New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-15
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80 emp,y she irlpu,ee Of rwe sen5nent-.o b,roi
the Pss with ia grea. men and gres; iess0rA they
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The Hon. THohAs EwISe vGs he orator ~ the DAY,
and bic theme worthy Of he man aui Of tho ccc,
s,or. II deiense Of the old Ordinance Of l7%.
], was fitting that before thp great Charter Of fesdn
be consigned TO the rubbish Of the psst !. shOud re-
ceve from one Of the greatest of American statesmen,
,rhu:e and f.reeel eulogum worthy 20 be paced ny
the side of the honorable mer,Ion WEBSTER gave i.
nearly thirty years ago. Mr.. EwrsC hestated ne.
10 cal things by their light names, and vlther-
ing ves the exposure he msde Of The ooc.'.n;e ,
Of Squst.er Sovereignty. be showed the two
methods Of organizing TerTl.Or1es-that by an o,di-
like the oflis7 and by the Popular Sover-
eighty method Of the KaDsas-NebrGska act. lie W..
orousy portrayed the difference IN principle, and
when be cue 10 portray the vas: difference ia prsc'
teal result the quietly leading into the uon the
sister States Of the Northwest, many of whom are
already great and ustIous and the other producing,
It's natural consequences, the bloody and lnfe-n.
scenes Of Kantss, HE calm but memorable logic was
terrible 10 the political unbels Mr.. EwIsG hss
hmself visited Kansas and many Of the plsces which
bad been dishonored by violence and tloodsheG be
had seen with bic own eyes. He also discussed many
OF the political bearings Of Slavery. and predicted the
ultimate and complete triumph Of Free Labor in erad
ca.ing Slavery entirely from the land. The tone of
th;s part Of his speech reminded me OF the recent
great speech Of Seward though milder and Iess de-
fant. regret that It did not fall in with his purpose
10 give more prominence TO the moral aspects of the
question. The speech will soon be printed.
One Of the most interesting and touching OF Toe
everis of the day the meeting Of the venerable
pioneers and their earnest gTeetDgs. This took place
the platform, and "a the white. hslred veterans
recognized each other. and with oterng step hurried
T. The embrace and shook hands over W. 4O and %
years Of separation, md III some cases almost Over
the grave for they thought each other dead, and
their eyes which at the first frightened with gadness
grew om with the tegrs Of VARIOUS memories end
they all at last grew still in silent thought-tbe scene
sent thrill of precious emotion through the who're
assembly.
Mr. Amos Porter of Salem, Washington County,
o.. was the " observed Of all Observer. tie IS the
last survivor Of the first band Of A. who landed here
20 years ago to-day. When boy he heard the boom
ing guns of Bunker Hill; to-day, other sounds meet
ms ear-tbe reveIent greetings OF great and tree
people VINO, by their representations from AL parts OF
ihe West rose 20 do him honor. There were present
also the Hon. Joseph Barker Of Washington County,
and Mr.. Converse of Morgan County the Oldest living
native sons OF the North West Territory.
There were also those who whose fathers had been
killed by the Indians, and who had themselves spent
years in CAPTIVITY and were familiar with the thrilling
scenes of WYVE's victories Such gathering OF
such men will never again be made.
These Veterans had public dinner given them at
the National House where many appropriate toa'ts
were offered and responses made. Gen {. B. GoD-
sentiment Sa The Ord1Ancef Of I5S7.' Prof. L. b.
ASDKEwS of Marietta responded TO Z" Hon Ruas Put
of Marietta 70 the toast in honor Of the vetr
an Amos Porter. Judge Brown of Athens, gradu-
ate of Ohio university at Athens, the oldest nstl-
tion in the West, responded to the sentiment Early
love Of Educstion," &c. j. W. ANDREWS, ID. d.,
responded TO the "Pioneer Clergy Judges Hay
WARD and BARKER gave other responses to toasts
which have now escaped my mnd. After dlnner
there was q reunion in the large Odd feliows Hail.
for free social intercourse, and large number assem-
bed.
This evening We have had large meeting in the
old Congregational Church (the Oldest church build
ing in the Stste) to hear the old men tell their tales
o the oden time. Judge Barker narrated several M
cideDts, sad and some amusing. hr. Joseph
Kelly OF Marietta, who was captive for five years
among the Indians gave thrilling account OF some of
the scenes through which he passed. There were in
teresiDg "reminiscences from other men. IL was e1-
peced that Gov. Chase would be present, but the IT.
expected adjournment OF the Legislature prevented
his coming. Letters from Judge MLEAN OF the y. ;.
Supreme Court. Gov. WooDBIDGE OF Detroit, Hon.
LEWIS CAss, Hon. f. ID. MASsrIELD of Cincinnati,
and many others were read. Pioneer Association
was formed, Of which ANsELOS L. NYE, esq, II Presi-
dent and Prof. l.. Is. ANDHWs Secretary. The o6
iec is TO gather up these precious memorials OF the
Past before they are irrecoverably lost.
There Were brought to the evening meetings some
fine old letters aud documents, but there was no time
for reading and exhibiting them. Some OF them were
autograph letters Of Gen. Washington; one contains
statement of much interest. II is dated Mount Ner-
ron, June > 1894, and addressed to Gen. KuiaS
Putnam. lie writes: 81 wish 1t was IN my power 10
" petition for lsnds the Ohio aud its waters than
" am about to do. Afer this matter aud Information
" respecting the establishment for peace were my IN
quiIies went through Annapolis solely directed;
" but could not learn that enythine decisive had
been done in either. On the latter hear Congress
" are differing about their powers. ba' as hey h7re
" accepted the ceSsiOn from Virginia, tND HANE RE-
" SOLVED TO LAY orr TEN NEW STATES, bounded by
stitudes and longitudes il would be supposed that
" they would determine something respecting the ior-
mer before they adjourn; and yet, very mlch
question it, as the latter is TO happen on the third,
" that Is to- morrow Now was Washington m.staken
in regard to this Resolution and was none passed
If passed, il repealed before the Ordinance IN
l7s7 three years after v hen the same Territory was
to be be- divided into not less than three nor more
4" than five new States Who reduc ed the number,
and why There both social and political reasons
against 20 large Ststes Ten Free States formed from
the oIth West Territory would have been better thsn
five. They would all in time be sufficiently popnous:
Mr.. EWING estimates the aggregate population oi
this area seventy years hence, at 60 600 souls.
Auother letter written 10 Gen. Il. PtTHAN, Is soine-
what pertinent TO the present time, and is worthy OF
peiusal by Chief Justice Taney:
"Hr,p Qu.RrERs, Feb. Q l7SS.
Sir: MI Hobby having claimed hi' property Lesr. man
viii be pleased order Court Of Inquiry, consisting live
b. sppOined ~ brssde 10 exam
81 rriaued in service Having Inquired int the inat
with an the sttendpg circums,nces they will report you
IN, opinion thereon which Will communicate 10 me rs soon
am Sr with great regard you! mos, u OBJ aEtsHdroy
"P. s-An concerned should b. notified to attend
This letter shows three things: First. that coored
men fought i'll the Revolution at least for ogr h6rtH
if not for their OVID; Second, they had rights which
WAsHINGToN felt should lie respected for he appoint
ed five az respectable officers could be found III the
brigade to examine the matter, and required al cor
cerned 10 be notified TO attend aod Third, he believed
~ iH sanctioned