The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-16

Banquet to the Officers and Men Of the New
England Regiment.
INTERESTING CELEBRATION.
Speeches Of Celenel Seymour, Mr.. Dlekerson,
dsc.. Sses 20.


Assps the capital Of Mexico was sonmeuorassd On
vsrnssday In Hartford, Cesn, BY grand ssnquet and
~ sivv> BY the patriots citizens Of that city 10 honor
Ct ~ Surviving officers and men Of the gallant
Ninth Or New Epslard regiment. The Hartford Light
6uase pended in the morning 10 do fitting honor the
osssdsn and procse dsd . target excursion . spot
Aoet distance from the city, oansd by Of
- Dsnbsls OF TIE Ninth At half past two O'Clock In
~ ansrsoou the latter assembled for the transaction
a w business Of the assosation.
me following officers and men present In addi.
lion those enumerated ysstsrcay: Major i. Ptmsn
Pssvsasscs, r L; Surgeon F L wheaton do; Lieut..
BAtAsssy. Conn.,; Sergeant Uttleasd, Dover N. a.;
Rriv.sss Bschsldsr, Kslxn, do; Quinn Conn.
CAPT sLOoox of Washington offered the following rs-
solution, CON pms ntary 10 Gov. SEYMOUR
% Ssmss
Aeypssr for he duties q his Dip omate position abroad
1sin.st cannot ut tssdw TO him t1prsssiou
and sId ss aoS %.s
ssd ii, and Their fsl conn isnoe that 20
sustain I'd the rts and honor Of the country whether
Sse.tio, of uericsn and American
tao esuIfs Of ku ops.
n. rssolut put end carried ~i,h enthusiasm.
- va the following proposed BY the same gentle nan
Resolved That the thanks Of the Of Ninth
Iha Try o. SD are hereby seader.d to the seot.snany
10 sns tss m.s.as I'd 0 sss onn ,IS 10
~ prooesoDgs In shst vslasb BILE journal
panasd by CIV. Seymour. The Light Guard which had
pssseso the the cit, during the day asr.cg
nusb by their solerly bearing handsome
sppsarascs, drew up front Of the Wads~octh Aths
peum OPT the hotel with their excellent band
wh,le The Roests entering This company
Al Dvi.n sus-,s at he banquet which took place At
th~ CIT, Hotel ut -, =. u.
Bi- Roner Hs,or Han ersley prs.idsd at tho diuuer
On hir rsht sat Cove So incur ADoDg guests
Wtrs Major Hail. ConDnissary GENERAL of Ths s aJs:
0.ct
IRON ,bS Hsf,oJo district, Col Colt, Ia DICK.
o., on, e5 Ne. Jarrsy, &c
Alsr dbr err the Il the prizes Won in tho
target tacursn De- war made By bis Honor tbs Mayor
Abe 6Is.-s revolver Aao c..s soDpe'e-preseatsd
b. Cal. Colt s~srosd 10 3 S0Ee. = had htu-
self ven In The 1ssicsD one Of the Se~ York
Voun Besides tie pistol he ~as eoitsd 90 .
mSs,ys q Id mccall prefer ted b. Governor 80, snour
bur the bad rot yer left tns pds Of opst.
6ves no !. coBd II yer goblet TO AUDon Cooley, ADD
fourth Sr',s gold ring. was presented to Csot N f.
Bsce Of the Light Guard
After tte otiouson Of the prizes, the CHAIRMAN read
rs 18th September, lS-Honorsd in the history Of
e..S. with applause
lie ,scHS ,osst was
DrsDa w,-n ia4n snse enthusiasm, and three cheers
for TIE N,D,h.
n. ,bpd Yeast WA
The Colonel NINTH franklin Pierce Prssident
Dsssk ~ great enthusiasm.
OokI 81 sEYHoUR in Slcdament said Cen lanen
90 sot hos better TO respond 70 the tSAst
have orark ,bsn BY reading the teee dsspa,ch
Sbach hold In my hand, and which ecelvsd last
nans-
10 Col. T. II SEYMOUR, and toe Ohcsrs If the Ninth
Ny heart Is with you and ny thouehts nth yoars
uDoD 'hs pact b. ss-ured q my for your
FRANK PIERCE
ne toasts we're then read In the following ORDER
r. ., NO Drank ding .r n silence
forces In Mexico
.,j, G..sial Gideon }. Pnsw, she Commander of tho
Pierce. hr,g.ae- The Nioth Twelfth ana Fifteenth In
cou,uy asks nothing tn Al IA clearly hit
70 e. protection Of tho
Fr.. pioneer and tho defender of free IN.
units are reversed bat tho unity
S,er alton q ..,. political gospel
With j,' the hearts Of tie conquered
rss ChsrDAn raid that regular toasts being
entrusted voo, tser sentiments 10 order a..
