The New York herald., 1871-12-23

Ruler and Not the Sword.
Tho New England Society last evening celebrs,ea
the two.hundredth anniversary OF the Landing nl
tho figrs and Tie Sky SIKH Il tGS formation *
the society. As usual. the anniversary was hon.
ored By banquet which was this year
he,c at Delmonico's. Fourteenth street ANA
Fnh avenue, About three hundred gen.
tcmen sat DOWN to dinner. all united
I'm the bonds OF IIcrakee mutual love. ana
most Of them Distinguished ID tncM various ay9ca.
tions In life. Several well known ne6 wcre pfes.
ent. few OF them being from the outside world.
ana among the latter ex-Collector Murphy
The CHAIR was occupied by the President. Joseph
Fl. Cnoate, who made happy address before an
nouncing the order of t0asts. He said he would be
faithless to his trust IT. for the last time, he did
not thank the society for kindnesses during
the many years ne had presided over It.
He then went on In a humorous
strain, which several times received the applause OF
the assembage. 10 show how, as physioIogists
anirm, seven years having passed by during his
career among them, ne had not expended every drop
or mis- blood and the last fibre OF hls body
In their service But his pastor was always
preaching resignation. and he supposed he
was obliged to submit. lie then spoke
OF the degradation IN Witch New York CITY had
been plunged by the corrupt ring that had ruled It.
and how within the snort space OF six weeks had
been purified. II the Puritan Fathers had got into
their hands public ,plunderers like those
suredly. They had had other notions OF law
than ours. There was no gall0ws III the world at
put upon the murderer by which ali men should
know him, aud there was now mark put upon
The e. Of @ cy By w no masr
should be known. Their Photographs, as they ap
peared 10 our weekly papers. were gone over
would everywhere be recognized. The speaker
concluded by alludng 10 the self lfgovernment which
the people themselves should everywhere demand
the first toast was "Tne day we celebrate.n re-
alter humorously allading to the TACT that owing to
a conversation he mad had during dinner with the
81 ns nanser ns glanced ne
about the Pilgrim Yasnsr the Mayowesr and
shp. lie then went on 70 speak OF the fathers
tnemselves:-Tnat they had their faults there IS no
% em nsi and i'GHs Ssr sapers%S The % Gev Was
everywhere, they thought. We in New York know
aat eved a the aeSs 'ne We're
and hence the abuses to whicl, witches
Europe. our fathers were more exempt from the
disease than were those left after them They
ions OF tue value Of man. even IN his lowest estate.
sncy "a Tney Sn Is sass n
remembering tnat no state can flourish long
ancient Roman times the family was the stae--as
the family was so was the State. Now It Is the
individual Our fathers, the builders mad as
ideas to The machinery OF government as any men
who ever lived. LOOK at our institutions ali over
They were nrst tried IN New England: aud .hen
scattered abroad, 80 that the whole political pL
to New England. TO New England also
belongs the doctrine OF state rights they were
wide sweep !oi country must have some joints
where to give way, and these joints are the state
erelcnty When therefore, it is said that Virginia
Is the mother OF state rights Il is forgotten that this
IS ea osos 70 Sew Enc
leading Southern men get, their education
in New Englandy Our fathers believed IN
to act accordingly. In the Old Country the State
owned the Church; here the Church owned the
State. The first thing III new town used to be .
church. and the inhabitants or the magistrates
would not think Of dong any thing without consult
ing the pastor The ministers then preached poi-
ties In the pulpit and taught the people mo-
rality In politics. as well as IN all other re-
the fatherand. Communities are like Individuals
they get over indIscretions. The rebound In the
community is Ike the rebound In the life Of an in;
New England. IL is IN this public sentiment that re-
puDlics are superior TO- 70 monarcnles a Ns s was tis
aroused 1t stays aroused until the public sentiment
Is gratifed. 1t was in one OF these paroxysms during
the last few months thai the dragon with its hun.
dred heads was killed IN this City. New England
had bright idea Of justice between man aud man.
and this permeates wherever the Puritan spirit Is
to found. There VIII never again be so bad state
or affairs in New York as we have recently seen,
cag sng to s oy ali USsr hs Mr.
spoke Oh the republican party to which, OF course,
ne belonged. and which lie might say he baptized
In 1885, when some Of those he saw now before him
| were faithful among the falthess. He wanted 10
NJ SSS ~ maas s
| was not New England principle 10 shun inveAtt
SSs 81 ssssss
the uffeftn6st. Finally he begged OF his hearers to
Initiate the virtues OF their fathers for that manly
integrity and lndomitable honesty Which character.
Three cneers were then given for President
Beecner, after which Mr. Beecher rose and said he
any application Tor Office that might be male,
wnereupon there were moi more cheers cheers:
States,r which IN q few words Was responded 10 by
the next wns .'The city, to which the chairman
explained the people had responder on the 7th OF
To the toast OF "New England Governor Jewell
responded In some we'll CHOSEN remarks.
Tne next was New England Character re-
sponded to BY Or. Bellows, wno responded elo
Then came the toast OF american Diplomacy
responded TO by William NJ. Evarts, who said:-A
noticing great increase OF festvtty at his depar
ture, and nnd IN this society, where am so much
at home, That the hearlest applause attends
ME wnen about 90. This cause OF ours
concerns all who speak the English language, all
who are disposed 10 show the world now the Eng
lish speaking people can preserve tnat peace among
themselves which arms are employed TO preserve by
others. Tns nation OF ours mad lust emerged from
war which mad throw all familiar histories of war
INTO the shade. We nad exhibited TO
ourselves and TO the world extraordinary Inventions,
The greatest courage and complete triumph. Thls
might nave made others imagine that we would have
at all hazards defended our rights at the point or
the sword When before was there nation, tull
OF the CONSCIOUSNESS OF her strength and
resources, seen 70 quietly assert that wisdom was
better than the weapons of war; IL cannot be as.
serted that republics love war more than peace.
Indeed, you may search the history oil dL
plomacy III vain tor nation situated