olute soldiers as ever preceded Zachary Taylor or Winfield Scott in the service of their country.

Gen. Porter died at Cambridge, April, 1822, aged 65. His remains rest in the family burial-ground at Danvers.

SUMMARY VIEW.

A summary view of the condition of the town of Danvers, at the close of the first century of its independent existence, shows the following facts, viz. :

I use round numbers, omitting fractions. A large part of the population are now engaged in mechanical and manufacturing pursuits. Many have recently come in, and can hardly be reckoned as permanent settlers. The facilities for employment are constantly enlarging; and with the increasing facilities of intercourse through all parts of the country, and the continued industrial habits that have ever been the distinguishing characteristic of the town, imagination can hardly set bounds to the advances to be made.*

* On the next page will be found a table explanatory of the finances of Danvers.

Biographical sketches of most of those named on page 51, had been prepared; but they are omitted, to give place to more interesting matters, that sprung up on the day of the celebration.

CONCLUDING REMARKS.

Descendants of the pioneers at Danvers! of Endicott, of Putnam, of Porter, of Preston, of Felton, of Waters, of Trask, of Osborn, and a host of others. Why have you come together this day? Is it not to gain instruction from the contemplation of the deeds of your fathers?

Be animated by their patriotism;-be purified by their piety; -be admonished by their follies;-be encouraged by their industry;-and in all things, wherein they were found worthy,

Valuations and Assessments in Danvers, from 1827 to 1852.

Thus it appears, while the property in town has not doubled, taxation has increased four fold. It should also be remembered, that the highway, county, district, and religious taxes, usually amount to as much as the town tax. The amount of taxation in the town is not less than ten dollars annually on each thousand dollars of property.

This table has been compiled with care, and will afford to the curious inquirer the best possible index of the progress and the management of the concerns of the town. It should serve as an admonition to the citizens to keep their expenditures within their means ;-a lesson of late too little regarded.

strive to imitate their example. How can you better show yourselves worthy of your parentage?

Here, where once grew the blueberry and the alder, and the frog and the turtle tuned their notes without annoyance, now spouts the steam engine, rolls the railroad car, and resounds the busy hum of industry of every description. Here the gushing fountains pour out resources inexhaustible through the tannin from the bark of the mountain. On the hills made fertile by the skill; -on the plains enriched by the toils;—on the meadow's reclaimed by the art, of those who first landed on these forbidding shores, will ever be found rich mementos of their wisdom and their worth.

Though, in your coffers, the pearls of the Indies, or the glittering sands of California, may not abound, still, while the unfaultering hearts and strong arms of freemen are yours, no danger need be feared. The combined power of learning, liberty, and law, will be your agis of protection in every emergency.

In conclusion, allow me to cite the following beautiful lines:

“There is a land, of every land the pride,
Beloved of Heaven o'er all the world beside;
There is a spot of earth supremely blest,
A dearer, sweeter spot, than all the rest.

There woman reigns,-the mother, daughter, wife,
Strews with fresh flowers the thorny path of life.
Amidst her walks domestic duties meet,
And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet.

Where shall that land, that spot of earth, be found?
Art thou a man? a patriot? look around!
Oh thou shalt find, where'er thy footsteps roam,
That land thy country, and that spot thy home."

APPENDIX.

THE PEABODY DONATION.

LONDON, 26th May, 1852.

GENTLEMEN :

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, inviting me to be present at the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the separation of Danvers from Salem, on the 16th of June, or, if not able to attend, to signify, by letter, my interest in the occasion.

I am very sorry that my engagements allow me to comply only with the latter part of your request.

I should have the greatest pleasure in joining in your interesting celebration there, if possible. The early associations of my life are clustered around our ancient town. It was, as many of you know, in a very humble house in the South Parish that I was born, and from the Common Schools of that Parish, such as they were in 1803 to 1807, I obtained the limited education my parents' means could afford; but to the principles there inculcated in childhood and early youth, I owe much of the foundation for such success as Heaven has been pleased to grant me during a long business life. Though my manhood, before coming to England, was spent in Baltimore, (which shares with my native town in my kindest feelings,) I still cherish the recollections of my earlier days, and anticipate, with much pleasure, a visit to the Old Parish, that I may witness the great strides I am told you have been making in wealth and improvements.

It is now nearly sixteen years since I left my native country, but I can say with truth that absence has only deepened my interest in her welfare. During this interval I have seen great changes in her wealth, in her power, and in her position among nations. I have had the mortification to witness the social standing of Americans in Europe very seriously affected, and to feel that it was not entirely undeserved; but,