New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-22

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@ ecSarscteristies and their principles or no nase
large s psr, spa snoS s saSn eiyaaon
epnot oyerrate overyane their wisdom pmaNDg
ing, ao nom NM for seif-govcrnment.
The light that iluminates all parts OF ,ns s ron
WI common schools the legacy of the Pigrilns-toe
nriians our government the Peoi tbn sg ba e
Ear the integrity OF their yers we must rely on Iher
moral training the Intelligence OF ,her
Siause / New-En glanders wherever they have gone
esye ,srm So ony and churches
laws Jsubstantaly alike) prohio biting business labor
nm na and among them in Texas Alabama Arkan
sas California Georgia, Mississippi Missouri Neo, m
England Thanksgiving Day . has been everywhere
adopted land OF late years by the National 1 at
fake so we'll and fear that aterly she has herself
become somewhat remiss in their observance tLaugh
The course of NewEngland. moral and material alike.
has always been actively progressye nowne mere Id
sooner discarded and nowhere on the face OF ne EARN
Il there at this day more untramneed OPINION on 1sey
subject than there Her sons are not sluggish race
In letters in art in philosophy IN ~ fa pg from
being narrow their notions doubtful whether the
pilgrims OF 1920 would be d noag Sor tbs s soS AND on
This point may state In strctest confidence 10 thls as
ss%Ss Psm aPsSS fathers ted out the MsyOwer
their voyage they provided @ plentiful allowance OF
beer wine and spirits and that after they sT no aefo
follow them, advises hn among other things 70 see lna
his beer casks well hooped with ron and more tnan
all the great and good john Robinson the pastor OF the
Pilgrims in Holland. was, for his virtues am learning
fSaarbS bscame entitled to half tun beer every
month, and ten gallons OF wine every tnree months
s these sinful supplies were used only ior
medicinal purposes Laughter
, C,entlemen-In what | have said Ihaye fallen INTO
Tho follow me will doubt not restore you to better
frame They have in "New-Engand gOodjy, an
aud less in proportion to the immense increase of our
National territory, but she becomes yearly more anu
,por the spread OF her principles and
examples while the remotest regions and wastest
shed their electric light. prolonged Applause.
RESPONDING FOR GENERAL GRANT.
A letter of regret from President Arthur was then
read, in which the President excused himself on
the plea of official engagements. 1t was expected
that Senators PendletOn, Frye and Hoar wouid
be present but they were unable to attend NO
word was received from General Grant. After the
health of the President of the United States had
been drunk the toast General Grant, was re-
sponded TO briefly by one who was introduced by
President Silliman as a man who had served
through the Var under General Grant, Colonel W.
f. Villas, of Madison Wis. Colonel Villas spoke OF
General Grants victorious career soldier and
concluded with referring toShe exPresidents jour
ney abroad, where he showed himself always as a
true citizen of the United States He stands richer
to-day in the possession of that title than he would
Al honored by all the titles that monarchca powers
could bestow upon him." was the speakers conclu-
sion. The remarks called forth prolonged cheers
THE PILGRIMS IN HOLLAND.
J The next toast, The Pilgrims in Holland" was
responded to by w. T. Davis of Plymouth Mass.
Mr. Davis was greeted with continued applause
when he rose and spoke in part as follows:-
remember hearing toast at one of our local cele-
f,ra
Invaluable relic. suppose tie same sort OF value
attaches to myself tonight llaughterl atd that owe
my invitation only TO the fact that came from Plymouth
the home OF the Pilgrims lApplause beg 10 assure
you that left Messrs Bradford ava Brewster and Cap
tain Miles standish us well could be expected, and
that they wish to be remembered to their children here
and elsewhere. remember that when was BOY II
was for time the common answer TO an inq9ry ioT
Tie Dutch have, indeed taken Holland, ana IN sense
weapons OF q resoute spirit, sublime patience, an
indOIntable perseverance, they have fought against
people among whom the Pilgrims were sent by an
Inscrutabe Providence to serve their twelve years
RVss began. Their life in Holland under the pressure
necessities OF common burdens aud at last
in which equality OF rights and power became the re-
oognized law Without THIS period OF prooa1ion thelr
hold in my hand specimen of the Pilgrim currency
strung precisely was used $50 years ago Modern
fnancies rakiDg only under the surface OF history
e our as. but hey dig deeper they Will find
Pilgrim wampun lying at the very foundation Of our ma
3jenr wealth. The ri grim mint Is not yet exhausted,
ana il III some future the sensibites of these wor
shippers of tradition aud precedent al key to be dis
turbed by the reproduction of stamped legal tender
paper our mint can easily be put In operaton
hare money they need Applause have in these few
ords suggested that the Pilgrims something
foundation of their character but they built on il dur
ing their residence In Holland structure as marked as
hand OF Providence seems have guided them but at
stage do that guiding hand more
and IN the training and discipline they dur
ing twelve years residence among It's peop.e Lei me
give you as supplement TO your sentiment Holland,
the school OF the Pilgrims" lApplausel
REMARKS OF GENERAL woODFoRD.
The next toast on the program was " The New
England Creed.' and Stewart l.. Woodford who
responded to it, was received with an outburst OF
cheers General Woodford said, among other
things
VIVA, NewEnglaud believed New-Eneland taught,
and taught she has always Loyalty lived up to-
New gland, first and foremost, believed IN men, She
that science had taught had cultured and Christ
had died for When the Puritan stood covered before
or throne New-Engiand believed IN liberty for man.
Grue passed the Blue Laws and she burned witches
ike clear stream New En- gland believed in liberty
regulated by laws; she recognized the doctrine OF
aud menthat the trest liberty Is that which the
sanctty of law. And so England believed in the
clergy whs founded Yale College and the poor who
founded Harvard Coll the same men who found
ed common schools New England educated her children
through and through She b.lleyed IN seigoyernment
and made the Town eeting the Of free
This is the only seedcorn whence true lib
erty come.
beeye in departing from the Albsnic idea OF legisla
ton from the and adherDg TO the Brooklyn idea
that Of local selgoyernment. NewEngland believed
that the public service for the pubc good and not
for party welfare. She recognized that faith underlay
effort and that no man does great good save by
The Impulse Of O great belief; and SO New England |
crowned all her creed BELIEF Ia that which ls above
and beyond In that faith New England has gone forth
aud conquered and has compelled the progress OF our
| non. lApPlause1
WILLIAM NJ EvARTs'S RESPONSE.
The president next introduced Dir. Evarts as an |
example of individual evolution and gave the prin
,ipa stepsof that dc velopment embodied in Mr.. |