The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-10
The New Ham I,shire Festival Ira Boston
From the Boston Traveller, Nov. 81

EARLY HISTORY OF NEW HAMPsHIRE-THE EARLY
HISTORY OF OUR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE POLICY OF NICHOLAS OF RUSSIA, NC &c.
The New Hampshire Festival. on Wednesday was q
grand affair The gathering Of the sons Of the State
new resident in Boston, must have surprised every
The procession. agreeaby to announcement, WAS form
ed at the State House at 81 o'clock and moved with
remarkable prempttude through the prescribed route
The number Notwithstanding the unfavorabe state Of
the weather. must have been considerably over
thousand, marching four abreast accompanied by two
fine bands music; aud better looking set OF men
taken in the aggregate II would not be easy to and
The streets through which the procession passed.
crowded with animated and delighted spectators and
we heard many expression Of establishment at the
and appearance OF it, as the long line Of the
sons OF the old Granite State passed along.
By O'Clock, the entire pauy comfortably
seated in the spacious hall Of the ftchburg depot
The presiding officer Of the occasion was the Hon.
Daniel Webster. The bali beautifully and sppro.
priatey decorated and arranged have elsewhere
described, and the tables were amply and tastetuy
spread with the best the market Affords served in Mr.
Wrights very best style.
A blessing was invoked by the Rev Ephraim Pea.
thanks returned by Rev Baron Stow. At about
o'clock, Mr.. Webster arose, amidst enthusiastic
cheers and shouts of welcome and addressed the
assemblage as follows -
MIR. wEBsTER's SPEECH
Residents of Boston and its vicinity native born Of
New Hsmphire-we meet here to-day in honor of our
native State to emorate and record grateful
affection for her. to acknowledge the obligation that
all feel under to her. for her aud nurture in
our eary days Coming into this, another State, We
have not brought with all our affection all at
tachmept We have invited to meet u.s. to-day mauv
distinguished citizens Of New Ham pshire They have
answered our invitation, and have in numbers.
IL may be considered partly the place occupy to bid
them one and all welcome applause Welcome, ye or
New pshire originating from every part and quar-
ter OF native State II you from the pleasant
valleys Of the Connecticut and Merrimac welcome IL
tbs shore and the lakes OF Straord welcome
Come ye from the Mahannock end the sides of the
crystal hills, welcome welcome (Cheersl IL was
not in my power genteH to meet you in the hall Of
the State House before dinner But meet you here,
and In the of who have prepared this celebra
tion, greet our guests and in my own name. greet
all. think they say the Chinese have q hsathenisk
custom when they meet generally for one to shake his
hands to his neghbor That Is not custom.
Let us be more classical Cur Detris dertra non Jun
gere daturn Let follow the English and the Saxon
custom and shake hands with our friends. | give my
hands to the friends next me. Let us embrace,
majo,nu," and have good hearty shaking of hands.
(Great cheering while Mr., Webster shakes hands with
his friends, followed by many OF the company Gen.
tlemen all the world admits that identity Of local orr
gin tie Of connection and sympathy, especially
II be strengthened by early association by the meeting
with one another IN the schooi-hou.e ana in the
early society Of life. We have migrated from State
to another Our migration has not been far Nor
have We come among stransers-norh have We had new
tongue to learn-n.w principles to imbbe-new affairs
Of life to pursue but nevertheless we have changed
allegiance-we have changed our citizenship we
have changed our social relations. New hampshire
men once, in all these respects, we cease to be New
Hampshire men now In every thing but gratitude in
the remembrance OF the past. TO day meet TO
these feelings, which belong to us citizens
OF Massach usetts; to put the New Hampshire
racter, and zee how well it may fit here, in
the metropolis ct the State to which have
come. Gentlemen our lot is propitious -singusriy,
remarkably propitious We the native sons If
State the opted children OF another; and
proud Of both. WAN applause We desire not
to forget whence came, aud Heaven forbid that
should forget where We have met, say, to
common native State We value IL according
to its merts-its deserts-which believe high aud
honorable We value 1t for what nature has conferred
upon It, and for what its hardy sons have done for
themselves. We believe and we know, that its scenery
Is beautiful that It's skies are all heathfu that its
mountains and lakes surprisingly grand and
sublime II there be anything ON this continent, the
work of nature bills aud lakes seas and woods
attracting admiration
those who love natural that Is TO be found in
our mountain State Of New Hsmp shire. We are at
tached to it these accounts. IL happened TO me,
laery to visit the northern part Of the state IL
autumn The trees Of the forest, by the dscoloraon
Of the leaves had presented Of the mott beautiful
speciscles that the human eye can rest upon but
the low and deep murmur Of those forests the fogs
rising aud spreading and casping the breasts Of the
mountains whore heads stli high and bright In
the skies-an these indicated that wintry storm
wng-tbat the spirit OF the tain stirred
and that long the voice OF tempets would speak.
