Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-09-19

were very interesting. "A voluntary was
performed by the Band and an in,roductor,
prayer was offered by the Rev. &. w. Wood
ward, the pastor Of The church. Mrs
lIemans's beautiful ode, e" the Landing of the
Pilgrims" was then sung by the choir, ac
companicd by the Band, with fine efrct.-
This fine poem, which is sung at almost every
New England festival, appears to lose none
Of its attractions by familiar use, but is always
fresh, always new, aud never fails TO stir vi
the generous feelings of every son of the
Pilgrims who hears it. After the ode, an
excellent prayer was offered by The aged
and venerable Freeman Parker, of Wiscassei
bIaine,a native Of the Cape, and for many
years a residen, of Barnstabr. The old lnai
is quite feeble, and nearly bind. lie spoke
will, much feeling of the past, and his word,
undoubtedly met heartfelt response from
many veteran present. A good old hymr
from the collection Of Sternhold and Hopkins
A. d. 1909, as used by the Pilgrims, was tlieI
sung by the first verse:
"Atlend my people to m, law,
and to my words incline;
My mouth shall speake strange parables
aud sentences diuine;
Which selues haue heard and learned
elcn OF oiIr fathers old,
And which for our instruction too,
Ovr ihthers haue vs. ld."
The Grafton by Professor PALFRFr, OF
Harvard University, was of an historical
character, and was very interesting. Some
parts Of II were quite amusing, others were
truly eloquent, aud the audience listened t.
his remarks with the greatest attention I'D
wards Of two hours. Mr.. Palfrey observed,
IN the opening of his discourse, that if it was
found to tax the patience Of his hearers, the
only excuse he could offer, was that men.
toned by Erasmus in letter to a friend -
lie had no time to make it shorter" And
j believe no one who heard him could have
wished it shorter. Hc gave brief but clear
and connected sketch of the history of the
Cape, from the earliest period to the presen,
time, intersperscd with anecdotes of oldcn
time, ss& &iudcious reflections upon the pro
gress Of iidman events in the New World
lie slso described the common career of q
Barnsiable boy, Us he "leaps from the lead
ing strings to the shrouds," and the course
OF his future life on the ocean wave. He
contrastcd the condition of Barnstuble il
l69, with its condition at the present day
and noticed the interesting fact, that with
population ofupwards off four thousand inlabi
tants, there were only eighteen panpers i,
the poor house; and that in the county, will
population Of 81, 900, there were only tire,
persons in Jail, and they were Foreigners
The discourse was a highly finished & beau
tIfnl production, replete with glowing i'm.
sgery and apt classical illusions, and ap-
pesred to give the highest satisfaction. Mr..
Palfrey is descendant of Barnstnble, and
has spent number Of years on the Cape.
The exercises at the church were closed
by singing an original Ode, written for the
occasion by a native OF Barnstable, to the
tune of Old Hundred; and benedction was
pronounced by the Rev. Mr.. Woodward.
From the church, the assembly proceeded
to the large Pavilion prepared for the dinner,
escorted by the Guards and the Band, as be-
fore. Nearly one thousand ladies Joined the
procession and sat down to dinner. The
procession was divided into four branches
and entered the Pavilion at different points
escorted by detachmcnts Of the Guards, ant
oil unnecessary haste and confusion were
thus happily avoided. Every body was com
fortably seated, within convenient distance
Of The speakers. The tables were prepared
and spread undor the direction OF that prince
at caterers, John Wright, Of the TOntne
Restorateur, in Boston, and more splendid
array of good things, more tastefoll ly disposed
it was never my lot to behold. The tables
were roDged in semi circle, around the
raised platform, with spacious passage ways
between them, and they were oil supplied
with as great proiusion and variety of goad
things, as could be desired. After the pro-
cessioD had passed in, and the Guards and
the Band had taken their seats, the whole
company rose and the Rev. Mr.. Parker OF
Wiscasset, asked the blessing Of God upon
the bounty before them 10 an impressive
manner.
The presence Of such numerous
body Of beautiful ladies', no doubt acted as
check upon the rudcr manner Of the lords OF
creation, and rendered the assembly not only
brilliant, but highly agreeable to sll classes,
agcs and tastes. The company, ] have no
doubt, did ample justice to The leust before
them.
The Honorable Nymphas Marston, Presi
dent of the Day introduced the regular toas 8
by few very appropriate remarks. lIe sal,
the natives and descendants Of Cape Cod ha,
assembled to celebrate the birthday of th,
ancient town Of Barnstable. The sons an,
daughters Of the Cape were scattered abroa,
over the whole earth, in every country an,
in every cline. They had invited them al
10 attend this great family Festival-thi
New England Centennial Thanksgiving.-
How they had responded to the call, the grca
multitude before him would testify. Al
classes and conditions OF men were here re
presented; the learned Judge, the eloquen
divine, The active merchant, the hardy seaman
tho honest farmer, the industrious artizan
aud lovely woman and they wero blesse,
in the splcndor Of the day and the beauty o
The feast. In behalf OF those who were in
sirumcntal IN preparing the feast, he woul'
ssy.to all The sous aud dau2 Of Cap'
C", To all invited guests, to all stranger
present, we tcnder you hearty welcome
aud having psrtskrn ofthe good things belor,
YOU Joni Ia the lIbation Of vino, aud let tn,
heart spcak out in "thc feast Of reason ant
the How Of SOUL"
The regular toasts were then nnnounc cd
and were recev ID with much enthusiasm
thr nth toast alluded To his Exccllency IA,
Covetnos, ina complimentary manner. IN,
The toast master minated that tie co,n,p,t,e,
expected reply.
Mr.. Everett rose. ont said, that in pursu
enc" |" TIE Imi''"iion gwen to the conpau,
and in OBJ dience 10 what he understood 1,