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Number 152, New Series.
NOZEVVAXJK, Ct. VVEDNESDAI’, QCTOBER. 12, 1842.
Volume XXV.—Number 41,
THE NORWALK GAZETTE
is PUBLISHED
EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING,
BY
Jam-cs Reed, Jr.
TERMS UF SUBSCRlI’T(JN.
Villaigesubscribers by Carrier, per year $2 00
Man H in adrnnce -* *- $2 00
Those wholiveout oftheCarrier’stlis-
irict &: take their papers at the Ollice 351 50
in advance-—at the end of the year 00
Companiesof5 or more receiving their
papers by mail. paid in (l(f‘U(l7lC€ $51 50
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
3 weeks,
For one square, or 16 lines, $1 00
E;)cl)ri)llo\Vil1g insertion. 20
E(ecu[()f'gan(I.-XiIl11llil5lll'Zll.0I'iS Notices,‘Sl 00
Commissioner’s notices, 31 25
(‘mag-tlian. Divorce,aiid other Notices,$I 00
the square.
Yearly advertisers. one sqttttrc. _ $30 00
payable quarterly. The privileg of yearly
mlveriiscrsis limited totlieirowu immediate
business.
Casual advertisements sent to this Ol"fiC<.’-77l_'llS
be accompanied by the cash to insure znscrtioril
Job Printing,
OF ALL KINDS,
’ ' H Estibscriber would inform the pnblit.-,tliai
he has oti band upwards ol'$3.(l00 worth
of Boots and Shoes, which he wottld St‘ll at re-
duced prices. The best of fine Calf Boots at
$5 per pair; and the best of (‘.alfBrogaus at
$2 per pair; Kipp limits at 50 per pair;
Coarse Bootsfroiii I to per pair; Course and
Kipp Brogaus for $1 per pair; Ladies fitttGai-
ters for $1 50 per pair; Fine Kid Slippt-rs and
Tics from (5.9 to 7.9 per pair; filisscs and (flail-
drr-n’s Shoes of all kinds; Cat-ks for 23 Gr] pr-r
pair; Boys Calf and Course Boots; Cztlfattd
Coarse Brogarts of all kinds. Those xi-isliiiig to
ptirt,-liase, pl.ase call and cxariiine for meni-
selves beforc jlllfcllilfilng (_’lSt3\\ here.
Eur-:.\‘i-zzisii \\'i:t=:i).
Next door to Blat-kiiian & Bi.-its store.
N-irwalk, Aug. 2, 1842. 3I
GR SAL}E.—Gii'eat Ba1'gaiiiits.—
'I‘lie Leather. Slim.-.<, dzc. cotiiprising the
stock in trade ttfltliic-l Grunim':n.is oil? red for
sale on such terms as will make it an objr-r:t for
those vvisliiug to purchase, and \\ ho have the
wherewithal to cash up, to give their attention.
The stock eonsisists ofall the varieties of v.ork
in the boot 8.: shoe line. Sllt'l‘l as Mci'i's coarse &.
fine Boots and Shoes. aiitl \Vomeu's and Chil-
drcn’s shoes of various kinds and qualit.ies,
tiiakiugiogctlicra full assortment, and all made
in the best manner for the country cu-tum trade.
Also. a one horse Pleasure \Vagon and Har-
ness, nearly new, l()_t-__7t"llltfr with a grititl conitnon
l/IEATIY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
W'1LToN ACADERIY.—-'I‘be Fall
'I'criii (tflhis (jlstssit-til St.-ltotil will Cotil-
nieiice on Monday the 5th of St-pteiiiber. contin-
uiug eleven werks.
Terms of '1'uilt'u-n. _
For the Greek and Latin Languages, $0 (70
For English Studies. -1- 00
For the Frencli L-itigtinge. 0 00
Book Keeping will be taught by a new s_vsH'ttt.
which gives a thorough practical knowledge of
this itnporiartt study.
At the close oftliis term there will be a vaca-
tion of (rue week. The winter term will CUlIl'
iiience oti .\‘londziy the 28th of November, con-
tinuing t\vt‘iit_v two weeks. _
Refc;-cnces ——Rev. John Smith, Dr. !Villard.
Dr, Sylvia-tcr illeatl. Charles Marvin. Esq. and
James Belts. \Vilton.
\Vii.i.i'.\.\i E. VV.vri:itoUs. A. B-
Principal.
Wilton, Aitgtist 20. 1812. H34
ENTAL Snti'gei'y.—-A. llill, Dental
Surgeon, otlers his SFl'\_’lCPS to the public
in every department of Dental .‘~'tir,L'€t'V-_
Ollie-e as licretofore. in Burrall‘s Buildings.
