The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-03

Dear The central mountain band
Dsss Il. p1siris s1S = ~. Crane
In conclusion sAd rene sed reference t. thu rrsat
and lsneAssd de,a ] .sula suggest that eenues as
sign and creation to chs.pgs and command tho cd
mirstioa Of the world should ss to psrpstus.e tue
y worth and services Of the illustrious Hio
alike in life and In death eosnsdns either frsn the
ion 1T large or from the three States
concerned, alike hoDored aid alike bsreaved would
therefore. propose ~ . sentiment
CLAY. WEBSTER CAIHous-Let . group OF ststusry
chiselsd 10 PArAn mArbls perpetusto rher memory ~
the national capital let lucky Massachusetts Add
South Carolina pile common monument the illus.r
Gus three At Ashland Msrshfsld Fort Hill t. awaken
the admiration sIa bindle tho emulation OF posterty
" TIL suns shall set and rise No more" (Applause.)
Hon. G. w. UPuAM responded to the next toast,
which was:-
The Puritans-Th.y could not be. conformists-they
would NOT be hypocritss.
A letter was here read by the President from Mr.
Sears, authoriz ng Mr.. Haett to subscribe in his
name, $500 towards the erect IN of o monument to
the Pilgrims The announcement was received with
hearty applause.
the following toast
Our first Spiritual Plants-The early clergy, who to
their nsoencss their viAgs t home
exchsr 90 for the wilderness abroad.
The following toast was replied to by Mr.. John P
Hale---
Religion Intolsrance-It has peoplsd continent no.
liticAl oppression 1t has set u nation free.
Mr.. HALE was greeted with hearty applause. He
spoke as follows:--
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN r. HALE.
Mr.. PresideAs-l thlak heard you suggsst Just now
that you had great quantity Of letters and
which would kindly consider read and would hand
them over to the reporters. VIII you do the same
my purpose u to stand before you this evening in
ps'h in which shall have few comeed.ors win sndsa
sentiment of character yea have called pom me
to rWpcAd. 1t is one that covers the whole
field Of religion. duty and political privileges; and
while you could not assign 1t to one who more
b ehly appreciates these great Interests, | am
that among those who are present, you could
have found many that would sppro pratey express
their sentiments which the announcement Of sucn q
theme calls up in every Pilgrim and Puritan breast As
you have assigned 1t TO ne win attempt the tssk but
must confess, AMI on this occasion Am about to AJAX
privilege m friends and 1t is The very last that
bilious and that il the privilege of age
that arc just entering N on that career which have
finished and closed. (Merriment). Pardon me II Gu.
desv0r to temper tho ambition Of youth with little OF
the counsels Of age. aughter) confess that shsn
frat notified by your kindne.s and appreciation
Of my poor powers, that should be expected Say
word here, felt exceedingly oidsnt - to the subsct
fear that the school which had been for the past
eight or ten was not such 81 would properly edu
care me for addressing the Of the Pilgrims ground
coDaecrated by their rst sacrifices this
feared that bold tropes and figures which vault
custom ed TO tickle the OF the multitude might any
where else steal In and might, before 1 WAS
aware Of IT. obtrude themselves upon this ably 10
OPPORTUNITY and tnRppropriAtsiy. But ftd thar
under mistake entlsy and that the bodsst tropes
figures that bensa the dome of your federal
capitol tame to the conceptions which have bsen
poured forth from Pilgrim lips upon Pilgrim ears to day.
