New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-01
WEBSTER At PLYMOUTH R0CK.
sr ST. WILLS

week th. von nav have the freshest leading Nuces Of
ise1iy that you hsve peFussd deemredy for hs asst
year ary read vou and not he sse - -ess correctly
over hires cut al ihs twenty wAea fapes yo1r
friend reading rem. But nobody well attribute ors
u WILlIss srtces another Or snoihsr's 10 him
Whsever aer srs their fsuts they are a. s events
AL. svn The leader - bis isstss siIer from piyuoc'h
Rccs describing lbs dinner recently gwen eere ca he
2lh Anniversary 81 ias Emb4rkalon OF 80 Pilgrim Fs
Tiers in the asyfower for the unuodien shorea Of The
Ne-y.wold The whole le,;eris good IS II 10 locg
bst 80 wish present separately the pesurs Of DANIEL
WsEsTsS, who present. and Of course sas saasfsl
| CURE OF the festival or him Mr. wins says
rad never CHANGED % 81, a, table with Mr.
Webster, and was very glad OF this opportunity
20 see nir'. Tor once, with bis nrrnor OF. You
sill understand, OF oourse, rnst ,he annual srd
| formal Pilgrim Dinner takes place in Deem
Der aud rel.s axes the Landing, aud ,hat,hls YES
a more informal gathering, ayowedly 70 celebrate
shs Ef-jarsG,i0n. TIE real object probably wss
- meet Mr. Webster over the Pilgrim e eme-bls
Congressional duties preventing him from attend
1 anca hc-e in the Winter. Mr. W,ntnrops pres
| ence vss secured b. the same srrans ement. anu
/ that Of other eminent New-Englsnde-- n Cor
grsss. ssior access TO the place in Summer, and
| thr chancs Of finding agreeable guests among the
stinrui. he'd strangers from the South IN the trav-
| slnr season. wers additional reasons for estsb
fishing a biennial DINER and indeed this cele-
bration seems likely 10 become the more important
Of the two
Tnerc were e hundred present, principally 4" in
| fuential Bostonisns." iOu know Boston well
| enough - understand how this would differ from
q company o. influential New-Yorkers. They
we're mostly rich men, but they were "smars
| men aso--nOt e rich fool, nor a mere literary
| man among them. For either disproportion Of
brains 70 the pocket they have very little respect
4 Ia Boston. \ more keen, sagscious set OF physi-
| economies were never collected about table, and
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| looks the cool iuavtableness and breadthy cacu-
| a,ion which makes Boston enterprise both more
1 liberal and certain than one from any other capital
| I'm lur country. Among the invited guests were
| Nj. Mercer the wealthy planter from Louisiana
| GOV Woodbury. Of New Hampshire, President
| Waylsnd OF Brown University, Edward Everett
and Dir. Midway, grandson Of Lord Ashburton
| shall. not have informed you Of all the "distln
| guished presences,' however, without mention
| ing that, Of double window which opened IRON
| the dining-roon to the hal like g bandbox At the
| the opera were seated several ofthe more charm
| ing descendants Of the Pilgrims, and among then
I Mrs. Bancroft wife OF the late Minister to Eng
isud.l whom the younger Quincy, IN his speech
| took occasion 20 compliment very gracefully upon
her delicious representation Of the ladies' OF the
1 Pilgrim stock At the proudest court OF Europe
| Perhaps IL would interest our female readers t.
add that the eidcr Quincy, who was also present
| made speech IN which ne tsrtly called the prn-
fgs 9 re Ts to o.sfI ibsy MT Webster. Mr.
pi'qrm fore fgihsrs % tho exclusion OF the pilgrim
f,re-H.06ers without whose assistance, he thought
the landings down TO US from plymouth would
have been very distressingly Interrupted.
Mr.. Webster was already in the reception-roo n
| on the arrival OF the special train which brought
the quests from Boston, dressed with that courtly
| particularity which becomes him, and he made hl'
greetings to his friends as they came in like the
Natures monarch that he 10, with an uncontriyec
and unoppressive dignity and simplicity he wa'
| snH.rng from an annual aihictiOn 20 which he II
subiect. ia the shape OF what is called in England
tire hay fever'-a sort OF catsrrh which comes tC
some persons with each years infusion OF the arc
ma of new cut grass into the atmosphere. 10 hac
| evidently prostfated hs usual health and spirits
| and when not conversing he looked scarcely In 9
IN condition even for silent presence at iestivty
| At sue announce mcnt of dinner, Mr.. Webster
who wss % iill the chair, took the arm oil syene
rable clergyman OF Plymouth VINO has occupied
the same pulpit fos fifty years, and seated him.
