The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07
GREAT FREE SOIL DEMONSTRATION
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TO JOHN P. HALE.
Immense Gathering Of the Aboitionists.

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Immense Gathering Of the Abolitionists.
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DenuneIations Of Clay, Webster, Calhoun,
and the United States Senate.
The complimentary banquet 10 the Hon. John p. Hale,
Of New Hampshire, given by the feesoilers Of Masss
chusets took place Thursday afternoon, In the Fitch
burg Railroad Depot Hall, Boston. Great preparations
had been made to render the affair imposing and impor
tant From Worcester, Springfield Quincy, and all the
neghbcring localities, immense number Of sympa-
thsng individuals gathered and the demonstration as
whole the most sincere and effective we have seen
for long time. The hall Of the Fitchburg Railroad
depot on Aerrimack street, was thrown open at n
O'Clock to the ladies, who then arriving in great
numbers, and at P. M.-the hour Axed for the ban
quet-when the western tower of the hall was opened an
immense crowd, composed Of whites negroes and nuat
toes, had assembled. When entered the large hall
capable of seating some fifteen hundred persons we
found crowded to its utmost cspacity-some half Of the
guests being ladies.
The dinner provided was by means the most recher-
CHIN fact mayomaise coffee tea and oranges seemed to
be the principal staple OF course wine excluded and
brandy and segars would 10 profanity At little past
two O'Clock the guest Of the evening-par epceesce-
John Hale entered and passed along the east side OF
the hail. attended by the vice presidents all of
whom received with enthusiastic demonstrations of
applause. Having taken their places at the table fixed
the western side, appropriate grace said by
Rev. Andrew L. sone Of the Park street church, and the
company sat to to do their depy to the things the
terer had provided for themthough, passan, may
say that the fare paid for at the rate of two dollars
head might in all conscience have been up hall
a dollar.
Mr. John G. Pafrey, of Cambridge, presided most
celently the assembly, and assisted by the fol-
lowing Vice Presidents -
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Graves, Of Lowell; Samuel G. Howe Of Boston; s. G. Phil
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Erastgs Hopkins Of Northampton Horace Mann q New
Henry
Moses Wood, of Fitchburg
Dinner, such as it was, having been despatched the
President to propose the first regular toast. He
said
LADIES AND GENuEnN-Assembled here by the
mon interest, in cause as holy as the madness of
ever opposed the righteousness Of God smiled
upor-a cause worthy of the constant courage Of man
and the sweet sympathy of woman-you have been
pleased to honor with the trust Of offering your vel
come to statesman, Who our power had been equal
to our Wishes had been equal to the confidence which
his great services had inspired In u.s. we would have
called to the helm Of the nation assured that then the
nation would have had prosperous voyage New Hanp-
shire to the advan tage Of hts interest II may be- but
little to her credit and much to the national oss has
found that she could dispense with his official services
But ladies' and gentlemen there higher honors than
official station give the withdrawal Of official sta
Far more true joy MarceIlua exiled feels,
Than Cesar with senate at his heels.
from him and from the path of rghtto have stood in
the high places Of the national councils amid angry
have stood ,l01 ont Edso .rS aas
to have mingled the genteness with the clesrness and
rmness Of visdom, in such manner as to extort the
to command the Enthusiastic admiration Of friends-ts
have fought the good eight Of truth and honor with
r that
activity that tredthis say, is to have acted
part which the history Of the nation the history Of
the race can afford but few eminent examples. When
the Roman ccnqueror returning from his distant fields
was borne the shouts and embraces Of the frantic city
vulgar and selfish too often ferocious and bloody
triunphS When some popular idol, or some popular
Of party Hns q +. or nns Log tine
public crib gees through your streets amid the bray Of
truupets and the Haunting Of banners, what wise
such pageant But when the wise and vrtuous states
from the fields where he has struck for jus
pgs prayers the oppressed cheered from stage
to stage by the psudits Of the goodit seems as COM
s too the ssaav ss
tent til have coined hearts and poured tres.
Of gratitude and admiration into the welcome with
which We greet his presence. (Great applause
The first regular toast then announced.
Our Guest John p Hale-In the House Of Representa-
tvee party could not command his allegiance in the
mission Of national iniquiy. In the Senate the nso-
ence Of majortes could him to silence. As
the merit Of successful to executive and judi
cia tyranny As the champion Of the principles OF the
"Our hearts leap forth to answer
And echo back his words,
As leaps the warriors when he sees
The fash of kindred swords"
Music" Hail Columbia"
Hon. Jons p HALE rose to respond to the toast, and
was 1e ss Tssh M most .Nos paua 0'
| Mr.. PRESIDENT, AND LADIES AND GENrDHN-In the few
weeks which have elapsed since received your kind
sometimes endeavored to tax my thoughts that nigh
fitting phrase wherewth 70 pour forth the generou
in me- but have been obliged to return from the boot
less tack and oreRo the effort and stand before you to
so
thought fos the morrew but let each day take care
for itself and 50 stand before you to day my friends
ing than that which the spontaneous action Of the heart
may suggest But will not, my friends FAR pass by
bear altogether allrsion to the sentiments that
entertain, the Prr cpes which we cherish and the
meet one Of the doubling sorsNone q the
kind-one who is hard to be convinced notwithstand
ing the proofs came like the randrops patterng con-
all around him-wh proof thick as the atmospheric He
said he 'tdid not know he mot eerain'' but he
said It really did seem to him, after safter the great
Compromise had been msde-after the giant speeches
Of the giant intellects by which 1t had been car
ried- after its emphatic endorsement BY the Conven.
tonsof the two great political parties Of the land and
individual pledged to carry out these sentiments
which, he said principles in accordance with
the history of his whole nfe-after such an had
been elevated to the highest Office in the gift of the
people. said he did not know notwithstanding all
WQa tnn IlU VA
He had doubts about it. BE was not entirely sure that
those gems Of revolutionary history, which stud
path the stars stud the milky way, entirely
oblterated from the hearts of men. He did not know
that the early lessons which had been nculosted by the
fathers of the republic, had been entirely blottea out
from the memory. He did not know that the deep love
Of God nanifesed In the heart Of by love to his
fellow had been entirely smohered by the leger
domain and tactics Of party politics. What an incredu
assenbly and meet these faces not entirely assured
that his scepticsm would be removed possibly might