New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-19

keep due on TIL N reach the goai OF lneiI oi5.e'
antIclrations To her eallenf commander we wlsh
continued prosperity and happiness, and holoraoc
promotion IN the profession he IS 80 emnentiy ilsi
to adorn. And TO all VINO have contributed 20 oll
comfort and enjoyment during the last lew DAYS We
offer our slncerest thanks
TIE vote was adopted With great heartIness and
entire unanimity. The gentlemen cheered and the
ladies waved her handkerchieis-
The chef feature Of the voyage was The splendid
dinner on THURSDAY afternoon. where several AM
mated speeches were made. Atsr the cloth Was re-
moved Mr. Marcole:a. the Ncaraguan Minister, was
toasted 70 which ne nodded courteous acknoNie1g-
men,. M Meredith gave sentiment:
The Union Of the two oceans may soc'sonal eal-
ousy discover them
MI Meredith then proposed
The health Of DaIel Webster tie rea; evporndcr If
the COnst.tutIol.
Mr.. Webster returned his heartest thanks for the
kind manner IN which they had received the toast
that lad lust been offered in his honor He had en-
tered upon THIS excursion with great pleasure,-for
though he never had an idea of entering the Golden
Gate nor filing the Golden Horn. he hoped he could
honor the enterprise Of enierpnsing men, (Applause
Mr. Meredith had done well to make reference to that
sacred instrument, the. Constitution of the United
States. fCheers.l But he was not NJ 10 DC asSocl-
ted so far above any merit OF hS-any efforts he may
have made 20 maintain the sacrednesS of that nstru-
ment He left II to others, and to those more able
than ne was 10 NnnOlO l4e DdIueT OF The mon. ~
MAINTAIN i-and 10 spread II over the earth II. IN
deed, there any corner of the earth which
1t was not already spread, tApplause.l Mr. AspnWdh
would 90, or his boat would go around Cape Horn
bearing the flag of his country. Go wherever You
VIII feet of American whalers all meet yoHr VISION
bearing alOft the stars and stripes. Our flag floats
on every breeze, Is seen everywhere. and every
where Sauted. The world x not large enough for
those who maintain that glorious emblem, and who
mean 10 maintain it through good report and evil re-
port, 70 the end OF their lives. tCheersl What power
is IL that has united the Atlantic and Pacific seas
The Government of the United States. IAppauSe.l
WIthou, the exertions Of that Government, who
would ever have seen this all but miracle performed
! was enthusiastic IN my youth, and some thirty
wears ago, remember ! made prediction which AT
that time was pOetlcal-namcly, that within cen
fury the sons Of the Pilgrims would stretch across
the mighty continent, mingng the hymas OF the PHI
grimS with the murmurs OF the Pacific Ocean. How
lame the prediction How short sighted the prophe-
cy Events bear us on beyond our expectation.
Half a century has not passed. quarter OF cen
fury has but rolled away, and We behold today, 4
mighty empire planted on the shores of the Pacific
but an empire which Is part OF this great Union of
States mon, gentlemen accompanies everything
in the moral and physical world. Here to-day
feel and ENJOY the blessings and fruits OF the la5Ors
of our fathers. Their duty was done when our
National independence was wrung rom Great
Britain Our part of the work was the formation of
the Union, lChecrs, the Union. gentlemen. a II
exists to-day. And 50 MAY We ever be. free and
united applause
Mr.. ASPINwALL then rose and SAID that the Golden
Gate was hOnored by the presence OF a distinguished
Dvine-a Divine whose presence. he thought was
peculiarly appropriate inasmuch as ne looked upon
the extension of steam navigation as the 5es means
of spreading the blessings OF civil and religious 0or
" throughout the world. Cheers He would give
as a sentiment, therefore
81 am NdrtgaboH-Dcstned to spread CIVIL aud reli-
elous liberty throughout the world.
This toast was received with hearty round Of
applause. After II had subsidized, Rev Or. VAIN
wright and SAID he thought his friend (Mr. As
p1nwalD was cruel thus to call him out after what
they had just heard, (reierrng 10 the speech of Mr.
WCbSteT) On other occasions continued the reVe-
rend gentleman he might say few words but who
should speak now, afterthe Orator of The Day Ger
tainly not the sentiment that was uttered was
one he so heartily sympathiZed with that he could not
refrain from saying word or two tApplause.l As
had been SAID he did take deep interest IN tins enter
prise, this extension of steam naylgdtlOn-and why
Because II brought man IN closer connection whitman,
and nations unto knowledge OF nations. Was there
anything more needed In the world than to bring men
iSgsiafT o 9Tde5 lc make or hen , all trends lie
PLY afforded, on board the Golden Gate. Many OF
our little society here had come together, not know
ing another before. No doubt these had as
Sembed with certain preJudces, perhaps with reli-
giouS and political differences Now, he asked If The
effect OF tins assembling on board this magnificent
vessel was not TO make them respect one another
more than they did before Applause Yes. he
was sure Of He was sure they would leave the
Golden Gate every mar with Il better idea OF his
companions than he had when We first left New-York
IT ltNt lulllgN were 81 OH t> >ttts nov MUCH
more extended these influences If disseminated the
world over lie longed to the blessed rrophecy
fulfilled. "Nhen men would learn wal no more"
What separated us he would ask , Two things space
and time. We wanted 10 do away with space andtimC
TO make the world band of brothers. The Golden
Gate and the steamship world annihilatc> space
the electro telegraph world takes OF the tyi'
These were the discoveries of our own age. May
we not look forward to the time when the world
progressing as II now progresses WILL be band OF
brothers Ii my duty TO preach AMI pray for that
HIpnf ahl fTlRn had kop nj o1r faO
and had SAID that II had hardly space enough now
to cover with Its folds lie felt 1t to be And
Why Because our flag i not only the emblem OF
great nation, but by distinction, the emblem Of
civilization, and the Free Gospel OF Christ. Then
let me give YOU
The Flag Of the United States aud Cnzat.n. and the
Free Gospel of ChriS
THIS speech Of the Doctors was received with
hearty applause. Subsequently. the reverend gen
tleman offered a sentiment, which he said he was
sure would meet with a cordial and unanimous
sponse They had demonstrated their devotion 10
the Constitution he trusted the Executor of the
Constitution would not be forgotten. Cheers.l He
proposed therefore.
The health of the President OF the United States
There wa hearty response from all present. and
the cheers that followed the wine repeated
over and over again
Mr. Aspmw all then gave
Our Dear Old Mother England
Nh Bulwer Lytton responded III few BRET but
exceedingly happy remarks. The time is coming, he
trusted, when the Enghshman IN America, and the
American IN England, would walk about without
breaking Their Sims against old preJudices He was
proud 10 see such steamer a. the Golden Gate lie
trusted the two nations would go on with the noble IL
Nalry IN whichthey were now engaged For his part he
wanted 10 see American steamers keep bringing over .
Enghshmen 10 America, and English steamers con- I
veyms Americans TO England He hoped they would /
not come "ioo late for the Fair" either Laugh (
ter There was nothing like free social intercourse
between nations TO preserve the peace Of the world
The Atlantic Ocean he looked upon as the common /
noe which led 10 their mutual prosperity.
Nh. MARcOLEFA, being called upon by Mr.. AspIn- I
wall, gave the following
The aircst part Of creaton-especilly the ladies' who
accompany on this occasion"
After some further remarks and ,oasts the company