New-York tribune., 1870-12-22
FOREFATHERS DAY.
CELEBRATION AT PLYMOUTH, MAss.-ToAsTs AND
ADDRESSES.

CELEBRATION AT PLYMOUTH, MAss.-ToAsTs AND
ADDRESSES.
PLYMOUTH, Mass, Dec. 2l.-The 250th ami
versory OF the landing Of the Pilgrims was celebrated
here to-day on grand scale. procession, composed
principally OF the Pilgrim Society and its guests escorted
by the Standsh Guards Of the sd Massachusetts Reg
men marched through the principal streets at IL a m
sautng Forefahers Rock" the 10 tho Unitarian
Church where an orston prnted second page
delivered by the Hon. Robert winthrop In the other
exercises in the church the Rev. ROln H. Neae, d. d.
of Boston, the Rev. +. II. Ledge, d. D., Of Drookine
the Rev. j. A. NJ Chapman Of Boston, the Rev. Joseph
p. Thompson OF York, and others, took part. A
dinner followed at which 900 guests were seated, the
Hon w IT. Davis Vice President OF the Society, presid
ing. An eloquent and welcoming address from the
Grant sent the following: Our Pilgrim Fsthers-May
their children ever be as pure In motive as patient IN
dent OF the United states the representative OF 100000
OF froeen sheltered by the branches Of the tree which
OF Boston who drew apt comparisons between the little
band OF 1920 and the glorious Republic OF lo the insg
that Farrasut and Mobile the
marches OF Miles Standh with his pioneer warriors and
those Of sherman and Grant In the late civil The
resemblance between the Indian policy OF the early set
ters that Of the present Administration was alluded
To- the speaker recalling the fact that the first treaty
made between the settlers Of Plymouth and the abo
rigines was never broken Gen. Howard spoke to the
sentiment, plymouth aud Jamcstown-the Pilgrims
and the Cayaliers-FreedOm and slavery-they met on
the Held of Gettysburg aud Freedom conquered" The
from the Hon c. winthrop. sentiment express
sve important results OF the compact on the May
flower on the generations that followed enlarged
upon by Senator Wilson. ..... "
letter was received from Mr. J. q. Whittier In which
he said appreciate more highly than my
self the noble qualities OF the men and women OF
Quaker have Treason 20 complain In the matter OF per
srcutinn generation which came after them, with
less pety and bigOryis especially responsible for
little unples referred TO- The sufferers from
acarcely need any present championship They GER
t,ny did not wait altogether for the OF poster
ity II they their IL Is satisfactory 10 renei
that they made those of their mn'iat"rs tinge Win
a rhetoric more sharp than polite. II they erred,
LET us not forget that II was the mistake oi
men who feared more than they dared 10 hope;
whose estimate Of the cIcehius sWiuiDess o SIN caused
them IN dwell upOn Gods vengeance rather than ms
and whose dread OF evli was great tln
in shutting their hearts against IT, they sometimes shut
ont the good The great struggle through hlch We nave
ma ssed Ia. taiIght how much owe ia the ;nen and
cnucu of the Pl, mouth ColOnytle n0hlrst ancestry
tbat people ever looked back Ia with .sve and rev
erpiire-' ..,..
H. StiS1tlrs
TIIF DAY IN boston.
Bo,tos. Dee. 1.-The celebration Of the
Landing oi he Pgipo- or.eTSed here Il. JuDiiee
,u.-fnx m fremont Rmpie night. Mr.. f. :. I'''"y
,r,sided alid short addresses made by the Berr
.,I,ard Is con j. NJ. Manning. Joseph l.. IbOml's0r
Ale Iander King of ireland. Gen Howard Senator VII
son and PROT T. Bartlett of Chicago. An original ode
WA. read and choir sang some fine selections.s
CELEBRATION ON MOUNT WARRINGTON.
SUMMIT Mr. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-C. III.
Hitchcock reports a. follows: "ft,e Of celebrated
our Porefathcr-' Day by climbing Mount Washington
VIZ: T. A. Nelson, /. r. Newell. r. Thomps0p. Y. p
Wo,,di,rdge aud myself Everything about The House
f. very ooinoial and the l""'eoI"'"Tes, party are J"
the best ~ 'i'r1'r."