The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-01-10

Col. BENrON's COMPLIMENT TO New
: ENGLAND.-At the 5lst anniversary dinne
OF the New England Society of New York
; which took place at the Astor House recent
, ly, Colonel Benton alluded in very happ,
manner to his recent visit through New Eng
land. as follows
:" have zone through New England. IN,
fellow citizens, and for purpose need no
explain here. The occasion does hot require
It. have gone through New England. dur
ing thirty days; have gone far down East
and have seen masses of people-seen then
IN acknowledgement them in the cars-srer
them IN their hOu>es-convtr>rd with them
and have he"ome acquainted with them. and
| will say that Am qualified by experience
10 answer TO the last clause of the toast which
pledges New ENGLAND patriotism. New Eng.
land courage and New England >ayaci,y for
the maintenance OF the Union. am quail
fled to vourh, 50 far as the feeble voice OF
such person as am can vouch for the W hole
Of it. cloud applause.) regret. fellow
citizens, that inclination or duty, or circum-
stances, do not compel of the two halves of
the Union to min.le more with each other
(Apphusr.)
If any Southerner with notions of dlsun-
ion in his head, will 90 to New England,
will give security that if he sees the vounc
women there as saw them. his head would
be brlmtul of union before he gets back
daughter and appau>-)
10 the other part OF the Union size spEGls
educated young men TO instruct our :OurhS,
piouS and learned parsons to ill our pnpirs,
learned men in every walk Of life, and arti-
sanS-thon1h last. vet among the most useful
and honorable Of the whole. New England
has doEe thai, and ]. who have been through
her sterile fields and examined INTO every
thing, have found everywhere an abundance,
hospitality. a comfort of living with which
| was before unarqnalntrd. | have zone
through their factories. from top to bottom.
and have been aStonI>hrd at the perfection of
their machinery. have sometimes asked
them whether ,nrv did not yet their mac him
cry from Old Englari-knowiny WIS PIT
ting them on their ,ntttt for they send their
inventions to old England instead OF borrow
inc from thcm-and they would an>wcr:-
No. SIR we DO all his ourselves Hn: there
WAS something which a>iGHi>iIr,i me more e.
ven than III" perfection Of ,i.c.ir machinery.
II WAS the cleanliness which p"ryaird every
department. II was the am,r. well ,.n,l-
a'rd room III Summer. and well warmed in The
winter. II was the neat and rornrv appear,
ai!"c OF the operatives. 10th ml,,. aud trlnllr
II vas that VIII h struck ne 1t was nv nu>i-
ness to converse with all. cnnvrr>rd with
the Young wonrn lao are cnci.r,l in the fac.
torres (>om" lanGhrer.) ard found them at,
tra,tIvr arrl culuriv. MODEST without beinr
ha>htul. ct easy confidence without assurance.
ready III conversation wlEOnt .orwartinrs>.
and OF treat Intelligence. /! wc!lt 10 their
boarding houses and there al NY i.lra< WE'RE.
reversed; for hai h,.ior,. n:r the picture of
the operatives a, they are IN Erriand. iivInc
IN small. narrow. confined. Uncomfortable
buildings. stn'r'! tor i)od and c.ofhirn. On
the contrary i tuund these o;,rrativr>-Ii ilrk
NAV say without dI>;,arsn,ln.u, 20 any "
hrrc-a> comfortably and handsomely >itna,
ted As urn.r-r> OF Congress are in WASHING.
ton city. l!.ru.h'rr) Ihrr live Ia large,
>tt'r'l. t!'-.n houses. ar,i lol enter in H..
>,m" ;ulr''rr a, Yea enter ,:riur IN Wash.
inLrcn. luu IT, The bel! aud wait I'll ia.
9lrI comes and "r'n> II. You are shown in
10 he ptr.or. where ven -" the >,n" k;,I
oi furniture - Won viii tird n 4 C.rrr,.,s
mans h"a,'inr hou>" IN Washington city -
icr ~ Down ana ntVrlr, tor whom Won want
Il Wa >",r IN ::rr hour when went IN IA
one ii Ties" houses. and ,lrrird nv c,IrrnS.
itN - II - to Ak thu mistress Of TIE. Ions.
Ia taxi me- INTO the 20 KIM department and
show nr Lov >hr cooked G.,u.ht-r) -.
>ll4 ~ was taken untwarr> ana was Lo.
prrp.rrH for i. ! SAL that was rxartiv IL.
;Aing | wanted: wanted to see 4, il WAS ev.
cry q Nv WITHOUT II orr. ado >ll.. ot.,r.d m,
door and led me in. All ti,~r was rn,k,n,
"oIn, on III a roam 50 neat tia. a lady m.ht
ST there and carry on her SEWING or orna.
, mrnfa, work This WAS The. con ltIun IN whi,
found the hou>r> %! the operatives: and IN
all these comforts they add 'h- l-l>ur. 10 read
an! cultivate The mind. i".ll upon that,
fellow c'izru> AS one of the circumstances
win, n struck ne III visit 10 New ENGLAND.
And now have 10 SAY to ,ou that. not 81
'a'td with my visit of thirty day>-travrl-
Ing every day and speaking every night
am to return there when the winter Is still
further advanced have t. aI,ir->, the stu
dents of Yale University and o, C,mSrilre
and when | return to the grra, West shall
be a"le TO bear my :r>inony-and will hear
it chrcrtulIy-fo the fact that in all Nh. ex.
tended domlnIOn> OF tins wide NOR their. Is
no place where the heart Of the I-rple-l
speak ot the "rrai masses. Of thu ,.rrpowrr-
inc nnmhrr>-whrr' the hearts of th,. ,..o,,l,
are more loyal to the mon of these STATE.
than in New England Cloud and con,inu.
ed arpIausr.)