The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-14

with myriads of snoNy-white handkerchieis, and
ten thousand children with their gay little ban
ners-all, all formed the most brilliant eXhIbI-
ton that can be imagined. And it must only be
pictured in the imagination, Tor 1T cannot be
described.
1t was few minutes past one o'clock before
the head of the procession reached the conse-
Grated ground and full hour elapsed before the
whole OF this magnificent procession came up.
Indeed, it did not all come upon the ground, for
| it could not. At two o'clock Mr.. Webster took
the chair, amid the loud acclamations of great
err assemblage of men than any of us had ever
gazed upon. His address on the occasion was
short and impressive-the hallowed cause which
had brought the mighty throng together, and the
consecrated spot on which he stood, gave sOlemni-
y to his manner, and inspiration to his thoughts.
He spoke of the declaration, to which referred
as being in preparation, in my first letter this
morning; and, on concluding, he introduced Mr..
Winthrop, Speaker of the House Of Represen-
| tatives, who read it. 1t was then adopted by the
| unanimous shout of aye, which almost shook
the hill to its base, and no wonder; for the shout
was the united voice of SEVENTY-FIVE
| THOUSAND freemen. And it sounded like
what Byron calls EErHE EARTHQUAKE VOICE OF
VICTORY"
After the adoption OF the declaration, Mr..
Webster rose, and successfully introduced to the
multitudinous assembly number of the distin-
guished guests present on the occasion, each OF
whom delivered brief and pertinent speech In
response to the cheers with which they were re-
| ceiVed The first of them was Governor Pen
nington, of New Jersey; the second, Governor
| Ellsworth, of Connecticut; next, MIR. Senator
| Phelps, of Vermont, was introduced; next, Ge-
| neral Kimberly, late Senator from Connecticut;
next Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Of Virginia
next, George Evans, OF Maine. While the last
was speaking left the ground for the purpose
| of preparing this brief dispatch, and enclosing a
| az he a1ODtp6 az | Ia
already stated, and which hope to see i'll the
! Commercial tomorrow.
| The morning opened upon beautifully, and
until half past three finer day for the occasion
| could not have been vouchsafed by Providence.
| About halt past one o'clock the clouds gathered
| blacllness and strength in the West, and one or
| two heavy showers went round us to the north.
| At half past three, however, gust of rain and
| wind suddenly broke the meeting, which
caused quick dispersion, though considering
the circumstances, and the masses collected, the
| breaking up was not disorderly While | am
writing it is clearing away, and the skies afford
cheerful promise for the evening.
BUNKER HILL DECLARATION
SEPTEMBER 10, 1910
When men pause from their ordinary occupa-
tions, and assemble in great numbers, proper
| respect for the judgment of the country, and OF
| the age, requires that they should clearly set
| forth the grave causes which have brought them
| together, and the purposes which they seek to
| promote.
Feeling the force of this obligation, more than
one thousand of the free electors Of the New
| ENGLAND States, honored also by the presence of
like free electors from nearly every other State
in the Union, having assembled ON Bunker Hill,
on this 10th day of September, 1S4O, proceed to
set forth DECLARATION oftheir principles,
and of the occasion and object of their meeting
In the first place, we declare our unalterable
attachment to that public liberty, the purchase
of so much blood and treasure, in the acquisition
of which the field whereon we stand obtained
early and imperishable renown Bunker Hill IS
not spot on which we shall forget the princi-
ples of our fathers, or suffer anything to quench
within our own bosoms the love of freedom
! which we have inherited from them.
In the next place, we declare our warm and
heartfelt devotion to the constitution OF the coun-
| try and to that union of the States which 1t has
so happily cemented, and so long and SO prospe-
| rously preserved. We call ourselves by no local
names, we recognize no geographical divisions,
| while we give utterance to our sentiments on
high constitutional and political subjects. We
| are Americans, citizens of the United States,
knowing no other country, and desiring to be dis
| tinguished by no other appellation We believe
the constitution, while administered wisely and
in its proper spirit, to be capable OF protecting
| all parts of the country, securing all interests,
and perpetuating national brotherhood among
| all the States. We believe that to foment local
iealousics, to attempt to prove the existence OF
opposite interests between one part OF the coun-
try and another, and thus to disseminate feelings
of distrust and alienation while 1t is in contemp-
tuous disre gard of the counsels of the great faith
err of his country, is but one form in which ire
gular ambition, destitute of all true patriotism,
| and love of power, reckless oil the means OF its
| qualification, exhibit their unsubdued and burn
ing desire.
| We believe, too, that party spirit, however, ma
tural or unavoidable it may be, in free republics,
| vet when it gains such an ascendancy in mems
minds, as leads them to substitute party for coun-
try, to seek no ends but party ends, no approba-
| ton but party appreciation, and to fear no re-
proach or GENUINELY, so that there be party
dissati. faction, not only alloys the true enjoy
ment of such institutions, but weakens every
| day the foundations on which they stand.
We are in favor of the liberty of speech and of
the press; we are friends of free discussion; we
espouse the cause of popular education; we be-
lieve in mans capacity for sclf-government; we
desire to see the freest and widest dissemination
| of knowledge, and of truth; and we believe, es-
| pecially, in TIE benign influence of religious
feeling, and moral instruction, on the social as
well as on the individual happiness of man.
| Holding these general sentiments and opinions,
we have come togetherto declare, that under the
present administration of the General Govern
| ment course of measures has been adopted and
pursued, in our judgments, disastrous to the best
| interests Of the country, threatening the accu-
mutation of still greater evils, utterly hostile to
the true spirit OF the constitution and to the
principles of civil liberty, and calling upon all
men OF honest purpose, disinterested patriotism,
and unbiased intelligence, to put forth their ut
most constitutional efforts in order to effect
change.
Gen Andrew jackson was elected President
of the United States, and took tie oaths and his
seat on the 4th of March, 1929; and we readily
admit, that under his administration, certain
portions of the public affairs were conducted
with ability. But we have to lament that he
was not proof against the insinuations and infu-
enee of evil counsellors, or perhaps against his
own passions, when moved and excited. Hence,
in one most Important branch of the public int
rest in that essential part of commercial regula-
ton which respects the money, the currency, the