Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-10-21

J diynliled and precise as Purlihnic par
son, prcsidrd aud opened the meeting
with few remarks on the origin Of
Government and the blessings Of De-
mocracy. lie then introduced MIR. ln.
( gersoll, Of Connecticut, who appeared
10 be nice young man. lie spoke Tor
about an hour to no purpose and With
out effect he was occasionally applnu-
ded, especially when hc talked about
"the wild lightnings Of heaven" tie
sunny SOUTH" "the granite hills Of
New Hampshire" and the ~ ldrn
shores of California. The un'crriled
did not seem to understand what he WAS
about, or 10 appreciate his sublime aud
romantic flights, but Lieut.. Gov. Law
renee, who sat on the stage. gave the
signal for applause, and then HE sover-
elgns blazed away. MIR. Iagrrsoil told
number oi veiy feeble stories, all OF
which were without pom, or APP lication,
and he told liza auditors, three TINS,
bat he had the honor Of being "A men,
ber OF the last Congress, which was un-
aoubtcdIy new aud gratifying iniorma-
ton to all his hearers. lie appealed to
his brethren To arouse and save the
country, and bring back the government
to the principles upon which il was ad-
minislcrcd 10y the earlier Presidents
He told some feariuIly romantic stories
in regard to the wolul expenses of the
Government drfng the last year, and
charged them all uron the Wing admin
islratIon,-and, conscious Of the folly
and wickedness of his charge, he imme-
diately said that in our next paper we
should reply to The change by saying
that the Democrats were largely in pow.
er in both Houses, and they could have
prevented these appropriations, but lie
said tha, this would not NEE, the case,
Lccausc under Polk's administr alton
the Democrats held both Houses, aud
they did not make such heavy appro-
prialons, and il the Democrats in the
las, Congress had voted against these
appropriations, the wheels OF Govern
ment would have been stopped. Now
all this kind %! stuff might possibly
make some little impression u, on AN ig-
Moran, man, but in no other way coLll
it have any effect, because map I. or
dinary common sense would pcrcieve at
onre the weakness OF the pretended AZ
gument. Mr.. Ingcrsol knows eriecty
well tina, all the appropriations whirh
we're made, were voted Tor by his own
party, and had they voted against them,
the bills could not have been passed
and l. these honest Democrats knew that
there was fraud in the matter, ii was
not only their right but their duty to
vote against them; this very modest
young man made no opposition TO these
appropriations in Congress, but proba,
bly, voted for them, knowing them Ito be
base,"- and now. he telis The untcrrifcd
thn, he was perfectly shocked at the
wickcdnrss Of the Wings in this matter.
Poor young man!
MIR lngersoll observed number Of
Irishmen in the Hall, and he occupied
considerable time by playing the dema.
gogur, in a very natural manner, by
laudlng Foreigners, ard asserting that
Gen. Scott was opposed TO all OF them
and would drive them out oil the country
il he could. He charged upon Gen.
Scott and the Whis party the burning
OF the UrsulIne Couven, at Charlcstown,
some II years aye, the burning Of the
Church of ST. Augustine in Philidcl-
phia, and in fact he made The " hig
party answcrablc for all the SIM which
have been committed upon earth since
the fall of Adam & Eve in Paradise.
and undoubtedly thought that he had
convinced his hearers that il Frank
Pierce could he elected, the AlIll,Dium
would immediately dawn. HE talk was
Il very puerlIe one, and amounted TO
just nothing. lie is a very clever, wor.
thy young man. but Lis element il not
politics, 4
George II. Calvert, Esq wa. then In
iroducrd to the audience and commence
ed speaking just then We were inform
ed that our er.ouaI fricni and iavori,e
orator in that party, Milton Hall, Esq,
had been requested by The Democracy
to remain silent; feeling jusll, Indignant
"A, such treatment Of our friend, we lett
the Hail in disgust, for while.
Major Stevens, of the Army, next
followed he was particularly pugna-
cious an seemed determined tn fight
somebody, al any rate,
We could not ehjoy the mceiing as
we otherwise should have done, because
we were terribly enraged ri the outra-
reous treatment which was given 10 lha,
patriot, orator AMI statesman, Milton
Hall, Esq. A his friend, we resens
this insult and we intend to stand by and
protect him uutil be receives ample rus
,ice at the hands the unierrllied. He
can nah. a n od speech, and one which
will bring down the house w'ili constant
shauis Of ~ plaus., and bee should be
hear. Tor It's ang,tous ior q natural