The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-23
PLYMOUTH ROCK.
Anniversary Of the Landing ol the
Pilgrim Fathers.
The New England Socicty-Annual Din
ner-A brilliant Observation-Disclosures
By Y.ay0r Hall, Attorney General
Hour, William M. Evarts, Joseph
II. ChOate and Others.

Yesterday was the two hundred and FOR .y-nInth
return OF the Gay when the New Englanfi Fathers
landed and gave thanks to God for their lie landing
on the celebrated Plymouth Rock and 'inauguratel
the imperishabe history Of New Eng and and laid
the foundation OF that which the President Of the
New York Society OF New EngaRiers said ct their
anniversary dinner at Delmonicoss last night q now
-giorious Massachusetts, which Is the imperishabe
monument OF the Pilgrims OF To-day"
The spacious dining room of De!monico's was
crowded with about $50 gentlemen and circle oil
portray the glorious inheritance Of liberty and
national greatness shown to all the nations by the
United states Of to-day.
Among those present were Joseph II. Choate,
President OF the society; William NJ. Evarts,
Attorney General Hoar, A. Oakley Han. Benjamin II.
Field, James Molr, L. NJ. Archibald, Mr.. Puliston,
William c. Barrett, Theodore Tilton John Bigelow,
Ex-Governor Low, OF California; Governor Jewell.
OF Connecticut; General Mcdowell A. D.. White and
Rev. Dr. Schenck.
Letters OF apology were sent by President Grant.
John Quincy Adams, John Arthrnp, OF Yale; Speaker
Blaine Rev. w II. II. Murray, and Rev. Gilbert war
rem. OF Boston; secretary Boutwell,, Joseph hoxie,
Judge Brady, Rev. Dr. Chaplin Governor Holman,
Governors Stearns, OF New Hampshire; Padeford, Of
Rhode Island, and washburn, OF Vermont: Rev. DR..
Storrs, George William Curtis DR.. Adams, senator
Carpenter, Governor Clahin, OF Massachusetts, the
New England Society OF Manchester, n. H.
The following is President Grants letter.
DEAR STR have received your letter OF the 9Th
inst. containing an Invitation 10 attend the dinner
To be given by the New England Society. There are
80 many OF my personal friends among The MEMBER
of the society that 1t would afford me peculiar
pleasure 10 meet them upon THIS occasion and unlle
with them in iner annual celebration. lud, how
ever that my pubic duties Will not permit me 10 be
absent from the capital at that time and [ shall
therefore be compelled 10 decline your very KIND
Invitation. Very respectfully yours,
Henry Ward Beecher, in his letter OF apology
said
That ne had an address to deliver IN Brooklyn,
and therefore could not be present. He did not
wish to hide himself from proper share OF those
suHerngs which they would undergo IN memory OF
the Pilgrim Fathers. 81 should refuse to SIT SILVER
lng with you around the bleak table Of Demonico's
IN memory OF Plymouth Rock, to gnaw the crust
did. IL does one good In these degene-
rate times occasionally to practice those
self. denals which assimiate him 10 the primitive
nen OF heroic history. Your crowd to.Dight VIII
come into my memory as noble Dand OF men will
ing TO suffer Tor principle and boldly to the
trials and seventies OF dinner at Delmonco's,
which soemuy believe would have tried the con
stancy OF even the Pilgrims What an encourage
ment TO virtue that we tell children III you
endure Plymouth Rock you shall be rewarded win
Delmonco 81
The PRESIDENT entered into a very amusing
sketch of the advent of the Pilgrim Fathers to
ciples as developed in the New England spirit and
characteristics, and concluded with very laugh
able and much appauded parody OF the early verses
IN the Book OF Genesis, IN which Adam 1.-THE IRISH
man came upon the Eden OF New York with very
little clothing, but who has now increased and null
i.pned, and who has dominion US, over the
fowls of tue air and the fisn OF the sea.
