The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-24


could add no new Giles to respect, q need write
no name under that portrait,) the law of justice
and equity has gone forth to the most powerful
mes. adjusting disputed boundaries, snnulling an.
constitutional laws reversing erroneous deer aons
and, with few mild words of Judicial visdon,
disposing of questions hundred fold M re impor-
tant than thoee which, within the past year, from
the plains Of Hostein, have shaken the pillars Of
continental Europe, and all but bought million
Of men into deadly conflict with each other But,
ar, when the Union 10 broken, when the
States are separated, what CT your Supreme Court
then How are you 70 settle great and difficult
questions And plenty q them, believe me, you will
have. Think of those rivers running up, and down,
and across the country in every objection, and the
controversies about their navigaton-is there to be
NO way Of settling them Again, hostile tariffs,
designed 10 undermine the revenue and commerce
Of neighborng States, will spring up. Aud this
very question which new agitates the Union
What in the name Of Heaven you to DO with
all these controversies, when you have lost this
great and august tribunals Gentlemen, when this
time comes-when Pennsylvania, for instance.
looks round her and finds Virginia has pushed up q
narrow strip behind her western boundary, to keep
her entirely aoof from the left bank Of the Ohio,
addressing Chancellor Walworth) the case OF
Olmstead will induce her to remain quiet laugh
ter, in which Chancellor Walworth Joined If
New York should take it into her head to revive
her claim to a monopoly of the steam navigation
OF her waters, and give effect TO her grant TO the
representatives of Fulton, would Gibbons and
Ogden prevent her from executing this purpose
Laughter No When we come 10 that, the day
Of chancellors and judges Is passed: We shall
shut up the volumes of Peters, and Wheaton, and
Dallas, and Cranch we shall repudiate the autho-
Yity of the Keats and the Storeys, the Waiworths
and the Marshalls we shall go TO the ersenas of
the old despotisms for their accursed logic-the
Eltima ratio reguni-and settle all disputes at the
point OF the pike and the mouth Of the cannon.
There some other topics on which intended to
speak. GEO on" $50 on ~ | thank you for
your encouragement gentlemen, but my strength
Is failing. But | wllldirect your thoughts TO the
position which the country will stand in before the
world 10 Gaze of a dissolution of the Union. |
would ask you to look ahead and see what would
be our condition. The United States, now so
great and pow erful, and respected-raised to an
importance which will enable US before long to
hold the balance Of opinion between contending
empires Of the word-what will it be when broken
mp and frittered down 10 twenty or thirty prin c-
palites and, in the lapse of time, perhaps to three
hundred miserable political principalities But |
must take my seat. | thank you, Mr.. Mayor and
gentlemen, for the kind attention with which hou
have listened 10 me, and beg 10 join my vows
with yours, that the constitution of the United
Siates, with all its privileges and bic ssings, may
be peTpetuated TO the latest posterity
Mr. WEMoRE announced that the ninth toast, or
the toast of the clergy, would be given out of
hs order, SO as TO afford opportunity TO the gen.
ilemen who would speak TO il, TO retire whenever
they thought proper.
The MAYOR then gave
sflberty regulated by Law. husic-" Selections Puri
tani.D
Rev Dr. Cox, of Brooklyn, then addressed the
meeting and said-My duties and ENDORSEMENTS this
week, and my duties to morrow, induced me 20
think that would not be able to accept your invi-
tation 10 this banquet Busa sense OF duty towards
my country prevailed over my doubts, and am
here. (Cheers) The theme is so prolific
that it is like resurrection from the
repulcbre Of Mount Vernon sending some
thipg into the air better than rockets, and
higher than the stars. (Applause.) And If have 10
sweep away the heads of all my arguments, II is
because ! had 10 capItulate at Fort Necessity.
