The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-23


and then afterwards BY their wseom laid foundation
Of tho government On that point history has done
the foremost OF those hlustrious men Of Virginia
and OF the South. II will carry them all 90 wn
equal parts in carrying on the ~ar Of tne Revolution
n anerwara, founding the goysrnmen! History has
which s prospoCtve-which looks Hhcad es
to speak for New England for the tune come Gentle
men, that s point on which thu experience which /
have just gone through enables me 10 speak. Is bat
hort time ago that standing on the banks OF the
Missouri river, than hundred miles on the sunset
and came into the Far East ran @ the banks OF the
Pepobecot- some seventeen eighteen hundret miles
Every peh Of The distance was tribute to The enterprise
OF New England, for the whole distance rolled over
loacs which New England enterprise had made.
1app"ass2 GsIp II iva was my fortune to see Ia .
N our extended country and leng.haned roads
raw that end OF the railroad which uesres 70
nearest 70 the rising And when got that
toward the rising run was far that the people
"down east spoke Of New York being in the west I.
was to me very strange idea, who tho banks of the
MISSISSIPPI htl look far towa the setting find the
'"st was 20 far north at that time that hna drawn
west from the spot on which foot trod would of
= large share OF Queen vicoris's dominions-all her
shore and all ours OF the great lakes Onsro and Ere
her capital Of Upper Canada, and tho best parts
of Upper Canada, and at the same time Old Eng-
land and New England enterprise were gcing together
Such improvements been made there that could
have gone back to St Louis through the domlnions OF
victoria-through Montreal, Toronto and Chicago-tn
less time Than Icould have gone through tho heart Of my
own country During forty days last summer. und or
ihe neat Of the summer sun, spoke from day day
tho open air. and now when winters solstitial Is
barely giving his faint and when the frgd pole
Is coming on VI, travelled in open carriage last
Thursday night at the rate of eight nine miles
nour Tor the purpose OF taking the morning train
here. And here am to acknowledge the tribute
which New Engander VINO has hni some experience
morning as was rot OF the spot Is to nv
and as to whether was coming here this
us, a 81 That n m New highlander answered .hs WIN be
have gone through New England my fellow citizens and
iof purpose which need not explain here The
sion does not require it, have gone through New Eng
land, during thirty days have gone down East and
have .een masses OF peopeseen them in assem
them In their carsscen them their houses-con-
versed with them and become acquainted with them and
will ray that an qualified by experience answer to
the last cause OF the toast which pledges New Eoeand
patriotism, New England courage and New England saga
city Tor the maintenance of tos Union qualified to
youch, SO far as The feeble voice OF such person as
gre fellow citizens tina, inclination duty, or circum,
stances do not compel of the Two halves Of the Union
that hose Se sssa 1so are with ss
ADMINISTRATION OF public affairs, could 60 through
New Engiand az have done. meeting these people
to their houses-welcomed to their hospitalltes ard
treated with kindness and affection which viii be
to me soace to the last moment Of my existence
(Appause) wisn that others could do as have done
in that regard II bad been in Congress q. tho time
when our representatives voted themselves salaries
should have proposed amens sment-that a. We were
becoming saaried officers and paid for the whole
the service should commence Immediately election,
and In this way that every who is elected the
North should Immediately proceed TO the South and say
there until Congress meets and that every elected
the south should como to the North and stay there
III Congress meets. Qaughter and applause
Of each other, and, am wel assured,
with better disposition TO harmonlze together.
any sou,nernsr With notion, Of disunOn in bis head
sees the young women there A. them, his head will
be brimfr Of union before he gets back daughter
spp'sue) Fellow citizens II nov three and nalf
turies iincc the New World discovered That which
We call South America-and in this name include
America IL Was land full OF atracions-a land OF
sunshine, Of flowers and OF pcrumesof mines Of gold.
