The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-28
THE FRENCH Cable.
Celebration OF Its success i'm
DuXbury.
A Gala Day for the Pilgrims
Descendants.
Speeches by Mayor Shurtief, Sir James
Anderson and Others.
DuxsuxY, Mass. July q, 1862.


DUxBURY. Mass, July ~, 1862
The pent up enthusiasm OF the citizens OF Dux-
| bury, generated by the successful laying Of the
French cable. has been let loose to-day. 1t has been
great time for the town and ia every way pleas
ing ana appropriate observation the part OF the
people in honor Of great event. The demonstra ton
was OF course rather rustic In character but while
1t lacked all those characteristics OF metropolitan
jubilee 1t was nevertheless an earnest and spOnta-
neous manifestation Of the joy and feeling OF all
who participated In it. In consequence OF the place
being dlcut OF access the crowd was not 80 large
| as 1t would have been If the means OF conveyance
had been of the railroad rather than the stage coach
pattern.
DISTINGUISHED MEN PRESENT.
Sir James Anderson Mr.. Watson and Mr.. Brown
were present as the representatives Of the French
Telegraph Company, and President Brastow, OF the
State Senate, and Mayor Shurten, OF Boston. were
among the others OF note who took part in the
festivities.
sAIUrEs, A DINNER AND SPEECHES.
There was battery down from Boston TO q re the
sautes, and crowd OF the descendants OF Ply
mouth did the musical feature OF the demonstration.
A dinner IN tent OH Abrams Hill. where four
hundred were present, was the chief feature Of the
affair. The ladies furnished the edibes, and when
these were devoured Stephen s. Clifford one OF the
leading citizens Of Duxpury, called the attention OF
those present to the fact that they had come together
to commemorate, in suitable way, the successful
completion OF a great enterprise In the course Of
his remarks he said
I'VE live in an age Of wonders" Man seems % be master
vanish a the tough Of his magic skill few weeks snoc
ability YANKEE pluck and The Pacific R.rOs5
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vines them only glad hem but that
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SPEECH OF COLLECTOR RUSSELL.
The sentiment OF "The President Of the United
Statesu was then given, and responded to by Col.
lector Russell. Of the port OF Boston
Mr.. RUSSELL said:-
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And when zee these arteis: Of life let me rather
trailing the sea- tina. The great Globe II
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dwelling Of Alden the Bible which he loved the house Of
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familiar thought, this vicory u peace" The poet says.
Mountains inerposed make enemies of nations;
Lands intersscsd by narrow field abhor each oher:
| but railroads level the mountains, teegrapha
made neighbors Emperor Of France By sitting in his
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riendshp The three united Gags Of three great nations
hIs pavilion, token e Teadshp,
THE TOWN OF DUyBURy.
The next sentiment was "The Town OF Duxbury;
| its inhabitants, the descendants of the Pilgrim
heroes who planted this very spot the seeds Of
peculiar and noble American civilization which per.
petuate the names OF Cover and Brewster, OF Stan
nS their heir nnproken lineage by exte e an en.hn,
| astic and fraternal welcome to those who have
achieved SO magnificent an enterprise, IN the inter-
est Of the largest material prosperity and on behalf
| of the unity OF the human raceh G. b. Thomas, OF
Duxbury, responded to the foregoing IN this way
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expression reluctance that bond Of mystic power
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yet only dream improbable TO be 10 Inspiration" Their
Impulses and their hopes not bottomcd earthly
thngs and yet out OF their dvner inspiration and lofter
motives 10 their rugged self denial out OF their unselash dis
outward earthly this
Indebted for all that America is that she done
world and all the world yet hopes from her indebted,
elas ransmber ior Mat supreme glory which has
lately crowned our nationality A. once with tho winning
spendor Of the martyrs fidelity and the Of the VIC
tor Mr. President II Seems TO that apart from other
| and more important considerations which lad to the
seection OF this spot for the landing OF tho trans
atlantic cable there are some minor incidental facts which
lend touching sanction to their choice esng With
peculiar Appropriateness And nrst OF all the simple but
significant fact that stand to-day the descendants OF
the first settlers of New England upon genuine Pilgrim soil
Tho feet Of heroes, OF martyrs OF sanity warriors,
animated with the courage OF the Cross which no danger
could brighten subdue, have trod upon II. On this very
air have their uufaerng praise nke
IN the darkness Of the winter aud the sunlight oil the
summer harvest, assembled. This mighty ocean, when