New-York daily tribune., 1843-05-31
anniversaries in Boston-A ddrcss OF sonH
QEsuCY AdaInS.

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Correspondence Of The Ne~-York 7 Triaura.
Bo.Tos Mozd.T, M9g g, Isss-
This week the va-ious Religious and Philan-
tb7epic Associations, the centre Of whose opera
tons Is Boston. hold their anniversaries IN this
| city. As these meetings constitute feature OF
! our times worthy of the study of every friend OF
human progress, and as believe large and IN
creasing number OF your readers viii desire to see
some notice of them in The Tribune, propose
20 send you. fron, day to day, such sketches OF
their proceedings as may be adapted TO your
columns.
The Massachusetts, Bible Society will COM
I mencc the series OF meetings thus afternoon, but
| at too late an hour for It's proceedings 10 be no.
ticed in the present letter. A meeting, however
Of unusual interest. Was held this forenoon, ol
! which Will give you a hasty notice. allude 10
the celebration. By the Massachusetts, historical
Society, of the Second Centennial Anniversary
of the New England Colonies. The meeting was
held at Chauncey-P Place Church. and was hono7ed
/ by the presence OF large number OF our most
distinguished citizens, as well as by many Stran-
qers who were probably attracted even more oy
the name and fame of the orator OF the day than
] ly the interest thcy felt n the event winch called
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name or presence exctes SO strong an enthusiasm,
or awakens 50 deep feeling of reverence IN The
| hearts of New-Englanders, JOHN Quincy
ADAMS When it was known that this : old man
eloquent" would address the Society, DO wonder
the people Of Boston focked TO hear.
After PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. FRoTHlS"HsM, the
following Psalm, from the New England version
Of 1910 was sung.
Your thanks unto the Lord express,
Because that good is He;
Because His loving kindnesses
Last TO eternity.
So say the Lords redeemed, when bought
He hath from enemies hands:
And from the cast and west hath brought,
From south and northern lands
Then did they to Jehovah cry.
When they were in distress;
1 Tho did them set at liberty
Out OF their anguishcs.
Oh that men praise Jehovah would
For his great goodness then,
And for his wonders manifold
Unto the SONS of men
Mr.. ADAMS then rose and delivered pro-
foundly interesting Historical Discourse, abound
mo with flashes Of the elogucnce so peculiar 10
! himself | shall attempt report oi II, &s II
will of course be published from his own manu-
script 1t was history. such as few men IN our
! country besides himself could write. OF the -Four
New. England Colonies, which coniederacd to-
rctber in l6i3 and of that other NcwEngand
I Colony Rhode Island, whose application TO be
admitted into the confederacy was denied The
I principal facts which constituted the mass OF ms
narrative were Ct course familiar to every student
| of American History; hut Mr.. Adams, bY the
singular interests which he threw around ms sub
jcct, and by his eloquent and profound remarks,
held the audience for the space of two hours, III
brcathlCss silence, save when Their enthusiasm
broke ont in rapturous cheers. His remarks upon
the pcrfdy and treachery of our &C untry to the
Indians as severe as every one felt they were
Just He claimed for the Pilgrim Fathers, how
over, that they were the first TO recognize the
I right of the Indians TO compensation for their
/ hunting grounds, and said it i'll became the pre-
sent generation 20 charge them with injustice
The character of ROGER WILLIAMS was handled
/ with considerable severity, and with the biting
sarcasm for which Mr.. A. IS unrlvaled dc
admitted, however, that Williams was a great and
. good man, though of contentious disposition
and to this latter quality he ascrlbcd his hnal BAN
! shment from the Massachusetts Colony.
Mr. Adams closed his remarks by advertng to
/ the change which has taken place in New Eng.
land in consequence Of her altered circumstances,
"a change which has well-nigh deprived her o!
her distinctive character; and by an appeal TO hs
audience to reverence the great principles OF Civil
and Religious Freedom on which their fathers
laid the foundations of their institutions.
After the singing OF another Psalm from the
old New England version, the audience dispersed.
Yours truly, REuLo,
,x,..r Tn.