Re/izrcncss--J. A. ’\']‘Lcan. M. D 3 if?! Greg
nry,iM, D; lion. T. I}. Butler; H0“. Benj-
lsiizics; l{ev.Dr Mead; Rev Edwin Hall; Rev
G. N. Smith. Naiwal/c. Nclicniirtli Perri‘, M- D-
I\'f(f.Q'f:/Ifltl. R. B. Bottsford, M. D. Dartfntiy.
Dr. How-~ll Rtidgers, Colccltcstcr. W in Witter,
M. D. l-Villiiii,tinlic. Ct.
G. VI’. Rayiiiinoiiiil, Drawn‘ as ' ‘ailor.
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am gm/4
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AVING taken a store in the south part of
Olmsted's Building, east side ofihe Bridge,
is ready to give attention to all orders in ltis line
at short iiolice, on favorable term , and
in the Bart an-"l fllost Fa.sltional).lc style.
From his experience in the business. he feels
confident in his ability to give entire satisfaction
to all who may favor him with their patronage.
All garments tnatle to order are warranted t: fit.
Piirticular attention paid to Cutting.
The subscriber has on hand a good sttpply of
Cloths, Cassimercs, Sattinetts and Vr-stings.
_wliicli he will make up to order in a manner to
cl]:-Jlletige ctitnpelllion.
Pilot and Beaver Cloths for Overcoats. with
superior Trimmings.
Also, a line assortment of Stocks of various
styles and paiters. at the lowest cash prices.
iFall Fashions received.
Persons wishing garments of any description
will find it to their advantage to call. 9
4
Norwalit, October 1841-
NE W
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
HE subscriber would respectfully inform
his friends and the public in general, that
he has opened a shop over the store of Wm. &.
B. Lockwood. recently occupied by M. Banks.
where he would-be happy to receive all orders
in his line. He feels confident in saying from
the experience he has had in New York as ‘a
Cutter, that whoever will favor him with their
custom can depend on havingtheir work manti-
Norwalk, April 20. Josnrn E. CORKI-IR 23
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GOOD TIME.
I-IE subscriber hasjust returned from New
York with a new supply of Goods-—con-
sisting in part of “latches and Clocks. (which
are very low) ; all kinds of Jeweiry, Penkntves.
Scissors. Razors, Pencils. Thlntbles. Spectzh
cles from $8 to 25 cts, all kinds of Combs. =1
variety of Looking Glasses, and every_ il_iin_g
usually kept in our line. Call and see ll ll is
not a good time to buy. CHAS. E. Disitow.
Norwalk. Aug. 16, 1842-
Paints¢§o0ils.
Kegs of white lead, ground in oil. 5
10 casks Linseed do, 3 do Fislt do and
a quantity of Lamp-black, Litharge, 666-» £00‘
atantly on hand and for sale at reduced pftcefl.
3'5 by Fiti-znmtrcx Sr. JOHN.
Harness, somewhat worii——all of which is sold
to close a concerii.
N B. All those indebted to the estate of Jo
ltiel Grumman. are reqnt-stt-d to make itnmedi-
ate payment to SAMUICI. I’. RANDLI-2, Trustee.
I ‘.Vilton, June I7. 1842. 25
F01‘ Sale—.-\ valuable tract of
Land, consisiirig of about 50 acres.
Sllualt-tl in this ion n. at West II-icks,
_.,___5._.,_ so called, near the resitleiiccril'.lori-
aihan Camp. St‘.-ii. Said tract is \\'(.'ll appor-
tinned into plow, meadow. pasture arttl wood,
and will be sold in one or more parcels as will
best suit pi,rcliasers. on accotntitotlzttiiig terms.
E. J. ST. JUHN.
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Ntirtvalk, Sept. 5. 1842. G
I-‘AEKDI for Szale—Situaied
. in the to-.vti of \\’iltoi'i. Ilurlburt st..
“"‘ so called. within three fourths of a
., mile of the Episcopal Church in said
Wilton, and a public road leading fruit: I-It-tltiing
to WY-siport and Norwalk, atid another from
Ridgefieltl. to Britlgeporl. a. school li--use with-
in :1 few rods of the house, and a dry grocery
close at hand. The htitnestea-l consists ofobout
Cheap Crnsllii Boot aim! Shoe §toi'c.;
Speech of Mr. Vvcbstcir,
Dclz't'c7'ecl at 1'Tll7i"Ml."l:QI'Idfl, Boston, Sept. 30.
