The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-23

That thou dltst plant orr f1therA here,
And watch and guard them IS they grew
vineyard, to The planter tearl
The tolls they bore ease have wrought;
They soved in tears-in JOY reap;
Tia hrthrisht they 30 dearly bought
Well guard till We with them shall sleep.
Thy kindness to our fathers shown,
In VI al and wos, through su the past,
Their grateful sons, o God, shall own.
While here their name and race shall last
The concluding pral and benediction were given b.
Rev Or. Adems.
Dinnor OF the New England Society In
Brooklyn.
srBEcHEs OF GOVERNOR SEYMOUR AND rHE HON
JOHN p. HALE.
The rheis Of the New EoRlsnd Society In BroolI "
celebrated the of the landing Of tbs Psrir
Fathers In very worthy yesterday. About hall
past O'Clock in the evening party of ladies' and gen
usrereescsnced from the old parent stock--numbs u
ing enc hundred and eighty persons Of beauty rank
WORTH sat down to excellent dinner the large
Of the MANSION house The iepast furnished in tn
best style Of General YALE the worthy proprietor. Il
compensate for the exclusion Of the jolly god B,ochus
the ladies admitted to the table, and the god
dees-venus-- was fully represented.
At the cad of the transverse raised table
upon which the chairman and invited guests SAL rou
lerg tables In parallel lines from ths whah wsr,
loaded with decaces Amongst the ornamented pastry
toeic SoIo OF Inc Lame
from the ship Mayaower, Windmill on the rocks; PHI
grim church, Enslematcs arch; Indians on hunting
excurfion Orange pyramids; yasiegatsd pyramids
JAMES HU1rHRKY, Esq, President. Of the Society took
the chair having upon his right and left his Excsoncy
Governor Seymour, Hon. John p. Halls, Mayor Lam.
bert, Judgs Lott, Captain Hudson, U. g. ~, Revs-
rsnd Doctor Bescher, Reverend Dost,r WEIGH
Reverend Ar Strong, and others
fefore tina company sat down to dinner the Chairmsn
aid, tina. according to primitive and time houorsd
custom u New England all should remain sandir until
the Divine BLESSING had been invoked The Rev srend Mr.
Strong then acdressed the Thrsns OF Grace . short
prayer
After the good things had bsea done full Justice to-
The CHAIRMAN sad:-Lsdies and gentlemen, apart
from the pure ronsncs OF history, there Is no in-
cicent Of which read more touching In itself
than the 6Ist landing OF the Pilgrim Fathers, and OF
Their tossed Aayaower upon the soil Of New Eng
land. Who that person tender and delicate
woman well naaed Rose. but who also . rose
soon called to bloom in happier cline. You sl
Of what the lttls band came for-they came TO
enjoy tie privilege # shipping God with free and
unisttered conscience. They Injured TO toll
of s!alworth frames stern and steady pioneers Of
freedom Behold item disembark and as they descend
ore By one the side Of that beaten ship observe
that the gallant soldier the faithful wife, and
tender child all alike anE ated by the eonsoling
thGrght that although The reck IS rude, the minds
free; and therefore that 1t IS most appropriate
this festival sacred to hs memories should be
cd by the presence Of ladies who des ,end from Eos
s'sIdish and Alice Bradford and hops the New
Eli gland will ever honor it. snd honor il do now
"The Ancisr Colony Ply mouta-ths arst rspuo
lilo in the world which sprang into perfect existence
founded upon a written constitution"
He ad6ed that had been expected that distnguis-
ed OF New England should respond to this sentiment
but ~ lie was absent he should proceed 10 the next
which vas
!" The Colony Of Massachusetts,"
Dcdvorth's Band played I" Yankee DOODLE
Rev. Mr.. sToRas responded stating that II had always
been particularly pleasing TO him to I'd the early history
of the perus landing in Bay and to
upon the ancient maps then given the rugged scenery
which met thsr REV. The fact stands out history
Dorc dunn rude. sturdy, and able TO bear all that
would be heaIed upon for ever like pyramid which
stood upright in the assertion OF principle and op-
position TO the powers Of oppression Altar
an eloquent historic and theological review Of the cir
cunktaDces attending the sefexiis OF the Pilgrims and
heir peculiar teAsts, the Rev. gentleman concluded
amidst louc cheers.
