Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-26


Saturday night No other will be issued ill "Wednesday
morning
.'rhs Pilgrim, Fathers, and Their Dc.cen-
dants.
The New York Herald of Friday, brings us brief sc
Of tho celebration in that CITY, the evening before
of the anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims at
Plymouth, Dec %, l6eo Like most other gatherings
In the North the occasion employed for the dcnun
citation Of slavery and the South and Pharsaca rcoi
ing over the superior civilization and morality of the
North. Senator Doolittle of Wisconsin made speecb
taking the negro for his text Dr. Bellows one of the
sensation preachers OF New York. pronounced "a glow
ing eulogy on the New England character" reaching
climax by thanking God that mot one New Enclander
figured In that late immoral demonstration" in the city
in behalf Of the Union al declare on nv honor said
the generous eccesisstic that could gladly contrib
ute half Of every dollar have in the world to gen.
era fund for the emancipation of the Southern slave
"and the remuneration of his master But NAV nv
tongue ceave to the roof of my mouth before il u,ters
one word In defence of that legalzed, triumphant in
"human, horrd institution-Amcrican negro slavery"
Any attempt to force upon the North sympathy with
the system respect counenance the widest folly
The twenty millions of the free States mean in every
"eonstituona way their country and their ma
" ona honor their free territory and their legislation
" from the mistaken aud cotton blinded policy Of the
mhllons OF the slave states. III maloritics
"govern constitutional rights cannot he enoyed and
exercised change in the constitution cannot be con-
stutionally Effected IL slavery itself cannot constu.
"ionay be discouraged, then are not representa-
4" i've government, and democracy and republicanism
and rights OF and free speech and free votes are
all an absurd sham and prcence But they and will
" be indicated and with dignity and resolution with
=" out opprobous words recrminatve accents this is
" what freedom is about to do namely, take posses
" sion OF the government in the of twothrs of
the American population and administer in the future
I'm the interests of the great New England idea"
God forbid Let us DO ruled in any othe. way than
Gin the interests OF the great New England idea Let
n government have any other system, and as a
people any other institutions, principles morals and
manners, than such 1.-THE great New England idea"
would force upon Better abselusm the one side
and sgrarian democracy the Oher-beter the caste
of Iuda-the established church and arsocracy of Eng
lsnd-the specluve theology of Germany, the inoler-
of Rome, the practical atheism of Francc-he
perpetual tumult of South America the stOd stag
nAnt Stiffness of Russa-beer war pcsticnce aud fai.
Inc, than the ascendency and domination over this
country, and among these people, of "the great New
England idea charged, like Pandora's box with eve-y
thing false in religion ntolerable in government hypo
critical in morals contemplate in manners and unutter
bly, and inconcevably despicable.
Tho very which these were celebrating was
the deporable that has occurred in the hsto
nv of this land The Hover brought over as pcs
Isnt cargo crossed the Atlantic From that i'm
portation derived turbulent race of men, who
have since infested New England and have theucc
hsusssed and plagued, in times other parts
of the country. Stubborn of WILL impatient of control
intolerant OF dissent and confident of their nibiity
they havo always spurned legal restraints imposed upon
tLeir lnclinsons convctons Of right they would call
thsm but that Il ofno moment, since in such mind, the
former mover have failed, and will fail Of speedily
producing the latter and the time have to the
full of their power absolutely fettered in Others
all freedom Of action upon opinions differing from their
Out of such characteristics their original raid on
the country. Rather than, under compulsion of law
hear divine service celebrated by of unexceptions
BILE character dressed in supHce prayers in
Get form OF words whose excellence il equaed was
certainly surpassed in their extemporaneous e-
SONS or bend the knee the Of JESUS whom yet
they adored as GoD the "Pilgrim fathers deserving
their native land and enoounering hardshps whose
turs and fun extent is almost impossible for cor
osire, sought and found refuge in inhospiiable
wilderness For this strongheaded and narrow-minded
obstinaoy let them be praised much the OF
their descendants may prompt thought continue be
~ II has been Hs9w dd ndasean. But, at the same
tine let IL always be remembered that these haters of
what they chose consider persecution, when ap-
piled in very mitgAed form themselves, them
selves ractsrs ofintoerAnce and nHc,ers OF persecu
SON. In the most arociOus and revolving shapes towards
Others.
Some Of their number, ''men Of note and among the
original patentees" says Robertson who sympathizeJ
with the rect regard all the past objects of their
enterprise and had taken full share Of the
dangers and suffering yet venured in accordance with
ther individual ssntments TO put up TO the Throne Of
Grace their petitions in the forms Of the common
prsysr book and for this offence they wero in the
words Of tie historian just mentioned, Expelled from
Oh. society and sent home in the ships which
,urnng- or a. the same matter is statets Mr. Burke
'hs very fret colony had hardly set - foot in America,
wheu discovering that some amongd them we're acting
in this manner they found means Of making the
cry 90 uneasy them, that they were glad TO fly back
- England"
sAs.oon a. they began TO think Of making laws" says
N. same grcst writer last quoted 81 End no lees than
A.. about matters Of religion all oontrved and only
sootvsd but executed in respects, with much
vror that the prosecutions which drove the Puritans
Of Bnaand might DO considered great ouity and indn
gsnss in the comparison For in the FIRST Of tsese law
thsy deprive every who docs not communicate with
,L.r established church Of the right TO hs freedom
vote IN the election Of any OF their magistrates 10
IN. second they sentence bansment any who should
oppose the fourth commandment or deny the validity Of
infant baptism or the authority Of magistrates. In the
,hlrd ,bey condemn Quskers to bsnishment and make
Il s.pi,a Tor them return and no. stopping at the Of
s.ndsr, they lay heavy hnes upon Ill who should bring
them nto the province even harbor them Tor an hour
n, M. fourth they provide baushment snd death
81 return for Jesus and Popish priests Of every d..
nomination 10 fhe hfh they decree death TO any who
should worship mseos Avn they had provided such
soupets code Of persecution they we're not long with.
az, opportunities Of reading bloody lectures upon it
The ouskers warmed With that spirit which anuates The
bessunug n most sces had spread thcir doctrines oil
svvr the British domnions IN Europe aud began AZ last
20 spread them With equal real in America The clergy
and ths magistrates 10 New England took the alarm they
seissd upon Of these people they set them IN
che stocks aud In the po without effect; they scourg-
81 they mp'lseued they banshed them; they treated al
shos.. Who seemed 70 sommi.serats their s.aerings,
,h great rgour bu' 1eir persecution had no other e.
Zee, shan 20 inaame their cruelty ssd tho zeal Of
a.. o4.odars The s0nstancy Of the Quakers under