Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-07-07
MIR. UPS!lUR'S ADDRESS AT THE
FANEUiL HALL SUPPER

Alter the celebration on Saturday, an en-
sor''Inmen' was given al Faneuil Hall to the
president and his suite. They were all
to's'ed, and all gave IA toast in return. Mr..
Opshur'S speech on the occasion is 20 neat
one, that wc copy i, from the Boston pa .
pe7s:
M. A. Bancroft, the second vice president. ,f., /,
Jew p'ela'oFy remarks highly complimentary to Viz.
-" Virginia and Massachusetts, Their n,n,.. a..
blended ~ the annals OF their countrys glory; their
enn' WI cherish ever the freedom and the Inion ga
h.,sh1. by their 'res" [Six chcers,]
Mr.. CpShur rose, and said: As several son. of
Ni.9ln1 are assembled 10 partake Of yor kind bosni
talltes IT becomes some Of them to respond To he
h9GJT y0u have - rlnquen'ly pail them deenJy
i a a2y c'WP'in ut d.no T. me OF nv venerated
STATE, by thepeopr of Massachusetts in FancujI Hail
In the great struggle for our acrrea these two States
entered the contest simultaneously 1t is a pnrt Of ,
Massachnsetts mans educolion to know all Ties
things n deinl the schooboys with their sa,cheIs
can tel yon Of all that was done nj Lexington, and
Bunker I'M, and Yorktown; they know thai these
were the commencement Of a great work that ,y,s ~
redeem world lCheers: And although it was the
lot of Virginia to give to Massachusets-to IN, I'M.
ted Staies-no, the idea is too restrctinp-to m.
whole world for their never was bnt one Washing.
ton and there ne9er will be anoiher-Itremcndous
cheers yet here.ls enough of his glory and renown
10 give all ana all to have enough. lCheers.1 Who
is there that looking back the history of our coun
try, can separate Massachusetts from Virainin? Who
IS there mat can separate the whole Virginan
from the sons of this noble Commonwealth J.
lChecrs wish that the embodied spirit of Virginia
were here Ay, she would say to this noble Sinte
Hail 10 thee hail, hail to thee NV sister - IUere
there were SIX Tremendous cheers.l feel am res
pas ing upon the privilege YOU have given me RI rios
of no no-go on, go on.1 Let me- then, eypress n
sentiment which had occasion TO name IN ono of
my brother NTglnansa short time since. have oh
served all thar passed under my eye to-day And
have seen much ay much that proves the wealth and
'nste OF Tins people-much that shows rapid advance
meni IN the arts and sciences and in tho civilization
oi Tue acc b1t there was moral beauty in the
scene which surpassed all this For, wherever |
went, although there were crowds upon crowds in
your streets, yet oil was order and harmony: there
was an open path for the carriages, every counte.
nance seemed gadsome-no strife, no disorder. no
,no,"Sod m wnoie OF ms immense crowd was
slnii Cheers and langhterl All evinced Their love
OF order 1 thought every policemen saw was n
klnu 81 magician, controlling all by his nod. Loud
In my own State we have large crowds assembled
frequently; VIII not saw that there so largo crowd
niien' I"l niEe oeen so easily managed hore-hu
dnre hfuF nope That II could Loud cheers I
have never YET seen scene that was fraupht with
such moral heauiy- immense cheersI where nil ,yos
50 submissive 10 the love of order What - II ,ba,
makes that little staff more powerful than the brist
ling hayonrts of monarchical governments IT,.
that much Of this conduct and right feeling van n,.
10 vour admirable New England system Of M, fc
schoo instruction. [Cheers To this yon nav owe
innchi bntnboye all other things, you owe this love or
oil that tlevates and purfes MS 10 the hallowed roach
ings Of the mothers knee; there Mr.. Upshur was
detpiy aiieeled, and the cheering was i'm nen.oI
where tho sacred lessons first taught the fruir,
q wplch nave Teen so beautifully exanpfed to
3@; Ichoers and which have placed M,ss,rbu'
sets where she Is sitting 50 high on the scale of
li4ral and. civilized governments. Loud cheep'
ing And II Vctoris were here today, .hs.