I know not—-I know not how it is, Mr.
the-se walls, or in the sea of upttirrit-d faccs
ttliich I see around me, or in the genius
.\\'lllt'h always liovers over this place, fanning
into life al‘(It'llI and pzill'l0lic feeling with
cvt'i'y motion of its wings. I know not how
it is, btit there is sointthing that ext'itt~s me
stronglv, deeply, too deeply to allow adtquate
expression for my etiioliorisf‘ It will not be
tlOlllIIt‘(.l by you that this szilutation, that this
grt=-ctiug. is a greeting fL'll here at the heart.
Boston is my home.-——-my cherished home.
It is now more than five and twenty years
since I came here with my faniily, to pursue
here in this (.‘flllgl'lIt“nt‘(I metropolis those
objects, both public. and ,-private, for which
my studies and education were designed tit
fit me. It is twenty years since the intelli-
gent citizens of Boston asked tire to loan my
self to the public trustas their Rt~pt‘esentu-
tive; and it gives me infinite f-lt'(]Slll't‘ to St e
hcre to dtiy, occupying those seats assigned
to the gentlemen more advanced in life, not
a few of those who were originally itistrii
lIlPIll.-ll in indicating the course of life by
which I have cndea\'ort~d to serve the people
of this town.
When the duties of public life have willi-
drawo me frotri this my home —I have felt
nevertlicless, attracted to the spot to wiiicli
all my local aflections tended; and now that
the progress of time must soon brint.’ about
that period--—evt-n if it should not be liastt-nvd
by the progress of evt~nts—when tho.-‘duties
of public lzfe must yield to the coming of
;tdv.=nt-ed years, [cherish the hope of passing
ttnioug these associations and these ftit-n.ls
Wl'ltil shall remain of my life when these
public services shall have kn-iled which for
good or evil, are all the inheritance I have
to lt-ave to those who shall cotne alter me.
The i\l.'-iyor has spoken kindly of iii-:_;' pub-
lic St‘l'\'lt‘t_-S; aritl especially of the results of
the iii-gociation which has ri-ceutly been
I)l't)tl‘_‘lll. to ll close, and in which I was en-
gaged. Ihope. fellow citizens, that some-
thing was thus done pt.’l'ltl2lll€'l'll.ly uscful to
the country. I present no personal claims
of p.=ii'tictiltir lTit‘l'l[. I entlezivort-Ll to do my
duty. I had a hard surrtiiict"s \V(il'I{—lJl)I I
atn not wholly unused to work. I had many
anxious days and soim-sleepless nights. But
60 acres of as good land as has out of doors,
fencrd offiuto small lots Suitable for plowing,
mowing or pasture, wizh SUIIiClt-‘ill fruit for tlieé
use ofa family. all well watered. with a large.
two story house, rit-arly new, a new born and
a fine grainry and w.'i,«_toii house. and a two-
story hat shop with [lltfllly of water fi.\'tiircs.—-j
About forty acres of Timber ltnd, lying in;
what is (‘allcd lloitcy Hill Den. :1 part of which I
is pretty well tirnbcretl.
The above property will be sold at a bargain
and :1 good lille given. Any [)Ct'.<OllS wishing to
plll'(.‘illL~'e it, will do well to (:all on the stibscriber.
34 VVilton.Aug. l9,]S42. \Vitr Gm-:r;x.
A REAR-E CH-I.-iNCE.—’l‘lie
subscriber having made arrange-
" ments to remove from Norwallt, of-
fers his place for sale at a bargain.
se is nearly new and built in mod-
ern siyle, it is located in one Ofitlic pleasaiitesi
places in the villatzc, on the west side of the
Public (jrten, atid consitlererl one of the most
desirable places in Norwalk. As a person
wishing to purchase would no doubt expect to
examine the premises, a. further description is
unnecessary. Lizvi CLARK.
,il the results of my labors merit the approba-
lcl-ass of qtiestions, which (lid not
He is also ready todispose ofhis Slt)(2l\ in trade
consisting of \Vatches, Jen elry, Silver and
Plated ware. and most kinds of liiucy articles at
prices less than over were 4-ff?-.retl in this plat‘?-
Those in waitt ofany thing in ltisline willavail
hemselves ofthis opportunity to get tlierii cheap.
He has received during the last week ti arm‘
quantity of Rings. Pitts, Pencils. 'l‘liiirthl.-s. die.
I
The subscriber offers tbr sale his
well known establisliment for the
manufacttire ol'Oil Dressed Leather.
.— -. The premises contaiuabout 12 acres
of good land, on which is :1 good DW6llltl_£
House, Barn, Sli0p..zmtl other bt-ilttings—a gznotl
water power. and a fine orchard. It is situated
on the Danbury road, three miles from Norwalk
landing. A further description is deemed un
necessary. Km-;Bt«:tt \A70RLl£Y.
