New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-03
THR PILGRIM FATHERS.

welcomed on landing by Mr.. Mason, first "Selectman'
of plvmoutb. TO whose address Dr. Geo. b. Loring,
on behalf of the Institute, responded as follows:
LADIES AND GESrIEnEs: cannot assume IT. the honor
without calling to your minds the assoea
lions which gather around visit TO the hsGrca en
plorers of County to the renowned iocy "bere
the Purans planted their genius on TINS eontnent aet
vain and think "a tba eaw Which
existed between the great men OF Essex ana fEmoust
When compliance nee wn prp nnTs5S the Infant Mas
sachusetts Colony on the headlands OF Cape ae, anu
who with his fs Ray Of John End
cott "a Puritan Of the sternes mold enoarked PIN ~
the ADgs s bs ,op guiding star and the God Of the Pq
tan was his 7'say and STAFF through al his
and being destitute OF physician, DR.. Fuller OF
plymouth to their relief and IN the ntsrylew Win
discussed which led 10 correspondence between Mr.
Endicott and Gov Bradford then personally strangers
Then It was that the WOODBURY. and B,lcG tn
and Pafreys q Essex County ~ he GarTer and
Brewsters and winslows and Aldens, and standlshes
OF Plymouth and now we In Those SeS he ESod S Sa
relics and tread the sacred soil OF our
The which lighted their watery pathway, mas
these waters their humble shallops i0ated; the SOFT
land breezes cheer, and the fierce gales yex the voya
ger as they did when the Mayhower and the ADJ
gail bore their precious freights; here Is the same
the low line OF shore and here let us Pously ana
gratefully believe is the same defiant spirit tne same
which gave the Puritan immortal force, and which
have stood as firm against all attacks rs nave lueee
prOmOntOries against the assaults or the raging seas
have time here 10 discuss the genius or reee the
history Of the Purtans OF Plymouth and Naumkeag; put
while as citizen OF Essex County can congratulate te
men of Plymouth that upon their name and not upon
ours, has the mantle Of nm ia er Of e @nr
common ancestry still eniures, and hoids trlun,
plant sway the social aud ciy 1nstltutlons OF
our land. We admire the spirit OF adventure whlch
settled the other American Colonies; but bow before
the stern resolve which settled Plymouth We may envy
,,tarn aEa
Twier secured for the Dutch coonists of we
may repose for time IN the liberal dIan td tSe
fying swedes, and Walloons, and Waldenses, and
HugIenots and English and ana ana 6 na
0nay WE may a for the Dutch colonies dis
located unity and perhaps sowed the seed from hieh
noxious crop Of reservations and distractions have
lieye in that faith in God and good government
which inspired the Puritan TO establish popular civil
system upon substantial foundation, and gave ms In
reality "a church without bishop, ana stare WITHOUT
king" Morally and physically the me Puritan grew
period Of NewYork that W served but indiferently to
prepare the DUTCH coonsts for their Impending eonten
lions with men whose frames and spirits had been
braced by discipline Of those trials that beel
the first planters OF it i other American
colonies, how vital and enduring Plymouth appearsl
would call forth a pilgrnagei of their government
no valuable principle has been handed down to us;
to command our admiration or reverence Not to
jamestown, not to not to the Caronas, do
long repose Of the Hollander be broken, and be
taught that New Amsterdam is rival OF Plymouth
tory provides its most brilliant pages to those events
ncn m And 40 the annals Of p"p
ular representative government, the compact made ON
board the Mayhower outshines the Union OF the Dutch
colonies and the blows struck Concord and Bunker
HILL amid trial and disaster have significance unknown
to the successful endeayor at saratoga which owes s
chusetts would not submit to oppression and wrong
While the Puritan believed in civil freedom and indi-
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religion and government TO aid man In resisting tempta
ton and developing his moral nature, and TO aid
and faithfully. Infdelity and anarchy had no charms
started forth IN his career, impatient alike OF the
restraints Of England and Of the sluggish materalism
OF Holland, have never been equaled either in peace
in war Casting aside the temptations of mercantile ad
venture he called his poyertystrcken band about him,
a se r Ss ss snOS
well' of John Robinson, hled with spirit OF inquiry
the thought and sentiment OF advancing Chris
tanty I'VE az, are now ere long Sad he, TO part
shall live to your faces again. But whether the
Lord hath appointed this or not charge you, before
God and his blessed angels to follow ME no further
than have followed Christ; and if God shall reveal
anything you by any other instrument OF his, be
ready to eceYe it as ever you were TO receive any
Lord hath more light and truth yet to break forth out
church covenant and especially that part of it where
by you promise and with God and another
to receive whatsoever light truth shall be made known
to you from his written word But take heed what you
receive for TRUTH and examine, compare, and weigh il
well with the Scriptures" This was the Purtan's
lgOn, his inheritance from long line OF protesting
cestors hs support, too in those hours OF trial which
attended the and solemn service to which he
born.
The Puritan's civil organization was founded upon
reliance, and the largest freedom. The compact made
board the Mayfower. the result OF social and civil
Government which they had left, but which they still
recognized as their own, is remarkable above all
things in thhat it was entirely adapted to the
siOn and laid the foundation Of government on the
Of the governed The hard experience Of the
had taught them the value OF that ciyl sys,
TEN which springs from the wisdom of those
which turns for It's support to the loyal hearts and moral
energies OF those who made it, How inferior 10 this
great principle is any mere machinery OF poHcr-any
mere superstrueture which is exposed TO the
ply a temporary necessity Theories Of IN" fnance,
and OF the relations of the states to the Gen
education may change bat for popular Government the
theory and pracye Of the Purtns cannot change. And
the instinct OF mankind IN all great popular endeayors
turns to this spot for an example OF those great virtues
which alone give stability TO the State and which
are AS immortal AS human aspirations and mans highest
desires.
No wonder that the American mind has erected here
II its great temples OF worship. TIE high purpose
and the immortal thought of the Puritan have impaired
to our nationality greatness, which shall endure
the prophets and wise men of old has Outlived
the temples and groves which echoed TO their divine
great American anthem was sung on these shores
Tue spiritual sublimity which hOyers this spot
honor and power in all the realm Thought what
has not done u give mankind courage in all he
role effort Let us, then, with large and liberal hearts,
thank God for this great inheritance, and find here that
divine light which, streaming across our land,
warns and irradates, and yitaizes all naInCS
and events that dear To the Amerl-
can people. Let then Plymouth stand "a she has
always stood, the central hue around which the no
bility OF our land may cluster Not as rivals but as
companions let the sister colonies be called INTO her
presence; and her glory shall be theirs also And let
remember that history has assigned The Puri, an his
position from which he cannot be dethroned and that
the annals OF America world could better
any other colony than that planted at Plymouth.