New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-23

disputes, j, is we'll known, Peopled tins paft @.
North America. Early in the reign OF the hrst Oh
the Stuarts, number of people (from their Pc
| culiar religious tenets, denomnateo ruT'A1Hs')
10 avoid persecution under the laws relative to UNI
formitv in matters Of religion, and to ehJoy IN
reace ,ba, mode of worship they deemed most con-
son,o, 10 the Scriptures removed with their cele-
h,a,ed teacher, Mr.. Robinson, TO Holland. Here
thew remained until 1919, when they determined
| again TO remove and form settlement by them
selves, in some part of America, wisAn the limits
Of the South Virginia Company"
For this purpose patent was obtained, through
heagency ofone Of their friends from that company,
with view to plant themselves somewhere near
Hudson's River. The Dutch, however, unwilling
that they should settle in their neghborhosd under
the authority of the Virginia company, brbed their
pilot to land them at place north of the Hud-
| son."-[ Pitkin.
"This little band of pilgrims were therefore
carried, in the ship May Flower, in which they bad
embarked from Plymouth, England, Sept. g. 1920,
TO the barren cost Of Cape Cod where they arrived
on the 9th of November. After searching many
days for place Of settlement, they at last fixed
upon spot which they called NeS Plymouth, and
commenced the first colony in New England. Here
they landed on the 21st of December, 1920
This, them says Doctor Thatcher, "is TO be con-
sidered as the FIRST stepping the Rock of Pill
grims, from the shallop belonging to the May Flow
er, and this is the birthday Of our nation. y
.' The whole number Of English settlerson board
of the May Flower was 1O1, including % females
who accompanied their husbands, and AZ children
and servants--the number of males qualified to act
| IN state affairs being Al"
DWELL appraised of the value and necessity of
form Of civil government to restain the vicious
and strengthen their momentous undertaking, these
henest-hearted people before leaving the cabin OF
The MAY Flower, but not before solemnly invoking
the Throne of the Almighty, unanimously subscrib-
! I'd to the following judicious compact, providing
for equal and social rights and promising subordi-
ration and obedience to the laws. This first essay
the civilized world to found republican con-
| stitutson Of government ought in justice to i'm
mortalize the affixed TO the instrument which
has proved the charter of our liberties
ain the name of God, Amen We whose names are un-
erwren the loyal suhjecs of our dread Sovereign Lord,
sing James, by the grace of God of Great Britain France
md Ireland king def faith, &c. having undertaken
glory of God and advancement oil the Christian faith
honor OF our King and country, voyage to plant the
first CoIoay in the northern parts OF Virginia, do by these
presents soemn!y mutually, IN the presence Of God and
one another and combine ourselves
civil body polite, for better ordering and preserva
lion and urtberance Of the ends aferesad and by virtue
iereo do enact constitute and frame such Just and equal
and ordinances constitutions and ofhcers from
line to me as shall be thought most meet and convenient
or general good of the Colony unto which we promise
all subsection and obedience. In witness whereof we
have subscribed Names Cape Cod the llth
lay November in the ysar Of the reign OF our Sovereign
Lord King James Of England, France and Ireland, the
eighteenth, and of Scotland the tyfourth. Ammo Domin
1902