New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-21

~, rsge,anra IN This occaslcD, 1t VIII Dc 'u'' = -
n which the gentleman has refetred 10 ,
ces in nv life, notify any means Pe4p'a' al m.n.
| 1sscr;nIiys OF lie condition OF al NJ,
a.,.ry DESCRIPTION and characiri-FV
-, o,s,o,s. s;aesnen. wsriorS al e
rbn hsyc acquired the Doiice o; the hse III
| ,.av bns,. lived. tCheeIs.l And these A's 'Ie
| ,ecis have suffered from the tonsue u " - ia,
| lChscrs.} Win these bnsi oosefs a.ouS ,,I,, -o
coinr-fior have seen eaoush in this asseihp's
convince me taat bre'ity IS Gonsq that in rrIa-
requisite on this occssonj-i VIII say ''ia' ~ =,
| ION m ih-se circumstances | not only aPP1r..
| ard r.pard the oonions OF ny comPa,ro's =, ~;
,gs-bIr appeal 10 the great otlectand enc o. W.,
Soci.,v AID OF all other s'Insr Societlss
this Country That end and oplec, is 70
great historical truthS-ana lney ass o.' and glory
| Of ssen,s-and il is their great hoIor anu Iro.
| thew sr. IN. grea, instruments and "Sehis y, pr
| curinp tbe triI:oph OF truth over s!ande'- tEI
| cheers The gentleman here by my slus nas ,ss
| enunlr rated a number OF gentlemen MY ~ i, "e -
| or;oio,l G,unders of this Institution. Ihey al us
,be;, rsw.rd And beg leave here to inuo-
| duce the name OF man who was ihu"uc"y ~.
founder Of this Society and OF oil t1sse n,
| Sor;.,;es indirectly, throughout the Country he
| was m N of whom the Country nlaF &c -
orosd (Cnse1s. | mean Jeremy hsi&ha'. NJ w"s va
| ;he founder Of the hIassschuseis hlz'ofcS' GU So-
ciety, and all similar Sociees ne Was ~.
| of small Congregation IN New iAl'ip -.
h. wrore lie History OF New-Hampshise , worh
,b,- ms NO s,1Deror for lis truthtalness or sehie'
ysIus and OF whom and his History dlstins uisti'
| ed French traveller said" He IS man. CoHs;''o"
Gus in bis own age, though unfortunate III I
the author Of the precious History oi s*-tlllnl,,
shire" He also wrote the first voiune Gi aeicait
B;ography: and was the author OF Il oo!ecuui y. l
| HYMNS and Psalms that is used IN many psl's W
| Massachusetts, and which has improved Inc PoGut
| ard literature Of those who use il. lChee1s. II -
but short time since, sir. that Inc hassaet.
| ,ia tod hnrI Anniversary. Y.
since her advent these societies have sprung uP -
| Connecticut ard New-fork, ard Maryiana atiu
Kentucky and Georgia and ether states !ChselS.l
These are of immense Importance 10 Inc ciuLfhs VI
| those States wherein They are located; aIu II 'Ly
of YOU suffer under the shafts OF callmny Feiy on
these Societies TO procure the t'iumpEs o uIta ,o
| your satisfaction in after times. tLoud cheets
| I have not time here MIR. President, 10 a!iaoe
| to the importance Of Historical Societies. ihes
must be regarded as the most useful lnslitauoi's
upon earth When we go back 10 the discovery o'
| this country BY Columbus, and than come Gown "
the present day and review the history Oh lna' e
rod il will be found to be msre progression OF 'e
| condition OF man upon earth tcheeIsl. VIII IT,
quest of vou gentlemen 10 be excused from any
further observations, and to be allowed 10 conclude
| with this sentiment:-
american BsroRy.-Cf the past commenced n, WIZ; nh
ror eners-o the present progressing hnpi N manu- Ml.i
tisi TIE qgS GSrns may Se S. aa @ '0s'
The cheering at the close OF this Lasted seve-
re-! minutes, and the old gentleman was deeply
affected
Hon. BENZ F. BUTLER then rose and SAID
that the honor had devolyed on him CT intro
ducing the Pennsylvania Delegation. He then
smoke highly of Penn and Franklin, and oi
the 3sress Of science in that STATE lhat
ON the soil OF Pennsylvania Washington first dis
played his military genius; ct INC Declaration ol
Independence and the Federal Constitution belng
formed in that State; OF Fulton being born there
and OF Thomas God;rey, the inventor OF HaJiey 5
Quadrant Saniuel Fitch and his steamboat IN l'oo
and OF Oilver Evans, who made II steam wagon IN
1904. And lie gave mis- as toast:
Thomas Godfrey Samuel Fitch. end Oliver Eyans7Penn-
2ss of The ,oyentive arts and with soc0l
history see 10 1t that their names are aot forgotten
The Hon. NM. B. READ then rose and sad-i
return nv sincere thanks, Dir. President and gen.