Attorney General HoAR, in responding TO the
'fresldelt OF the United States, stated that IN PR
gate few days ago the President said:-
81 hope TO see the time when everywhere In this
county every man may follow his lawful business
where he pleases and may express his opinion on all
subjects and give his vote as ne likes ana nave tt
counted-l cheers-without being molested or IN.
suited for IT, Then ir we can all unite in MAINTAIN.
ing pubic faith and public credit political differ
enceS Will not DC OF much account
This was received with great applause.
The Chairman then introduced Mayor A. OAgEY
HALL who spoke as follows:-
Your venerable Chairman, who is not so full OF
gastronony that ne omts astronomical reflection
reminds this is the shortest day OF the wear Bt
that calculation proves this evening the longest one
aud OF course, most favorable To long speeches.
One OF the Pilgrim newspapers did me once the
honor 70 dub me municipal DogLerry. shall
prove. At least on THIS occasion, the charge is
Iase by not ''inheting my tedousness upon
becomes super1uous IN tne presence OF your witty
and venerable CHAIRMAN. Inc apirfualsts boast
that chairs can tip and move unner Influences IRON
The other world Behold, however here a greater
phenomenon IN speaking chair, aud one which
moves SO pOHuerOus u BODY as the New England
Society. This IL my first Introduction as CIty
Father 10 the Pilgrim Fathers; anu beg you to ex.
cuse me If In any way infringe etiquette. under
stand you call this Foreiather's Day, and you com.
memoTae, by aid oil Carvers and Standishes at tins
least, their lrst landing, and upon Plymouth Rock
But are you not historically incorrect1 | read In
Bancroft
At length CDecenbsr g. o. ST. the shaop again sent
o.. " mn ea ar sanash and other
gate Point A. The bottom of the Cape Cod the
shore OF Welireet haIbor.-Banerott tvol. l. y. oll
/ q fpr
not be more appropriate place than New York city
Tor the commemoration or this pilgrim voyaging
wherever on the stern and rockbound coast the nr-t
landing was, because the Pilgrims intended to lana
III THIS city. find in Mortons New England Memo
rial edition OF 1860
Nevertheless be that their putting into ,h,s
place was part, d BY reason Of Storm BY which they
.rivance Of the aforesaid Mr. Jones o. the SHIP
ior n he r,s ar ios noted and his
Dutch having notice Of their Intentions, and having
likewise, auduleniy hired the said Jones' Sr
delays while they were n England and under pc.ence
thher COD oatshoois satan otenmes in nis oWs
pressed S assr 10 re hem az Ss
IN pernicoua sasases-Notos Ss9 E"ga"a s,mSria, o.
However. New England commentators OF the
Pilgrim Fathers who meet In New YORK. at
last fulfil original intentIonA Therefore New
England Pilgrims TO Manhattan the Knickerpock-
ers bud you. And especially do we admire
the "a te you nave displayed IN quitting that
part "a the United States. where, az we Knick.
eroockers believe New Englanders continue
10 persccute each other for opinions sake
Here You enjoy extensive freedom-ireedom in news
paper abuses freedom to gamble IN Wall street, free.
dom III marrlage freedom in dvorce free lager free
lights; free voting; Tree love
The Mayor II responding for the eighticth time
within this year. TO the toast OF New York. Bear
WIN nun, II he continues stupid over so stereotype
toast. Many scholars here can recall iDe two lines
of iiorsce-not the editor but the poet.
!. Stunt quibus unum opus est, inacte Pallsdis urbem,
Cafmine perpetuo celebrate
My mum opus ct a dinner table h ceieJTdre
TINS be tie longest evening OF the year my
ehal not he perneto. Except for stress Tor. az
believe, The more homely word is the "spell'l OF
weather and the early JONES' false prctences Of the
Dutch the l1grns might have landed In 1920 at
saste Garden or on the old rock beneath It's fOunda-
tlon Near there Bendri Hudson had landed
eleven years before The Pilgrims contrasted Dc.
eeinDer rocks with MISUNDERSTANDING Ia ad.
vance tile lyric that May and December can never
nk.ee: Hudson hrnughL his ..Iailrnnany LnL ID