The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-01

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- wear ple6sazt counfsnance. aAdto b N GOD
prediotoas Of ssue that thsfe win not Be ics.d In
TIE coming Legislature ~ VIE oaA drift bill or
mske . report, that there would b No want Of
ability to perform Ill the duties that may be 70.
ns, he said, exceedingly. They charge ~ with
hostile intentions towards those who seek homo
here, and BEG that error NAY be corrected. have
never found brother Who did not open his arms 70
come IN American citizen and sustain American
Interests. he gave a sentiment
The American P.rty-Actng upon the principles often
ncucaed By Washington II declares to the world that
fair shores and fertile lands 1t win preserve in their pu
rty the free institutions established and sealed by the
blood of our fathers
The PRESIDENT then said no had the honor to In.
troduce man who had been called distinguished
politc an, and who certainly was one Of the best
abused" mon In Massachusetts,, and that was the
Hon. Henry Wilson, Of Nstick.
Proceeded ON his part to express his gratitude for
the manifestation Of regard which had bean given
him He said be had accepted tho kind invitation
TO be present this evening with great deal Of
pleasure for be came thore not only to participate
In the festivities Of the occasion. but to pay hs
tribute OF respect to their distinguished representa-
tive In the Congress Of the United States. (Long
continued spplsnse Hs was glad p % there and nd
fortune to diner in the political contesta Of the
past. rejoice. said he, that you and and al Of
No can stand here together tonight upon common
platform. lApplauss:2 And standing upon that hat
cause Of human liberty in America, applause D
that our watchvord and our motto shall be the
words Of Daniel Webster, Liberty and union,
He van ann nSs soss 70 eom I'd
been referred to a. the best abused" politi-
clan in Massachusetts,. However much he might
have been abused by articles written against him,
cles than others had ever written; for With his
owledge Of himself he knew he had more faults
than they had ever presented. He was glad to meet
there gentleman (referring to Rev: Lyman VIII:
Mr.. Banks. He liked frank, generous man, and
he thought Mr.. w. deserved the gratitude Of tbs
people Of the district, and Of Massachusetts,, for
the course he had pursued. He would tender to
him his hearty thanks for his magnanim0us and
disintere ted action. He had done what every man
should do on al lt 0ccasions-placed the cause be-
fore any personal advancement. He then referred
TO the present national administration, and said
those in Massachusetts, who had recently won the
greatest political triumph ever won in the country,
should take warning by the fate Of national ad-
miDiSration borne into power on the wave of popu-
lar favor. They bad come INTO power by majority
general concurrence and appreciation OF the people.
They could maintain their position only by admin
istsriDg the government with ability, and with
q OeVOgOQ 70 Qer lnteloSt9, Q6f QOnOr ana nef
glory. If wise counsels prevailed in their cd
ministration Of the government, new era
would be inaugurated In the State, and they
would control her destnies for years to come.
that the young man who had been with them this
evening, who had been chosen by the people to ad-
minister the government along with his friend ON
his right (Mr BROWN would use their efforts to GO
terests and advance their own reputation. He nad
no doubt of their ability, and he knew they had
disposition to do it. He had likewise the greatest
confidence in the Legislature elected. Though
they had been trained in the free schools and in the
town governments OF Massachusetts, and they were
able to carry on the government of the common
wealth with honor to themselves and advantage to
ance with public men. and he bad yet to learn tina.
gentleman Of any party in Massachusetts, possessed
any ple-eminent qualifications over those Of any
other party for the administration Of the govern
that the American party was disposed TO use its
power to the prejudice Of foreigners, simply be.
cause they are foreigners. He for one, had no sym
patty with such sentiment. (Applauae.) he went
be the complexion the Almighty bad impressed upon
him. (Applause long and loud.) While yield to
every man thrown upon the soil Of Anne lea all the
duties and charities Of le do not visa to make him
lave ceased long ago to run after "the rich Irish
brogne," or the German vote. Applause and
laughter) happeKed to be travelling in Ohio In
i 1857 SAID he, when General Scott vas traversing
Irish brogue," and thought then, and still thiuk,
1t was degradation end humiliation that he who
bad led the armies Of the republic for forty years
v with eminent ability SHOULD be srsveriHE the
but TO foreign element for support. trust that
was the last Presidential campaign when any man
will traverse the country appealing to either the
Irish or German element among Us. would make
nd hA an Ann
and mot appeal to any race among us. think that
u the object Tor which you have fought and 20 far
- that goes It has my whole heart. (Cheers and
4 is %9I ssssS s ia Z re e aa
Of ths evening and ct The same time IN doing what
ne couli TO honor the representative Of the district
who he believed would IN the future, he had done
United States In favor Of liberty and Of the great
mechanical interests Of the country, and Of eli mea
s11es that are truly and eminently American. Gap
plause and ch<en1
Rev. LYMAN WHITING, Of Reading. was then
called up, and was received with great cheering.
He expressed his thanks for the appreciation which
the gentlemen present seemed to bestow upon what
:: bad SGs n T. the election q Mr.
form than Il could possibly be for them even to
recognise. (Gvat applause.) II he was mot mis-
thken the ecene before him had few parallels in the
idea Of common men having anything to do with
the political affairs Of the country had bean intro.
duced, INDICATED and established. We're the men
who were there this evening men who had been
who had walked but enc hide Of the ballot box, who
had but one and the same banner over them and
one watchword in their ears aud ON their tongues
BY no means; they were men who had come up from
the tribes; men who had had prejudices that allied
them - strongly a. any political tie could do to
their parties; but here they were together-men
who had carried all sorts Of tickets when they had
voted voted hsretei io (Applause2 On tho evening
Committee Of Safety were gathered together and the
immortal Warren presided. Toe men there gathered
were not wings nor democrats, free sellers, but
the first American party since that period. The 60.
tbering was like political Ellis; they had left their
sNor0s and lsI ces outside that hall, and had come
g ere with one banner over them, which they
oped to carry half over the world. (Great cheer
ihg) He then referred to the hard things which
were said Of the American party. He hoped they
would not be big enough fools to Justify the fears