Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-18
New England Dispatches,
HOnOrs 10 the Memory OF Miles standish-
The Ceremony nj Duxbury-TwO Essex
Candidates Discourse on Religion and
Education, etc.



occurred here to-day. The day opened magnlt-
Gently for the celebration. Collector Russell,
Gen. Butler, DIR. George b. Loring and others,
arrived last evening. The trains yesterday ai-
ternoon brought many visitors, and the town S
people and hotels had close work accommodating
them. About sunset the first train Ofcars which
ever entered the old town arrived over the rail-
road, the DuXbury and Cohasset, and was a
great event for the place. 1t brought both
freight and passengers, including a section of
the list Light Battery, Capt. +. G. Langley and
Lieut.. Foster, with two guns and twenty men,
from Boston. They camped out last night.
To-day, from an early hour this morning, the
country people for mics around have been flock
ing to Captains Hill in all kinds of vehicles to
witness the celebration. The trains from Bos-
ton, and the steamer Escort, with band ar
rived about ten O'Clock and brought large num-
berS of people from Boston. The descendants
OF the illustrious captain are present in large
numbers.
The procession did not arrive at the summit
of the hill until about twelve O'Clock, so that
the exercises were more than one hour behind
hand. The procession was headed by the
StandiSh guards, of Plymouth, Capt. Phinney
commanding, accompanied by the Weymouth
band. They turned out about fifty men, and
made fine appearance. Following them were
Il large humber of carriages containing invited
guests, among whom were DIR. Geo. B. Loring,
Mayor Castor, OF Boston, ex-Mayor Shurtletf,
Of Boston, Hon. Josiah Quincy, of Roston, Mr.
l.. Miles Standish, Rev. L. +. Hale, d. d., of
Boston, Hon. Jas. Richie, of Boston. By the
time the procession reached the hill there were
probably 5000 people assembled there, having
poured in steadily since early in the forenoon.
Just as the procession reached the tent, the
third smart shower of the forenoon began to
fall and the people made rush for the tent
and the crush was tremendous. The tent was
not large enough to contain one-sixteenth of the
crowd, and was .iammed suffocatingly full The
shower soon abated, and the exercises began
with the meeting of the association.
About eleven O'Clock the meeting of the Stand
ish monument ASSOCIATION was held in the tent,
which had been pitched upon the very
Captains Hill. Gen. Sargent, president of the
association, presided, and the only business
transacted was to announce the following COM
mitteeS; Executive committee - Nathaniel
Adams, Lemuel Miles Stansh, Hon. E. S. Tobey
OF Boston, Lemuel Little, Francis Standish, Jas.
Ritchle, Stephen NJ. Allen, Edwin Adams Jacob
II. Loud, Harrison Loring, Job II. Turner, Gen.
Horace b. Sargent. Finance committee-IIora-
ito Harris, Alexander IL. Rice, E. S. Tobey Ma
than Matthews, Oliver Ditson, Geo. b. Loring
Jacob II. Loud Nathaniel Adams, Jonathan S.
Ford, Geo. b. Standish, Gen. B. +. Butler Geo.
w. Wright, Jonas Fitch W. S. Danforth, Ma
thanlel Is. Shurrletf, Geo. Putnam, Joseph S.
Beal, and Samuel Little. The conservation ex-
erciseS were held at the close of the meeting
The grafton, by Gen Horace Binney Sargent was
most eloquent and interesting:
Gen. Sargent presided at the dinner. The
first regular toast was
THE President of the United States and the
great Puritan Captain"
Responded to by Mai. Gen. b. +. Butler. who
said that he grieYed that the chief representa-
tive of the United States in Massachusetts
Judge Russell, was not present to respond to
this sentiment He referred 10 the fact that
each generation knew little of the work they
were doing, or of its influence upon future gen
eranons. What seems to us great work was
to them small one, and the fact that the resting
place OF Miles Standish is unknown, shows how
little was thought of his work in his own day.
Rut his is only the usual fate which such people
Suiier from contemporaries. There were several
traits IN his character deserving of notice
lhere was no more pious company ever
gathered than that of the Pilgrims whose ideal
was to furnish land where all should be free
to worship God as they chose. They carried
this idea out to its logical consequences. which
mas made this the missionary nation of religious
freedom to the world
They believed also in a mans will to execute
their commands; though he might not be inlhis
rehglouS temperament the most suitable God
would useHhim to carry out His plans. Miles
Standish was no hypocrite, and, though not one
OF the religious men of the colony, had the re- |
spect of all. He had will to execute the laws. |
They admired him for that, and trusted him for |
years. Loyalty to law and authority were |
marked features in his character, and he was |
always ready to bow to the civil power, a char |
acteristic of the true soldier. So we have seen |
an army of million and half of men melt |
away in good citizens when the late war was |
ended, despite the predictions of the whole |
world. Gen. Butler closed by giving this toast: |
THE Puritan idea. the motive power which is
to regenerate the world. The second regular
toast:
Massachusetts, she has never deserted the
Legend on her Banner"
Oliver Warner, secretary of state was called
upon, but being absent, DR.. George b. Loring |
responded to the following toast:
-, Practical Education and the Industrial Arts
who had to labor or starve.''
lie said he should be untrue to his own blood
IL ne lalled TO speak in behalf of the Pilgrims.
The Pilgrims commenced by filling the soil and
also saw the value of education, and so taught
the study OF the Bible, and studied it well.
lhey laid the foundation on rock, and found
them hrm when needad. He said he had
an old puritan Bible, in which was written
that the owner had read it seventy-fve times.
lhey didn't need any newspapers; they had
better reading. The Pilgrims were scholars and
SO nave always been ready in founding public
schools and colleges. This was one secret of |
the power OF the state to-day.
Justin Winsor, of Duxbury, then read an
original poem. The fourth toast was:
Crosse Standish, the Type of Womanly Sacrifice;
her Mantle has fallen on the Women of To-day"
Replied to by Rev. L. L. Hale Fifth toast:
"The first and last Surveyor of the Cape The
last enables us to pay tribute to the tirst.''
Replied to by Josiah Quincy. Sixth:
"Roger Williams, Companion of the Pilgrims,
the Apostle Of Social Liberty"
Replied to by DR.. Caswell, of Brown univer.
sity. Seventh:
"The Pilgrim Colonies; their records have the
Truth of History" P1''0p"'0
DIR. Shurtletf responded. The affair passed |
of pleasantly, but disappointment was ex- |
pressed at the absence of distinguished gentle |
men whose presence had been anticipated
BOSTON, Aug. 17.-This evening, Anna Fitz-
gerald, ten years old, fell from the Warren
treet bridge, and was drowned.
CONNECTICUT.
WISsrED, Aug 1.-THE centennial celebra-
ton of the town of Winchester to-day, was
well carried out. There was a history by Hon.
John Boyd, poem by Rev. c. H. A. Buckley,
of Malone, N. Y, and speeches by Gov. Jewell,
Rev. DR.. Eldridge of Norfolk, Rev. Horace |
Winslow of Wiimantic, Rev. Dr. Leonard
Bacon of New Haven, Rev. F. A. Spencer, and
others. There were many pleasant meetings of
old residents, who had not seen each other for
many years. There was a procession of the
Masonic fraternity, firemen, temperance socie-
ties, and citizens; representations of ancient
costumes and customs, and museum of an
Gent relics. The streets were decorated with
hags, and 1t has been great gala day.