New-York tribune., 1876-05-06
"PILGRINS" AND "PURITANS.'
AN HISTORICAL NOTE CONCERNING THE FIRST
SETTLEMENT OF NEW-ENGLAND.
To the Editor Of The Trf6HHe

SETTLEMENT OF NEW-ENGLAND.
To the Edftor Of The frf6nne.
Sic: In the second stanza of Mr.. Laniers
Cantata. which you baye published there occurs an his
torioal of small significance Mr. Laner writes
Maynowcr, Mayfower. slowly hither flying,
Trembling westward ccf yon baking sea,
Hearts within farewell dear England signing,
Winds without but dear III vain replying
This is much II one should represent John Brown
signing farewell to dear Virginia 1t not at all the
PILGRIMS who came in the Mayhowor to Plymouth
Rock in IC20 who either said could have sad farc
well dear England" 1t the Purians who came III
the Talbot the George, the Lion to Salem in 1929
The distinction at the time significant ms that be-
tween the AhotiCniss OF twenty years ago with us ana
the south-side sympathizers represented by Dr. Nchc
miai Adams. The Pilgrims Of tho Mayiowcr were an
o.hoot from the socalcd scparas,s; and, far as
there authority for saying that any Of the carlycomcrs
to America said Farewell dear England ii Is III the
following not wholly historical statement Of scene on
the deck o tho Talbot "Whcn tncy 10 the Lands
End. Mr. Hcginson, calling up his children and ctEer
passonecrs unto the Of the slip TO take Their last
sight OF England saij We will not say, the sepa-
ratiss were wont 10 say their leaving of England,
Farewell Babylon! farewell Rome" but We viii say,
Farewell dear England farewell the church OF God in
England and an the Christian friends there. We do not
20 TO New England sopMatists from Tie Church Of
ENGLAND though cluuo. hut separate from tho cor
rupiions ii; practice tie positive Part of
lea"
Dr. Bacon Is doubtless .ht in assuming that Hicrin
son Was pc, ally likely t1 have said something OF ths
sot from the fa,t that onc Ralph smith, "Scparlt.sr
minister who the first pastor Of tie Pilgrims at
plymouth. among the passengers. Esrn'ons
speech npiy that he thanked God tlat Puitans,
then going ovcr were not those Pilgrims who ABOVE
eeht years before had gone over from Holland to
plymouth.
l t world De another great crro. suppose that Tho
n ~ o. f4f al
school. end z,'ou,y rtcd At the s'r. ~ lir f,'ri
,usoa ast.lnc O., tue oplrtti-s" generally Tor tAe
fact was that these p1riIChi'r "Hcpff'll-if VINO r
c9f t,. Ti rims, hl sap rated froin the "s,puatists'
and w,ro so much apart from ANA above othcr sep
isiS,,'iv lir1L Tie fil-1ms had no unsini fccu
touir! Iu-lud. bus yet they were Tar FROM brng ah.
and 5,i rsr riirif,u. Id h.ld on ia England and
..-,psrat..t-" aad when huaiy Lgud drove thcm oai
the pc,rlc who hcelmc the Pilgrim. had been exile,
II !, Tie mSrc unfortunate TO put the f,ct as Mr..
Iag.r docs hccli,c two o.; the luost memorable p.i-
gl-,. In tlt history sct % W different light in
which lsihiu.uu aud ErrDtt'r wrltr; We arc Wei
wc.red fuil the a.l,.io m,l. of our moth c,intry
tr . and tll olb.r where Brad.uul ir his History,
p.ikln- not of England bu; @, Ltydou. IA Hohani'
s,s: - they lcft Ia g,odiy and Pheasant city. which
h lc, te n c,tiug-pacc near twelve years bat thcy
know tLey plsins. aud lookod not much on tlo.e
deat,,t couu! ami qu'tcl tbcir SPIRITS. Ia ZOOS tie
sueie church "i E9bm.on nha Hte@,icE, W W,ff mar @
ned out ~ fhtlauI. ana wan lhuei "I,iie'" to'
over to Holland. The Puritaus ~ that unc were
rank sFiu tthItii- WIN IN Nhuifd OF iIEldidi
against tn- whole class "I " Separates ana h', oI
tictu aftauft.d olui. 10 Nrw-Eu- gland uuu lG-H.
nearly eight ycai, alter the Nola-c oi ID" Il Rover
and vh all thc greatest dH'iis hda b'eh overcome
hy the Pilrln, Tho latter lad lived twelve Years m
exile from England before tu"y set ont - sft new
lnd and thy had troubles "i which thc Puritan
CIi grafton knew nothing TIC glory or tit Ai'. mower
more belongs tp iI.-"r~ou9 Gtildin thaI ti'i 'I
John Brown To tie rrc"n-iru tt' E,hta. II Was iht
l.in' alone who over here N the pare spirit ot
liuus lIh TtE, 40 tia cost almost OF mtftlliu u.
Puifau, camc IN comparative ease AMI comfort, Hnd
,v brought up such ubcrty as Ch1rt'friLrd thc ri
lt1ms. Tho number OF Pilgrims WAS su.dl-a single
church Of about 800 leiaons many o5 whom "eii ~
rcaly dead at Plymouth before inc last
coin,ls arrived; whiio of the Pmiians above
20.OuD had come by lCio. iy tto'e,'''iaiss
rarfuily taken under Puritan auspices tho tOluihS
of lobinsun IL. srm apostle, alto-otucr pre-
vented and not many years went 10y before Puritan IN.
Gicucgs lad be -uu 20 OhHrric Pilgrim culture, ana
fact. 1nr colony 81 Plymouth was swallowed up b. the
Puritan colony of Na-,achu.c potlnS Oul thc most
significant landmark u American history. Tor there s
nor u nl,ury OF the English luu more interesting
arcr OF iu.d and -cuu Pilgrim church, from
Inc nslt our of England 1G0-. the arrival of the
25J years advance OF the PuitlnS, ana 70 tItn Gay IL
b. historically Inappropriate Tor " NcE -I.hslaid go
eics 10 taLo To themselves the sacred hool3 "a INC
dty when Pilgrim feet first toucncd at fiymouh hot"'
the threshold Of the unuucd world az Hofctn Aintrid
AT least Justice should bc dOu To to history OF Tie
SfplIatst," ont of whom the ii,,riblS came ana 10
ono uf tho hrigts example, the world Las ever seen
n justice Is done there VIII be no more confusion oi
Pilgrim and Puritan. ,
10 was not even the pioneer Pbutdn expedition "hich IN,
rlulcd Hi-siusnu amt his companions. TIE Abigail
ia iG2s brought over IudicOit ana sinaN company,
and the spoken OF apJN" came over lne next
year 1879 The SEPARATION h thus all thc WIDER ~.
tween tne MaynoNcr ami tho " Farewell dear England
Yours very truly EpwARD Z. TONNE.
EdSi Md,Sh ntid, MISS. April -, 1876.