(Roars of laughter) This, the ll9.h anniyer-
sary of Washington, completed, and the l20sh be-
gun, would make me az long as a commentary on
the llsth Psalm. renewed laughter) IL | id
net feel the necessity of being brief by coercion, |
would have both the gentlemen from Massachusetts
and Mississippi together as my apology for saying
little on this occasion. have been told that have
changed my opinions Of late. The man who says
20 does not know me | saw my venerable octo-
gtnarian mother in Philadelphia last week, and
asked thtr what she taught me. She ted me
che taught me TO love mankind, Washington, the
American constitution sId all the people. Cheers
In talking Of The constitution. RENE faber when
was ~ years OF age, belonged TO shar p-shoo;ing
military company, commanded by Captain Freling-
huysen, ia the last war, which hope will be the
last that shall ever astonish heaven an earth with
ITS gamhos. Here am now, err IN my 9th year,
iGrd nntabltts Gnals. Some kind but weak friend
gave me an niue ndo that If ! came here | would
give offence. said, what would WI herspoon do
~
and the companion of Washington" (cheersl
| was born in the Little State Of Delaware, where
my father ard Or Miller heralded the cause of Ia
b.rty and a ration born in day. We have now
grown from ~ (rsversing the digts) 10 81, free AMI
inde % ndent with our borders the lakes, Mexico
and all The world. About 3 800 years ago, if my
memory serves me-(roars OF laughter) -,here was
model bation planted on the coast OF the Levant,
and, IN some RESPECTS, the symbol of the world tina;
10 be. There were thirteen States there.
There were twelve tribes, aud the tribe OF Levi
dwell among the others. There were thirteen 10
all--msde spitutbns nMEn-under the dominion Of
JehGroh Stafor, repnbiicG custos. When the fools
asktd Tor king, he gave them one in his anger,
snd took HIM away in his wrath Then David,
the man after Code own heart, arose, and was
succeeded by his ron, Solomon. This was the
golden age of Israel. When the wise man died, a
certain proe ssor, who studied theology m Egypt,
set up calves for the worship Of the people aad his
name IL perpctusted 70 this day as Jerobosm, the
rcn Of Nebat. VINO caused Israel 10 sin (R04rs OF
leughter) He was succeeded BY eighteen as bad
az himself, an amoBg them JeZabel, the worst "
all; and the progress OF corruption aud wickeiaess
went On, it'll at length the nation carried cap
tive and lost IN the cities Of the Medcs. IL was
schsm easily made; but II has never been healed.
fear EN- gong too far INFO the facts and prece-
dents OF history. We are all from the BRUSH
isles, with decent mixture of Huguenot b!ooi.
For nys. have dash OF lrish and Scotch IA
me; 90 kat II i not 10 b. wondered az If symp4-
ihiee with even body Who that his ever r "a
the Border Wars, the Chevy Chsse-the Battle Of
Floodsn Field, that chlls wi,h horror every
idinit IN steAt4h0 70 hits Nt}-Who 0O~s
not know tha' these vars we're produced
by division When / was in Europe a short
lime ago, / met in my travels a respectable
Scoichman He proved his respectahty hy the
fact Of his high appreciation cfAmerica. daughter
and cheers He said that, 10 relation 70 his ogn
country, the union Of the States was the greatest
OF all blessings 10 Amercs, and that disFul-
iion ~ The SITES would be their destruction 4
reflected With horror upon the possibility % the
coming Il Time when this event might happen;
when brothef's hand would be turaed against
kFn ENw nd nd 49, A..
character n Wsahi1g,cn often studied, and pom
c.rsd upon IL. shall ncyer forget Marsh dis
Life 81 Washington !" but / must acknowledge
he PfeGuesr HE by They call this State The
Face isi0f" I'D California he " Eureka" where
hfy have Discovered such treasures Of goli
Pennsylvania u called the " Keystone State" n
~ the Only motto ! am jealous Of; because every
Sftfe Is l kaYNinnr- NaIN slnne In the arnh IA a