The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-26
Judge WoOdbury's Address at in e New
HainDshfrc Festival,


After the first regular toast had been given,
at the late Festival in Boston, got up by natives
and defendants Of natives of New Hampshire
Judge Woodbury. was requested by the President
to respond to it.
Mr.. Woodbury. began by Remaining that he felt
honored, though surprised, at this unexpected call
on him to reply tothe toast in favor of New Hamp-
shire. II true that the call for this festival
Of the sons Of New Hampshire had touched
chord which ybrates in the hearts of all OF them
whether at home abroad. But ! came here
merely to acknowledge your generous hospital
lty yet, acting as now requested, take the lib
orty to thank you most heartily for your warm
remembrance oG-your native soil, and think 1
may safely venture to YOU that the name
and associations Of the Granite State are in no
portion Of or hallowed Union dearer than among
her quiet hills and valleys. 1t is gratifying to
| see men occasionally call@to mind the purity and
simplicity OF the scenes Of early life, and it is cred
table to them turn aside for at least few hours
fom the anxeties and haunts Of business-the mere
| Mammon of the world-aud think over and talk
over the farmhouse and fields Of childhood-their
| beloved -ArgOs-the village school and village
! cInrch-the plough and scythe Of growing youth
| or manhood and the mother, sister and brother,
who cheered yon at dewy eve, on your return from
daily toll This Is purifying. W ell, too, may some
| OF you remember the gun and hshDg-Fod which,
| while furnishing healthy amusement, prepared
help to conquer so nobly at Palo Alto and under
the walls OF Mexico.
II IS not a matter Of surprise to me 10 see here
/ tonight so many emgrants from native State,
| considering the going forth yearly from. her, as
/ sparms from an 6verstocked hive aud consider.
ing the enterprise osteredwhere it is necessary Il
obtain livelihood if the soil is not the richie E. and
| the territory s.smalt and considering the good ed
ucation bestowed there in the free SCI ools acade
mics and college, and the hardihood acquired by
training in infancy among the Alps Of the Switzer
land OF America-nOr, considering all these, is il
matter Of surprise TO see so many of you scatere,
| so widely and with such cheering success boti
| elsewhere and here, having been able to furnish
| thus some Senators in Congress, Representatives
! Governors, and Judges as well as professions
men, mechanics and farmers; not only for every
section of the Mon, but cotton manufacturers fol
| the water falls OF Mexico, merchants FOR the Elk
change of London and Paris. and admiras even FOL
the navy of Russia. il not particularly fruitful il
crops beside her granite and lee, your native State
is generally conceded to have been fruitful in men
and her exports of them are seldom more highly
appreciated than they deserve, as may be seen by
the specimens here this day, residing among YOU
| When asked for wealth, and especially her jewels
| like the Roman matron she often points to, he
| sUns-she sends her daughters, likewise, to al
quarters OF the country-which alusion will not
| hope, be deemed amiss, though in festival O
/ her sons"
They are in such demand for domestic mdustr,
and virtue, as guardians of the spindle in numerous
| factories teachers Of the young in many semi
naries Of learning as wives and mothers in every
| sphere of liie-that most Of Us, and at least thos
who like myself have some interest in the question
may be excused for feeling some pride in thei
modest worth.
There is one deserving trait in these emigrant
not to be forgotten by those at home, and of whcl
| this festival is strong proof They are no
ashamed of the State which gave them birth In
deed though rocky as Ithaca