Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-24

The Chair related an anCcdoe Ct a ieowrlhZen|
~hO, While travelling Ia the tar West, tell va Win
another emigranI from certain slate, of which all
had heard much. While ia cunvC rsatIon, the eIl'-
grant painted out To lello~ citizen the beauties
and en-, ellencIes of the prliues through winch
they were travelling. But after ALL. exclaimed
the emigranI "Ihere /, nothing Gods earth like
d KeuIuck."
The Chair then gave
Tie State Of Eentacky-The yigor Of manhood |
IN oil rsIepS--Ihe heaven Of liberty ia her eye
her destiny l. wriII,n IN Two 0urds-Onward and
upward.
Mr. wcklfI. Of Kentucky. responded TO iris !
toast. by observing that 10 The kenIuckIiu had Wit
messed what lie himself had seen TO day, when he !
said "ihere was nn place like Kenluck"-he would !
have added except Massachusetts," Mr. w ia at |
SweT To the con-. ilInenI Kentucky. would al
tempt TO eIpaiiute upon those topics whirh had
been the subject Ufihe Grafton To day. To do 50.
would be To light iuIth To AID the umnary of her
ven by day. Ia nIluslon TO the old South church
not Tar distant from the Hall, he would give
| TIE CHi=sHs Of Bosion-'They feast their free
men IN the crndle Of LibeTIy--nnd where WAS led
the warrior sized. they worship the living God in
pcacel
The President and Cabinet then len the Hall O.
m DIST the cheers OF all present
| The chair u en- related Interesting fact 10 H.
luSlrnie the ingenuity and facility with which me-
D
! The beef OH tn table slaughter ed on Tuesday
last. The bones Of the OK whose life had been Ia.
Ken patII'uc purposes. had been transported 10
! Norwich, and there manufactured into buttons
and here" continued the President. holding up
some beautifully polished buIIOns,-hsrsthey are.
! The next toast wnF-
| AgEicHItH c. Manufactures aud Coamercs-They
inspire each other with ihe spirit Of cooperative en-.
! erges,-mny they never sing the old sung-~We
three al hgg, rhead b -
! Loud cries were then raised of Gushing. "Cush.
| hs' anu ih"t gentleman address the company a f.
Ter The Chair had offered tho follow ing
The Cht"ese Empire-II has moand like Bur-.
ker Hill, but after We have sent an embassy there
| Il mny have one.
Mr. Gushing then said il was eighteen years ago
Tins day since. under brs hI summers sun, the
same sun which shune upon u thi. day. We listened
10 the came eloquent voice commemoraiinp the oc.
caslOn OF breaking the green ami laying the Gnn.
daiion Of Bunker Hill Monument. On that tay as
lhs' one riea continually impressed his mind. His
'nlnd was not dawn To the glory of which that dny
was the origin, nor To the fact that on that day
| he foundations Of oar independence were laid and
cemenied with tho blood Of onr ancesiors-nor TO
| Tue military i:IumPhs which envToned the memory
OF tho ocansiun But he saw on that tay rs en- this
! that peace has her victories well as war There
Was a glory above that Of the baIlefieId-that of
peaceful prosperous moral and religious civilizatio
anu Improvement and on that idea his mind had
paused and liz gered with grateful reeollecions
lie had seen betnre him tins evening Ihuse men
who lad 80 recently set The seal TO a compact of
peace be tween England and America IL. himself
had been honored with a mission Of peace 10 China
entrusted with the duty of bringing nearer together
The ci'IlIza ton Of the old and new world-oG Eu
roPans ODD AsIaiics--ior although in old times it
was from the East that The light Of letters nrose md
duseo itself over The world--now the refueni tide
OF civ l,zatIOu is rolled back iru m the es IN The
East and u - Tor ne 10 Ieas an the ch.rs Of man.
KIND. lri (NiT O. went in behalf Of his country
hat the door to the know ledge industry and uris OF
4Ou.OOO'OOO Of people may be opened to the CON.
nerce and arts OF Ameriaa;--and # there be n
Bunker Hill Monument 10 be erected there he de.
sired not TO commemorate glory won at tho cannons
nonh--5ui glory won by genile arIs of peace
Mr. G gave
The triumph Of Peaee-Moro rcnov ned than
those Of War
George lIilIard. Esq, after graphic account o.
mo baille OF BunkUr ll paid beautiful com Mi.
iheni 10 the Hon Edw ard Everett the first Secretary
n The Bunker It'll hunumc 4 AssncaIion 10 u bnse
influence The successful compile ron Of the underra.
KING Is IN snme measure To he lscrIbed lie spoke
ni The saIIsaciiOn which every American must ieeI
mat our country ~ ably represent ed in England
rs by Mr. Everett and gave the follow ing sentiment:
| Hon EDWARD EvERETT-NYhu has shown 10 The
world that the fire Of genius never burns 20 bright,
~ when laid "n the aIIar nl patriotism.
This toast was received with enIhusia site I'D.
plause.
letter from the Hon Edward Everett was tbcr
read congfaiuatIng the members Of the Association
on the completion Of the Monument Ten yenrs
had now expired, since IN Faneuil HALL he had
uttered The prophecy That The work would be done
because he believed that the Massachusetts Char.
| able Mechanic Assoc iatiOn would perseyere and
he thanked The members for proving the prophecy
true. The letter concluded with the following
| toast:
| The Bunker HH Monumsnt-While we reor this
noble pile 10 the memory Of our laiher..-rnav
our own prime piles aud conduct be such that our
| beloved country may be object Of respect with
the lnend' OF liberty throughout the world
The health Of Governor Morton vas tLen drupL
| Ihal officer being ab-ent from indisposition the
Lieutenant Governor read letter from Iis Excel,
| l"ncy, concluding with the following toast:
| The SPIRIT Of Freedom-lt breathes in the eIo
quence Of Faneui Halt =, u iriumphed over danger
| at Bunker Hill--and u achieved The proudest mon
nmsnt Of our glory in the Constitution Of the United
STATES
Lawrence and TUuro, the Two principal bsnelac.
tors TO The Monument, were remembered I'm the
following sentiment
/ Laurence and Tonro--yenerateJ nance
| Pu'riarch and prophet, press their equal claims
Christian and Jew. they carry out one plan
fof iaough OF different faith, each Is in heart a man
General Warren and the patriots who fell
bunker Ill., were appropriately remembered.
| Mr. Richardson Of Boston. member OF the Han.
DEL and Haydn Society. then sang an original song
10 ne tune Of adams and Liberty"
The ncTt toast was
The In June l775-Ths day when the spark
OF hOe'J flashed from the Yankee powder horn, and
the voice Of freedom spoke from q rusty gun
The President oflhe day then retired, and the
Chair vas taken by the Hon Stephen Phillips.
/ who pruuused the health oT The psosfJort a. a..