Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06

and admits all marveis but the nterposon Of his proy
dence age which supposes 1t thing Of every day
occurrence to evoke from their awful the spirits Of
the great and good, and believes that master ntelecs
which while they liyedobsructed with these organs Of
senserayished the with the tongues of men and
have now cast of this muddy vesture Of decay and
gone where they speak with "he tongues Of angels can
yet find medium of communication from the eternal
world but wreched inarcuate rappngs and Gatherings
which pothouse clowns would be ashamed to use in their
intercourse with each otheras If matches Choate
for instance, who has just electrified the land with burst
Of eoquence not easily paraeed in the line of time If
sent with message from higher stage Of being would
come skukng and rappng behind the wainscot instead
Of coming in robes Of light with voice like the music of
the spheres age say, that believes all this and yet
doubts and at the woodworking fervors Of
nsst men, swayed by the apowerfu influence Of sincere
faitis
1t beevesyes in the middle of the nineteenth centu-
ry It beeyeshat you can have the attraction of CRAWL.
taton which holds the universe together suspended by
Snowman for dollar who will make table dance round
the by act OF votion, forgetful Of the fact that
If the law OF gravtaon suspended for the twinkng
Of eye by any other Power than that which ordained
~ every planet that walks the armament yea, all the
starry suns centres of the countless systems of
mortal eyes, which fill the unfathomed depths of the hea-
vens would crumbe back to chaos but it can see in the
Pilgrims nothing but handful of narrow minded bgots
driven by discomfort from the old world to the new and
find nothing in the majestic process by which United
America has been established grand temple of reli-
gious and civil liberty general refuge Of humanity
but chapter IN political history which neither requires
nor admits explanation.
Mr.. President this may sound like philosophy but il
IS the philosophy of the Sadducee 1t quenches the
brightest glory Of our nature The Pilgrims actu
ated by that principle, which, as have Just said has
given the first impulse to all the great movements Of
| modern world mean profound religious faith. They
had the railties Of humanity This exalted principle
i itself combined with human weaknesses 1t
mingled with the preudces and of age, and
try, and sect; it habituay gloomy; it some
times intoeraDt; but it was reverent sincere acon-
trolling II did not influence, it possessed the soul 1t
afa m fkQ plInhfa 0f hn
frame above bodily weakness it enabled the humble to
brave the rowns of power triumphed over cold and
hunger the prison and the scaod taught uneducated
men to speak with persuasive fervor; it gave manly
strength and courage tender and delicate In
the admirable letter of Robinson and Brewster-whom
call great men, Mr.. President-written to Sir Edwin
God above all persons and things in the world rely
upon"-among the suggestions which they make to
courage him to further their undertaking is this
owe do verify believe and trust that the Lord is with
unto whom and whose service have given ourselves in
many trials and that he will graciousy prosper endea
vors, according to the simplicity of our hearts.
The who utter these words with sincerity ard
who embarked in just cause have already succeed
ed They may not gather the fruit but they have plant
ed the seed others may build, but they have laid the
foundation. This is the spirit which in all ages has
wrought the moral miracles of humanity which rebuked
and overturned the elegant corruption of the classical poly
the it did the darker and fercer rites Thor and Wo
den which drove back the false and centous
Asia and held Europe together through the night OF the
ages; which, limited netner 10 country,
MON, sex, despite Of human weaknesses and errors
IN the missions Of Paraguay, and the missions of the
Sandwich Islands, in Winthrop, in Penn, and in Wesley
in Eliza Seton and Mary Ware, has accomplished the be-
nefcent wonders of Christian faith and love-
But, SIR fathers embraced that second grand idea
of civic liberty with notices. fervor than the first 1t was
kindred fruit Of the stock They cherished it with
zeal not less intense and res0lute This is topic for
volume rather than for the closing sentence of speech
at the dinner table will only say that the highest
thorties in English hstory-Hume, Hallam, Macaulay
tans-concur in the opinion that England indebted
to them for the preservation Of her liberties in that most
critical period Of her national existence, when the ques
ton between prerogaye and law absolute authority and
constitutional government, was decided forever.
In coming to this country fathers most certainly
contemplated not merely safe retreat beyond the sea-
where they could worship God according the dictates
Of their own conscience but local on
ward through the successive stages Of colonial and pro-
yncia government which resulted in the establishment
Of great republican confederacy it would be extrava-
CANT to pretend but from that primitive and venerable
compact signed board the Mayfower, while she yet
nestled in the embrace Of Provncetown harbor after her
desoate voyage, like weary child at evening in its
mothers arms through every document and manifesto
which bears the question there is distinct indication
Of purpose TO establish civil government the basis Of
republican equality and popular choice.
In word Mr President their political code united
religion and liberty morals and Law and differed from
the wild license which breaks away from these restraints
as the well-guided railway engine, instinct with its
chanc life conducted by bold but skful and prudent
manu-, ana IrOpeUed IN SaIety TOWARDS It's uestnauon
with glowing axle along its iron grooves, differs from the
same engine when its speed is rashy urged beyond the
point Of safety or when driven by criminal reckessness
murderous neglect leaps mady from the track and
punges with its shrekng train into the jaws Of destruc
tion.
Mr.. EVERETT was frequently interrupted while he was
speaking BIZ loud and long continued applause
The President then gave Our late distinguished fell
lowcitizen and neghbor orator Of 1920, DANIEL
WEBSTER" The band played dirge, the company all
standing.
The next sentiment complimentary the Uni
ted States Senate which called up Hon. CHARLES SUM-
SER who delivered earnest Speech in which he main
tanned that the lesson to be gathered from the Pilgrims
history this: Never though alone in small COM
pany from those primal principles which have
ever been the guide of Massachusetts This idea he de-
velopel at some length
The following letter from Hon. X. c. WINTHROP was
then read:
NIAGARA FAILS july %, 1853.
Mr. DEAR SIR: Your obliging communication Of last
MONTH inviting TO unite with the Pilgrim Society in
celebrating the anniversary Of the Embarcaton Of the
Pilgrims at Delft Haven on the first Of August duly
Heceved.
thank you for II sincerely and still more for the very
kind and complimentary terms in which it conveyed
have deferred giving formal and final until
this late day from real reluctance to say no. and from
the hope that might still my way clear be present
the occasion But am ourneying in this region with
my family for their health well my own, and there
Stirling dsfahcc Of plymouth for some weeks 10 come
have united heretofore in concentrating the virtues
aud herosn Of our Pilgrim Fathers both on the ODD dav
OF December and the 18th day of September and I