New-York tribune., 1879-12-23

dent. and l trust with becoming humility thae
the only cheek which l knew the Yankees
20 possess was that which they turned wiSh 'he
CHRISTIAN iorbearauce and mersness OF their fore
fathers 10 precisely injustice and roaldry as hs
remark; and that have always understood that the
Ncw.Fnriand dinner was less a triumph OF Yankee
check than Of the Yankee tongue, and that the
only trouble that modest member was that II was
unable properly 60 deal with the toast we ceie
bTaie. tr.archter and applause.
MY other friend sir spoke another strain. He said
that he surprised that so intelligent
a body OF gentlemen as these sbaid
so curiously misconceive their own FORE
fathers They were he said honest. sincere. heroic
men They were men who had the courage Of their
opinions and who able to do what few OF their
successors would probably do-descrt homes endeared
by every holy tradition TO build home ia grim
and solitary wilderness They could not have
their own way in England. he said. and there
fore they crossed the TO new
country where they couN do they pleased. and en-
to everybody ese far as lay In their
power fron, doiug they pleased lLaugbterl But
these worthy OF ai honor for the gran'seur
OF their heroism They were Arrogant, tney
dogmatc. they were fanaucai, they were narrow
and all beauty all Joy. all hilariry they branded with
The scarlet letter of eternal reprobation- Why said
he. kludhng ne went en- il those fathers whom You
eelehrase should among here aud nov. II they
flaf they rad IN the town OF Boston. frOm which
have ali 50 happily escApc'i angnte as they ovA
upon tnIs brilliant reyelry, Ihev would thundrr IN the
.cSes ., ac Sq PSgsets sSn s .a
nc thew would have ncgrc you a uIght. as they Hog
ged Raptists and have hanged every mothers son
or ven brforr breakfast. lIaughterl
wciA nav. g~ntemen We are the children. not the
through all tirse ameiiurariug mfuences Of the 259
year,. chat 90 night they wou'a have Thought sad
their energy. with their tnrift, with their sinsu
sT T "a tse ssG hoS BEEN vins here AID
the Pilgrim Fathers like so many Of their children
have eaten the be-t dinners IN the imp.rial eitv
Of New-YoIs Ianghter and nppl'"se Us,,1 r%nl1
stand az moment beside their worthy son. eur
pesGsa' tses would n"n o" HnS nd o. coc ooe 81
them waa!t have erred, ..God biess yen, nav
navv ben the most unreasonable OF forefa'hers If
they MOI satisfied with what their children
have accomplished aud emPlIsheti upon their prne
pr,if,, WA & naSo ,SS huf fbe Puritan rrinrIle wq.
liberal There wer. Puritaa hypocrres. Puritsnsm
hypocrisy. There were Puritan tyfanis but P
seon-sbiiiy tue King and sharply limited pricstly
power aud rom these litte ri'ls now to-day tle whole
orry hunz Mary Over. and panished Roger Wilianis
wroSe Ti, plrison ot Inderen,ience IAnpiansrJ II
tina Prsrisan hut "a New-Er giander IN a peaKed
feet hr nsclr,i his own peaked rat the dust. Var
aud ihtsierant; yes. bat m tne txht OF history
p.1'n'S'e 'I h, ,S;r S.s,o,vns wa tSe pa-re~
causewav from which advancing humanity proceeds
towards greater reiisious and civil liberty and ~ n
low. cuuid stand before at This table this moment IN
tiefr huifs as they hyed. with what hearts ioyaty
of the A,aesican Republic.'' lAppiause
The civilization rich aud anpie as MS Il Puritan
hcginnlns7. hut there il tle seed IN daDau. hntd,
biafk roagh, unpromiSng. but buried IA the earth. u
sotiens Hid sweii- ana sinocs INTO plant Wsch
h0wers rnts the most exguisiieiy hued amt del
cateiy scented and perfect lily that grows. There
i sn , ysrie, c,,,,.g.atnp drawn frgr
NOT fnd cne germ N The Puritan Ayplauscl The cav
cad . @Ff q. gfIIflf
rgpr. Il rIalsc Cod R.rs Boues WAS q Fanifam;
REX ana surking and CaieT sang the most deshiiry
eavairr leaders, the most Joyous the blithest tr
"EAilevre" az the Puritan Milton. VIVA. right has Sr
laohard L3Neaee ina any age N Leudon or ."
