The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-23
Anniversary Of the New England Society,
I'm the City OF New York;

Anniversary Of the New England Society,
In the City OF New York.
The exercises preliminary celebrating the forty
ourth anniversary OF the New England Society Of the
,ity Of New York held at the Tabernacle, FRI
day evening last The house we'll allsd at early
hour and at IL little past o'clock the President,
conpaned by the orator of the evening, and number
OF guests, came from the ante and took their
places upon the platform behind the pulpit At about
ths time General Scott walked up Of the side
ises and took his place Of the seats the
speaker. As soon as the General seen, he was
greeted with general expression Of spprobatory re-
oognition, by the audience He bowed polite ac-
knowledgemsnt Of the compliment and took his seat
The exercises commenced with the performance Of Q
national anthem, with organ accompaniment under
the direction Of MIR. George Andrews. The music
oreditably performed
prayer by the Rev. WILLIAM ADAMS, D. D Of this
CITY, was next in order and was followed by
grand National Chorus the words for the occasion
Being adapted to music by Rossin
The Rev Horace Bushnell, d. of Hartford, Con-
neccut was then introduced to the audience by the
President and delivered Grafton of considerable
length He said the organization Of this Society and
the regular observance OF this anniversary sp
proPriate and honorable Of testifying to the
6lia sentiment that founders aud first fathers Of
State entitled to the highest honors He here al
luded TO the several OF State digDares whose
memory Is and ought to be held in veneration These
were the founders Of Staes the lsw-gyers, revolu-
oni tS who deliver their country from ssrvisuds
to enlarge the States territories, and the pariss
Paris who rule justly aud make all happy in the land,
during the time in which they Ii 'e Holding this
scale Of honor you the more heartily do you
have for years remembered, and with due obser-
vance, celebrated, the I'D day Of December, as
che day eorditorum reipu' heo The speaker here
came to speak directly OF the Pilgrim Fathers and
that If 1t be true often asserted that one
may damned by praise t is also true that over
veh<mence and uDdistiDe uishipg euloges bad.
There is no fame good 81 the fame Of justice The
amiabe zeal OF exavsgant eulogists has no good
to the reputation Of fathers who knew little of
che future that they dreamed not Of the future that
was before them The difficulty that Expresses me,
said the orator is to speak of them they deserve
and not ascribs to them what belongs TO Gsd He
pared the Puritan thers, in thar place in the scale
Of progress, with Luther and all great reforners in
che's, and concluded that they all in tolerant
who lived at subsequent period OF time, and In far
ther advanced state ~ reformed society The difficulty
which we meet with Is. that want them 1.-THE Puri
tans) to be heroes, but do not want them to be
heroes of the faith Now there heroes Of the visi
and heroes OF the invisible; they heroes OF the
invisible, and were instisated by no sphemeral mo-
tives They wrought for effects the speaker atsd
witch were only to be- produced at the distance Life
), century long: ap1 said he, the remot ness and
cred grandeur of their aim makes IL the more admi-
able Our fathers proposed no new theories Of social
rder They made no promises to end all human Ills:
they had, they would have bsen left at the end Of
the first year crying hike home sick chdren for
way by which to return to their homes. But coming
went ON building their unknown future 1t has been
already assumed that the practical aim four fathers
that the celoni.ts asa body in coming hare only
reed In enc thing; the necessity OF renovation Of
the church But they learned from their teacher,
binsop, OF great mysterious future full Of great
results, things which had yet to be revealed, and
which they believed would be revealed. They
lset lmiisthe future might bring greater things
than thought of; but they said let the rsforma-
tion come They had least Of all any idea Of
ayng the foundations Of republic They had no
lea that they had their little vessel the germ Of
eat nation. TO become the greatest CONNER
al power Of the world They held many opinions
shich, at the present day would hardly be called Ame
lean. They we're all loyasts and proud Of the pros
ect of advancing bis Msiesty's interests in the colo
tate they did Of founding future democracy; and
ct, In twenty years after Plymouth was settled the
however, nottacoom plished till one hundred and
my years afterwards or their religious tolerance the
ostsr tsid-whsn Cromwel was sd vocahng liberation
In England the coloDsts rsprobating IL as lcsn-
ious The coloniss had little desire fos separation
from the mother country as for the toerseon which
hey declined TO Cromwells parliament. The speaker
Eent to notice the gradual growth OF liberal political
IDEAS until there came T. be little unconscious, re-
pubic on the banks Of the Connecticut They had
never set up ependence The people were loyal
thei- way but they had come to be really republic
rhis had reference to tn. coonists in the neishbor
hosd Of Hartford All the happy results which
now ascribed, by Dr. D. to the general educa
'ten Of the coonists' children, and their being
PEELED By circumstances TO tank aud act for them
Selves So educating their children said he, they at
last to be the opposers 60 tyranny founders OF
states and sgners Of declarations Of independence.
II was the height Of their aim that produced such
suits The North American colonists were here COM
pared with the coonis;s from spain to South America
and Msxicoths governments founded there and those
~hich arose here The speaker then went over the
history OF from its foundation to the
present me and presented the happy workings Of free
government here exhibited In approved comparison
with the srstocratic governments OF Europe. Here,
nearly asde; puuishments mitgstsa the laws
simple and police hardly disoernabe till
actually required exercise acts Of oce, foreigner,
coming among and seeing martial display hear
ing beating ~ drums and witnessing no chow OF
once thinks put on our good behavior today
but when told that IL yesterday, and the day
before. he begins 20 predict revolution Mt hand. In
smarking upon the monarchiea and srstooratic 60
vernments Of the old void he said there never was
government depending upon its loyalty, but was OBJ
iiged to make formidable display OF steel than
the eusigna favored orders But under our free
rvernrn~nt how IL it, Look ~ OF our Presiden-
al elections the struggle Of whole nation. The day
passes without single GA break aud the day; after
as quiet n there but one mind and all this i
ed by the invisible power OF Law But what
can be stronger than that has no enemies,
people that desire change From all that has
developed the orator argued that still further adj
cement might be reasonably looked for, and he
most deishlful picture OF the state OF the
.icai world, when reformation had progressed to
ansumnatiop. All was to be performed, he said, by
,ch performing his duty The way to greatness
the way Of duty.
The audience dispersed at shout ten o'clock.
The society had their annual dinner served ut the
Tor House, yesterday afternoon. where the usual
ceremonies, speeches, toasts, and compliments to
guests, we're gone through with.
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