Norwalk, Aug.l6, 18-12. 33
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I-IE subscriber, thankful for the favors of
the past year, hopes by his strict attention
to his business to merita continuance of their
favors for the ensuing year.
He has on hand a good assortment of'Harness-
es, Saddles.Bridles. Martiogals.Trunks.Valises,
arpet Bags. Halters and Collars, which he
will sell at prices to suit those who may be dis-
posed to ertcourage him with their patronage.
He has alsoa good assortment of Harness trim-
min,«is.Carriage and Riding Whips, which those
who itiay be in want of are respectfully invit-
ed to call and examine for themselves. He has
also a large assortment of Riding Bridles. and
Martingalt-s, which he will be ready to sell at a
small advance from cost. Also a good assortment
ofliidia Rubber, Felt. and Web Braces of his
own manufacture, which will be sold cheap for
cash. All orders thankfully received and
pitnctuallv attended to. The strictest attention
paid to all kinds of repairing.
N. B. All persons indebted to the subscriber,
whose accounts are of longer standing than 6
months. are requested to call and settle without
A much delay. WM. B. SVVAN.
Norwalk. Sept. 19,1842. 38
AP Springs—-A new article for ladie’s
O
tion of the cotintry, [shall be richly rewarded
and my other days will be happier. as mv
other nights will give me swet-tcr i'(-pose.-
I sought to disperse the clouds which threat-
Mayor, but there is something in the echo of
h. eiiliif iuust obey or be hanged, should
find hjnself in the territory of the power
l:tg~,iin,t which the supposed Cl‘ll!lt_' was com
lmijjwfi, and should be st-ized and tried as an
ilnili\liLI\Ill for that crime, there is not a iuati
arjrnig is who would not cr__v out for rcdrt-ss
mil V¢'[g€ttI'IC(;‘.. Any t'll’\’itlt’(l Govtiritnit-lit.
in o cite where our of its citizens, in the
O.-,-{or,i:it'ice of his ditty, should be seized
,'.,,_-i Sjllgflil to be riiadu arts-.vt-r:tble, cvt-r_v
..|e.-,;tqtl,Ciovernnieiit, I maintain, would say,
sirtiblc, not only to one pitrty. but to all p'tl‘-
tics-—— for rnnliing arrangenierits honorable to
built nations, as all just tirrangeirtcrits are,-—-
and which li»- tn.-ty well C0tlSltlt'l‘l.I1t:‘gl‘et't'.‘3Sl
labor of his life.
I hardly know whether it is proper on
this occasion to udvcttto the correspontlt-nce;
btit wlireri it shall appear with the discussions
of the other important qtit--stions—for the
occasion was Sought there to treat upon sub-
jects of great tnornt-rit and r'.oricern—\vht-n
"1' am rtspotisible for this act; as in a story
of =,\iTisu' and Eu ryalus, she would exclaitu-—
"Adstii qtti fcci—in me convettitc ferrum.”
Noxi gentletiien, when the (IISPIIICIIBS of
[he Biiish Govcrniiieut fifrl. rcaclit-d this
.;m.m*——thougli I do not tltirik it useful not
imp.) nt to say much of thetn--yet if you
an I,-/l‘\V tlzoir contents, you would s"e that
If t/ev had been made public to the world
the pthtrierci.tl int:-rests of the city must
h;j\'(lbel’II crushed at once. That ctisis I
'liougt could be ave-rtrd; iii~Tthe first place
by npoldiug the acl.'riow!t-dged principles
of pulic law, and in the next plaice, by de-
titziiitbg an apology for \\ hatever against
ih.-siptinciplt s of law had been done by thi-
Britili Government. Let us pti-t ourselvi-s
riglilin the first place, and insist that they
slialllo rigglit in the next.-
\Viile, in England in 1839, I happened
to btaiztlled onto address a large assviiilily
of Eiilish persons, and in alluding to the
rclzitih of things betwet-n the two counirit-s.
[stand there what I thought, and what I
now fhink, of any points in controversy
whicl might terminate in war, between the
Uniif Sl.ill.€S and England. and of the re-
sults/of such ti cont:-st, declaring that the
only itltvaritage which either would enjoy
wm',td_ 9 in posscssingtlie rig ht of the cause.
