The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-27
OMNIBUS RACING I'M BROADWAY.

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in his veins [Great cheering when he recollecs the
gorss that surround and forget: the quarres Of the
past MIR. Holmes of into an eloquent phc
this:--" New Eusiand. S England ivocierous
cheering. Flourish Of trumpets.l
Mr.. FREscH next resd:-
The Peninsula of the Lakes. New England has fur
nished her with one of her brightest ornaments Tire
Cen CAss as the child of New England referred to-
rose to reply He thought of his ancestry with
what precious freight had she: They were strong
men, of IRON nerves and bold hesrts and stout HANDS,
with the tolls of subduing wilderness Nobly did
they perform their trust Where is the man who can
look TO these pilgrims his ancestors wi hout saying
IN the pride OF his heart they are mine they are mine
(Cheers) And wherever they may be, their star still
shines in the east In conclusion the General submitted
The Pilgrims-They landed on the Rock Of Plymouth
but they built upon the Rock OF Ages (Storm of ap
plausethe band seized the contagion struck up the
air of Lucy Neal" and played it to admiration
Mr. CRITrENpEr, of Kentucky, next called out by
u complimentary toast and after manly speech upon
the pride with which he regarded his whole country he
The first houses erected in North America the school
house and the meeting house. the great safeguards Of
public liberty and public vrtue-(Cheers Hurrah for
Msine-A star in the East led the wise men of the
oldcn time-and star from the East present in the
crowd daughter Cheers and cries for Evans.)
MIR. EVANS and spoke like the man strong In rea
son. and force of argument he ALWAYS Is Maine did
claim to DO the star in the East; she but OF
constellation whose beams intermngled that in
truth they all appeared but He dwelt with evident
pleasure upon the services of Maine at Bunker Hat
Quebec on board the Constitution on the Great Lakes
and recently at Palo Alto at Resaea de Ia Palma
Cheering voice Wallace, You started that; why not
let him 60 along At the close of his remarks, Mr.
Tha Gna.b e pI,,,..r,h rro,, .h. ,.rd;ro of The Pill
grims, it became like the Rock in the Wilderness,
fount ain of le and health and JOY which shall last for
all time TO come.-(Grand rondo of appause)
Music" A life in the woods for me-"
Mr. FnEScH read extract from the ancient history
of New England in which j is said that certain lions
heard roaring in the outskirts Of the village of Bos
ton, and then submitted =
'The massachusetts Lions-The race is not extinct
they roared terribly In i776 and It Is reported that Of
late they have even been heard within the walls
Of the capitol" [Great laughter and chserng]
Mr. wlsTHRor wished to be excused from being con-
(Lsughier) He regretted the absence Of the dstin.
gushed Elk r Adams and Of the illustrious
and within sound of its surgng waves, and who owns
the that were cultivated by Edward Winslow,
the youngest end nobest Of the Pilgrim stock After
dwelling upon the early history aud hardships of the
Pilgrims MrsWin throp submitted a sentiment
New England-It is her glory, and will be forever
to the world and the earliest model Of federatve
union the American continent" CHEERS. Musc)
Song by the company to the air OF Yankee Doo-
eve now commemorate the day" sc.
Music by tho band" Yankee Doodle"
Mr. FRENCH next read toast complimentary Of the
Empire State, looking at our friend washington Hunt
all the while
enterprise of the Pilgrim people, and particularly Of
their services in developing the resources OF Western
New York. and CAV, as q toas Hv, ,s ~ s,ura
they the pioneers and standard bearers Of civil and
religious liberty, [Cheersl
The great State Of Ohio the young giant Of the West
called upon to give account OF herself.
Tom Conwr, the wagon boy, arose to do that honor,
and u bs snS Of Il.
their unconquerablc spirit Of industry and enterprise
and concluded by sentiment enoining upon their de-
Of their fathers
A. yoLusTEnn-"The New England mothHs Of 1920
To q complimentary offering to the clergy, -,
The Rev. Mr. ELLIOTT, Of Mo, replied in q few well
appointed remarks, and offered in return compliment
10 the Down casters.
Mr. FsrscH read the blowing palpable hit:-
"The Nutmeg state-Where will you find the Crater"
MIR RocxwrLL Of Conn, answered the call; but from
position and the increasing merrment, was impos
sible to hear him We caught only occasional word
such as wooden clocks Yankee notions" and the
sons of the Pilgrims"
Col srAroN the Mayor Of the Corporation briefly ad
dressed the company his accustomed happy STYLE and
moved the following resolution. which was unanimously
adopted and which cheerfully empted glass OF
the :" Due de Montebelo."
1.-THE Pilgrim Mothers, without whose services the
sons the Pilgrim Fathers would mover have been heard
Of Unanimous laughter and applauseJ
By the Doctor. The town Of Day, or Daytown, Ohio
We wonder If Robert Is here
Robert was here like St Paul in one respect and that
was to speak for himself he couldn't help it. Laugh
ter. now, by st. Paul. the work goes brsvely on,o
A, tho termination Of speech full Of wit aud humor Mr
y. wound up his argument as follows -
" The Yankees, with wit as spicy as nutmegs, and
habits as regular wooden clock work, they must sue.
coed wherever they Co." General cheering and laugh
IN behalf Of a call for Rhode Island,
Mr. CRArsroS gsve very fattering eulogium to the
little commonwealth, forgetting however, all menticn OF
the Dorr war and Abd-el Kader and the Algernes He
disposed dip into the poetica and therefore oner
ed az q contribution to the common cause -
Permit me to guess,
That the last hsg that shall wave over the world,
Will oe noting, calculate, less,
Than the stars and the stripes OF Freedom unfurled
Perfect avalanche OF spplsuse)
Our host next had toast and well merised too was
the toast to host
Mr. CoLrMAs replied and was loudly checred but he
was at such distance, that could neither hear
distinguish our host his toast bat We think II
amounts this that In the words Of Jefferson Error
opinion may be tolerated where reason left free to
letter was read from Judge Cranch, who could not
be present account OF his i'll health His toast sp
The May Flower, frsighted with Liberty and indie
pendence the richest cargo that ever landed on our
shores"
The SECRETARY then announced The Bench and the
Bar Of the District of Columbia"
Mr. H. BaADLEv in obedience to this requsition, ex.
pandsd and expsated the virtues Of the Yankees and
said that Yankee with a Southern him, was
the best breed In the worldhe would stop at nothing
the face of the earhthat breed Of the Saxons wouldn't
Thercf,re, submit, Mr.. President,
"The Universal Yankee Nation, that will stop at
thing that right and will go through everything that
is not wrongr (Cheers-music)
The Presidents Of the Universities of South Carolina
and Massachusetts,, Preston and Everett
Mr. HoLNEs took up the response and his speech must
have been first Judging from the applause which
completely, to extinsuishcd tho burden Of his ha
rsngue.
BY general demand, Mr. MsnsHALL Bsowr, Of the In
dian Queen Hotel, sang us
Here's health 10 the blacksmith,
The prince of good fellows" sc.
MIR ApBorr. Of Massachusetts, was the happy rsspon
dent TO the toast
Tho Yankees, like cabbsges, wherever trans
planted, they soon produce a crop Of sprouts.
Mr.. MohGAr sang
my pretty Jane my prstty Jane,
Oh never look 90 shy,