New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-24
The New-EnRland Society's Dinner.

This Annual Festival took place at the
Aston House last evening-some two hundred
and fifty gentlemen being present Hon. MosEs
IL. GRINNELL, the President OF the Society, oc
cupied the Chair. On his right Sat Mr.. GEORGE s
HmLARD, of Boston, the Orator of the Society fol
this year, and Oh his left Hev. DR.. ADAMS. Among
the guests were Mr. YoUso, the representative o.
the st. Georges Society OGDEN HOFFMAN, Esq, Of
the St. Nicholas; RoBr Ii. MoRRis, Esq, Of the st
Davids' MIR. HgHANr, ofthe German Society ABRA
IAN BELL, Esq, of the st. Patrick's Mr,AHRENsoS
of the Hebrew Benevolent Society ADAM NoRRIE
ESQ of the st. Andrews Society President KING
of Columbia College, and other gentlemen
Grace was said by Rev. DR.. Adams. The dinner
was most elegant and abundani-worthy the well-ss
tap,isned fame OF the Ast0r House.
Rev. Mr.. Chaplin returned thanks.
After the cloth was removed, Mr.. President GRIN
NELL said that before the regular oasts we're offered
the Society would like to hear report from the
Committee OF Arrangements This report was made
Nv Mr. BonIey who said that letters declining invi-
tations to be present had been received from some
fly gentlemen, including Hon. Nh Winthrop Sen
ator James ard Senator Bradbury, OF Me. He read
extracts from the letters of Rev MI Raphali OF the
Hebrew persuasion, and Senator Fetch. OF Michigan
The President then said that It seemed but yester-
DAY that many Of tie familiar faces that now sur
rouLded him was here, and yet 1t was twelve
month They came here not for The purpose OF
feeding The inner man. much as that was within the
capacities Of the sons o! New. England. This was a
charitable association. The aid Of the Society had
curing the year been most inJudicously extended
by the proper Committee. During the year the So
ciety and is receipts had largely increased, bu!
still there room. And could New-Ensiand
he ar, say no, when called on TO place lts dollar
and a half in The treasury Of the Society. But
there we're many Saints around him that ne must
really apologize for deyoiing so much time 10 the
exclusive concerns of the Society. He would then
give the first regular toast
TIE Daytime which dhns the rht OF other days only
renders the radiance Of ihH mole brilliant and gorioas
This was received with SIX cheers The same
honor paid 10 the second toast which was In
these words
The Presden; o. ne United Saiss-No Monarch yet &C.
cupJms the foremost position Of all the earth
The third toast was then given
Tas Go,enOr IF che SLATE a. Nel0 Yor. The Empire
State: whose public spirit the grand with
her physical greatness.
The fourth VAS the following
The Cry Of Neto- YorkOur kindly step-mother alec
tionately conmrsng AS with her own children She has
ceased TO know and We TO remember THAI we're not
al rolled IL the Same cradle.
To this Recorder Tsllmadge appropriately re-
sponded, claiming 10 he as good Yankee as any
body.
The fifth toast vas theI given
The Cier0y Of Nes- EaQ0nd-TheIr lire II gone ont
hrgsh all the earth and ,Atr words to tue end Of the
Rev. DIR. Adams replied The honorable gentle
who preceded him had stated his origin, and he
might perhaps be allowed to state that his children
might trace their lineage paiernsly and materially
10 Gov. Bradford and Miles Stan6lsh Applause. ]
lie then went 10 say that the central idea Of Pu
ritsnism religion Partial historians in Church
and state had enceavoIed to bury the statues Of the
New EnglaI fathers IN sand and rubbish II was
the duty 81 their cescendaLts to sc. them forth as
they really were, TO co justice 70 them and to i'm
ebe and illustrate what was manly and glorious N
the state had 40; yei q en- sufeien,iy eciaIcaeI n
tie public msrd. The speaker then referred to Rev
San tel Davies, Pres0y erian minister OF Virginia
whe rourlshed IN tie middle Of Tim eighteenth cen
tCry, as an example Of what a clergyman should be
IN relation 20 political matters Ia the Revolution
the clergy, with very few exceptions, were en- the
slde OF independence. They preached it through
and the prsyed :, through. He could mention uaiy
lanes. but Il WAS not proper 10 dwell upon indivldl
ais where all were so patriotic. Then there was 10
matters Of Politics. BIZ, by-anc-eye when new
questions came w, and ;ken tie Clergy
were generally feuIG the losing SHE. pro.
claiming the Jscctlnism and democrscy of that day
great peril 20 the country. lie well RENE nlbe Ied
one minister no tcCk for his text after the election
OF Jefferson, The words LET his days be few and
let another take his Office Laughter Another
atntrahie mar trembling With his age, who when
a ia'nei brought his child to be babtzed whisper
ms that the Infants name was Thomas JEFF
iers n laid his hard upon The chiid's forehead
s<lng The chilc's name Is John and would
nC' oesteiate the sacred place or has Office b. giving
1he cidia Tie Soeminated name. Now .hese men
were not TO DC blamed for doing WI Il they had teen
exreotsd 10 %. But atterwsrd when newspapers
otesme aounosnt and the necessity for such service
on tne part OF Ire clergy ceased they Withdrew de-
Gently and honorable from the field OF politics IAp-
plause The Clergy IS a class we're SIN emineriy
patriotic But they kept about their proper business
They did rot preach about gun-bosts as in the las,
war but there were topics that belonged to them and
those they would Fever be asked TO abandon Ofthe
State they would ask only freedom 10 preach the
truth Of God. and as streams refresh the Meadow
let intelligence and liberty Cow from it, Finally, he
thsHked the company IN the name OF the Profession
70 which bis hoLor to belong for their CRATE
tui and reversd reneuorance. tAPplausel