Litchfield enquirer., 1838-08-02

before him. The Constitution of his coun- try formed a part of his subject, and now, as always, he gave new and striking facts of it's importance, it's value and its necessity to the peace and happiness of the whole country.
 Mir. Webster concluded, an interesting letter was read from John Quincy Adams, approving most cordially of the festival, and giving an excuse for his absence, the mfr mites of age, and his physical incaPacity to participate in, and enjoy such celebra- tions. MT. Adams sent in a toast, the spirit ofwhich was the preservation of the bounda- ries and land marks of the Union.
 The Hon. Caleb Gushing, one of the re- presentatives in Congress, from Massachu- setts, having been called for by the meeting, and the calls being now loudly and strenu- ously repeated, he rose in obedience to the demand, and delivered very happy and elegant address-rich in classical wit and it. lustration. In the course of his address, he spoke of New York, and her last great poli- tical victory, and concluded by offering the following sentiment -"t|
 The Empire State of NesD York-Among the fore most of the States in spirit greatness and enterprise -nay she ere long be second in her devotion to the cause Of Liberty and of the Union.
 The following toast was then proposed from the chair: -.....r ..s.r. .l....s.E
 The Whigs of Ne,p YOrk--The eyes of the coun- try are fixed upon them the hopes of the country peat their three days of victory of last year, and the restoration of commerce and currency is secure; let them fail or talter, and chaos comes again.
 This toast called up Hiram Ketchum, Esq. who spoke for half an hour with great abi- lity and animation. His speech was alike able and eloquent, andhe concluded by pro- posing the following sentiment
 The nert President o the United States--Let him be the candidate nominated by the Wing National Con- vention and may that Convention nominate the man who has done most to defend expound, and advance the principles of the Constitution and the Union.
 Connecticut was toasted, and Gov. Etls- worth responded to the call,--Rhode Island was remembered, and Mir. Tillinghast, one of her members of Congress, answered for the gallant little Statc Maine and Vermont were not forgotten, and Col. Kinsman, of Portland, answered for Maine, and Mir. Briggs, of Vermont, for his own State. .,f
 The great treat of the evening. the rich est treat of all perhaps, excepting the re- marks of the Guest and the President of the Day, and almost equal with the speeches of these distinguished men,-wcre two brief and pertinent addresses from MT. Prcntiss, ot Mississippi, and MT. MenifGe, of Kentucky. Mississippi was toasted. and her distin- gushed Representative remembered as one who had " fought the good fight and kept the fnith.' MT. PrentisS came forward, amidst the deafening cheers of the multitude, and no man was more warmly welcomed, or, more reluctantly parted with, by his friends. His speech occupied forty or fifty minutes, and throughout, like all his efforts in Congress and out of Congress, it was distinguished for its warm expressions of attachment to the md of liberty embraced in that sacred instrument MT. Prentiss's speech was rich in its lan- guage and illustrations. The audience were delighted,-for the present being, as Mr. Prentiss remarked, the first time he had heard the echo of his own voice within the walls of old Faneuil Hall, and the first, the only opportunity offered to a Boston audi ence to hear the sound of that voice.
 Old Kentucky was toasted, and Henry Clay remembered in connection with Daniel Webster. MT. Menifee, the young Henry Clay of the West, responded in strain of impressive eloquence that elicited the admi- ration of all who heard him. s. ,
 have time to say no more, of this ten hours festival-thiS civic procession, and the honors conferred upon Daniel Webster.- Imagine what you please of the enthusiasm,
 -the excitement,--the warm-heartcdness and sincerity of the multitude who have paid this tribute of respect 10 great Statesman and distinguished public Benefactor, and imagination will fall short of the reality Alexander. nor Caesar, nor Napoleon, never received half the honors yesterday paid to Mr. Webster, for while favors bestowed up- on them were rather exactcd than offered amidst the fear and trembling of those who gave, the sacrifice, the Wings of Boston, or as many of the Wings of Boston as were permit ted so to do,--have poured out tribute of sincere respect and deep affection from the hearts of hundreds and hundreds of her citi- zens to one of the few truly great and good men of the country Y. ErPess. .s
 4 Summer Morning Episfle.-We have seldom met with piece of calmer and more practical satire, than the following letter ad- dressed by Mir. Riddle to a town committee at Reading, in this state. It seems that a respectable portion of the population of that borough desired loan from the Bank to bring about quick redemption of their cor poration notes. Ready to grant the loan, the Bank was mortified by letter from Loco Foco Committeeof Satety! protesting against the towns being sold body and inexpressi- blcs, into the hands of the Monster. Where upon the loan has been declined. The I.o- co-Focos of Reading must now be aware that the great Seducer of Men with Danaen showers, is sometimes gorged with conquest, and dislikes further acquisitions" s11 as' Letter to committee ofthc Town Coun- ell of Reading, Pennsylvania: ~ i4nou.i !
 Bank of the United States. July 9, 1888.
 s Gcntlemen-I have had the honor of re- ceiving your letter of the 3lst ultimo, re- questing from this Bank a loan for three years of Twenty Thousand Dollars, in sill ver for the purpose of redeeming the notes issued by the Borough of Reading, for sums less than one dollar. The Board of Direc- tors approve entirely of the object of the loan, and were disposed to grant it with great pleasure, when they received pub Iished remonstrance against it by the "Com-