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

dinner Of the England Society an event when ss-
pends the Operatons OF Governments ana commands inc
attention Of the universe Laughter ,.,,o.. ,o.
| I never was convinced OF her boundless nos,
paily than IN a survey of contest for United
States senator. found that our Governor was Jersey
ernnent and metropolitan judiciary Irish and the cand-
dates Senator all Yankees. and concluded that na
tive of the state had better not intrude lLaughteEI
| TWO GREAT EVENTS.
The two events which have had great an Influence
on the esincs mankind the decisive battles OF his
tory were the Pilgrims eight years Of education In o-
land and the adverse winds which drove them 10 Ply
mouth and defeated their purpose of landing In New
| York The two who saved liberty and religion IN
their respective periods William OF Orange ana
oliver Cromwell. Applause; The prosecuted colon,
nartyrdom and vengeance needed the infusion OF the
blood and tolerant spirit OF william ana the pih h 10 n
selves In u republic with the common school, the UNI
yers and religious freedom he fho Serm, OF tine
Declaration of Independence and IN the compact OF
Utrecht the Taei OF ha od had not revealed the
whole OF His truth TO any man. furnished thc
Se cabin of the Mayower created that sovereignty Of
the individual which Is the basis of all american inerV
member signing before he could go ashore was ger
minated the modern political convention. ,.. ~.
| The Pilgrim planted beside his mectng-house the
Dutch common school and naugura.cd with MS schby
fare the custom which he had found at leyien ana IN
which his descendant reves undor the name OF Tanks-
giving Day. The Puritans direct from ENGLAND VINO
landed twenty years after In Massachusetts say put e
Witches hung Quakcrs and banishcd Bapusts, Sut ~
nceng from those prosecutions FOUND no'pt
able welcome at Plymouth. Tue mon VINO
famed rock wore the lcaven or american iperty;
Chccrs TIE Puritan exhibited his religion IN Tue out .,
the Same clothes matter what HIS creed the Puritan
sang with the nasal twang ana storncd me ga'ss y,
petitions. in the natural way and the only Dutchman
whose facial ornament has become historic was An.ony
spuyten Duyvi Creek. and attracted the surgeons Oh
knonys Nose but II was not for nim or M, ~ ,nsr
mcnt with which to pry open the doors OF Par"iiso'
Laughter
BENEFITS or rHE YANKEE CONQUEST.
But ns descendant OF tho vanqushed race freely
admit that best thing which happened for them
their state and the country their conquest by the
Yankees fApplausc.l The Duchman was too easily
content with earthly and comfort to be pioneer
and state builder IIc needed tho stimulus OF people
satisfied. to whom acquisition increases
Irresistible inclination to CLIMB over H. III innings
ono OF tho most eminent Of New-England divincs,
himself the OF Puritan clergyman told me tnat
when boy no .hcari the dcacons NJ Ira fathers houso
discussing Inc merits ~ their respective mnisct Afor
many had spoken old elder sad Waal, our minister
eivcs so much attention 10 his farm and orchard that we
Get pretty poor sermons. but he IL mighty mo,in In
prayer, IN oaterpcr aud oankor-worm Tine Laugh
il is ihis spirit which held the meeting In the
church which made God partner In every honest cali
n"s,ho tbc Victories Of Grant and Of sherman. that
moved Mason aud DiIona line into the Gnf of Mexico
common wcalths and bcralzcd Governments to meet all
the needs OF expanding empire mh Ina, EnV1 ha 10 t c
relahers planted In the first Prolonged applanse
SECRETARY HUBBARD'S "REMINISCENCES.
The next toast-" Health and Long Life to our
Secretary l.. z. Hubbard" General Woodford gave
in these words:
SSoy the city Of mot t
Miles standisl sits at our table,. and
distn naT prodecessor in this chair that the
secretary of our society he VINO drew the original com
subscriptions for its diso ever since ana 80 hea
and long NE to the one who crossed Win our h
tonight says that he celebrates his teth year OF JOIN
ing us. We know that he left Delft Haven with the
| Pilgrims.
Mr. Hubbard then said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE NEw-ESGLAyD SOCIETY: Allow me
TO thank you for this kindly greeting have prepared
nifty years, hut you will not expect an old Pilgrim IKE
myself born in the reign OF Queen ~
make a speech Therefore please allow me to pass my
remarks over TO the reporters and the papers o. 70 %
| quence than could.
General Woodford--The original New-Enslander
asks leave to pn rYiRHtS o Is there oOjec'0" 7
General Woodford-No objection being made.
| leave IL granted.
The following is tho speech to which Mr.. Hub
| bard made reference:
Some seventy years ago an illustrated ipamphlet fell
an Intense desire To see that renowned city Al
length the tmccamc and taking amlrng view Of the
|
took the stago for Providence where the BenIa-
| min Franklin. Commodore Bunker, was In waiting and
Fuon-st, East River My eye caught two collins stand
INK end either side Of door aud over II In large
side aud as approached waerst along funeral train
stepped into tho Jackson Hotel, and thoro
learned that tho small P9x, IVA, was pr'T Srn"
region whore thoy had collin made III somebody
died and that was very seldom laughter ! re- re-,
marked To old citizen that liked tho appearance OF
things pretty well oXcep the smallpox on, sald ne
that's nothing, we always have smallpox In New New
York" short walk brought me to what was , then
called the Court End" of the town, near the Batery'
where met BOSTON man vino r' ear ogS tbe Ribs
/ society wanted an agent to distribute the scriptures
| among scaucn. My pastor. the Rev, Dr. samuel H.
| COS. recommended mo. ] accepted tue position WIN
headquarters at the office OF the American seanen's
nonerr work and greatly Interested the benevolent peo
J bic of that day, and such men ms Ansoh o.
Phelps George suckley, Robert eno,, James Bo0rman,
| and John Jacob Aston chcerfuy gave all the money
needed John Ccaycland officer OF this society, who
Won oTeht to be- a member OF the New England society
and should like TO propose You anu ls bo INV nn
! whom were James q. King and Edward Prime OF the
omn II. winthrop, a nncal descendant OF John Win
Ihop the frat Gov NJ Massachusetts, the kcV Ut
Iohr q brigham corresponding secretary Of the Ameri
can mile Society and Charles King, who soon after be-
came president ~ Columbia college Oh the urty three
II was then customary for the shipping IN the harhor
to display the flags OF all nations IN honor OF
+ STARE delivered An grafton before the society tho
Brick church. The dinner was served NJ the 'lty ho@
now The attic of the Rotpr Building. Tho furtNeighth
annual meeting held at the Astor House When the
hour arrived Mr. Mlman took me aside ANA ssid l1i
arc the only person present not an ocer anu we ahou
like tn have You act NJ moderation dlu 40 ahu " -
sra,,ri, necessary tn "A, that he old board waa uhnt
,nnua, 10 elected At tho annual meeting IN neccmper
isai elected SECRETARY and Tor thrtN years nave
ncryrd You to- tho beat " m, ability hut have hnAer
reached my ideal uf what Hrrtcthy ought to Ne hut
ing ha long period you have malr II my duty to- oa'e
rs ti, wilma. and conway them thrir hnutitira |
rnn ASSURE Nou part ~ my work has Afforded me
a. much pleasure sixteen secretaries haNe P,r,"oI "'
IN nncr nnp uf whom, tho venerable LdwNd y
| Unnii elected IN lssp, Hiill llNra, anu u
waWpnn,,n In social ami literary circles,
snrr i~aA .we have had twenty three huhorcd plcN'
a,ut. win ninetreu or whom have the pleasure ot n