New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-06

,ooL his .eat az delegate and there twelve Cob
onies and Dr. Hall Cbcer] The patriotic example
vas soon followed by the Colony and four delegates
of whom Dr. Hall was one, were in the cour-e of
feu weeks deputed TO Philadelphia In this way and
bv the strange sequence Of events which ervades our
history the pious zeal OF few humble Christmas OF
our ancient town in 1896 the remote cause that
the great empire State OF the South then in It's infancy
was represented 81 the opening Of Congress in i71j
depuiaton from this distant OishOot OF the old Dor
chester stock expected to be present on this occa
sion Whether they are present or no: DO not know
If they are I am sure they are qui'e welcome APP
pausel. IL cannot he expected that the annals OF
email municipality like Dorchester should furnish
many events Of striking public interest. IL Il enough
10 say of fathers that they bore their part faithfully
in the silent work of progress which carried on
under both charters. Among them were many inli-
viduals Of great worth and some who baye played
distinguished part in public AFFAIR." 81 haverlck ena
WaTbsm the first miristeTs, not much y known War
ham had been the clergyman az Exeter, IN England,
and thew were both selected by Mr. White as the spur
itua guides and that imported little less than moral
dicte1orsbipl of the infant colony. When their serv-
ices were Lost 70 the Church Of Dorchester b. the de-
cease of Mr.. Maverick in 1886 and the emigration OF
Mr. Variant TO Connecticut, their place WIS more
than filed by Mr.. Richard Msther, the leader of the
second emf ration person OF grear authority IN the
infant churches of the colony II father of Increase
Msher the grandfather of Cotton Mather and a. such
the head of family which for nearly century filled
10 second place in the Church of New-England. Mr..
EOsfer of the assistants chosen IN London In
1850 but died in short time after bic arrival Mr..
Ludlow aso one of the first emigration of the
magisrecy in $780, deputy in 1884 and an unsuccessful
candidate for the eOVerDorship the next year. lie was
uuwise enough 10 let this want OF success disturb ms
equanmity and protested a. ain-i the election Of Win
throp The constituency offended at this, and re-
used 10 continue him in the second Office. In the gentle
phrase OF DR.. Eliot, they gave HIN an opportunity TO
'seuoy uriyate life" Disgusted with the things
were taking in the Bay he joined the emigration 10
Connecticut and took distng nari 10 the Affairs
of that colony. lie finally removed TO Virginia. have
already spoken Of Roger Clap whose diary relates the
voyage and settlement of tie first company of Dor
che sltr emigran,s and is interesting original con-
tribulion 10 our early history Induced by his exam
ue and advice several of his kindred followed bin 20
dorchester among whose descendants those Of that
name who in every generation have credably served
their native town, well M OF The most eminent
sons Of New-England in other parts of the country
OF this stock the learned President Clap OF Yale
COLLEGE, and the venerable Nathaniel Clap Of New
port of whom Bishop Berkeley said before | saw
l. Fnther Clap, thought the Bishop of Rome Pope
" Clement y h had the most grave aspect ever saw
but really the minister of Newport has the mosi ven
:" cradle appearance" Checnl | may be permitted
TO allude 10 my own grateful associations with this
NAME as that of the patient and faithful nsructress
OF the same lineage, who taught me 20 READ before
could speak plain, and considerably mingng the
teacl or aud nurse kept pillow and bit of carpet IN
the corner Of the schooroom, where the LITTLE heads
thrObbing with a premature struggle with the tall
double letters and ampersand with korahs troop and
Nasbfi's pride, we're permitted, nay encouraged to
90 to sleep lApplausel Roger Clap was military
mal: and IN lime succeeded TO the command of
our stout little Colonial SevasOpo-Originally the cas-
tie then Castle William, and now Fort lndepend-
enoc-a fortress coeyal with the Colony whose walls,
first Of mud then of wood, then OF brick, aud now
lastly of granite not inappropriatey symbolic the
successive stages Of political growth Cheeringl
When the great Dutch Admiral de Ruyter, the year
after that famous Annus MtrobiliS immoHallzed by
DRYDEN, having swept the coast Of Afrlca had been
offered 10 the Vest Indies, intending says Captain
Clap not q whit daunted at the thought, " % visit u.s..
The Captain adds, with honest satisfaction, Our bat
"tery also repaired Cheers wherein are seven
good euns,' probably sx-pounders at least Laugh
teri. But Admda de Ruyter discreet enough not
10 cone within 600 miles of their range Laughter.
John Mason was chettain of still grea or cmneuce
He had served under Fairfax in the low countries.
lie commanded the Dorchester train band, of 1853,
but led the emigration three years atterward 10
Connecticut. When the grea; 'Pequot war broke
out be commanded the river troops and at the IA
nous battle of the Mystic in May 1887 he all but ami
lated that hostile tribe. He among the most
active useful, and honored of the Dorchester COM
pany, ard of the founders of Connecticut; whose
fate depended for the time on the success OF the
battle OF the Mystic. The late Jeremiah MaSOn-
one of the most distinguished of the statesmen
ard iurists of our own time was among his
cesce donis. William Pyncheon early removed
from Dorchester TO Roxbury and thence to Spring
feld-the most prominent OF the founders OF West
ern Massachusetts,. Israel StOughtOn was probably
ore of the first omigrationi his name appears on
of the earliest pages OF our Dorchester Annals.
itch citizen Of energy and pubic spirit Unlike
modern legislators who, "whOut distinction OF par
ty" are accused of looking out for oaves and fishes
for themselves cheers aud laughterl, worthy Col.
Stouchion provided them for Others. He built the
fret tide-mil for grinding corn, and established the
first wi. Tor taking fsh in the colony He too was
military man aud commanded the contingent OF Mas
saohusetis in the PequOt war. After filling important
trusts in New-England he returned home and served
az a colonel in the parliamentary army. by his will
be left legacy in land TO Harvard College OF which
students from Dorchester still enjoy the beoefit His
son William fls still more dlsting ushed place IN the
history of Dorchester and Massachusetts. lie was
educated for the pulpit and often urged to settle over
the church Of his native town and elsewhere. lie
preached the abnual election sermon in ZOOS, from
which one striking expression Is sul remenoereu;
God sifted whole nation that he might send choice
" grain over into this wilderness" he was an agent
for tie colony at the court of Charles ILL., and was Al
teiward named Deputy Governor IN the new charter,
subsequently acting chief magistrate on the depar-
ture OF Phfprs AMI Beamont. lie built a college at
Cambridge which bore his name; memorial OF his
hberaiiy which has been perpeuated by college edi-
fee of recent construction, but bearing the same
name. His monument, the richest IN our ancient
battle-ground, the work probably of foreign artist,
is conspicuous of highly rhetorical inscription of
which the material portion was borrowed from that of
Pascal William Poole was of the first company of
emigranis for several Yeas tOwn-clerk and school
matter. He lived considerable time at Taunton
where the benefactons of HIS sister procured for her
the honorable title OF the Virgin Mother" of that
town. lillian Poole is spoken Of in our records
Usage, reverend and pious man of God
Humphrey Ather on was of the secoud emigration,
of mark and influence III the coloay. He flied
of tie most important offices of civil life, aud at.
tanned Il highest military rank. He I" slow of
speech but downright for the business. one Of
chez rful spirit and entire for the country" After
having been employ ed almost every occasion OF i'm
porace in peace war for thirty years he thrown
from his horse he riding from Boston and killed.
His death in 1861 regarded as public calamity.
The sensation caused by i has been handed down 10