The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-30
NUMBER !.
Daniel Wabstet in Boston.

Revere House, yesterday forenoon al O.
clock. and welcomed him TO the city. The
number present was about 5000. The win
lows of the Revere House were filled with
ladies.
At1l o'clock, Col. N. A. Thompson ap-
peared upon the platform. and called the
meeting to order. by proposing that the Hon.
Jos. Bell. Col. John T. Heard, Daniel l..
Gibbens Adam w. Thaxter, Jr, Geo. Dar-
racott, and Levi A. Dowlcy, Esqrs., be a
Conimitee to wilt upon MIR. Webster, and
inform him of the gathering Of his friends.
The Committee soon after appeared, accom-
panied by Mr.. Webster, who was received
with the most enthusiastic applause, which
was continued for some minutes. Mr Web
ster spoke from temporary stand, fronting
| the Bowdoin Square church. MS follows,
which report we copy from the journal -
Boston 4 las, 23d inst,
FELLOW CIrizLSs OF BosToN You
rather take me by surprise this morning
but it is very agreeable surprise. ain as
much pleased to see your cheerful and saiis-
fed faces, as am to see again the face OF
that uminary which shines out from the
heuvetfs above cs; and If. gentlemen, you
are half as glad TO See me as am 10 meet
you. there is at this moment great quantity
OF happiness and good teehng In bowdoiT
Square. tApplause } sHa
Gentlemen. a long and violent convnlsior
Of the elements has passed away, and the
heavens and the skies smile upon US. There
is often an analogy between occurrences III
the natural world and occurrences IN tho
moral and political world, and sometimes po-
hica asiiations pass away bringing after
them sunshine, JOY and ghdness. May ii
be so now. | greet YOU as citizens of Bos-
ton; welcome YOU, offer you my heart
and hand with the deepest gratitude Tor
what you and your fathers have done Tor
me, from the days of my early manhood
when came from the North TO throw my
self among you, TO par,akc Of your fortunes,
ior GOOD or for evil, 10 The end of my lie.
am no, vain enough TO suppose, fellow-citi-
zens, that have done an essential service to
my country in MY day and generation. nj
have so done, however little, or however
much il may be, owe it mainly TO the con-
(stant, the warm, the unwaverng friendship
and supper, of the people of Boston anf
bound the way Of all the earth. shall ere
long follow yont fathers and my fathers to
nv last home. Blu, while | live and breathe.
while have the power of Language, or OF
rhouglt, while nv heart beats or my tongue
moves, | shall feel and shall speak of Boss
ton, as the cherished object of my public,
political, may say, friendly regard. ..
Gentlemen. yon DO not expect to hear
from me to,,lay any discourse. come 10
see you, and you conc to see me- is not
an occasion for the discussion Of any political
topics! You do not exreci me 10 detain YOU
;, from your afFairs, while rehearse any opin-
ion Of my own, or state the grounds of those
opniots. But let me congratulate you, and
. ct me ask you 70 congratulate me, that the
;, events of the last year or two have placed
o US under better arpices. We see clearer,
-, we breathe freer, we feel new assurance
. hat our political institutions, the rich bles-
i sings and inheritance which we derive from
:. our fathers, will endure, be perpetual, be
u
>. can be Immortal
=. Yes, fellow-cilizens, the youngest of YOUR
: chillten,tlte youngest of your grand children,
will grow up to manhood, in the proud feel
ing tha, they are born to an inheritance Of
imperishable liberty IN these United States
10 Of North Nmerita, and iii this ancient and
a, fbeloved-I say beloved, and 10 be always
:, vene rated under all circumstances es-belovets
= and yeneraretl Con,tlonwealth Of Massa-
If ehusetts s.l- il H aa7 $500 39s
" Why, fellow citizens, We need not be vain.
a we need not be too much selfSsatisied, but
tl after all who is among YOU at this moment
to that would exchange his political and social
a. condition for that which brials the inhobitant
o. or the resident of any ether country under
i, the wide scope Of the canopy which is over
us Z. Where woald YOU 20 With satisfaction
a. You would stay under the institutions OF
On your ccsntry With satisfaction; You would
On enjoy that political power whreh is so uni
n versally disseminated on popular principles
be with satisfaction and qualification. For here
n every citizen feels himself a nAan. IT he Is
70 one Of the governed, he isohe of the govern
ed Eors anil he has voice in cvert ItfdssAc,ion
Va of public policy and hational concern. Let
Oh Others say what they will let others com
re rasnd What they please let them like either
l more royal, :. more, defpoiic, or, q more
If. Democratic form Of governments. for myself
he and believe mey sfsak fo' ycn. We are
ST. satisfied with our condition, as people of The
". United States and citizens of Massachusetts
In = living unhr free, popular, and glorious
as representative eoverntAentS which makes u
he known fAvorably all over The world. 1
d Gentlemen, let US despair of nothing il
Ia. behalf Of our copLtrs. We SEQ it growing
%. Ia prosperity. We shall see that the return
h, ing sense of the eommaniey, the great pin
90 lcipc Of love Of liberiy-anl. we might add
3 and would add, viii, all The emphasis tha
can pour out of my heart--fhc love Of Y
re Mon will keep us ioacther (Appsuse.) ]
yo | had ten thousand voices, if i could speal
so as to be heard on the shorcs Of he Paei ifc
if could gather around me the, whole o
ne this vast nlliqn, | would say, fcllow,cilizets
no union, uNfoN, UNION. now and forever
;, (GIcat cheering } What are all these pet
- ~ distinctions; whut are all these cavils, an,
questions. and sectional quarreis. They ar,