The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-14
RECEPTION OF HON. GEORGE N. DALLAS.


He Declares for Union and Cosrc1on-Great
| Britain with the N0rth-HIlnistry and
People, &c.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD
PHuADELPmA, June l3, 1851
Hon. George Y. Dallas, ex- Minister 10 England gave
public reception at his dwelling in Walnut atree above
Ninh this afternoon between the hours OF twelve and
| two
ABOUT two hundred citizens and strangers, many OF
whom were Of note in the army Q, the bar and in the
councils Of the nation their respects to Mr. Daas
and wore warmly greeted by him. Among others, the
venerable Commodore Stewart, who commanded the
riSate Constitution in the war OF 1912, Of thu
fret 10 greet the ex Minister and take h by the hand
Mr.. Dallas and his family will occupy their ancient
walnut street residence after absence OF ave years
1t was thrown open yesterday and embelshsd with por
traits OF the amented father and brother OF the former
Vice President.
GREAT BRITAIN UPON AMERICAN CRISIS
Mp Dalas refrained from public expr ession 10 the
attitude Of Great Britain upon the American crisis He
stated privately, however, that the Ministry had IN
tenon other than that OF strict neutrality In the present
struggle The people Of England, however, rsdca
IN their sympathy and utilization with the North The
hatred Of slavery, maintained in the courederecy
was intense and the Ministry, upon this abstract q1es
ton cid not differ from the people. Both Ministry and
opinion seemed to be unanimous that coercion was tn
only duty and safety Of the United States and in the
struggle Of the American government for its maintenance
and integrity, the smpathies Of the Ministry and the
masses were solely with the North 'England,r said
Mr. Dallas "is anxious to the experiment of self
government successful America although to Auaeri
cans the anxiety may seem strange"
NM DALLAS DxcI-.kRs MMsEIF FOR THE GOVERNMENT
The above fragments of conversation are not .hout
tlasr l,nrA
Mr. Dallas for a term OF years with The Court Of ST.
James.
His private sympathies in this contest were expressed
In speech elected in reply to formal welcome home
from Colonel J. Ross snowden former director Of the
United States Mint
"fhe present ftful effort asad Mr. Dallas "to substi
tus another comparatively unknown and Local for this
worldwide famous banner Is the FIRST that has been
made. The reserved right to nuify your laws and at
discretion to break up your government as a cobweb
oonirvsrce o! mere State partnership perhaps
at Hartford in 1914, was certainly and formally claimed
by South Carolina In 1882. At this epoch there
were giants in debate, and no giant more for.
midable or dangerous than the author Of this
subversive doctrine But gentlemen, it was over.
rulsd as perverse and untenable The calm
Senator's from this good old Commonwealth, ~ un1
William wilkins Of Pittsburg, and myself, steadily d
sisted upon hosting the Stars and Stripes high above the
Palmetto and the renowned citizen Of Tennessee who
had routed the invaders at New Orleans dispesd by
the mere show OF Force bill, the delusve Quxotlsm
which WAS brave and blind then, ms It is now
Qualification is but fragmentary, subdivided or bit
by bit secession both built upon the same fase keeu
ard 1t points with emphasis TOP perempory to be dis
regarded to the course Of duty which the official guar
dams Of your constitution laws Liberties are bound
10 pursue.
"Iet u.s. then said Mr. Dallas, concluding "be firmly
linked band OF brothers, around this unchanged
standard. For my humble self, born beneath it,
having imbibed from venerated fathers incuca-
tious devoted attachment to its comprehensive i'm
port; having dearly loved to the last brother who gal.
lantly gave his life to its support, and dying in a
distant feld Of duty found his nobest shroud having
spent my life contened and happy, though poor and In
glorious under its projections having been honored far
beyond my deserts by my fellow citizens and especially
by those to sustain whose equality and rights shrank
from no personal sacrifice, back to you gentle
men, hed 1t is true with grief at the national calamity
but unalteEed in my determination to stand come wea
VICE. powerless confess but unalterably by the flag
Of the American Union the whole Union and the Union
forever"
The appearance of Mr. Dallas thus EXPIRE ssng himself
was venerable and eloquent beyond remark. His hair
white snow, his figure, straight aud still muscular
quiverng under his emotions and the grouped respect
full attitude Of hs friends many Of whom had passed
through all OF the stirring Of his eventful lfe
corded well with the dignity OF his sentiments and tn
integrity Of his long career.
He was heartily sppau6ed