The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-11-24

lit hhNlt, lINTffluf'l lN'W N'"" ~ ''''
iu-uighl, hnir lie worthy ut ~ gprrHiIy,
aud lilm II viii BE- transmitted undriilrd inF
ages yul a. rune. lGuu npplause,l
Those of her rous Who returned 90 Now
Hampshire, after lhis seyeu yenra' couirst
have lrii their grHyrH on all her nonnluin
hdrH. ~'iiry Hfe ever objects oi public ru-
gard, Hpd lilo lHHslug tfuyrler b. fryrrrnlly
,oinied Ia fhrm ~ tlie last resting plHres OF
New lIhiniirhife's sons. Bui, ulHa! bll hive
nOi returned There WHa ONE need not
call iiis uHue-Oue Oi the raflirst 10 ltll ~
Churlrsi0wui ulie whose blood N mixed "itlf
ilie eurh on which, stands yundur inununeuli
Que whom ! mny safely challenge lhe "orld
Ca surlnsr' ono whose military achievements
aud lhe luug career uf consequences Uiete-
up0i, ~ couccuting human happiness, the
history Of nnn does not parallel Then lere
me- AbAMs and CuLNAS Tie latter ltll ui
Saratoga, aud The sal Of New York Gonipius
: irr- rr-ir-- Au,it ''l'''.-l - 1-I -elnl=
49, highly accomplished gentleman, - Han
/ uf undauutod bravery Ills Whole career one
OtNBl ed iir l,-l leaf ui hs rccoguiluucc
r. nu tle field Of Yorktown. lie n buried ai
Wl),m,ytlnrg. "A hnrcllonulo freud nnil
ronuudo snugll his grave bot could not hnd
u-nDr could Ice guiu any other knowledge
| tlrbu lut, somewhere, ~ ihHt burial ground
were cpIuiubcd tho remains oltlnt uiioer.-
4 huu,Hr and huier mani believe, uud
many here viii bear me witness -ueNrr lee
rtG6gc,iIo our army, lie Ten TO 'iHsggHa#E's
lie fever wns married, Ills career was
short, hul brilliant, iike'tho rlnr That goes on
FROM The horizon md n seen no more.
General Ions liHo0Ga was another. lie
was ul' lho iluIly which gave one. Governor
10 thin SWlr--u man beloved hy every body
lie give ~ one OF lis soustl name 81 Colo
mel CAMNEL-ALEXANDER ScAMMEi
IRoots I'm officer of high reputation Who
fell IA ilr Florida war. General DEARboRN
whom hive the plcnsuru To- see here i"'
uipt, also usmrd u son after Col. SoAMMr l.
And ihrrr ~ one more, nov q disilufuislic,
Cummndofc Ia our Navy, who hears ih'
Hatiis Of AITNAAbLR SGaAiMLL WAbs 81 oRriI
These three were uhurrnkes Of ClloUc
SoAMMrL. and they lived ull The Florida wnl
broke up the lrio. ! wish, gentlemen, Tin
somewhere "a Ile sacred grounds Of VII
llnm,hure, ~ lhu rNprnsr ufur, % iuOnun,ou
muN lic fnl-cd tr the memory ui thai Gis,iu
gu-hcd individual lAVluusrl
Gentlemen, | have uu riglt 10 orcup,
murh Of yuur TIME My Voirr - soa,owlig
lop familiar io you, and .lmll lru,r 20 olhr
Brd nl,!yf hHnda llt duit of addressing Sou
! viii merely briefly advert TO some OF ii,'
unmr, distinguished in lho civil history Of
our state, aud of tlr,e shail mention ont.
those great ngmcs borne ulon lhr Declare
ton Of Independence.
The fret of these wus Jnsiul Buulcu, ~
was of a very respectable liucHgr, ~ al
, know. nud he le0 large family. 'Gcurra
William Whirllr VAS the SECOND lie l,i
, 10 iiuily d.. Matthew Thornton of Mcr
/, rimnr, WHs the tLiul. ilrNns not Ia Pha
drlphin on tie luuiih at Juiy, WL,u The Ne,
ilHmpslirr members of the Confidential Con
crcss ,igucd the Declaration, bat, GA learn
! me the citcumslauccf1lc has'cutd hack, a.,
placed his name, ~ La declared lint O.
would ms near his colleagues us possible
Tie nearest place Wnsht The foot ufIhc rigl,
, hand column, where iiisuniuo ~ Iow fouu,
. IN al tlc ptuicd copies Of that Instrument
There itis, iChccrs.l
Then, cculcmcn, coming dawn to the al
'-l.IiDu ofIhc Constitution, there were Jolii
laugdpu mud NWhulns Gilman, who feptc
. scented New llami Shire Ia the Congress ui
lTs7. lnugdou len rsccudunIs-umnugs
others an excellent daughter. woman COY
! cred with rcspccmbiliiS. Gilman LETT IL
children.
And again. gentlemen, at The reriod ol
] time. wlllluut disturbing party feeling ar cN
riting pnrty pfrIudcrs. may briefly spcn
ui the representatives from New Hampshire
IN our rnrlirsI Congress- under tho presri
! CaHEtiluilut,;--tuon mAo assisted IN irnuit
' the OrEuiilc laws under which the Govern
-ll.li4i- L-ail anne niI- MLn mere cuntdrd IN MS
b consulted by Washington OF these ;hcr
! were Samuel Livermnre, Jeremiah Snill
, aud Nllnm Gorduu--all men of power an
ability. md we'll known IN tho early hisior
D ct the STATE.
= This, gentlemen, san imretlrct sketch {
I IEo rIVIl aud millOry history OF our uoliv
= State. Sn far ns 1t IS committed to me to Civ
= IT, leave all the rest To ADLER tongues, I
, lrcshcr minds, TO more persuasive voice.
% Than mine. And sit down, filled With ven
- sF4l4sAI4r sat lslF-lilr- ualiEc-StAte NIL
: gratitude Tor the nurture siIe las given me
{ y deleruinedso fac rs depends upou me, 7
y transmit these feelings &c the latest genera
:, ton ofmy postaritN
Long aud lcud applause, mingled Wit
! music from the baud followed Mr. Webster
o speech. Alter silence. had been restored, b
: arose Snd give the following us the first rec
q ulnr tunsl:
.Nete Hampshire; Our common mothe
i,pmo of our brightest aud hHrpiesi hour
Thy hills nld wales, Thy woods aud stream
and all thy pleasant memories nro ever wit
: lus!
, "Whcre Ger We ropm, whatever realms "
see,
: Our hearts, mtrnvcled, fondiy turn to thee.
: EFFECTS or IMAGINATION.
The following Hnccdoic was related 10y H.
celebrated father Thy Tor, in The course Of
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