Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-01-16

Is responsible tU NOBODY, Out 10 his own
opinion.
And our New England ancestors un-
derstood this quite well. Gentlemen,
there is the constitution which was adop-
ted on board the Ma, flower, in Novem-
Der, 1920. What is it? Those men
honored Cod professed TO obey all his
commandmen,s-to live in his obedience.
But they say, nevertheless, that for the
establishment Of "a civil polity for the
greater security and preservation OF their
civi! rights and liberties, they agree that
the laws and ordinances thank God,
they put in the ward 'con>titution"-
say, after invoking the name of the deity
on their resolution, ''those laws and ordi-
nances, and constitutions, established by
those WHOM we shall appoin, to enact
them, we will, in all due submission and
obedience, support" The constitutions
no, long but it invokes religious sane
,ion on their civil obligations. 1t was no
doctrine Of theirs, that civil obedience
was matter Of ex1ediency:
t.In,he name of God, amen-We, whose
names are underwri,ten, the loyal sub
jec,s of our dread Sovereign Lord, King
James, by the Grace Of God, of Great
Britain, France and Ireland, and King,
defender of the faith, Sc, having under
taken for the glory Of God and advance
ment of the Christian faith, and honor of
o"r king and country, voyage to plan,
the first colony in the hea,hen parts of
Virginia, do by these presents solemnly
and mutually, in the presence of God and
OF one another, covenant and combine our
selves together into civil body polite,
for our better ordering and preservation,
by virtue hereof, TO enact, constitute and
frame such just and equal laws, ordi-
nances, acts, constitutions and offices, from
time to time, as shall be thought most meet
and convenient for the general goud of the
colony unto which we promise all due
submission and obedience"
The righ, Of mans private Judgment,
in matters between the Creator and him
sell, and submission and obedience TO the
will of the whole, upon whatsoever re-
spec,s civil polhy aud the administration
Of such affairs as concerned the colony
about TO he e>tablished-,he>e are the doc
trines embodied in ,ha, Constitution. The
topic might be enlarged, bu, pass from it.
Gentlemen, we are now two hundred
and thirty years from that great event
There is The May Flower, (poin'iny TO a
small figure of ship in confectionery,
that stood before him.) There is little
resemblance, but corrcc, one. of the
May Flower. Sens Of New England
there Mas i'm ancient times q ship that
earrieI jja-ufi lo Vie acqni>Iu'on Or rne
Golden Fleece. There was flag ship at
the battle of Aclium, which made Angus
,u> Cesar master Of The world. In mod. g.
ern times there have been flag ships
which have carried Haw k'ns, and Howe,
and Nelson. on the other continent, and
which have carried Hull, and Dec ',nr,
and Stewart, on this, TO triumph. What
are they all-wh"t are they oH, in their
chance of remembrance among men, TO that
little bark-,he May Flower, which
reached these shores? Yes. my brethren
of New England, ,ha, May Flower was Il
flower of perpetual bloom! (Cheers. )-
Its verdure stands the sul'-y blasts of
summer, and the chilling winds Of autumn.
II will defy all climates and all time, and
it will continue TO expand lis petals to the
world, and exhale an ever living odor fra
GRANGE, to the --latest syllsble Of reco, ded
timen
Brethren, ye of New England whom I
have come some hundreds OF miles 10 see
here TO night, let ne present 10 you one OF
the most distinguished OF those who came
here Oh the Geek of the May Flower
Let me fancy that l see Elder William
Brewster now entering that door. at the
further end of this hall. A tall and cree,
figure, of plain dress, Of no elegance Of
manner beyond respectful bow, of no
mrrrinent that hardly reached the ex-
pres>ion of smile suppose he stood
there now. Suppose his image was there
and he was looking upon this assembly.
Are ye our children? Is this scene Of
refinement, of elegance. Of riches, | may
say this scene of luxury, does this flow
from our labors
Que fegiO IN terms ohhoSu"'h pie"a iapoTu"!
at was not Tor this that my father and
my brethren, and myself, endured a life
OF Toll aud of hardship. We lived in faith
and hope. God granted us the spirit tc
look forward, and we did look forward;
bu, this scene we never anticipated. Our
bones lie on the hill in Plymouth church,
yard obscure, unmarked, secrefed TO pre-
serve them from the de>ecra,ion of saw
ages. No stone tells where they lie and
yet, let me say to you, who are our de-
>cendan,<, who enjoy this glorious coun-
try, and all il contains, who enjoy this
hour Of prosperity, and the thousand
blessings showered upon tive envy
you not the possession of this great pros
perity. Be rich, he prosperous, be en-
Iightened; spread yourselves over the
accommodate yourselves TO tie
manners of the times; and if so be, tina.
through the whole you carry Puritan
hearts with you, if you still cherish an
nndying love of civil and religious liberty,
and mean 10 enjoy them yourselves, and
are willing to shed your hearts blood to
transmit them to your posterity, then are
you worthy descendants Of Brewster, and
Carver, and AIler,on, and the rest who
settled on the rock of Plymouth y
Gentlemen,that little vessel, on the 22d
Of December, 1920, made her safe landing
on the shore Of Plymouth. She had been