Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-27

PHiI.AnRIpttI BANourT. w e find that we have in
s6vertenty omitted publish the speeches made by
Gen. Davis and Mr.. Guthrie at the banquet IN Phil
adelphia which constituted one OF the most inter-
estinu incidents of the late visit of the President
These speeches will attract particular attention
account of the illusions made by the distinguished
speakers the Pacific railroad project. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Buchsnan responded with ap-
probation TO Gen. Davis sentiments on this subject
and it will be observed that he announced the con-
currence of the President in his views this great
national work. Mr.. Guthrie took occasion in his
marks also to declare his readiness to cooperate in
! its advancement.
| In response TO the chairman, who proposed the
health of Gen. Davis, he spoke as follows:
SPEECH OF GEN. DAVIS
Hon. Jefferson Davis and said that he begged
leave, on the part of those members of the cabinet
who were present, to return their cordial thanks for
the compliment paid them. They stood in the atti
tude Of those who enjoy the advantage of reflected
light; yet they did not think they were entitled to
the consideration Of those present because they
members of the cabnet-t was rather because they
were American citizens, and brought within the cir
Gle of Pennsy hospitality, that compliment was
bestowed them. Applause. Pennsylvania
hospitality to be limited hereafter it had
been heretofore, by the slow progress of the old
Wagon and Conesoga horse, nor by the yet more
rapid march Of the coach, nor by the ye: more rapid
march of the railroad. No! Pennsylvania was tied
by lightning to every portion of the United States,
and with her coal and iron she was about establish
commercial relations with the slope of the Pacific,
and to look over into that unknown region of Asia
which includes China and Persia. Tremendous
cheering, which prevailed for many minutes They
knew he belonged to the strct-ccnstrucon school,
which turned to the right the left to serve
any purpose of expediency.
The PREsIDENT (interPosing) observed that he
was certain of that.
Mr.. DAVIS resumed: Within the limits of the
States they would touch nothing; and he spoke not
for himself alone, but his honored chief himself But
when they looked to their recent possessions on the
slope of the Pacific, there two things which
rested attention. Upon the pages Of history nothing
is marked more steadily than that, running back to
the remotest antiquity, mountains divided nations,
that as the light or shadow fell upon the side
the other, would the character of be modified
and government changed. Buth it not been in the
progress Of mind in its confic with matter that the
United States had advanced, had gained additional
force, and had they not reached the period whenhey
conld triumph over this natural obstacle, when they
could skip the mountains, tunnel them or pass them
by any means known to civil engineering, binding
men together, that the fluctuations of life should
become TO them as nothing9 CGreat applause. He
had said that he was strict construetonist, but he
had also Knocked the idea that the constitution had
one construction within the limits of the United
States. and another outside of Them. Applause.
He had always Knocked the idea that this Government
could build road outside of the United States, and
could not build within 1T. Great applause.
There was another question which involved the ques-
ton of the integrity, of the Pacific possessions but
there still another-a closer question to which
he knew the heart of PennsY lvania would respond
1t was the question of protection, which in her
strength she had always shown herself willing to
throw over the weak. If the Pacific possessions
should be threatened by hostile fleet, the Govern
ment would have navy there to nteTpose for their
protection; and if that hostile feet belonged TO such
power as Eng land or France, it would take all the
navy of the United States to keep a road open which
would either of the sthmuses of this continent.
And while the navy of the United States was thus
employed, what would be more easy than for such
maritime power either os these strike those
the extent of the gold regions which lay behind the
coast7
If then, as purely military question, tshouid be-
come necessary TO have INSTRUMENTATION, SO
that the Governments munitions of war and men
could be thrown upon The Pacific tor It's defence,
the application of the war-power of the Government
10 This would be within the strict limits of the
Constitution. Enthusiastic upplause.) But If II
could be shown-and he always held his opinion O.
pen to correction from any quarer-that these means
were not required were not necessary, and by nee
essary he meant absolutely required, then, he would
say, show the other means which would answer as
substitute, and strict construction Democrat he
weafd accept the proposition. (Great apPiausa9
Under every ingenious construction which had been
placed upon the various powers of The Government,
under every ratification which ingenuity had sug-
gested TO supply that deficiency of inercommunlca-
ton, in vain had it been attempted to be shown him
how the military power of this Government, which
consisted In the snews and strong hearts OF its cltl-
zens could be used the slope of the PaLihc unless
them it could be done and if that hazard existed on
that ocean, he would say that the rest followed as
consequence the smoke of Pennsylvania coal might
be the desert waste, beneath the cloud-capped
mountains, and Pennsylvania iron, with the stamp Of
her ow foundries upon it, might be seen creeping
In long serPentine, track to the slopes of the Pacf
ic. >" Applause.
Ii was not alone in her connection with these great
works that PennsyIvania's mineral resources were TO
be united She is the great agricultural State of
the Union. Her manufactures, With the concentra-
ted power, welding political influence have attrac-
ted attention greater than that which belonged to her
agricultural interest yet her agricultural was many
times more important than her mineral interest. Nay
more she had commercial interest, which exceed
ed both her mineral and manufacturing interests.
And there something which seemed 10 him
ought be peculiarly proud TO the heart of Pennsy
vaha when she looked back to the land from whence
her people sprung, and saw upon her own broad bo-
som those crops " hich could feed them in the year
offamine, and she might not only welcome them with
open portals land OF refuge, but of support. Gap
plause)
He felt that the occasion not to wander
into those broad themes of discussion. He had
pafsed much already.
General CadwaladeT proposed the health of the
Hon. James Guthrie, to which he responded fol-
lows:
MR.. GUTHRIE's SPEECH.
NV health is remarkably good, and l am happy to
inform you that the health of the treasury is like
wise. lAppause,] trust my health will contin-
ue and ofhe treasury too and be able TO
all its just obligations to its own people, and TO nerve
the arms of freemen to all the obligations the
countrv shall owe to its enemies (ReneWed ap-