And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
Mr. President,—I have delayed you too long. I beg to repeat my thanks for the kindness which has been manifested towards me by my fellow-citizens, and to conclude by reciprocating their good wishes:—
The City of Boston. Prosperity to all her interests, and happiness to all her citizens.
FOOTNOTES
The subject referred to is the tariff law of 1828. For a fuller statement of the considerations which influenced the vote of Mr. Webster on that subject, see his speech, in a subsequent volume of this collection, delivered in the Senate of the United States on the 9th of May, 1828.
Hon. Nathaniel Silsbee.