Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-25


that lived in that trying time. As for the living and
the pre- people OF New England there they stand
they will stand, pre- eminent amongstth peo
pie OF the earth. Their march Of emigration IL on
ward, with the bible in hand AID the in the
other clearing out the rugged hickory and the stunt
ed buck thorn OF obstinacy and ignorance and plant
ing in their place the tree Of knowledge, and building
up the temple Of liberty with the material oil their
own rock bound region. Like the quarries OF their
darling bay State though.they are rugged they are
durable and useful; and though some despisc the
granite OF New Engand.though the architect may
condemn il, and the builders may reject It, still IT
will be found the stone Of every ed'ice erect.
ed in defence and support Of human rights aud hu-
man happiness. And though bad governments may
endeavor to destroy il, rRd corraption and tyranny
endeavor to sap its foundation or break down its bull
warks, still it will owe Is permanence TO no more
stable influence than that il founded upon Pill
grim rock
The speaker long and loudly cheered. A
foolish poem delivered by some one who rem
dered himself ridiculous by his actions and afecta-
ton; the halleujah chorus sung in fine style,
prayer offered up the ladies left for their
fresides-the men for the City Hotel, where they
devoured excellent dinner, drank large quantity
Of wine, and made great many foolish speeches.
The scene at the dinner was very funny one;
some good toasts were given and some very silly
ones. The speeches were nearly all stupid ones.
Gen. Morris tried to step the nonsense Of Professor
Henry, about free schools. DR.. Wainwright gave
broad hint that he was not we'll paid. Col. Stone,
whom we did not at the Grafton, made his APP
pearance at the dinner, he always does, with
unbound and flowing vest, both Of which were tight
enough before he from the table. He was de.
termined to speak often he could, and conse.
quently made fool of himself more than once
Mr.. Otis was called-he toasted General Morris.
Gen. Morris toasted Mr. Horn. Mr.. Horn sung, and
thus il went round that clique. Mr.. Brigham sung
about half Of Mr.. Dawes Ode, and did it we'll The
Uterpan singers from Boston, acquitted themselves
with credit. Towards the close, the President, Hox
ic and Vice. Mr.. Draper, sung and some others told
obscene stories, and SO ended the day. The dinner
good and the wines were remarkably good, as
they always when furnished by Gardiner &
Packer.
Some left in good season and quite sober; others
again left not in good and not quite sober;
But being Baech plenxs. full Of wine,
Their not direct. but serpentine,
as they wended their way home to bed some he re
in the neighborhood Of the "wee short hour ayont
the twal."
MORE BOUNDARY TRoUpLEs-DR. LINN OF MIS-
souKr.-The northeastern boundary question is not
alone one of the troubles of the day. We will soon
have northwestern boundary question, the other
side of this continent Dr. Linn at his old work. of
resentatives the subject Of the Oregon country.
He wants public pledge to be given, that we have
right to every thing and that nerer ,cM aban-
don it, We rather think that want will be his mas
ter for long time to come. The "Bangor Democrat"
deneunees Mesers. Van Buren and Forsyth because
they move too slow, and delay too long, compelling
Queen Victoria surrender the disputed territory
the good people of Maine having already partitioned
and pareclled it out amongst themselves. We look
to Maine a multiplying state soon and because
the President throws cold water on the Doctors
plan Of taking possession of the country west of the
Rocky Notwithstanding il TO be survcyed-erect-
ing it into terrtory-and placing him at the head
Of it as Governorwe equally look to see Missouri
put herself into the multiplying attitude; it. peradven-
ture, that really magnificent mountebank that might
have been, his colleague, and himself should not
have iron mountain Of obscurity piled upon them
before the next President is inaugarated-an event
very likely to happen. The Dscter one those men
Of whom il may not be said, that he is without wit
The truth is, that he has good deal Of that sort of
wit that helps to get his friends into a scrape but
precious little Of that kind that is useful to get them
out Of one. When Blair was pointed to a clever
woman in Washington, she said, !" know now what
always suspected, that il takes more brains than
beauty to manage the Globe" What she would |
a.
been pointed out to her that Of the editor we
know not; we have dsabt his prepondcrance of
mere face would have been obvious TO her; for wo
men are remarkable for their tact At detecting that
undoubtcd intellect which accompanies masculine
beauty, az well that decided want Of il which
mere flesh and blood usually announces
Iii remarkable coincidence that two great ma |
tons like China and ourselves should at the same
time have produced two distinguished persons of
the same character, and bearing the same name.
Lin, the Tajin great Of Canton has frighten-
cd the English merchants into delivering up their
rich cargoes Of opium, to be divided, doubt, be-
twixt himself and his friends, and has finished by adj
dressing letter to The Royal Barbarian Victoria,
Queen Of an obscure Island called England" Linn.
our Tain, greater than his contemporary by an adj
dtional letter to his name, playing the same game
az far az he knows how, and from the same motives
We really must advise him to leave such high game |
as our Oregon or Columbia boundary, la the hanas
Of those whose proper business IL is 10 treat Of IL
with the Royal Barbarian Victoria" asd to con-
fine himself 10 the thousand petitions he has in his
pocket from his constituents claiming relief in lands
and money. member Of Congress, who has plenty |
Of game Of that Sort is to bag his share both Of
the land and money. II is the best kind Of agency
going.