The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-26
The Jew England Festival.

'RHCi, tHS anniversary oi Tue i~""o " N
at Plymouth Rock, the New Eng
md Society If st. Paul held their Festival
lt the WiuSlw House.
" nine cbck, the company, composed OF
ABOUT POO laiis and gentlemen, marched IN
lall preceded by music, and
ed, L. A. BABcocK, Esq, Vice
II Society called the assembly
4 .uir. AMI all that we were met to COM
,,.-. -.s anniversary of the landing OF
p..am thrs and that they on all &C.
.,..as 7sr, lazy of feStivity acSnowieag-
g . ct ira g Providence. In accordance
4rl. .,- N lie called upon the Rev. Mr..
,. k-.u invoked the blessing OF Heav-
..al ,s. ,ceeiings.
Mr.. p t..a ltroimced Hon. Moses SHEER
..>.. Pies It f the Society, who dellv-
-ct e. A.an' Address
u, ID ';:t-, was excellent-more practi-
.I uos- addresses on such occasion,
.i , -cp0r vlich We are able to give can
. ,,t,e r. . The Judge said it was
Anor idea 4 1t the people of the North
endured a great many privations but
, I. these in comparison to those OF
u0.Al Gathers In this connection
lts.- ,ih inl ch effect and in a truthful
.".L ,.a lilies of our times, through
... r.- lc- financial embarrassmentS
.t .eu -rc /. We talk Of privation !!
vr ve.e tnjoying all the luxupesl OF
@ .r here at great expense 10
81, had given our notes bear
..c t. five per cent. month IN
60 rv mortgage on real estate
N--.,: q Escape emb arrasSment, we
D., r..aI.o 3D., self-denial of the old Pu-
5t.t... with great force and pro-
... ect of free homesteads.-
.. "a. ally should enjoy the I'M
8 ....l u1s-.- of home and if our
v.c ass an act securing them
.o he grasping of avaricious
.-5- q 1906. rave tendency to fill up
L enterprising population,
L the possession of their
--I .. he wilderness to blossom
a.s r-a.,h here greeted the speak
.m51-- s.. wed most cOnclusively
.ef e-.'- lie opinion of the masses.
e-.. ar ~ partook of the bounti-
.., ..i,r .r. ,sa by the well-known ca
-s.ftt WINS :. At the conclusion of
49, a,'.,l, patton in which every
.--u med - with each other in the
-raarcs 81 Il, part of the ceremony, the
., t.,-t> wer1 read in their order by
rYa raENcH Esq.
. ra.1ra'. Birthday-The day we cele-
t .a "t go. day.
Ia.. tat-' oa> 70 ave been responded to
= 4, I. ANss. 80, but that gentleman
te'r- PRESENT. i. ,. JENNIsoN, Esq, was
.lai 'o9r llr J. responded in a pecu-
a. 43p. strain Te said he was as much
s lack a. Gen Pierce was when he
-.l IF his now.n@non to the Presidency.
B. Lea w.u5 GA 10 speak of the thrift and
TERM st 5t tue men of New England. lie
'--s uo ara. ,uueh IF her soil, but in con-
.1ea g 'Ao.r 'ndustry he did not see but
at Inc Nanke got along as well as any
o5- uo spoke Of ne New England insti-
'i1ns. OF her musical taste, and how much
were indebted . er for many necessary
.,'es G common .. As illustrating the
y.t;cst We've s., -ne Yankees under all cir
..-taa..s. ii r9ulgks were intersperced
a e.i-ioii anl po.nted anecdotes. If 9th
b -.aa, should beat New England in the
.a- o'tuit gram - vegetables, they did
f. 80 1t III the .4ating of school houses
al .oi..nr Of non.
-. Fte gfH THE seat of commercial
10 20. power. I.. desc endents of Hendrick Hud-
.r. NH =. uI. .1l foo much given to old bachelor
re.poaia'I 10 ~ 81 JAY KNOX. He said
lat te hal come nix and feast with the
ew El-.auJel- sad it was appropriate on
ne I'd Of December thus to meet and re-
w old t.cnr-lifs He said the char
cteristics ofta Made States was for large
-tcrpr.-es. New y * had built the Erie
Ana. aud the Rl.irol for the Wsst. Hos.
itslty was the clara. :eristic of the South,
~ honesty of ,ac s:-rn old Puritans. All
l,sc caaract er-tics vent to make up the
term community but we needed more
7-onzh commncling particularly Of homes
p DIR people lately nd been too much il
be tv1t # ',omqounding Plymouth Rock
-tl .hosl thor rocks whose sight was
anr ,o lie eye and whose jingle was mu
c 10 tae ear
Ws~'... .'.lfes- Born of the sacred Union, thu
. -. ~ .- raui cod shall protect it to the last
r-F. ,'oa,. ~ reeYonded to the above sen
nelt ia bis gsu.i &. citous manner. The
Y-st occupied po, lion of more power,
l7Fc respect tha4 amy other portion Of the
oafed ,racy and she was making rapid
,r lis 10 anpalals "a wealth. The destiny
# or glorious co, ntry turned upon the
fe-. The biessn, Of civil and religious
.oesfy we're po.sel upon and would be per
'otca,od ~ the West. The people of thu
-ast were 90 onrra'e here en- masse-they
would nos even 'el7e The old folks at home
New England was all broken up this year
nd next wear she would break loose. Al
we're 'coning-the p mister with his bible
he lawyer " III is Blackstone, and thu
anker with his shining material. Minneso
a would be filled up, Dakota organized ant
etded, aud in the L 4 line of some who wer
resent tie Northwest would contain 100,
$4,000 Of lreemen.
th. .Soatlcyn .Stots8-The Cradle and the Tomb Q
he ia ther Of his Country.
To this sentiment IIARvY OFFICER, Esq
-as called upon to respond, but not bein