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

cembeT, the anniversary OF the lanutnS y. tue
Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, the New Eng
land Society If st. Paul held their Festival
at the Wiusldw House. le .'...
At nine O'Clock, the company, composed OF
ABOUT 200 ladis and gentlemen, marched in
% ths aiuag hall preceded by music, and
afo. being seaed, L. A. BABCoCK, Esq, wee
prei o. tn Society called the assembly
to order. and Sail that we were met to COM
memorate the anniversary of the landing OF
our Pilgrim Fath,rs and that they on all &C.
casions, particularly of festivity acknowledge
cd an eveI-ruling Providence. In accordance
wi,h that Gust en- lie called upon the Rev. Mr..
NArrooxs, who invked the blessing Of Heav-
en- upon the pgoceelings.
Mr.. g. then introduced Hon. MOSES SHER-
BURvE, President d the Society, who deiv-
cred the Annual Aldress.,S
The Address was excellent-more practi-
cal than most addresses on such occasion,
and no report which We are able to give can
DO justice to It. The Judge said it was a
common idea that the people of the North
west, endured a great many privations; but
what were these in comparison to those OF
the I'D Puritan Fathers In this connection
h. iwelt with much effect and in truthful
satire upon the follies of our times, through
which the present financial embarrassments
lad been created. We talk of privation
Why we We're enjoying all the luxuRes,ol
the East, brought here at great expense to
pay ior which We had given our notes bear
Ing from three to five per cent. month IN
terest, secured by mortgage on real estate
# we wished t. escape embarrassment, we
should practice the selfdenial of the old Pu-
litans.
He then argued with great force and pro-
pr'etv on the subject of free homesteads.-
livery nan Of d fanily should enjoy the un-
molested possession of home and if our
Legislature would lass an act securing them
N his right from he grasping of avaricious
creditors i would nave tendency to fill up
ou. country with an enterprising population,
Nao teing secure il the possession of their
homes would cause he wilderness to blossom
@, rac rose.
The applause which here greeted the speak
er's sentiments showed most conclusively
the, be but echoed the opinion of the masses.
The company then partook of the bounti-
fal collation. prepared by the well-known ca
terers Of the W;nslow. At the conclusion of
that delightful occupation in which every
person seemed vising with each other in the
performance Of his part Of the ceremony, the
regular toasts were read in their order by
THEODORE FRENCH, Esq.
lst Es,o EaglaRd's Birtaday-The day cele
tTat-i and tie uen OF that day.
This toast was to have been responded to
by N. Z. AMEs, Esq, but that gentleman
not being present, J. P. JENNIsoN, Esq, was
called upon. Mr.. j. responded in pecu-
LARRY happy strain. lie said he was as much
taken back as Gen. Pierce was when he
heard Of his nomination to the Presidency.
lie then went on to speak of the thrift and
enterprise OF the men of New England. lie
could not bras much of her soil, but in con-
sequence Of their industry be did not see but
that the Yankees got along as well as any
body lie spoke Of the New England insti-
tulio ns, Of her musical taste, and how much
we were indebted % Ter for many necessary
articles ~ common use. As illustrating the
4: Of no oil c;r
cunstances, his remarks were interpreted
with well-told and pointed anecdotes. If 9th
er States should beat New England in the
raising OF fruit, grain or vegetables they did
not DO it in the planting of school houses
and raising of men.
%. The R5dd7e S'ates-The seat of commercial
wealth and power. The descendents of Hendrck Hud-
son aad VIM Penn, and too much given to old bachelor
s1ppers.
Responded to by j. JAY KNOX. He said
that he had come to talk and feast with the
New Englanders, and it was appropriate on
the 22d of December thus to meet and re-
new old friendships. He said the char
acteristics of the Middle States was for large
enterprises New y 0rk had built the Erie
Canal aud the Railroads for the Wsst Hos
pitality was the charac teristic of the South,
and honesty Of Che stern old Puritans. All
these characteristics vent to make up the
Western community; but we needed more
thorough commingling particularly Of homes
" for people lately had been too much in
the habit of compromising Plymouth Rock
with those other rocks whose sight was
pleasant to the eye and whose jingle was mu-
sic to the ear
81. Western !;tates-Born of the sacred Union, the
strong Of their manhood shall protect it to the last
GOV. GoRNAN responded to the above SEN
timent in his usual ielicitous manner. The
West occupied position of more power,
more respect than any other portion of the
confederacy, and she was making rapid
STR les to unparalleled wealth. The destiny
of our glorious COZ lntry turned upon the
West. The blessing s of civil and religious
liberty we're poised upon and would be per-
petnated by the West. The people of the
East were TO efnigrate here en- masse-they
"N'iN NV SfSA tcdFV buo Oiu iOIno az uOIuc.
New England was all broken up this year,
and next year she would break loose All
were 1coming-the minister with his bible,
the lawyer with his Blackstone, and the
banker with his shining material Minneso-
ia would be filled zap, Dakota organized and
settled, and in the lifetime of some who were
present the Northwest would contain 1OO,-
100000 of lreemen.
ith. Southern .StGtes-The Cradle and the Tomb of
the Father of his Country. a# -e-
To this sentiment HARvY OFFICER, Esq,
was called upon to respond, but not being