Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-04-22

Fro,, the .Nep Orleans Baiiei'n.
GEN. HAMILToN's ADDRESS.

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Aher the reading of the third regular toast by the
President, which vas in the following words
Oar disf;n eaisied Guest. Gen. Hamiiion-Ths
friend and advocate Of Texas We welcome him to
our shores"
Cen Hamilton rose and addressed the oompan,
rs follows:
Gsnemen-Ailov me TO return you my thanks
FOR the very hauefng manner IN which san lave re-
spended TO The kind toast ast announced nv tue
chairman. | thank YOU cordially. likewise, lor The
distinguished honor OF this festival.
You do no more than Justice IN affirming ihai
/ was your eaty and jealous friend. Ihe olfenm-
Of patriarchal colonization winch a''endea
The first settlement OF these nnChfN and magnificent
soltudes inder the wise aud 'uln6us AuSiih
and his followers the hardy enterprlze which, I'M
der the faith of authoritative charters, induced our
counrrymen 10 brave the mails and suiiefIngs Of em-
igraiion and the iomahaak Of The savage-,he Zero
cious invasion OF Mexico. the almost uneSampled
Caanry with heh. against fearful odds, that iuVa.
sion was mel, enlisted my sympathy, aud | paused
not in the warm pulsaiIuns OF my heart 10 enquire
with the cold calculation ofpufcal arithmetic. what
might be tho future relation ,oui republic would
hear to our own. tlt that the men Vito had won hs
battle OF San laeinio enliiled 10 the fcno"n they
had so eloriously acquired. II sympathy ior the
suierinCs aud an admiration fur Tie fearless yaluT
of your people made my GrSt impressions IN favor oi
your " more matter Of impulse and feeling.
n little reflection brought me 10 Tire conclusion, fhu
successful issue Of your struggle WIS about not
only to suhsriye the cause of civilization aud Liberty,
but to add sircaglh md security 70 our own ooun=
Try, nv placing on the western SIDE Of the Missis
sippi population Intelligent, civilized and enieffrs=
ing possessing institutions entirely 10 sympathy with
own.
As to your title, gentlemen. To the land YOU have
~un, il ieSis on the same tenure BY winch most ma
hold thcir empires, IN despite ni huse less civil
ized than themselves. Il Is rlnclple IN etiacs,
las it Is truth IN history susceptible at the most
rgid demonstration. uat he tlr surface OF The gu-
rious orb iutahit. ought and does Ct iIrhi broup
ntfose Who vii male tie best Of The dressings
cf Almighty God. and turn thtm BY thrlr suur IN
dusiiy gud intelligence To thu best account Thu
lnovle ledge and stue. should exercise a super
mastery ignorance ana yiee.ls alaw In,atl
able in its operation thai IN mechanics superior
power should ptrdomnale over = lesser one
TO YOU who are attufairl, Informed of the CT
cun,sances OF Your past stony. II would be IDLE aud
supethuous III me 10 fccite the principles upon which
,out resistance 10 that vast aud anomalous anarchy
from winch yon have separated yourselves, rests
the chlncIs she violated. the itrales she npugued,
and the circumstances Of blood shed and atroeiy
which attended sour dr,t struggle. These ! shall
leave uutnue he'd ttust shall be restrained by
another motive: ! eanlot consent 10 violate the
rights OF hospitality towards stranger, recommend
ed 10 your protection by the satopdotal cloth which
he wears, by saying one wold mote tHan Absolutely
necessary, that might be offensive II hls tountf,
PAINFUL 10 hIs feelings As subject of Mexico,
the very appearance Of this Preate yunt county
ana al 'his ho'td' - tue hiehtst compliment lie
ennld pay 10 your magnanmnN' and Tie strongest
evidence ct ils l"ifepd reliance upon H. II IS tue,
ne hr"gs WIN nun the passport oi having Ftoits-
ted against The sansunary invasion OF Nanr county.
aud ni having IN vain urged upon her infatuated
ehtif"in councils winch, II they had been listened
to. would have preserved his tnrclS from the blight
Nv "hch ''e, nave ofen "hhtfe1 and lost loreser.
mtlefeluie dV9id These unpleasant TOPICS and f
proceed 20 q more agrte.lle t.tme,
eA's mas Ii'Sseu me g $ ih't ta'N II Tie bat
lie OF san J"e'"'o wa decisive ot Nour ndepcnl-
enee, YOU have Confirmed the glorious results OF
ms sneut ePoth, ~ the political, socgal aud moral
isiu'i"ns winch you laNe established, fam iul To-
tue principles winch you have received tom HAT
glorious mother Of all, from "hom derive m com
mon The germs OF evil liberty agnachafia, delbe
rsu'e e'ectife assembly, aud md by Jaiy As TO
an invasion rom Mexico, you have rs hlde cause TO
earh as an INVASION ifoh the Great Nogul. Indeed
begun 10 thInh that We your nelghhors the north
oil me Sahne, would have 10 endure row up The
. Salt River, II We were ever to attempt to dIspos-
sess you OF territory which youfs by bet
ter lHie Than the sword
1t Is true, that YOU have had 10 contend with diff
ouiies IN progress, amosto an uparileled charac-
Yer. kieh IN DOMAIN more terrible than any over
"hich the Roman Eagles ever Few you were
erheiess destitute the materials oi war-of money,
phbhc credit ant sound currency, with all The
'ofos "hich puDhc e1nIon ieuofant OF your real
SITUATION, couid bing Ia bear against yon.-Comiug
most OF you lron that section Of tic United States,
where tue institution OF domestic slavery prevails
regret TO say that you suffered all The odum with
winch an insane and iteuzied ianaiicsm thinks pro-
per 10 environ this subJect,-to say nothing of the
deeply rooted jealousy which the mere discussion of
the policy 81 your annexation 10 our coniedcfacy So
powerfully excited. Gentlemen you have ac ted WISE