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n emP haticall lie has never vet per-
lYinsp lne work aSgned him, nor will he
uh'h tEe eng 81 tive He will walk ever in
.aat sacred work uMss his name is oblitera-
ted from the recordsNf t;mc
tnink, SAID MI Webster, hear him say
| In the words Of lib farewell address $ Re
happy--rcsist withcarc the shirt of ;nnoya.
ton upon the principles of government, how
over specious the lretext; attend to every
admonition which would ehioin strict adhe-
renee 70 the principles uponwhich that gov
| ernnent is founded / hear him saw now.
itlt were permitted him, he would appear be-
fore this people as lie appeared to the coun.
try In its most trying time-as he appeared
at the head of his army when leading them
10 battle against the enemies Of freedom
and say to all Americans and lovers Of their
country and its institutions, Hold on, by
every means, to that country which cost me
and my compatrlots seven years Of toll and
struggle (Great cheering Our c.uatry,
said Mr w, consists Of that glorious consti,
tuition under which we have lived, for pc
Rod Of more than half century; and Amer.
lea, with her mass Of population, is the great
Ha bel ~ those AaA's4
webster said he hoped he,would be pardoncd
LOT lnterruptlng the thseaa of his discourse
atthis moment, BY proposing, from the full.
ness Of his heart, the following toast
THE-GLoRioUs AND IMMORTAL MEMORY OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
This was drunk standing and in silence /
Mr. Webster resumed In the lapse Of
years SAID he, it may very possibly happen
that the exact principle of Union NAV lot b.
waysunderstood alike and 1t would not
therefore, DC amiss 10 refer 10 the objects
for WHICH the Colonies were united III. lin.
itahous assigned them, and the prineinlo
Whlch should govern for their perpetuation.
/, UT Webster then entered, at considerable
ieneth' INTO aFeyiewof the general princi
pies which had brought the Colonies to throw
on the yoke OF allegiance to Great Britain,
and dwelt upon the various causes wbicbded
them TO confederate together. He said tbev
we're governed by spirit ,of liberality and
justice which actuated both North ana Santh
and the good faith with which both narties
entered into the compact Of ronfeaerra,; as
was inc great cause which led to the seeur.
ing o. that independence which we now enjoy
~ that period, he said, The North and ~
south we're, as now, governed by different
y xtepls but each section was willing tb.t
1as other should not have their nae,l;a-
rights and privileges interfered with b,t
lnat they should be governed in sncb ~. III |
ner as would best enhance ami nro,aa 49, ~
interests Of AL. The North. n that t;ao
was perfectly aware Of the existen.a IL go
rIy IN the South; and although there m NICK
be some who deprecated thar STATE - ,i'.'
YET they were perfectly willing "a accs on" ~
south As sister aud to take IN i n .h ..e
embrace The obligation to Kan liz J, sne'f
pact Is As great now as then ma 1, sLs'sii
ana ne had no doubt would Be- s,r;o,l es'
hered To ~ strictly adj
Mr. Webster then spoke Of tba saon.:
ths compromise measures ana sa;a aIoP'loh q
upon them Is the great saving point a III
~ lss. c1eck upon teeagitators who wouId 4
'su g qassever the Union ANY State rs,;J
q, COMPATIBILITY !. North or South which S ds
PATS IN me least iota from the shirt If ,besa
measures, Is disioyall fGreat Cbeerine eAIse
Mr " said, we have seen ~ III TaII,l
'oFAe excitement on the great ana ag;tat;raI
lnesllons ct the day We have seen 5isn e
ne ooath, something of the same exc:,a.
nensi and secession from tile Union Ssas
nfeatened ~ some as i remedy from tba;r
imaginary evils. What. said Mr m Mi
hey secede from : Where viii thew se y i
thought that they who talked. Of ii.
esslon had great fatality Of mind that
net minds were entirely diseased and in
DC language Of Holy Writ, z tbev know , III.
'l.at they do ]" Much apblausn j e -
$3.50 L'.s saiu pr Webster, he maintained
slplsse tne adjustment measures Of the I
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