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duty. By God's blessing, to whom be all the honor, our 

 efforts were crowned with glorious success, and I was 

 satisfied. 



The following are letters interchanged between 

 him and Professor Kingsley, in the period covered 

 by the preceding chapter. The first gives an account 

 of the ceremonies at the commemoration of the first 

 settlement of New Haven. 



FROM PROFESSOR KINGSLEY. 



NEW HAVEN, May 2, 1838. 



THE anniversary of the 25th of April is past, 



and you will readily believe me when I say that I feel 

 relieved from a heavy burden. You have seen, from the 

 newspapers, the printed accounts which contain the chief 

 particulars, but with some circumstantial errors. I advised 

 Benjamin * to send you the " Palladium " and " Register " 

 of this town, as well as the " Herald." You will see from 

 the statements in all these that the affair has upon the 

 whole gone off very well, and without the intervention of 

 any disturbing political or sectarian feeling. The exercises 

 in George Street were very impressive. Mr. Hotchkiss, as 

 you know, has a stentorian voice, and the thousands on the 

 fences, houses, and trees, as well as in the streets, must have 

 heard him with perfect distinctness. The tunes from Stern- 

 hold and Hopkins, selected by Mr. Bacon, were sung with 

 great effect. The house was crowded to overflowing ; and 

 I was at first doubtful whether I should be able to make 

 myself heard by so great a multitude. By the time, how- 

 ever, I had uttered a few sentences, I was satisfied that 

 there was no cause of fear on this account This new con- 

 viction gave me of course confidence and strength ; and I 

 spoke about an hour and a half, without much difficulty. 

 * Mr. Silliman, Jr. F. 



