Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-09

THE CELEBRATION AT PLYMOUTH

PLYMOUTH, Au0usT |, 1858.
At hafpns three Tuesday, The President Of the Pill
.'in Society having called the meeting order cougratu
lated Them the occasion which brought them together and
referred appropriately 10 the localities which the procession
had passed on !ts way the pavilion. They now sit
ting the base Of Watsons Hill where hundred aud
thirty years ago Winsiow and Massaso stood nego
tang the prcmnarcs which secured the peace oi the 1t
tic Commonwealth us founded, the seal Of the compact
being "a pair of knives and copper chain with jewel
it," He himself sitting in WInslows armchair, which
over in the Mayiower. They had seen Coles Hill
where the victims Of the pesii!tnce Of the first winter lay
buried and had crossed The town brook, where The settlers
found good that induced them settle there. Guests
he sad were present from all paf'S ." Tie county, 10 whom
hc gave hearty welcome. Gov. Clifford was hst called
up In his speech lie alluded TO tho time when The Purltans
divided into the colonies OF Plymouth and Mas
sachuselts The order OF speaking, he said, had been
changed al this celebration from that adopted at The first
visit made by John Winthrop Governor p Massachusetts
10 the sister colony of Plymouth. Then as the record
states the people Oi that assembled and Mr. Roger
" lliams hat contentious parsonage, 'propounded
question:" not o! complimentary character, probably
but some knoty point OF theology ha ha! nn aphcatioh
ophcsed ihen the elders spoke; then the Governor OF
NV Plymouth addressed The meeting; then several oi e
ronurrualion added II word n eNhoflallon; ana men M
Governor of Massachusetts, was requested TO SPEAK, "G M
he did. Gov. Clifford at considerable !eheh NV, ;, ,
circumstances under which they no" hssemOen WIN VI"
hins uI the early settlers. Look said he, turning 10
Sir Sumner member OF the Constitutional convention,
.nl tina assembling Of thai Convention IN thc cann o thc
uavnnwcr and The production Of The Constitution mere
framed and contrast il with that Convention Oh 'ee
months session. from which congratulate you On 'A''pE
The speaker declared his preference Tor the stalohay p
itics of the Putitans who had no ldca oi riloia
sion l The popular views OF Eatlonn progress anu
a, which were he thought, leading our counI
on in the footsteps ui ancient Rome. lie was enue' w
Ills poin and as his remarks seemed To bear on ,r t
| ynn, anrrcan Jryrupments Of Mr. Everett, thcy were
listened 10 wb attention. In me course o MO
ne n,ina,cd IN intention Of retiring from tle
chair nj the end Of hls first year, ond ne cerlahY Cou'u
make no better preparation for being laid On
The shelf Than by uering sentiments IKE ,hoSc WIN
N, closed "Od iogyisn' IN HE Bay 9tate nus ~,
rs dea blow at the hands vi It's own lcndn. m 'eo
s,er in the Husemaun correspondence looA ''o ''' ~
and in tho letter TO Monsieur Surges, what rem e
! obvious" Everett "madc. Inc expansive p" ...aa.,
mocrc institutions and their udapcdness 10 On lhcleust
of .rritoy are no longer lh ebug bears ty were III
IN. lime of The Hartford Convcntin ana Mass,chuse
hnk,n of that narrow pIovincialism which lakes NO ~
| in The prospective triumphs oi our country. ,, a.,
Gnv Ciiord is handsome, srncciu person, WIN n''
nncornncr Of energy and executive ,asn but noill
,n marc Ills atrOiiness in conducting me prosecution ~
PM Webster for the murder oi Dr. phihh'hh, "st
him inio public notice. lie IS an eloquent oh.' u "
uroknp sways his body and lro 8" h'url ns ~ S
npressiun Of hexibility or nbcrnesS, ~ "h'" "'S
| cIiafaccI somewhat corresponds ;, tu.,., . .
| s v,uuu Boston lawyer, named Scuddcr i""""e" ." :
uhsIiluc for Mr. Ch0ate, who was attending ulc
An that remember Of his speech, IL cassr"' ''''''
d, exceeding rarity, beginning
| "uuls ocus qua r.r' sr :,
| nj offered al the cIIsr equally original 10 me
iltcl that the suns OF the Pilgrims, Ike hh''.S' n.'
4, strength from with their holhcr r"Ith .nL
II d.r,s remarks were very well ~hrded bui "t Some
ar other during their delivery, tic ahd'hc" s'' " ~
,olc n preference for nuts ana raslhs
Min. cheers greeted Mr. Everett when ne Tae 10 ieSi"
Ia toast on "hc Emtarkaton OF lO2U and l's t'ess
His address oi Tho iintti specimens 81 NC
,tnrv and vas delivered with Iinn his utuai cnsley
- n,,nn.r Most ui devoted Ia hs'"ficai ~" ef
If our national career, AMI glowing announcement o' '
| r,iiuuai DESTINY.