to which Mr.. ImT1EspKS responded iO speech rspste
with humor, giving definition Of "Yansse" from his
boy hooc to his grave-his education, leaving homo,
shYewdrsss, ereTgy 'ustry morality ard love Of
Try, by which he made hirnssH . and his country
respected He concluded aIaid much cheering
Rev Hrssv WARD BEs,1.R responak He '' sss proud
to acsnowef his descent IT. Conusc tcut stock al
though his family had 70 be extensive to DO
Ecsttereo all the Union. He reviewed the sblue
laws OF the State with much genuiEs humnr, staff x
that he would defend all that tefensible them and
anything Was rot desrsibls maintain that it not
in thsri. Gau hter) IL the men OF Connecticut made
horn gunhiDts they hsi Ssem Ia their rifles
wren thv CsEsc tbSn; their manufactured
hams sweete. tn an government junk he had
eaten Their clocks had cheapsred pieces and IL any
Of the ladies' we're ever assea BY Connecticut In
marriage they may rest assured that there
law to prevent HIM XII sing his wife Sunday cloud
cheers)
The kext &. ntirnent ws., s'The Empire sta.s,n6c
Gov. SKI NouR responded He said
Ladies arc gentlemen am reminded this occasion
Of the peculiar character Of the ulaoD Of the State
Of New York. It's inhabitants different from any
others the earth and for the very SON
that It's population 10 composed Of people the descend
ants OF all The Hola aders frst here ana
were followed by the Walloons, Further up the Hudson
you vii fad the descendants OF the worthy Huguenoa
and far in the valley Of the Moha VIZ you will find the
descendants The Germans In thu north the frugal
scotshnen from the hills OF bonnie Ssol md have
lsd and stn further north you will meet with men
whose ancestors were freedmen. Tradition tells
that the SrsniArds ured aysy from til. sunny cline Of
the shores OF the Cult of Mexico bent their way in quest
OF gold towards Lake O3ondaga, where they foun1
for tSeir trouble and the report * the value
o. which first roused their cupidity. Evident traces
Of their settlements sps to this day large pro-
porhon Of tbs population Of the Empire State ale de-
seen lsns proud 10 say, Of the New England States
n relationship bety III early settlers Of New York
snd the OF the New England States is clearly evident
The Pler FAITH ers from Holland found an ass um from
the oppression Of their native land and the settlers from
Holland also came here under similar circumstances.
The correspondence OF Gore Brodhesd you have resd
II distinctly shows IL relationship betv the colo
o. New York and New England. am happy to tbiok
ded II from New Ens.nd family. feel happy
in contemplating In the position that occupy Gov
efpor Of tie Empire State that no proportion OF our
population has contributed to the sdvancsnsn emit
ana Sere Of this State than the descendants of the
New Eogiand States' As you travel through this
State everywhere you will find traces OF that
getio character that distinguishes the descend
ants of the Of New England. There is not
pisce however secluded, that Is rot intruded upon
by the works Of art and even the mighty Falls Of
Niagars the locomotive snors back its defancs the
waters which looks it going to sweep tie terri
tory of taraad into beneath Toe ntemAn
Who preceded spoke Il the beautiful fcenery that
to be In New Epgian and he die exasger
The breasts Of these settlers may be hard but
strike back 6re that light with intelligence that skes
this mighty country l Am proud Of tse New Eagsnd
the IF those Statss have made
New Yerk what 1t is tse EN- piro State Of that mighty
galaxy. proud for 1t represents the population
the whole civilized world. proud of it. because
its nha tsnts have fully repaid that debt with nersst
that they ved 10 the settlers of New gland. And