BOSTON, November 24, 1856.
MY DEAR SIR,--Not willingly do I give up the opportunity of
uniting with the gallant Republicans of Worcester in celebrating
our recent victories; but my health, though vastly improved,
has limitations which I cannot with prudence neglect, and these
forbid the indulgence to which you kindly invite me. Please
tender to the Republicans my cordial congratulations. Clearly
do I see the beginning of the end. All New England, with New
York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa, constitute an
irresistible phalanx for Freedom, while our seeming reverse in
the Presidential election is only another Bunker Hill. If toasts
are in order at your festival, let me propose the following.
_The late Presidential Election._--Like Bunker Hill, it
teaches us our strength, and gives assurance of speedy
triumph.
Believe me, my dear Sir, faithfully yours,