Part 32 (1/2)
”_New York, March 1, 1837_
”SIR:--It having been currently reported that you have signified your intention to resign your seat in the Senate of the United States, a number of the friends of the Union and the Constitution in this city were convened on the evening of the 21st of last nify to you the sentis in this city, entertain for the eminent services you have rendered to the country At this , the Hon
James Kent was called to the chair, and resolutions, a copy of which I inclose you, were adopted, not only with entire unani of warm and hearty concurrence On behalf of the committee appointed under one of these resolutions, I now have the honor to address you It will be gratifying to the committee to learn from you at what time you expect to arrive in this city on your return to Massachusetts If informed of the time of your arrival, it will afford the cos of New York, to welcome you, and to offer you, in a more extended form than the resolutions present, their views of your public services I am instructed by the co us as a public reeted by every sound friend of that Constitution for which you have been so distinguished a chan your seat in the Senate be relinquished, you will, in the opinion of the coations upon the friends of the Union and the Constitution
”I have the honor to be, very truly, your obedient servant,
”D B OGDEN
”To Hon DANIEL WEBSTER, Washi+ngton”
”_Washi+ngton, March 4th, 1837_
”MY DEAR SIR:--I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1st instant, co of a number of political friends in New York
”The character of these resolutions, and the kindness of the sentiments expressed in your letter, have filled ratitude I feel, at the sa are any political services of e of the duties of my public situation, sometimes both anxious and difficult, I have devoted time and labor without reserve; and have made sacrifices of personal and private convenience not always unirity of purpose and fidelity, constitute, I aard; and for all these I find myself richly compensated by proofs of approbation such as your communication affords
”My desire to relinquishof the term for which I was chosen, would have been carried into execution at the close of the present session of the Senate, had not circument of others, rendered it expedient to defer the fulfilment of that purpose for the present
”It is my expectation to be in New York early in the week after next; and it will give me pleasure to meet the political friends who have tendered reeable to theentleard
”DANIEL WEBSTER
”To D B OGDEN, Esq, New York”
”At aof the committee appointed under the above resolution, Philip Hone, Robert Sbert Benson, Ira B
Wheeler, Caleb Bartow, Simeon Draper, Jr, and Wm S Johnson, Esqrs, were appointed a sub-coements for the reception of Mr Webster The committee have corresponded with Mr Webster, and ascertained that he will leave Philadelphia on theof Wednesday next He will beat Whitehall, at about two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, will thence be conducted by the committee, accompanied by such other citizens as choose to join the, at half past six o'clock, he will be addressed by the co of citizens, at Niblo's Saloon
”D B OGDEN, _Chairman_”
On the subsequent day, March 15th, the committee appointed for that purpose met Mr Webster at Amboy, and acco, by a very nued to see the distinguished Senator, and give hi, he was attended by the coh Broadhich was croith the s provided for him at the American Hotel Here he made a short address to the asse was accoest s ever held in the city of New York assembled in the Saloon, and at half past six o'clock was called to order by AARON CLARK; DAVID B
OGDEN was called to the chair as President of the ; Robert C Cornell, Jonathan Goodhue, Joseph Tucker, and Nathaniel Weed were noe S
Robbins, Secretaries
After the anized, PHILIP HONE introduced Mr Webster with a few appropriate res Mr OGDEN then addressed him as follows:--
”On behalf of a co of a number of your personal and political friends in this city, I have now the honor of addressing you
”It has afforded the coled pleasure to learn that you have, at least for the present, relinquished the intention which I know you had for your seat in the Senate of the United States While expressing their feelings upon this change in your deter the country that your public services are not yet to be lost to it and that the great champion of the Constitution and of the Union is still to continue in the field upon which he has earned so many laurels, and has so nobly asserted and defended the rights and liberties of the people