But this exciting exciting to those OF Us who
witnesses before and exciting In itself as exh
btion Of the grandeur OF natural scenery. For my
pant felt the truth Of that sentiment, applied else
where and en- another OCCASION that
nh .Ths loge torrent and The shrisind,s rear
(Applause) Ours is not one Of the richest Of this
Stass IL does not compare with Massachusetts, in It's
facilities OF mercantile commercial occupation aud
enterprise. Its soil Is sterile and stubborn bu: the
solution to subdue 10 Is Stubborn also. Unreleniug
rocks have yielded end do yield TO unrelenng labor,
and there Is production and health and plenty ana
comfort, all her hills and many OF her valleys
tilins his own land, and standing on hts own soueu
joyipg what he earns aud ready TO defend is-these
have made all comfortable and all happy. Nor need
be ashamed oi her literary her religious her social
Institutions. have seen aud Others OF my age nave
the church and the school house rise In the very
mdtt Of the forest. and stand and be visited jn the
midst Of winter And where these things lie at
the foundation and commencement OF society where
the wOrshp Of God the observance Of morals the
culture OF the human nipd take hold Of gaOc f-
rest 20 fubdue II by sire arms aud strong muscles
pend Upon II no ouch people ever tau t'en.a,ionl
IWNV hnFR II. HnIa her n n lVFr4 NJ
the schoolhouses. The schoohouse- sh all speak
of that all New England ss IT ought to b. spoken
of Who shall speak they ought To be spoken of,
OF the wisdom, and foresgh aud b-nevoence, aud
gaciy OF ioreiathers, for establishing As great
public police for the ben.nt Of the whole bu.i
In which ell interested the great system OF
public instruction The world had previJu-ly seen
nothing like H. But the world In some parts has siace
copied from a. But where when you talk Of fostering
governments Of protecting g0yernmsnts-of govern.
ments which render to subsots that protection which
tire allegiance Of subjects demandswbere IL it. ask,
that here with has to be great aud fun
dsmenial proposition, exiting before constitutions,
that II Is the duty the b,unden duty Of
posed By the representation Of all t0 lay the foun
daton % the happiness and respeca5ility OF society,
in universal education u you can tell me suen
Gift. I konw Of meme I have read a none. Gap.
pause) Gentlemen. the inhabitants Of our Nes
Hsmp,hire mountains we're, u NUT be confessed from
the rtt rather nclined - mutiuous sShit believe
that to mountainous regions In most parts
sf the wtfld Scotland and Switzerland show the
ample hardy strong men la mountainous regions at
1hsd sad to the chase; end 10 l. not upfortu
nate ia New Hampshire history. that this sen,i
m.nt To considerable degree prevailed for the 20.
tOn Of the country aud the state Of the people called
for its exercise We know that New Iamp hire was
settled Ia all its ftnusr under CT cumstances
Of the most dangerous difficult nature aud chsrsc
ter. vas border ate "a border-j ON the indians
aud on the French names and nations slwsye cou-
pied together n the language ~ fathers common
enemies TO them. This exposed the fronters-msn OF
New liampshire especially 90 perpetual sT--to per.
petual danger % least Of The people forget hey
forget bow recent ~ Is that the interior the border
country OF New ismPshire was settled aud reclaimed
and made cafe from ud an depreciation All the world
reads that New England "a the oidsst part II the
United ates 81 the Oldest. " has been looked
upon long settled But In regard TO tue frontiers Of
raty. State the sttlsBent has been recent. Even
up 90 the time a the bic h II some Of hgins
there degree If DAGGER form Indian depreds
tiOrs, Indian ysrs liability Co Indian assaults Whole
cene sinns at least entire generation titled the
land and raised their bread with their arms IN their
hands Ia the re is thea at heir labor We 10
not spprecae the diculty ~ those frontier settle
u.Dts ,,Vutiemen. have right much OF