Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-24

Boston. flaws laws, they must be observed there
must be equality. II the big flies break through tho laws
and the ue kept in subdon, then Is no law al
all want to the strong bounddown TO the law as well
as the feeble But am going far beiond my physical ability
have detected myself in making speech which did not
intend d. ask your pardon for he esPass tLaughter
and cheers."l
Mr.. GRAHAM, Secretary Of the Navy, was next
called out and having been introduced to the as
sembIy by the Mayor, ne thanked them for the
manner in which his name and the name OF ms
State had been received, and then proceeded rs
follows:
Your lot is cast in beautiful and advantageous situation
You have fine climate, and you highly favored You
are pursuing the course that viii bring you wealth. is to
me most gratifying sight find such city as this, hun
dreds Of miles from the with 600 inhabitants, with
such resources and wealth dusea among he people see
before military which gives assurance has 1nen ne
services are required they will be found able and willing to
do their duty see organized bands of fremen able to
protect your property see institutions of religion, OF learn
ing and of refinement. When see these things rejoice
in my heart to be able to call this my Common country
loud applause. What else did see In passing. saw
the name Of my old respected State your
Carolina-which will bear with compliment from
the citizens of New York. is State that was and
never will be lacking in its devotion to the Union That
name was as refreshing the spring the traveller in
the desert What else have seem have the flag
of the Union that twenty millions of people, and
l trust will wave over hundreds Of millions.
My veneraed chief has said that he trusted the South is
the North to the constitution The history Of the
past shows that no State has exceeded North Carolina In
LOYALTY When Boston raised the standard Of freedom and
revolution thousands her aid from beyond the banks OF
the Potomac and regiments from own State fought al the
battle of Long Island at West Point and at Niagara, where
was but Yesterday The Of the South bled and died
under Scott and bis associates and their bones lie moudens
on both sides of the river where they offered up their lives in
defence your SOIL and for their common countys honor
They have bsfe-o and they will do it again, a-
my State showed reluctance in joining the Confe
deracy. Vauing her Independence, she slow in
making up her mind, and did not join l after the Union
formed. But, if she the last in she will be the
last to out if the principles Of the constitution
forced and the laws maintained. This question is not Of
modern origin; the law existed in 1912 Then
men every State batled together for the freedom
and honor of all Shall they do less now in order TO perpe
tuate the union Of these States One thing necessary
which, the language Of Burke brings together the modern
elements of the world II is faith in the Constitution, faith
in the Union, and faith in each other If keep the
bond, this Union will not only be perpeuaed, but DIFF
fused wider space and among greater muudes. What
want is Union founded in loyalty, real and aectionae.
Without these is but mocke II these States never had
been united and stood independent soveegntes
they before the articles Of confederation signed,
their relations would not have been respected and contact
must have arisen that would only result in bloodshed and
of State against State. In order avoid dire Gala
nifty, the Constitution formed, and the Father Of his
Country and bis associates passed many ess and anxious
nights in Ponderng upon its provisions, and endeavorng
make it, not perfection, but the best that the circumstances
would permit. When several States form common Gov
eminent, they concede something each other and admit
things that they would reject they making laws alone
We in the South do not ask you adopt peculiar ns
tuons but ask you to deliver up the fugitive slave to
would surrender the criminal to you
I call, then, upon the people Of the State Of New York
to stand by the laws. When in my State exhort my
neghbors show orbearance all parts Of the Unon and
ask those whom meet in distant parts Of the country
do the same. Garry out the Union, and you will have the
country prosperous and happy to the latest posery With
law there erder and has been we'll said that th
voice of law from the bosom Of God Whatever the Law
is it must be enforced from the banks Of Niagara the Ri
Grande. look with terror the past 1t is great mis-
take to say there was danger There was DANGER
there 10 danger But trust in the good sense
patriotism and good faith Of the people, to carry out the law
and maintain the and the compromises of the
stitution." :.- .,.
Mr.. GRAHAM concluded by again returning thanks for tn
reception given the President, and for their cordial manes
tations of kindness to himself n " .....
The procession then formed again and proceeded to th
Eagle Hotel where the Presidential party in company wit
some hundred of their fellow citizens parook of sump
tuous entertainment
The PrrsIDEsT retired from the table after the
mova Of the CLOTH having first returned his acknowledgment
to the company for the cordiay with which bis health ha
been drunk.
MT. ORlrTENDEN was again called upon, amidst cheer
for Old Kentucky" which brought him to his feet
He said .@ :...s. #. ... l.
"This seems to me to be real old fashioned scene
Laughter thank you for this remembrance Of Old Ken
tuck-by -the-bye not quite old myself unwil
ling to pour drop Of politics into the champagne flow
ng but who can look around this table and say that there
among the people the United States about suc
thing as fugitive slave law There to be
ness in quiobling about such thing that [Cheers
Sour President said two things to-day that wist
to contradict now that he gone He told you that he
indebted to his Cabinet there such thing that all
He that does his business and refer fuhe
to the truth Of the fact to my friend on my right Mr. Ora
ham, If any thing done well, you may rely upon it b,
deserves all the credit for he does the whole thing himself
any thing should turn out unhappy for that too he
take the dlscredt We his auxaes and are determined
10 maintain the Union Of these States veal come wo.
I'm other countries the bsyonet the great magistrate
me dumo nsensbe but sharp magistrate Where the law
depend upon the people, the people make the lawswht
daes 70 break them He who himself up against hs
law, ses himself up against the people, If arsocracy
made ne laws there might be virtue in resistance but wher
the people make them who is bold to resist If there
are any VINO can successfully resist they be arsto
cracy. appeal 70 the young of the country. The
present state Of things will do well enough for me but sp
peal to you who will WELD scepe more powerful than ha
OF the great julius Cesar any Roman Emperor that ever
lived If you do not fall in pueries about points Of con-
science, and try to make your neighbors do what Won do
course that would break up the mghest empire the world
you will rule the world, true to yourselves Grd up Won,
loins for your mighty desnies If you are not alive to them
you low the earth you tread and dull as the weed on
Lehes shores Shall dash to pieces as posbed the
glorious vessel of the constitution formed by the blood Of on,
fathers, which flowed in common seam We bound by
the articles signed by fathers Shall now turn round
and find fault The constitution good enough for the
great Washington and fathers, but growing
mighty good that wish tear up the tree which they