The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

wounded If falte,ed fell If then, thsre - been
upon tlis, one single moment. tell you nv fsisnds
that what you next want, IL something 1T home to
Mckee, was not afraid Of the MEXICAN sruiss 3
front, but there " Gre In the rcsrn - vss
si.sd o. ny ienas tina. yhas yosf .spssssn-
than fire la front Applause And when slaverv
iIo~ns or when 1t threatens or when 1t bses and ths
faint heart about YIELD and the trsseherous hand
about to receive the reward Of dishonesty they want he
conviction that there something at home mere terrible
government at Washington bring up to THAR hsss
AND when they find that, my friends You win And that
there viii NOT %s be 80 f4lnting and ssrns hs
place in copsrsss i is because he had true nss and
other friend John G. Pae,) stand up 81 Wsshintenp
1t because he felt in his that he WAS Ne rspre
become q from Bunker Hill and Lexirstoa To
falter or fail on any occasion. (Cheers.) hat Is
work and re light the old beacon aiss Of nSsrtv
and bring out the old relocks Of the rsvsaution bey
ones and let the treacherous and faterng and faith
less know that the and the s0ns Of the men
who proclaimed the principles of the revolution and
tanned them too have got the principles OF the revolution
to constituency that win hold them to moro tszribs
reckoning When we have done. that, viii have done
our duty and when we have an honest true hsartsa.
fearless constituency ut home, will have faithful true
and fearless representatives ut Washington Then, my
friends, you want to reform the govsrnmsnt % not
tionaries to 60 and convert little ones sSidrss Yong
and let the principles and sentiments Of hbcry IS
then You viii have commenced reforms in ssS se,os
ton that Will never go back; ard whom you hAvs lene
that will have to complain II SossA kss
representatives at Washington because thsre WIN be no
dough lace constituency at home But did net come
here to lecture you or to give you bu. 70
return you my hearty, my unfeigned thanks.
M. hale esumed his seat amid great applause.
The second regular toast was then read
The Unionlts preservation will be ensured, NOT by
yielding TO the demands Of those who threaten dssou
on at every check 70 their by Hdhsring
Ordained and established to maintain.
Air by the BANDS ar Spapgled Banner.n
The Hon CnAs SUMNER responded. He said
Mr. Presdent-It is pleasant 10 be among friends Il IA
quckenng to be where pues throb and hearts beat
sympathetic unison with dearer than friend
thronged presence gstenDg with honest faces and in
this choice companionship OF worth genius and sie
quence,and beauty, toby which the osoasen is
for The we'll deserved greetings you
freely offer to guest all pledges to ths sve
In honorng him for what he has done take upon
selves in proper spheres and according to the
Of abilities, the noble by which his life sls
va,ed Sir il this occasion made merely personal
triumph it were to expend tssin the eToism TOO oSe
il cident to such festival; II 1t to away
without any invgoaDg influence for freedom, shea1
feel that our duty III performed to-day and venturt
to cay that would regret it than houore1
guest himself Mr. President yon have bean pleased cal
onal Union Az lover Of concord and sea(ous pan
tzaH of all things that make for peace always glad 10
express my attachment to the Union but IKE you or
most benecently extended flor shrink no sxpAn
sion where freedom leadsths wsy heary and long con-
liberty justice which made t very stones
The true danger to this Union proceeds not from any
abandonment the peculiar nsttutonsn Of the South
but from the Abandonment Of the spirit In which the
Union formed; not from any warfare, within the HIM
its Of the constitution. upon slavery but from up
has passed. again to be revived. It
more than cry. The Union is necessity which ID not
bod IL Iii
phical, historical When the Mississippi sssses it's
ordy ow to the sea- when the Aleghanios lower their
81 her products .s.sss to then the
Union may disappear. Meanwhile, IL can gain NO
strength BY any compromise with slsyerby any ssei
fee Of freedom. There Is fact sir, which the hsto
ran he chronicles the Of day, cannot for
get and which is worthy Of memory At the very period
clamoIous and men at the North we're most vehement
in alarm, the national stocks, which proverbisly
e or
and sold in the market, without depreciation Of any
kind. This curious circumstance which, believe was
tced since like Providenal testimony-beyo nd
all contradiction or response-to the hollowness and
comGepcs records Of the country where this tsssssny
win forever remain must rebuke with constant unerr
ing finger point that commercial spirit whish IN SER
vile obedience to this alarm sacrificed sacred liberty
(Aprlaufe.) Sir, must BIO brief (No noD This &C.
casion is not mine. go cu 60 onl It belongs 70 eur
chief guest and honored leader from New Hampshre to
our guest from New York (Mr. John Jay-ehesrsl my
valued friend Of many years. whose devotion 70 the
has the accumulated merit Of three generations 70 ether
him from Kentucky, mr. Cassius NJ Clsy-shesrs) TO
whom can now express face to face for the arst time
mony to our cause. am at home Many other opportu-
mites will offer to Let not encroach upon the
But there is one sugsesiion which presume 70 make
there is one thought which would present to your
with .ns E
the duty and Importance OF individual example against
slavery Cheers tits not uncommon to hear psrssns
slavery and then folding their hauds in absolute hst
lessness calculate, what do about Il w Suss
sns we encounter s YSu al tnSv them
shrink from no iabor-wbo are daunted BY no peril o
ssrpiseVbo reach !: shss undertaking. across oceans
and continents,who would el:ssss TO Put g sds,'
about the earth in forty seconds an ve
others who freely bestow their means and dine spsa the
conversion Of the dsta inaccessible hsethen Of an
heathenism 1t home While COME tSst Vi =
from the earth they orego rsneunss
and abandon q. sxertOn against arc sthsrs
whose full grown shade they can never at-~hS Ssps.
fully drop the acorn In the earth trusting that t. osk
its protecting braneh but they win nothing 10 plant
or nurture the tree Of liberty that may cover Win IL
sns to sSs ssuss not
the power Of slavery. Full wsh l know III its -.
iious intrenchments In the church. tho politics and
the prejudises Of the country. Full well know The
sensitive interests of property amounting to many
hundred millions Of dollars which are said 70 Be- q
stake But, sir, these things furnish NJ motive
or apology for iadfferenee for any folding q the
haEds Surely, the wrong is mot less wrong bscsuss
gigantic the evil 10 mot less evil bsoauss Il 4 In
measurable nor can the duty Of perpetual warfare with
wrong and evil be- in this special ease suspsnasd Nay
because slavery is powerfu-becanse the wcrk diaeuk
therefore the duty Of all is exigsnt 1hs wen
empered soul does not yield d6cules bet presses
onward forever with increased resolution. (Ohesrs)
In various ways slavery may be exposed Brine 10 10
the touchatons Of political economy, and you WIN sse
its absurdity ss . system of profitable labor. Try By
the Acknowledged principles Of governnneik an2
you will feel its shame Judge 1t by the stsraai Aws
Ct right, from which there 10 NO appeal en- earth,
and you will confess that IL In outrage With vhicK
there can be NO truce compromise. All these ssnsd-
rations ARE important One person % tsschsd BY one
arguments another person ia touched by s1othsf You
do not forget the manner in which Christopher Go.
lumbus won Isabella OF Spain to his plan Of disco.
very In the intevew between them, the prospsst Of
extending her empire BY new possessions ives st pre-.
ented, but without effect The daxliug wealth Of ths
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