Richmond Indiana palladium., 1837-12-09
REMARKS OF THE MAYOR OF rEw-YORK

REMARKS OF THE MAYOR OF HEw-YORK !,
.4fer the ReniorG! Of the CoGi at the Vhy Fss.iraL
FELLOW CIrlzENs--lt is no ordinary occasion
which has brought together this as.emblaRe Of
American Frcemen. You have come hi,her no,
as the trained vassals of powcr--not rs mere
political partizaEsnot 10 support the prcicnsions
of ano,her-but you have come hiihcr Amer
can c,izens-as Republican frecmcn. who recos-
nize no master but your God-who owe 40 al
ico.-rcc bl, 10 the laws-who fight under no
banner Int the Constituiion-and who acknowI /
edge no so, >'rcign,y bat a free peoples roice.
You have met 10 commemorate one of the most
glorious civil triul-uhs which has been a
chieyc cd since the establishment of our coun'rys +
independence You have I.,et To pin in the jabi- +
lee of an cmancipa,ci people. And thousands !
and hundreds of thousands of the brave ana the /
free, from the shores of the ST. Lawrence to the (
Gulf of Mexico. arc this day joining in the wore
o. graduation at the memorable triumph which ,
the Tree men of the Empire State have won. I
Yes. fellow citizens, the gales of freedom which :
were borne along the mountains of OLD kEN- 4
TUCkY. which purified TENNESSEE. which invigora- +
ted ONO and INDIANA, which regenerated MAINE
and redeemed CoNNECrICUT, which swept over
The plains of RHODE ISLAND and the battle fields
of New JERsEY--whic awoke into new lie the
honored comnonw caith PE>N founded, and Rlr-
NER gov erns, and which re-in!used the spirit of
HANCOCK. ana ADAMS, and an OTIs into the an
cient and ably governed wealth Of Massachusetts.
Yes, the same gales have. at length. been proud
lv borne along the banks of the HUDsoN, the
valleys Of the Mon AwK, and the shores of CHAM
PLAIN and ONTARIO.
They who have been goadcd by oppression and
beggared by misrule; they whose hopes have
been blighted and whose happiness has been de-
stroycd-whose interests have been betrayed ana
whose feelings have been outraged may nOT re-
occ in the glorious promise of returning prosper
lty and of recovered freedom. THIS great Com
mcrcial Metropolis-:his mighty heart of the
commerce of the New World, SO long oppressed
BY Federal despotism, has burst her shackles, and
once more breathes the air of liberty, and rdiks
erect. The frecmcn whose nerve, and vigor. and
enterprise, have made New York what she is the
men whose skill and perseverance,, whose tolls
and labors, have established our commerce, con-
structed our edificcs, and extended our improve
ments; the men who are the springs OF our IN
dustry and the sincws of our wealth; our mechan
les and our laborers, our merchants and our mar
inerS have prov ed themselves worthy OF the land
!, whose Liberties were defended by the sword Of a
WASHINGTON, and whose rights were proclaimed
by the pen OF Jefferson. The victory. fellow
citizens, which this day celebrate, Is victory
of truth error, of PATRIOTISM over corruption,
of the people over oppressive rulers. 1t has been
accomplished too, by the noblest means. No
ruthless violence, no shedding of blood, no pro-
scription, marked its progress; but it was accom-
pished by the legitimate action OF tho popular
| will, fully enlightened and freely exercised; by
the indepcnt suffragcs of honest and patriotic
freeman,
s'Who know their r,h,s, and knowns dare main,ain"
Lethonor, then, be given to all who have aide'
in the glorious--iH the hallowed work Of pollt,
cal regeneration; honor, to the working man VIII
;. left the trip hammer and jack plane-honor to tn
II laborer who left his hardy toils-honor TO tn
ID merchant who left his counting housc-honor I
the farmer who left the occupations Of his farm
D. honor to the young man who left the engagement,
OF business the enjoyment Of p!easure-hone
j. to the aged citizen who left the tranquility OF b
j. firesidc-honor to the adopted citizcn-honor
" the untrammelcd Conservative-and honor to a
who left the pursuits Of business, of interest or
O. pleasure, THEIR DUTY AT THE POLLS; an
to rescue their country from misru!e, disgrace ar
ruin.
Honor to tho Wings Of our sister cities and o,
sister States! We extend to them the hand
tellowship.-We greet them as brethren. We
mite ourselves to them in the bands Of polite
o. brotherhood, and by the ties of political amty-
citizens of a common couDtry-inhabitants of
common patrimony: their cause is cause
their fortune is fortune-their destiny is OF
destiny.
Honor to all our patriotic compc .rs from abro,
who have united with us in this glorious celebr
ton! We bid them welcome. We bid you OF
and all welcome to our halls-welcome to the he
pitalities of our homes--welcome to fcsti'
board-welcome to the honors and chi oymcn
led of this glorious day. The blood which cours
les through their veins is pure Wing blood The sp
talized our rev evolutionary sircs on the heights
70 BrNKER-HILL, on the plains of SARATOGA, on I
fields Of TRENTON, and on the banks of the DI
Dts. AWARE and the observation-disclosures, broth
Wings, thrice welcome 10 the great seat of Ann
ican Commerce, and to the fellowship of our
PRE- STATE; whose rivers and whose lakes, I
freemen Of whose plains and whose vallcys,}
consecrated by deeds Of valor, and by achie
ments in the cause of freedom.
We welcome you among people whose faith
fought side BY side With yours during the ardut
and trying campaigns Of the Revolution. A
as in the davs Of '76, fathers were united
the tolls and sacrifices, in the triumphs and vic
ate ries of WAR, their sons, this day uni
um, in co.nmemorating the bloodless victories
ipal PEACE and the peaceful triumphs Of MIND; vic
oil ries and t-iumphs achieved through the uns
mt ducd and unconquerable patriotism of high sou
tive freemen, who determined, come what m
that New York shall ever be
"a light, Landmark the cliff of fame.'
oE The following remarks were made by MIR. n
, ' va introducing the toast in honor Of Delaw
sfit- lnt were very indiStinctly heard