OF THE SONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, CELEBRATED IN BOSTON, NOVEMBER 2, 1853; INCLUDING ALSO AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN BOSTON ON THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL AT DANIEL WEBSTER, Their Late President. PHONOGRAPHIC REPORT BY ALEXANDER C. FELTON. BOSTON: JAMES FRENCH AND COMPANY, 78 WASHINGTON STREET. 1854. US 11507.11.2 Y APK 11 1961 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1853, BY JAMES FRENCH & CO. In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. Press of the FRANKLIN PRINTING HOUSE, 210 Washington Street, BOSTON. Introduction. THIS volume contains an authentic account of the proceedings of the Sons of New Hampshire, together with the speeches, songs and sentiments delivered on the occasion of their second Festival, held in the city of Boston, November 2, 1853; also copies of the letters received from such invited guests as were unable to be present,and a registry of names. This celebration was to have taken place last year, in conformity with the resolutions passed at the first Festival, but it was postponed in consequence of the demise of the President of the Association, the lamented DANIEL WEBSTER. It has, therefore, been deemed appropriate to incorporate with these pages the transactions of the Sons of New Hampshire, in connection with those of the citizens of Boston, on the occasion of Mr. Webster's death, and the obsequies in honor of his memory. It will be seen that the interest manifested in the first Festival had not, in the least, declined; and that this second family gathering, like the preceding, has afforded the highest gratification to all who participated in its pleasures. The present volume, it is hoped, will prove not less acceptable than the former, both to the members who remain at home and to those who have emigrated from the land of their birth; and that it may afford another illustration of the veneration and love of New Hampshire men for their native State, and their laudable desire to perpetuate the renown of her sons. |