New-York tribune., 1891-12-23


70 acquire reputation that would extend into the next
World II he possessed TOO much piety il was tenn
d BY religion & while always va SSs seeking STt virtues
When he landed at Plymouth he boldly set about the
g Ills a6ors wers largely iishiened by the fact that
there were no agricultural newspapers to direct nus
SSid not have been conceived by a less ingenious
hind he founded & gGvement based upon Ss,sp SomHGn
Go'SrW nromnt SS aeS emSeDtlv ppnctcai in his Worldly
methods In the rigors Of a New England winter when
he found witch SUFFERING he brought her into the fire
covered him with shotgun Q.aughter0
s dicpne Of TIE race hoTCysT T bs chiefly sa Us sns to
church of sabbath with The Bible under one arm
ass small boy under the other When her offspring
VIE s i0S 0sSOSpSae se sprbs bcd them an Te np NTH
hcrOs dose Of birthstone ard moasses The birthstone
e molasses has doubtless been chiefly responsible for
the tendency Of the race to stick TO everything especi
The New Englanders always take the initiative in
Srd they marched ont alone without Whiting for the
Ios Of the Colonies, to have their ning at the red
succeeded in interfering with British bullets laugh
ter) II after observed that their afternoon
.I sctea u IN the spirit Of the aS who hit The eepsan
the tail Ian wnen S h, the G ny was % asked & wnessr es he
Em look rOund.' Qaughter)
THEIR RESPECT FOR IMPossIBIATIEs.
Such arc the Inventive faculty and hreliance Of
Now -Enganders that they always entertain pro
found respect for mpossblltes 1t has been largely
ewi3g to their influence that took the negro who is
q natural agrculturst, and made soldier of him {;
teok the Indian. who is natural warrior, and made
Al agriculturst OF him took the American who IS a
natural destructiOnst and made protectionis Of him.
They are always revoluJ)nizing affairs. Recently a
Boston company equipped with electricity the horse
cars rather the muecars In the streets of Atlanta
When the first electric motor cars put into SER
Nee an aged contraband' looked at them from the
street corner and said Dem Yankees is powerful
smat people, first they come down hyar and freed
de niggers, ROW they have done freed de mules. J"
The NewEn glander is so constantly engaged IN Great
ing changes that In his hand even variety becomes
menotonOus. When German subject finds himself
oppressed by his Government he emgrates when n
Tench citizen is oppressed he makes the Government
smigrate; when Americans find portion OF their Gov
ernment trying TO emsrate they arm themselves and
spend four years In going after 1t and bringing IL back
You will find the SONS Of New England everywhere
throughout the world and they always at the fore.
happened to be at French banquet in Paris where
several of Americans spoke, employing that form
Americans in France. and which is usually sue
cessful in conceHlng ones ideas from the natives.
There was young BosOnian there who believed he
had successfully mastered all of the most difficult
modern languages except that which is spoken by the
he spoke French the only departure from the accent OF
the Partisan was that "nuanc" of difference arising
from the mere accidental circumstance of one having
learned his French in Paris ana tn other In Boston.
The French give much praise to Moliere for having
GoTa bnt 1g his mos sEccss efforts in that direction
were far surpassed by tho Boston young man. When
he had finished his remarks French gentleman situne
aFrom New England said he, al don't see ANYTHING
English about him except his French 0aughter).
TRIBUTE TO GENERAL SHERMAN.
In spenkng Of the sons of New-England sires, I
know that one name is uppermOst In all minds here
tonigh-the name Of one who added fustre to the
fnme of his distinguished ancestors. The members OF
your society like the Nation at large, found them
selves within the shadow of a profound grief and
oppressed by sense Of sadness akin to the sorrow
covered heads beside the bier of William T. Sherman
when the echo Of his guns gave place to the t1nS Of
never been lowered In his presence dropped to haf
mast II conscious that his strong arm was no longer
living here tcsjon the other living commonly called
Che dead. We shall never meet the great soldier again
board he was always welcome The same blood
ooursed in his veins which flows In yours. All hearts
warmed to him with the glow Of an abiding affection.
lie many SIDED man He possessed All the
ceptlon vigorous in execution, and unshrinhng under
grave Responsibilities. He sngulaIly selfreiant,
rreat hearts most resoute He combined in his
temperament the restlessness Of Hotspur with the
patienoe Of q Fabus. Under the magnetism of his
presence his troops rushed to victory with all the dash
Of Caesars Tenth Legion Opposing ranks Is went wen down
lie paused not till ne the fohs Of his banners wave
ao3ye & te % g sTaT I SppeSae The % practical
workings of the mind Of the great strategst they VIII
also see in his marvellous career much which sayors
ton and exctes the fancy. They viii picture him as
legendary knight moving at the head Of c0nquerln,S
miles but by thousands: as general who couh make
sy Christmas st ces6 W %ose s d Of maT
covered nearly half continent who had penetrated
mands forged weakngs into giants; whose orders all
spoke with the trne buntness ~ the soldier; who
rob him OF hs laures no man can lessen the measure
alanc In and eve he Of
may be counted IN his praise. prolonged applause
CONGRESSMAN DALZELL.
The next and final toast was New-Englant
in Congress in Early Days." and Congressman
John DalzelI, of Pittsburg, Penn, spoke in
response. He said:
There is comfort to In the thought that this Is
not occasion where be expected 10 say any
thing new If. indeed. there be anything under the
sun. What new thing can be said Of New England
history, New England heroes or tradltionsf
Have they NOT been embalmed by her own sons In
classic prose and stirring verse II we must say
tte things, It is our privilege to say them in connec
ton with the story that old, the story o.
Liberty. If We may not enrich the world with new
again on the herOsm the fortude and devotion whict
dedicated cOntnent forever 10 the cause Of civ
and religions freedom AS lovers Of liberty and o.
the heroic Of kind light anew our torches
at the altar whose fires, hndled on the bleak New
worlds horizon Precious are the human virtues OF
the lost cause bal how inestimably admirable an
these same virtues when their frutage continues Il
r.pen 10 the advancement Of human progress and o.
Al that makes LIFE worth living. (Applause).
There are two three thoughts connected with tht
relation of early New England TO our system OF gov
eminent Of which l would speak in very bnel terms
and merely by way of outline
Because il is that the thirteen original States
Of the Union became the United States under the system
Of government with which familiar 1t by NJ
means follows that their union that basis was tht
hing originally most natural and obvious. Many CIR
tumstances existed to keep tem apart separate in
sepend ncies DiveTSiies Of religion. habits o.
life and thought. Of material interests. claims o
superiority, one anOth r, natural 1eal0nsles, al
these considerations against merger into single
nation True there were Influences existing in Op
pOslte direction such as common dangers and hnaly
tyranny OF the mother country. But 1t is tC
New England really that history carries In ouI
search for tn most potent sources OF the Union, which
was cemented on the basis OF mans equality. ZAP
plause) Hers the people most imbued with
the spirit OF Independence. rendered most hardy by
the sfInRgle for bsrty educated most thoroughly In