Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-28
THE CONGRESSIONAL BANQUET ON THE
TwENrY-SEcoND INSTANT

THE CONGRESSIONAL BANQUET ON THE
TwENrY-SEcoND INSTANT.
Not being able to give our readers full and autho-
rized reports of the several able Speeches made at
the Congressional Banquet of Saturday night last in
honor Of the Birthday of WASHINGTON, we are fain
to content ourselves with publishing the Toasts given
the OCCASION as we gather them from the columns
of our contemporaries
We perceive that Messrs STUART, HALL, and
CRITTENDEN, members of the Presidents Cabinet
were present as invited guests, in addition to those
gentlemen heretofore mentioned.
The Hon. ROBERT f. STOCKTON, of the Senate,
presided, assisted by the Hon ABRAM w. VEN
ABLE and Hon. JOHN L. TAYLOR, both of the
House of Representatives, as Vice Presidents.
The intellectual part of the entertainment was
opened by Mr.. Senator STOCKTON, previous to an
nouncing the first toast, which was responded to by
Mr. Attorney General CRIrrENDEN in highly ami
mated and patriotic Speech which, together with the
other addresses, we should take pleasure in giving
to our readers if we could command reports of them
Speeches were also made, in reply to toasts, by
the Hon. THos H. BAYLY, of Virginia; Judge
of the Army Hon. ROBERT TooMBs, Of the House
of Representatives Senator DAWSON, of Georgia J;
THOMAS RITcHIE and GEO W. p. CUsTIs, Esqs.
The following are the Regular Toasts given at this
Banquet:
l. The Day celebrate: Auspicous to the of
onal freedom 1t gave Liberty its ablest defender and
to Republican institutions their truest expounder
q The President of the United States.
8. The Sgners Of the Declaration Of Independence and The
ramers Of The Constitution Of the United States They had
the resolution assert the true principles Of government
and the valor and wisdom to establish them
A. The Constitution of the United States and the Union cfae
States The faithful dsharge of the obligations of the
former essential to the preservation of the latter
5. The Mission of the United States: To peace,
prosperity and happiness at home and, by the influence
of example, to establish the great truth abroad that
is capable of selfgovernment.
G. TzeJuiciary The surest safeguard of constitutional
liberty.
T. The Army Of the United States May it be actu-
ated by the spirit and by the principles of him
who first in peace first in war; and first in the hearts
of his countrymen.
s. The Navy 1t has Christian errand-peace earth,
good will towards men with all nations inter
ference with none
8. Intervention We not to be deceived by artfu
definitions Our true policy is friendship with all ma
tions, entangling alliances with nome
10. Our Country safe retreat for the Exile, and
quiet home for the Emgan but not theatre for foreign
propagandism
IL. The Press necessary auxiliary topopuar intei
gence, it needs censor but public virtue.
II American Women Celebrated for beauty, admired
for virtue and distinguished for intelligence and patriot
ism they have noble example in the character of the
mother of Washington.
| 49, The Memory Of Washington: May it moderate the
fury of party spirit and guard against the spirit of foreign
intrigue"
The annexed were the volunteer toasts with which
some of the Speakers concluded their remarks viz:
| BY Judge WAYNE
"The Congressional Banquet of 1882 in celebration o.
the Birthday of Washington 1t will aid to make in the
hearts of the American people sanctuary and fortress
for his virtues from which native and naturalized citizens
may combat for his principles against the sophism OF
Intervention for nonsintcrvention.'
| BY Gen. ScoTT The Memory Of Washington Do w
ask for his Monument Behold this capital and the thirty
one sovereign States which this capital represents
BY Mr.. RrrcmE True Ambition Not the vulgar anc
mschievous passion which has filed the page of history
with upstart usurpers but the noble ambition Of Wash
ngton which devotes itself to the liberty and glory Of III
country
Towards the close of the proceedings Mr.. CRfr-
TENDEN rose and after stating that this was che an
niversary of the battle of Buena Vista, and making
few remarks appropriate to the subject, proposed
as sentiment the name of that brave, good, and
patriotic
General ZACHARY TAyroR late President Of the United
States.
This being drank, other informal proceedings en-
sued, and the company separated, evidently gratied
with the manner in which they had celebrated the
Anniversary Of the Birthday of WASHINGTON.