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

tunate, '0'i Mr.. President, as :, thin tx;
the SG day Of the landing the growth Of %ag1 nt
cent PROGRESS, not strictly true because H. w mel
here bad been train with steam up at the bottom they
would have al taken the first train Laughter ns
and t6at the New England people having no citcum.
stances at all, were greater than any men 'na' o,0'
lived. lLaughter]
A SUBLIME TRANSACTION.
Now undoubtedly, the landing of the Pilgrims the
motives the acts and the consequences were ana are
and always will be rated and admired, al important
the evolution Of our race and what was Una.
torcal aspect 1t precisely this That from tbe
motives of moral and ntellefsai sup f tlUI
Europe and England had reached they deliberately de.
termned that when tine w1Sn nd n ~ poWer
were now crampng and depressing ie dx a.
the people they would do what never had
been done before under like impulse-tney would ieaSe
| circumstances of life and would see what
they could do across the sea- alone with GOD ana Sa
the yd1ess of fanatlcsD ana etpec or nnne
out az Jan lie in the De SER, WITH no g
that man greater than kings ana cond
| from these oppressors it would 8. be an an
example that the would never let die 1t would DC
that prime AID great experiment never before capable
of trial and II they had tue sIrong wills ana r the
sea- ana upon the desert and unpeoplod snores couu
bnild M community, it would DO step III tue evoiu-
Sn o VI Se Of the & pece. of political wisdom that
learned was this-that as numbers were 10
territory was to enlarge as vast ana
| interests would show themselves III mneaen 1t
communities dispersed over TINS continent sney wGIa
manhood its indepeudence-should never be choKea
Ss 9sfsnde by S OF RSSd'
every form Of government ,S dG there we
| shall be concert In what is common without confu
Of what local ana separate ip'rpa .se
in evolution from the defence of manhood
that is the defence of l sS
is the greatest and the stronges, aud at the lime
deHcy to crush individual independence under
the guse Of national strength; Appr1 use cone me
posed the first written constitution OF political sIae
Now 1t is my duty To say in the truth OF history tnaV ae
packed convention for nobody was allowed TO go ashore
until he had signed the constitution tLaugh'ef'l
| MORAL ELEMENT.
Well there was another thing that the Pilgrims did
not mean to have Quenched or put out OF
| sight or out OF mud of this country; and
| that the liberty, not OF emigration, but OF
migraton this continent. They had found that
their step to begin their new fabric OF human
institutions, by laying aside Ill that would check or
hinder their growth ana starting afresn and they deter
their descendant for all time by securing tins continent
the liberty of remov to any part they Thought Mt
from Ss have aosd the liberty va" of O the
CITIZEN have tracei the magnificent proportions OF
statesman Of his age in england. lappiausel has pro-
nounced the grtes fabric Of government mat ever was
your attention TO the happy clrcum ances tnat nave
brought great relief this liberty migration As tne
necessity of our That should be planted
In sterile soil and in rigorous climate, where though
vegetables would not grow and be hardy, would, 1t
was necessary that should have some way higher
than ours that should keep us from settling down
tnat was moral element. No power couIl Stop us
cond not be influenced by the seductive attractions
the rich soil and genial climate. And then Providence
introduced upon this continent moral element that
cali the attraction OF repulsi"n Slavery manned
the coast from New-York City down to the Gull, |
within its precincts and line Of possession for
the Contingent shot across IL in the line Of energy o.
climate. If not OF soil. And mark the wonderful
aad the
slavery was destroyed, and Gil toe country now OPEN
New-Elgland men, New England Institutions and New
England ideas. lApplause When we came TO the great
New England ideas sufficient for us 1t is said by
philosophers that at every critical stage OF nations
strength to the original PRINCIPLES on which the
nation is founded. Why Because in growth
will make the strSctare sSrongsr We may haye
b 1hs they
tive When we cane to Ihis great struggle and the
aRjeGt and feeble. masses Of humanity, that
y Tere foreign tn, to u6a Of race Ss s ssPa
from us in their character their cOnduct. race,
battlefield Tor against institutions and New
England people. and ali their successors, race
black slave, and Gght It once for [Appause.l
so, too, TINS question OF National Government that
inleres., should leave domestic Institutions
In care OF tae population that were affected by
when the pretence was that nation thus |
constituted could meet the stress and trial Of civil
war; dared try that conclusion and allow man
TO say that this great principle OF government was
surface as the providence OF God should give to our
people. lApplause.l
THE PROBLEM OF THE PRESENT DAY.
Now gentlemen, the blood OF the New England fathers
still flowing their descendants has before it the prob
lem OF day. and that whether these great ideaS OF
and OF government for protection and comfort
capable Of adjustment to the condition OF things
about They framed, they strengthened |
i'll sparse population in poor country, among frugal
people; aud now have q vast domain |
immense population, a greater wealth and |
more strenuous and wdely-dispersed personal |
strength and manhood with all ambition all its
strifes; and the question is whether apply these
great principles and maintain Them against not only |
have have against os, The The
Stances sS2s Of may create IN oa
midst. lApplause.l It'll nothing for us If we have
fruits of our freedom by. Kidding ourselves of
the ancient institutions of the world, If we
elements Of human nature combinations that
really to defeat and to defraud the freedom of the cid
perity and power and wealth. and numbers have pro-
vded for us danger and foe to cope with which we
unequal.
L remember famous platform orator OF Republican
times used to amuse his audiences with
nnecdote which he told Of his own
early experience. He was poor lad |
living some twelve fifteen miles from Utica,
then great city, since grander laughter, aud he
trudge in when he had OCCASION long tramp
benevolent gentleman riding alone in his sleiga invit
ed him TO ride, and the boy OF fifteen had great
satisfaction in accepting the invitation Fa-
miliar himself with the management Of horses
him that this old gentleman did not get
along with his team well as he might, and after
while he intiInated to him that il he
were fstigued he would relieve him and
drive Utica "Yonng man" said his mentor There
is lesson that you might well learn thus early in