The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-22
LANoILLE.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY, July 81, 1853

PLYMOUTH COUNTY, July 81, 1853.
TIE Old Co'ong--Plymouils's Claims to Coas dcra-
tim hcideats Of is Hstmy-Daaid Ipe5stes
ard Marsbtei Icyns- Their characteristics
Sep Increase Of Posutatioa-Iscreasc IN
Wsahh-Kcp NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pro
ducti0i,-- Mana aefnes---Cotton FactoSies-
Crdage-M Miscellaneous Maa,J;sctWes-Sa'p-
piag-NsaeT,es-- Personal PyosEyfy and
RcGi Estate-Ire, SC.
Plymouth county has peculiar clsms on the res
pect of all New Dsanders. It is the heart of what
is afectionately called The "old Colony" From
Plymouth settlement, which existed apart from Mas
sachusetts for some seventy yesrs, were made the
counties OF Plymouth, Bristol and Barnstab'e, in
1855. Eere CAME the Pilgrims in 1920, and con-
msDced the existence Of body polite which has
since exsrted influences go prodgious on inc mora
and intellectual world. Here was born, and here
moulderea TO dust, the first New Highlander. Here
is the Rock, Disseminated by some of the wicked,
"the hlsrney stone OF Yenkee and.n 1t was in the
Old Colony, though not In what ia the Plymouth
portion thereof that the first American government
was formed aud The frst American Governor, John
Carver chosen Here was solempized the first New
England marriage, being that Of Edward Wnslow
and Susanna White. Here was fought the frst duel
in New England, between a couple Of "funkiea .
who were literally laid by the heels for their folly by
their puritanical masters. Here is the ossos seStiet
ploec IN the New England eta.ss-Plymouth town
Itself; and here are some other towns, bu; a few
years younger thar that first settlement. made by
Englishmen within the limits Of what is now the
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts. Miles S.aniish
mere led his herpica fe-a sort Of art among
Pilgrims who often found Themselves harder tried
than we're airy Of those who lived IN the pro-
Gic imagination Of Bunyan. Hence have
ssarmtd thcus iDds OF modern pilgrims, wh)
have been res1nte as their ancestors and great
deal more liberal. Some of the Oldest Mass.cil-
setts churches here exist aud the ancient character o
the land for piety has not changed much. Here, in
l7G9, was first celebrated the anniversary OF the
Landing VI the Pilgrims whose acts are noy so gene
rally OBSERVED tSat even their day Of eharaation IL
not allowed 20 pass without being ldc ihe DC sason
for good dinners and ire speeches Here are the
Sandwich woods, once 20 famous FOR deer the New
Forest, but whose glory Is deDagted. Here, too, Is
Ellington seq, about which sick Pilgrims dream Il
In foreign lands the squire of the Knih Of tnc
Leopard, when ieyerstrlchen IN Paestne, wac haunt
ed with oelusiye visions OF the cold waters OF the
Clyde. II Il, perhsps, the tnes Of the many ponds
VI New England. 1t takes ts name from tle petsoR
who discovered II, . leT days alter the Landing
and who, perehed on tree that grew On nm ern-
renee, thought that he had discovered another sea-
One is reminded OF the discovery Of the great South
ern Ocean by Vasco Nune2 de Balboa, il the compa-
rison be allowable. The deer Jet drink from this
sea, and the eagle ID occasionally over IT, "hgh
poised in air, and apparently pursuing his fight
toward the SUI, though ii reality he is only on the
lookout Tor bis breakfast dinner, and II rs raYca-
Gus, and az dangerous ncgbbor Of any other ab5o-
lute monarch.
Not TIE least CHIN that Plymouth has To eonsi.
Iteration Is, tie fact that DANIEL Webster had his
avoFlte residence within Der borders tina, here tic
died, end that here :" al TIA. u mortal Vi him is
slowly returning 70 dust.
-. - IN
his rural life and there amid TIE finest developments
Of nature ard within sight snd sound ofthe ocean he
WIS wont to unbeDd and N recruit those energies
which though not exhausted, we're severely sasked
by political labos, and not unffequently injured by
the iDgratitude Of political parties "The gray 5ca
shore. the foIe.ts and The fountains" were ever vel
come to that great mind, which bad 80 ndeliby con
nccted ts tintoiy With that Of the nation. WHAT O
pity that he did not retire 70 Marshieid Ia the spring
OF 1862, and there devote himself W pursuits that
you'd have prolonged life 20 valuable 70 bis COIN
try He then might have said 1s lim elf AZ d Marsh.
field as Walpoc did Of himsclG and Houghton, MIG
tatterers here are oil mUtes. The oals the beecbes
the che-nuts 7een To contend which best shall pease
the lord of the manor. They cannot deeeive-tbey
VIII not lie. J, in sincerity admire t1am, and have
a. many beauties about me ~ ill up g. my hours OF
dangling, and 10 Disgrace attending 100 from sixty
Pine yearB OF age But there is that aoout politics
which ruins alike the little and The great: aud even
Daniel Webster not superior - The temptations
that grow ont 81 political lito TO that life Lo sacri.
need bnseli and gave up the soft yct solid Joys
that belong 20 ee CANT retirement f0r lhe storms Of
human STRIFE de.uiiug buosef ia the search after
those Things,
''Taa, raio ambition breeds,
when seen facR se4'sua ho9oFs an ere sCoa sc.sco
70 he ittTary ab0r sblch would have formed %
graCetrl close 70 80 great hic he preferred con
tnua1ce on theatre that recognized ~ hs clojrns
and tie chance, ~ rather he cert Unity of standing
greater than mot Americans with pOsterity, VIZ
saeTidced m nc vain bope q obtaining renee a If