The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-24

II any man among you does anything TO disturb the
serenity of this onward advance of our country.
Great applause).
Now, gentlemen. as know the time is aeeting
and it is always dificult to make short
speeches. I only have to say to you, all
the powers of the executive branch Of this
government will be exercised to the fullest extent
not only to bring about resumption but to main
tain resumption. (Applause9 1t is for you bust
ness men to say whether it shall not be
the beginning of an advancing and hopeful
prosperity to country thus so rapidly grown
in the short period Of its life to be OF the greatest
nations Of the world and may become without fear
rival among all the nations Of the modern world
Great applause.)
REMARKS OF DIR. sToRRs
'The Clergy of New England. always quick to
respond to the calls of patriotism. charity
and an religion" was responded to BY Rev
the toast in general, though he said there
were some among them who were like solomon i'll
respect at least-they brought great deal of
entered it. tLaughter.) Franklin. who made the
lightning speak, he said was the son Of q
Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes Lowell and
Bayard Taylor were mentioned AZ coming of similar
stock, also Joseph P. Thompson. for many
years residing at Berlin.
SENATOR JAMES q. BLAINE.
, The president called upon Mr. Blaine to respond in
the following words:-.l shall call upon one Of
whom it may be said that the best evidence of his
great merit and great ability is that he has risen to
not born there"
Mr. Blaine said The President has kindly relieved
s br 81 pfnsI They arc useful in fanny
lies ana in New England family, where mod
esty is the preyaling - fa .n
descent to say anything in praise of his it is
perhaps perhaps meet and proper that, unem
sonal prudery can speak my mind freely
about you all. never saw New England until 1 was
it's soil. and have six children who represent the
ninth generation in this country of the old
Massachusetts colony. And l am not ashamed
to say, Mr. President. in presence. recollecting
i always do, with pride my Pennsylvania birth
aud my Scotch and scotch-Irish ancestry. 1 am not
afraid or ashamed to say in any presence
that in the settlement of this Continent and the shap
ing and molding of its institutions the chief and
great credit belonged to New England Jap
romance. small number came in 1920.
There was no emigration to speak Of until 1885, there
came in those brief years are the pro,
genitors of that embraces onethird
OF the people of the United States OF
America; they the progenitors OF of people
twice numerous spoke the English language in
the world, when they came here. Frederick the
young boy in history. Don't delay much on the
ancients. but let him know everything that has
happened in the last hundred and fifty years."
I submit, Mr. President, that the great event
which has hap in the, the last $50 not
which was planted then, has been the
progress of the Anglo-saxon race in
people spoke the tongue when the pilgrim fathers
landed at Plymouth; not sixteen millions spoke
IL Wlen the American reVOlurlOn was fought, ana
in this hundred years mark its progress Great has
been the progress OF others. The German Empire
has been rebuilt and reformed in grander pro-
portions than 1t ever existed before Russia has
come out of barbarism q great and first class
Power. Italy has reformed and promised
thing of its ancient grandeur; France has
risen once more-tapplause)-and yet, with all
this of all these countries the one great fact
Of the last hundred years is that when the Revolution
of tho American Colonies was fought not sixteen
million spoke the English tongue. and to-day
hundred million speak it. (Appause.)
THE EARLY SETTLERS.
We are in the habit Of deploring the hardships of
the men who settled New England. and we ara in the
habit of abiding to them as Q poor and friendless
and downcast race of men. They were anything
else. They had nerve and courage to endure hard
ship but they were class Of men the like OF which
never before and never since has cmigrated from
any land, They We're men OF property The $1,000
brought with them 2.5OOOO0 Of dollars, which
represents S15,000.OOO of money ut this hour.
Show any town in the United states Of 81 O0l peo
pie that represents than 0oo000 Of property
to-day. They men who had literature at that
day--Milton and Lockwood and Walter Raleigh; John
and in craftsmanship Cromwell. Hampden and
Pym. These men brought with them all
the elements Of that have since crowned their
has stuck pretty well to the Yankee character. and
that belief that If you set principle that is
founded on truth in motion it will go through.
Great applause) They believed that army of
principles will penetrate where an army Of men can
not enter
HOW NEW ENGLANDERs REGARD THE SOCIETY,"
Now in celebrating the dinner of the New England
Society in New York-that almost takes my breath
(laughter)-you don't know how regard it down in
New England. There are great many men in New
England who aspire to get into consress-frst
Cabinet. and then. under the inspirations
OF the strong air and mountain scenery
Of Vermont. r, aspire ., still higher daughter
he grows up in New England has to look forward to
is the possibility OF some some day dining with
q.aughter) 1 acknowledge. Mr.. President.
your invitation for many years past-it has
been my misfortune that ! have never been
political honors of my life this will stand out
and be regarded by my children the capsheaf.
complimcnting ourselves New England ought to
remember the influence which the West has had
We all the time telling the Western people what
immense thing New England has done for
them-and it has done, great deal-but
let me assure you that the West has moulded
and modified and changed and developed and ad-
vanccd New England in degree which New
Se , aoes rea mo. & ~
the New England families that have gone
West have reacted upon the folks at home.
friend. Dr. storrs, spoke of fifty years
ago does not exist now. Over the length and
New England ideas. potent always at home.
potent always in the West and throughout the
country have become still more potent by the fact
that the original has been largely influenced
and controlled by the streams which itself has set in
motion.
REVOLUTION TO REVOLUTION.
Another feature forget. When the Pilgrim
Fathers came to this country they left state OF
affairs in England which BODIED revolution, and which
in effect broke out into two revolutions before the
English people got the rights for which they were
contending BUT yet, in 1920. the Pilgrim Fathers
obtained In this country the exact rights which
those in England obtained by the beheading OF
Charles /. and the expulsion OF his son James
III. from the throne. They brought with them here
an abandonment OF feudalism: they brought with
them here the abolition OF primogeniturc theybrought
with them here annuliing or the Entail law; they
brought with them here the destruction OF the pr1v
leges Of the nobilitythey brought these with them
here and founded them sixtycgnt years before they
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