\Viih,:he right on our side we are a match
for Efigltind. \Vith the right or her side
Sjm ;,-‘a mzitcli for us——-:turl for any body -
1., an be differcnct-s between nations and in
{he fipil jtitlgeiiicrit upon them, rt great new
.-I.-m,riit has come iitto the constitution of the
iritmtal; I mean the tririttnzil Ofllge public
opinjtn of the world; a nation will not go
to \',';\"ll0\\«', either with the cons: iii of her
guttpiits or people unlt-ss the grounds and
l'Ct'lisq/IS are suflicient to justify Ilt’l' iii the
.,,.,,,l31 judgement of the world. The influ-
ignceol civilization, the influence of com
.,.._.,-co and above all the ll'lfllll-"t'I(‘(’. of that
heaveny light which shincs over CI']SlSl.tl]-
.jom‘_'r/strain men——restr:iin princes and pea
0]., {pm gratifying an inordinate love of
{,mb;i'on through the bloody scenes of war;
,,ml_r'ts has been wisely and truly said. every
_s,..';,-ément of national differericcs between
cried ti storm between England and Atncrica.
For several .Ti.‘tll'S past tht-re has (.'XlSl(*](I‘ -
,,i-: _'.<
threaten war, but which never asstlmd ‘he
aspect of permanent peace.
The highly latncritt-d perso7“"° “'l”’m s_°
just a tribute was paid by th’ M“.V°"""'“l hls
inauguration as I)fF'SldtfT‘ "1 l8‘“- callld
me to the place I now ~'C“P.Vi and llwugh
I j,.m,.,, ,1 ;S ;n bad uste to,speak much of
Oneis 59”; W, nm,,.g rnydrierids and,neigh-
bots here Iiwill~“‘Y a ‘Void of “V0 ‘I I0”
1h,,(llll(3 pleasure of seeing Illllt
please. _
,,n S......_m; .ccasions at his house antl t’l:8-
,,.;,,.,.e rhave never made any boast of the
.-m,fide,cc the President rcposz d ‘in me, but
L-,‘rcu,ist.-irit'es,hurdly worthy of St’H()US notice
}.a,-.: Tl.’l'l(ll red it proper that Ishould say
[l1ttl.l.lS soon as Gr-ti. Harrison was elected
Pro-sideiit of the United States, \\lIli0t1l a
word from me upon the subject, he wrote to
:tie inviting me to take a plztce in his Cabi-
net, leaving _for me to choose, and asking my
advice US to the persons I would wish to as-
sociate with me. He expressed rather a
wisli that I should t.i.l.'e the department. of the
'I'rt-asui'y; because he was pleased to say
he know I II-l(I paid some consi.derab|eattt-n-
tion to currencv and finance; and he felt
that the \V-tl]lS of the country-—---the necessity
ofthe country on the subjects of currency
and finance were among the causes which
had produced the t‘eV0lllIl0l'l-—Il]al revolution
which had resulted i‘n placing him in the
Presidential chuir.
It so happened that I preferred another
place—th:it which I now occupy. I felt all
its responsibility; but I can say truly and
correctly, that whatever attention I had paid
to curreincy and finance, I felt more compe-
tent to carry on other concerns of the Gov-
ernment; and I was not willing to undertake
the daily drudgery of trade. I was not dis-
appointed in the exigoncy that existed in our
foreign relations. The ,;,WlIOle danger was
at no time publicly developed; l.,-utthe cause
ofthe difficulty I knew--arid I knew too
that an outbreak seemed to be at hand. I
allude to that occurrence to which the Chair-
man alluded—-—which took place during the
year l84l, with which was connected the
name of Alexander McLeod. A year or two
before the British Government had authori-
zed ti military incursion into the territory
of the United States,—to destroy a steamboat
alledged to be employed by a power hostile
to the peace of Her Majesty's territory in
Canada. The act was avowed by the Brit-
ish Government as a public act. Alexantler
McLeod. a person who individually rect-ivcs
and deserves no regard or sympathy, hap-
pened tosbe one of the agents who in a mili-
tary character performed that act; and
coming into the United States some titiie
aiterwa rds, he was arrested by the authorities
of New York on a charge of homicide and
held to trial as for a private felony.
Now. gentlemen, according to my appre-
-hensions. a proceeding of that kind was di-
rectly adverse to well settled and well receiv-
ed -principles of public. law; and of all others
likely to arouse the indignation, not only of
the Government, but also ofthc people of the
country aggrieved. So it would have been
with us Ifa citizen of the United States.
who, underthe orders of his Government,
n-vrw irrily--to Ao,..nnr.L n
filfristiari States. by reasonable l'It‘gOIiilIl"I'l
(and on the principles of ptiblic justice, is a
of, the be-
no_m..prnnf
nign influerice of the Christian creed.
In regard to the terms of this ti'e:ity, in
regard to the matte-rs made SUI-Jt:'(‘l.S ofdisciis
sion, it is sotiteitliat awkward for me to
speak, because the treaty and carrespontlenco
have never been authentically published --
Biit lpursuade inysclfthat, when the whole
shall Le calmly considered, it will be fotind
that at least there has been ntanifested a good
disposition to maintain cveryjust right of
tlit-country and every point of honor on the
one side, and to set a proper value upon a
lasting peace between us and the; grratest
commercial nation in the world on the other.
