The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-25
THE MASSACHUSETTS TWKNTY-FIRST EN-
ROUTE FOR WASHINGTON.

Tie twenty regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers,
under command OF Colonel Morse left Worcester Friday
evening at six O'clock and thence proceeded by way Of
Norwich to this city, arriving at early hour yesterday
morning in the steamer Connecticut. The boat did not
touch New York. but landed the soldiers at the railroad
depot in Jersey City, where collation. had been provided
Cor the regiment to which hoy did good Justice Tho
were armed with the Springfield rifle but promised
moro improved weapon their arrival at Washington
They well provided with ambulances and wagons
have nearly hundred horses for the train After the
collation. the men were drawn up in lne and executed
several to the eminent satisfaction of the
large number OF spectators and guests who present
SPEECH OF GENERAL wALBRIDGE.
General HIRAM wAIBRpGE Was then called upon by Mr..
Howe the Chairman Of the committee and after the ap
plause had subsidod with which he was welcomed and
after paying high compliment TO the courage and pa
triots of the Massachusetts, and Of her talented
and an efficient Governor Ono A. andrew and the admira
transmission of her troops by Nr. Howe further sad
The right of revolution s as old as the human family but
revolution and secession not regarded identical by
those who claim the right Of any State to secede from the
federal Union Secession is claimed to be the dis
solution Of partnership from which any State may
the right of revolution and successful but they had
real grievances to rosis-they taxed without repre-
sanitation, and the mother country alike Indifferent
to their interests or the ties Of consanguy. Not
with the action Of the federal government toward
the South. We never wronged and injured them. Year
in and year out we have manfuy stood by them
in what deemed their constitutional rights They have
had almost unlimited control of tho general governments
they have had the great majority OF Presidents Of
the foreign minister's OF the judiciary. They have in
yariably controlled tho army and the navy while slave
property the only property allowed any representation
in the administration Of the government When and
whore has the general government refused to
any law passed by Congress that had for it's object
the maintenance Of the constitutional rights of the South?
The whole executive and judicial power of the govern
ment have been uniformly and constantly exertcd carry
out good faith all legislation that looked to that object
The fugitive eave law has been faithfully executed
in every Northern State. But when Massachusetts,
sent Of her most eminent citizens TO South Carolina
20 the validity Of that constitutional provision which
guarantees tho citizens Of State the privileges
chat are accorded TO their own citizens, how was he
treated rcyd and prosecuted and finally sought refuge
beyond the borders TO be saved from the hands of an in
luriated mobs Was that the sort Of treatment frem
sister State to another9 that last the which
this continent had first introduced the ballot the Bible,
and the printing press the descendants OF that body Of
sn who on the drew up the mrs. snea
on the then bleak and nhosptabe shores of New Eng
sIand.
There were men with hoary hair
Amid that Pilgrim band.
Why had they come to wither there
Away from their chdhood's landf
There was woman's fearless eye,
Lat by her deep loves truth;
There was manhood's brow, serenely high,
And the fiery heart Of youth.
All! call it holy ground
The soil where first they trod:
They left unstalned what there they found
Freedom to worship God
or what grievance has South Carolina right to
pains Why should she seek break up tho Uniong In
South Carolina there not rs 900 slaveholders
not more than constitutes tho population Of one of
wards in the upper part OF this cyyet those % 600
mon exercise absolute control South Carolina and in the
administration Of the general government in the Senate
they had an equal voice with massachusetts,, win us
million of inhabitants Of Pennsylvania, with its two
millions and half Of hardy enterprising and industrious
people Had not Florida which has cost us millions upon
millions out Of the common treasury, with population
under fifty thousand property valuation of only three
and twenty Millions equal power in the Senate Of the
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