sneer "a - aret cei',inD'ae nower Of Puritan rrnia-
thas eur cIvIlizsaon is Puritan. / am far
from saving that all these teamine millions
fsmiliTs tsat came over 10 the Miynower. or nom
the Ihou'as that followed them in the next deeaae
But rbfir prosperity Is built upon the prnci-
pies that eaale over IN the Mayfower HIRE
lie seizss from every Iafional,iy farce. a
genins new teuperament. new grace and once
getrin them fairly here II appropriates them al ard
siaVps them with Hs own IMAGE Applause
lump Of amberg4s in the ''i tings goblet ' per.
hunei al tae that should be poured Bto
ciTilizssion wth what blending natienalifies y1u
will. the sturdy Dutch, the Scotch teuaeiv and r1
rhe careless gayey OF Lord BeacGnsh lGs brilliant
brother OF E1n tar Gernu gravity the French grace,
The En'sli-d. and through them al stl STRIKES
pungcnt flavor Of cur Puritnisn. And how signally.
sr. WIS rfs Illustrated IN our terrible civil war That
the contest of Puritan and the Cavalier.
But no longer local ilmlicd OF coniued,
your cal was sustained by aii races. all partls an
-taies woen le great host uarcned, ioa sters kept
Tine ~ rbr Puritan heartbeat. LIS cause, its iusIrr
toa * hcrosn, ts victories were those Of Paritanisu
Tie latest historian tells us that Pm1rauism has
politically Eiiied ia Engund. Welt. We reply
TO him that furitanism has politically tfi-
sstS. covering and grand was sur ToiticaI
ha,ase built BY heBds. ftii OF MANY vuees rieh
niti y
,s.i,, Raf fhe r',,. d~s, -,i me n,u.ss cs,,. me
blew and bet that horse aud Il fell not, tor
II iourdet ucou yEOutn Isoex tifess aDpLiuse]
fnspiF1ng story Once "a year. in miist Winter
storms 10 wan'.er through the galleries Of our an
cesrers ro z upon Che PORTRAITS ~ ieen whom 20 tcs-
OF men. M terrers at might cuuid dailnt,
Saa as w,Ss lS cA oiS Y'n FseS tesH cS5sn we re
that uob.esse Obigc Here rhis frieudiy t;,he.
far sn tne heats OF parties ant passion ineitor, %
tie great political procession, IN the clear
lei.t of historic experience. we can see the eaa-
peasi1 gentlemen, upou our loyalty to the priil-
efpcs that have made the past glorons. lApplansrl
aRa yitalNefence of liberty. and winch every
Pilgrim saond wear frog;lct bctween his eyes
wnat was that2 II was tnat the prosperity of
TIE STATE depends upon thar Of al its nemhers
but tnet no member OF tne si,ee Is esrnEs % rhe wei
been always the tl-sci ION or Republican America The
not a law himsclf His strength s 1hat az the
peopic--G tie popular VIII lawfully expressed.
nv rrcafat Pravidentiai AIR. greatest Ezecutlye
sot in oar hisfary Eriscaati0n Proclamation.
[ApplansrI wnen Abraham L.ucalE-uong consinnod
sppiau- l-wicn Abraham Lincoln threw slavery has
frrt IL bDYrd went out iT lay down at ms feeeit
bowed. fai where 1t bowed. t1ere e lay dawn for
wrs r,.Efai nos 10 hs When
liftrd hla it stronr wiih rhs awful sengh
And brethren OF New EHeIand he among who most
lnerry VINO mOst sacredly chcrsnes evtryHn written
tradition when the wisdom OF patriocic expe-
sfiInfionai sYstem. this Is the man who holds
the Pilgrim FATHERS f.sr by the han ard the May.
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