The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-03
Tnoss chamuions Of humanity


And, midst the trials which before
Them vanished, al the world may SEQ Il
cheerful hope for ,ioerty. ..I
ThoyLcam TO where in natures freedom Wild
Free as her scenes, roamed natures savage child
They spread and nourished, covered all the land,
And wealth rewarded labor's willing hand.
The savage disappeared Would there could be
NO caste no class, no savage; but all good
One universal glorious brotherhood.
Time will produce II. Though the eternal wheels
Long courses yet must roll ere mankind feels
The happy, genial, heartfelt sympsthy-
Where every interest blends in perfect harmony
Where power is not, and where sincerest love
70 social Justice all the world shall move
Well hope that blessed time Assembled here
We honor him the prophet Of that year,
Its prophet when, by lust Of power defled,
The despot mother warred against her child.
Fair Freedoms prophet when her destiny
Seemed darkest, dreariest When none but he
Gould save. His clear unvarnished Common Sense
spoke with the feryid power Of eloquenee.
His pen and press throughout our sun ring Land
Raised up new hopes inspired our sinking band,
Almost resolved 70 yield. In that dread pause
They almost doubt the justice of their cause.
IT was indeed time TO try the soul,
When Paine and pointed Freedoms goal,
Solved the great problem OF the "Rights OF Man,
And conquered tyranny back to Europe ran.
Second toast
Frances Wright-Her noble devotion in the cause of
human liberty in throwing aside her preudices Of BIRTH
education, and sex, proclaims her noble and dsin
terested patriot while her powerful mind and splendid
eloquence demonstrate that genius and worth not
limited to sex, but are universal 1
Mr.. WEBB responded by reading very able eulogy
vi rTduceS Virgin.
The remaining tOasts were then read
Third toast
National Public Schools
To raise the youth from degradation
Light the lamp Of information
Spread the blaze Of education
Around this great misled nation.
knowledge il mankind's salvation
Against all priesty domination.
Mr.. WALKER responded.
Fourth toast
The Sages and Heroes OF the American Revolution
Their names and deeds are emblazoned on history's
page-humanity owes them debt Of gratitude which
never be repaid-may their and daughters be ami
mated by the same love Of liberty and hatred Of op
preston.
Mr.: BRowN responded.
Fifth toast
May their day Of delverance be at hand when sweeping
despots from power they shall establish in their place
the holy democratic trinity Of liberty, equality and
Air-sihe Marsellaise Hymn
Sixth toast
The Memory of Departed Liberals-Though prescribed
and prosecuted they have fought the good fight laying
the foundation broad and deep Of mans regeneration
from ignorance, error, and superstition
Air." Hail Columbia"
Seventh toast
The good time coming, when crowns and mitres
emblems OF political and moral deuson viii be swept TO
kingcrat and priestcraf ike salem withcraft shall be
found only in history. Air-Yhe Star Spanged Bannero
Eighth toast
The Press-Free and untrammelled,
Let truth and error grapple.
Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers
But error wounded wrthes in pain,
And dies amid her worshppers
Ninth toast
Woman, the great purifyer and elevator Of humanity
may she take her proper place in society," as the de-
pendant, but as the equal of man.
Dr. HALL, in responding to the last toast, said
that he could not pay a higher tribute to woman
than by quoting the following from Montgomery
There woman reigns the mother, daughter, wife,
Strew with fresh flowers the narrow way Of life;
Around her knees domestic duties meet,
And Preside pleasures gambol at her feet.
The fair PRESIDENT stated that a substitution
would be entered into for the purpose Of purchasing
q marble slab, with an appropriate inscription, in
commemoratiOn Of Thomas Paine, to be placed in
the Washington Monument. This block OF marble,
said she, will be counterbalance to that Of Rome.
The company then separated in high, good humor,
evidently much gratied with the festivities of the
evening.