New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-23

tncte Of New EDeIsod whose virus II d part culsiy
tProPiaie or VI TO celebrate this occasion give.
enntI examples Of the care taken TO add TO the
eIaceiplness Of form srd person which distingu.hes
her Daughters educatien moral and intellectual euI
tnre lAppause Thus fer Col Benton sddr.ssed the
soes bot in 30 low tone that our reporter was IN.
Nie 70 secure perfect notes Of bis remarks Having
TUNED to the main and masculine portion of the a.,
eemoly, ne spoke in a more audible forel Hsv.
,nP PAD my respects (he continnsdl to those Who
nave me place of honor wherever they may be. 70,
wherever they aye II is place of honor lApplausel
eooress my self to The sentment which has been de-
livered: "Our Country our whole countr," (Ap
p'spsel: / respond to that With all my heart, and
without geing into the which bind the whole
together say In brief in short III the two hal zee
OF this Union, the North and the South were made for
each other az much az Adam and Eve were made fo-
one another; and say sccursed be the serpent ana
bruised bis bead that undertakes mischief add divi
son S between them lAppl,usel. The ns1t sentimsn,
%Sicn Las been delivered-vhich is cont1ioed
ne s"t to which il i: my privilege
ssgacity and the courage of New England men Who
assisted in laying the foundations OF a government
under which We live, who assisted in carrying it sue
cesspiy through the struggle Of the Revolution. He
tory has done them justice and will carry down their
names with the foremost OF those ilustrous men of
Virginia in the South as having acted their pan. In
the spirit Of brotherhood and generou, emulation
Then the third part Of the sentiment prospective II
looks ahead and undertakes to speak for New Englsnd
in time to come Gentlemen, this point is one on
which the experience have inst gone through enables
me W tEthk. IL II DuL q tDOrT Time ago mat N4ud.
ing on the banks of the Missouri River more
than hundred miles the sunset side Of the great
father OF Hoods" Iput my foot in car and cane
fer away, apd finally ran to the banks # the Penob,cot
70 the enterprise Of New England For the whole dis
tsnce, rolled roads which New-Eoeand enter
Prise cas- made Applansel. 1t was my fortune to
In very short time what few zee, in extensive
country, those heightened roads; saw that end of
the road which is nearest the setting and that end
which Is nearest the rising SUM- and when reached that
end nearest the rising was far East that people
down East spoke OF New York as being in the West
and this to me strange when the banks of the
Mississippi looked far toward the Getting sun to find
1.-THE West" and was so far North that line drawn
directly west from the poiot on which stood would
leave on its south the cspios Of Queen Vctoras do
minions continent take in part of Upper Can
ada and much OF Lower Canad; and at the same time
by the united enterprise of New En- gland and Old En-
gland such improvements had been made within that
line that could have gone back to st LOus ia less
time than 10 have followed route entirely through our
own country. In this New England men did their
share. While my fellow citizens during forty days of
last Summer, under the heats Of Summer sostital
in the FIR South spoke Fl m day 10 day 10 the masses
in the open air; that Winters sOstitis is bare
y giving faint rays Of light and the GELD weather il
upon us, | am here to acknowledge a tribute which
New Eng lander who has had some experience aid
An inquiry was made as to my whereabouts, and
whether could be here this evening, that New-En-
gland gentleman who has had occasion to become
quanted with me, answered, "He will be here or he
will be dead" And was here [Appsuse]. have
gone through New England, my fel,w.ctzens; need
not explain that purpose here the occasion does not
require it. have gone through New. England. Dur
ing thirty dsys-the last that we passed. have gone
rough New England far down East, and upon several
lines, and have seen mAsses OF people, seen them 10
their assemblagts seen them in their cars, them
in their houses conversed with them and became
quanted with them and will say that am qualified
by experience to 10 the last clause which that
toast contains, which pledges New England courage,
New. England patriotism, New England sagacity
TO the maintenance OF this Union, am quail
flied so far as the feeble voice of such
person a. am vouch, am qualified to vouch for
the whole # Cbeer'l. And regret felow-citizsns,
that inclination duty circumstances do not compel
us of the two halves Of the Union to mnge more with
each other. wish that all those of the South who are
cha ged with the administration OF public affairs could
90 through New England as l have done, meeting
these people in masses meeting them casnay in cars
invited TO their bouses welcomed to their hospitality,
and treated with kndDess and affection which will De
TO me- a salvfr 10 the las moment of my existence.
Ane II at Congress has been put upjn salaries
body fer the whole year. if had been in Congress st
Congress at the time should have moved an amend
psy for the whole year. should be service for the
whole year. and should commence Immediately aite
the time in this way: That every one who lived in the
North should 90 South and remain until Congress
meets: and every located South should co M
North and remain until Congress meets lAPplsusel
and they would 60 back with better knowledge o.
each other, ard would NEE. each other with better
feelings al if come of the violent men Of the South
who have the spirit of dsuni-n in their minds were 70
sse the fair young woman saw, they would be Dim
full Of union before they left Laughter ana aPphusel
Fellow. Citizens il is three centuries and hsf
since this New World was discovered. But don't be
alarmed; am not going into tedious history OF the
two Americas from the time OF the landing VI Column
bus down to the presept day. Tbst part called South
Amerca-and include in il occasions Of this sort,
Mexico-was discovered hundred years before North
America The land was full Of attractons-was lana
of sunshine of flowers, Of perfumes OF mines OF gold
and silver of diamonds, and of people advanced IN
civilization. hundred years later North America
was discovered. 1t had none of the attractions belong
ing 10 the othe-neiiber its nires Of gold and silver
and diamonds, Nor its sunny climate and periomea az
mosphere its advanced civilization, like that OF
TIE en- pires Of Mexico and Peru. Yet what has been
tire difference between the progress Of the two Amer
icas This America Of ours settled oy those sho are
| tie compatrios of the Pilgrims, has reached de-
gree Of civilization, refinement prosperity happiness
and civil and religious liberty which leaves the other
America imue asurably behind. And what san be sad
of North America in connection wlte south America IN
ton with the rest of North America. The Merrinac,
The Kennebec, the Audroscoggin, and the Penoosco.
were far behind the Potomac and the James Rivers IN
their attractions; but what has been the reeut The
result has been that this NewEngland, which was ae
far behind the other parts Of North Amenca as Norm
| America was behind South America is now ahead.
In all the useful and ornamental arts in what contrib
ut.s 10 the advancement and perfection OF the human
being, .he has gone ahead, and has gone into other
parts Of the Union, rendering education, educated
young men to instruct her youths, pious ana
men in every walk in life, and artisans
though mentioned last they are among the most use;
| fuI and honorable of the whole. New. England
has done il. And who have been through her sterile
fields have found ey cry where for have examined into
everything, an abundance Of hospitality and comfort
with which WIS before unacquainted. have gone
through their factories from top to bottom. ! nave
been ssto nished at the peri f their machinery
and sometimes lave asked, Did you get that inven-
ton E m Old EDslandl' for knew was putting an
heir mettle and they would instantly answer. NO.
NV, =, - OF only / surprIeei by