Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-07-14

Rev. John Pierpont was truly beautiful,
and its annunciation by Rev. Mr.. Wal
ker did it no injustice.
/ But the Oration-of that il is difficult
to speak 1t occupied one hour and fil-
ty-fve minutes in the delivery. Mr..
Everett commenced his discourse (for in
strict speaking it was historical dis
course) by remarks upon the Importance
of the day we celebrate; and referred
with pleasure to the fact, that such fest-
vals were multiplying in the land. He
thought such events as the celebrations
at Plymouth, Salem, Boston, and Charles
town, important, aiordng proper trib-
ute to the memory ofgreat and good men,
and made some judicious observations
upon the fact, that all our American fes-
tivals were the result of aflectionate feel
ing.
Mr.. Everett then turned to the right
of settlement on this Continent as found
ed on discovery-referred to the proud
claims of the Pope to divide the globe to
Kings and Emperors-& noticed the re-
sistance to this presumption madc,by the
King of England, who claimed the right
of discovery. Ii was then shown that
the will of Providence clearly indicated
the population of this Continent by civil
lied men. The orator advanced, to
point out how Spain and Portugal threw
themselves into the new countries, and
observed that "England, with her consti-
tutional tardincss, followed at distance"
Here the audience were directed to con-
slider the large grants of lands originally
made to trading companies, and how
liberal were kindly transfers when giving
what was not their own. Stress was
laid upon the importance of this country
having been colonized mol by mercantile
spectators, but pious pilgrims. The
stimulus given to migration by priestly
domination was pointed out in feeling
terms. Bishop Wren, of Norwich, was
held up in all his deeds of cruelty and
pride, and then dismissed to make way,
as we thought, for his betters,-Governor
Winthrop, the founder of the Colony,
and who brought the charter,-and hon
durable mention was also made of the
Brothers Sprague's.
/ Mr.. Everett cXpatiated on the impor-
tance of the removal of the corporation
Of the Colony from London to America.
Goth October, 1929, Jno. Winthrop was
chosen Governor He was native Of
Suffolk, born 18th of June, 1887, educat-
ed a Lawyer, and was a man of such
gravity and worth, that at 10 he was
placed in the magistracy of the country,
to his own credit and to the public advan-
tage. His family for two centuries had
been Protestant; buthe believed the work
of reform was not completed. He Ion
ged for a greater remove from Rome
lie was a man of large fortune for that
age, having an income of about f70o
sterling per ann. The arrival of the
Governor and his friends at Charlestown
was pathetically depicted, and the want
of good water and other suflerings pow
crlully stated.
Mr.. Everett now advanced to his Sec
ond point, which was to draw reflections
from his sketch of the history of the town.
Now the talent and genius of the gifted
man become apparent. lis attitudes
were noble; his whole soul seemed poured
| forth, and his countenance kindled up
with animation. lie bade us think ",ohat
zoe are" Twelve millions, with literary,
social, religious, charitable institutions.
Mr. Everett here seemed pleased while
contrasting the little one with a thou
sand, and small one with the strong ma
ton. When the town was planted, only
a few Dutch at Newly ork; n feeble
band in Virginia 800 at Plymouth and
Salem, and a few scattered families else
where-and all the rest of the continent
left to beasts and savages.
Il We believe no man who heard Mr.
Everett will ever forget his description
of the Pilgrims farewell to the English
! Mother Church. He said they loved
her, but left her, as dutilul son quits
severe parent, and did not like to dwell
on her faults, any more than man of
taste when gazing on ST. Peters and the
lofty dome, would turn TO express dissat-
isi1ction with the flaws of the stone and
marble of the building.
Il Mr.. Everett now advanced to point ont
the difficulty of the undertaking, and
how few men would have dared the en-
terprise. lie showed how the political
economist would have derided the men,
who should leave their broad acres for "a
wood; how the capitalist would laugh at
giving up gold guineas for wilderness,
and how that great enemy of all great
undertakings, common sense, would have
said, "Stay at home p'-lIc said, if a
man no,c should, for the same reasons,
talk of quitting Ncw-England, and 60 to
the mouth of Columbia River, or an L.
land in the Pacific, his friends would
say, "Bettcr 90 and obtain settlement
in certain mansion founded by charity,