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

spond 10 the sentiment Just offered. lie was
truly gratI6ed, he said thar any language of
his own had been lhought useful TO give ex-
preston TO the feelings Of venera,ion and
gratitude for the deeds Of the Pilgrim Gathers
which pervade the assembly. But in paying
this tribute to the Pilgrim fathers, he desired
that the Pilgrim mothers might be included.
The sphere Of woman was domestic. She Is
not often called to perform duties that figure
consplcuously on the age OF history. Ia oil
he trials Of our forefathers; IN that gannt
and grim poverty which often forced itself
over the threshold, like famlshed wolf,
seeking for blood, hers was life OF weary
endurance. II was hers 10 still the hDpa.
tience OF children craving food which could
not be given; and in giving honor To the
Pilgrim fathers, on this occasion, he desired
hat the Pilgrim mothers might not be for
gotten.
Those sentiments, clothed in the beautiful
language, and delivered in the graceful style
Of oratory for which Governor Everett is pre-
'minenily distinguished above all other ora
tors IN the country, had a thrilling effect upon
The company. They were full of enthusiasm,
which only needed an opportunity to burst
forth; and il did burst forth, IN roar of APP
plausc, in which the ladies' themselves could
not help joining.
Mr.. Everett then proceeded. lie said he
took great pleasure in being present on tins
OCCASION. 1t was true he could claim 20
connection with the inhabitants of the Cape
by birth his own parents were originally
natives Of Dedlam, in another county, but as
he looked around upon some OF tie taircsi
daughters of the Old Colony, he was happy
to say that some Of the purest blood that
lnI IN tta,x b.. fl.,v
Of his better half at home
This remark was gwen in most happy
and delicate manner, which is almost entirely
lost when presented in my poor words. and
brought down three rounds Of applause from
the whole company.
As soon as he couJ d be heard he continued.
tie said he would go step farther lie had
also four promising scions Of the Barnstable
stock at home, grated upon genuine but
humble Massachusetts stock; and the highest
wish he could have for their future welfare,
was that they might all grow up in the prac-
tlce OF those sterling virtues for which the
manly sons and matronly daughters of the
Cape are universally distinguished. And to
pursue the figure, they will always continue
to steer by The good old Cape Compass, come
fair weather or foul, they will pursue the
anchorage at last in the Cape Of Good Hope
above.
lie said he had attended many of these
local celeb rations, and he liked them all. 1t
was good 10 brush the dust, occasionally,
from the graves Of our fathers and he was
always pleased TO find the people employed,
like Old Mortality, in carving deeper and
deeper the inscriptions craven upon their
tomb stones. letlcn went on to speak Of the
character of the early colonisls-de depicted the
sufferlngs of the Pilgrims-and contras,ed
the condition of the Cape, when NJ lies Stan
dish and lis little company landed in that
bay, with the condition of Barnstable as the
company then saw it. lie spoke Of the con-
dlion Of England at the time the Pilgrims
lett their iaiherland, and then carried back
hls hearers IN Imagination, TO the moment
when the May Flower arrived on the coast.
and approached the present harbor of Prov
incetown. This was the most splendid effort
OF oratory, venture to say, that was ever
made by the distinguished speaker on any
occasion. 1t was in the highest degree poe
teal and sublime. Nothing but the exact
words IN which the picture was presented,
could convey the brilliant gem to the mind
IT reader; and nothing, perhaps, but the
itself, could give it its lull aud original effect.
tie pictured the May Flower as little speck
upon the ocean, scarcely disc Cernabe with
the aid of glass; she is trcighted with the
destnles OF u Continent she has passed all
the dangers Of tie wide Atlantic, and has
arrived off this rock bound coast wherever
she may attempt to land a wild, inhospitable
shore presents itself; the weary Pilgrims are
xpn Al foI Il
nature can sustain itself no longer. The
ffaI bark approaches the coast; a peaceful
and quite bay opens to their view; they near
the headand; they pass the point; the Cape
stretches out in,o the ocean one hundred
miles to meet them; the everlasting bills
come down, as it were, to shelter them; the
Almighty extends an arm Of land to encom-
pass .hem-and they are safe!
This n.cagre outline Of this splcrdid
picture, which brought tears in the eyes Of
hundreds of brcathless listeners, and pro-
duced ihunders Of applause from every part
Of the Pavilion.
When silence was again restored. Mr.
Everett continued his remarks, and having
entertain lned the company nearly an hour, con-
cluded by Offering the following sentiment:
The CAPE-God bless the sons nnd daughters of
Barnsable; they among the f,ircst jewels in her
crown OF honor; however wide their Dispersion tcfe
Is not one but Is ready To excain-
"Whcrc'cr roam, whatever cline TO see,
MY heart untravclled londly turns 10 thee"
The eighth regular toast alluded to Chief
Justice Shaw, who is native Of Barnstable,
and he rose to reply, but was so much at.
iected by the enthusiasm with which he was
greeted, and the peculiar circumstances of
The occasion, that he could scarcely speak in
an audible manner. He, however, addressed
the assembly for about half an hour, in very
feeling and interesting manner, and con-
cluled with toast, which was well received.
The eleventh toast referred to the vcnera-
BILE DR.. Oxcnbridge Thatcher, a native Of
Barnstabe. At the request Of DR.. Thatcher,
MIR. Palfrey, the Orator Of the Day, rose to
speak for him, read paper written by DR..
Thatcher, in which he related some interest
ing "reminiscences OF the past, aud concluded
with sentiment.
After the regular toasts had all been read
the President of the Day offered the follow
ing volunteer:
EaIaR,srs rRou CAPE CoD-Found every where on
sea aud and-thc busiest among the busy Of the uniyer
sal Yankee nation.
Capt. William Sturgis. Of Boston, respon-
ded to this sentiment, as an emigrant from
Cape Cod, in spirited aud happy manner
| lie said 1t had been his fortune in early life,
to visit almost every quarter of the globe, and
he knew not the land inhabited by man, or
the spot ever whitened by the sails Of com