Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-09
From the N. Y. Express Of Monday.
Great Speech by NJ Crittondcn.
the Union

the Union"
The annual dinner of the St. Nicholas Society
took place on Monday night Mt the ST. Nicholas
Hotel. The number Of persons present WAS large
UPWARDS Of three hundred sitting down To n snmp-
tuously furnished table.
The President and read the following
toast, amid great cheering:
The Uuion-Many States. but one PcDple--h0n-
orable ri,alry-no jealousy-one destiny. Music
Hail Columbia.
And remarked that honored ns they had been
by the attendance Of so many distinguished gen
tlemen. yet it was an additional honor TO intro
ducc to them The Hon. John J. Crittenden, Semi
tor of Kentucky. Great cheering. the audience
RISING.
Mr. Crt,cnden rose amid excessive demonstra-
tions Of applause, ut the conclusion Of which he
returned thanks for the honor done him. and beg
ged leave to be excused from proceeding. Cries
of "go on" Ego on The fattering manner in
Which the toast hal been delivered. proved plainly
that the sentiments which it expressed were dear
to the hearts fthosc around him Loud Cheers.
Our Independence ~ enlightened nation. our
liberty rs ircemen, our existence rs men, consisted
in the preservation Of our Republican form OF
gaycrnmcnt-our consolidated and unliyisible
States Loud cheers The Union. Glorious
word, I.y that name our fathers rushed into the
struggle for liberty; 10y that name they formed
our Constitution, md upon the existence Of that
Union our national destiny must forever rest
The MON was the soul. the very heart Of the ma
ton ITSELF aud in its existence consisted the exle-
,cncc of national life in the American people
Applause. To preserve oursclyes--to save us
from ruin in every shapc-t' uphold the tight Tor
universal Independence the conlcdcracy must and
should he maintained. tch"er- When he re
hrctcl upon the glorious memories Of the past, OF
battles lost and won. of dangers brdved, homes
dcsoatod md blood spilled well upon the
hope of the present, h's heart burned with new
love for our united country. Applause Such
reflection would serve II good purpose everywhere
and if only udn .ed in, would tend to cement The
S'a,"s together tor all time in feelings of amty
and lrntherlv love, Applause. The St Mich
oas Society. hr believed. cherished the nion,and
we'll they might The ever to be remembered
struggle Of William Of Na,-an at the head of the
seven provinces for Liberty, was very similar to
our own national struggle. Though often defeat
cl, Vet dispirited and sill ever i2htrg an.
the battle seemed to him to our Washington,
that
'Thoush' twas oftcn lost,
'r~meser"on Cheese
He wished to give nt'crance to his belief that it
was the destiny of this Union 20 Jerprtuatc and
establish liberty. The oil Dutch ancestors e his
audience when coming, to this country, brought
with them the seed from which our liberty sprung
and rircncd The rice of The Dutch republic more
closely rcsensiled that Of our own than any other
recorded upon the Iagc Of history, and William Of
Nassau bore, any reader Of the record knew, n
moan resemblance to the great characteristics of
the Father ofour Country. Aprlause.) The mem
bcrs of the St Nicholas Society were bound to this
country aud Union by hereditary obi cation, and
he lclieyrl that they cherished that mon in their
hearts n he did in his rlaciug his hand upon his
heart, amid great chccring.1 lie knew his country
only hy its name, it, holy nam" of Union. We'll
did he lovf his native state. and feel but too proud
t, boast that lie was kcntnckian; tremendous
chcering;l but rrouler yet was Ii" to lay claim To
tat,,oI given tide. IN American citizen. thcuew-
cheering. II there was spot ut Ground on which
b. trMl. from the Battery to san Francisco, he ter
proud in knowing that it belonged to his united
country. 1t wa; indeed great and glorious
country. Providence seemed especially to have de-
signed this country for the habita,on of liberty
We were hpund together 10y one Ian tuagc--a IAN
guasr that would uut allow rs to natc one State
from another. He bad also given The same laws
aud sub rctcl us to the same ordcalS in our early
,cttcment If tie country. lie wisely arranged
it, that even hcf+Ic there any agreed upon
Conicderacv, we iclt the necessity in our rcspec-
tive colonies of giving and taking nssistance-ot
uniting f,t ol jc"t which one alone could ne
yer have obtained. He introduced us i'll the Key
stationary struggle. II. time when no one colony
could have carried il on for day, and brought lis
To Union, which hal hong existed in cur feelings
ana which could never have heon avoided. 80 inti-
matelv were our interests. our hopes and oar fears
we'll "a our safety blended. Could the South
or,,s a. flo Z'',,ho %n;N",
W,sb;nr,nn ..';d !, lis farewell oldrcss there
,,os pr'',i1nnno who ,ya,nbcd oyer ns unLelI
~. ari snall, sa,nI ma Mail. MAST memorable
contest far ,r:.I"m 'n tho glcam;nr maze Of his.
t,r, iC,aa, an,,.n.eI ue I,,cj ~ hcl;ey.
that God had His hand in this great work; that
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