Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-01-29

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SPEECH OF HON. s. IS. PRENTiss
ut the Pilgrims .anniversary,1 .Ns,o Or
,. leans, December %, 1s45. ,7-
I Who would not rather be or the Pilgrim
stock than claim descent from the proudest
Norman that ever planted his robber brood
in the halls of the 5axon, or the boldest pa
ladin thatquafed wine at the table of Char
lemagne? Well may we be proud of our
native land, and turn, with fond affection to
its rocky shores. The spirit of the Pilgrims
-tin pervades it and directs its fortunes
Behold the thousand temples of the Most
High that nestle in its happy valleys and
crown its swelling hills. See how their
gl1ttering spires pierce the blue sky, and
seem like sc many celestial conductors, rea.
dy to avert the lightnings Of an angry Hea-
ven. The piety of the Pilgrim patriarchs is
not yet extinct, nor have the sons forgotten
the God of their fathers. .aa1 r4a s}s g..
The spirit of the Pilgrim survives not on
ly in the piety and knowledge of their sons,
but, most Of all, in their interchangeable enter
prise and indomitable perseverance: s',i.1
They have wrestled with nature till they
have prevailed against her, and compelled
her reluctantly to reverse her own laws
The sterile soil has become productive UNI
der their sagacious culture, and the, barren
and sterile rock, astonished, finds itself
covered with luxuriant and unaccustomed
verdure. ,I...s.a'.i }. be-. s.t4.. ..-.....
Upon the banks of every river they build
temples to industry, and stop the squander-
ings of the spendthrift waters. They bind
the maids Of the brawling stream, and COM
pei them, like the sad daughters Of Danaus,
to pour increasingly from their glittering
urns the sparkling treasures of their crystal
fountains. They drive the dryads from
their accustomed haunts, and force them to
desert each favorite grove; for upon river,
creek and bay they are busy transforming
the crude forest into staunch and gallantves-
sells. From every inlet or indenture along
the rocky shore swim forth those ocean-birds
wa l ID thf dT aBla Xeod .aedged upon tt
pinions to the favorite breeze, and wing their
fightto every quarter Of the globe-the car
rier pigeons of the world. 1t is UPON the un,
stable element the sons of New England
have achieved their greatest trinmnhs
Teir adventurous prows yex the waters of
eHry sea. Bold and restless as the Old
nGthern Vikings, they go forth to seek their
fotunes in the mighty deep. The ocean is
thfr pasture, and over its wide praries they
foOw the rnonstrouS herds that feed upon |
iHazure fields. AS the hunter casts his |
ldSo upon the wild horse, SO they throw out
tRr lines upon the tumbling whale. They
div out Ieviathan with a hook They |
Fl his skin with barbed irons, and in spite !
ohis terrible strength, they part him among |
til merchants.' To them there are no pil- |
la of Hercules. They seek with avidity |
ne regions, and fear not to be sthe first that
eV burst into unknown seas. Had they
bel the companions Of Columbus, the great
maner would not have been urged to return
thGh he had sailed westward to his dying
day. H. n .oyr...r4.s./
Grious New England |! thou are stiiltruc
to t ancient fame and worthy of thy IAN
cestA lonors We, thy children, have as
sembed this far-distant land to celebrate |
thy Brtilay. A thousand fond associa-
tions thro upon us, reused by the spirit Of
the hour. On thy PLEASANT valley rest like
sweet devof morning tina gentle recollec-
lions Of ouarly life; around thy hills and h
mountains ng like gathering mists the
mighty meFies ofthe Revolution; and far
away in therizon Of thy past CLEAN, like
thy own brig Northern Lights, the awful
virtues Of oPilgrim sires! But while we
devote this d I'd the remembrance of our
native land, forget not that in which eur
happy lot is It. We exult I'm the refec-
tion that thot we count by thousands the .
miles which $rate us from our birthplace
still our courts the same. We are no ,
exiles meetinpon the banks Of foreign
river, to swellwaters with our .home-sick
tears. Here ITS the same banner which q
rustled above boyish heads, except that
its mighty fare wider and its glittering
stars increase number. 10
~ The sons oew England are found in 4
every State Of broad Republic. In the i
East, the Sound the unbounded West, O
their blood mes freely with every kin d
dred current. E have but changed our h
chamber IN thermal mansion; in all its $,
rooms we are anne, and all who inhaBit
it are our broth To us the Union has f..
but one domestearth; its household gods /
are all the samUpon us then peculiarly
devolvss the df feeding the fires upon d,
that kindly heaof guarding with pious m
care those sacreusehold gods. s'it TiaH fd
We cannot dth less than the whole oil
Union;ltO US Tits of no division. In ri
the veins Of our zen flows northern and Il
southern blood snail it be separated
who shall put aSr the best affections Of
the heart, the notnstincts Of four nature d
We love the landpr adoption, so do we III
that OF cur plrtLet Us ever be true to OF
both; and alwayst ourselves in main p,
tanning the unity ar country, the integ- ca
rity of the Republ es'ao s6'caad prJS, Sc
l. Occurred then, eshand put forth to pc
loosen the golden Of Union; thrice ac- W;
cursed the traitoros, whether Of north. ra
ern fanatic or SOY 'demagogue, which on
shall propose lis ssce. ,,,.,r,,, -- rs..,, stl
But no! the Unennot be dissolved; bu
its fortunes are totiant to he marred; SCI
its deStinies too pal 70 be resisted.-- ed
, Here will be their est triumph. their ly
most mighty devela. di.
And when, cenlence, this Crescent wi
City shall have hlletolden horns; when