Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-05-20
THE HALE DINNER .



ed TO write. that may do what can in the brie
space of letter, TO give your readers the pith and
moment of the HALE Dinner" which came of
here to-day. My memory does not recur to an,
complimentary dinner SO successful or so deserv
ing of being regarded as an important political
straw. Il took place in the Hall of the Fitchbure
Railroad terminus. The tickets were sold at s.
| for gentleman, and 81 for lady, and the whols
number who took seats at the table was little
over 400 by actual count there being, as should
judge, one lady to four or five gentlemen The
Chair was occupied by Hon. John G. Palfrey, ha.
wing the guest of the day, ex-senator Hale, on his
| right, and Cassius NJ. Clay, of Kentucky, on his
left. Ofthe distinguished guests ranged on either
side, the most remarkable, perhaps, 10 be seen in
such place, was Ralph Waldo Emerson. jay
and Adams of the revolution, had each a grand
son there. OF Congressional agtators, Allen,
Sumner, Mann and Tuck, were there. And there
was DIR. Beck. of Cambridge and DIR. Howe, of
the Blind Asylum, The broad sea of tables which
spread in front of, and far outfanked the platform
of honor, showed hosts of noted men, gathered not
only from distant parts of New England, but from
distant points of opinion. Nearly all, however,
comeouters from the Church of Chattel Slavery
Conscience Wings" Rantoul Democrats. -
" Old Liberty men, and f" Garrsonians'' of the
most ultra impracticablity, sat side by side, as if
they were used to it. The dinner, which was more
catable and less hashy than such miraculous feeds
are wont to be, was dispatched in the hour from 2
to Z NJ After which the business of toast and
speech was carried on, intcrspersed with snatches
from Brigade Band, till 9, p. NJ and how much
longer this deponent is not qualified to say. Be-
sides the chief guest, Senator Sumner, Cassius NJ
Clay, Charles Francis Adams, John JAY, Horace
Mann, Henry Wilson, Amos Tuck, Joshua Lea
witt, John Pierpont, Edward L. keyes, Arson
Burngame, and Richard II. Dana, were called
out, and spoke with little reverence for the com
promise measures or rather measure as if the Union
IN NJ hoo b.i cin &c hale
commenced There was nothing SURPRISINGLY
great in the eloquence, especially after dinner clap
trap vet the assembly wore out the mortal hours
with most unfaggng patience and it was not till
long after gas light, that any thinning was per-
ccptbe. Almost every speaker was cheercd and
the cheers broke out like our Cochituate waters,
with a head ofa hundred feet. Could such COM
pliment have been got up now or ever, in any part
OF the Uuited States, for one of the men who 'sa-
we'd the Union" by securing the passage of the Flu
gitive Slave Law Is there not an inherent pop
ularity in political opinions, which in the OPP
posite direction TO that claw 2"
Mr.. Palfrcv, in introducing the ex-S enator
whom New Hampshire has dismissed, and whom
the Union of Southern negro-whppcrs, and North
ern negro-eatchers would not accept as President.
alluded to the different feelings of Marcclus in ex-
lie, and Caesar with servile Senate at his heels
Whatever this difference in the feelings of the two
sons of New Hampshire may be, rely upon it that
of the people of New England in regard to them
Mr.. Hale is regarded by men of all parties as a
thoroughly honest man Gen. Pierce is regarded
even by his own party, very lucky man never
TO have done or said anything against Slavery, and
in favor of Liberty, which he could not easily con-
vince the Slaveocracy was a sham for political eff
feet Mr.. Hale, in his six years course in the Sc
nate has, Mr.. Palfrey wellcxpressed it, so bIen-
ded the gentleness with the irmness of wisdom, so
added sagacity TO courage, that he is trusted by
the friends OF liberty tried champion. There
is not man in New England who has heart
who DOES not coin some of it into gratitude to John
L. Hale, for his ever memorable and manly course
in the Senate of the United States.
MIR. Hale, when called up by the first regular
toast, gave one of his characteristic speechcs-easy
humorous and pointed. He said he would illus
tratc the present political condition of the country
by conversation which he had heard, probably
not intended for his ears. The speaker was sort
of conservative skeptic, who looking at the pres
ent state of opinion said he didn't know, after ALL
that the Compromise had been successful, for the
the Free Soil party did not appear to be dead vet.
Granting the existence of such party Mr. Hale
would point out some of its duties. One was to
disabuse the people of the falsehood that the Union
had ever been in danger by the agitation of the
Slavery question He had not met but one man
in Washington who would now pretend that he
had ever had any serious fears for the Union and
that was General Cass, whose fears were sincere
and dated back TO ls4s He had seriously feared
for the safety of the Union since lis destinies
were not committed to his management on that
occasion. The only union which had ever been
in danger, was that between the Old Hunkers and
the public crib, There was the same crisis previ-
Gus TO lS48. 1t had its Committee of Compro-
mise, and on it was John c. Calhoun This Com
promise was that the question of Slavery Exten- |
sion should be abandoned to the Supreme Court. |
He had too little confidence in that, or any Court,
to trust it with such question: and therefore
ted against that Compromise. The North then
stood up in the House, and passed the Territorial
bill for Oregon with the Anti-Slayery Ordinance
of 81 in it, They were beset to assign as a rea-
for this in the BILL that it was North of GER
tain parallel of latitude but they refused to do it,
They excluded Slavery as bad thing in all lati-
tudes; the Senate, as it always does when the
House is firm, receded, and Mr.. Polk signed the
bill, saying that he would do such thing again.
Thus, at that period, the North stood up and
refused to compromise. Was the Union shattered! |
The same Congress also passed an act changing
the name of tho schooner Two Pollies to Abigail, |
and the ono act produced as much excitement as
the other. The Southern men then went home
believing the North nearnest. Thinking it could
not be otherwise, California herself excluded slave
ry. Would she do it now Then the North had
only to stand STILL and receive the blessing PRAYED
for by the fathers of the country. But there was
not faith to receive it. The old cry of danger to
not ITIgitc4 chill
dren to bed WITH was revived and northern states
men, from motives which need not be mentioned
had soon seen fit to heed it. Directly in the ex-
pressive language of one of them, there was no
"North." Could that statesman speak again now
Mr.. Hale thought he would add, and no Sonth Ell
Their.
Another duty of the Free Soil party was to make
itself felt the ballot box. The political sachems
when the Free Sellers hold the balance of power,
don't endorse Baltimore platforms. They hold
the balance of power in Ohio and Massachusetts,,
and ought to do so in New York. The sentiment
on which they thrive is every where the growing
one. He told so in the cars as he came along
An Old Hunker politician said TO him. Mr. Hale,
you will be President by and BY. Surprised BY
such prophesy from such quarter, he asked the
reason, and the reply was, " Why the women are
taking mp your cause. In my own family have
TO confess five times as much anti-slavcry now as
il will do TO confess in public"
The politicians tell us, Oh, YOU can do nothing, !
il is ali settled. Then We will have a settlement
with the settlers. If lawyer should sell out the
interest of his client pocket the money and say to
him il is TO proceed farther, it is all settled
he rather thought the client would next proceed
to settle with the attorney. All that statesmen
want TO make them stand mp TO fight for freedom
at Washington, is to know that there is fire in
the rear hotter than thai in front.
Mr.. Sumner spoke TO a toast in favor of the