New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-08
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the Freemen of the Old Bav State on The f''st Dat
te.field OF the Revolution We reached Boston
IN the Norwich tram a; > this morning. and al
:. LEI, the Fitcbbu-gh Railroad at Cha'estown
.irst over the bridge f-om Boston, for this place
As passed through Boston the Wing AssocIa-
ton, abou; Que Thousand strong, was marching
to the depot. escorted BY superb Volunteer
Company.
Two special trains were started at ihis hour
taking Up shout t,ro thousand passengers and
ms was not half the iunte- who visited Concord
bv Railroad alone in tEe course of the forenoon
The receipts ot the ne" Railroad ,oniy tbs ~
miles beipr compIet=d1 must have been i'om
$4,000 to s.. 500.
Arrived q, Concord, a procession was speedily
formed which proceeded to the Battle-Ground
chou, mile from The Depot, where hon. SAM
rrr Ho.R was chosen President. He mace
brief and pertinent address introducing to the
vast assenblage Hon JoFy NJ. BERRiEN, I. :
Senator from Georgia, VITO in speech OF ie"
minutes assured the Wings of Massachusetts
that the Wings OF the South and Of Georgia 6
peciallv. were preparing for the contest, not as
separate party but on the common and cherished
Grounds Of well defined Whg principle. regard
;nr all Wbjrs as brethren, ard CLAY and fRE-
r1>GgrysEy as their common champions ano
chosen standard bearers. His remarks were
hailed with deep accamaiions.
Hon. RongnT c. WINTHROP Vi. c. from Bos-
ion. next spoke briefly in reference 10 the day
the plsce. and the memories connected with cach,
and reminded his hearers that Niiddlcscx County,
the heart of the Old Bay State, emoosoming Lex
inoton and Concord and Bunker Hill was cow
subjected TO Loco. Foco p7edoTinance to the
preat scandal of the Wing Commonwealth. tie
exborted them to reform this at the ensuing Elec-
ton and determined We will : burst from the
lips of thousands.
Here Messrs. Berrien and Winthrop were
obliged to leave, to be present at the dinner Of
the Clay Club No. in Boston,
DANIEL WEBSTER was next introduced, amid
prolonged, reverberating cheers, and spoke ioT
half an hour in earnest exhortaGon to the Wings
OF Massachusetts, and OF other States, to study
we'll the great questions involved in the coming
Election. and act with earnest reference TO Their
responsibility as citizens and patriots. In his
indrment, no Election for many years had involv
I'd consequences 50 momcntous this, and he
believed there would be none 50 important for
many wears to come Mr. Webster spoke with
unusual energy, and was warmly responded TO-
A series of resolutions was now read, by r. T.
EIoAaE, Esq Chief Marshal, and adopted, ex-
pressive Of the views and purposes of the Wing
party; and then the Procession reformed and
marched to the plain near the Railroad Depot
where great tent, 2G0 feet square, had been
erected, and tables set fora Free Dinner for o,5u0
people Although none bat men went to the din
ner. there were not seats enough for these, but
great number had TO wait so that the number
IN attendance must have been fully 10000.
The Dinner was plain, substantial and abun.
dant. After grace by Rev Mr.. RILEY Of Wal
than, the collation. was speedily disposed OF, and
the Toasts commenced. One was in honor OF
the Senate of the United States, and the People
called on Hon. RUFUS CHoArE for response.
knew already that he was one OF the first orators
IN the Union. but had not expected so mastery
display of cloquence. For an hour and quar-
ter he thrilled that vast assembdgc with his own
fersent impulses, now glowing with PRIDE IN con
temptation of the attitude and course OF the
Wing party, now burning with Indignation at
his exposure OF the character, the Objects and the
inevitable consequences Should 1t succeed Of
the Texas conspiracy doub, whether SO pow
erful an appeal was listened to by any other au
dience assembled TO celebrate this day. When
he closed, the cheers which had burst forth from
tune TO time during his speech were prolonged Tor
minutes.
The toasts proceeded, and one to the Empire
State being given, Horace GREELEY by request
responded for forty minutes, speaking OF the pros
poets of success in New York, the Tariff ques-
ton ntrinscally and as regarded by the two great
parties respectively, and the iinpudent fraud by
which James h. Polk is put forward as friendly
10 Protection and holding the same inlons there
on as Mr. Clay; and finally of the necessity of
thorough organic alton anda steady personal effort
by every Wing throughout The Country.
Hon. ABBOTT LAWRENCE was next called out
hour interested the assembl.ge ...th "reminiscences
OF the REVOLUTION, and especially Of scenes and
incidents in this county connected herewith as
they dwelt in his memory. He was bov
brought up amid those scenes, in the town Of
GrOton in this county
The Prize Banner TO the Town in Mddesex
county which should send the largest proportional
Delegation TO tins Convention was awarded 10
PErpsRELr, distant farming Town, % miles off
by land carriage, which had l43 men in the Pro-
cession, whlche, Wing vote last year was but l05.
The meeting adjourned before o'clock, and
the People were soon vending their way to their
respective homes. The day was cool and dry,
win brisk breeze. Nothing occurred 10 marits
enjoyment. There was not { man intoxicated in
toxin, nor quarrel of any sort. No drinks but
Waie! and Lemonade were seen at the dinner
II. g.
\ Lie on its Travels.
The Democratic ErpouHder, Marshall, Michi-
gan, has the following, We copy ii as fair