The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-20

sion, sir, l can do nothing better than to
propose to you the health Of those ladies, those
noble and patriotic ladies; who, when that
gi'shrd, and languished and declined, and appeared
- 'honsh II never would be contaminated, came
forward and made an appeal to the patriotism OF
lheir countrymen, which when made by ladies,never
Is made IN vain propose, sir, the health OF those
ladies', and the blessing of Heaven upon them -
| (Nlne cheers)
| Nu'rc-Here's health to all good lasses"
Mr. b then gave
"THs FAIR SEE, in their presence the brave tmo-
the captivity which their beauty begins. (Three
| cheers)
| He then gave
/; "The War Department.
Mr. PORTER replied that he was too unwe to
| make speech; but said he, "you have erected a
monument yonder TO tell OF the glorious deeds OF
our fathers; but there other monuments that
were erected by them long since 81 equal and SUI
| peror beauty;l meant those moral me- Dninents which
they erected when rather than submit oppression,
| they braved the ,penls of a stormy voyage, and
rlsked their lives in savage land, rather than risk
their liberties in civilized one. Let those princi-
| pies never be lost sight of among u.s. Their princi-
| pies must go abroad to the ends of the EARTH and
be 1t our duty to carry them there BY adhering to
| them, we should have not mere Union according
TO the principles of the Constitution, but such a
union as that every American could take every
other American to the heart, and call him brother
(Cheers.) give you, sir
"The Monuments erected by sres and their sons
the first OF morals the second of granite may they be
as coeval in duration az matter be to mind" Cheers
| Mr.. A. BANCROFT, the second Vice President,
after few predatory remarks, highly compliment
| tary to Virginia, gave
"ymcrsIA AND MAmAcHusrrrs- Their names are
blended in the annals Of their country gory their
will cherish the freedom and the Union established
| by their sres." (Six cheers)
| Mr. UPsHUR rose and said-As several sons of
Virginia are assembled to parake of your kind hos
| Qualities. bpCOmpS of m IN YesnCnd
| to the honor you have so eloquently paid them.
deeply feel any. compliment done to me or my ven-
Grated State BY the people of Massachusetts, in
taneuil Hail. In the great struggle for our liber-
ties these two states entered the contest simultane-
ously 1t is part of Massachusetts mans educa-
ton to know all these things in detail; the school
done at Lexington, and Bunker Hill and York.
town; they know that these were the commence
ment of a great work that was to redeem world
(Cheers) And although it was the lot OF Virginia
the idea is too restricing,-to the whole world for
there never was but one Washington, and there ne
yer will be another-( Tremendous cheers,) yet
there is enough OF his glory and renown to give to
there that looking back the history our country
can separate Massachusetts from Virginia? Who Is
there that can separate the whoe-souled Virgnian
from the sons of this noble Commonwealth? (Cheers)
| wish that the embodied spirit of Virginia were
here. Aye she would say to this noble State 'Ha to
thee, han, hail to thee my slser (Here there were
SIX tremendous cheers.) feel am trespassng upon
the privilege you have given me. (Cries of mo,
no, go on go on" Let me, then, express a sent
ment which had occasion to name to one of my
brother Virginians short time since. have OBJ
served all that passed under my eye to-day. And
have seen much, aye, much that proves the wealth
and taste of this people-much that shows rapid
advancement in the arts and sciences, and in
the civilization of the age: But there was moral
wherever went, although there were crowds upon
crowds in all your streets, yet all was order and
harmony; there was every where an open path tor
the carriages. every ,countenance seemed glad
some-Mo strife-no disorder-no confuson-the
whole Of this immense crowd, was managed by a
wave of the hand land little two-foot sta-(Cheers
and laughter.) All evnGed their love of order.
gician, controlling all by his nod. cloud cheers)
In my own State we have large crowds assembled
frequently; / will not say that there so large a
crowd might not have been so easily MANAGED
as here-but l dare hardly hope that it could.
cloud cheers) have never yet scene
that was fraught with such moral beauty. (Im.
mense cheers) Where all were so submissive to
their love OF order What Is it that makes that
little staff more powerful than the bristng bayonets
Of monarchical governments? know that much of
this conduct and right feeling you owe to your admi
rable New England system of public school in
struction lCheers) To this you may owe much;
but above all other things you owe this love of all
that elevates and purfes us 10 the hallowed teach
ings of the motAer's knee-(here Mr.. Upshur was
deeply affected, and the cheering was immense y
where those sacred lessons were first taught, the
fruits of which have seen beautifully exempli-
fed to-day (cheers)-and which have placed Mas.
sachusetts where she s, sitting high the scale
of liberal and civilized governments. Loud cheer
lng) And if Virginia were here to-day, she too,
would have something to say in this matter. She
would say, come here, ye governments of the old
here to Massachusetts, and learn to be great and
happy and wise. tremendous cheerng.) And
now, as just tribute to you, and grateful for the
kind manner in which you have noticed my be-
loved State, let me give you
"MAssAeBusErrs-foremost in the conflicts by which
our liberties were won and foremost to show us what
our liberties are worth"
Tremendous cheering followed this beautiful little
powered by his feelings The President regarded
him with intense admiration and feeling during the
whole time he was speaking. And when he closed
all cried out, "thats the only speech OF the eve
ming"
The CHAIRMAN then said, "There was once an
emigrant out west telling another emigrant of the
beauties of all the prairies and scenery in the vari
Gus states he had passed through but after all said
he, there's nothing on Gods earth like Old Ken
tuck" (Roars of laughter, in which the President
Joined, and cheers) / give you, therefore,
"0LD KssrucK-the vigor Of manhood is in her steps
the heaven OF liberty is in her eye. Her destiny written
| in two words-onvord and upward. LONG and loud
cheering)
Mr. WIcKLFFE rose and sale, If the man who
made that remark, sir, had witnessed what have
to-day, ne would have said, except Massachu
sets" (Cheers and laughter.) Sir, feel pleased
with the call the oldest daughter OF the old ID on
| this glorious occasion. And if l had the power to
enter into her feelings, one of her sons, should
be deferred by what have heard to-day from bet
ter and higher sources as to the principles and con-
tests OF the revolutions to attempt to add to
| this. should be guilty of the madness of him who
lighted the torch to aid the luminary of heaven by
| day. Sir, Kentucky was not known in the revo-
luton; she was then but district of that mother of
States, and mother OF rinciples-Virginia (Cheers
AT that time cut of from the Mother Counry's aid,
she had to contend against an enemy dangerous by
day, and much more SO by night-the allies of our
enemies, in I776 Peace came at last to the old 10,
but war still ragged with savage fury in Kentucky
peace was restored to the entire boundary OF the
Ualted States (Cheers) We are here, sir, this hall
called the Cradle Of Liberty; and if | mistake not
the geography and history Of your city you have not
far hence a place called the "Old South,," give
| you, then, sir,