Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-02-05
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Atthe celebration of the New England
Society of the oath Anniversary of the
La1ding (bfl the Pilsrms, ssgs thaN,
Y Freemen's .7oaw7ul of January itlI,
at Delmonico's, New York, last month,
the following speech was made by May
or Hoffman, In response to the senti-
ment,of The City of New York;
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN-I am
exceedingly obliged to you for the very
cordial greeting youhave given me, and
for the toast you have Just given to the
City of New York. 1t has been read
without comment or ornamentatlon.
{Laughter.) Whether it is supposed
by the New England Society that am
the ornament and commentary OF the
city Qaughter) my Knickerbocker mod
estywould not permit me to inquire.
fl were anew Englander-judging
from what heard here tonight
should in the true spirit of New England
modesty-{laughter) assert that !
was living representation of the truth
that the people of New York are able
to, govern themselves. (Cheers and
laughter.) | must confess that | do
nst feel entirely at home here. Loud
laughter,) T find when | get into a
New England church that ! hear always
a.mixture of piety and politics. Laugh
ter.) L find when l come to New
ENGLAND dinner an equally remarkable
mixture of politics and pastry. (Con-
tinued> laughter.) l can digest the
piety and pastry although they, even,
are pretty hard to digest sometimes, ac-
eording to my ideas-but 1.have aeon
stitutional aversion to some of the
politics, and / must be allowed to ex-
pressit. Laughter and'applause.) l
90 it, of course, with all respect to the
great mass of the people who are with
in the sound of my voice, and | should
lie sorry if: anything should say should
tone them down at all, after the very
extravaganza and,cxtreme laudations |
have heardof New England; but | must
he~permitted to look.at things from my
ewn point.
NY friend, Mr.. Beeoher-I think Imay
call him so, for we have never, had oc-
easion to quarrelmuch with each other
says that Yankees in. New York have
hard time of it. Well, they are per-
nitted to live here. That is some con-
ISOLATION to- Them daughter They
are permitted to enter upon all branches
Of trade and commerce here and make
pretty much all the money; that is o
great consolation to them Loud
laughter and oheering.) Thcya are per-
nitted to express their sentiments very
freely here, andsthsb withtheir notions
of Individual liberty, is still greater
consolation to them Cheers and they
are permitted at New England din
ner, at French restaurant tOeat pork
and beans, which is no more like the
pork and beans of their. ancestors than
IS the luxurious style in which they live
here like the simple style in which their
ancestors livedin New England. Loud
laughter andapplause.) Now, if these
Things be all true, how can the Rev Mr.
Bcecher-as he is an advocate of truth
IN so many cases-kow can lie stand
cp here and say that the Yankees have
u hard time in New. York;. Ihave lis
tened with great pleasure. to has re-
marks. He has talked about tie great
IDEAS Of the Puritans, about their opin-
IONS of tho rights Of conscience. and
now they impress truth and morality
upon the world. So they do (cheers)-.
sheir own notions Of it. Uproarious
laughter.) And yet ] cannot forget
and certainly there tisno lieresy in QUOT
;ag New England writer upon New
England man-that 1t has been said
ciiat the Puritan's idea Of hell was a
place where everybody was allowed to
think as he pleased. (raughter.)
Now, in saying what / have said, and
IN quoting what the New England wri.
Ter says, think ] say nothing disre-
spcctful to the Puritan character of the
New England element in our nation.
They have their own notions and opin-
IONS, and am sorry to say from my
standing point, they have hada very
unhappy way Of enforcing them upon
the country Butt hope the time will