The southern press., 1852-01-08
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evening at the National Hotel, came OIL, under
the appointed arrangements, with great eclat
The room--the ladies ordinary--was decorated
from end to end. on all Sides with the flags Of the
United States, Hungary, Great Britain and Tur-
key AT one end of the room, festooned with
flags, was portrait of WAsmSGroN At the
other end there was portrait of LAFAYETTE.
was portrait Of KossUTH. The tables were
also decorated with various tasteful devices suit
able to the occasion.
President--Iion. w. II. KING, President pro
ten. of the Senate
Vice PRESIDENTS
Hon. LINN BoYD, Speaker Of the House
Hon. LEWIS CAss, Michigan.
Hon. CHARLES Ii. PEAsLEE, N. Hampshire.
Hon. Nj. p. GENTRY, Tennessee.
Hon. G. w. JONES, Iowa.
LOUIS KossUrH occupied seat abont the GEN.
tre Of the room, with President KING on one
side, and Hon. LINN BoYD on the other. The
Secretary of State, and the Secretary of the In
terror sat in the same group. One Of the vice
presidents occupied each a seat at an end of one
of the two tables
After the dinner was discussed,
Mr.. KING then read the first Regular Toast :
The President of the United States. Three
cheers. Down, down.
Mr.. WEBSTER rose to respond. AS soon as
the applause subsidized, he said:
AS one of the members belonging to the ex-
ecutive department of the government, and as
one of the counselors of the President Of the
United States, rise in their behalf, and in my
own behalf, to tender you their hearty thanks
for the manner in which the sentiment has been
received, and to assure you of their hearty good
wishes and kindly dispositions towards the guest
of the evening. am proud also to assure you
of our attachment to political liberty and ra-
tional independence, and that no man partakes,
in a higher degree than the President of the
United States, in the general feeling of this vast
community. [Cheers.
Music" Oh, Susannuh,
Don't you cry for me" and
Garry ME back to old Virginny."
Here the ladies came crowding into the room,
creating some temporary confusion.
I'd. The Judiciary of the United States; ex-
Founders of the Constitution and the bulwark of
liberty regulated by law.
Calls for Wayne, Wayne, Wayne
Judge WAYNE rose and returned his thanks
for the notice taken of that department of the gov
crnment Of which he was a member, and for
the manner in which it was received here 1t
was not ri ht to trespass now upon the time of
the audience by any historical disquisiion, but it
was right that he should give sentiment in be-
half of Hungary, represented in his presence by
our illustrious guest. lie therefore proposed
Constitutional liberty to all the nations of the
earth, represented by Christian faith and the
morality of the Bible. Applause.
Sd. The Navy of the United States-A
Home Squadron euery,ohere-The glory which
has made it so, was illustrated where its flag, in
foreign sea, gave liberty and protection to Hun
gary's chief.
Hon. X. Ii. STANTON, chairman on Naval AZ
fairs in the House, rose and said, that in the
absence of the senior officer of the navy and of
the secretary of that department, he would
briefly respond to the sentiment, The people
of the United States might we'll be proud of the
achievment of their navy 1t was upon this
arm ofthe public service that our country chiefly
depended against foreign aggression The only
dangers from abroad that we had to fear were
upon the ocean and against our commerce and
hpr WI lnnc for IN L.
After some general remarks of this character,
MIR. STANTON concluded by saying that the navy
would like nothing better than jnst cause and
the authority of the government to strike still
another blow for liberty. [AppIause
Music.-"A wet sheet and flowing sea-"
4th.-The army of the United States-In sa
luting the llustrious exile with maenanimous
courtesy as high as it could pay to any power on
earth, it has added grace to the glory of its his
tory.
Cries for Scott! Scott Shields. Shield |
Shields! 1t was announced that Gen. Scott
was not present, whereupon
Gen. SHIELDS rose to reply, and to return
thanks in behalf ofth army for the toast which
had been given it. The salute which the army
had given to the great chief of Hungarian nde-
pendence, was only in obedience to the sympa-
thes of twenty five millions of people for down.
trodden liberty Cheers An Irishman by
birth, and an American by adoption, he should
be false to both countries if he were not true to
the principles of down-trodden liberty every
where. Applause.
The President of the evening said he was
now about to give toast to which every
American would generously respond. Briefly
advertiDg then to the late struggle in Hun.
gary, our joy in her successes and cur
sympathy with her misfortunes, and especi
ally with our illustrions guest in his exile, Mr..
KING said we were the first, because our sym
pathies were the most active-the first to well
come him to the asylum Of a land of freedom
Gentlemen, fill your glasses, for the
5th. Hungary, represented in the person of
our honored guest, having proved herself worthy
to be free by the virtues and the vaor of her
sons; the law of nations and the dictates OF