Litchfield enquirer., 1843-08-03

it's insertion has been unavoidably postponed until the present time. Since the meeting two ofthe Eami. ly have died-Deacon V. Clark, of Wocottvile, and Mrs. Emily J. B. Hart of New-Jersey.
 EVOLUTIONARY FAMILY GATHER ING.
 On the Fourth of July the family of the Hon. OIL YER BrRxHAM assembled at the family mansion in Cornwall, to enjoy season of festivhy, and comme- morate the services and sufferings of the patriots who acheived our independence.
 Judge Burnham entered the service of his country in the year l775, when only fifteen years of age and continued in the army in the south west part o Con necticnf at New-York city, and the adjacent parts of New-Jersey, during most of the war. With hS particular services the writer IS not acqualnted eX- cept that he was in the battle oi Harelam Heights, was taken prisoner at Fort Washington ant contln- on board the Jersey prison ship, where for one lme he was three days without ooo ana Q. 1 s1X'een ecu %
 lived to leave the ship lie was wounded during inc war SD as ever after to compel him to halt little
 He is now near egythree years s od S m tsen,e forty in number including those connected by mar, rage; ten children, twenty.sx grand children, and two great grand children There were besides sixty invited guests present. most of them collateral rela
 A, three O'Clock P. M. the company partook ofa cold collation. concluded by rich variety ot fruits, nuts, Gc.s Roger Mills Esq. oi New-Har!tord presi- ded and the Rev. c. L. Brownell of Sharon implored 5 she divine blessing. '.+. .r ,A9cr dinner several addresses were made and E seRtimenis offered, of which the following IS the substance reported from memory. ,
 Rev. Timothy Stone, of South Cornwall, rerarked,' The family was oftheoldest among us' had ell' ioycd measure of prosperity, and had been chas tened and subdued by deep aff1icton He alluded to the departed and to those present m feeble heaah. lt was meet in these circumstances to turn our thoughts better world; it need not tt ought not eo interrupt our present enjoyment. -
 q R. Burai.am, of New York city, said We are all here save the dead ones dear! Father, mother sisters brothers all here, happy met on thls our ,l,;s occasit,, which we must still regard as tum'y trvst, if dwell on the most unlnereSting or all sup iects ourselves. Alter some remarks of a piivate and personal nature, he Prnc' edrd ! fanex, s my my friends tha. now stand in the mldst ot noble for, est. You antcipate-I mean Elrnam lburnhomI wood Wonder stand the brave old oaks, that wth, stood the cannons shock unmoVed, wmcn pol..lcae [ whrlwinds could never uproot, nor the smoons o itcn,pe-ance scath. Is it strange that they now ana shen show scar leaf or few bruises ana scars = The ice storms have dealt severely wltn themi' at one time nippng tender buds nt their hrst s"elihe then snapping thrifty scons wihout warning, and a. gain renGing full grown branches bending win iru say it would not be strange if they were covered over win scars G he & heaI, oSe sme %, much they have had much to invigorat:, benlg sur pounded by thrifty growth. each senqng lorln i.s branches to prOtec: and beauh'y NO oPas ..ee as taken root to poison the atmosphere anu engehuer disease Fanatics have cut no railroads through thls forest. They have erubbcd up to the very sElrt oi the wood, but they s w so many sturay oaks ma ,na fhey chose 10 diverpe and cut through softer tmoer.
 Nv vomra friends, have a wish which advance with confidence for pro dict that there will ere long be t.ll oaks in this forest; wish that at some ln ture day, alter am monde ring beneath inc sod, you may each stand the head Of table twice ns long as lis and be it there your boast that yoI thus day stood beneath the shelter of the brave old oaks n Burnhanlwood, and may your descendants have as of ours.
 The name of Rogers, too, must e'er go round'- When your br asts are free from envy nahce ai'n revenge; when your gencr'''s oosoms hease WI'm m love ofkindred and of country, remember marx "e'' say, it is to that source you owe It. Snouin any future occasion summons us to come 10 DunS,name, let us come in one unhroken phaanX, remembering that united we stand, divided we tall
 Our invited guests: Rest assured of our war,nesi regard heightened by the recollection that ye dwell
 Dr. J. c. Hatch of Kent-Our respected and belo- we'd friends, peace to their declining days
 Deacon N. Hart of Cornwall. said the occasion reminded him of the times of the pariarchs aS re-, corded in the Biblc Many things were not indeed adapted to state of society, we could enlov me good aud reject he rest The 5 BTe h Goo 6ook off es ,e don to it we owe the advantages nt our social sate' Let us reverence and study the Bible
 Rev. J. C. Hart of ofSprneheld N J., salnmu ny n,y own mind these seasons of kindred gatherings anc afF.ctionate green g are the mos, pleasing mat we find on earth In the weak state, of my famllJ, no other occa,ion could have brought us hith'r. we wished to be "all here" and though we cone , m deep aflic,on, we would the testiv''y of the s.spe' H;s heart must be wrapt thick in it's own selishness, that would not warm and expand ana g" out of itself. To who live at distance M U IS pc cuary pleasant to meet on our native soil. we iove the green hills of New Engand, her very rocks are dear to us We are a genuine New-EnsIand family. On ,he one hand we derive our name ana origin from one of the oldest puritan pastors in inc town oi Be.lin. On the part ot our mother we are oesGehueu from one of the first company of emgrau's who sef- tied in the colony of New iaven and one of her ear Hest governors Leete We are dispersed abroad, It is true but where do you not find the sons ot New Enrlapd? 1t IS said that years since, ship be- lneng to Great Britain found island in the south, ern ocean not laid down upon any map or chart and thev were about take possession as discovcrers Tn the name of his Majesty King William but on eolns ashore they found some men from Stonington' Con. catching seals. They are every where through the wide world. Some may sheer at them, some lear or hate but none will long despise them. have never been ashamed to be known as son ol New-England, You find them every where among tne foremost iIl every branch of business, in every useful enterprise in every work of benevolence with hands as strong tO do and hearts strong to bear as any others We are happy family: We can all meet ln l"ve' Each likes his the best but can respect inc oth- and love each other still We are happy thus to meet again upon our native hills. The last time we met was nine years ago upon occasion ot our mar riage. We can probably never meet again. The next time we meet will be for different purpose. All will not be here Let us live so as to be ready for our departure. Let us part with the hope that all may meet again where parting and sickness and
 Rev. Mr. Maynard of Cornwall said: The emotion excited in my own mind is that of snblimlty.. The sight before is truly grand At the head ot these lon0 tables, with the faithful companion ot bls hume rUus years s.ts of the venerable patriots of the the Father of his country l turn my eyes down warde and here are tho children, mostly m the prime of fe now bearing the burden and heat ot the day look sgs and see e grand ar s" ni