New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-22
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEw-ENGLAND
SOCIETY.

GRAFTON OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
The fitch Anniversary of the New England Society
was celebrated last evening, at the Cburch Of the
Pmitans Dr. Cbeeversl, Union square. The spacious
eoifce was crowded to OVERLOOKING, and many were
forced to leave the place being unable to get even
standing Dom inside the church.
The 81 ercises were commenced bya voluntary on the
oYgsn after which the choir sang chorus set to the
music of Mozst. A prayer was then offered by the
Rev. DR. De Witt. A poem written by Gen. Morris
and arrsns ed quartet then sang by the choir
after which Simeon Draper, president of tbs Socisty,
introduced the orator Of the occasion, OLIVER WEN
BELL HOLMES After a few preliminary opening
remarks the orator proceeded to state socciucy the
faos connected with the exodus Of the Purtsns from
England their brsf stay In Holland, aud their fnsl
exodus from thai country TO seek our ahosptsble
chores a nome; their suferiogs durog their eny eG
ptrtpce the death OF one 1af OF the pumber durlog
their first Winters experience Iraotion hao stated
that tho fret pilgrims who died were inferred near he
rock on which they had lar ded with nothing to mark
the spot Within the pss few years ex saw stlons had
been made in this coil which brought TO iigh' many
hpn au skeletons and examina ion OF these remains
le no coubt of the fact that they sere all thu; wers
left of the mortal part of the Puritan fathers who landed
on Ply mouth Rock. They we're not preserVef 70 CRAFTY
the curious but were replaced 10 tne eartn: nae
noisI Of art to be erected ST plymouth 70 CON memo
rate he lsndipg Of the Pilgrims lie sald thsl was
not hnoor those Who were Identified with 1t. Toe
sea was their best monument. The lonely
, h.,b wopld ever stand TIE s'-rn rocks would
be there ever. Decembers would sheet them witn
heir spowp That not the place for work OF arr
10 lie erected IL any Were Il should ne woere osn
tered all else that YVES mos, superior and attractive
AID where most would hkeiy lock upon H. II ne
could fuish tie Cathedral Of Cologne with word ana
transport il teTe with teoaght the iss' place se
youc put il " QUO be the lsnoing pace OF the Pi
orus The orator next proceeded 10 draw picture
Of New Eog land life es every New England chld re
membered il. Wes there not more than one prssent
wbo remembered the ancient looking brown l)ref
house, with its roof 10 the rear running TO WITHIN
a few feet OF the ground, with the hug chin
ney running through the roof, the tau pop
lar near the house, the broken mulstoae before
ire door the barn, with its sTalo g-nests un1er
the edges Of the roof the well sweep connected WITH
ire nor. bound bucket the stone walls which have
been stanoipg for near fifty years go long taAt 'ne
| stones lain therein seem TO have always cuped tue
ssue oson the orchard and tne wonderful saSscity
| NJ The BOYS who were sure to bnd fest graft on
allow tree the paths which ran across los to me mega
bos' farms. These things they eoold never forget II
thsy lived fifteen years and ked on the grass agd
| tbs1 forts wears on psvements thess dreams would
,ill be of upnlng barefoot 10 the clover Coming TO
the present the orator said that they could be tree
70 ,he faith of their fathers, and fa'ss to tnelr
| snner,ttioLe He referred to the manifest
hAueDce wi ich New England ha1 exerted in develop
ip the mrd of he country, the number OF the Names
sons which grace ne pages Oh OaI her ns6os
1e bsen al 81 mated as 70 show the devotion
which nozzle army OF marty had $40 rn 10 ,hs SCUM
during the seasons OF psstence de csrea notn'og
for The foolish ELK shout the ultfai,ns and heieses OF
| New. Epplan6. They were q necessary result, aud
bey formed natural index Of the intellectual ac1vy
Of her people Some of her ultraisns were destined to
he tbe t,uisms in the Lext fifty years. but VI the same
neople CONT In one century the ressoner who drives
! win A terrible logic the human mind INTO DESPAIR,
| and in another century, the ulld philosopher
who tushs off the techulcailues OF SonsuanIy
| q. xrOulo mere hfatleDbm.
! We might be frightened at toe coeilnes OF Edwards
| and Coannng, but should not think Religion va;
In danger be auee suc1 souls born into the word
from time 10 time. They might now zee In We =. En-
| slsIa too men OF grea minds, one challenging uuiyer
sa seei to religious despoiisn aid the 0tbsr con
tfnciug for tie largest religious Iiee1om. Ihs orao
next adver,ed to the bth OF the Prohibory hsT ano
| he chal ecterized il as eta ute soich no desPoe
| yonId da-e TO enfor e Nes. gland was re-
| aporsibIe fer all the good cone by the Name
| Law. ard was responsible, too, Tor az ne
| bypocr'e5 and lay haters when Il mAae; IN" Tl
IN ihe eusotrcent Of this lss sbe people "i Mes Ea
ssp6 yere showing the same sp1i OF provincial tyr
rsIy .hich peop'ed Rho6e Island from Massachusetts
| two eepfuiies $50. We found thet nstuie was pre-
seri, Ter ptgtest sgaiist il. Ohio Sas becoming
ri f,e ~ va 4 arc ever the sea Of New Hampshire
bsc .u,neI tisi'or T. New EGslaJd lave. az "a de
| 70 he habiinsly vols'ed only b,olgot oil Ia INC
dis'tpute The estion OF Pfoh'bi'lon lnV0lvee no.
81, .he y ioh YES on the face a. T. bu. The N Ma
thory II ircivi6pal rsh anc he 10! Atty OF society
ip &C d ion TIE psx' sUbest 'rss'ed OF by ortor
vas TIE Slsvtry question: LhtIe Tss no SerNinE .ue
| fsct fbA, rhere va s manly logic Ia Ab9hionis n
m a. cjss, ere political hellos ~bo he'd ssid tnat
onr toasted liberties eopresap, and tasy stooa
res6y 20 gro her them wi pilov ga rsy 90; re-
rsrbsr ,fst thers .as q bed cord un'ernesth watch
a;aht .s,ye A. ST engine Of reIibutiop. TIE charsc
'srs Of the orsis. srd citizen were to &c kept sep
s,.ieS As mo- alis he had the right 10 pls.i con
in usIly 10 The Mormon to eve mp Line out o, rs Ter
gtvss: but il you ever admit Uteb into toe L aon
,f,b ,he. "a one Of insti uiOrs, be hso taeu The
,.e Ii~st ss shy other eirize,. 50 il yas VITA one
az eur caunirymen who OWED four hundred sisse,
wbsn they net hin 10 the national ceun ma toeI
r,ns1 revsr cresm that he was not a. good
a. ,bev were We hsi convinced ourselves
bpnC ,,S times Of the truth Of the position ~e as
mme; b-t they cay 10 90, We hsve tteneo 20 your
srpprptn. arc grant you nothing The qgssnon ooH
cs,ns N them Sbobld they of the North tres south
arr men in spri, Of Ccfstian love, or snoald .ney
prcscribe ard ieeH sze them until matasi ne
vas eng tnc,red yhch would leae 20 $500, ~.
instincts ofsbe Ir fisn such led 20 hs
nstou So With the question Of the Hafle anu piacA