New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-24

ONllZAlOn bCelCe the Ars TRADE, Education, Religion
rquirensy demsndthst this L Eiou be psrpetual Every
railway which constructed every canal thai h excavaled
every leerBphc wire ha, stretched every school
that preached whether North Souh Of Mason and
Dxons ne-sre each guarantees FOR the existence
Union Sir should Convention he assembled IN any State
for the purpose Of dissovDg the nion he Choir Of the
Blind Asylum sing its presence that glorious National
nSq in ne our hesi on tb: s0n ssy s5s ma,
Convention fer from be- able TO Dissolve this Union
would lelf be dissolved by that choir add that hymn
Heaven, While thrilling voices chalted
The ,tar spsns'ed 6snner oni may wave
Ger be hnd Of IL es and The home @ the brave
would call down mercy 10 melt lightning to scathe the
heart that should mediate the destruction Of Freedoms
Ts, gu! 10 man we AInsIicen Keplonc Loud applause
siugges throw away their chains Not for our own
sshes only but for the cause OF human liberty throughout
the world this model Government must endure. II Il
sted merely In compscts written parchment It per
i,h But i Is engrsven on The tabsure Of every true
American heart Once when had been travelling for many
weeks In foreign land among strange peOps
hardly recognizing single word that sounded In my ears
approached The COST Of France and amid cloud OF
shipping lowering in distant hsrbor floating from
The masthead OF vessel the familiar Stars and Stripes OF
sur, Involuntary exclaimed,
"Wberesrs roam what other lands I ses
Ny heart, untsvsId, foroly turns 70 thee
Sir that the sentiment which gushes up from the deep
fountains Of every American BOSOM and that sentiment R
surtg h perpeluy ofthe Union Loud cheers Dissolve
this Union There s too much OF human progress human
hope, and human well being, involved In its existence 10
allow il 10 be dissolved win tell you Sir, what will
make our Institutions enduring time 1t Is because,
that while the people viii eousy observe and perform,
in their letter and spirit all Constitutional obligations and
Will sntan the absolute supremacy Of The laws they will
also exercise the freedom Of speech and the press the right
Of assembling and pettoning. and will resist every
croschmeRt upon the inviosbty OF the writ OF ha1cns
plause.i Dissolve he Union WIN Sir. The men vet
live among who have few feeble colonies, scat
tered along the Atlantic coast inhabited by less than three
millions OF people, expand int confederscy othry
States stretching its territory from the granite
shores Of New gland to the golden strand OF California
forests
OF the Rio GrGnde teemng with twenty four millions OF
intelligent and freemen and becoming richer
IN all the eemeI OF greatness thsn any nation under
heaven And Sir the grand sons OF these aged men will
live to see this Isme confederscy grow under our glorious
Constitution till s population ouruns the march OF emu
meTstiOn till It's territory. washed by reaches
from the arctic SHOWS OF Labrador to the tropc heats OF
Panama. and till the he averses This vide domain,
neither rises master sets upon save. lLo1g
continued applause conclude by proposing to you the
immortal sentiment Of Daniel Webster:
Liberty and Union and forever add insspsr.s"
w. Z. ROBINSON, Esq, was called up, and
spoke briefly the city of New York. of its people gath
cred from all Dstions Of the fresh Of blood running
through il purified and nvgorang to the veins and heart
of the Union In conclusion he referred to the visit 70 the
Blind and the Deaf aud Dumb Institutions and to the Luna
The Union-Fo Of YORK. native adopted bhud
rot TO its utility and necessnone 20 deaf to be nen,
protest against inufynons rat wish destroyed
Addresses followed by Hon. CHRISTOPHER
MORGAN, Secretary of State. Hon. CALEB LYON,
of the Assembly, and one ortwo other gentlemen
and at quarter to twelve the assemblage dis
persed. each wel.pleased with the events Of the
day and the social entertainment of the evening.
90 The Speed of tho steamship Prometheus."
To the Editor Of The Tribune;
Ny attention was called, few days since, to
communication under the above head, signed by
c. VANDERBILT which appeared in The Herald OF Feb q,
during my absence from the City As have lively and
abiding interest in all that ranpes relating to steamships
&c, hasten to reply to that communcaon and will take
his opportunity to inform the public valuable aud i'm
portant practical inventions discoveries and Improvements
perfected In the construction aud propulsion OF
steamships which will be brought before the public
and pat into practical operation.
In the article ofFeb a. Mr. Vanderbilt sets forth bis rea
for the speed and economy attained In running the
Prometheus (which doubt correctly and ends by
proposing wager large amount that there s no ship
soa and that be built in twelve months which
can exceed the Promelheus In speed and economy.
Mr.. Vanderbilt 10 hereby informed that wager to the
amount Of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS III he
cbooses will be made with him. against equal sum- that
snip and sDH be built within she period Of eighteen
months from the first day of May next which Will oe run
speed In any season. far exceeding that attained oy the
snd a. Large ssyng 81 expense s IN
OF the Prometheus be propelled by similar engines
for the period Of one week from the day f?ubcsiion
DARIUS DAWSON.
NetO. Ork March 20, 1851.
~ We trust Mr.. Dawson will build his boat,
and that she will run even faster than he prom
Uses; but we are decidedly opposed to BETS and
hope the one here proposed will not be made
The constructor OF such boat will make money
enough without gambling. Ed.