New-York tribune., 1889-12-24

what SOHbre and auStcrc, but none tIic NS9 =
picturesque. ennobng, grand. Inc cldnues'tihho th
gathering upon the lonely heath Of Lincolnshire ntf tnc
has.y fight TO Holland. the embarkation from DeIv &
for the final voyage, the departure OF te AZ
na spsSdSs e P%nG e Sa Gass start rf Of the MayOw
alone with the resoutc souls whom no danscr co =
s%n s%d snS S dsres so a. hsf century
happiness the sudden awakening IN h9'J hotor or
since. in desoation and slaughter the century ,Se
prosperity the oppression Of the naependenSe mereT With its
bold defiance Of the whole military and naval power
Of Great Britain Concord Lexington ana nnder the
stimulus Of nationality, fed with visions Of elIPie, IT,
the heroic stand in our last gTes, With the sons
of New England foremost in the pelueLtese . Snon
events form succession lon, OF i soU oGmirppop forever
ulausc)
THEIR PECULIAR HEROISM.
What is it which gives this pre-cminent interest to
the fortunes of this band of humble adventures their
followers and descendants? II Is not the nrst INSTANCE
of company of coonists going forth TO found set
Alcmen4 In the moving picture Of human annals we
find multitude of examples of old societies sending
out colonies to distant regions Great pupS c,r
have often shifted their seats cur o" the Norman
emigratons. Like pers nave oiten Deel Ho1 of the
Courage resolution and orude equal 70 ,me hss u our
Pilgrims have been exhibited thousand .Lles rI tbe
great explorer who has just led ms band % these
heart OF unknown Africa has displayed nnlanseN an S
traits upon scale never surpdsseu, taan thc
But in these cases the leading motive mas oecn d Sd
| hone of some present, immediate personal IcNaau, o
People have abandoned old populations noni The TIN mi
pressure upon the means of subsistence inc srav r,
versal greed for wealth has often led olneIs hScr
The love OF enterprise and the dazzling glory wiun ,i
successful enterprise brings have sent others kn1ch @
the icy ynSsT Srs the dmno Of ii POs Of any Of these motives
They not stricken by poverty, anu nau % Nv hnd
ton for wealth All msTS earins S4s them In the
rccesses Of their souls, seeking Tor Soution % @
great and everprcsent mystery Of the or ssr
and aey peeVed sH that the Chief end their creation
to adore qS sSr G @ thin scrTce no
interfere 1t demanded perfect freedom botn n,, Gi
Thought and action, and the worship was not merely
We thus find the source Of the interest with which
motives which animated It's founders. III appeas 10
the supernatural element in men-the region oi tlc
are Centred And besides this we find that religious
freedom thus conceived and established became tle
fhe happiness and prosperity of Sates-the source OF
all blessings and all our greatness, AppaIHSe, G
The story of the Pilgrims would have posscssed ~.
undying interest if the enterprise Of the settlement
he'd failed but il is heightened and intensified by the
marvellous results. make no claim that 10 then j.
to he attributed the sole glory Of the establishment
and growth of the American Republic, and especially
bv Wgna at other the noble race tie Scochlrish who flock
ing to the Middle states and establishing and preserv
ing an intellectual centre at Princeton streamed down
the AllechenieS through Pennsylvania and Virginia.
and won and settled the great regions Of the West
event in the modern history Of the western world in
which the influence Of the settlement of New England
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TIE RESULT ACHIEVED
We had present with us last spring the represent
atves Of thirty-eigh republican states celebrating
the birthday of a mighty nation of which they were
| the members. How much of the liberty-how many
of the blessings for which hantsGivings OF gratqde 6
founders of New England If this continent had
been lett to be settled as IN the rpeness ol tiinG %
wealth. by monarchios aiming TO extend power.
would such single united republic have arisen 10 De
tha CnI,i n Op
But Yesterday were startled by the intelligence
| in the Western WOrld-had tOppled over in night
/ know not whether this revolution has a firm basis
as firm step in human progress; but how could it
| have happened had not the principles OF liberty
the true basis Of great and civilized State. so wrought
their way everywhere into the convictions of men as
infants arm could push the monarch from his seat.
NP@PlaTset @ also we saw our brethren at the South
and respect their chosen leader in great crisis, and
mistaken and all acknowledge to be lost honor the
manhood which shrins from the consequences Of
action deliberately taken and never seeks for scape
goat upon whom to shift the responsibility for error
and disaster: and rejoice that while could not join
ernced en- S the fTO ympahy for our fellow and bc
rem which could not be expressed in words. Who will
say that that would have been lost cause had not the
great prize of empire been first seized and appropriated
by race imbued with principles implacably hostile to
Gentlemen. arc we gathered together tonight only
that our pride may he touched and fattered by the
recollection of the deeds Of our fathers Are there no
duties to be remembered. no lessons to be taken TO
heart1 II thought so ! should ask to be excused
from making my humble contribution to such an enter
tainment The man who can contemplate such deeds
and such virtues ana not fee moved IN at least & some
descendant Of the Purltans We not called upon.
detect inconsistency and may call bigotry that
they were not always willing to allow TO Others the
when did any conception Of truth burst at once full
orbed and complete upon the minds Of men There
ner and contempt for mere enjoyment which played
useful part as protest against the corrnptons and
feet in obscurng the spendor Of their service to
| kind.
THEIR CRowNING MERIT.
Their crowning merit the recognition Of the
necessity Of religions and civil liberty as the foundation
Of human socety and that priceless possession they
transmitted to us not to be betrayed or rl6ed with,
but to be preserved Civil liberty and religious liberty
two different names for one and the thing. II
is actions only which can be restrained against
our will No despot can enchan the thoughts OF men:
Simple liberty, therefore, except so far as 1t must
necessarily be limited by law Is the birthrgh which
they bequeatedto us and which we arc to cling to and
They sometimes seem to have been moved not
m muG oppSse Sy Srann and we a do we'll follow
their example. Men often think and act nowadays
as ~ the danger OF tyranny were forever removed
as If tyranny could be exercised only by monarch
and was not possible under republican forms Of gov
eTmmn] Trspny e TH eo in NE dcpTaved ars Of men
and is as lasting the selfish desires from which IL
springs. What Is tyranny Power not granted, power
usurped power perverted. What is republican gov
ernment7 The right which each man has to exercise
some power all the rest, not for his own, but
the general good and the greatest part OF II IS the
right of each 10 put his hand in the pocket of
every other and take from II money 10 use, not 70"
his own but for the general good. Wherever there
fore, one man gains more Of this power than that 10
which he is entitled or uses that to which he Is
entitled for other purposes than the general good.
there Is tyranny. Wherever convention Is packed
10 defeat the will Of the people wherever vote Is
bought. or a vote suppressed nay wherever II vote
Is used for any purpose other than the general good
there Is tyranny. (ApplanseD Wherever a dollar Is
raised taxation which is not necessary T. the
port Of the Government wherever a law which i'm
poses q burden upon tho whole for the benefit of
few or "A part, Is smuggled log rolled through Con-
grcss q Legislature. there Is tyranny. differing from
that OF James the First only IN its trckery and want