Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03

and Providence speak aivisedy for well has been said
by that great poet who to have known the world and
heart Of man almost well though he himself had made
hem that there throughout the universe in all things
above and below, each respectively to the other
form and place,
Custom and Office in all line OF order,"
aud he ams that amidst the heavenly bodies there
sivery orb
"Which by its medicnable eye
Corrects the i'll effects OF planets evil,
So venture say that in this neither world this western
hemisphere with abundant hsrvests free and boundess
territory the i'll effects of sagnant civilization and
sitting cities. [Great applause
Your Society, sir is goody instrument for carrying out
this great design and will you permit to return you just
and mered compliment for its excellent purpose and useful
exertions
And allow me, the present OCCASION single out
for peculiar honor especial and usous emgrant, who
doubtless with the permission Of Queen Victoria and at your
ntercession, present at festival this evening speak
in honor, sir, OF stranger to the British family The illus
rous guest to whom alluds Often as we may by
ancient chronicles found leading the charge in
es battles and although he is longer visible TO
occasions probably because eyes somewhat dim
med by the light OF the times live in yet, sir s well
known every shoolboy that he side by side with Wolfe
when that gallant General sormed the heights Of Abraham
that be stood shoulder by shoulder with Nelson when that
brave commander covered with and scars od for the
last time the deck Of the Victory and looked down with We'll
ngon from the heights Of Waterloo, when the oering
pire of Napoleon made its last and fatal charge Great ap
pause Ay, and throughout the whole Of that conflict by
hand Of foreign invader down the national colors from
every ancient establishment be, who the topmos
height Of the old and venerable fabric Of the British Consu
kept fast and flying yonder red cross Of England pon
ing TO the sg emblem Of hope the oppressed and
token OF defiance TO the oppressor Loud and long ap-
plause. You know already whom mean. His banner,
gentlemen, is those wells bis badge, Mr. Presidents
your breast his image is in all your hearts Hurrah fol
for ST. George of merry England Deatenng shouts Of ap-
plause.
And now gentlemen since you have been SO kind in your
reception Of the just uttered will you allow to
propose the health Of and dear relative Of patron
Saint st. Jonathan have this gentle
in many guses. have just from visiting him
Virginia planter have shaken hands with him West
farmer have been feasted by him in this very hall
New England pilgrim; [lsughter !; have dined with him
socially New York merchant, and known him well
an American statesman, both in and Office applause
AndI will tell you that do believe there gene
honest hearted saint in the whole calendar Zap
pause who is willing to give his best bottle Of
wine to friend, to drink his friends best bottle Of wine
be gives il him daughter i who is skilled
penny more splendid to spend guinea. Applause.
But ST. Jonathan though not solely is especially
fang Of saint laughter and he has at this time vessel
the about which be is somewhat anxious though in
in reality there is Of danger think flying from
her topmast the Union Jack, oudapplause think hear
cry Of "a long pull strong pull pull altogether" from the
lips Of the crew. Hong and loud applause and she carries
her freight the language Of Shakespeare the code Of Black
stone and the creed Of Christ! [Great applause Let
drink, gentlemen, this great ship Of State [sensaon
/ prosperous
no wind from the North from the South impede its progress
or peril its precious cargo! loud appause.l
There is French proverb, gentlemen, "Pappett rent
en- mangeant," which, translated into English "
shoulder Of mutton diues docn another There pecu
liar value also, ell philosophers agree in the rule of
three" aud have already proposed to you ST. George
and St. Jonathan, will you let propose to you the
health of another Saint the patron saint Of the place where
pause and laughter And don't let make any mistake
say this because there formerly persons who did
confound the Flying Duchman with the DerL Laughter
Now there Of affinity between Old Knckebocker
and Old Nick laughter and if you wish to have the DIFF
ference strongly Marked you have only to remember that
whereas the one according to the best information have
been able receive always keeps his vsers parched and
thirsty Laughter the other, you will have perceived this
evening" gives them plenty Of excellent wine and has taken
the greatest possible pains to for them an abundant
supply Of capital water Great applause and laughter
have thus linked together, gentlemen, Isl. George.
est. Jonathap, and "St. Knckebocker," because thi
good city Of New York may, believe, be said to have bre
built by these three great Free Masons laughter j cit
which well deserves the title of the "Empre City in th
New World, city of London, will presume t
say, merits the imperial denomination in the old World
[Applause
from stately banks Of the POTOMAC and the magnificent
scenery of the Hudson smaller altogether ignoble
Thames Gapplause] Are you surprised at this No
| ssBreathes there with soul so Dead
Who to himself has never said,
This is my own, my native land .. '.a
Whose heart has within him burned,
As home his footsteps he has turned,
1 From wandering foreign strand rAppause.l
If such there be"-
he is not in this company daughter. For, if
this love Of country universal throughout human
that thrills the Indian hunter amidst the rackless
and desoate forests and felt by the slave who has
often been known when prosred flight and freedom cling
the recolecons round his masters door, how much
it be felt by every British breast Great applause
But gentlemen, if feel peculiar pride in the land of
| common birth, it is not merely account Of
--"The natural bravery Of that isle
Which stands like Neptune's park, ribbed and paled
BY rocks unscaleabe, and roaring waters"
Nor is it merely because that small speck n the
less has extended out the vigorous of its Ocean
Empire
--"Asfa far the breeze can bear
Or pillows foam.''
No. it is because in that brave little Island the sanctuary
of liberty and law. because have marked that through
that mighty and extended Empire, morality and religion,
commerce and civilization sprung up every where side BY
side. [Cbeers.
Mere conquest gentlemen is vulgar thing. There
the Tartar conquerors they swept the earth. Their
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