The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-24
wsBY TELEGRAPH.
The SPEECH OF HON. DANIEL WEBSTER
IN BOSTON.
The Great Expountlcr ON the Decorations
Of Faneuii Hall, tho Prosperity OF the
Country, the Extent OF the Union, the
Growth of Boston, AmeYAsan Literature,
the Methodist Church, 60, &C., but no
Politics,

UHO"h Ol BOSTON, AmeE4o0n Literature
the Methodist Church, &c.. &c., but N,
Politics.
BosroN, May 90, 1862.
The Erening Gazette gives the following full report
Mr. Websters speech in Faneu Hall on Saturday after
noon
Mr. MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN CRY CorscIL OF
THE CRY OF BosroN:I tender you my hearty thanks
my deep felt grattudefor this unexpected expire
your regard towards Of your fellow citixens
thank you Mr.. Mayor, an old and constant friend
to express your sentiments towards this
And now of Boston by the good providenc.
Of God am here once more before you and glad to
every face that nlumnos and Is umined in this Assem-
bly,. (llcar, hear) Feow-ctizens, this occasion Is
equally agreeable and unexpected left the place of my
appropriate duties at the approach of the for
home and to something after those personal affairs
that must necessarily occupy certain portion of my time
and attention. came with purpose expectation OF
addressing any popular assembly, meeting any great
mass of my fellow citizens but have been arrested by
the vote of the city Council Of Boston inviting with
unanimy which affects my feelings to meet them and
my feilow-citizens OF Boston here not public
but as private manot who shares in the exercise
fpublic authority but one Of themselves who has
passed tho greater part of his life in that association
that acquaintance aud in the cultivation the regard OF
TINS generation, and in respects Of the regard
their predecessors Gentlemen have said and say
thnt come here to- day to discuss political question
TO enter upon the consideration of point
of government anything growing the pres
ent state of opinion in the community about which
may honestly differ. In the first place fellow
abstain from all that which pertains to political charac-
ter because this not fit occasion for sach discussion
This is friendly social neghborhood meeting; and al
low me to say gentlemen in the next place that il il
were fit occas ion for to express political opinions
humbly submit that have no new opinions to ex
ho new political character TO assume. Applsuse) What
think Of the present emergencies Of public policy has
been SO often spoken OF by and written by with
full heart and an honest purpose, that nothing it ap
pears to me romains to be sad. say to you, to-day
have nothing TO add, have nothing retract have
you my fellow citizens throughout a. the coun
y day no platform but the platform Of my life and
character (Appause) ! have no promises with which
to dIude country have no assurances to give but
the assurances OF my reputation. (Cheers am known.
What have been. and what am. is known and upon
that knowledge stand to-day with my country and be-
fore my ceuntrymtn; and the rest is theirs (Cheers
Nevertheless gentlemen, although it be occasion
for public discussion of ted questions it is an
occasion which, considering where are, and
the time IN which we live we should take into
consideration the position which we occupy. This
ng.) These images which surround Fancuii Hail. are
the pictures of the great and glorious and immortal de-
tenders -four liberty Nc man OF propricty and scnti
ment can stand here without revcring them No man
with proper regard for the paswith proper feelings
Tor the with proper inspiration for the future
stand here in Faneuil Hall, surrounded by these
images of ancestorsthec pictures of revolutionary
ChaIacterswithout considering that they conse-
Grated by early shedding q blood, ennobled by early
efforts for liberty and transmitted to posterity by all the
sacred ties that transmit important events to the
future. Gentlemen here in what justly call
: the Cradle Of American Liberty here the
spot which interest to the events, military and civil
with which the revolution Of our country commenced
and, in all time past; in The preaent time and
generations this place and the events which ecrate
II win be held in tbs mGst sEatsfal nssasnass.arss
Felew- cizcns-I hope IL may be irreverent
toy, that the Jews in the days OF their captivity
Babylon offered prayers to God daily. turning their
aces always towards Jerusalem, so the patriotic and in
youth Of this and succeeding generations who
wh TO ascertain and the early origin of the nde
ptrdchce OF their country its early liberty and wish to
'mbbe into their hearts the fulnes of its spirit
will turn their attention daily and hourly to this spot
where the early events of the revolution took place
which from that time to this has been the theatre
# commcn ndntion and enthusiastic by all the
lovers Of liberty throughout the world (Checrsi But
gentlemen and fellow citizens not to pursue these
eneral political remarks too far may say that the
ath Of politics is tborny path it is agreeable
Zines to tun aside from IT, and to walk along by the
pleasant verdre Of beautiful vale adorned with flowers
and enriched with the fruits Of friendship and social
regard 1t is from Of these walks that assem-
blcd here today Gentlemen propose to you to leave
the brery region of controvertcd politics, and to
walk with me along that vale where may bow
with gratitude to Providence for the blessings of
the pact and 10 pn9 TO III friends o. .n ,ne future
md the intelligent part of mankind does not shut its
the extraordinary degree Of prosperity TO which
his country has risen under present popular form of
And that is the secret of it all The country
Is universally prosperous There may be some things
which we might wish were beter-therc are many things
which might happen for the but upon the whole.
