Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-04-19
MIS- c L L A NY.
From the Herald Of Freedom.


The distinguishing incident OF the An
niversary was the cooperation of the
New Hampshire Hutchinsons, aided by
their brother from Lynn. These singers
have several times spoken OF, and. as
has been thought by those who had not
heard them, with exaggeration. No one,
however. OF the thousands who heard
their nlalchless strains at Faneuil Hall,
would ever deem any degree Of panegyric
exaggeralion, that language could bestow
upon Them. Andlhose who have heard
them at their modest concerts, 10 suitable
sized rooms and toerably clear atmos.
phere, would have said the people could
get no idea Of their enchanting powers,
amid the tumult and depraved air Of that
a great, overgrown hall. But even there,
il was the strain OF the " New Hamp-
shire Rainers." as have styled these I'M
assuming young brothers, though the
celebrated Swiss Ministries, who wear that
family name, and have made it so famous
10 this country, ard in Europe, have more
occasion 10 covet for themselves the
name Of these singers from New-Hamp.
shires Alps. They are not mere vocal
lists. They have hearts and minds, as
we'll as tuneful voices. They are not
wandering, mercenary troubadours, who
go about selling their strains for bread or
Tor brandy. They are young farmers
They work, indoors as well as ouI, in the
noble kitchen, as well as on the farm, and
gel sound and substantial living, by their
useful industry. The more entitled are
they, to the most generous encouragement
OF their countfymen, when they 60 forth,
occasionally. to charm and better com
munity by their music. That they are
.abolitonists may engender prejudice
against thea, 10 the pro-s!avery breast
But their lays will Danish that demon
from the meanest heart, as Davids harp
played the devil out Of King Saul.
The Hntchinsons were present through
out the meetings, and, il is probable, con.
tributcd considerably 10 Keeping up the
unparalleled attendance, that lhronged the
hall. They were not there as musicians.
10 the orchestra. They were not hired
performers. They were there as CARR.
son and Boyle were, as Douglass and Re
mond and Phillips, and the rest of US all.
ITO help the cause along" And they
did help il. They were always in order
too. when they spoke, and j; was what
they said. as well as how they said it, that
sent anti-savery like electricity to every
heart never saw such effect on human
assemblies as their appeals Produced
They made the vast mulliludes toss and
heave and clGmoi like "lhe roaring
ocean" Ofpheus is said to have made
the trees dance at his playing, The
Hutchnsons made the thousands of Fan
euiI Hall spring to their feetsimultaneou
IL, 'as if in dance," and echo the anti
slavery appeal with a cheering that al
most moved the old revoutionists from
sion il was absolutely amazing and sub
lime. Phillips had been speaking, in his
happiest vein. II was towards night
The old hall was sombre in the glooming.
II was thronged TO its vast extremties,-
Phillips closed his speech at the Hottest
pitch OF his 61e genius, and retired from
The platform, when the four brothers rush
ed 10 his place. and took up the argument
where he bad lift il, on the very heights
of poetic defamation, and carried it off
heavenward, on one of their boldest
flights Jesse had framed a series OF
stanzas on the spot, while p. was speak.
ing. embodying the leading arguments,
and enforcing them, as mere oratory can
not, aud as music and poetry only can,
and they poured them forth with amazing
spirit, ia one Of the maddening Second
Advent tunes. The vast multitude
sprung TO their feet, as one man, and at
the close of the first strain, gave vent 10
10 their enthusiasm in thunder of unre.
strained cheering. Three cheers, and
three times three, or ever so many-for
they could not count--they sent out. full
heaucd and full toned, till the old roof
rang again. And throughout the whole
succeeding strains, they repeated il, not al
lowing the singers TO complete halt the
slanza. before breaking out upon them in
uncomfortable emotion. Oh il was glo-
rious. And il was not the rude, mobo
cratic shouting Of the blind partisan, or
he unearthly glec ofthe religious maniac
Iii was humanity's jubilee cry. And
there was music in it. The multitude
had caught the spirit and tone Of the ora
tor and the minstrel bards, and they ex-
empiiied it, in their humanized shoulinos.
There Is great music in this natural, gen.
, erous uproar OF the mighty multitude,
when it goes out spontaneously as God
m5de it to- The sound OF MANY waters
Is not more Harmonious, nor a mllionlh
part SO expressive-for. there is not soul
in The uncouscious waters. But | am ex-
ceeding my limits. | wish the whole CT
ty, and the entire country could have been
there = even all The people. Slavery
would have died Of that music, and that
response oflhe multitude. The abolition
lists Of old Massachusetts seemed fully 10
appreciate The anti-slavery services Of
their young allies from the Granite State
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