Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-05-14
NO. 81.
The Hale Festival.

The dinner in honor of John p. Hale, in
Boston, passed of enthusiastically. Their en-
thusiasm was kindled not by alcohol, for their
beverages were "watered ice Lemonade" tea
and coffee. John @. Palfrey presided The
following was the regular toast in honor of Mr..
Hale:--
Our Guest, John p. Hale.-In the House of
Representatives, party could not command
his allegience in the commission of national
iniquity. In the Senate the insolence Of
majorities could never awe him to silence.
As an advocate, he has added to the learning
of the jurist the merit of successful resist
ance TO executive and Judicial tyranny. As
the champion of the principles Of the Free
Democracy
sour hearts leap forth to answer
And echo back his words
As leaps the warriors when he sees
The flash of kindred swords"
Mr.. Hale responded, and among other happy
hits, most truly and happily said
If in anything have been enabled to stand
up where some men faltered lhtle-if |
have been able, in any good degree, to main
tain the integrity and consistency of my po-
sition, 1t is because felt that at home, in the
hNhhe VI Illeiuf. liltFe WGltN
feelings that should wound infinitely more
than mine could possibly be wounded, if
faltered or fell.
IL then, there has been any merit, that
merit has been yours; aud let mo enlarge
upon this ono single moment. | tell you,
my friends, that what you next want, is some
thing at home TO fall back upon. Gen. Scott,
when ordered to Mexico, was not afraid of
the Mexican armies in front, but there was n
fire in the rear" lic was afraid Of Ms
trends that Is what your representatives in
Congress wnut-a fire in the rear, little
hotter than the fire in front. [Appuuse.l
Aud when slavery frowns, or when il
threatens, or when il bribes aud the faint
heart is about to yield, aud the trencherous
hand about to receive the reward of dislon-
esty, they want the conviction that there is
something at home more terrible or more
difficult to be met, than anything which the
Government at Washington can bring up to
their faces. And when they find tlut, my
friends, you will find that there will not be
so many fhintng and talking as there are
now.
What has enabled my worthy friend on the
right, (lIon. Horace NANNY TO stand M like
true man in his place in Congress? 1t is
becnlse he had true men and women at
home to fall back upon; and why did our
other friend Hon. Charles Sumner) stand up
at Washington? Ii is because he ielt in his
heart that lac was the representative of Bun
ker lilll aud Lexington, aud il did not become
man from Bunker Hill aud Lexington to
latter or inil on any occasion. Cheers.
That Is the work we have got 10 do. We
hnve got to go to work aud relight the old
bencon fires of liberty, and bring out the old
hrelocks of the Revolution, bayonets on, aud
let the trencllerous and lalierng and ijithless
know that The sous and the sons sons OF the
men who proclaimed the principles of the
Revolution, aud sustained them too, have got
the principles Of the Revolution still, aud
that when they ihil and ihIlcr, they come
home 10 constituency who will hold them
TO more terrible reckoning.
When we have done that, we will have
done our duty. and when we have AN honest
true hearted, fearless constituency at home,
we VIII have faithful, true, and fearless rep.
resentntiyes nt Washington. Then, my
friends, il you want to reform the govern
menf, do not send missionaries to Washing
ton employ your home missionaries to 30
aud convert little ones, children, young men,
aud let the principles aud sentiments of lib
erty be deeply nbued in the hearts Of the
rising generation, aud then you will have
commenced reformation and revolution
that will never go back aud when you have
done that, you will have no reason to com
plain Of dough-face representatives at Wash
ingtoD, because there will be no dough face
constituency at home.
Sixteen hundred persons sat down to the table
and during the evening the president presented
an address on the subject of slavery, signed by
57l, 900 English women.
c. NJ. Clay, ]. G. Palfrcy, Horace Mann,
Charles Sumner, Chas. Francis Adams, Judge
Jay, Henry Wilson, and Amos Tuck were
among the speakers. Mr.. Summers speech was
in response to the sentiment Liberty and the
Union" His euloges of the Union, and pre-
diction of its eternity were highly patriotic and
vastly acceptable.