Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-01-09
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The New England society.

The 2liih Anniversary Of the Land
ing of the Pilgrims vas celebrated in
this city on Monday last, In the after
noon, Notwithstanding the inclemen-
cy Of the weather, a large audience as.
sembled in the Broadway Tabernacle, =,
where the oration was delivered by the
Hon. George p. Marsh, of Burlington,
VT. The reputation Of Mr. Marsh for
elegant scholarship and talents had rais-
cd the expectation in advance ; but we
are safe IN saying that his oration was,
in all respects, equal to the anticipations
Of the speakers friends.
His subject was the principles Of the
Pilgrim Fathers, and their influence
upon the character and destiny Of this
country. Tine following extracts from a
synopsis Of his remarks in the Express
give but an imperfect outline of his dis
course.
The orator proceeded "a conman;
upon the duty Of all citizens Of free gov
ernments to understand their relations to
fheir country and their neighbors, and
upon the peculiar characteristics of :he
New Eng as marking him as his
highest deveIopemcnt Of the Anglo Saw
on race, having perpcluatod the charac-
,cris,ics which distinguished the English
progenilors.
The feeling of home, and the word by
which i, is expressed is peculiar to our
ancient dialect and It's cognaie tongues,
and the peculiar feeling, with which
New Englanders look uron it, is owing
perhaps 10 the rigld!ty and iorblddng
nature other climate which By Restricting =
the social circle forces rs members Ia
draw closer the links which Join them
together. in manner which, in the &C.
nia and sunny climcs OF Southern Eu-
rope, is unknown Alter a sullry day,
when "a cool aid genial night succeeds,
both the social and industrial pursuits
ere more openly followed in the fields
T than within door, aad beneath the silent
4 sky they feel no wants for the comforts
/ Of home.
\ But IN that frozen land the cline oj
the frost and snow, comfort and freedom
from care mrst be sought at the social
hearth where are gathered together, the
father and the brother To repose from
their toll, where The infant praties at his
parents knee, and the urchin cons oycr
his lesson Of Tomorrow, and tlal duty
ard parental affection become a bond O
cspeclful observance. 10 the existence q
Of such feelings it is that New England
or owes his attachment for home.
The orator then referred to the inilu-
ence Of Woman in the formation of the
character of the People, ms blending her
own characteristics with those OF the
ruder sex, Nv an interchange of symPa-
ihv and he iRstanced the case Ot the
grand daughter of John Knox who
braycd the lruculcnt English monarch,
and told him that she would rather re-
coivc the head OF her father in her lap,
than 10 hear That he bad aposlatlZcd from
his faith. Such were the mothers ol
! New England, such the character q!
those who shrank not from endurance %
Ian those hardships and pcrls And
! without such aid and support, It would
have required visible miracle to bring
success 10 their cfToris Other nations
/. nay boast of their proud descent. But
lr is Tor the sons Of the Pilgrims to boast
of the yiuucs Of their mothers this was
ihe true secret Of their snccess,-the
nrcyalence of their domestic virtues ol
hn~s from whom they draw their origin.
Ard tho orator undedook to show that
these virtues weie nVsi lsoqutnllv te-