New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-23

tel an" anI the Mystic and the hills Of
Boston silent then but never silent since ihhk OF o.,
,ner assres we're roSs AZ Merry Mount quincy and
who, by the way. still niest ina, scimG ; fCbeer.
day as my own impercd scalp bears witness' t'ncei
ing
PROTOTYPE OF THE "MUGwUMP."
These Pilgrims we're men who were greater than the
restrictions Of English life; who were broader 'na no
hucksteng and traffic Of their Holland 'arf! ins .
and who therefore fed both gaspng for larger orea'n
Thov wcro no narrow Puritans who veXed themselves
over questions OF method form or discipline IN tne
church They broke altogether from dne cMo Tor
thcmsclyes and for the new word-themseyes an
evan xei of religious and civil liberty No Pnrtas tney
weIcomng Roger Williams, the original maswnmn
Ilaughter when driven from Salem ne came 10 ,"
tound his own sweet will dull that Ike true hus
wnmp his restless soul wearod OF ~ own
and he returned to the nolerant ola tna nav do re-
him forth as uigwumps sooner or later alN 'i ss 40
turn and as intoeran folds sooner or Iater ho
take them M back ApbasTse ssy %ouS laugh
They never dreamed OF yielding or OF sols cyce Of
back WHY II TSre %oI sbs them put
ones .that cabin compact 10 nav P"nvc with
sailing stocks In Wall Street with the strife OF bulls ana
bears; with winning or losing Presideh,a Ia Ec 600
400 nownr American citizens clergymen included ap
plausel or with achieving the iahie vi "E"e "
onF v I are humdrum prose or cheap
doggerel. Theirs was pran. ineS " an rich Ideal
Ism which flowers ont in the worlds g,8iy anu ves after
ccncc. If it was poetry II Is poetry ~ music il not
far on strain IL not confined TO stone ,no con
the rock which they set foot ~ ro's arsn 7one and
lust now wooes and wins the Nicaiagua lS,n ,y,h of
poetry indeed but the poetry o. nnd ear You hear
now In the hum of ten thousand nilir. IN ' VIZ
hundred thousand hammers, In tne nusno wha ara n
oScbanges in the voice OF mighty people VINO ~
mighty people and will he mightler YET pn fathers.
20 their lofty stride aud aspiration To thclr supea1ay
fortune tho dust TO their lounua1n ~ them,
In
selves the glory Of God the Advancement vi '" "'
' To"efo,h"rs pay We have no day that is not Fore
fathers day Applausc our National
IS their searaI sm S''"sn S i. Wholesome in
social life ia the elluencc OF ther PONIES Tho cons,-
mat" flower OF their compact doubt II there be today
a radical footprint that may not trace sv 70 smc
and many economic aud industrial result Is an
from their good aud honest labor Gun nnso,,ua
of tho progressive clements OF other natonas ,,h
religions illustrated by the recent cecuon " ,rnn"
born Catholic Mayor Of the very New England mesal"
is is phIo,ophcally the ougrown o, wv, nn connon
ground of good citizenship This gloat unUo,S, IN
tho hroadesi- based ana secures, rca,pamo
and developing new capacity !" me-, .y,a strtiins
growth IA only the expansion OF tcr own ,nY,ii" 49,
Applause Let us do our untI pl u ~" n.
,hey aid theirs Doing that lot IA await us DESTINY "
calmly AS did they assured they were, that liberty IL
better than rcpression that ibctty inaS'nS wv" made In
Ills image Is failure. the sclfgovcrnment OF ir"e aa
educated people, whatever ils ouoaS,on1'
TRUE SPIRIT OF THE PILGRIMS.
Idonot know that I'm cold blood could stand by AL
hive said concerning the Pilgrim fathers but do we
not owe them something more thah "a ha"-u use"
sheer or that ratronizng crust of sympathy wch VIC
toss TO a shvering beggar! This Ia not altogether
rhetorical Interrogation. | beeye-iust TINS ohce-h
the Methodist custom OF passing tne ~ a, pIy
provided hold it aud the other feers III IT, Az ny
moie monument Of granite To provincial eyes
is a bigger thing than the Washington Monument; me
feet higher colossal statue OF Faith the generous 9I
gift OF donor unknown untll ms dea, e 1
waves the incoming Maynower she secs tne isri rim,
remains and tells their story TO the world Applause.
This generation too shall pl'ss awa{ anu lis sn1
for centuries to come; bnt sue VIII "a, s ao ~
overlooking our forgotten memory, VIII sun slchk oi
them of their foundation OF the repubc on le ny
mouth rocks of Liberty Law, Morality ana Euuc'iOh'
Around the PEDESTAL her feet statues of the two last
sii in kindred granite. Those or Liberty ana Law arc
vet lacking as they not lacking In the teml e
which The grms nn What haP'y Ting II W ciT
contributing to this mop9menn group Tse 10 'n aGd
Law Liberty, or both; or rather than ernt any
ma dnc an NJ ' yoa an . @ssisS
other. Prolonged applause
GENERAL SHERMAN WARMLY GREETED.
General Woodford then said:
From The seed 10 the harvest. from Plymouth Rock to
isti,s hn Nation so we drink next TO tho President,
representative Of the power oi Tue icpup,ic W. %
shall be we drink to the Republic, which IN pclor tha
party, for II embraces all
The toast was received with nm enthusiastic
round of cheers and General Woodiord con-
tinued:
And one il President because there I. Republic, and SO
we drink next to country from lake to gull from
ocean to ocean the ono , G"HnE @ America
And there can litter respondent than he who OF
New. England stock. marched bearing the nag over 'ho
Republic. Let Inc give you General Sh'ilhah'
The Society here rose eli masse, and having again
and again choered the hero of the March to the
Sea. General Woodford added:
The Society does not present General Sherman to The
brothers OF the New England society; permit
me 10 present ypu to General sherman
General Sherman rose and responded 10 the toast
as follows:
MIR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: About year ago
riding i'm the ca Washington to goodly city,
fell in with Governor Woodford, whom first knew as
n soldier I'm North Carolina may nave been III SnNan
nahaud our acquaintance has been kept up ever since
lie told me that he then the president elect OF the
New England society ana repTo. ', me soeTna iTr
must surely come next year. because intend to
nrlms o"J General Sheridan" Cheers think
answered in general terms that II he could bring about
II might be would come. About month ago, he mott
fled me that he claimed the fuflmcnt of that promise
and afterward that he feared that General sheridan
might MOI he able 10 attend but General Grant surely
would renewed my promise to come and made all the
telegraph that he feared that General Grant could
not come Nevertheless genlcmen You see me here to
niuh appausc and hope you viii realize and recognize
IA this simple fact the great respect In winch hold the
New-tneand society OF the great city ti New-Nork
GA having left my comfortable home and tiaNerHcd over
A thousand mcs at the most Indictment season OF the
year to he present with YOU tonight l'heorPl
| laat evening, being informed 10y the Eon ot General
vsf anil MAJ Sratino he, nnd measure to mud him FAR
hoter than had been led to suppose ttios OF good
pnnd1 had "A lunu conN crsatjun with him upon many
| ,nnlcs dating back twenty aud thirty Year.,
| his mrmnfV IA ~ clear aud lucid "a
possible aud think myaclf tina, General Grant Is In r
better health than he twelve months aga hrranso
and hope that he viii have many and man\ chance To
share IN your glorious festivities
have been oAIomry favored hN tho w.EhElhhd
society anG | wish az Tar As can by more
| words 10 thank you not only Tor tho ptcsrht
| occasion hut for many past great pleasures,
n ia Hook ing around feel that there many porsous