I thank you, gentlemen, for remembering me so kindly on this occasion, and remain respectfully and truly your friend and servant, Robert C. Winthrop. Hon. Thomas Russell, Col. N. A. Thompson, H. F. French, Esq., Committee.
Letter from Hon. Emory Washburn.
Cambridge, Sept. 9, 1861.
Gentlemen: You have entire permission to make any use of my name you may think proper in promoting the objects of the proposed meeting in Faneuil Hall this evening.
I hope, besides, to be personally presship, or, by refusing to lend a hand, suffering her to drift upon the shoals and breakers that surround her.
Not doubting that old Faneuil Hall will again ring to-night with eloquence worthy of the grave ovation which calls the people together, and hoping to share with others the pleasure of listening to the distinguished gentlemen who are to address them,
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Emory Washburn. Hon. Thomas Russell, Hon. Newell A. Thompson, Hon. Henry F. French.
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We seem to be in the midst of prophetic political saltations.
The secret, sudden, and effectual dismemberment of the Whig, Democratic, and Free Soil parties, in this State, by the agency of an association improperly called Know Nothings, gave a new character to the political affairs of Medford; and, at the last gubernatorial election, the votes stood thus:--
Henry J. Gardner, Know Nothing423.
Emory Washburn, Whig147.
Henry Bishop, Democratic29.
H. Wilson, Free Soil9.
To the honor of Medford it should be recorded, that amid the fiercest contentions of political parties, and at their caucuses, and at their ballotings, there have never been instances of ruthless violence, or passionate menace, or systematic corruption.
The meetings have been marked with that decorum and self-respect which evince an intelligent and virtuous community.
Votes in Medford for representatives in Congress.
to 1816
John BrooksFederal.1816 to 1823
William EustisDem.-Rep.1823 to Feb., 1825
Marcus MortonDem.-Rep.Feb. to July, 1825
Levi LincolnDemocrat.1825 to 1834
John DavisWhig.1834 to March, 1835
Samuel T. ArmstrongWhig.March, 1835.
to 1836
Edward EverettWhig.1836 to 1840
Marcus MortonWhig.1840 to 1841
John DavisDemocrat.1841 to 1843
Marcus MortonWhig.1843 to 1844
George N. BriggsDemocrat.1844 to 1851
George S. BoutwellWhig.1851 to 1853
John H. CliffordDem. & F. S.1853 to 1854
Emory WashburnWhig.1854 to 1855
Henry J. GardnerRepublican.1855 to 1858
Nathaniel P. BanksRepublican.1858 to 1861
governors under the State Constitution— Continued.
Name.Party.Term.
John A. AndrewsRepublican.1861 to 1866
Alexander H. BullockRepublican.1866 to 1869
William ClaflinRepublican.1869 to 1872
William B. WashburnRepublican.1872 to May, 1874
Thomas TalbotRepublican.May to Dec., 1874
William GastonDemocrat.1875 to 1876
Alexander H. RiceRepublican.1876 to 1879
Thomas TalbotRepub
Washburn, Emory 1800-1877
Jurist; born in Leicester, Mass., Feb. 14, 1800; graduated at Williams College in 1817; admitted to the bar in 1821; practised in Leicester, Mass., in 1821-28; settled in Worcester in the latter year and was there prominent in his profession for about thirty years; judge of the court of common pleas in 1844-48; elected governor of Massachusetts in 1853 and 1854; Professor of Law at Harvard University in 1856-76.
He was the author of Judicial history of Massachusetts; History of Leicester; Treatise on the American law of real property; Treatise on the American law of Easements and Servitudes, etc. He died in Cambridge, Mass., March 18, 1877.
y, presided.
Among the vice-presidents were Jared Sparks, Henry W. Longfellow, Joel Parker, Emory Washburn, Isaac Livermore, and Theophilus Parsons.
A preamble and resolutions were read by John G. Pe you to come forward without delay, in view of possible events at Washington.
Telegraphs Governor Washburn, of Maine, One advance regiment [the Sixth] has reached Washington.
No other yet beyond Pthers of Captain
Devereux were also in the service.
April 24.—The Governor writes to Governor Washburn, of Maine, that the understanding is, that Mr. Crowninshield is to purchase three thousandns with effect.
Please give us the order for the guns and carriages at once.
Governor to Governor Washburn, of Maine (telegram): New York urges that Maine would hurry forward her men. We have parteA number of ladies of Cambridge formed a society to work for the soldiers.
