Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-23
THE PILGRIM FATHERS.
Celebration Of the Rev England sOciety
Of New HOrk-Landing of the
Pilgrim Fathers.
EORsfs and speeeies-The One Great
Event in the History Of the Settle
ment GF Nsw England, Ete.

NEW YORK, December 22-The sixty-eightll
annual dinner of the New England society
/ was held this evening, Elliott COwden pre-
siding Among those present were senator
sumner, General sherman Rev. w. Beech
er, Judge Brady and Judge Davis. The Presi-
dent de- iVered the annual address, at the con-
clrtsion of which the first toast of the evening
was announced, THE Senate OF the United
States"
| Senator Sumner in responding, said, you
! asked me TO speak for the senate Of the United
| States, but feel that the least 1 shall say is
| the best llaughterl and that's good. The SEN
! ate Is but the component part OF the govern
ment OF the United States, but here we speak
| On events which mark an epoch in the his
| tory of mankind. [Applause.l After relel-
| ring 10 the history OF colonization by an
| cient and modern nations, he said these were
| prompted by conquest or commerce, but The
one day we celebrate, the sun looked down on
/ slghJ never before witnessed
| few conscientious Englishmen listen
/ iEg to the prompting within 10 wOr-
ship God according to their consciences,
sought by sea the distant wilds OF the North
American continent in the MayfiOwer, with
| liberty at the Prov and conscience at the
/ of the cOlOnlsis that "GOd hath not revealed
/ his whole will to the cOlonists as a recogni-
/ ton of the great law OF human prog ess.
These harbingers of progress snail never die.
! Applause What We're king, or pope, or
uuke, or langrave, beside that humble COM
/ pany that sailed in tie dayfOwer? But the
| pilgTims had an Unborn power i'm them
selves, and their landing on Plymouth Rock
/ was an epoch, VINO can speak OF cotempo-
/ rary rulers, save Gustavus Adolphus, except
/ With contempt? Our fJretath hers have ascend
I ed into the ornament OF ever-incressing
| light, while the monarchs are ever descend
/ ing into the darkness. Thus moral trium phs,
/ though retarded for a time show forth in the
end with ever-increasing strength. The prin-
! ciples of the pilgrms-equal laws and
Eo1ernment lanh1 & 2y % one oon1sgd ms1ori6yd OF
/ leaven the whole continent, and in the end
viii leaven the. whole world. LApplause. J
Liberty is a plant which fOurishes by the
I A. n inEfirp "
there is the btgheSt morality there is the
greatest liberty. lApplause.I A great poet,
/ speaking OF liberty, said, "But who loves that
must first be wise and good" II liberty IS
! fading anywhere on this continent, perhaps N
the South American republics, IL is because
they had no pilgrims 10 teach the moral
courage and cOnstancy OF the pilgrims; If
| they failed l know what would nave hap
/ pened, but great lesson would nave been
| iost. But they belonged TO the same heroic
company as Columbus and Washington; they
| 'ailed not. They persevered and their memo
| ~ is forever precious TO US.
rhe uext tOast-"The President Of the
/ United States-he says, 'Let us have peace
and the people say, Amen was received
! with enthusiasm.
The toast of THE army and navy" was re-
/ spOnded to by General Sherman, who said
| Il feel awed in the presence OF this assem-
blage. There are bankers here, whose trans
actions compass the glOOe; there are lawyers,
who 90 TO the bottom of the principles on
which are based civil government; there
throne of God; and wits and literary
men and those who spread before the world
what is said, so that even on the slopes Of the
Pacific they Will read tomorrow what We say
here tonight. We have in Ohio, and / belong
! 10 Ohio, a second New England, and there are
descendants OF New England there, who in
;urn sent forth colonies to California and
other States, and who are now assembled
telling of deeds of their ancestors. In your
tyranny you forced upon me novel theme
of the army and navy. lLaughter.l need not
speak TO you of General scott and though
clothed with the powers OF a general com
nand, was he not man of peace? And say
it emphalically Washington was man OF
peace; and all of our generals were men OF
peace, but, when the time comes, they let
their thunderbolt fall because God commands
u. Whatever say of the army may also
say OF the navy. A gentleman has spoken OF
the future of the original Miles Standish-a
very clever man, but militia mani Laugh
senator Sumner-They say he fought in
Holland before he came here.
General Sherman-What was the price OF
gold in 1922 What is the price now? What
was 10 in sherman g march to The sea? hold
that the regular army of the United States
has paid the debt OF Miles Standish a thou
sand times over. There is much to value be
sides money. There is such a thing as ma
uonal honor. When young fellow appealed
I TO jeff Davis-to his head and to his
neart-what answer did he get. Laughter
There are times when men lose their reason,
and the sword comes in with its horrors.
Therefore speak not unkindly OF the soldier.
We have been ever ready 10 obey the man
dates Of our country, be they what they may,
and are ready still; but there are lawyers
here, aud our occupation is gone, for they
are in the habit of having fling at a soldier
as II quoting Blackstone. ct is not
the military subordinate to the laws?
and is IL right for the powers that
make a law that binds him all around
20 say that our military laws are ridiculous.
Do YOU suppose the laws OF war are not laws? {?
They are part of the laws of the universe; and
when civil law cannot be enforced, the mill
tary steps In and enforces military law IN
certain contingencies. Let lawyers and con-
gress give US better laws, and we will be glad
10 obey them."
Rev. Mr.. Beecher in replying briefly to the
toast of religion and freedom, paid a warm
tribute 10 the late Pro-. Agassiz. Speeches
were also made by Judges Davis and Brady,
Governor Howard, Of Rhode Island, Joseph
X. Choate, General WoodfOrd and others.
The festivities closed with the installation of
officer Of the society for the ensuing year.