Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1846-01-01
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bot Eawrrnre oi your civ. The com-
pany ,onk their seats at ne lab le at Il
quarter past three o'clock, niiri bles-
sing had bocn asked 6y Rry. DR..
Pierce. Al hali-pasl thee, thanks were
returned Nv DR.. Wa, ,land.
Judge Warren il. President Of The
Society, weirQm"d the eurs!s IN very
appropraie speech. lie coIuln'nced--
Geullrmcn, F" the FIRST ssl0iaIioD
which the whisr nrneinei with in Ply
Iinouih was that grateful one..ir.m Sa-
mosei, the Indian C6ief, IA rlealns,
tEi.hsbnnn = aud irndi'ion sad b. SAID
this becausc he had met EnglIshmen be-
fore. ! will lmiinle his sincerity. aud
say. Welcome, Amcricaps : and ! uss
this phrase, because Ihgre soen you be-
tore :" il- concluded 9th lhg lolloY-
ine toast
! Our FOrctathers Whilril' blood warns,
may th",t mrmory q,ickrn, aud their 'p'ri
animate oar hearts.
We take the fo|lowing further ac-
count from the Boston Courier:
The remarks and toast of The Chair
were loudly applauded
Mr.. Warren next gave
! lhe topn If Pymo"th Holding lhn ashes
of tin fathers, it m,,t alwa,s rriaiu tbs niIic.
tion aud rp>srrpce Uf lI, children,
Nathaniel Davis Of Plympulh re-
spondcd III eloquent terms, taking
rapid view of the character aud iinpor-
tanrc of The Pilgrim enterprise, and rH.
logizing those who accomplished il. IT,
reference to the tradition that wn,nan's
foot vas the first which pressed the
Rock, he gave
Tie hcroic Mothcrs oCLs Oh Co'onV They
taok ilir fist step lH ia" darn. nui"rprir" .n
celebrate, a"d, amidst suffering aud sorrow,
rocked the cradle of Nrw Engand Cheer,
The Chair then read the f,llnwiuy
letter from Harrison Gay Oris, which
created much sensation aud, 4, lInrs,
amusement -
BosroN, o3lh n ", I8la.
To UiHiUm Dars, .Iseph Cpshmag,
and jI'Hiam IhOmGs, Esgs, Commit
Zee ot arrangements. Sc. Sc. 4:
Gentlemen, i acku"a ledge the re-
Iceipt of your invitation, to aiirud ihc
celebraiIan u the laUdmg Of the Phi
grims, on the 22d Deccmhrr
On no occasion, could | feel deeper
regret than IN being compelled 10 de-
clue the hon"r and pleasure of comply
Ing with It But il wauld-be mprudrm
| IN me, 10 encounter the excitement
which The ccrcmnnials of the anniver-
sary, aud my own recoIIcci"ns could
not fail to produce n my rickeiy system
consider myself q son Of ihr nid
colony where my imR!rdiaie ances-
tors were born and bred. aud by whose
Grcsides at BarnsiabIe and ri, mouth, in
my earliest b"yhood, heard inculreled,
principles which led TO the revolution
and Independence of oug country, aud
Which have endravored noi TO forget,
For several y0ars previous 10 the rev.
olution, ] was taken--a chld-by my
father aud mother, on an annual visit TO
/ !sarnslabIe and Plymouth In the for
urr oi these, | always passed a number
of days going and returning in the
family Of your distinguished fellow towns
man, ihe late Gen Warren---my uncle.
For some DAYS before starting, the nale
Of preparation caused no small hustle, IN
nay 'nther's house as much--if We he
lieve all we hear-as will he necessary
few years hence, fnr i'll ogt ior Ore
gon. We travelled IN one horse chaise.
We lunchri IN Boston, about noon, and
with diligence reached Cushing's tav-
ern on bingham Plain, before dark, in
the long days, s,-thus accomplishing
distance of nineteen miles, with only one
batting at nrain:res Next morning, up
with the lark, and after two or three
stops q, Pembroke, Hanover, and Kings
ton, TO give the horse poHie of oats
brought up nj General Warren's, in sea-
son for dinner at two o'rlnck, hui with
very lhlle time to make a ioilrlIe. Aud
here can say, were passed some al the
most loynus days Of my hla. was sent
To MIR Wadsw0rih's school in the rreu-
lar honrs, To be kHpi QGr uf mischief aud
scrapes, and h" got my cousins aud uIher
boys inio them as | was able To devclope
the latest varieties ni fun aud lrollc
known to Boston school boys aud being
fran courtesy In bird of passage
/ privileged from the restraints prescribed
for ,hnSe belonging aud brough, up IN
the cage-,he penalties of insuhordina-
IItion proper To be drhlled Ia my account,
hut, which ! escaped, ia order to keep
all right in the general trial balanc" Of
crime aud punishment, were placed la
I the account of my friends ln these
visits ] acquired sentiments oi rrsprrt
and vcnpratlon lor The leading men "f
the town, lrom ihrir known standing aud
f. reputation, which IN after tunes were
confirmed by personal acquaintance vlh
most oi them o then descendants.
7 Hence resulted strong allachmeul Ia
the place, and u conviction whlrh cy.
prrlrncc has confirmed, that mme IN
/ 'teligent, palrlutIcal, aud well ordered
community, of the same extent, than
that which has constantly ocruplrd lhis
orig NAL soil o( ,hc Filgrims Is no where
io he found