The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-17

the speeches made by Gen Davis aud r Guthrie at the
banquet in Philadelphia. which constituted one OF the
interesting incidents OF the late visit Of the Pres
dent These speeches will attract particular attention
account Of the illusions made BY the distinguished speak
ers the Pacific railroad project Ii will be remembered
thai Mr Buchanan responded with appreciation to Gen.
Days's sentiments This subject. and ii wili ~ -.
served that he announced the OF the FRESH
dent in his views ON this great national work. Mr..
Guthre took occasion his remarks also TO declare his
readiness 10 cooperate in its advancement
In response the chsirman. who proposed the health
OF Gen Davis, he spoke as follows;
4 SPEECH or DAVIS.
Hon Jefferson Davis arose aud said that he legged
leave The part Of those msmbess OF the cabinet who
were present. their cordial thanks for the con-
who enjoy the advantage OF reflected light Yet they did
not think they entitled TO the OF thoee
pesen, because they were members OF the c.b'nsis,
brought within The circle Of Penney lysna hospitality.
that compliment was bestowed on them. [Applausc.l
e sow p n s.
wagon and Conssloga horse nor by the set ors rapid
march Of The coach BY the yel more rapid march OF
the railroad No Pennsy vana was tied BY lightning
to every portion OF the United States AMI with her coal
and iron she about establish commercial relations
with the slope OF the Pacific. and to look INFO that
unknown region OF Asia which includes China and Pei
Tremendous cheering. which prevailed for many
minutes They knew that he belonged To the srct-con
stfucion school, which never turned 70 the right nor 10
The left 10 any pu pose Of exptdiency.
The President i'n.efPoslng) observed that ne was
certain at that. $500
MI. Davis resumed: Within the limits Of the States
they would touch nothing and he spoke not Tor hln
sSlf alone, but his honored chief himself. (Applause
Blu, when they looked TO their recent POSSESSIONS on III.
slope Of the Paci6c there things which arrested
attention Upon the pages OF history nothing il marked
more steadily than that running back TO the renoest
antiquity mountains of divided nations, that - the light
or shadow Tell upon The side or the olher woud
The character Of men be modified aud government,
changed But had it not been in the progress al mind,
in It's connc with ma.le that the United States had adj
vancedhad gained additional force and had they NOT
reached the period when they could triumph this
natural obstaclswhsn they coaid skip tbs mountains.
tunnel them, pass them by any means known 10 civil
engineering, binding together, 80 that The 6ucus
lions Of life should become TO them as nothing lGrat
applause he had said that be was strict construc-
onst but he had also Knocked the idea thai the const
tuition had one construction within the limits Of the United
States and another outside Of them. tApplause.1 He
had awaye Knocked the idea that this government could
build road outside Of the United States, and could not
build one within il, (Great appauss.l There vss ar
other question, which involved the question OF the in
iegriy OF the Pacific possessions but there was sill
OF Pennsylvania would respond--it was The question Of
which in her strength she had always shown
herself willing to throw over the weak. u ID. Pacific
possessions should be threatened by hostile feet the
government would hsvs navy there 10 interpoee
for their projections and that hostile Feet belonged
to such power as England or France. il would take
open which would either OF the shmuses Of inns
continent And while the navy OF the United Ststes
thus employed. what would be more easy Than Tor such
maritime power either OF these To strike NJ those
sessions and rend them from these States, 10 the
ex,en, OF the gold regions which lay behind the coast T.
lhen as purely military question. II should become
necessary To have ntercommunIcattOB,s that The
governments munitions OF war and men could be throw
upon the Pacific Tor it's defence. the application OF the
I'VE q Gs " Ss PC
applause But II il could be shown, and he alw ays held
his opinion open to correction from any quar,sf. thtt
these means not required were not necsssaryand
by necessary he meant absolutely required--,hpn he
would say, show the other means which would anawer
as a substitute. and as src,-consiruc drmocra he
would accept The proposition Applause Under every
ingenious construction which had been placed upon The
various powers Of the government-nnder every rsmih
cation which ingenuity had suggested to supply that de-
iciency OF intercom unic aioDin vain had il been
tempted be shown him how the military power OF this
government which consisted ia the sinews aud srotg
hearts OF its citizens could be used on the sope Of the Pa
ci6c. unle.s there RAILROAD transmit IT, (AppAass
IT, then, could be done. and il thai hazard existed
that ocean, he woaid say that the rest followed
seqnenceihe smoke Of Pennsylvanis coal might be
on the desert waste, beneath the cloud capped noun.
ains, and Pennsylyania iron, with the very stamp OF
her own oundfes upon it, might be seen creeping IN
long, serpen,nc track TO the slopes OF the Pacific Zap
plause
II was not alone in her conncxion with these great
works that Penney lvania's minera! resources
70 be united she - the great agricultural State Of The
Union. Her manufacturer, with their concentrated pow
err welding political influence, have attracted attention
greater than that which belonged to her agricultural in
tetest; yet her agricultural many times i'm.
por,ant than her mineral Interest Nay, she bad
commercial interest, which xc,eded both her mineral
and manufacturing interes,e. -
And there something which seemed 10 him ought
to be peculiarly proud the heart OF Pennsylvania when
she looked back 10 the land from whence her psope
sprung and saw upon her own broad bosom those crops
which could feed them in the year OF famine and she
might only welcome them with open portals To land
OF refuge, bull oil support. lApplausc gsst efsge
lie felt that the occasion not 10 wander into
those broad themes OF discussion. lie bad usspassed
loo much already. slT
<Genersl Cadwaader proposed the health Of the Hon
James Guthrie, TO which be responded follows:
Mr.. GuTHRIE's SPEECH.
My health is remarkably good, and am happy 10 in
form you that The health Of the Treasury 10 20 likewise
the treasury too. and be able TO all ih just obi
cations TO its people, and TO The of free
men TO answer all The obligations the rosbtry shall
10 its enemies. lRenewed arpiause,] We have full,
an oveifowing treasury II is said that Il II harder TO
bear prosperity than TO bear adversary We have TO
make the lia and il will require The aid and The assist
OF all good and patriotic 10 The end that ws be
not led asray because have too much money in our
purse. II necessary that adhere The copstIu
iionto all it's obljsalionsand that forget not that
ruxali'y and republican simplicity which have made %
wha, we II this money shall connue in our treas
ury after shall havspad Oh the peeent public deb,
why, for purposes # self-detence, shall not extend
. railroad 10 the Pscihe loud sfTlsase hold that
vaded by moral Law, and bold that The naoas tight TO
defence exends TO mesns necessary 10 seese
The integrity OF the Union 70 avs II those
blessings md advantages Which position calls for