American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-11-04

The memory u our hius.itou' Aoa''NN. -
William Penn.
The President Of the United States
Previous to announcing this toast Judge Peters
remarked that he congratulated the Society on the
fostunate event of their being honored with the
compapy of the President of the United States.
/. It is isad the venerable Chairman) an auspl
cious commencement OF the duties OF our lnsli'u-
ton. The late Province, now Stale OF Pennsylva-
MIA, was among the most jealous OF The FOUNDERS
Of our Revolution. The political arrangements the
laws, and the republican principles 1t possessed re-
quired little alteration 10 accommodate them 10 INC
happy change that glorious Revolution required.
Penn laid the foundation Of our present enjoy ments
and we should rejoice in having such an eminent and
deseryedly distinguished witness OF our Bratitude
and veuera,ion Of the memory Of the great aho
good man whose landing on our shores we nave
met to celebrate
The President rose, and in an impressive manner
sad that he felt deeply sensible OF the kindness and
respect shown him by the toast just given, tender
cd as it was, doubly dear to him by the revolution
airy lips from which it proceeded. He telt, ne saio
sufficiently impressed with the importance OF the
! event which had been commemorated on this DAY
with the elevated character of the distinguished
Founder Of Pennsylvania, and the happy eonse-
quences which flowed from The principles oil his
government. He would not tsespass on the time OF
the company, BY dating upon topics which had
already been tour he'd by masters hsnd IN the
discourse delivered in the morning he could add
nothing but his hearty concurrence in the senu
menis expressed in that discourse. Repeating,
therefore, his thanks for The kind reception gwen TO
him, he proposed the following toast:
! The Land of William Penn and his Great Town the
City of Broherly Love.
Our distinguished and enlightened Guest, the Duke
Bernard of SAKE Wemar whom the virtues OF the ter
man population Of Pennsylvania are finely Illustrated.
| The Duke Of SAKE Weimar asked permission to
return thanks in French. as being most familiar to
him, and made an Address, Of which the following
! is translation.
| Centlemen,--T consider myself particularly iortu
nate in arriving here at the moment when The de
scendants of those philanhropc men who first open
ed the wilderness, in this now hospltabe county
celebrate the anniversary OF their advent. ma
landing Of the most remarkable events oil
modern history, since the most happy people OF the
Universe owes to it their existence. But u III be-
comes me, a stranger, to attempt TO unroll before
you the picture Of your happiness, which likes upon
you the eyes OF the whole civilized world, and draws
among you foreigners eager to investigate the true
sources of public happiness 1t is 10 this point OF
view especially and with the utmost pleasure, that
unite with you in celebrating festival which ought
10 be that of all mankind.
A stranger in this country, the kind manner in
which you have received me, does me infinite ho-
nour, and gives me satisfaction cannot express.
There is sympathy OF opinions which causes the
distance that separates our birth places to disappear
and brings TO each other, and carries the
illusion Ear, as to make believe that are but
one family This sympathy which we feel in com
mon with the wise and good Of every country, con.
stues my peculiar happiness, and yet makes me
regret that circumstances do not enable me to hx
my residence permanently among you
/ carry with me, deeply impressed upon my heart
the remembrance OF the affeetionate welco you
have given me. The festival we celebrate this day
can never be effaced rom my memory; and the
presence of the first Magistrate Of the people--oi
the people repeat--,he happest people on the face
of the earth, adds still brighter Ds to the picture
BE assured Gentlemen, Of the grateful sentiments
cherish towards you, and allow me TO carry across
the Ocean the impression, perhaps too nauerng to
me, that leave behind me friends in whose
memory shall continue to be present.
The State of Delaware, first honored with the footsteps
OF the great Founder
! George Read, Esquire, of New Castle (Del. )ther
rose to return thanks behalf of that State. De
aware, he said, feels pride and pleasure in being
associated with Pennsylvania, to commemorate the
. landing shores, Of man whose virtues shet
: lustre on humanity. William Penn is deserved,
our boast as having enlarged the sphere of human
happiness, by opening the way to the Western vii
derness, and establishing on an mmoyt able basis
religious freedom and the political rights of man
= wisely associaing in his scheme Of government
" those principles which afford natural support t
each other and the absence of either Of which
would have rendered the edfee materially defective
{ 1t well became the enlightened citizens who form
this respectable Society thus to unite in order
display with more effect, these principles for tn,
: benefit Of the present age, and future generations
: Mr. Read concluded, BY proposing the following
!, toast -
Slreen hundred and eghy-trvo May the free institution
which grew of the principles of Penn be pcrpetuate
! for the benefit and happiness of the people,
The of political and religious liberty all III
world.