Daily national Republican., 1863-10-17
A TRIBUTE TO THE PRESIDENT.
The Massachusetts, Charitable Mechanics

The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics
Association, In Boston, Is . notable, substan-
tial and influential institutiou. They own the
Revere House and q number Of things. The
best men Of Boston have been identified with
the Association. Their industrial exhibitions
are immense, and their festivals call out the
best talent of the "Hub." Their Nineteenth
Triennial Festival was held in Faneuil Hall
last Wednesday. VIM. W. Clspp, Jr., editor
Of the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette, was
the orator OF the occasion, and delivered fell
ctous address.
The first regular toast was
"The President Of the United States"
Hon. A. II. Rice, formerly Mayor of Boston,
who has served his constituents Of the Fourth
Massachusetts District in Congress 60 accepta-
bly, that he was reelected In the late canvass,
responded 10 the toast In the following eloquent
and truthful language:
He said that no words Of bis could complete
or intensity the interest Of this occasion, and
he felt hesitation in contrasting the tinsel of
his rhetoric with the solid and substantial re.
marks to which they had just listened. He
said that II he had the gin Of speech he could
employit on no theme more satisfactory to
himself than In responding TO sentiment COM
plmentary to the President. II the Presidept
knew how much OF the intelligence and worth
of Massachusetts, was there represented, and
tho cordiality with which allusion had been
made to his high ONCE, 1t would be gratihca-
tion that would dispel something Of the anxiety
and alleviate something Of the toll, which
makes up the burden Of oflicial life. After
three years Of terrible, desolating war, strug-
CLING against rebels and traitors at home In
spite Of tho schemes Of designing Parlisments
and foreign cabinet: and the mschinstions Of
imperial tricksters, be thanked Heaven that we
still had President Of the United States to be
the recipient Of the respect and venoration of
the American people. (Applause.1
He thanked Heaven that he was no sutocrat
no military despot seeking to destroy the
liberties Of the people--but he was the chosen
magistrate Of free, undissolved and indivisi-
BILE nationality - -commander-in-chief Of an
army terrible In NUMBER sndin prowess, upon
whose banners light the eagles of victory; chief
OF navy, too, that has seized upon materials
of nature, and wrought them into new and in
vulnerable forms that he was surrounded by
twenty millions OF people devoted to the well
with one voice and energy were always pre-
pared to take up the patriotic sentiment, The
Union must and shall be preseryec% In this
utterance the American people speak no more
in their owp- Interest than in the common In
terest Of mankind. There has been no truer
that uttered by the Russian Minister-that the
perpetuity of the American Union was essential
to the preservation Of the peace Of the world.
The speaker believed that no man trod the
soil Of America who carried in his bosom a
warmer or more patriotic heart-one more ar
IDENTIFY devoted TO the preservation OF the Gov
ernmept, to the promotion Of the welfare and
the happiness Of the whole people-than Abra
ham Lincoln. The duty devolving upon all at
this hour was to give all their powers to i'm
itate the devotion which he gives to the welfar,
Of his country. II we do that, we shall rise To
the exigencies and the necessities Of tho hour
aud the effort which will 60 forth will dispe
every doubt at home and abroad respecting III,
ultimate and speedy triumph Of our cause, ant
we shall raise up the glorious old banner higi
above the vicisitudes Of crumbling thrones an,
falling empires, and our arms and our peopl
will carry 1t forward to coming generations, t.
be held everywhere, among all men, as the ever
lasting symbol Of liberty and power.