ssf az the cr0ss-tsble between this gentleman cnc
Dr Wsvland Two long tables extended dowf
the large diuing.hsl Of the Hotel. and, a. the u9
pcs ext, entity Of one, sir. Everett. was peninsula.
led bv hif. Midway, and near the upper end o.
| the other at Mr. Winfhron trsse two the princi-
p.l orerorcsl reliauces ofthe occasion. The witty
| and lie. enjoying Judge Warren, tthe most agree
| anle man for ~ eminent one that the maturing
| succ sssion p the Webster epoch has 90 snow,
\ Fe.N the mGnlEemeNt tN tUc ulLucA o.
aud be was well appointed, no less for his ready
iaSgmrnf and courtesy than IS being President o.
the "p grim Society and the beat descended
nan IN New Ensland-baying in ms geneaioBi
cal tree, ri- NJ the best known names among the
company Of Inc Mayhowor.
/ think have now draWn IN the outline OF the
scene with a0Z.cisut 6.slnctness-sccsss as
everything seemed, and x AZ, 70 the principal per
/ sonsge IN tne pict1rs. Mr.. Wsbsser arose, when
IN. cloth ,-as removed, and in his primitive apd
simple dcton, opened the historIc purpose OF TIE
! ceis s-aticn. 10 Illustrated the event OF the En-
bs-katiou most spty aud impressivey. IS pam
| rer Illustrates historical group, by giving the
, scenery around IT, Re Grer the morals ano al
uo.phe-, amid which The Pilgrims resolved mo .
their voyage-sketchiDg the great msn ~ thu
period shaEspeFe. Milton, Bacon and otaers
with their confsmpofaneops intellectual EOmenta
IN strain Of narrative eloQgogce, that, quiet az !
was showed the great master. he then Outlined
the progress OF the principles OF the Pilsrizs, and
by easy transition, passed thence 70 me extension
Of tha Rspnbc's power and limits. With 8 reser
yati1n a. 70 HI. own concurrence la the grasp stte
zraap that have taken, Of territory -outn and est
he expre.sed in an outbreak Of nost glowing ana
overpOwering eoquence, bA feeling as u iDera usss'
and prompt equak stiOn Of rights 70 81 VINO are enc
covered With our banner Clan ing az our relative po
.ir3n toward the Governments Of Europe be spoke o.
Hungary and 10 downfall, giving that unhappy eoonui
hs complete sympathy, and mourned over iS pfcsIa
don wih the language and certainly With the look OF
prophst whose spinI was darkened though he sui ez
Dressed confidence that the liberty painted for aoroa.
could not long be kept under The probable and possi
Ole future Of cur country and tho neediui ez'en
.on OF the Phi grim principles through rs rsmoSst iui
Of space and time formed the theme Of the great ora
tors impsssi0ned conclusion.
These were the topics upon which Mr. Wsostef mac
come prepared % express himself but be was once
tTca again upon hs feet during the evening, sn1 u
taking his leave, he made parting address that Wa
| u iinerent tenor and mOduiatiOn. Unable IRON
| illness ~ .1n In the conylvslity Of The evening" n
VA, possibly, seddeoed BY mirtn with which III
spirits could not keep psce and at the same time
| sl-rounded By those who had met there from love
aim and = hose pride and idol De asd always been
1s kirdest and Warmest feelings were uppermOst an
NJ. ert slous wa 10 What b. had 70 cay. His sfrc
donate attachment % New. gland was the iea5ir
sentiment bu' through hs susion. 70 nis own sdvsn'
Ing sgs sDf present ilness there recognizable
Tsh 10 ssy what he % got zisn 10 have said, shou.
be ncgoT again b 90 surrounded and listened 10.
the m0st beautiful example OF manly and r
strained psth0s lt seemed % me. Of which lsnruag
and lOOzs could be capable No who heard Il soui
doubt the existence Of deep well n tears under tbs
I | lofty temple OF intellect and power.
Sickness. ike low td-. shows thu true depths an
shso~s oi lie haroor Of expression In face, snd
O0zed 0ng al1 earnestly Il Tue noble invalid, both
a. So and he spoke, 20 see, II possible where b
iecnblDe4s lay and whore MS sverbuoy ant grestsel
bad, % east. come nearest 20 running aground.
"a really l-mucn thinner than hsd ever seen hin