New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-26
THE t RIB E.
BERKSHIRE JUBILEE.
Repored fol the New. YOIk Tnbune.
PrrTsFrELD. Mcn. Aug. z. ls4,

Inns is glorious cay lof ittsneiu, dnu q S'o
rious people they are. The old men and the
young have all met altogether to mlngle their con-
atuiations l have not yet the names ola t;the oil
he distinguished meu here. left North Canaan
this morning, where 1 met with DR.. LUTHER
rIcKNoR At Sheffield we took Rev. ORvlLLE
Dewey, OF New. York, on board the cars, and at
harrington JOSHUA A. SPENCER, OF Uuca, with
MS family, joined US. Among the distinguished
men and women present are Mark IL. Sibley,
Judge Dewey, Marshall S. Bidwe!I, D. D. Field,
w. C. Bryant, Gov Marcy, Dr.. Stone, Miss
Scdgwick, Ezekiel Bacon, w. C. Mscready, d.
c. Golden, Nathan Appleton, o. Wendell Holmes,
and others, whom shall mention hereafter, as |
must now close with the following notice of the
proceedings up to this hour, o'clock ?. ii.
An informal meeting was held in the Town
Hall about nine O'Clock this morning, where a
Register Of the names was kept. Rev. JOHN
TopD, Chairman of the General Committee an
uounccd to those present the ORDER OF exercises.-
This evening is TO be devoted to social calls, and
ne assured them that the people Of Pittstieid
would open their houses and their hearts, 10 give
their gu.sis Il hearty welcome. hir. Icdd all
nounced tn 1t they hud appointed A Vice Presi-
tents one 10 each Uf The Al tables, winch will &C
cn,nuodate in all over three thousand persons al
sinner.
THOMAS A. GOLD, Chairman of the Committee OF
deception, welcomed the New-York COMMITTEE 10
Dernshirr with great satisfaction. tie congraiuu'
I'D tIsu the love which they bore 10 their native
iInnes-sons of The old domain wherever they went
ir hoped that that feeling would continue ar Ions
Is the hills oi Berkshire were c.";hcd with vrrdufe
Or llrir fountains poured forth Streams, winch hHd
made Ills tue INST criishu plac- on earth. lie
told theu', IN tie language al ihe Good Book ta'
the iu'ted calf was Killed Come und see our h"s
.,lralify drGk from fountains that need nothing
make waters better. ArOye ali, drihk rou,
t:t. pure fountain Of good feeling. Some are gon'
better lands, where VIC shall sOoD all jim then
IN no'. joyous Uvcasiou. We mrrI together no"
sons OF Berkshire, 10 exchange congratulations, nnd
'ien We shall 20 forth again 10 bless naLkird Ia
very gu.rer "f The world.
Rev RUSSELL K CouR. Corresponding Secretar,
pf The AMERICAN Tract SoceIv, responded on behalf
# The gru,lrn-n iruu, New York. Judge BkTrs.
# NewYork city, had been expected IN perurn'
mis- duty, but IL had inilen upon him. He and iiis
friends from Newf York had come 10 say. That VI
love Berkshire. We always loved her. bst well
iove her more hereafter. We come hack to gaze o'
he hi'Is-to wander by the brooks where We sPen'
nur Youthful days-we come 10 see the churches
,hrie we listen-d 10 The words OF truth in uuE
younger days; " but our fathers, where are they I!
nHllowcd ~ their memory in Berkshire hearts aih
Berkshire hills. Thirty years ago we saw some oi
these iaces, and they appear famur sri We
know that those present have honofed their native
Berkshire.
