Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-01-01

three wings the Committee. for n. go.
member. desperate Kort will BE- mad. h. ~
House TO defeat the report Of he Commi,,,. .
Mons ecrrens ~
AsPecisi messenger hss stared f,r T-ss. xaA
the Joint nesclus'ons' signed By the Presia.r,
'or her admission into the onion, and ,herefsye :.
may expect soon to see her senators ,oi b.,
sennrises In their seats In both House, ~
The Union no~ consist. Of % S,a,es. Your. A..
SUMMERS.
WAssiseros. Dec. 24th, lsts.
James E Sternrf. Esgr:
The City looks quite deserted TO-DAY. ), ho,,
Houses have adjourned and great MANY of -.
members gone oa ! have determined to renal,
at my post. and will occupy part of nv Ii.
sure time in giving you brief sketch Of IN. "a.
Anniversary Meeting Of the New England soci-,,
Of this City In commemorstion Of the Ls,d;,, :,
the Pilgrims. Tho Society met at the .'u,,,.d
States Hotel" on Monday evening. The oot a..
where splendid supper bad been prepared 70, n.
occasion. The President Of the Socie,y Ds,;.,
A. Hall, Esqr, one Of The mos, perfect ,.o,l.u..
IN this City, with number of ia,i,ed ,u.s,. -.
tered the Dining Hail sbout 9 o'clock. aud -,
down to spiendidiy arranged table grosniav ma.
DEF the weight OF every thing which the mo., e..
tidious taste or sPpetite could crave OF drsi,. =
Among the disting uished guests / noticed N.,.,.
"ee.ier, Cas-, DIX and Huntington Of the Sep.,.
Judge Woodbury. OF he Supreme Coort-. Me..r.
Hoinses Of ). c., March Of VT Crae.top of n /
Vinton OF Ohio. and others OF the House, and /
must not omit tono,,ce TWO private indviduslshou.
ever not less known and distinguished throur b.s,
ths Union -Nr. 5, sion OF the d,sting uishea Ea
tors OF the "lnielligepcer,' aud John s. Skinner.
tsqr.. Editor Of the Farmers Library" New
York, and tho Nappieon' OF Agricultural Improve.
rnent and Sciebee in this Counuy.
The President Of tho Society made fe~ br.f
and appropriate remarks introductory TO other
speeches, sfer which the elegant band ii Mo.,c Ia
Attendance 'discoursed some very elcsso. mu.,c -
Iheophiius Fisk, Esqr., announced tn regular
toss,s, to almost all OF which replies were made.
10 the second iosst--"l he fret COLONY of Ns~,
England, &c. Mr. Webster replied in : beautiful
and eloquent speech which called forth freousnt
bursts of applause during its delivery. 1 esunot
attempt more than q skstch OF some OF bis rem.rks.
a. wac too much taken up with The speaker and
he subject to make regular report. His descrip-
lion Vi the night on which the Pilgrims landed ON
our shores, VAS touchingiy and fssi,ngy beautiful
and produced marked effect upon the audi.
ence According To my notes he said:
We sre met here to-nigh, 10 prosperous and
ioxurious age, with every thing that can coptribu,e
TO human comfort, safety and EMO, ment, to eele.
brate the Landing OF the Pilgrim Fathers Not 60
did they pass the evening Of the 22d OF December.
~heL they frs: landed on these shores. Men, vos
men and children we're shen houseless with no
place but the cold bare earth on which TO re. thai,
hsads. No roof, no curtains had they, but the altar
Y sky above They were not such Pilgrims a. Or.
WATTs describes IN one Of his hyuns-
Pilgrims on a scorching sand,
Beneath burning sky"
Their condition differed from ,hi. Pilgrims home.
They we're weary Pilgrims towering over strange
shore-Piigrims suffering from cold--doubtine, no,
desPondins-ieaing, not despairing, TO the pros.
pect before them.
The temperature Of the sky which We have had
iors few days past, may give some faint ide. Of
the privstions they had TO suffer on landing ON a
shore 40 tar North OF where we now srs
But it pleased Him in whose hands are tn. i.
sues OF life and death To "temper the wind to The
shorn lamb, and TO preserve their lives Had the
weather in that month been as cold a. il usually
Is, y would have beenimpossbls for single soul to
survive TIL the ensuing Spring. Bat the ~es,ter
was the most mild, open, moderate and sndursble
ever known at that season Of the year. They sur.
vived, nor did they fail to attribute their preserys.
tim 10 the Interpretation OF DIVINE Providence
Tie then eioq uenily defended the Puritan faith
and character from the great injustice which had
been done to them by Hume ana other courrly To.
ry-writers OF England in the times of CROMWELL
! Mr. W. said that the strong Religious feelings and
love II civil Liberty which di.tingeishe the Pur.
tahs, were potent enough to be called Passiona
but they could not with any justice be tern tan.
atics Those VINO look with unpIejudced eye
beyond the surface Of things, will SEQ the gres,
principles Of the Puritans to be love Of self.soy
eminent and Of Religious Liberty. founded on 10.
dividusl responsibility.
| He turned TO the compsny and 4. nr;,. III. eve
over them remarked -
Gentlemen, We are here tonight, some the des.
| cendsnts Of the Purtsns others from other paris
OF tho country and from other genoa ogies; yet all
OF US symps,hizng With them and doing them
| homage.
The principles Of Plymouth Rock have mingled
with overy thing IN the country OF moral, respect.
able and intellectual worth--wit the spirit OF tho
thrifty German and Hoilsnde,-wi tina. Of the sub.
jects Of France flying from oppression or psrsecu.
tion--wiih that OF thousands from lrelsnd and other
parts Of EuroPe-~herever love Of order, desire
To raise man IN moral and intel ectLsl woIth-l hope
| msy say the spirit Of the Pilgrims from Plymouth
OK has not been inactive, and has not been found
wanting 10 faitsfuness to the good wherever
good among those has been found there the spii, Of
The Puri,ans has merged with them. 10 oil landsit
Spreads undivided. operates unspsnt"
II 10 our good fortune that whatever origin w
may have. similarity OF feeling. and the spread Of
the Christian Religion tend to make us what We oil
desire. At least polite ally, to bs-Oas People.
He referred to the great meeting which doubt
lsss had taken place that day at Plymouth Rock |
and supposed ii was the largest gathering ever be-
fore assembled there, and remaI ked -
They will oil hear with great pleasure thatws l
have felt il our duty and inclination ~ sons and
friends Of Nsw-England. to celebrate the day here,
in . city bearing the name Of Washington and hO /
nored by sll--in city where they hope their M. |
tonsl Council will meet for ages. and ages, and
sges yet to come. Even among the inhabitants Of
fis city ITSELF will venture say there mons
who desire more faithful, that IT should honor Tho
name IT bears than those who come from the PHI
grms. seas and the Rock Of Plymouth.
Mr.. W. concluded bis sddren with some bssu'
,iful and forcbe rsmsrks, which deserve place
in tho memo,y and heart Of every true lover Of b"
country. They are. think, in these word,:-
IL is wise for US reeur the history of our an
cestors. Those who arc regardless Of their snoes
tors and Of their posterity--~ho do not lock upon
themselves as q lick connecting the Pact Nth Tho
Future in the transmission Of life from their sneer
tor. to their posierity. do not perform their duty
to the world To bs faithful to ourselves. we mus!
keep our Ancestors and Po.terity within reach soc
grasp of our thoughts and sdections-living in tns
memory and retrospect Of the Past and hoping
i,h aHartion and rsrs for tho.e ho rs come