The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-17


General OF the United States. TWAS TOO good an opPo,-
unity 10 levy bright mail on the gifted passsngs -
was imposs,b,e Tor Mr. Gushing 10 escape inc '"po"
nifty of The crowd and he was WIN All aue n"o' -
| stalled upon the rosirum. regret my ihAo''y "
;u.tiee 10 his eoqlenee especially as. ioi "ah' " 80
porier his able address is iHeineNapS 'os' " ne
Il was noble descant upon The beauty OIL our Tree hsu
,,n. tbs blessings we enjoy, the Improvement oil our
yenIufs The extension OF our county, and me asylum
n on.ns TO all the oppressed natives oil me od "o'ii
lie dweIt with great emphasis upon our duty 10 pio'fo'
III our citizens 10 every corner OF the eaf'hi ana lie
ludsd with come point though with much TACT TO The re-
cent case al Smyrna
Dinner followed, under tent. which spread with
plentiful board The very genius Of hospitality in
spred every one. Al The earnes, request oil The worthy
AMI modest president OF the association Mslor George
Peter 50 well known to fame presided tie was once
disns uished officer IN the army OF the United Saies
especially connected 18th the II, ing aIuery. lie is now
an energetic farmer the county OF Montgomery. !
was happy 10 find that age had not dimmed the faculties
of his nind, nor beat his tall and manly form, nor
taken aught from the refinement OF his manners or
The charms of his intelligent and agreeable counte-
nance Among The guests who were present. we had
Jodse Blair. Mr.. Davis, date prekidsnt) Mr., Cush-
ing, Mr. Corcoran. of Washington, Mr.. Joseph Brad
lev, Mr.. Maury, CHE mayor of Washing,onD Com
modore Jones Mr.. HallowelI. OF Alexandra. (whose
honest and Intellectual face for the hrst lime. aud
whose devotion agriculture was signalized by pow
erjul address which he lately delivered IN Virginia
We hu on the other side Of the table Judge Dunlop Mr.
Jenifer (once minister TO Vlenna) and. what assure
yoa was very agreeable sight to me, Mr. Bowie ana
MIR Lyon, lhe whig and democratic candidates for
soyernor) who wen, in arm aRd arm. and sat side by
side wh all the courtesy olrue gsnuensn. There were
many others whose names have escaped my pen Wines,
and toas,s aud speeches succeeded and among other
subjects which brought UP was the appropriate
topic OF guano. The discussion upon It's msIis oecu-
pied at least hou. and half twas evident that tue
presence OF member Of the cabinet impaired ne inter
es, 10 the theme The speaker who introduced made
direct appeal TO Mr. Gushing, invoking all the exrr-
lions OF The administration in its behalf. The Attorney
| G. neral asked what the speaker wished 10 be done
Wtite cir 10 your excellent minister q. Lima, John
Randolph Clay Instruct him in the strongest terms to
reopen the negotiation with the Peruvian government
Tell Them that Nature has put into their hands treasure
| which was intended for tins vhaa human race-ibal
they have no right TO monopoze it, or sim; other ma.
tons in the usa OF IT, Nor is snth the interest Of Peru
herself that, acting 10 thu lrge spirit of the age she
won!d derive profit, and enable her TO meet with
more ease her with her British creditors by
selling large quantity OF guano At lower price than
smaller quantity higher rate that she has immense
stores of il at her command; that according to her own
staslcs, she has not less Than one hundred and heen
millions of tons, which would take. according 10 Dir,
Claws estimate, century to exhaust; that. besides The
large quantities which accumulated on the Cbinchi
and Lobos islands, there immense beds OF Deposited
on the main land. which the vlds have buried under
the sands and besides the little winged architects
sill la, Jog up and that the process will 60
long as those seas swarning with GshT
Mr. Cushing 10 address the company al the heel
OF this discussion. and made better speech Than
he haze done teore dinner He spoke the decared no,
as meu.Ee. OF the cabinet, but as private individual
He delivered powerful argument, in favor OF the suano,
and testified bis belief thai the admin would spsse
n, efforts 10 serve The cause OF agriculture
So be Bal have occupied too much OF your valid
able space already. and mus, Close this has,y sketch with
an apology for having long detained yos aSd your
readers Respectfully.
A LOUKER-0N IN VIENNA"