, 1866-06-01
THE Feast OF THE PURITANs.

Were dinner speeches made Just after the
soup, and before the wine has been flashing in
iull goblets, II not always more sensible, the
chances are they might be lees absurd. Rut
when the tongue becomes affected By a mingled
thickness and volubility It s not strange that il
should give forth some doubtful utteranees
We do not Know how far the recent New Bag
land dinner, in New York, would have been
benefited by surh n change Of programme since
the opening toast smacks very much ofthe same
| Inspiration which is to be observed in the re-
sponsive speech. Both, certainly, are specime .
O. what may be accomplished afer lick or tw o
ofthat great barney stone Of America, Plymouth
Rock from whirh, ,-accordinR TO I re toast mas.
ter, fountain OF truth and freedom gu>h d fuith
At the "heroic tread of the Pilgrim Fathers It
vas by shifting the rock Of II reb th his rod
tIat Moses supplied the thirsung children Of Is.
rael with water, and it may be well to note the
improved process by which, the tread df the
modern peculiar people caused by fountain to
flow in the New England Nassau. But, however
obtained, its waters seem TO have nurtured n
mighty and wonderful race, whose character is
the synonym of all that is lovely and of good
report in private life, noble and ennobIing in
intellectual culture, Of all that is exalted and
pure and selfsacrifcing in patriotism" At
least, thus spoke the orator. aud his truth is vim
dicated by that other truth which, seems to
have found genial home in the amber waves
Of Delmonico's Verzenay.
II other proof be needed of those lovely, no.
BILE, exalted and selfsacriflcing characteristics,
1t Is supplied by the concluding sIntn.e.t of
tIeir euIogist, which, rising to tue fu,I inspIra.
tons of the theme and the hOrf, bursts forth
in o Q cry for blood.
Why not? When was the flow of her, ii; blood
unwelcome to Puritansm? Aud none the less
wslCOme now, Il At its promise is uttered by the
tongue Of an American. Senator.
ST n.ug IN the pre-; en- e # those whose char
acter lie had Just exalted; with the praises of
New England culture, and the Communications
Of New England spirit and purpose fresh upon
bis lips, be turned aside, from the warmth and
gov of the banquet, to n sacriegious para.
h ase Of the mos, holy enunciatOn from Heav-
rn-to the cold and cruel declaration that
'rebes" must be doomed to the scafold, be-
cause, without the shedding Of blood, there is
no remission of sins. And yet from that gath.
'rIng of men assembled, in their own self con-
gr tuatOry language, to drink once more at re
tJuhtaln Of truth aud freedom, there came no
word OF dissent; f. ON Il o types Of al that is
exalted aud pure and self-sacrfcng,' there
no indign mt rem0ns rance. The intelec-
tInI cul'nrr, 80 noble IN ennubling,' gave ut
te tn;e to no voice Of o est ami bat for the
uai, generous, full hearted PATRIOTISM of one
~ wLo.e VEINS flowed no current Of Puritan
blood, there would have been an uubrOken ac-
quirscnce in This kideous sentiment.
Well Tor New YoIk, that its cuar' er, lot lii
geuce, geuvrOsty. aud patriotism were repre-
sc Itei, aud that its G. let Magi ate WAS bull
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bu&,
Il AIow that the seGtir,ent wnich.I shall utter
viii not meet with enthusiasm and cheers here
Rui
st-n ling here, a guest of the New England So
c.cIy, Il representative OF the city of New York
and OF mnuy men who 1--we my country as well
Is any other m.n lOveit-t representative Of the
intelligence Of lhs great city, of its we !lth aud
p p,rlUu,m-I must uilcEmy protest against the
IrvlhgIiion wJich says that more bioOd must b"
shed an order that the SINS of this ecu TRY mHy
ur rem,rtcd. / ask not applause for thio senu
leave 1t t. the future. Ia the future is |
my trust and 50 sure as here is Il God in Heav |
Gu tne future Will jusii y my decar4tiou.-Ba!-
tiaore Transcript.