They requested Professor Washburn, of the Law School, to communicate their purpose to the Governor, who wrote, May 3, in ack
ad also been there, for a considerable time, and had not been distributed,—thinks something wrong.
He also incloses another letter from a gentleman in Washington, giving an entirely different account of the condition of the regiment.
Colonel Dalton is asked to look into the matter, and report.
May 28, 1861.—Governor writes to Jacob F. Kent, Esq., Providence, R. I., that Massachusetts is allowed six regiments, and would be glad to send twenty, if they would let her.
He writes to Governor Washburn, of Maine,—
If I have a chance to make an appointment of a good man as officer, I make no question as to his age, unless he comes somewhere near Methuselah.
I hold that I am not bound to take judicial notice of a man's age, or to enter into any particular investigation on the subject, provided I feel that I have got the right man. Both of us know some people at fifty who are younger than some at twenty-five; yet, on the whole, I like the suggestion of the War Department; and, if<
2.—The Governor telegraphs to Senator Wilson, at Washington, Has any provision been made for half-pay to soldiers' families?
Such an arrangement would prevent much suffering this winter.
Aug. 3.—The Governor telegraphs to Senators Sumner and Wilson, Can it be intended by Congress, that volunteers in the field shall fill vacancies by election?
Where is to be the source of discipline, when every candidate is seeking personal favor of the men?
Aug. 14.—The Governor telegraphs to Governor Washburn, of Maine, General Sherman left here, this afternoon, for Concord, N. H., intending to proceed thence to Augusta.
His business is of importance, which justifies your waiting for him there.
General Sherman came to Boston to confer privately with the Governor, in regard to an expedition contemplated by the Government to the coast of North Carolina. Massachusetts was to furnish three regiments for it; New Hampshire and Maine were also to furnish regiments.
General Sherman had command<
ntingent for the army.
It was not until 1864, after Massachusetts had sent upwards of twenty-three thousand men into the navy, that credits were allowed by Congress for the men who manned our frigates, under Porter and Farragut, watched blockade-runners, and sealed the Southern ports.
Governor Andrew had frequently spoken of the injustice of Congress in refusing to allow these credits, and had exerted himself to the utmost to effect a change.
On the 27th of August, he telegraphed to Governor Washburn, of Maine,—
Has Maine succeeded in obtaining an allowance on her men in the navy towards the army draft?
If not, does she propose to be content without such an allowance?
How can some towns possibly fill their quotas without it?
On the same day in which the above was written, Governor Andrew drew up a form of a letter, addressed to President Lincoln, which was sent to the Governors of the New-England States, which, if approved, they were requested to sign.
The letter recei
occupants of Faneuil Hall Market paraded through the principal streets of the city with a band of music.
In the evening, the city was illuminated, and rockets and other fireworks added to the general joy and brilliancy of the occasion.
In Cambridge, a meeting was held in the evening, at which addresses were made by Richard H. Dana, Jr., and J. M. S. Williams, prominent citizens of Cambridge, and by George Thompson, a member of the British Parliament.
At the close of the meeting, Ex-Governor Washburn, of Massachusetts, led off in hearty cheers for the loyal people of the Border States.
Cheers were also given for the laboring people of Great Britain, who have stood by us in this war, and for the army and the old flag.
The Mayor recommended, that the people generally illuminate their houses, and display the red, white, and blue, and announced that the bells of the city would be rung.
The Walcott Guards under Captain Meacham marched through the principal streets, cheering for the
Farther on is that of the poet Longfellow, who died in 1882.
On Central Avenue, near the gateway, is the bronze statue, sitting, of Dr. Nathaniel Bowditch.
On High Cedar Hill stands a beautiful marble temple; beneath which rest the remains of Hon. Samuel Appleton.
Others eminent in public life rest here in this sacred soil:—
Charles Sumner.Rufus Choate.
Louis Agassiz.Rev. Wm. Ellery Channing.
President C. C. Felton.Edwin Booth.
Gov. Edward Everett.Charlotte Cushman.
Gov. Emory Washburn.Joseph E. Worcester.
Anson Burlingame.Bishop Phillips Brooks.
President Josiah Quincy.James Russell Lowell.
John G. Palfrey.Rev. A. Holmes, D. D.
President Sparks.Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Robert C. Winthrop.
On Gentian Path is a beautiful granite obelisk, erected by Thomas Dowse, on which is inscribed— To the memory of Benjamin Franklin, the printer, the philosopher, the statesman, the patriot, who by his wisdom blessed his country, and his age, and bequeathed to the world an i