during the Of the from its rising to its setting
whore does it throw its beams upon a prosperous,
more enlightened and more happy country-more grow
ing in the fruits OF and in rcnswnthan on these
states thus united together, Now, gentlemen whence
thCse blessings flow! Whence all this pr0pcrl-
ly which enjoy! How Is IL that on this whole conti
the frozen zone to Cape Horn-there Is
happiness like the happiness of the people of the United
states; there Is growth like the growth OF the United
states; there is government people that stand
up before the world like the government and people
Of the United Sates-stand up boldly and fearless
y before the whole world. like free and
educated people? How is IL In my opinion. gentle
men, all this the greater part Of It, Is to be refer
red to our early acquaintance with the principles
public liberty and to early adoption of those prn
ciples in the establishment Of republican form Of CO.
vernment The tory writers Of England, gentlemen as
tain the supremacy of the upper classes and whe have
been connected with the control Of the government and
have maintained their share of rule have aborcd to
plain to mankind that those above can govern better
than those below. That Is not ourprincple We hold
that there is nothing above and nothing bcow-each man
participating in the public prosperity, and each man
sharing in the formation and in the administration Of
the Dr. johnson, Of the writers OF that
school. says
'How SIN all Of all that human hearts endure,
The part which kings or laws can cause Or cure!
of the evils which belong to social individual life.
Kings laws establish despotism. They restrain
rcise Of free thoughts and IRON the expression Of those
thoughts. Kings and laws lay intoierabie taxcs
Kings and laws cantake away from the masses al par-
cipation in the government Aud Kings anu nws
can bring about state Of things In which
popular fiecdom and the popular Will are rcprees-
cd ard troddon down under the feet Of power.
And il not that much! Who h there In society
that does not feel that these political are Tor
him. They for good foi evil and the very clements
mans personal condition may depend very much upon
his personal croumstanceshs health the state of his
iamly his means living his means a educating his
Children bis fortune. good evil iut an THESE things
are influenced dceply-nainy Essentially Influenced, by
he laws ard The constitution Of the country in which he
lives And that take IT, is the great solution-the great
solution Of The question no longer doubted but here
totee existing all Eur poof the true nature Of the
pro rtry and the happiness Of the people Of the United
states the reforc say at once you gentlemen. know
ali my sentiments But say TO .y whole country. you
hrow them also And say more especially to all the
crowned heads and all the arstocratic powers OF all the
u dial ystms Of Europe that IL is to self government
IL 20 the principle Of public representation and admi
to sys that lets in all partake in the
councils which oacct the good evil Of a-tha we
w, what We under the sanction Of Divine Providence,
ard all We hope to be- (Applause) Why gentlemen,
WHO does not this Who is there among that sup
10 bat any thing but the independence Of the coun
iry could have made us what are suppose that
me her England had treated MS with the utmost ndul
e. tncefrrposc Il mt the councls most favorable TO the
colonies bad proyaod-surpose we had been treated
cytn as spoiled child-I say a have sad to my
ric my left that IL is not possible for any govern
mcnt any country Mt distance TO raise nation by
any line Of Iocy to the hegh to which this has attain
ID 1T j. rdoptrdeuctit u seltgovcrnment-t is the
~ tIar n hot