Gt-ntlemt--n, while Ithus acknowledge the
conipliinent you have paid to me, I have an
agreeable duty to perform town rds others.-—
lntlie first place, I have great pleasure in
betring testimony to the intelligent attention
mtnilested by the President of the United
Stiles, and to his sincere and anxious desire,
intlie whole negociation, to bring it to a suc-
ct-isful tertiiimiiion; and it gives me great
pltasiire to acknowledge now, as I shall
ett-.r acknowledge while I live-,my obligations
itihitn for the unbroken and steady confidence
which he reposed in me. The negotiator
fa‘ the United States, if troubled, and dis-
ptragcd by it jealous, and distrusiful admin-
istation, would indeed have been an unequal
mtcb for thecool and sagacious representa-
tii: of one of the ntost powerful and proud
ntlions of Europe——posst-ssing to the fullest
excnt, the confidence of his govt-rnment, and
th; authority to bind it, in concerns of the
mist vital interest, to any course in which he
mglit agrt e.
I never shall forgettbe frankness and gen-
ensity with which, alter along interview in
tviich suggestions were exchanged on both
sites with the utmost freedom and liberality,
Iivas told that upon my shoulders, and in
try discretion, rested the ultimate decision
0 every question at issue lJLl.WeCI'l the two
ntions.
= I also desire to acknowledge, as Ido with
batty cordiality, the aid I received from the
qher gentlemen concerned in the adminis-
li'dl.lOD of the government. I may here say
that I have said in a more official manner,
tjat the highest respect is due to the Coni-
rissioners ol_ Maine and Massachusetts, for
l.ft-‘If cordial co-operation-their faithful ad-
brence to the interests of their own States.
ringled with a just consideration of what
as due to the general government. And I
bpe I shall not trespass on the proprieties
l the occasion, if I speak of the happy Selec-
bl] made by the government of England, in
te titan sent to this mission of peace ;—-who,
tough steadily pursuing the interests of his
vn government, ypt possesses large and
‘Ifiral views, with a strength and weight of
‘racter which would cause everything to
vlich he should agree to receive the appro-
lal_on of the whole people;—intitnately ac-
quinted with the relations ofthe two couri-
trilt. and always acting with strict integrity
toiards the people and the government of
thtUnited States. I am sure he will find
bi‘ work received with commendation at
hate, and if peace should be nitide,-'5.-_\vith
these shall be laid before the public and shrill
be vainly and thoroughly read, I shall ven
tore to trust their judgement concerning
them. '
There yt--t rt-main, gentleincn. in otir for-
eign relations ScVt‘l‘:tl StlI"jt‘ClS of considera-
ble interest yet unst-ttletl with England. In
the first place tho,-rc is the important subject
of our colonial trade. or the trade of thi-
United States with the Northern British
provinces and the West lutlit-s. It becaiiie
my duty to look into this sul=jt~ct—to kvep
th-.- run of it, as We say frotri 1538 to Illl.‘
prt-st,-iit time. 1 was constrairit-d to ht IIUVL‘,
indeed to know, that the operation of that
ai'rangcim-nt is |}l'lll|\'Olfll'>lt“ to the shipping
and nzii.-ug-:tion of the United States. t-special
|_v of New England.
It is an importttnt SUltjt"('I for the exertions
of diplott.-acy or for the C(itlSlLlt‘l'ul.l0ll of
COt’tgll’SS—Ol’t8 or bt-th. Coiigrt-ss called
upon the tlepattmrnt in \\'lllCl) I out for iti-
formation, and a respectable Committee of
the House of R.t'pl‘t‘S9l'tl1lIl\'(’3 prr-srnted a
report upon the siibject. It is one which I
hold to he of vital impoitartce to our riava-
gation and to the interests of the nation.
Thc-ti there is the questior, smut-wli:tt more
remote, btit uhicli it will be \\‘t'lI enough to
settle: I m(’flll the Oregoii bound.try lO‘t\'ttl‘(l$
the Pacific and the Rocky I\".louniaii‘ts.—
There are reasons why the dispttte Sl‘iftlll_-I be
sctth-d before the country itself is peoplctl on
the one side or the other. The relaitious oi
other States It quire :tIll~"llllOl'|; and many of
our citizens liave Cl=.tllllS of llitIt:’ttlllll_V which
require prost cutioii. It becomes the Gov
€l'llll:t‘l'll. of the United States, by a calm and
dignified but decisive ari-l vigorous tone, to
:itltitinistcr her foreign ttffuits so as to ensure
ii just arrangement in thtse rvspt-c‘s.
