The New York herald., 1850-12-24


denoninations who profess to love his will,
may be safely tolerated without prejudice to
ssts, generally speaking, but YOU ali know i Tat
there prssdes 1t the head Of the Supreme
Of the United States. Roman Catholic and no man,
suppose throughout the whole of these United Staes
supposes that the udcsture Of the country Is cafe
or that the administration Of s less respected
States has been and is, profsssed and ardent ad-
herent to the Catholic religion (Cheers and ap-
With usin bth houses Of Cop9rsss in sls pGsss sss
departments OF education-we go on the idea
that mans religion is absve human lsw
that IT Is question to be settled between
him and his Maker TO whom alone he is respon sibs.
(Applause.) ReligioR IL the municstion bstwesn
when social relations established when he forms
government for the protection of allt becomes in
he n so%. measure ,sl'nnn;.b.a nd Sa snoad
snt 10 the judgment Of the whole hu society Re-
lsion may exist while every man Is eft to his
own sentiments, responsible only TO God, society,
and civil rule The order Of the State cannot exist
where every individual is responsible TO none but his
own feelings, and New England ancestors under.
stood that quite we'll There q constitution adopted
on the deck OF the May fo in the region of Cape
Cod. in the month of November, 1920. What is it!
(holdipg copy Of IL In his hsnds) They propose to
honor God-to obey all his commandments and Co live
In his obedience But they say Revershsess that tor
security and preservation Of their civil rights
and liberties, that there shall be laws and or
dinsnees. Ana thank God, they had in the word con.
situtioD; Qremendous appsuseD and, invoking the
name OF the Deity In their resolutions, they ssy
those laws and ordinances and constitution
by those whom We shall appoint to enact for us,
win all duly submit, and obey (Applsuss) Here is
that constitution 1t is long, but 1t invokes re
gious sanction on its observance =
In the Of God. ANN. We are un Ter
loyal dread Sovereign lord King
ss as % G ss sTss Tsn and
taken for the goiy q God, and Advancement OF the
oysss plant the ars e.losy IN the HoreSsrn psr. q
vss: % s By these % and IN.
ourselves tos'ther ints evi body polite for urbetsr
.ioTs.is and Iy Ssreos f.sm:
ms h:asSs
AID for the general good Of the oolony
In witps whereof hereu Sscbsd
our o h KIM II d ss s i
IrslarS The es senh. Of Scotland Il: hfsy fourth.
JSMr T cArSyrn, Sn, WILLIAM BnEw,rKR.
bIwARD WiSsLow, CART. MILES srAsDIsrt,
And IS others for shsm.ei1s. mP and ,h.ir f.n,is,
Gentlemen, this topic might be enlarged upou. but
pass over IL. We are new two hundred and thirty
years from that great event There is the Msyhower
bim); there is little resemblance of the Msydowsr
Sons CT New England there was, In ancient times, Q
shin that carried Jason to the acquisition of the
golden fleece; there wAs nag which In the battle OF
Actum, made Augutus Cesar ma ster OF the world In
m modern times, there have been flags under which Q
Howe and Nelson have fought on the other
continent, and there have been ships whish
carried Hull. and Decatur and q Stewart. to tri-
umph on this Where they ali in the chances of
Msyfowsr. which reached these shores. Great np-
plause Yee my brethrs the May flower IL Q d ser
Of perpetual blcom It's memory will scent the sutry
blasts Of summer and the chilly winds of su.ums 1t
will defy winter it will defy all climates and all times
and will continue 70 spread Its petals to the world
and e1hsie In everything odor Ana rrsyrOnos to the
last syllable of recorded time (Enthusiastic applause
which lasted for some tims) Gentlsmen brethren,
ye men OF New England, whom have come scme
hundreds OF miles to see o-night let present to
you Of the eistnS OF those personaes
that came here the deeh Of the Maynower. Let me
door at the farther end Of the halla tall
figure OF plain dress Of elegance of beyond
tcsrcsly reached TO the expression OF smile esupposs
he stood there suppose his image there, and
that he was locking abroad on thi. assembly Are you