STATE Of cyiisaton hundred Year, siier wards this
North America was discovered. having none OF
the attractions which belonged 70 the osher-
either mines OF gold, or silver. diamonds-ns
sunny climate, or pcrfumed air, advanced
civization-no Enperors Of Mexico, Inoas OF Peru
American This America Of ours, settled by those who
were the compariots OF the Pilgrims has gone yard
prosperity. Of happiness OF civi and religious liberty
which leaves the other America immsasuraoiy
behind, and & that sps.ss something for races And
inferior In attraction In soil and climate that thing
was New England 70 The rest OF North America the her
scot being far behind the Potomac the James river
and the Roanoke In their attract ions % they themselves
s sss1d The Amazon and the P: And sn has b..
New England ID far behind the ether hall in the
s,irsc;i0as attract 80 Of SOL and climate, that va.
gone ahead In all the arts which belong useful
and ornamental life, which tend 10 the advsn So
ment and perfection OF the human being. She has gone
Ahead. To the othcr parts Of the Union she sends edu
eatd young men 70 instruct youths pous and learn
Cd parsons 10 m our pulps learned men IN every walk
OF lie, and atsaDs-though last yet among the most
useful and honorable Of the whole. New Eogand has
done that and who have been through her sterile fields
and examined into everything, have found evcrywhcr
an abundance, hospitality, . comfort OF living with
which was before unscquanted. have gone through
ther acteries from top TO bottom and have been ason
o ha
times asked them whether they did not get their ma
cfinery from Oid England-knovng was putting them
on their mee for they send their Inventions old Fog
land instead Of borrowing from them-and they would
an.wsr,-"No, sir, ve do all this ourselves"
even than the perfection Of their machinery. WAS the
cleanliness which pcrvsded every department II was
warmed in winter II was the neat and comely appear
snoe OF the operatives, both male ana female II
that which struck me. II WAS my business 10
with oil. converted with the young women who
engaged IN the factories (some ausher), and found
them attractive and comely mod@t without being bash
ful, Of easy confidence without assurance, roady In
versailon without forwardness and great intelligence
wert 10 their boarding houses, and there all my
were reversed; for bad before tue picture Of the
operatives ss they In Ens ami, living In small mar
row, confined uncomfortable buildings, stinted for
food sDd clothing on the contrary found these ope
TO anybody bere-as comfortably and handsomeiy
situated M members of Congress in Washington city
and yon enter 10 he rsme masneY a You enter psror
In washington. You ring the bell and ~ait TIL the girl
comes ana opens w. 1ou are SHOWN INTO the parior,
whore you sec the fsme kind OF furniture you will
ind In Congressman's boarding house I'm Washington
city. You ~ down and In quirc for who you want II
was dinner hour when vent up 70 one Of these
houses and carried my curiosity far 10 ask the
mistress OF the bousc 10 take cooking depart
mtni and chow me how snc cooked. (Iaughter.) she
ssd che was taken unavsrss and was not prepared for
A. saio that that exactly the thing wanted /
wanted 70 zee ~ was every cay Without moro ado
she opened the door and led In, and there
nE going on In room neat that lady might sit there
spd carry on Der sewing ornamental work
This the condition IN which found tho houses the
operatives and TO oil these comforts they add leisure
10 read and cultivate the mine dwell upon that fellow
eitssns - one Of the circumstances which struck IN
my Wait 70 New England And nov | have 70 say 70
yov that not 'staied with my visit Of thirty dsys-tra
yelling every day and speaking every night am 10
return ferc when the winter Ia st further sdvansed
have 10 address the students Of Yale University OF
Cambridge; and ~hen return 10 the great West shall
be able 70 Tear my iesumony-and viii bear cheer
iuy-tohe fact that IN all the extended domnions
Woe Union, there n no place where the hearts of the
peopI speak Of the sreai masses Of the overpoer,ne
npnber-whcrc the hearts OF the people are more loyal
70 NE unon o. these states than n New England Ioud
and continued applause)