Litchfield enquirer., 1837-11-23


 l in congratulaiing them Oh the noble deeds
 fhey. have done, and the imperishabie re-
 nown they have secured. am like a disa- bled soldier from the plain of victory. For
 last four days, my energies have been ex-
 led, my dearest substance wasted " in the
 nted field"--and little therefore do know, little can tell, save what pertains to feats
 of broil and battlc."
 "I come here, Sir, under the most Halter ing circumstances it has ever been my iot 70 expcricncel come at the request and un- der the escort of deputation from this an-
 cicnt and honored "cradle of liberty ty'-sent to invite me, an humble citizen of an enslav- ed, and, til! lately, uuredeemed State, to meet 1 in Faneuil Hall the citizens of the patriotic ] and unconquerable city of Boston. come 1 like him of old who, while the heroes of an- cient Greece were at Marathon contending for their hearths and their liberties against l foreign invader, by whom they were almost pressed to the earth, left the field of battle to 1 bear to the Athenian matrons the tidings that l their fathers, husbands and sons had nobly resisted the foe, had fought, and gloriously I triumphed. Sustained, bunyed up by the lti- spring intelligence, he arrived at Athens, nerveless, exhausted, covered with dust ana lblood-gathered strength for moment to utter his tidings, and expired at the market place, telling his tale of victory. l come be- 1 fore you under somewhat similar circum- stances, and should l too expire after pro. claiming what have to announce, should feel that my death were happy. should die in glorious cause, and my last breath would
 be expended in giving publicity to the noble deeds of regenerated freemen. x l "For the first time, sir, stand in this cra-
 dle of liberty-thc city of Boston. For the first time behold that hill, whose name the blood of Warren has rendered immortal.-
 For the first time my humble voice is heard 1 in that hall, which has so often rung with the l eloouence of Hancock, Warren, Otis, and that fearless asserter of the rights of the Peo- ple, the elder Adams. For the first time tread in the land of Hancock, whose very name should be rebuke to the mlnlonS ot power who have dared to abuse and vlllfy the merchants In the presence almost or
 that princely merchant-(Mr. Il. here turn-
 ed to the picture of Hancock, which was sus- pended over the back of the Chairman)-ln lcontemplatine whose character we find that 1 the study and practice of Grecian and Ro- 1 man virtues, are not incompatible with the
 chivalrous feeling, and elevated pursuits of the class to which he belonged! That Han
 cock, who, with Adams, was prescribed and excluded from the act of amnesty; who sus-
 tained the liberties and adhered to the desti-
 nies of the country through good report and
 through evil report; who was the soul ot the
 Revolution, and who became the first sign CT of. the first instrument, the world has ever 1 known. ft. l "But will not trespass on your time and patience except 10 announce to you that Ne,c- York has done her duty! How could 1t be otherwise! There was Massachusetts, al- | ways standing firm, unequalled in patriot 1 ism, unsurpassed in wisdom! There she stood, unfurling her virgin banner, without stain and without spot, melting us to emulate her noble example!. She cheered us on 1 she told us the value of the Constitution she invited us to partake with her a common contest and a common victory-she engrav- ed on the heart of every freeman that noble sentiment of one of her noblest sons, "0ne \ constitution--one country---one destiny ,"
 There was Vermont, by me sIde oi Massa- chusetts There too was Maine! Degene-
 rate Maine had at last woke from her long
 sleep of degradation and slavery at the sound J of the oppressor's voice, and with one bound | had leapt into the life and beauty of freedom.
 Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, held out ltheir hands to welcome us They told us what the freemen of the west had done !-- I They beckoned us to tread with them the lpath of freedom and glory How could we
 stay! We could not-we did not! We
 come-and the Empire State has now taken
 her stand in the foremost rank of liberty, ready to do and die in the cause of the coun- try
 <" We hare beaten hem-in their own State
 their power has been crushed The power
 of the people has reached them! The de-
 cree of destruction has gone forth, and by the
 flashes of lightning gleaming from. every
 quarter of the horizon, may they read the
 hand writing on the wall New York has
 left them and marched to her sister States-
 Receive her, fellow-citizens, as you have re- ceived her humble representatives. She has : sinned long, but she must be forgiven! She is mighty and noble State, and can stand by the side of Massachusetts. The same banner must stream over her which now spreads its ample folds over you--tho banner of the Constitution and the La,cs And wheth CT that hallowed flag shall droop in defeat, -c or whether it shall float in triumph, N. York will still be found side by side with Massa- ; chusetts She will do her duty-I pledge , myself for it--she vW do her duty, and her ,chOle duiy!
 < One word. fellow-citizens, in acknowl. edgment of the kindness you have shown to } thank you ! In behalf of the Wings of that , city--as glorious and gallant a band us ever breathed the air of Heaven, return you my
 most sincere thanks ,! From my own heart most heartily thank you-and will evince the sincerity of these professions by proving, m the only way now left me, my gratitude : for your kind attention, by taking my seat and trespassing no longer on your patience" This Address wns constantly interrupted by peals of applause; and when Mir. HOff- man sat down the old wall rang with shout , louder and longer than has for years awak- ened their echoes. s