The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-05
The Plymouth celebration.

me Plymouth Celebration.
Hiram Fuller, esq, the editor of the New York
Mirror, having been present at tho Pilgrim Cele-
bration at Plymouth on Monday last, gives the
following condensed account of it:
"The Old Colony holiday is the theme of all the
newspapers. The celebration of the emilia tion
of the Pilgrims from Dell-Hayen which -tooL
place at Old Plymouth on Monday August l. was
a triumphant affair from beginning to end There
never has been local celebration in this country
which has called forth more enthusiasm or more
eloguence. The spirit of the occasion seemed to
fill every heart with reverence, and gratitude and
10y Almost every house in the town deco
rated with flags, evergreens and notices; while
welcoming arches spanned all the principal streets.
The throng of people immense; but the
crowd, which seemed to be animated by soul,
still and orderly as a Sabbath congrega-
ton, only now and then giving vent in cheers to
the irresponsible emotions inspired by some apt
allusion to some thrilling "reminiscences. The quo
tations and notices. published in to DAYS Mirror
fully justify by their appropriateness, the enthu-
siasm which they awakened throughout the entire
line OF the procession.
''The objects of the celebration are fully and
eoquently stated in the table address of the Pres-
dent of the Pilgrim Society, which will be found
In another column; and more fully discussed in the
speeches that followed. The admirable speech OF
Governor Clifford, and description of the sDeco-
ratlons must have precedence to-day; tomorrow
We nope to be able to give our readers full and
corrected report of Mr.. Everetts great oration-
one OF the most eloquent and beautiful forensic eff
forts to which we have ever listened. There are
passages IN tins magnificent speech that will be re-
membered and recited as long as Plymouth Rock
endures-aslong as the spirit of the Pilgrims throbs
in the grateful hearts of their descendants Mr.
Everett gave his ''notes to the reporters; and his
speech is published as it was written; but there
were several imapromptu passages that burst from
the speakers lips under the glowing inspiration of
the moment, finer than any thing that appears in
the printed speech. We hope to give, in a day or
two, perfect achole ofths magnificent production,
unmarried by the omssionofa single word or pune
tuation mark.
"Thc scene at the dinner was beautiful and i'm
posing. Nearly three thousand persons seated
under tent almost as large as Franconi's Hippo
drome, liberal proportion of whom belonged to
the ornamental half of humanity, was a sight
well worth seeing Such congregation of beau
tftul women afforded more inspiration than the
wine-that ,casai therc--fine, fresh, rosy-cheeked
madens and matrons, embroiderng the vast area
like bed of sweet 'Mayhowers' produced an eff
feet better imagined than described }i9&
''The speaking in the main, was excellent
Mr.. Warren, to whom the sons of the Pilgrims
are chiefly indebted for this glorious ovation, pre-
sided with admirable tact, and brought each
speaker gracefully and OPPORTUNITY before the au
dience. The only criticisms proper to make are
such as are applicable to almost all public occa-
sions. sttH 1 sat 81 lts6tsu
''In the first place, the second-ratc speeches
were all too long. After Mr.. Everett, to whom
the crowd would have gladly listened for hours,
the .hve-minute rule should have been adopted
The speakers also too discursiye in their top
les. Mr. Sumner s speech was simply an allie
CORY, intended to Justify his political course Mr..
Ycadon, of South Carolina, began well; and had
he stopped in the middle of his remarks, would
have sat down with the credit of making a capital
speech. But he ended with general exposition
of South Carolinaism; and succeeded in waking
up the attention of a few abolition geese who sa-
luted him with their characteristic demonstra-
lions. Hon. John z. Hale and the Rev. Samuel
Osgood made happy, off-hand, appropriate speech
es, which were received with much applause
The ex-senator was manifestly great fayorite
with large proportion of the audience; but he
wisely abstained from treating them, to what was
undoubtedly expected, few sugar plums in the
shape of anti-slavery anathemas The press
which was largely represented, and which has al
ready given great eelat to the celebration was as
usual, toasted late, and almost last. The editor
of the New York Mirror, who reioices in the
happy accident of having been born near the
Rock, and in being lineal descendent of one of
the brothers Fuller, who came over in the May
flower, was named by the president in connection
with the sentiment in honor of the press;' and
we will do him the justice to say that he excelled
in brevity all the Ellustrious gentlemen who had
preceded him. But we lack space for further
comment upon the grand celebration to-day.
Many things were said and suggested on this occa-
sion which we shall gladly recur to hereafter
SIN the meantime, we must not omit to remind
the sons of New England that the material object
of this celebration to raise funds for the pur-
pose of erecting monument upon the sRock of
Plymouth, and that already the response to the
call has been prompt and generous. One of our
merchant princes agrees to be of fifty to raise
the sum of fifty thousand dollars; and we doubt
not but there "a few more left of the same
sort among hs who will do likewise y
New YoRK MONEY MARKET.--The New York
Journal Of Commerce of Wednesday afternoon
says: GH4