temen, ior the honor you have done me IN honorDg
the memory Of those distinguished men born IN my
native State. (Chesrs.) There are times, Sir, when
a Pennsylvania man should be very careful how ne
moves when merrd compliments are floa;ed aboay.
Cheers and lauehier.) Aud, indeed, PenIsS Iva
! sia taaa "a days should 30 very graf .ui
when he receives any compliment at all. tCheefs
and aughter) Thank you Tor referring 10 the days
of the manly industry and ingenuity ol ny Stale.
| That is u chapter which may we'll he pIoud
or tCheers\ But there is L chapter 10 our
history which We may as well manuily refer 10 VI
once tCheers.l Ii is chapter, tfust, not Yet
concluded Cheers Balit one which Penn
sylvniiia abroad is sure 10 have meet hin
full in the iace-it is lhe one IN which we 'alted 10
pay cur honest debts. tChcers.l But iha
chapter has Yet To be concluded. Cheers
And that day OF shameful regrets has soon 10
pass away tCheers.l | do not speak prophet,
sir, but | speak hopeful haa. (Cheers and
augh,er.) And do honestly believe that before d
lew months shall have passed away The dishonor oi
Pennsy vauia will be as 4 thing long since passed
and gone. Loud and continued cheering.l-
Mr.. President, there have been darker periods in
our history than this, sir. lLaughter.l | saw d
letter day or TWO since, written by distinguished
man in Philadelphia 10 his friend in this Stale, on
gislature had just adjourned, and there was not
money enough in the Treasury TO pay q
go warrant. CHEERS and Laughterj And yet
III ii years after this the corner stone OF house
was laid in Philadelphia for the President Of the
United States and Pennsylvania was happily out
Of debt (Cheers.) And this happened in less than
- years-many OF them years OF war and severe
suiierings. And to none did Pennsylvania so much
owe her release from embauassmens as 10 the
citizen OF frontier ccunty-who by his talents
and eDterpvi5.-got her out OF debt. 'mean
our Citizen Albert GQlatin. Immense cheer
ing.) His report Of Feb. 1872 was the foundation
Of MS weil-earned fame, and the foundation of the
credit OF Pennsy lvania. iCheers.) One word es to
the associations that should bind Pennsylvania and
NewYor together. A few years ego ard we were
the metropolis, and you were the country town.
tLaughter.) And the idea Of Southern merchant
coming TO New York to buy his goods was just as
preposterous as il wouldbe now for one ofyour In
diamen to come Up between the capes of the Dela.
ware. tcheers.) When George Fox, in lG56,
travelled through ,hese Capes to the Providence
Plantations, New-York was village Of huts, and
Phadelphia was not; and clergyman in 1853,
travelling through the United Sates wrote book
now in your library, in which he says that these
colonies never will be united their interests are 60
opposed and that Pennsylvania and Hew-York
never can be friends, for that they viii always be
rivals for The trade Of New Jersey. loud cheers
and roars of laughter, in which Dir. Adams joined
And may as woll STATE thar this was the Rev. Mr.
Burnaby. And yet within Is years q common dan
ger and common cause united these States in a
bond of Union never to be dissolved (Cheers.) And
sylvanians hallowed ell your sell with their
blood shed freely in defence OF yOur freedom. The
names of Miles and Atde aud Parker and Piper mus;
be known, and others who shed their blood between
Gowannus and Brooklyn fighting against the Brit
ish troops on the a9th oil August l776. And there