New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-25


Nail your colors 10 the mast =
Hcre Mr.. DIX and Mr. WOODBURY. retired
The next toast was Nermont-" Though she has
not many Swamps in her territory yet she can boast Oh
one very valuable MARSH
GEo p MARSH replied in very eloquent little
spcech-Veront never dspossessed an aboriginal setter
she was wholly Agricultural and practically and social
y Democratic. lie conclu ed aindmuch applause by CIV
ing this toas,-" HIRAM PowERs-The hrst sculptor In
the world AS on of the East nurseng OF the West
The next toast was =" w ashugton and Charleston
lfthe British should again burn city should still
have some Holmes left for Representatives..
This called up Mr.. HOLMES OF ). {. who made
capital speech he could not resist the temptation to
come among them. bad they were; though he had
some doubts how he there But he. too, could
boast of Plymouth rock for the names OF his ancestors
were connected with it. He was n Yankee. The trst
musket he carried was in the Northern volunteers
OF Charleston. a company maoe up OF Northern men
generally They visited New.York last Summer. Aye
and even that por which seemed lately to have become
refuge for all vessels in Distress received It's name
from his ancestor Holiness Hole. After going on IN
this way for time Mr.. Holmes took his seat AMID
great applause, having given new life 10 the meeting
Then followed Rhode Island. Mr.. CRASsToN
replied The city of Boston. Mr.. KING OF Mass and
SMITH of Indiana replied
Letters were then referred 10, which had been
received from }. z. ADAMS, Judge CRANCH, ule fles
dent and Cabinet &C.
Mr. HEWITT then sa ng the following
ODE BY JESSE E. Dow.
TI,yY let, the proud land of their sires.
In The footprints of martyrs they trod-
They lit up the woods with their hrss
And reared their green aars 10 sou
They bent in devotion the knee,
And rejo;cd that their peris were @ er
While the tempest sang hymns to me sea.
And the waves beat the time on tne snefe-
The fascot-thc ax-and the cord
Their terror and triumph were Ger;
Oh strong their faith in the LORD
As they watched on the desoate shore.
The mother in tears sank TO sleep
On the fathers unterr1ed breast
And the longing eye turned from the deep
For there had the weary found rest
They founded an empire in eosm,
Waile sickness and hunger stood by,
They built them a church and tomb,
Aud waited 10 live or 10 die.
The God of the faithful there
To strengthen the fast sinking form;
lie heard the lone wanderers prayer.
And Mercy sent with the storm
The race Of the cxed was strong
The red man in bitterness ted
he valleys Were vocal with song
And the wilderness bowed its green head;
They covered the Oceans bleak shore
They roamed 10 the utterinosi sea
And they vowed ike their fathers OF wore
That their land should forever be free
The Heroes of Liberty stood
To battle the Monarch OF Thrones;
They poured out like water their blood
And whitened the hills with their bones;
The eagle that scared mid the stars,
Their emblem or glory became;
They dicnitied valor with scars,
And gave to their hnichthood name.
From the frosls of The far Northern shore
To the bowers OF the orange and vine,
Our blood when 'tis wanted shall pour.
Ws' stand in the deHth-deaIlng line,
And strong in the pride OF the free
In the land of their valor and fame,
We gather from Mountain and Sea-
To hallow each forefsthers name.
Mr.. vISroN replied TO the Buckeye State. AS be