Washington telegraph., 1851-10-22

Increased applause ii you nave had
your Daniel Webster, reiterated ap.
pIause, we have had our Patrick Henry,
[stunning cheers;] and high above then.
all we have our Washington. Irrepres-
sible enthusiasm.
"Slr, there is one other thing in which
l will. not yield the palm even to Massa-
chusetts. Sir, i'll loyalty; in true devo-
ton to the Constitution and the Uuion
you may rely UPON 1t, that Virginia has
no superior Hear, hear. She will
stand by them to the last hour of exis-
tence. She will neither, repudiate the
guaratltess'of the Constitution, nor will
she do aught that can lend to weaken
the bonds OF our glorious Confederacy.
(Cheers
pardon me, sir. Cor having detained
you SO long, and accept the. sincere ex-
preston OF my thanks Prolonged ap-
plause.
Mr.. Conrad, the Secretary Of War,
was presented to his excellency by Hon.
}. T.-Stevenson, and spoke as follows:
Mr.. Governor. Although the remarks
Of nay friends and felow-laborefs who
have just addressed you might seem TO
reuder it superlluous, l cannot, neverthe-
less, resist the temptation to offer also the
feeble expression of my thanks and &C.
acknowledgements for the cordia! greeting
which have received from you, and
from the citizens Of the State of which
you are the organ, from the moment we
have entered its borders. | need not as
sure your excellency that l have not the
vanity TO impute this warm, and l might
almost say this enthusiastic greeting at
your hands, to any personal merits OF my
own. Associated as | am in the Cabl-
net with men far aber and far older than
myself having at its head your ilIustrl-
Gus tellow-cltizen, turning towards Hon.
Daniel Webster, man who combines
the logi of Aristotle with the eloquence
of Tully, l teel that while l am ready
to take my full share of all the respoh-
sibility that may attach to the station
which have :he honor to occupy, | can
claim but very small portion of any
merit that may belong to it. But. sir, l
view these manifestations as simply de-
monstra.lons for the office which have
the honor 70 hold. Viewed in that light
viewed as all indication of attachment
of the the people of this great Common
wealth to the Union, and to the institu-
tlons OF the country, | assure you most
sincerely that they were far, very far,
more gratifying to me than viewed as
manifestations of any personal regard to
myself, however gratifying that might
have been.
"Mr. Governor, my friend who has just
addressed you disclaimed for himself the
title Of stranger. l think [ may with
equal right disclaim that title. APP
plause have not. it is true, the honor
Of coming from State which, like Vir
ginia, has been the partner with Massa-
chusetts in the pesiis and dangers Of our
Revolution. But, sir, l come from a
State, amoug hel best and most virtuous
and enlightened citizens, many who came
from both Of those States. ! think, sir,
that a citizen of New Orleans may we'll
claim some acquaintance with the citi-
zens of Boston. Connected as we are
but by the social intercourse and com
mercal relations that bind us daily more
and more closely together, l caunot feel
when | tread The soil of Boston that
am on the soil Of foreign land. Meth
er is this my first visit to your city or to
your State. l have, heretofore, on one Ol
two occasions, as private individual
enjoyed the hospitalities OF her citizens
and assure you that every visit that
| make to your State. and 20 its beauti
full capital, is source Of new pleasure
and satisfaction. AT every new visit
that make to both, l perceive new evi-
deuce of that industry, that enterprise
that public spirit, and that philanthropy
which may be said to be he- peculiar
characteristics. l see, also, new indica
tions of continued and increasing pros
perty.
II need not say to the citizens of Mas
sachusetts, and, above all, MIR. Governor
| need not say to you and the enlightened
| audience which | now have the honor tc
| address, how much of this prosperity is
due TO the preservation OF that Union
| which the Commonwealth OF Massachu
setts has contributed SO powerfully TO es
tablish, and which | am sue she vii
also, at all times, be as ready as power
| ful 10 assist 10 preserve and to MAINTAIN
| [Applause. All that | can now do, Mr.
| Governor, is to express, as | do, the sin
| cere wish that this prosperity may con
tinue as long as the Union continues
ard that both may be perpetual. lAp
plause.
MIR. Conrad's remarks were we'll re-
| ceived and, as soon as he had concluded
Hon. c. T. Russell announced that, IL
consequence of the proposed review oi
the military upon the Common, the
President was obliged to forego the
pleasure of personal introduction to the
assembly.
| The Presiden, and suite them left the