The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-01-15
MR. W EPsTER'> spEFtu At TIE
kOs>I CoNGHt.ssIOS nAN-

10 the hrst regular toast. the
Presidcn, Of ike United States" MIR.
Webster replied thus;
=" | am here tonight. Mr.. President
with other Heads Of Departments,
Who belong 70 the Executive admins
uatlon Of tie government, and who
are the confidential counsellors Of the
President. | rise in their behalf, as
vel az my own, to tender to the com.
parry our thanks for the manner IN
which ;hc scntitnen. has been rcc,ic.
Cd by the meeting here assembled.
and 10 assure, you, sir, aud all pres.
Git, tha, in hinducs. anl sool wishes
,osarls the gucs, ot the OCCASION. ana
IN attacAmcqt to the great i''pe,aI.-
OF poiineAi liberty (arplanse) ;hcrc Is
10 man who lartakrs III higher de
gree than the President Of ihe United
States IN the general feelings Of tins
vast community" Anlansc.
Mr. G~in rose and saIi. Mr.. Pres.
iicn.. some gentleman remarked a
fcw + rueuts ago iii Iarenihosi--->lnh
or sH+", i've or G.o--sUch Icing NY
E''lon' ='e YOU as a toast
The *'"'"'y"t >'"ff--ii '>mra'n''s are
as u '.1' 1' ~, '"'''.''' II P''''""d'
Mr. Webster rose a"d RESPONDED
as !odo"s;
; have great pleasure III rar'icinat-
M III this festival 1t ls a rcmhfh''
Die OCCASION lie VINO Is y"n' honor
cd gncst tonight, has .'d thus Tar a
ME OF events that are viewed as high
Iy important here, aud still more nm
rortant to his own country.
Educated. splIitcd. full c. feeling,
OF liberty and Independence, he enter-
cd early INTO the pubic councils OF
h's native country, and lie Is here to-
day fresh from acting hls ant III the
great struggle ior Hungarian national
independence. That IS not all his
distinction. lie was brought to these
shores by the authority Of Congress :
he has been welcomed to the Capitol
OF the United States by the votes OF
the two Houses OF Congress.
MIR. Seward, (mterruPtlnS)-"He
Is welcome, and there were loud
cfies OF welcome, welcome,
from various parts OF the room.
Mr' ebster, (resumng 81 agree
as l am not connected with either
branch OF the Legislature. IN )o'nmg'
aud do JON III my 'nudest tone III
MT welcome pronounced ny them 10
hiin' (ureat arplause,9 !he House
OF representatives. !he i'hined'a'o
re, Seh'a'i'es ol the lcol -. iul
! ''e''cs ol an ataehl iV'e oi lner'
- nave Joihed IN that we'come. ne
Wisdom ana soorety OF the senate
nave joined III II and Tie mead OF the
hcruolic, WIN 'he utmost coto'aiitY
mas appfo'ea OF whatsoever oii'c'"
act was necessary to nId him weicoM,
70 'hese shorcs ara lie stahas nero
'C'il'oh' IN 'he mias' o' al assCn'h!>
81 "o,'l houses oi congress- anu ou'
''s ol us thet mere IN our ihd'Ni"ua
catacly, 70 Jo!i the t'eHcra' "ccI"'i'
and s'ru'iy 10 Inn Win WHAT WeasnlC
We receive hIn to the shores OF IT,
free land, til asylum OF orfrcs,c,
humanity. Oentieincn. tie effect "I
the reception thus gwen h'n canno
but be tcit. 1t cannot but have 1t
influence beyond the ocean ard anon
countries where our pihcirica anC
our sentiments are either generally
unknoNn or generally dis'lhcd.
Let them 20 tolth let II be bon
on al the winds Of heaven, tha, th'
symrat!ics Of the government O.
the United States and all the lcoi il
of the United States, have teeI
attracted towards a nation stroG
s'Inc :"r national Independence. an'
towards tHosc OF her sons who have
most distinguished them>elyc- IN the
struggle. (Great alpIausc.)
! have said that thls cannot be NIth
out is effect. We arc too mach IN
ciued to '.'derrate the rover ol Nor
al influence, and the influence o: nh
&c opinion. anu the influence OF rrn
cipies TO "hlch great IneIi-- the h-h'