('}t-utleiuen, I am here to d--y as it guest.
I was invited by a number of highly valued
friends to partake with them a public Ll nut.-r
for the purpose of giving them an opportuui
ty to pass the usual gret-ting of friends now
lI:Cl. utter some absceiict: to pay l.llt'll‘ l't'Spt'CiS
to riiy public services, and I0 It‘ll(l(:‘l' their
congratulations on the result of the t)(‘gOCIt1-
tionsjust concluded. It tins at iuy ltlSl'tlll(:t'
that this festival, frorti a dinner, took its
pl‘€St't‘.i form; and iiistmd of incettng you at
the festive board. IL‘l]()0St‘. for obvious l'etlS'uIlS
inls public maum.-r. Still, gcritlemcii, its
gent-rul character is preserved, and Iain
h« re as a guest. I am here to receive your
salutatioris and greetings on particular sub-
jects. I am not here under an invitation, or
an expectation, that I should address the
gentlemen who have been pleased to meet
me here on topics not suggested by your-
selves. It would not belit the o ~casion,
therefore, in my opinion, that I should use
the. occasion for any sticli purposes; because
although I have a desire at some time, not
far distant I hope, to make my sentiments
known tipori the political occurrences of the
cotintry generally, and the political state of
the nation and of p;|l'l.ItS of the present mo
mt-nt, yet I know well that the gentlemen
who have tvrittcii to invite me here on this
occasion, entertain many of them, opinions
dlIIc’ft‘IIl. from myself; and they might prop-
erly say, "we came here to greet Mr. Web-
ster, and to extend our congratulations, on
those matters in which we agree, _ and we
did not come with the expectation that he
would use the opportunity to discuss questions
on which we differ.
On that accotintand for that reason. Ishall
f0t‘I)t‘fll', thinking it my duty to do so; and
abstainirig from using this occasion for the
purpose of expressing my own opinions and
of stating how far I am most reluctantly
constrained to differ front them, I look for-
ward toa future occasion for the purpose
ofexpressing my opinions and of stating how
far I atii tiiost reluctantly constiairied to dif-
fer from them. I look forward to a future oc-
casion, if such should be ofli.-red, for the
opportunity of fulfilling this promise.
I will say one thing, gentlemen, because
it has been alluded to.’ The Mayor has been
kind enough to say that, in his judgement,
having discharged the duties of the depart-
ment iu which I have acted in a manner
satisfactory to the country, I might safely be
left to take care of my own hotter and repu-
tation. Isuppose he meant to say that in
the present distracted state oftlie Whig party,
and in the coiitrariety of opinion which pre-
vailsfif there be a C0lll.I€ll'l(.‘l.y of opiniort) as to
the cotirse properto bepursued by iiie—the
decision of that question might be left to my-
self. I AM EXACTLY 01-‘ HIS OPINION.-—
Loud rind repeated cheers.) I am quite of
his opinion, gentlemen, that, in a question
touching my own honor or the" consistency
of my own character, as I am to bear all the
consequences of the decision, I might a bet-
ter deal be trusted to make it. And though
gentlemen, no man values ntore highly than
I do the advice of my friends. yet on a ques-
tion so important and of such it nature as this
I like to choose the friends to advise me;
and on this whole subject, with this reference
I shall leave you JUST AS ENLIGHTENED
AS I FOUND YOU. I give, no pledge; I
make no intimatioris. one way or the other;
and I will be as absolutely free. when this
day closes, to act as duty calls, as I was
when its dawn first broke upon me. Res
peated cheers.)
Gentlemen, there is a delicacy in this case
——bcc:tuse there is always a delicacy in
speaking of differences with friends; but
cogratulations for having been instruinéiital
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and as a military man, obeys an_order which
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Ihave that with in me which will cnalileme to
pursue it,and throw all einbarrnsssment to the
winds. A public titan has no occasion to bo
embartassett,if he is hottest. He liitnself. his
own ft-t-l iugs are nothing; his country at-. his
public duty are everything. and he should
sink \\‘l):lIEVt'l' is personal to himself in far
liiglier considerations; these are lhe char-
ncteristics that mark us its great or as littlq
inen.
T here were many persons in December.
