Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-01-09
HONOR TO NEW ENGLAND.

luk oi 'he lliEfliuS Was celebrated at New I
Orleans, on IL 22d Of December. the Hon :. I
y. Prsn'i-- d,hyered an Grafton from which
" quote ,he closing passages
Honor, then. To thc earl, aihcrs of New
Eu-l'ud. itou whom Clm' thr spirit which
lass built -'hea hons. by ever, slarAlinp
fountain. nn bits OH conn. a., freely ,n th..
on" a. ln IA other All honor. too. Ia thi,
uonlc city. who hds not dis laiucd to follow
the cNampl" oi her northern sisters. bat has
wisely determined ,lpt the Intellectual thirst
oi her chiblr.n deserves ns much attention a.
thrir physical. and tlIat IL Isl s much her duty
to provide She sals Of as. uagin. the one a.
'ol qu"nching Ia, other.
Bat thr spirit oi thc Pilgrim, survives. not
only IA ih" piely and knowledge of their
sons, but most OF all. in their iudthtirablc
enterprise and indomi,ablc perseverance.
They have wrcstlrd with nature till they
have prevailed against hes. aud compelled her
reluctantly Co reverse her own laws. The
sieule soil has become productive under their
s'gaclon> culture. aud the barren rock. aston
iSlrd, finds i;Srii coyesd wilh luAuriaut and
unacCustomcj venture
Upon the hauk~ at every river they btill
temples Ia Industry and stop the .quanarrinrs
ut the spendthuit waters. They blud IA,
u lads oi The brdwling stream. and compel
them, like thc ssd daughter, oi Dinaus 10
pour unc 'asiutlY from th.ir eliucriug ur,l- thc
sparkling treasures Of their CRYSTAL fountains.
They drive the duu.s rom their accustomed
hunts. anl force uicm to desert each favuritc
grove, iuf upon rS,r, Creck and hay they are
busy transforming thc crude forest into siaunch
aud gallant vessels. From cvcp inlet or in
dcntuu along The rocky shore swim forth these
ocean birls-bom iu the wild wood. ncJp,d
upon the wave. Behold how they spread
their white piuious To the hvori.c breeze,
and wing their flight To every quarter of the
globc- the carrier pigeons OF the world II
u upon the unstable element the son, of New
England have achieved their greatest IiuInphs
Their adventurous prowS NcN the waters of
every 'ei. Bold aud restless as the old North
cn Vikings. they 90 forth to seek their Cor
tunes m tn mighty deep. Thu ocean il their
pasture, aud over ils wide pnirics they folio &
The monstrous herds that iced upon the azure
fields. A. ,hc hunter oasis nj, la,so upon
The Wild horse, so they throw their lines upon
the iumbllne whale. Hey draw uut LcVia-
Than with hook. They "iill his skin with
0arbcd irons, and IN spite OF his terrible
strength they par him among the merchants
To hem there arr 40 pillars of Hcrculcs.-
They seen with ayidity new regions and fear
not 90 be- ''tlic first hat ever burst INFO I'M
hnown seos. Had they been the compan-
IONS oi Columbus, ih. great mariner would
shilcd westward To his diving day
Gluriou, New England thou ART ,liH true
90 Thy ancient fame. and worthy Of thy an
urstral honurs. We, tbs children. have as
semblrd into this iar distant land To celebrate
,hy birth day. A thousand fond associations
ihrong upon rs. reused by ihe spiiit uf the
hour. On the llra,ant valley rests. like sweet
ieWs oi morning the gentle rccollectious OF
our early lite; around thy hills and mountains
cling, like gathering mlsts the mighty mcm-
ones ol the Revolution, aud far away in the
horizon of Thy pas, CLEAN lik, thy own bright
northern lights tue awful virtues OF our pil-
gum sir-s! But white We devote this dav to
TIE remembrance oi our native land. we for
81 not that n which our happy lot II cast
We eNuli ln the reflection that though we
count by thousands the miles that separate rs
from our sirth place, still our country l. the
same. We are no eNil,s meeting upon the
S,p6 oS 81 oihhnttssitGs tsr n NfdIa IA MaLss
banner which rus,led above our boyish heads.
except that lis mighty lois are wider and it's
ghllerImg stars increased in number.
The sons ol New England are found i'm cy-
cry Stale ol the Broad republic la the East.
NE South, and the mboundcd West their
blood mIngles freely with every kindred chr
rent. We have but changed our ch,mh.r in
the Pa'crnal mansion; in ell its rooms we are
at home, and all who uhabit il are our bro
iitcts. To III the Union has but one homes
nc hearth; ITS household gods are all the same
I Ppn IA, then, peculiarly dc,olves the duty of
leeding the fires upon that kindly hearth: of
guarding with piols care those sacred house.
hold gods
We cannot do with less than the whole L.
mon; To n II admits of no division. I'm IN,
VEINS OF our children flaws northern and Sni
thefn blood. How shall il b, scpaated7-
w ho shall utaSundrr The b .st affection of the
hcart, the noblcst instincts ol oar naturt9 We
love 'he land OF our adoption, 50 do we that
oil our biTth Let vs. ever he true To- both. and
always exert ourselves in maintaining the n
nl'y "i our country the integrity of our Re-
public.
Accused, then, b. the hand rnt forth Ia
loosen thc golden cord of Union: thrice arrur.
sfd the tratorous lips. whether of northcrn IA
matte or southern demdgoguc, which shall pro.
pose it, severance.
But No the Unon cannot bc dissolved
us fortunes are too brilliant Ia bc lusrrcd-it.
deslinies too powerful to b. resisted. Here
VIII H. their greatest triumph, their most
mighty dcyelopemcnt
And when a century hence. thc Crescent
CITY shall have filled her golden horns; when
within her broad armed port shall bc gather /
cd the products of the Industry of a hundred
millions OF ircrmcn; when galleries at art and
halls oi learning shall have made classic this /
mart OF trade; then may thc sons at The Pi.a
gums, still wandering from thc bleak hills oil
the Notih stand upon lhr banks of ,he & treat
River and cycialm, with mingled pddr aud
wondcf-bp' this is our country. when did /
TIE world etrrWilnes- ~ rich and magnificent
q ciiy---o - at aud glorious Republic.
eTIII TrNrl Srr.ttrsr