Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-11-30

Yesterday was day long aud proudly to
be remembered by the people, not only Of
the city aud state Of New York, but by the
thousands of guests. from the Fast and from
the West, from the North and from the South,
who honored us with their presence, and con-
,rlbu,ed SO largely TO the enjoyment of the
occasion. The weather was unfavorable
-The sky was overcast.
The morning lowered, and heavily in clouds
cant, on the day"
SO dense was the haze Of the atmosphere,
that several of the steamboats, fseighted with
delegates, were detained until late hour in
the day. But nevertheless all, or nearly all,
arrived IN season to participate IN the Jupllec.
But, gloomy as was the weather, lhere
were no traces of gloom upon the countcnan-
ces of the people. The morning was ushered
in by the firing Of cannon, which was continu-
ed through the day al intervals. according to
the published arrangements. The star-span-
gled banner hoated from the public edifices,
from the peoples head quarters in the sevc-
eral wards, and from the shipping in the har-
bor-so that the display was brilliant without
the sun. Indeed, the demonstrations OF JOY
were too general and uneQuvocal to leave a
doubt os TO the immcasurable satisfaction OF
the people, ut the overthrow, as we trust,
forever, Of the power Of the great walker-in-
the footsteps of the anarch, to whose tyranny
we must ascribe "all onr Woe" Broadway
and all the principal streets Of the city were
literally thronged with men, women aud chill
dren, many of whom, from their appearance,
were strangers in the city, visitants to par
ticipate with us in the festivities Of this JOY
Gus occasion. In some parts of Broadway,
more especially in the neighborhood of Ma
sonic Hall, it was almost impossible to force
n pussage through the dense mass of people
who blocked up the way.
At eleven O'clock the delegates from dis
tant towns and cities of our own and other
,ta,cs, assembled at the Hall. At ~ O'clock
the meeting was organized, his honor the
mayor taking the chair, supported by dlstln-
guished gentlemen on either hand. AS euch
dele CATION entered the Hall, it was received
with cheers. The entrance, among the dele
gates, of Mr.. Newcomb, soldier of the rev.
olution, was greeted by three times three
The delegations first received were from
Phlladel phia-the first being committee ap-
pointed by the town meeting of that city,
headed by Mr.. Swift, the mayor, and the Sc
cond by the whig young men of that city,
ncHUtU Nv ~. j. .NOUTut, W
one estimate, the number of dele gates in at
tendance was 465. Of which 20 were from
this state, from Maine, ID from Massachu-
setts, 22 from Rhode Island, 5 from Vermont
~ from Connecticut, l22 from New Jersey,
I04 from Pennsylvania, from Delaware, and
81 from Maryland. There is reason to be-
lieve, however, that this estimate is quite too
small. as delegates continued to arrive from
The adjacent country. until the hour of sitting
down to the banquet.
The doors were thrown open to the public,
at about half past twelve, when the great hall
was Immediately filled to its utmost capacity
the crowd remaining spectators of the in
teresting proceedings, and listening to the
kindling and glowing strains of oratory that
were succcsSively poured forth, for more than
four hours.
The meeting was opened by his honor the
Mayor, with the following address:
Uhigs Of our sister states. we extend to you
the hand of fellowship, we greet you az
brethren; we are united with you in the bonds
of political brotherhood and by the ties ot
political ami,y. Citizens of a common coun
try, inhcritors Of common patrimony, ou
cause is your cause, our fortune is your for
tune, our destiny is your destiny.
Honor TO all who unite their hearts or thei
hands in this joyful jubilee. We bid you al
welcome-thricc welcome to these halls
welcome to the hospitalites of our homes
and to orr festive boa rds-welcome to the
honors aud enjoyments Of this glorious day.
The blood which courses through your veins
is American blood-and The spirit which ami
mates you, is the spirit which mmortalized
our revolutionary sires on the heights Of
Bunker Hill, on the plains Of Saratoga, and
of Yorktown, and finally gave liberty to a
new world. Welcome to onr city, to our
state, to land whose rivers and whose lakes
whose plains and whose valleys are consecra-
ted by deeds fvalor in the cause of freedom
Yes, fellow laborers in our country's welfare
We welcotIic you to a people whose father.
fought side by side with yours, and as upor
the battle field oar fathers were united in the
tolls and sacrifices and the triumphs of war
so their souls this day unite in commemora
ting the bloodless victories ofpeacc, victorie,
aud triumphs achieved by the irresistible
patriotism and power Of an unconquerablt
pcoplc-a people who are unalterably deter
mined that for ages to come Anew York
shall be
"a lofty name,
A ght-a landmark on the cIiss Of Fame
The mayor alluded with peculiar ielicit,
to incidents Of our revolutionary annals a
illustrations or parallels of our more reccn
history. lie spoke Of The victories that ha,
recently been achieved by the Wing
throughout the Union--and referred particu
larly to Kentucky and Massachusetts. Al
allusion to Henry Clay was received by tn,
anI,onco Nth IN bn noiacn, tIat Lnaxv m,
bounds-and tire quotation Of the celebrated
phrase of Mr.. Webster-"One Country-on'
Constituron-one Destiny" brought dow
the loudest acclomation. The reference I,
these distinguished champions Of cons'itu