The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-01-16

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SPEECH OF
Sir Edward LyltOn BuIyyer,
Al THE NEw sEsNGLaND Festival. IN n.
Sir III. Bu,wef hen rose and was re.
ceivesl with Iolla cheers. He said he had
i nlade i point of attending that meeting
since lie knew that gent enc n there present
did not expectin him the buttoned MP di.
[ plomatiSt. but the En- giishman. with an
Iopel hand and heart. who would state fc
them what the feelings AMI thonghts o.
IEnglishmen are. He was but a slender rep.
resentative of John Bull. but still he was
Ian honest and true one. and he would as
Esure them that there was ITO sentiments in
his mind that did not respond to the ami.
yersarv they were celebrating. II he was
asked, he wou d say that it was not merely
because Of the moral influence of the small
islanslof his birth, but it was thus carried
Eby The event Which was there being com.
memorated, along the ways. of@penty, and
by the paths of peace, over territory more
extensive than was ever traversed Ivy the
s
was also because that event was iIl1nerisll.
ah. y connected wththe memorable epoch
the great acts of which yet burnt III the
hearts of his countrymen, and justified the
pride he fetin having this principle spread,
land their renown diffused. He meant the
spirit OF liberty. It was at the gloomy
dawn of the eventful struggle which had
Eshortly afterwards TO decide whether the
&c
Eof the peop.e of England should be free,
that there might have. been seen a SO. itary
barGue taking is adventurous way aero. 5
the broad waters of the At antic. It was
frei ghtedewith nineteen famiies, who ask
led no other recompenSe for their past suf-
feriugs and present daring but a lIome-a
home-some where, any where, in which
they could live and dies-1vitllorft rio.ating
the dictates ofstf1eir cons cIences. Cheers,
lsz4ffef some peril, and many disaFpointments
the sacred vessel entered shallow bay,
the extended arms Of which seemed to wei
cone its arpsoach and invite it's stay. The
anchor was dropped. The home which
the wanderers had been seeking iay before
them; but cod bew the wind stony was
the shore, and not far distant might be seen
the dark figure of the Indian, i'll whose
savage neigh5orflood, the hamlet could
hardly hope to sleep in peace, or the hus-
/ bandn1an to tabor IN security. There are
few examples III history OF men staying
their footsteps III 50 unpfomising spot /;
hnt he guessed great lau5 htef and cheer
/ in5 that the ancestors of those present
i We're p.ucky fellows. They determined to
defy the innate, to subdue the oil, 10 con-
/ quer or conci late the dark enemies of the
forest. ICheerS.l They bui therefore,
two rows of houses upon gentle emf
nence, with sto.ehou-e i'll the midst
There We're laid the first foundations of
/ New England S fortunes. He had done
with the Pilgrims landing. Was it ncces-
sary to say any thing OF the Pilgrim pro-
grrss Lau3hte and cheers. It might
be measured III an instant, by MesSrs. Co.e-
man & Stetsons bill OF fare, which was as
good an Instrument for such purpose as
| fhatso any surveyor, What was the fes-
rival provided at. the arrival Of the third
cotouy which came out 10 JON their Ply
mouth brethren? A lobster. three small
fishes, and some spring water 1t was or
| ~ necessary to make rule otthree sum
what the lobster, and The three fishes, and
The spring water wee to the dinner they
had Just been eating, was condition of
New Engiand at the time that the Pilgrims
landed, to The condition Of New England
at the time atswhich he was speaking !: and
in this he had not tod the wlioe story
the fish We're bought and not caught-a-
long the who coast there was not a SINCE
line, or a hook or net. Hear this, We gen-
t.emen of New Bedford, from whose port.
now issue forth 600 sails of ships, manned
by 6GO0 hardy men, TO capture, aud mo-
nopo ise the capture of the greatest mon
.sters of the deep. He could pursue the
subject. but they al knew better than he
did, all about it. es. gentlemen, Sir H.
b. continued, you all know. that in 1850
the wllo.eof New England contained bnt
30Oin1a bitants, which, in ] century after
wards. had increased tos1 go, 600 and may
at this day be given at near.y three mi.
lions. You all know that the capital of
New England, III 1920. contained Il, 900 /
inhabitants; in 1920 $4,000; iii 1880, 49,
900; and III $50, I56 900. You all know |
that Boston, i'll 1856, was proud very proud,
of Two stage coaches much !ang hterl-l
which employed twelve hoses: that She
was profder still ins1 500, ofstwellty-five
stage coaches, which employed one hum
dred horses, and that iii ST. these TWEEN
tys five coaches had risen iii d two hundred
and fifty coaches and soInni buses. emp or
illg one thousand six huBd ed horses. with. i
ont taking into account seven railways, 1
which provide daily accommodation for
seven thousand passengers. on III know
that tue first new spaper pub Ished iii the |.
colonies was pal, he'd, iii Iz04, III this
same city of Bosom, that third he VS.
paper iinbIi he'd iii he lille own Is u, 7
under the 81 y OF the ~ 20 Ell gklt5l1l Cor
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