The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-16

The Litehneid csn,enni., csl.pr.,s.n.


The LitchneId Centennial Celsbrasson
ooH CONNECTICUT coRREsPoKpEscE.
LrrcHFIsLo, Thursday Aug IA 1851
The exercises Of to day began At nine o,coch ;,h
PROCESSION, music. &c, the day previous p-.v-
was offered by the Rev. DR. Babcock of pb;laA.,nh,.
formerly Of oolsbrook
The Rev Dr.. B"RAeE BvsHsrLL, Of Hartford fvho -.
born in Litchsld in 1902 the preacher for the oo..
was now introduced and delivered discourse toundsa
upon Prov XXI IS" Her children shall rise nm ana
call her blessed" He said that occasions like tho
present when there generally presented account Of
the events In history It would be also ell 10 discourse
upon the unwritten history Of the people, via their
mode Of life their custs and their pecuaritiss The
chapter Of Proverbs from which this tex. taken IL an
address to Prince Lemue by his mother describing the
habits Of such he should obtain for his wife,
At first this description Of the accomplishments Of
princess might unsuted to times but Il sceu
rstey porsys the hsbs Of the noble ladies Of anceue
times. Weaving was tien accomplishment more dis.
tinciive Of nobility than needlework Is now; and Ia
various ancient authors 10 Homer ana Hesod those
prneesss praised who surpassed others In this en-
poyuent This topic reminds Of our ancestors who
were formerly clothed In homespun fabrcs and e. tho
history Of the world is sometimes said to be the same as
that ron or Of roads may chsraerze and speak Of
the hstory Of this country that Of the homespun ,se
since We shall be led to skeeh the character Of society
during that period The history Of this country il not
like that Of many others, to be found in the hi,
cgraphies OF Its chief men. Though we are proud
CT our distinguished fellow citizens, it Is mat L
fsy that they be anne eminent in consequence Of
having been properly educated by their undktin.
gui he'd parents who plain farmers and laborers
True worth is for the most part unhs.orc and its in
uence flows in silence like the great powers of Ma
ture The great Of ancestors who sleeping
in their lsborers are those whom wa
should praise, because they made what we are;
and fr, m these proud to derive our lineage.
Times have changed-no longer do we the well
woven homespun Tn. ear change has been this tran
sition from mother and daughter-water power to
steam power and the extent Of It's influence IL beyond
our conception Tie simplicity Of society Is taken away
but there Ia introduced chance fer great Improvement
and developement There danger that the improve
ments in the arts Of agriculture NAV
so little Of necessary labor that there may be In
troduced csrvles about selfimprovement At tho
next centennial anniversary, those present will not b
able to conceive the sate Of society which many Of Us
now remsmbr and the antiquarian societies win alone
contain the looms and other machinery Of the past age
DR. described the customs of the past-the gather.
ing Of the young prnpe and the attendant upon
social visits In the winter Marriage then contracted
earlier than now because they believed that
ere sted rather TO help 70 gain than to spend fortune
At the district schools the boys regarded studousness
and cleanliness the tests Il artocscy and the regard
evipced by the kind of frwood furnished sending
hickor ~ and a few hemlock At church. the attendance
weather cold their upon the great subisct
In their religion kept them warm Each Sabbath was to
th' NJ indeed good day Sa urday night carefully
pHrl VI tn. Sabbath They their
children 10 labor like themselves and thus early i'm
impaired to them hanits If industry and scono0y
This d-couirr, Though hardly a sermon answer 70
moi her In tha
Language Of Scripture, Give her of the fruits of
Tie land, and let her be praised in the gstes.n
Wen and women OF Ltchheld countyy you ac-
quanted wish the history OF the past you are now FORM
lug the history Of the pr--ent and future centuries.
