Washington telegraph., 1851-10-22

| a fortnight has stated that 'in every thing
valuable, in every thing that is for human
| improvement, exhibited at the Worlds
Fair the United States go so far ahead
of everybody else as 10 leave nobody else
In sight. 1t is like the position of Jove
| among the gods. Jove is first and there
is none second. And in mother paper
| influential in the councils of Great Brit
ain, the editor says. 'the time is coming
(he might almost have said, and now isl
when America shall command the ocean,
and both oceans, and all oceans This
results partly from the skill of individuals,
partly from the untirins ingenuity Of the
people, and partly those great events
which have given us the ocean of Que
world on one side, aud the ocean of the
| other world on the other. They appear
to have filed the minds of the people
with astonishment. And it brought to
my mind a story told of gentleman not
now living. II was related to Mr., John
Lowell, about thirty years ago. Return
ing TO Europe after the peace of 1875,
| the gentleman to whom | have referred
was spoken to by some one of the great
! personages of Europe, who, alluding to
the naval power Of the United States,
said that he hoped the European powers
would now be permitted to traverse the
ocean quietly; and the response was, Yes.
with our leave" Applause.
May 1t please your excellency, l hope
that all health, happiness, and prosperity
| will attend you henceiorward through
| life" Enthusiastic cheers
i Hon. &. T. Russell then presented to
the Governor Mr.. Stuart, the Secretary
Of the Interior. He was warmly receiv-
ed and made the following remarks:
"May 1t please yoatr Eaceliency. The
very complimentary terms in which you
have been pleased to aliude to my friend
Oh my left and myself. seems to demand
a word of response and thanks. lender
| to you, sir, my most cordial acknowt-
edgemeuts for the welcome you have
given us. This, sir, is the first time that
my foot has ever rested upon the soil of
New England Hear, hear. But trust,
sir. it will not be the last. Applause
Il have seen, sir, many things to ad-
mire, and which have afforded me in
struction. | have seen the network Of
railroads to which you have alluded,
which are now penetrating to the remot-
| est parts OF our country. | have seen TO-
day, sir, as traversed your territory, the
hardy yeomanry of this country. And
here, sir. permit me 10 say that, i'll all
my travels throughout this broad Confed-
eracy, | have never yet seen the same
| evidences of intelligence, Of prosperity.
of industry, and of every thing that rem
| ders the condition of man delightful in
this life. [Appiause have seen, Sir,
bands of children, who seemed to me to
line the way for miles, and who aad come
| from your glorious common schools 10
| tender their welcome TO the President of
the United States. Cheers. felt. sir,
that i. was well that they should he
there. fel: that they would learn the
lessons of national patriotism, and have
them deeply implanted in their hearts
Renewed cheers. | felt that he very
TACT that they looked upon, not the chief
| magistrate of Massachusetts, but upon
the Chief Magistrate of this broad Con-
| federacv, extending almost over all this
| broad continent, would teacn item to
raise their eyes above the horizon Of
| Massachusetts, SO as 20 take in the inter-
est, and the honor, and the glory of this
broad Republic. [Cheers.
Sir, my friend said TO US here today
that this was lot day devoted to him,
that it was devoted to the strangers.
Sir, if he intended to al!ude to me as a
stranger, l deny the application of the
term. Applause. Sir. 1t Is true never
before stood upon the soil of Massachu-
setts. But. sir, can Massachusetts be a
stranger to Virginia? Enthusiastic ap-
plause No, sir. l feel that as Vir-
glnian, as son of that glorious old
| Commonwealth which stood side by
side with Massachusetts in the darkest
hour of the Revolution, am no strang-
er within her borders. Loud cheers.
"Sir, when | saw these evidences of
your prosperity and your advancement
in every thing that promotes national
happiness, | felt not one sentiment OF en-
w. No, sir. | felt that while all these
things belonged to Massachusetts, they
belonged also to the Union; they belong
ed also to me! [Sensauon. Sir. shall
90 back TO Virginia, as | said before, in
structed. [ will be able to teach my
venerated old mother some few lessons
/ of the modern mode OF growing into
prosperity. l trust, sir, that the few
hours | have spent here have not been
uselessly spent But 1 must acknowl-
edge that did feel something like hu-
initiation when | contrasted the condi-
ton of my own Commonwealth with
that OF Massach usetts. Sir, she has a
climate superior to yours. She has a
soil superior to yours. She has popu-
ation, in many of their traits, at least
your equals. Applause. But she has
not understood the true lessons Of politi-
cal economy. You have taught her a