ohidrsnl In this scene OF refinement OF elegance
OF riches might say OF luxury, does this follow from
labors Qua rego IN teris picna nosri ilsris IL
with We Palmer and Bradford aud
ny self and others n life Of toll aud hard
ship. We lived la faith and hope. God srantsd US q
sprit to look forward hut these scenes which
did anticipate. Our bones lie ON the hill in Ply
mouth church yard where they buried in secret
10 preserve them from the deecration Of the
who are dsscendspts-w who enjoy this glorious
county aud al n contsius-who dulysd in this
showered en- 1t, We envy you not the possession OF
thoe greater goods this greater prosperity BE rich
be prosperous be enlightened, spread yourselves
the continent accommodate yourselves TO thsmss-
OF the times and II 80 be IT, that you should
carry the Puritanical heart with you--il you still
cherish en- unoying love OF civil aud religious
liberty, and mean TO enjoy II ~ you are really
to shed your blood that you may trans
nit IL to postsrty. then you are true dsscendaut'
OF those who landed on the Rock Of Plymouth
(Cbeers) Thst little vessel (poinfing again the
model Of the msyhover made her safe ng the
shore Of Ply mouth She bad been tossed on tenn
pestuous ocean. shs approached the New England
coaft under circumstancss OF great dtreas and trbu
tered s6e accomplished her end, and safely IsnIsd
her Genttmen. this may be considered, to-
night IN blem Of New England New England is
q dip asuneh veil built, yell manned. She nsy be
occasionally thrown In the trough OF the hut de-
pend e. she will cut right Put her head the
contir ned for some minute,) We have shsrdy began,
gentlemen TO realize the vast Importance on human
society aud the history OF the world ot that voy
OF that little vess. that brought the love Of civil
aud religious liberty to aud thai brought the word
OF God TO We have hsr ily begun, TO roslihs
the consequences Of II Hsretofors the senme OF
New FBgland. and Of New England ancestry. aud Of
tie Pilgrim fathers.iar and near, have been extended
TheJ have crossed the land; they have relched not
only the Alsghanes but th-y have capped ths Rocky
Mountains. They the shores OF the Pacific
thi. day, and before twelve months hence there will
be Pilgrim sseietiss ip California (Applause)
NoiCFs-They are there "a. day.
Mr WEnsrEs- Then, God bless them. (Grsst sp.
pls u,e) Here's to the health and success Of he Gait
iornia soci.ty 81 Pilgrims Drank With applsrsi)
But gentlemsn, 1 au trespsssing on your time
{" no hoi 60 or, 90 ON go much Of which is due
Of q young man. OLaughter) It hs. been heard b..
fore and much that have said the great subject
OF my life has been eaid here aud elss~here Your
sentiment which called me up, larger and more
oomprs henslve nature IL speaks of the isstutious
under which We hve-of the Union which has
existed Tor sixty years, which has made q
greet aud pousru nation and made ne elow-citzsns
OF thote who settled at orktown aud those who set
tied the Mrsissppi and astly Of those ~bo, gather
ed from all quarters of the world have eettled In
California. Gentlemen. confess that had seme
doubts whether the republican sy-trm under which
live. could be vastly extended Without ds11er
Of bresting up, and OF dissolution. Thus far, am
Wiling to sdmit, my spprehe nsions have not been
rsflized The distance s vast the country "a vast,
hut the prnciples on which our government a. es-
tablishtd the representative system 10 be in
oshnitely expansive. (Applsuse) Aud shsrsvsr it
aces extpd, with eme exceptions, II draws after II
o attachment 20 the Union under -hch we live and
nourish. 7 believe thst Caifcrus and Nee Mexico
have been inspired with a new lite, and everybody
there. They consider themselves az having a new
beirg, nev CREATION, q existence They
are nSt the people they thought, nov that they
find tbemtslves members of this great united
government andthsr people citizens OF the republic
Of North America And hope under the pro.
violence Of God, that as this system OF States
snt republican governments is extended it will be
slIenRthened ApplaueD In some places. there is