Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-16

aispatched, il is supposed, to Valparaiso, Inc
steamer sailed for Tahiti, and the Poursevan'e'
with M. Dillon and family sailed for THIS place
where she arrived on Tuesday evening w.
Dillon and family have taken passage irom
mama in the steamer Oregon, from when Pisce
he goes 10 France, via New York.
The British Consul General and Inc huiet,
can Consul portesed against The aciion =, 'HI
French forces. The British Consul Geneial OF
ter,d his services as mediator, but was refused
II i. uncertain what the result OF all TINS WIN
be; but the general impression is, that NJ DIXON
has exceeded his powers, and that ms ac's WIN
be denounced ty his government. lhs oeiiei -
strengthened by his sudden departure, and MS
anxiety 10 be the FIRST 10 represent The mal'er "
his own government
THE MARIANNA.-We are graIhed 10
have il in our power 10 stale that this vessel, WIN
officers and crew all well, arrived al San Fran
cisco on the 3Oth September.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Journal OF Commerce J
BosroN, Nov g. 1919.
The New Hampshire Festival has come, and
has gone, ard every son oil The Old Granne o.ale
has been truly proud Of this grand gala occasion.
Yesterday. al hall past three, P. NJ, The process.
sion Of natives of New Hampshire with few
invited guests, was formed al The Stale House
BY Counties, and moved through several oil Inc
PRINCIPAL streets, in columns four deep, under me
general marsha.ship OF Horace Green Hulchins,
ESQ, 10 The Hall over Fllchburs Railway Sta
ZION. The procession was quite imposing III It's
appearance; and in view Of he fatf, that every
man in il was born and cral!ed among The NUS
Of ~ Hampshire, il excited general admiration
from crowds nj spectators of both sexes, who
lhroneed the streets and buildings on the line Of
march.
The great company OF about fifteen hundred
persons, (and finer body Of men We have never
seen loeether,) were seated al The tables IN The
large Hall al o'clock; when Hon Daniel Web
sler, who was elected President OF The Festival,
arose from his cel,ral seat on the platform, and
bid hear,y welcome TO The guests present. and
in vied Rev Mr.. Peabody, of "king's Chapel"
who sat al his RICH, hand, 10 invoke The Divine
blessing.
One hour was now occupied in doing justice TO
bounlilul repast, prepared by MIR. John Wright,
OF this city.
Ii was strictly Temperance dinner. We
saw no wine, or strong drink in any direction
The arrangements al the table line lights, The de-
coralions around the hall Clancy sketches Of New
Hampshire boys passing from boyhood, and
The Stale of their nativity. 10 fortune and rerown)
were all tasteful, and appropriate.
Thanks were duly returned al The conclusion
of the feast, after which Hon. Daniel Webster
addressed 10 The company, highly interesting
historical sketch of New Hampshire, showing,
frsl, The trying position she occupied when a
frontier settlement Of the Whiles-when whole
generalions-at least one entire generalon-til>
led The land and raised their bread with heir
arms in their hands, or in The i-lds with Inem al
lh,ir labor. He lnen proceeded 10 speak OF The
great men who signed The Declaration II lnde-
pcnLence, and who put their names 10 The Con-
sli,u;ion OF lhe Uniled States.
1.-THE Declaration of independence on the part
OF New Hampshire was signed in the first place
by Josiah Bartlett. The Barllcus are Of high
situation 10 public life, and numerous family.
"John WhiPple was another who signed The
Declaration. He left no descendants. He left
nothing but his character, his name and his fame
"Dr. Matthew Thornton was another. Ana
his descendants are 10 New Hampshire, in Bos-
ten, and elsewhere. MIR Thornton was one oil
the mos. ardent sons OF liberty, but was, as it
happened, not al Philadelphia on the Alb Of July,
ITO, when The vote was passed. lie hurried
m,dia,.iy 10 Philadelphia. You know that
alter this vote the declaration was only 10 be
signed by he President. In further stage OF
Inc proceedings il was ready lor the individual
signatures. The first ii lie members VINO then
signed was josiah Bartlett VI New Hampshire,
The next was John Whipple OF New Hampshire.
