Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12
The Hale Dinner.

W. udu tuC plCdbuIC vi dttCuuluS puoHS
Dinner given to the Hon. ohm P. Hale, in Bos-
ton, last Thursday, and confess to our admira-
ton of its elevated moral, political and intellec
tual character. Plates were laid and seats at
the tables provided for fifteen hundred persons.
These we're ALL to the very last one, appropria-
ted, and, as the asles were densely crowded, and
many we're seen dining after those first seated
were through, the whole number of participants
was probably about two thousand, among whom
were several hundred ladies, whose presence
and evident appreciation of the proceedings. adj
ded not little to the interest of the occssion
The finest order and decorum through the
whole seven hours of the festival, prevailed in
every part of the immense Hall where it was
held, which, as many of our readers are already
apprised, was that Of the FItchburg Depot, and
one of the very largest in New England. To
this, as well for the excellence of the bill Of fares
the judicious arrangements, taste and skill of
Col. Irish, and Mr.. Wright, the well known ca
terer for such occasions, doubtless much contrib
uted. The committees of arrangement and Or
ganization also, in procuring the attendance of
speakers, and so shaping the programme of the
proceedings, as TO bring out, with the best effect
the peculiar talents of each, had well performed
their parts. And all these, crowned by the sin
gularly felicilous manner in which the chairman,
the we'll known John G. Palfrey, presided, made
it, with the brilliant array and rich variety Of
talent kept in constant display through the eve
ning one of the most interesting, animated and
truly Intellectual festivals ever held in any coun.
try.
Mr.. Hale, the houored guest Of the occasion,
and Of coarse the most conspicuous parsonage,
appeared to fine advantage Being one of the
best looking men, as we'll as one Of the hand
soonest and most effective popular speakers Of
the day, and being known to be actuated by the
nobest Of objects and principles, he lost, on this
occasion, none of the admiration and respect
which his talents, moral herosm, and efficient
services in the cause of Freedom, had awakened
in those who had previously known him only by
reputation.
Beside those of the President of the day and
Mr.. Hale, the principal addresses were mlde by
Charles Sumner, Cassus M. Clay, Horace
Mann, Francis Adams, Joshua Leavit and John
Jay, of New York, Anson Burlingame, Richard
H. Dana, Edward L. Keyes, Rev John PIerpolnt,
and VIM. Lyod Garrison, all of whom did credit
to themselves and the occasion, among whom
none, perhaps, excited so lively 40 interest as
Mr.. Clay of Kentucky, care-worn, sald, hon.
eat looking man; and Mr.. Garrison, who was
unexpectedly there, and called Ont by Mr.. Clay
and the audience, evidently against his will, but
who, by his eloquenca, has handsome tribute to
Mr.. Hale, and his explanation of the distinctive
views which till now had prevented him from
acting politically with the Free Democracy,
must have done much to dsarm hundreds of the
prejudices they had before entertained against
him.
Of the ability of the set speeches, we intend
to let our readers Judge tor themselves, by giving
them, or good portion OF them, in our paper,
and we will, therefore, only say that they were
oil Of high order, and such as combined to
make this gathering of the friends of Freedom
one Of much political significance and impor-
lance, and one too that cannot tail to leave its
mark on the times. Let IIunkerism take note of
it; for it has left an omen in the sky that bodies
anything but good to the pcrmanence of her
present vaundu dominion.