our Industrious ancestors abord to lay the founda-
lion If prosperous nifty, and succeeded Do MOI,
degenerate; educate your children life OF labor and
md keep his commandments. which has been found,
md in your III also be found, TO be the begin
hing Of whdcm; ard thus IN. legacy which you have
a,rsd VII de, er.d TO your noble and grateful posie
Letters from distinguished emigrants who were uns-
BILE to attend were now read From Juaius Smith
l. L. D.. Of Gre,nve s. c., the original protector OF
Atlantic steam navigation. engaged in
eul,i,niirg the tea plant El.ha whtlessy Comptroi
Ter OF The Treasury AZ washibgou formerly msmber of
Congrrsr from OHIO for sixteen years; Judge George
Holt 81 OHIO julius Rockwell OF Pttsaed Mas Orsa-
mus bu hDrn OF New York city; Amos Seward OF Tall
msdge Ohio who rent hst sixty-one nam.s of per
sons in that town, .mgrsnls frum Litchhed; Mr. Au-
gutu Msverin of New York; Mr CHARLES ! IIil OF
Rochester New York who resided there for thirty
hve years and witnessed ths growth of that city from
oVo 10 ~ NsO lbnaDi anti, he Hon James Law.
renee attorney for the Northern District OF New York
The President Of tn. day stated that he shoud
proceed to call upon verni II the eminent present
Tor short spe' che and first IN the Hon Daniel Dckin
ftn formerly Of Goshrn Toe honorable Senator Al
tefted he sudenoa for snme fifteen minutes In an
alusioE To the yssm Of general education bv the STATE
md ITS benefits he said that he knew OF NJ Isast one
pen n Who bsvipg received his education therein went
INTO an academy fer the nrst time In the capacity OF
scier and whose rst Writ college was in order To
islTer literary address
Judge An.'aJ r..ssn. Of Albany, formerly Of shA-
.restirg manner the habits " his aud their chidhood
srd the 'eetss connected thrrewith With Mr. ID hs
be grateful for the education generally pro-
vid.d To this h. with Others PR, sent were Indebted
FOR their suecess In life The parents Of this
bad ben able to give their children but little more than
COED sducstisn but with thi, they had gained wealth
Aps honor ~hsrever had settled He nad been ira
Yelling around in the oouniy for a few days past and
war confident that there on tn. earth no other
tract Of land 81 equal extent and population who're thu,
e mfots 81 life were morc generally aud uniformly en-
Dyed. The New Englandrr has a national snrit. ha
o,, only his state bu, that Of his sdoot,o
for The former have love like that for our moth.r
or h attr ss Tor our wife aud children who are part Il
' nhd we I" Them Judge T. here euloSiz.d NewYork his
doPt.d state and clo,d and ger eral applause
ne wac foiinwyy Dy tina Hon. Mr.. TALLyAoo, H.
faeI ~ new York city who had but just arrived and
ed not e1pset.d To- participate In the sxerri.ea How
YER the Hon Record.r made exceedingly intsrestpg
Id humorous 'p~eb hiny describing the scenes con.
'c'td WIN his seh"tlb'y dsys
Judge BIN. a troy, native Of Ltchfeld nov snake.
my ionr year since he had left this town and now
pen hi trtun be had seen bot two persons vhon, ~
LrchA.ld at that DAY
MIR. TonrxNs ct Binghamton nov made the mott
um'rus no ~utiest speech Of the day. lie csn-
lere,d with tribute D. the orator poet ana
sehrr the chief SPEAKERS at these exercises but AZ
IT hntrlf, thus uDcert rUusly called upon he felt
,Nnto In SAVING and Offering It as an excus 40 that
hcugh Llichh.'d mothers stcrn enough 10 their
tdi.n ihue DO becafn grandm were indulrent
hoogh ana 700 uch 30 o. their grandchildren; aud he
elUi ged 10th grandchi drn A. Mr. T. proceeded his
ud.nc' probably thought that though ali other xrand-
hildfeS IN ~. town might have been spoiled he GER
amy hf0 not ttth Hts speech lu.kx.
nd APP atdd
Geo lioI,v. q Niagara fdls. native Of Salisbury.
"a, tne n's' rHher Mo wac succ.. ded by Hon Henry
iatW 81 ihHowh He reuart $. Though lengthy wer,
nieeHhpi rNhibittng the condtion Of the county ana
ne indcht'dtrs of the whole country to ~ etc .tr
AulS lhtF syt"' vas nos suug. the stansaa by the
I~r' ehd Ia" chorus by the audience A rrayer wac
h'r by Rev Mr. Harmon, Il bethlehem thankins
}, ihai - mary ennis a the county h,a a,srr
,'0 IN lite aud beaith. under tuch favorable c;rcum
,Hncrs Tor tIe blessings Of liberty and education and