Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-04

The Sons Of New England held their an
NAL celebration Of The landing of The Pil-
zria Fathers " at Plymouth Roek Generals
Burnside, SiekIes, Dix, Senator Hale, Cast cen
victsd Of taking S3eOe bdbo), Henry Ward
Bsechsr, Mayor Opdyke, snd otheSs, were pres
eat. The New York Nstss has an aeeaaat of
the proceedings, from which We exiracs the fol
leEiAg:
Once a year, at least, the "Ssns of New EuE-
lard - take fra hold Of their lower gsIusenIs
and a1alt themselves AzsziDEly. Is Is s curl
Gas ezsto1, peculiar to the Ps0Ple, AID aeeosnts
satisfactorily fer ths remarkable fsi1Tc Of tk5ir
tTgwsers % reach ihs tops ef their socks, a. is
always seen IN She prints representing this
strange Taca of Eaeu. This year N this city, It
was ihoagkt by sone that sHis queer habit Of
theirs weUld be indulgsd in in some Of the
posular sp-t0vR hsteS, with closed doors, Of
eourFs,) but sach was Eot the easo. The highly
interesting exhibition tsok Plsee lass evening,
in 3 room in the Astsr house, which, prier to
the ereetieE Of the great hotels further up town,
was q fAVoEits place f0T ANNALS TIE Resn
was not specially decorated, and while they
we're iAdulgiRg their i3iesyHeTGsy, there wers,
ee coarse, Ne iadies present. Ia fact, ne male
peTssn was admitted unless be had = card
which was considered 8 guarantee either taat
10 could perform the feat htZasalf OF applaad It's
performance By othsrs.
Mr Rsnry A. HaTlbUt, vhe presided, aTose
after the feas. and csnaonced tks ceremony, in
which be returned bis a. msst Wsrgsss thanks
/ for The h6sof eonfsrIea on him, IN elccsing hin
| 30 the presidency Of ths sseiety. CcntiEuizE
| at senee Ieagth, Mr. Huribat referred 10 Coma 81
| the dissizguish hsd ssHs Of Nav KaglaEa, and
aesHsly referred to the laEdiBg ef tAs Pilgrim
/ Fathers.
In reply 70 " tAs day We eelebTste,' Rsv. Mr..
| Hitchcock said:
| The Puritan element ii o1T American eharae-
ter caaaos be Ignored Tia Aoblsst distinction
Of our iorefashsrs was rot in tssir political sue
cess, bat 10 their sFobity sad fear of Ged. The
Puritan prayed with his knee On the neck Of
syrsnts, bat rot so latent on choking the tyTaats
as 70 internit prayer. Tho Puritan must fghi
his way On to universal liberty. Il wss an easy
ghine 10 eri iciss the o,d Puriidns Gcd al
Eighsy never launehed hsr0 into history bul
shas there could be always found sene p0oi
critic to carp at him. We should net get TOO
near TO ho-oeH. The speaseF hare slsPped Gen
Burnsids On the shoaldsr, IS much as 10 say
81 hsve made big point. Tas speaker hzc
bssn in college, aad theirs was man ahead o
him thsTs-Bsseher was ahesd of him there
We had lallan upon grave times. OsE fstheT
found this continent 3 wilderness. The speaka
continued in q rambling mannes, nov TeieTEios
to the landing Of the Pilgrims, now to bis exps
HisDces in College, and nO8 jumping Ike EvelJ
intellectual squirrel into the war, eus Of thi
war, and travelling al srousd tbs war. Hs re
fsrred to the clodd no larger than mans hsDC
- speck-snd then the st0r1i-and said ths
The Pfovideucs Of God had snisten rs 'Bgh
square" IA tho face.
! "Ths Old FIagv-( Allnsion to IFS waTiDs
seain Ger every State.
. EaJoT.Gsn. Dix responded 70 this sentiment