Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-01-23
SIR HENRY BULwER,S SPEECH,
Al the New York Pilgrims Dinner.

since he knew that gentlemen there pre-
sent, did not expect, in him, the buttoned
up diplomai>t, but the Englishman, with
an open hand and heat, who would state
TO them what the feelings and thoughts Of
Englishmen were. lie was bu. a slender
representative Of John Bull, but still he
was an honest and true one, and he would
assure them that there was no sentiment
in his mind that did not respond to the
anniverary they were celebrating. II he
was asked, why he would say tha, it was
not merely because Of the moral influence
of the small island of his birth, that was
thus extended by the event which was
there being commcmorated, along the ways
of plenty, and by the paths Of peace, over
territory more extensive than was ever
traversed by the crimson wing of Rome's
imperial eagle it was also because that
event was imperishably connected with
the memorable epoch, the grea. acts of
which yet burn in the hearts Of his coun-
trymen, and justified the pride he felt in
/ having this principle spread, and their re-
nown diiii,sed. He meant the spirit of
! liberty. 1t was at the gloomy dawn Of
the event(ul struggle which had shortly
/ afterwards to decide whether the SOY
ereigns of England should be absolute,
or the people of England should he free,
that there might have been >eena solitary
bark taking its adventurous way across
! the broad waters of the Atlantic. Ii was
freishted with nineteen families, who
asked no other recompense for their past
suffering aud present daring, but a home
"A home-somewhere, anywhere-in
which they could live and die, without
violating the dictates Of their conscience.
! (Cheers.) After some peril, and many
di>appointmen.s, the sacred vessel entered
a shallow bay, the extended arms of
which seemed to welcome It's approach
and invite It's stay. The anchor was
er> had been seeking lay before them !;
but cold blew the wind, stormy was the
shore, and not far distant might be seen
the dark figure of the Indian, in whose
savage neigh5orhood the hamlet could
hardly hope TO sleep in peace, or the hus-
bandman TO labor in security. There are
few examples in history of men staying
their footsteps in so unpromising spot !;
but he guessed (great laughter and cheer
ing) that the ancestors OF those present
were plucky fellows. They determined
10 defy the climate, 10 subdue the soil, TO
conquer or conclia,e the dark enemies Of
the forest. (Cheers.)
They built, therefore, two rows of
houses upon gentle eminence, with a
store house in the midst. There were
laid the first foundations of New Eng
lands fortunes. He had done with the
Pilgrims landing. Was it necessary to
say anything Of the Pilgrims progress !?
daughter and checrs.) 1t might be
measured in an instant, by Messrs Cole
man & S,etson's bill Of fare, which was
as good an instrument for such a purpose
as that Of any surveyor. What was :he
festival provided al the arrival of the third
colony which came ont 10 j"in their Ply
mouth brethren! A lobster, three small
fishes, and some spring water. 1t was
only necessary TO make Rule Of Three
sum--what the lobster, and the three
fishes, and the spring water, were to the
dinner they had just been eating was the
condition of New England at the time the
Pilgrims landed, to the condition Of New
England at the time at which lie was
speaking; and in this he had moi told the
whole story-,he fish were bought and
not canght-along the whole coast there
was not a single line, or hook, or net.
Hear this ye gentlemen of New Bedford,
from whose port now issue forth 600 sail
Of ships, manned by 10000 hardy men,
TO capture, and monopolize the capture. of
the greatest monsters Of the deep. He
could pursue the subject, but they all
knew better than he did, all about it,
Yes, gentlemen, Sir II. B. continued, YOU
all know that in 1880 the whole of New
England contained but 800 Inhabitants,
which, in a century afterwards, had in
creased to O,G00, and may at this day
be given at nearly three millions. You
all know tha, the capital Of New England,
in 1920, contained 10000 Inhabitants
1920, $4,000; in 1880, $4,000; and in
1850, 10000.
You ali know tha, Boston, in 1889, was
! proud, very prcud ottwo stage coaches
(much laughter which employed IL
horses; that she was prouder still in
1900, of twenty-five stage coaches, which
employed one hundred horses; and that in
lS47 these twenty-five coaches had risen
into two hundred and fifty coaches and
omnibusses, employing one thousand six
hundred horses, without taking into &C.
count the seven railways. which provide
daily accommodation for 1000 passengers.
You all know that the first newspaper
published in the colonies was published in
l7O4, in this same city Of Boston, and tha,
third newspaper, published in the same
town in 1921, under the title Of the New
England Courant, could not maintain itself,
though it had very warm advocates, being
supported by the Hcll-iire Club; and you
also know, that at this moment there are
in Boston sixteen daily newspapers, with
a daily circulation Of $4,000 copies, and
fifty weekly newspapers, with a weekly
circulation Of 223, 3,OOO-to say nothing Of
semi-weekly papers, and semi-monlhly
papers, and monthly, and quarterly, and
animal publications. As 10 your schools,
it is quite useless for me to say word
about them, after what ha. just been
stated BY the gentleman who has gone be-
fore me. 1t would be superAuous, like