, born
whg, wing ingram, have always been whig,
have lived wing, and hope to die whig; but
so help me God, / should vote for q good Union
democrat, if necessary, in preference to the loftest
whig in the land, if tainted with disunionism.
There two classes of disunionists-the Northern
and Southern, and he ranked them both together,
for the Shiny reptiles of abolitionsm were driving to
the same object of dsunion with the seceders Of the
South MIR. Stewart concluded by proposing
The memory of Hugh Mercer.
Mr. Spaulding, of Richmond, Mr.. John o. Sar-
geant, Mr.. Miller, Mr.. Conway, Mr. Stanard, and
others, also addressed the meeting; also MIR.
Cbas. J. Faulkner, of the Virginia Legislature, in
reply to toast complimentng him as the author
Of the Fugitive Slave law.
At half-past six o'clock, accompanied by the
Guards and a large deta ;hment Of the ladies o.
Fredericksburgh, the President and party left ir
the train for the Potomac river. They arrived a.
the river about haEpast seven, and at eight O'Clock
we're conducted on board the steamer Mount Yer
non, with q company of one hundred persons OF
board just down from Washington. The Marine
Band, by some inexcusable neglect somewhere
failed to arrive, should have had pleasan
dance all the way up the river. There was a fin,
supper ON board. At Alexandria, at near mid
night, the President hailed with bonfres, artil
| lery, and the loudest cheering Of the day.
Arrived at Washington past midnight, when al
hands, without much ceremony, quietly dispersed
the Presidents carriage taking the direction Of tn
| White House. w.