This occasion is Unprecedented one, as far
as we know IL is different from oIher great assem-
hlagrs Politics and The cares of lie we leave be-
mind us, and come 10 BE- boys again for couple Of
,t- ,pI inu nnd
10 ihc world. Many of Berkshire's distinguished
snns are around me; many are he, ond Ibe seas
Robinson and Beninn though III distant lands Will
be with us in spirit; Hurchings, who has just re-
turned from Indiu will he with ns, and he will he
welcomed back 10 missionary ihciiire. Ihis
Jubilee originated in conversation with Joshua a
Sp ncer in The cGrs. He (aIr. c. asked Air Spcn
Ger ii he loved Berkshire "fes," SAID Mr. = " J
make il a part o nv resios 20 visit ii once Year.
rhe suggestion made aud approved, and here
we ARE. Have you any reason, slr, 10 l'e ashamed
of thes, specimens Of home manufacture Pnt any
mun here IN anv position and he will prove himself 10
TIC man. Wen breathe ireer after having breathetl
Berkshire air, and after having brrdthed u
together. O,her counties will have jnhilees such
as this and he would suggest that i'll 1851 there be II
New England Jubilee held al Bunker Hill, where
New England men will show themselves as worthy
AS New England men in l776 proved themselves Of
old. Lei the Governors OF New England States,
aud the Presidents OF New England Colleges, be ap-
poiD,ed Il committee 10 carry this into I'll CT lhe
Rev gentleman concluded hy invoking blessing on
their native Berkshire that she may send olth many
men 10 bless and ornament the world.
After par,akng OF the hospitality OF the people OF
Pits6eld the procession was formed at ? o'clock r,
N. in the following order under the following Mar
shals and assistant AlarshaIs
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
President Of the Day and shenff Of the County
q Vice Presidents.
3 Speaker.
4 The G. erry.
s. New-York Committee.
Z Faculty OF Williams t.dlere;
s Faculty OF Berkshire Medical lnstution.
9 Emisrart sons and former iesdentA OF Berkshire.
10. Citizens OF the County
WIN. c. PLuSKrTr. Of Adams Chief Marshal.
Creuve D. wes;o9, Of Dalton William WlaT's socEi
Gibbs Justns o~et Ell Lsnesg"T"ns " Pss p..s
Chsr. " ii"pkn.. Geni Burlington WII.am B.. sa1'on
81. field: Philip tames Nu,h'ngtnn w iiam Watrfm n
Wllam>iown Moses Day, Uus Henry Putnam H'nshuIe
In this order they marched 10 Jubilee Hill, West
or ,b,. village. where sermon was delivered b,
R4y. Mark Hopkins, D. President Of Williams
College, and poem by Rsv. DR.. Allen, formerl,
President Of Bowdoin College. The following is a
isl Of the officers:
P.es,den:-liis L1celency Governor BRIGGS.
' fce FTtst:eNtS
r;cn:v H. Childs Iieny Hubbard. William Porter. JF
tie. ,,. ~ i'm Samuel K,,ss,,ef, Daniel y Dewey.
rSss-e neon Vibrr cuiti.S. Horitio Byneon.
s,iai I. Dcrf. Henry w Biship. Thomas K k"hin ON,
I,iir,cr CrGcker. .!s..e, ID. i'o.t. e>fer riley
S,an,it !. 1,dval' Kcye, l,pfurth Increase Sumner,
Nm = Walker, .unH Mills. Packer L. !r.
chs. A Urwey Oliver p Cox: Homer Bartlett.
sn,L,n VII. q, .yn n, t;r FGWrr' Stevens,
- NV,;,n. Rrdmau Hazard, Samuel Gates.
Len pcpcrcy Jason ,lnov. s"'Tet "li,ii,;,
I vrus Sowen i.aur liiis. 10, Giiinry y II
"a 4 wioc Cns,l.s --tl -v-i-k, Th.-- r Plunkstt,
I1,ah O Robinson Jnhn 'hnnhe'iin IIiathan Al en-,
rb,nejns Allen Harvey p Pc I, Diodltus Nvtr
Sus,el ;ruSn, Jam - La'ned.
ChGDtains:
Shepard D Rev Sam. b. Shaw. heT u. u w edoE
Rev Jas. Bradford. Rev. JVhn Alden
PIrrsrisLD Aug. sd. ls44
Aer closed my last report, lh- meetins, which
had assembled on Jubilee Hill, was dispersed b!
RAIN, after The singing OF an anthem, :" Wake the
song OF jubilee &c. aud eloquent prayer By
the venerable Samuel Shepard, I'D. OF Leoox.-
While Dr. Shepard was invoking the blessing Of
Heaven upon The proceedings shower struck the
crowd and then there arose rush like whirlwnd,