Litchfield enquirer., 1837-11-30

Prescott Hall, Esq. gave the 5th toast, but we were distant from the spot where he stood, that we were unable to hear any portion of his remarks.
 5. Rhode lstand-ker tTeemen have staid the et- forts of corrupt government ngents and have given an impetus to the cause of our country in this State.
 MT. Curtis, of Rhode IsIand. reped tc the toast com plimentary to his State. Among his very many elo- quent remarks, that called forth great appro baOn VIZ: that the two States that had been S %GS etes tor the Presidency had put their veto upon them, their own sons though they were, New ork a. mOng the first of al and Tennessee among the iates though not the least Mr. Curtis concluded with the TSc Wk;es of NeC- York--Success has imposed up- on them the obligation to perSevere.
 MT. Wm Samuel Johnson, of New Jersey, next rose and said that it his duty to propose sentiment which he sure in this patriotic assembly, would meet with ot least general response. For where in what spot, in this wide extended Union, can two or three be gathered together, that from Connecticut will not be found there in the midst of them rise to give the Mother of States- say the Mother of States glows, and the flag of liberty waves. The lake girt portion of own State, cut off from the hitherto giOn of corruption, by the draw of Cayuga Bridge, daughter, and Indiana but another of younger brh.- These are in the field, and have within their bosoms crushed the Oppressor Where the daughters of Con- where her are, there are freemen. The blood of the Griswolds, and the Wolcotts, and the Trumbus; of sherman and If Ellsworth, of Putnam, Ethan Al len, of Age, of Stark. of Bennington still flows; It burns at home, and though for season she has been dazaed by the blaze of glory that lumined the head ofthe hero of New-Orleans still, she discovered that concealed, coled at his feet the serpent the h ger the wolf she has started from her sumber of con-
 dence, and already have we heard her note of prep araton and the reports of yietores in the skrmshes done their duty, they now look at home, and are they yet learn that the spark which glowed in the reyo- luton HOW burns only with her who transplant A,l ftnPOV OVSvoaG and eLol .l- We call on her in the spring to prove the honor of our descent and to take her place with us the champions ofthe constitution and the laws. Ipropose the follow ing toast:
 6. Connecticut.-Her Common Schools and Colleges have furnished our land with its brightest jurists- Where her cons are the breath of Freedom spreads
 This compliment to Connecticut was responded to by H. C. Fagg Mayor of New Haven and MT. Pe- ter Lanman. of Norwich. MT. Flagg concluded with
 y Tse Whig Ed;sors o5 Ne,v York-seotedin in the Ark of the Constitution and safely moored the Ararat of Liberty in the company of the Pa,riach Noah may they enjoy the victory they have achieved and the happiness they deserve.
 The 7th toast wasintroduced by Joseph Blunt, Esq. with the following remarks;
 When after a long and hazardous cruize, vessel of approaches the shores o the country whose ho- nor che has maintained in many perilons fight, how much more proud and patriotic IS the feeling which halls her return, than that which accompanied her. when, in all the pomp and circumstance ot war; she departed from port. Though her beauty has been de- sroyed by the enemy fire and her jurymas and dis ordered rigging bear witness to the severity of the bat ties in which she has borne her part the glowing con- vicon hat the flag stiH :here fills every bosom and sweis every shout of triumph which welcomes her home.
 Such sir, was the electric feeling which prompted those rerressble shouts of joy that broke forth from every village and town, the news of the late Elec- tion in this State spread among the citizens of this great Republic.
 For ten years we had been engagcdin contest up- on whose issue hung the very existence of the Gov antP with fho HDoio otSov of the Government proving unaithtul to their trust surrendered all the powers conf fided to them pro- those which increased their party ascendancy.
 The treaty making power, the powers of regulating the currency and promoting internal improvement, the supremacy of the federal Judiciary, all given n dangerous to the pretensons of state sovereign ty. Nothing was regarded as sacred and not to be questioned hut the power to collect the public reven ues in hard money. Those in power seemed to think the government job, and that it's great prerog atiVG and extensive powers were created not to pro- mote the prosperity of the community, but to advance the office-hoiders. With the pratica motto of ito the victors belong the spols' hoisted at the mast head, the Vessel of State seemed to have fallen into punder, and whose sole rule of government fair dis tribufon of spoils. The public offices, Indian lands the public, domain. the public deposites, were al! epos; and encouraged by the example oi their off cal leaders, portion of the party aimed en- larged application of the rule, in the confscation of chartered rgals and an appropriation of private pro
 
 when the Wings of New York responded to the pari- otc call of New-lersey and of Maine, the American Gsope felt that final f fFi1mph had been gained oyer Roman traitress they had heen crushed by the weight of their spcs in the very citadel which they had be- trayed.
 In this contest so important to the country, there has been one State to which am requested to alude whose course has been always unfatering and true Whg, ranks have always been full. In the darkest period of adversy when patriot hearts began to despair of the Republic the Old Bay State has re- mained unshaken and undsmayed
 When there was doubt and uncertainty in other States we felt that could look to the great NORTH ERN LIGHT for hope and confidence Her Whig fire lampin the Temple of Freedom. shall give to you the Native State of Warren, Hancock, and Adams 2. Old Massachmsetts-American Liberty she loves to finger beside the cradle where her infancy was nursed. [Adams and Liberty.l
 Mir S,urgis, merchant of Boston, responded to this with great felicity, and amid applause. In conclusion, he gave the following toast: The City of NeE- York-New combination of the el- ements of power have given her an impulse unfet be- fore, and will carry her onward and upward until she reaches height from where her glance will be down. ward upon all human greatness that the age of histo ry records.
 ; Alderman Patterson of New-York. in some happy remarks upon the Jersey Blues, and the Heroes othe tIe-ground of the '76 Wing Revolution concluded with the Sh regular toast:
 g. NeaO-Jersey. and her sDeltrial and ,rorthy sons sch0 honor tkis day gHessThe spirit that chas- ed the Hessan spoilers at Trenton, is still true its ancient fires. [Bonnets of Bluel sey. replied this toasr aludng at length to the try ing scenes NewJersey had been called to pass thro and applauding her constancy and frmness in. ali hours of trial. His concluding sentiment was toast in honor of the patriot and statesman HENRY CLAY, which was received with thunders of applause.
 Mir. Webb after few brief remarks, toasted Penn sylvana.
 g. ennsylpania-A State distinguished for its prac- tica illustrations of the happest social systems; for