I841, who found great objections to my re-
mainingin the Pt-t-sitit-nrs Cabinet. ‘You
all know, gentlemen, that twenty years of
honest. I do not say of efficient service, of
not altogether undistinguished service in the
Whig cause, had scarcely prepared me for
an outpouring such as seldom proceed; from
Whig friends, against Whigs. or against
anybody. I am it little hard to be coaxed.
and a great deal harder to be driven. I
chose to act from my own jtttlgernr-nt; and
llllllklllg that I Wits in a post where [ coujd
render service. to my country, I staid there ;'
:in.:l l have you this day. and I leave my
country to say. whether this country would
have been better off if I had gone also. ’
l have no attachment to office. I have
tasted its sweets. tut I have also tasted its
bittt-mess. Iani content; andI acknowl.
etlge I am more anxious to preserve the good
I have than to rtiii risks for new acquisitions
in public life. I suppose I ought not to
allude, and I will not, to unytliintr faflhgf
than merely concerns myself. 5
_ Gentlemen, a very respectable Comrm.
tion, it most respectable ‘Convention. assem-
blt-d here some ten days ago, and passed
some important resolutions.
eot- rtain mote respect and regard. They
3'0 Whigs; but they are no better Whigs
than I am. They have served their countiiy
in the Whig rainks——antl so have I——quite
as long, though, perhaps, with less ability
and success. They were sent hither, its I
suppos.-, to agree upon those \\‘IIOm the
it itigs of Massachusetts should support for
Govcinol‘ and Lieutenant_Govt-rnor. If their
power t'X'.L’t)(lL'(l beyond that, I have not seen
their conirnission. If they had authority to
speak in the name or the Whigs of Massa-
chusetts, for other purposes or intcrcsts, I
was not acquainted with that power. And
in atctuig further it seems to me they were (1
little l[lC0llSl(.lc‘l'lllC.
_Among other resolutions they declared,
in behalf of all the T-Vliigs of the Common-
wcaltli, a full and final separation from the
Pt-t-sidt-tit of the United States. If these
gentlemen said this for the expression of
l.llt'll' own opinions, to that extent it is good.
-Whigs speak their sentiment everywhore,——
and they have a perfect right to do it here.
But it becoincs quite another question. when
they assume to represent other characters.
and to speak on other points than those on
which they were authorised to speak. I am
a Whig. [always have bten one--and I
always siiALi. be one——-(repeated cheers)...
and if anybody undertakes to turn me out of
the pale of thatcommunion—let him see to
it who gets out first! I am a Massachusegig
\—Vhig——a Fanueil Hall Whig—breathing
tier air now for twenty five years, and mean-
ing to breathe it on this spot. so long as God
shall be pleased to give tne life.
I accept l.lle.dt-.‘ClSl0Il of a Whig Convert-
tion for other purposes; for I know ihatonly
through such organization, great public good
can be obtained. But it is quite another ques.
tion when at convention, acting from the im-
pulse of the moment, decides upon questions
which have never been submitted to their
arbitration at all. A full and final separa-
tion they declare, between the 'Whigs of
Massachuseitss and the President of the
United States. This t_ext needs a commen-
tary ;—--What. does it mean?
The President has yet three years of his
iertn unexpired. Does the resolution mean
that during the three years all the measures
of his administration shall be opposed by the
Whigs of Massacbusetts—right or wrong?
Great public interests require his attention—-
those to which I have alluded. Iftlie Presi-
dent of the United States should make an
earnest and serious effort to affect favorably
the navagation of the country, to regulate
the question of British colonial trade. shall
all the Whigs of Massachusetts separate
frotn hitii and refuse their aid? (Cries of
"N0 I”) Well. I say No! If the President
directs the proper department to review the
whole cotnmercial regulations of the United
States, to take deeply into consideration that
reciprocity in our direct trade to which
so much tonnage is now sacrifice-d‘——
and the proper measures shall be suggested
and adopted by him. shall all the Whigs of
Massachusetts separate from and oppose hirn ?
Look, gentlemen. at the question. Do you
know that now a great proportio|—moro
than one h:_ilf——of the carrying trade, the
transportation, for instance. of goods between
by the tonnage of Northern Europe. in con-
treaty? As well might we admit them to
share our coasting trade. TVe give them
return, to take the bread from our children’:
mouths and give it onto strangers. ~_l ask
as a shipping merchant, if this is not true. .
Well, is every measure oftliis kind in ‘be’
postponed or rejected—until these three years
_becoine expired, and as many more as shall
elapse before the time when Providence
shall bless the Whigs with more power to
do good thanthey have now?
Again, the various departments of the
Government employ persons who are sup,-
posed to be good Wliigs—-holding offices—
Collectors—and otherCustomHouse Officers,
‘—Posttnasters, District Attorneys, Marshals
to resign? Our distinguished fellow citizen
£.i.:-&‘,','"'E .
There is no set .
of gcntlt-int-n, so fat’ as I know, for whom I
Brazil and the United States, is carried on .
sequence of the ill-considered reciprocity ‘
the right, without a shadow of advantage‘ in" .
you, sir. (turning to a gentleman at biti'riglit,) ‘
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