Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-22

TOWeT CanaIs,
another mode of stretching forth your Brarian
the furhest part oil the land, and bringing her riches
into your State. Sir, II Goes not bee me me to
PRESS gratitude for the reception you have extended to
those associated with me. They capable of
doing 1t Tor themselves than | sm-twRving his hand
towards Mr. We5ster) Permit me. however, to say,
that receive this testimony OF the inhabitants of Bos
ton and Massachusetts but as an evidence OF their duty
the constitution aud our glorious Union, and of their
determination to sustain both.
Mr.. Fillmore again thanked the Governor for his
kind reception, and sat down.
Hon. Daniel Webster was then called upon, and
spoke as follows:
Mag it please your Ercellency; This occasion is
not mneits honors aud its duties due TO from
The State-the great Stsfe--the old State
the Ole patriotic Bunker Hill and FGneut HAL State of
Massachusetts has invited the President OF the United
States within her borders To your honored person aud
to your houored office, may please your Excellence,
this visit paid. Sir, am good deal touched with
the kind the too kind, reception which you have Civ
As have said, Sir the occasion belongs TO the
President and 10 these oths Cabine, who strsu-
gers 1haak God! am stranger here! rApplausel
| am of MASSACHUSETTS,! Hear hearl Bone of her
b one snd flesh Of her flesh! [Cheersl and | would
rather rejoice IN taking part with you, may it please
your Exceisncy, as the Governor OF the State and my
ieh3w citizens wko surround you in paying honor to
the President OF the United States (cheers), than in
acting any part, or IN demanding any part toward my
self
And, nsyit please your excellency, wish in the
first place, say, that, from the bottom OF my heart,
wish entire your administration OF the great
affairs OF this State, in whatsoever hands those affairs
ISL. Ii they talry and lmparudly ADMINISTERED,
those hands shall have my hand in their support tSen-
saGon.) Ia the next place may say that | de-
voutly wish the great interests OF the Common
wealth may prosper Oar interests are varied-hey are
complex. We have million OF people living on
very small surtaee-on sterile SOIL aud beneath an in
clement sky; and yeti are full ohappiness, and all
as we say in the country ',osI to do in the '0Ord
must be owing to wise legislation. 1t must be
owing to great economy and prudence among
the people. 1t must be owing to system ofeducaion
mi ha OvJin tn thot ~
or in the sky, but in the soul and heart of and
woman and child; and these hope will prosper
/ hope, too, that every concern OF this great Com
monwealth, under your administration and those of
your successors, may prosper and above ALL senti-
men can never repress and hardly postpone, my
dent prayer is that this whole country, bound together
asst by ties OF interest, of affinity, OF association may
continue TO be bound together for ever until that thing
shall happen which know will never happen under
Gods blessings, until the Constitution Of the country
shall prove curse TO it. Prolonged appausel-
Never, never, never! Why, what is it that supports
all these interests! What is it? Here is mass of
commerce; who protects it, Its vast interest in
actures; who protects it? Here is coast ng trade
running from Newburypoft round to California; who
prstectsit! What ws? what Government! In short,
Wherever we turn our eyes, we see this Stale is not
agricultural State, but commercial one-a manufac'
turing one-a State mixed up with all the interests
that belong to society," and beyond all these visible
and demoustrable interests, and vast many Yankee
notions besides We live under the laws OF the Gen.
eral Government, and should perish if those laws
nbFogated Applause Sir, you have alluded TO the
the administration of the affairs OF the country. The
years of human life away. Sir, shall perform
such services tor such other length OF Time but with
every increasing year and day and hour, the more [
couemp ate the history of this country the great des
tiny OF this Countrywide more see contemplate
lt-as stretching from sea to sea and from the rivers
10 the ends OF the EARTH The more see it exhibit the
American genius al home, and abroad the more
what exhibitions OF skill have asonished Europe in
this one Summer, (sensaton) the more am surprised
and ratified.
he Anti
Amer can uress in all Europe, within fortnight, has
stated that in thing veiuabe, in everything that
Is Tor human improvement the United States 90 far
ahead OF everybody else to leave nobody else ia
sight. 1t is like the position of Jove among the GODS
Jove is first and there is second: and in another pa
per influential Ia the Councils of Great Britain the
editor says: "Ihe time may come-he might almost
have said, and R0ie iS--when America shall and
the ocean, and both oceans, and all the This
results partly from The skill of individuals and patty
from the untrlng ingenuity OF the people, and partly
from those great which have given the ocean
oil one world on side, and The ocean OF the other
world on the other. They appear to have filled the
minds o.the people with aston>hment, and it brought
to my mind story told of gentleman now living
1t related t, Mr.. John Lowell about 80 years ago,
reiurnue Europe after the Peace of 1875. The gen
tleman to whom | have referred, spoken to by
one ofthe great personages of Europe, who al
ludne to ne nava power OF the United States said
sad that he hoped the European powers would now be
permitted TO traverse the que y, and the re-
Spouse was, eyes, with our leave" Applause
May please your Excellency, hope that all health,
happiness and prosperity will attend you henceforward
through lie Enthusiastic cheers
The following is Mr.. Stuarrs speech:
The very complimentary terms in which you have
been pleased to allude 10 my friend on my left and
myself seems demand word of spouse and thanks
tender to you, Sir, my most cordial acknowledge
for tie welcome you have given us This Sir,
is the first time that my foot has rested on the soil
OF New England but trust Sir it will not be the last
Applause have seen many things TO admire, and
which have afforded instruction ! have seen The
work OF + aroads to which you have alluded
which penet ang the t hottest parts of the
country. have seen to-day, Sr, as travesed your
territory, the hardy yeomaury of country and here
Sir, permit say, that in all my travels throughout
this broad confed-racy, | have never vet seen the
same evidenceso intelligence, Of prosperity of lndusry
and OF everything that renders the condition of man
d. lighul in this lit'. lApplause.l
have seen, Sir, bands OF children who have seemed
10 to line the way for miles, and who had come