Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-13
THE MARYLAND HIsroRIcAL-socIETY.

The MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY gave
sumptuous entertainment at the Exchange Hotel
in Baltimore, on Saturday evening last, in CONNIE
moration Of the two hundred and sixteenth ami
versary of the Landing of the Maryland Pilgrims
The company which sat down to the table mum
bered about seventy gentlemen, among whom were
the Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER and Sir HENRY LYT.
TON BULwER.
Gen. JOHN SPEAR SMITH, the President of the
Society, being absent from the city, the duty OF
presiding devolved upon the Vice President, the
Hon. JOHN p. KENNEDY. He accordingly occupi
ed the head of the table. Mr.. WEBSTER was
placed upon his right, and Mr. BULwER upon his
left. The Hon. JOHN BARNEY occupied the post
of Vice President at the other end of the table.
The evening las we learn from the Baltimore
American) passed of most agreeably, and was
marked by many incidents which gave endowment
and zest to the occasion.
Mr. KESNEpY, the President of the day, in in
Producing the regular toasts, made some remarks
explanatory of the objects and character of this
celebration.
few days ago (he sadly had marked the completion I'd
hundred and sixteen years since the landing of the Ma
rand Pilgrims upon the territory Of this State On the 25h
March, 1884, being the Feast of the Annunciaton two hum
dred fragment of the brave population Of Eng
land, imbued with the chivaly Of that age and seeking to
accomplish noble exploit in the sujugaou of new world
reached the Potomac, after weary and perlous voyage
some months and landing upon the island then called ST.
Clements (now better known Backstone's Isand) there
planted the They led by Leonard Calvert the
brother Of the second Lord Baltimore They devoutly en-
ployed their FIRST in thanksgiving and in supplica-
ing blessing upon this their great enterprise From this
little community has grown up in the Of less than
centuries and quarter prosperous and happy State of the
American Union.
The Maryland Historical Society was formed to
the history Of that career and of the who conducted
Its organization embraces larger scope and directs its labor
the illustration of the history Of the whole country. This
Society Of more than six years duraton but in the
dgent pursuit OF the purposes of its establishment it has
already collected much valuable NATTER emineny worthy Of
preservation and is continuing its researches with many
gratifying tokens of future usefulness This (said Mr. K)
brief statement of the origin and purposes OF this Society
Ths 18th March is historically entitled to be regarded
festival Of the Society. To-day assembled for the first
time celebrate that festival But br the coincidence Of the
Holy Week with that date, in the present year. should
have arranged celebration in stic accordance with the
time. We shall endeavor to do n future
The regular toasts were then submitted by the
Chair. The fifth toast was ss follows:
DANIEL WEBSTER A consunmate statesman, whose
wisdom, equal to every emergency of affairs invigoraed
and adorned by that courage which walks in the path
OF duty the more seadfasly for the peril it presents.
This sentiment, which was prefaced by some
eloquent remarks from the President of the day
highly complimentary of Mr.. WEBSTER, was re-
ceyed by the company with reiterated expressions
of applause. When quiet was restored, Mr.. WEB.
sTER addressed the company for about half an hour
in speech which was received with the greatest
enthusiasm, being frequently interrupted by warm
and prolonged cheers. When he concluded
JOHN H. B. LATRoBE, Esq, after some expana-
tory remarks, proposed the following:
Sir HENRY LYTroS BULwEn: The Missionary of kin
dred nation from whom have derived the sacred pre-
ceps civil liberty and the nobest records of human thought
May these ever be the effective pledges Of mutual and
plcht nj
This toast was received with hearty and con-
tnued greeting, and drew from Mr. BuIwER the
following eloquent response; which, not having
room to-day for the whole proceedings, we select
for publication, well on account of the official
standing of the British Minister as of its being his
first appearance on any public occasion since his
arrival amongst us. Mr.. BULwER said
That in rising after the Senator from Massachusetts, he
reminded Of gentleman who, being called upon speak
after the great Mr. Burke said that the only way satisfy his
audience and acqu himself handsomely Of his task by
excIaimng, Gentlemen beg say ditto the ius,rous
orator who has just sat DOWN" This would suit him espe-
ciay for his very profession that Of silence Neverhe
less, there feeling that he would omit give
utter nee allow the eoquence of his friend the
Sena from Massachusetts,, to express for hmnamey, the
warm and lively gratitude which he felt for the sentiment
which had just been kindly proposed and derng
ceved he had wanted any illustration of the fact that the
people OF the United States and the people Of Great Britain
ought TO live Of the closest friendship with each other
he should have found such illustration anecdoe related
to him during dinner by his friend to the left "
dering day., said that gentleman, " in the woods of
Baden, and lost my way when luckily met strange gen.
tleman. Now had he been German, Spaniard, Dutch
man. Italian, this accident would not have helped
should neither have got back to my road, home my
dinner but The strange gentleman Englisman be
gave English my guest in English, and,
understood each other of one country,
soon forgot not" Exactly the law of language
the law Of God, and they who speak the tongue
not intended by Providence to each others throats If
people in the world should dwell together in peace
those who had been coupled in the just given
and who already drawn closer together by the very fact
that it bad been given He would Furthermore say, that if
ey of eternal peace be contracted between these
two people, there place proper for signing and
flying such treaty that in which they then were
any witnesses who could duly testify its propriety
society dedicated TO the purpose and pursuits Of history
Yes it history which united the two people in qufs
on by giving to both property in things imIe
shablc Hence gathered round their hearths the
same household deites and breahed into their ears in in
fancy and age around their cradles and their bers the
same holy names: the illustrous Alfred, to whom both
countries indebted for their old Saxon laws the mag
unanimous Elizabeth to whom both also indebted for
their speaking the English and the Spanish language the
brave and polite William who, while deyng the great
arch OF France on the continent lay at home in the recogn
ton Of the great principles of civil and religious liberty the
stones Of every solid edce Of free government and
he knew that he he'd only 10 mention civil and religious ber-
~ in Maryland, in order % excite the warmes enthusiasm
These great princes and only they but Shakespeare and
Milton, Raleigh and Bacon, Coke and Liteon Newton and
Locke Blake and Marlborough-a these and others almost
equally worthy OF MENTION though be should no; then
mfrsv ur, were ~ ne fame and name as much the in
heriance OF all there present his dear and
familiar 10 every American heart ss 10 the heart Of every
Engshman on the other side OF the Atlantic Rt vbs he