The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-01-01


A goodly number of New England
people, ladies' aud gentlemen, partook Of
The annual supper, held on the evening
of Dec. Goth, at the Vermont Hotel, in
commentator of the Ancestral land
inc at Plymouth Rock. The tables were
excellently provided, and the company
in good humor.
J. a. BecKwiru, Esq, was called to
the Chair, after the cloth was removed.
lie said the storm had pre-, ented the u.s.
ual landing at the usual time; yet there
seemed an appropriateness in celebrating
the Goth OF December as well as the
ODD since the pilgrims did not actually
land with their wives aud children ill
the 26lh..-lt had been permitted to all
nations to celebrate their nativity, aud
he did not know why we might not boast
of oar ancestry, and set apart the birth
day Of American society, as a holiday,
particularly since we had so few hol>
days compared with other nations 1t
was rood to look back to our humble be-
ginnings; aud when we are disposed to
regard with cnmplaccncy the eilnlgence
of our National Name, we shall be less
likely to be presumptuous. it We look
back and sec how imconsiderable We had
been in the start He rene mhcred of
Paral Hicrarch, who, when elected Pope,
always kept within his sight the humble
cassock with which he had commenced
his career as despised monk. foS
est doteri ob hoste Ii was right for us
TO learn from the enemy. What was
proper for the individual was proper for
communities. lie concluded by an
nouncng tie first regular toast.
/. The PohticM Prncipics Of the
PHgrimS-Thc conservatism OF rad
icallsm."
T. y. BARBER, Esq, was called for
and addressed the company, in winch he
demonstrated that all reforms we're nee
essariIy of a radical character. He
showed that the agreement in the May
Flower was radically opposed to all the
political notions OF that day. That in
point of fact, the organization Of IT,
pilgrims wa, the germ from which all
practical repnhlIcanlsm had sprung.
The speaker dwell, at some length, up
VII bllG W IlNli lt III at
true Conservatism consisted, particularly
IN such government as ours, in FREE
Quent aud direct appeal to first pruci>
pies, to the roots OF things. That an
observance ofmere governmental iormu-
lares, without reference To the princi-
pies from which they had been establish.
ed, was at war with the true interests Of
tho III, l.
Ted with Instances of historical facts, aud
were listened to with manifest pleasure
3 "Ihe PILGRIMS The fire they en-
kindled, ON Plymouth Rock, Prone
ihean III It's nature is destined To lila
mine the worlG."
Hon. IIoRACG EAToN, on being callcc
for, declined making a speech, as lie sac
he had already drawn fully on their at.
ten,lon. The toast Just announced was
only an expression OF the sentiments he
had developed in his ad ress. lie gave
this sentiment:
Pilgrim Pcrseoerdnce.-A noble exam-
Pile for all in the pursuit OF noble cuds
/, must have been son Of the Pill
grms that wrote these words in mod
ern days
Be firm: one constant element in luck
Is genuinc, solid, old Teutonic pluck
3. The eicU poHty Of the Pilgrims
The first rough draft, from which ha
been modelled the splendid edlice O
the Republic"
don. WILLIAM NASH, on being Gale,
Cor, said that he did not contemplate bein
called on, and he should not therefore
attempt to discuss the subject The sen
llment, though he would say that tn
idea conveyed in the toast was suscepli
BILE, he believed. of proof lie though
these commemorative exercises hlghl
proper and useful, and concluded vii
the following sentiment:
The Destendaats Of The Pilgrims
May they honor the memory ofthe
Forefalhers by adopting their prnci
pies aud Initiating their virtues.
A. " Plymouth ROck-The wharf wher
was landed the first cargo of free prlr
cipes consigned to the new world "
Hon. Ira STEWART, being called up
on, said that it had been held I'M
Rights and Duties were reciprocal, BIT
tbat if duties were TO be paid in propo
ton 10 the value of such cargo, h
must be excused. If a specific dut
were contemplated. il should include III
commemorailop Of The great event a
luded to, in which we were all engage,
s. THE ydnkee--A travelling pedle
he has disseminated the Plymoul
rock notions from the Atlantic to Il
Pacific"
DR.. c. c. P. CLARK on being CALI
Tor entertained the company with son
highly amusing remarks. lie believe
with all the sagnciiy the pilgrims ha
they missed ii materially in one respe'
would be remembered that our Orai
had stated it To be fact that more thi
half the pilgrim company had died d
ring the frs, year. This was undcut
dly caused by their neglect TO procu
good doctor, which he could not he