~ Dske'a c"mu epcemsnt, be you'd OAn Mr. DECKER.
So 81 ke~ Jer,ev. tor y tepiiDsut
Mr. IJCKEssos At N bS'ns thus called on ssid-I
sraA air. small eDbarrAssms tos occ ssiou-oo
rsrhs 10 company and among gentlemen who Rave
oas'u Poistsd tbeDseves n,a,y men, cny b-ioe
Only usihsn-,r fpdbg tproYrists ~ords cetes my
bS'Rbis 81 10 d.cuss tb"e Shsch
the geo kmen slI isti 90 oeep interest bat
Ass,'ssD c,zsD lfes tiffsul occasion ia
exSsn.g 10 thos. VINO we're The defenders tf Lnsil
souI try time hsp the eoanrrs ne. dsd desepoera
We ma, h grnt,,ud- OF toe Whole Asrc.n p.o
pie AID bOstvSr Mr. Pres cent ,hr,o piers o. moral
t, may ,sk or wire on the rnbest It is apdouo.i
fset tbAt The bpnaD heart tba admir-
n'rsTy seine eUeD's and ni sry men, watch no revo
10 ion II ID olbg+pae can possibly Toe psn
s'sns. when mce excited, give . lie to Ina. pre-
esos From the moment tue frat fash Is ses,
= ,sr din is heard that phi .o.h, il Ne. aside
In ffs wheD hat
ben Tor years ennsi Lee ir m Dimensions with n .,
e"sCss fto rnhcus thu citizen loidiery Of tho UoteI
v.re CALLED invaoe territory Of
s ard cary tbe f-g OF ,hi ooabtry to the Delights d
hsS,eo sun nobed by the osD the execu ,iyw they
spSIne ns ID tts table tuN armed and equipped Blu,
Doe .e's 'btse men to octY Hos were tnev Who h d
never beard perhaps dsy the dice
Of RuIpowr ~bo hsd or out In prac ice the
taercs OF ibs hec-bow they achieve ths
tNmphs ne h,s ve before VIC ory ouM n
s'sn 20 over The c-s Of h.s,cp? was the cat
question which aRtta ed ooly he country but the
tnHh'ng men Of mo @bole world IL p,ooheSsd toat
No would MEET With iel omIp,ou defeat Bus what has
keeD the re nlt tho scenoe atsd in the
school ut Wet Point, with the great hdvduslty Of
scfsr ~bco cttiDRui les he Ape,ic. n peop, our
,cisrs' triuDphs In Mexico sers a model whca the
vhoe work ces pa,rs Of initiating Ia.dIpg ON the
en- res " nsx,co with my of ssh, or ten thou
saho strong sDio DO suloton Of many milh ps az
M bsa rhOnpsnds AL iDspi ed BY Of oouatrv all
- ns'sd ~ he desire 10 protecr their csdss their
Bones ana their property ths foreign
,houpaL citizaDs unoi cipioed
ACE ,oc'essiul on from Yer. Cruz 10 Mex,oo al
ehou eh there opposed them Dsrriers which
nature had thlown IL their way ard ali the armies
~bep Mexico bad 1t her They never for one
moment wsyer,d or fai,srtd l see about me men no
sIsms but regiment of that 81 any most Of whom
ve,s called from the sefol walk Of life who the day
esfvge they we're csled their country hid
gnsoehf cpD 81 boz To toems elssa families
but het were men Who scusted BY their feelings
81 love for Their ceun devotion Interests lad
Institutions aida oeern inarion carry the 0 q OF their
country ~bs ever their ry might cali them H.re
xs, are he rcmpsD's of Ell gs re1ebt of thoss
~nh whom Trey landed Tho snor~s If Mexioo sl.so
In he duet Of hat country their Isue- are usayea IN
tn hearts Of their countrymcn and their mo rory I
mt sbd believe L. esb IN the OF thsir
he In to BE- forgotten long the, rstaiu
sssousSe-n II their osp individuality (AppAus me
army sovsnced cry Mexico re oame Of one ~no
bas been toasted here his day Col pei om koo IN
1bc eoric over be beaoed this t had passed
She eutpOpts Of What oopndersd the Vrexnable
forness If Cbeppitetec and there be died Hus homes
left Mex co, bus his life left there be
eea It r. bie oevo'ion To his country, and trust and
believe the time viii when his Will not
D. associated with the glorious days Of tho 10 OF
Septembtr ard tina, thar dsy viii never BE- remsm-
brfeo witeont rocAlbs mind and ceiling sympathy
Tor that ssIsnt soldier and al Who bear his ans.
sI.f for Aha Arar In fha 0f