The southern press., 1852-01-13

emancipation OF the Southern slaves. Ihls i
the altar on which they would cheeriuy otfe
up the honor, the independence, and the unioI
Of their country
A NORTHERN MAN, AND
A FRIEND OF THE UNION.
| (1'o be continued)
Mr.. Wcbster's Speech, at the Congressional
Banquet to kOsSuth.
Mr. GwIN rose and said: Mr. President, some
gentleman remarked few moments ago, il
parenthess, Sink or swim, live or die" Sucl
being my notion, give you as a toast
"The Secretary Of State His sympa HES ara
as broad as his intellect is profound"
Mr.. WEBSTER rose and spoke as follows
have great pleasure in participating in this
festival. Ii is Il remarka able occasion. He who
is your honored guest tonight has led thus fai
a life of events that are viewed as highly i'm
portant here, and still more important to his
own country. Educated spirited, full of feel
ing Of liberty and Independence, he entered
early into the public councils of his native land
and he is here to- day, fresh from acting his part
in the great struggle for Hungarian national in
dependence. That is not all his distinction
He was brought to these shores by the author
! ity of Congress. He has been welcomed to The
capital of the United States by tho votes OF
both its Houses. agree, though not mem
Der of either branch of the Legislature, yet here
tonight in my personal and individual capacity
merely, in joining, and do join, in my oudest
| tone, in that welcome pronounced by each OF
them to him. Great applause. The House
of Representatives., the immediate delegates oil
the people, full themselves Of an ardent love OF
! liberty, have Joined in that welcome the wis.
dom and sobriety of the Senate have Joined ia
it; and the head of the Republic, with the ut
most cordiality, has approved of whatsoever off
cial act WAS necessary to bid him welcome to
these shores. Aud he stands here tonight in
the midst of an assembly of both Houses OF
Congress, and others of us met here in our in
dividual capacity to join the general acclaim
and signify to him with what pleasure we re-
ceive him to the shores of this free land, this
asylum of oppressed humanity. Applause |
Gentlemen, the effect of the reception thus given
him cannot but be felt. 1t cannot but have it's
influence beyond the ocean, and in countries
where our principles and our sentiments are
either generally unknown or generally dislked.
Let them go forth; let it be borne on all the
winds of heaven, that the sympathies of the
government of the United States, and of all the
people of the United States, have been attracted
towards a nation struggling for national indie
pendence, and towards those of her sons who
have most distinguished themselves in that
struggle. Great applause.
have said that this cannet be without its
effect. We are too much inclined TO underrate
the power of moral influence, and the influence
of public opinion, and the influence of principles,
to which great men, the lights Of the world and
| nf fhn oro boVa uivap THAR ooOatinp Whn
doubts that, in our own struggle for liberty and
independence, the majestic eloquence of Chat.
ham, the profound reasoning of Burke, the
burning satire and irony of Colonel Barre, had
influences upon our fortunes here in America
They had influences both ways. They tended
in the first place, somewhat to diminish the con.
fdence of the British ministry in their hopes Of
success in attempting to suhjugate an injured
people. They had influence another way, be.
cause all along the coasts Of the country-ano
all our people in that day lived upon the coast
there was not reading man who did not fee
stronger, boIder, and more determined in the
assertion of his rights, after these exhilaratna
accounts from the two houses of Parliament
reached him from beyond the seas. All felt thai
those who held and controlled public opinion
elsewhere, were with us; that their words o.
eloquence might produce an effect in the regior
where they were uttered and, above all, the,
assured them that, in the judgment of the just
and the wise, and the impartial, their cause was
just, and they were right and therefore they
said, we will fight it out to the last. Applause
Now, gentlemen, another great mistake i.
sometimes made. We think that nothing il
powerful enough to stand before autocratic
monarchical, or despotic power. There is some
thing strong enough, quite strong enough, and
if properly exerted, will prove itself so; ant
that is the power Of intelligent public opinior
in all the nations of the EARTH There is not
monarch on earth whose throne is not liable tc
be shaken by the progress of opinion, and the
sentiment of the just and intelligent part of the
people, 1t becomes us, in the station which We
hold, to let that public opinion, go far as VIZ
form it, have a free course Bravo bravo.
! Let it 90 out; let it be pronounced in thunder
tones let it unstop the ears Of the deaf; let i
open the eyes of the blind and lei it every
where be proclaimed what we of this greet re
public think Of the general principles Of human
liberty, and Of that oppression which we al
abhor. Applause. Depend upon it, gentle
men, that between these two rival powers---tht
autocratc power maintained by arms and force
and the popular power, maintained by opinion
the former is constantly decreasing, and, thanh
God, the latter is constantly increasing. Ap
plause Real human liberty and human rights
are gaining the ascendant: and the part which
we have to act in all this great drama, is to show
ourselves in favor Of those rights, to uphold on
ascendency and to carry il Oh until we shall Sc,
itculminate in the highest heaven over our heads
i Applause.
If have any knowledge Of public opinion
throughout the civilized world, il | have any
just augury of the future, ii | have any well
founded prediction of what is to happen among
enlightened States, there is TO be progress
things which will, everywhere in those States
bring more or less of popular power into
the constitutional elements Of government, an(
into its actual administration. And the first re
, suit will be higher degree of individual re-
spectability and Importance of man, and par
ticipation of all in public authority. And thu
second, conservative love of law and order
founded in the convictions of all the intelligent
, well-disposed, and Industrious, that law anc
, order, the security of public tranquility, th,
protection of property, and of the fruits of labor
are equally the interest of all classes of society
: and we may assure ourselves that when law
and order, the security of properly, and the pro
toctinu of indt he, ap;n e ,ll;