Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1837-08-11
From The FickSburg Iegester.
Mr.. PRENTISS REC 4PTION AT
PORTLAND.

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PORTLAND. N.
Ata st Mhjaf BGad lGdR our distinguished b
townsman ). S. Prentiss Esq. being ol
present, Col. Kinsman who was called eli
on for a sentiment, rose andremarked: m
Among the many gratifying clrcnm- q
stances connected with this glorious L
celebration, it is not amcpg the least p
pleasant. that | see in our nidst, one +,
whom have not seenfor many years, il
one who was the friend Of my youth y
the companion Of my earlier days, e S
ven in those times before he had ARR s
we'd at his present maturity Of mind c
The was looked upon by al who kne"
him with pride and eSultati0a, Qs one, ;
who bid fair TO be the pride Of his ma /
live place, the ornament Of New Eng K
Hand. Years since he leit us for the
, south. where he more than fulfilled our
Irondest hopes and most ardent eXpec5,
, tations. Were he not present would
> and could say more, but as 1t IS, alio"
me Mr.. President. to propose as sen
t timent, for our Wing friends.
If Our Guest from Mississippi-A ma
}. tive of Maine, son of Portland--ln
}. whose talents and requirements we 1
n recognize the vigor OF the North UNI.
IA ted to the fertility and laxorlaaco CT
Is tho South.
The editor Of the Portland Daily
n Advertiser remarks as follows
re MIR. prentiss answered to the call,
o Q, in amodest, eloquent and classical
IL speech. unsurpassed by any thing OF
i'll :, le;I -. o,,al, lAa..--1---ls -,'rfsi' g
ad have Been carefully reported at len9i,nl
til Init as that was not done ana couio
not he done. and as We could not OBJ
IN tain from the gentleman himself ever yer
rat ~ s outline. we hope our readers WI!
50 he satisfied with the concurrent tesu
eel mony Of al who heard it, that II wa
ex- a cnnital affair, that it was worthy g
o 4 five man himself, one of the most gu
ed among the great body OF Ne e.
.rnglanders who have gone to u
En-. MIGHTY West and South West VI
: IoreEouses Of empires, to mulnp
are and scatter the seed OF genuine U
that dnlterated Noo EngldndiSm. IT wa
Ora in Short. a powerful and altogether
oaea 10 to t6e speeches we are acc'
y PNii', IN such occasions.
,ora- Mr.. Prentiss concluded with the
com. lowing sentiment:
eccs- The Wings Of '37-Cont,end'pg
with The same principles, may they pro
idle ~ sncce,ssfulas the wings OF '76, WIZ
lathe triumph we this day celebrate
IL ex- After Mr.. Prentiss had retired,
f + ll Neal gave: :.
t Per- Sorgeni S. Prcntiss.-Emphat'
"a . 'ol' lv the orator Of the day u Soc'
'latlon he - ,Pren,iccs New Eaglang IS IS
now nishina to tho West and South v
ing IN ~ God rTant that they may soon Sc
};nc a. for themselves.
wi, Vile The Portland paper adds 81, IN
: wall, ton to the publication OF MI
= " - tiss's speech, "after dong our ~ !.
-, cit. we are obliged to give II uP ~
Id III -. 70 saw, with faces longer una
WOO ,, ~ s ~ like to acknowledge, TN
d9'iars' s ,h;nr j impossible. Neither
i u tho he Prentss himselfnor the most alte
y, lhoo o nr Of his auditory, though accusson
sl &c o ao;d penorting almost literally the Ian
!, ne sa,a l &c Pnnbl;c men uttered on public
, fortune. sions, would be able to DO tnal J
), ,o aho1lj Justice on paper, were they J,
cs snvu together for that purpose to-m %
compg ,; l AIsost the whole paper is ia
: hveli- Ai Mn, ,so - account Of the celel
l u srn nos and the speech OF Mr., Prcnt,Ss
y, ~ prov lnew IS represented as classlea''
i ,5o coon and mastery effort.
Z o. J , 1.aS. She mast gel marricd.-'Jor
:, III / - t The a sprirhtly lass who lad prom
fsn'; y ny hand to youth who seemedqu
a ,a;, IN. IN asking her propose the ma
,u,pv, in of lis delivery. 81 really iov'
a sm &C III :. ardently, that unless we are
''' - in one month, think 1t qulle
Nat shall accept oithe prop'
mast The Fllick Haste, who proposes
who fought without oeia!'
on were in. -, nr;nter.
customed to "A 1'cot : 80" :, nnrsn;nc {
d they edu- the sheriilelose. .ssntfa~ked. @tl
Iealth, con- tunate anlnos' IN ,ho .p,msni