New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-27

This Association held their long ,slked.ot Fes.
tivsl at Fsneui Hall on Thursday afternoon tho sai
int The old Cradle OF Liberty wac appropriately
decorated tor the occasion and sixteen tables literally
grOsnei with the supply OF good things bounuuy pre-
pared TOR tho guests Aprccesson was formed 81 the
fremont House At q O'Clock under the escort OF the
independent Company OF Fusileers commanded By
Col VIM Mitchell and James u Blake. ex-Msrshsl Of
Boston, msrshsed the procession. assisted by several
aids Mai Bx~J. HANnArr NORTON preceded. and
Rev. ADDISON SxAxLx OF the Navy oshcisssd Chap
lain The nner wac prepared BY JoHN WnIonr In
his usua good style and sfter Disposed a By the
Taylor men assembled, Maj Norton who 10 the Pred
dent OF the Association. opened the Intellectual sntr
tsumen, with eloquent speech comparing Gen. rsy
lor with Washington and regrettns the apathy end the
attempt pu, down aud throw cold water the event
they were met 10 celebrate, among men Who nov pro
fessed to be Gen Tsyors frisnds but Who we're oris
naly his enemies. An original ode was then rsesed
written by oliver {. wyman. and song given by tho
Harmonious Gen. Henry A. : Dearborn, Mayor OF
Koxbury then introduced who alluded u the mll
sry career OF Gen Taylor the birth ofw Arlington and
the Buffalo Convention and ito platform. Judge Ian
sing OF Albany was then announced. He referred 10
the several military exploits OF Gen Taylor the flight
Of the Indiana Regiment add the Allison platform Al
ter an original seng by Thomas Power, Capt Albert
sion according TO the Boston Whig papers He fought
with Gen Taylor Buens Vista and periled HE i'fs I'm
several engagements. Cspt Pixies speech was thor
oughy Wing. and acknowledged BY oil present 10 DO
very able one lie depicted the darkness OF Loco
Focosm In Arkansas aud explained lie cause, the want
of the New Eng and School system lie said that when
the people Of Arkansas become - educated a. those
OF bis ustvs state Massachusetts she too would be
Whig state He had lived IN Arkansas IL ysars. and
egsrded himse sort OF political missionary. sens
thther to assist In dispens tho more than Egyptian
t.h hs.r TIC. nall
tines of Arkansas They bad discussions In Arkansas
AZ well In Massachusetts, There "" little band oil
Ken,uc isDs that sustained Henry Clay There were
men at the North that sustained Daniel Webster, and
hi. own choice would have been Mr. Webster But all
differences had been settled In Arkansas and even the
wsrme friends OF Henry Clay rested sasnsd with MS
result To Assschusetss do all look and dense indeed
| would be the darkness which would come over the
| land n she should vsver Ia ner attachment Ia Wing
prineipos Notwithstanding the darkness OF Loccfo-
| coism that prevails In ArkAnsas thereh sun iitue
band OF true Wings who believe that the preservation
of the Union 10 all important and they intend 10 hand
| IL down 30 their children they have received H.
each and all having freehold In H. OF which sothips
| can deprive them. The Whigs Of Arksnsss believe
that tho Government established for the good OF the
people and NOT for 10 own benefit They feel disposed
TO ask how, whenever steamboat snseaed upon inc
Western waters paterna Government Oiled with the
money of the people permits these snags 90 remain,
and ihus destroy ths property OF tho peops The
whgs OF Arkansas opposed to the Annexation Of
| Texas 10 the but after II was commenced they
| thought IL too late to question its justice
Col J sidney Jones followed Capt Pike in rsspoBse
q toast complimentary TO Psnnsyivsnia for her ss
tachment 10 national principles Col is speech was
OF the real Buens vlsts order. end devoted mosty
10 the principles of the Taylor Republicans Of Phlsdei
phs who had depu,ed hun ~ their representative 10
the Boston celebration. His speech was very different
from that OF his predecessor Many OF bic srnnsnts
were more In unison with those Of the Loco foco
creed than with the Wing platform IL aboupds with
no party nourshss Col Isaac II. Wright and Judge
White II Conn concluded the speaking
The President stated that h. had received % letters
from different gentlemen who had been invited ~ IT.
tend bat wero unable do. Major Morton then read
letters from Hon. ID. Webster X G. Winthrop. Col.
Charles A. May, OF the Drsgoons Hugh Maxwell u
New York Edward Everett, Abbott Lawrence Isaac
Monroe publisher OF ths baltimore Pairp, WIN. v.
Johnston Governor OF Pennsyyanla Gen. Taylor, Col
Bliss John NJ Clayton, &c. largo number of tosss
were read by the President
Capt Pike closed tho festivities with song which
the President informed the company vas written In the
marquee Of Gen. Taylor Tho Captain said II would DO
the only time his friends would have an opportunity To
hesr IT, IL had been published. II was written
In Capt Pixies beet vein.