The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-20


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News FROM EURoPE-SNTEEN DAYS LATER
The Hibernia is out fifteen days this noon She
NAV, therefore, be expected every hour.
Anniversary OF the New England Society.
The anniversary of the landing of the pilgrims,
will be celebrated in this city on Friday next,
scale of unusual magnihcence. This occasion has
been for some years past gradually assuming a
much more important character than II had former
~ possessed 1t now begins be properly regarded
as fitting time for the united expression of the gra
tltude, reverence, and patriotism of the descendants
of all the early colonists of this great continent No
longer consecrated merely TO the exhibition of sec
tlona feeling, 1t awakens and calls forth the respon-
ses not only of the posterty of the gallant bands
who landed on Plymouth Rock, but of those who
boast, with equally UNSUITABLE pride, their descent
from the Huguenots of South Carolina-the first
settlers of Manhattan-of Maryland-of Pennsyl-
vania. 1t is in fact rapidly becoming great
tonal anniversary and in that light il is invested
with dignity and interest far transcending those
which attached to 1t the festival of single sec
ton of the Union.
And why should it not be national festival
of gratitude to the pilgrims of New England,
equally loud and fervent g acclaim" of praise and
reverential respect for the memory and great deeds
of the other bands of pilgrims who, mpeled by the
same causes left their fatherland, braved the same
perils of the deep, encountered the same hard
ships a strange shore, and displayed the
indomtable heroism in subduing all OPP
posing difficulties, and laying the foundations of
that vast empire of freedom, peace, and prosperity
which now extends from 10 sea? Here there
is indeed, very wide, comprehensive and invit-
ing field for the orators and speakers on this occa-
sion. And we doubt not that it will be entered on
ia the right spirit. Mr.. Choate is a gentleman of
liberal and cultivated mind-learned, eloquent and
deeply lmbued with patriotic feeling His ora
ton, which is TO be delivered at the Tabernacle,
VIII, we are confident, be discourse worthy of
the occasion and the author. If Mr.. Choate were
10 take a broad and comprehensive review of the
nature and operation of those principles moral, po-
htlca and religious which lay at the foundation of
the early colonization of this continent and then
follow them out, in all the subsequent growth and
progress OF this country, TO Its present high eleva-
ton amongst the nations of the earth, he would
present much profitable matter for reflection, in
struction and warning He might also, with great
proprety, refer TO the recent remarkable movement
TO counterfeit the evil influences engendered by the
corrupt and niquitous conduct of both the great or
ganized political parties, and show how far this is
really return to those great principles by whose
influence the civil and religious liberties of this
Sountry were established.
- MIR. Webster Is, 1t seems, TO be of the guests
at the dinner If so, he will no doubt give utter
ance TO his sentiments and feelings in such man.
ner else can. For on such occasions
and on such subjects, Daniel Webster is without a
rival. Other great men will also be there and the
occasion will In fact be sort of great intellectual
festlval--a convention Of the intelligence talent
genius and patriotism of the whole country 1t will
be twenty years of lectures speeches. orations pa
trlotlsm, eoquence, poetry, enthusiasm, condensed
into one short evening, merely including the feet
ing hours between half past seven O'Clock and one
in the morning.
We mean to report the entire proceedings of this
great festival other paper in the city or coun-
try can. We invite and challenge competition
Let any of the miserable concerns that talk about
forged speeches" come out on this occasion
and enter the lists with us. We defy them. They
can't do II. On us, on a hundred similar occa-
sions, will devove the duty of transmitting to fu-
generations the history of this great day of
tonal rejoicing.
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