Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-11-19


land so glorious. and the English and the
American. the happiest people under the
sun. Long,i pray, may it be before Amer
leans forget these, and cease to regard with
interest the land of lIampden and of sgd
ney. | see, in the Union Jack this eve
ming displayed on my right hand, and the
Stars and Stripes upon my left, the blend
ing of principles, that shall yet give happi-
ness and freedom to the nations of the
earth that happiness and Freedom which t
result from good law and stable government.
I do not mean that either England orl
America shall give law to the world thro'
the instrumentality Of superior power, but
that their example aud Influence will yet
tear away the bandage of political darkness,
that binds the eyes of carths rulers, AMI
dispel the ignorance and bigotry which
now envclop, as in pail, the MINDS o.
three-fourtbs CT her inhabitants. ThI:
degeneration (if may SO cali III has beei
going on for the last half century anc
where is The land, and where the people.
that has not felt its benign influence! 1hi,
is a glorious mission, and the two peopl'
seem fast becoming conscious of their des
tiny. 1t is said tina: the Acglo-Saxol
language shall yet be spoken in every
land, and by every tongue. We do know
that the Anglo Saxon is leading all othei
nations in civilization, III the arts and
sciences and have yet to learn of the
spot on the earth where virtue, intelligence.
md the peaceful fruits Of good government
do not distinguish his dwelling place We
are the nation founders Of the age. Gentle
men, what a spectacle does continental
Europe present at this moment-ignorance,
misery,aud preparation for great struggle,
which seems close at hand: among the
peoplc, political blindness, aud terrible
future among he rulers. The old heather
adage, that whom the gods intend TO des-
troy, they rrst make mad would seem
about being fulfilled. The lessons Of deS
potism, periodically taught since 1880, are
either forgotten or despised, whilst broken
promises, imprisonment, exile, and the ab-
negation Of all rights on the part of the
governed, are the maXims Of government
now relied upon, TO produce order and
Sllli.t. IllHldnu anu [A-Liti ia al NV a. =
lums to which he oppressed fee for safety
and peace. Gentlemen, whilst We, this
evening, are enjoying ourselves in peace
and quiet, through the effect Of good gov
ernment, despotism is receiving a shock
that will he felt from It's centre TO Its cir
cumferencc. Louis kcSsuth has mos
probably landed at southampton, and the
noble British heart, from the Land s-enc
TO John O'Groat's s-house, is moved t'
bid him welcome; whilst whole nation
on this side Of the Atlantic, is ready to dc
him honor, and throw around him the e
gis of their protection. Gentlemen, the
signs Of the times, in the estimation oi
many, portend a struggle close at hand
between intelligence and ignorance, Liberty
and despotisn. The statesman and tn,
press are polceiying that your country
and nv country, will stand shoulder tC
shoulder in the contest. As England and
America are the only lands where freedom
exists, so they will present a breast-worl
impregIable, against which the waves o.
despotism wiz cxpend their fury in vain
Gontle,ncn, 7 should like 10 say something
ABOUT dDdii, tIt iiiht d4ItduS 'itt i4tN
too much of Your time. | may say, how
ever, thqt | see around me elements OF
wealth and prosperity; see also Z people
vigorous, ylrtuous, and intelligent, capable
Of developing its resources, and of placing
Canada, at no distant day, in a high posi-
ton among the nations of the earth. Al
low me again, gentlemen, to thank yci
for the toast you have druuk-aDd | have
done"
The Chairman then arose, and after pre-
senting the testimonials already mentioned
TO the guests Of the evening, proposed thei
healths, which toast we need not say wa.
received with unbounded enthusiasm. " be
the cheering had subsidized, Mr.. john Blac
remarked:
"Mr. Chairman, and Gcntlemen-It
with the most grateful feelings that rcceiy
this beautiful and chaste service Of plate
as the highest evidence Of your wishes fo
| regret, Gentlemen, more than L hav
ever done on any previous occasion of II
life. my inability 10 reply in a suitabl
manner to the kind feelings that hay
prompted this mark of your regard. HaN
ing Leen more accustomed TO the use {
INV hands than my tongue, l must as
each of you to frame such rel lly as th
feeling which have led you to unite in thi
mark of kindness may suggest, KNOWN
that your hearts will call up emotions, a
mine does, which | find myself unable
express. ] am well satisfied that thi
present was not suggested by custom, bu
is the Offering of kind and true hearts.
therefore accept this offering, and shall es
teen it the proudest memorial Of my con
nection with the St Lawrence & Atlanti
Railroad. Gentlemen, We have been en-
gagged in a great undertaking, and if no
vet fully completed, when We recall its his
tory to the present point of completion, W
may congratulate ourselves that we hay,
con it out of the woods L have eallc'
his road great undertaking; and | think
when we reflect upon the difficulties tha
have been overcome, aud the incalculabl
blessings which it will bestow upon tn
living and the thousands vet unborn, !