Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-10-28
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expensive meeting at Bellevue Hall
Thursday evening they had f'ir au-
dirnce, N Ioint Of Numbers .-abnut half
OF those present were Wings - Judge
Joslen presidcd with his usual gravity
and dignity. We really feel. uneasy in
regard 10 the expense Of these meetings,
for fear our opponents shoIl become
bankrupt before election, as they have
to pay $40 every night for the use of the
u. S. Band from Fort Adams and about
SO, for the use of the Hall.
The meeting was addressed by Gen.
Carpenter, of Providence, and Lieut..
Gov Lawrence. But ne speech Of The
evening MAS mnde by the Rev. John
Coffin Nazro, formerly OF the U. S. Ar
my, soldier recently stationed AT FurI
Adams. lie mounted the roslr,im and
said,
M. Chairman -
VIII you allow me
to enquire whether soldier aud IA Dem
ocral from the State OF New llagpshire
will have liberty 10 speak "A word at this
Democratic meeting? (Judgc Joslcn,
the Chairman, here nodded assent IN
his most cOmplac,it nanncr) am now
discharged in AN honorahie manner from
The Army, and am Il citIZrn vncc more.
| had the honor, several years since, Ol
Icing elected Il member Of aud gong 10
a Gubrrnatnrial Convention in iiavcr-
hli, IN that Sta'e,-aDd If owning ihous-
ands o acres of land, by virtue OF IA deed,
IN the highest mountains Oi New llamI-
shire gives any claim OF citizenship, /
am inleres cd in the political welfare Of
The Granite State and OF the county,
But have n word to say against Frank
Pierce (lmmcnsc 4, ,nS;llion among the
untcrr,fed - Lieut.. Gov. Lawrence
rwilchcd in an unusual manner and bit
his finger nails with frariul rapidi,y)-
He has glory given him Us il Of the
Granite iIlis, and, when in the South,
he called them The White Cliffs of Co
ccssion; but allow me, sir, TO inform
him that the Whi'c Mountains conccde
nothing more than the spirit Of liberty,
as the high mountains a~e renowned Tor
the spirit Of liberty all over the world
He calls upon our Band iron, Fort Ad-
ans to play the Marsellles Hymn
What are the words Of that Hymn,
SIr2
"March on March on I! all hearts resolved
On Liberty or Death -
And stII, Sir, he is for the Fagilive
Slave Law. in that respect lie is on Il
par with Woodbury. but, sir, General
Winfield Scott, the glorious old hero of
Chippewa and Lundy's Lane, and The
Second conqu,ror ot Mexico, and the
next President of the United States
(three Tremendous cheers for Scott d
Graham, by the Wings presently who
calls hlmseIfa Jeileroonmn Republican,,
ana kuow that hc is one, acts like "A
wiser man, slr, in my Opialon, when he
says that he wall leave contested opin-
ions to the Judgment OF the Supreme
Court and sll, give glory to Goo for
The true Democracy. Tor know that
Gen. Scott will be lhe next President.
Here the Rev. gentleman sal down
amid enthusiastic and prolonged cheer
during which Judge ,sIrn raised his
spcciacles upon his forehead, adjusted
hls white neck. cloth and blew lis nose
in rather n confused manner, - Lieut..
Gov. Lawrence IN irchcd about The plat
form IN very nervous manner, Gen
Wilbur took an extra pinch of suuiE
our friend Milton Hall arose and gazed
around the room, - and Gen. Carpenter
finally commenced ep'alinc, when the
untcrr flied became somewhat alarmed,
especially rs the Rev. John Culiin NHz-
70, in the garb and true bearing of Il
solder, marched dc iberaicIy from the
room.
Our friend Milton Hall had n speech
all ready aud was anxious TO deliver it,
bu, il was postponed at the suggestion
of Gen Wilbur who said lhal Milton
had better defer his speech until the
meeting Of congrarularion nirr The cleo
ton. Milton asscntcd but whispered TO
the Gen. that he was fearful that meet
ing would never be held 10y the unterri-
rieI.