(Applause) We heard there Of whose 20 70 Of
eige ton were so c.pacious that the idea Of swas wing
Mexico at meal did not alarm them To day, in tne
most eloquent language We have had the geaus Of tia
country taking her seat 1T the entire of magnetic atrsc
With az sReconate EN- brace. (Aposuse and laughter
Upon httis reflection after al II to me 1t IL
come to aturity first |. Old Az sric.'s hoases Whv
should rot the places where the tents we're first pitched
be ho.s where the young soons should be the most
dy When shall rhetorical sloqusnoe hereafter plead and
play second part In the great game Of manifest des
tiny and the OF the Pilgrims go forward path
which their fathers trod than two hundred
aaof said vas going to a.sume the privilege Of age
that Of giving advics-aEd hope tnat by so doing
shAn not trsspa upos tho propretes Of tbs occAsoa
The sentiment TO which you have called upon
respond is religious oppression. Religious oppression,
this day, has peopled continent Iapprshsnd much
have not yet appreciated it in all its length and
i ss Whsr \: are in po's0n Of
an effort and without struggle when Ill tsas has been
done to dare aud suffer for their acquisition their ain
is but legend and tale OF histor7-we are but p.r Ally
prepared to appreciate the tremendous sacrifices by
Which they vYe astsi.sd. Religious liberty the ;, tn
ration after generation struggled for it. More than 400
years ago the great truth free and rel gious ,sry
waiploclaimed In the ears Of arbitrary monarchy and
kigoted church, soundsd BY the Of John WycLs
the Of monarch after monarch parliament after
parliament and thundersd At the doors Of state and
Church Martyr after martyr age after ago genera ton
.ftAr Nsneraton set the seal Of their vitality. OF their
ssEi"n nee 70 TIL; e.sst prinsp BY the saeos Of
ries had rolled away that tho Pilgrims had to the
desperate determination 70 seek In foreign land tsat re-
could not get In the land Of their birth. Do We apprs
cae TO Its full extent the Tremendous responsibility Of
such : resolution The facilities With which We new
move from country to country, and continent to cont
nsnt have done much to lessen IN admiration and
Judgment the realities Of that fearful measure upoa
which they desermlned to venture They left their native
ano and vent 10 Holland says their historian because
they heard II was place where the hsnd Of industry
rsapt . successful rowsrd-bscsuss Is was . plaos
riehes gathered upi No, nothing Of that but they
went there says the simple historian In the eloquent
land there was religious freedom for all men " Tnat
single fact invested Holland In their eyes and In their
pessesa They went there because they heard" that
there earthly barrier, NO dsspstc king here
atry church to In between the aspira.ons of the
Immortal soul as Il rose uP t. the great throne Of esr
nifty with their highest and hosst feelings OF devotion
That was uhat carried them to Holland. App'ause)
They sai there until circumstansss made them
turn their eyes 70 this eendaeat Anusion has been
made to this continent Sir, apprehsad that with all
the glowing soquenos q truth with which that has
depicted before yea full justice has not bes. dsns to that
thought. What the history Of these msnY Genera
on after gsssraton they had strven for religious and
them the great end and aim and object Of existence
1t seemed II II had been settled In the councils Of
nifty that they could not have /. the old continent
And then, whom the experiment had been ted-thso
when II appeared liberty had boon dsspoleA Of her
power forever and the fat Of the Almighty had gone
forth that His patience shoud longer bear with men,
II seemed that the genius Of religious liberty put eas
prayer for ether opportunity before ssAn
donsd forever and them SIR In councils Of Eternal
WISDOM there revealed to the Of Sciences In the
sohtdes Of the ocean, continent whore they might
70 and try the experiment. (Great applause) they
came here, and they made the experiment. and II
pleased and prospered BY that Psvidsnce whose haad
had led them hither. But BY and BY that spirit Of OPP
prsssion from which they he'd followed them here and Is
Is fact taat ought to b forever that that
great spiritual revolution for which the Pilgrim fathers
mad fought and which preceded their political revolu
tCn had been 20 successful and entire Ia its VIC
tory, and had completely sstabdshsd those rights
Beyond ntrovsrsy cavil, thst when the hour OF
our political separation cams, and the great daty Of
setting forth wrongs to the world devovsd
committee OF Congress, there was not the least ntmA
ton that their rights Of oLscience had bees ufrnged
No, thank God: the Pilgrims had that revolution be-
fore And sir IL Ii mpea shment OF that last revou