Mathew Thornton did not sign Immediately,
because he vas TO, there. Others went on 10
sign and The Atamses you remember, signed
next 10 The two members Of New hampshire
When Thornton came 10 sign, the nearest place
10 his comrades names was upon The right hand
SIDE 4! The bottom, AM there ii stands; Matthew
Thornton. (Cheeis.) lie said he you'd get Is
near his colleagues as he could, and So he put
his name there. (Applau>e)
"Well, gentlemen, We have come 10 the con-
slilulon OF The U. States John Langdon and
Nicholas Gilman, represented New Hampshire.
Mr. Lansdon has lett descendants behind him,
honorable and worthy. An excellent woman,
and an exemplary daughter Of his, covered with
rcspecabity, now lives in Philadelphia.
"Nicholas Gilman, oil family always an
honor 10 his naive stale, and soTe Of whom
dare say are here tonight, leil no children.
"a, This period Of time, without disturbing ns
dividual opinion or parry feeling, | may speak
OF the early members OF Congress. When this
constitution frs, went into operation, the men Of
N. ii. assisted in forming the original organic
laws assisted and were cunhdte in by The first
President Of the United STATES; and did all thai
they could 10 TO put the machine in nperaion.-
At The head OF this list was Samuel Livermore,
The father OF several gentlemen OF respecatily.
Also jeremiah Smith, and after thai, William
GoldIn, men Of power and respeclabiliy, and
impr, ssion in he council OF the country.
"fhis, gentlemen, was the his.0ry-lhe early
history CT our Stale, So tar IS we may summa-
rily comment upon il here to night.
10 regard 10 The military character and the
civil character OF the Revolutionary heroes and
The early statesmen, and in regard 10 everything
which was done or ought 10 be DONE or WIS ex>
pected 10 be done 10 bring New Hampshire homo.
rably and respectfully into The great circle Of our
Union, Gentlemen, leave all the rest Tor older
tongues and iresher recoi!eciions and more per-
suasive accents. | sit down myself hlled with
profound yeDefaion Tor the character oil my na-
live State, and acknowledging 10 her my own
personal deb! lcr her culture and nauuTe, ard de-
leTmined, SO lar as in me lies, 10 transmit that
obligation 10 those who snail Gene after me"
Mr.. Webster sat down amidst the most rap
turous applause. The regular toas,s were now
read in order by the President, and the following
gentlemen spoke TO the sentiments expressed By
them, 10 the order mentioned Judge Wood
bury, Hon. MIR. Wilder, of the Massachusetts
Senate; Mayor Bigeow, Prof. Parker, of Cam
bridge, lately the Chief Justice OF New Hamp.
shire Gen. Dearborn, Mayor of Roxbury; Elk
G vernon Hubbard, 5. G. Goodrich, Esq (Pe
ter Parey); Hon. J P Hale, and Gen. W ilson,
members of Congress for New Hampshire all
natives of the Granite Stale excepting Mr.. Big
Glow. The speeches were short, eloquen, and
happy.
MIR Webster made second speech at Ten
P. NJ, in reference to tie position Of our coun'
Try at large, and the political safe Of Europe
This eloquent and able address is thus reported
in the Boston Traveller:
"Gen'lemen, departing from the character If
pay nj pgHnt Qs
last, the agreeable thoughts that have entertain
ed US, Of our own homes and our own origin, il
seems 10 me, before we part, not improper that
we Should call to our attention the marked char
acter of tho age in which we live, and the great
part that 10 the dispensa atoms OF Divine Provl.
dence we are called upon TO &C, in il.
ave are in an age Of progress. I ba, progress
is towards sef,sovernmeDt by The enlightened
ali IL L. xIi,l.a