Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-06-22
Dinner at Faneuil Hail.


D God, yon pile shall mark. Tor ave.
The ground wherein "nr fathers fell -
The selEdrvoted of their day,
The benuty Ot our lsrnel.
And while thy winds shall oer il Sweep
Thy ihunders break around its head,
These martyrs there IN peace shall sleep,
fos Thou q God shall guard Iksir bed.
Cd regular as,.--Thc Monumcnt--,he
Memorial Of defeat, glorious TO the van-
pushed, of u victory fatal to their conquercrs.
I(Cheers.l
! The following appropriate song was hero
sung TO The aiE of sparkling and bright:"
N. r. TucKERMAS.
| Lonely and still was the ycrlani hill
And the waves below vet slunh.rcd,
The brerZes Iight oI n SUMNER night
All the dcwy hours numbered
The senirl = tramp from the incmans cama
With his tome oi hnsty warning,
Game hw anl clear 10 the yeoman's car
As he watched the curly davLIBg.
The heroes thought as they hrnvely wrought,
Their country altar rearing,
or n uahle land by Salor's baud
Made tree and Ione-endcnring;
Ia firm array when broke the day,
The dendly charge they waited,
Ana side hf eide IA Silent pride,
With shill their pr"Ntss p,ateI.
Then waved she swesd ,Aen aloeJ wa. poured,
oppre.-ion's hust disnaiing,
While The dfaih-rtni mir aud the rannon's glare
Ger Freedoms hiIil, playing;
Ana ttni green height with the evening light
Its crimson turf o'rrsi,isiing,
Hnd h"ly grown ns Freedoms ilronr,
Lake her starry crown uninding
Once more the skies with summer DIVES
Above the field are brudiug,
Aud The waters -Iill henraih The hill
IhcIr cry sial waves ARE blending;
Bui Peace divine around III. shrine
Her bonndfss hnr,es wearing,
Bias us proclaim To deh,hIr-s innIo
Our fniber's msiehless daring
To-day n ihr"ng with re,ini .ora
Tho sacred mount o'eI How ;,u.
Have gathered there with po,up and prnyer
All hearts with rnpiur. gIowing
On The CORY bed ut ths m,rt, red dend.
Its shade mhirsiir sleeping.
s'hhi' Free'"m's pike ~ Glory = smile
Eternal vigil Aeepina
The President OF the United States was
toasted. lie replied in an appropriate speech,
and gave,
The Cnlon-n union Of purpose, n union
of feeling, the uninn established by our ia :
theirs. tl3 chcers.l
Fillh Toast. The Orator ~ the DAY.
Whnevcr will Gud his equal, will find that
which he has refused to the greatest nation
on ear'h-Mc right Of search.
This cflihsioD WINS received with n most
marked applause of twen,y.six cheers. MIR.
Webster allndcd briefly to the manner in
which he Ind discharged his duties us late
Minister IN behalf OF this country. lie
gave,
The rights Of American Commercc--cyery
~ Inf,nIn1
blood and treasure. (Cheers.)
Geo. i. Curtis prcsc nted the sixth rcrulnr
toast, prcfaccd with n speech highly com
p''mcntary to South Carolina aud Mr.. Lcgarc
her distinguished son and scholar, who was
necessarily absent. The Toast was
South Carolina e. Mossachuscus-Sho
er TO shoulder they went through the Revo-
luton, laying up treasures for their common
conn'ry-thelr sons will never DIVIDE their
Inheritance. ('Six cheers)
Ihe Secretaries OF the Treasury and of
War were toasted and both made speeches.
The Secretary of the Navy, in reply to
toast, gave
Massacbusci,s-Fo in The conflicts
with which our liberties were won-and fore
most to show us what our Liberties are worth.
Mr.. buckingham, President of the Monu-
ment Association. and the Postmaster Gene
raj, also made speeches.
Ato late hour, the whole companv dis,
pcrscd, in perfectly good hnmor, q u mn,lc hap.
pier, and we trust more patriotic by the ccre-
monlcs OF the day. Its like will probably
nc'er be witnessed again, and those who wit
messed It, will never forget its events and as-
socalions, till the last knell Of time il SCUM
'Gd, and earth and sea give back their dead.
II was most sacred occasion, and as we
stood on Bunkcrs heights, gazing alternately
at The Immense throng and the proud shan.
raising its head to the skies, we rejoiccd that
II was our fortune TO be there. To be sure.
many had suffered and blcd on the dav which
lhls co'nnemoratcd, and Warren, tho brnyo
Warren IL many Of his associates had fallen.
bnt what oi that The brave NAV fall. bu,
Their deeds and flnc will live forever: and
'hc sha't which rcars its head to tho orcbing
heavens above, bears The gratifying in,clli-
gcnce to the fathers of The revolution. that
we have not been unmindlul Of their tolls
aud snilcrlngs, aud that we are no, only
plouSly guarding their bodies, but rcyerina
her memories. Aud while the thousands
'f living beings were boycring around the
base OF tha, lofty shaft, The pure spirits
nf tho departed heroes we're loycrnc around
he summit, and breathing peaceful bcnc-
lic'ion an the ceremonies below. And ,hcro
hey viii continue 10 hovcr, ,hr guardian
genius Of American liberty. To receive tho
c" remaining heroes Of the revolution, rs
hey ascend from Earth 10 heaven.