The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-03
Mr.. INGALLS, ADDRESS.
HE WAS TIE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Celebration Of New England Dav-The
Raj road President Di'eu ses the Puri-
tan Character and Influence

land Society of that city. Its honored
Guests were representatives Of the ma
ton. the state. the city, the judiciary ana
its special guest was one of the great
railroad men of the country, NJ. H. IN
gals. The preparations FOR the dinner
were elaborate and. elegant. The guests
numbered some $50 or more. and the dln-
ner was served In the large dinins-room'
Among those present were General Har-
rlson and his daughter, Mrs. Mckee;
Governor Claude Matthews and Hon. NJ.
T. ingalls,.
Al the conclusion of the feast Mr.. Hyde
arose and said IL was his pleasant duty
to welcome the company 10 the anniVer-
sarv. He compimented the people OF
New England, and thought they might
be pardoned little self-g.orircatlon. In
the society there are representatives OF
every New England State, ana ne IoI-
lowed with a laudation OF the character
istics of the men OF the different states.
He then introduced Mr.. Ingalls,, who
delivered well-prepared and highly in
teresting address.
SUFFERING OF THE PuRirANs.
His subject was the "Civilizing Intu-
Lie"
Discussing the trials Of the Puritans
the Sneaker said: "Out Of untold sifSr-
ings. out of burnings at the stake anu
tortures which we to-day can fead ot
and scarcely believe. came the puritan
:sm which was represented In the settle
ment of this country under diherent peo-
pie. but practically all having the same
end and the same purpose The voyages
to this country were all fun or hardshlps'
but probably none of them equaling that
lonely and desolate trip % the Mayho"er'
which has been celebrated 80 often by
orators and poets that It's history Is
household tale. In the minds OF these
relis ious enthusiasts .sas implanted re-
solve which had grown up and been manu-
ed down by sire TO son. 10 go TO some
land. some new country, where conscience
should govern and not the priest; where
the divine right of kings should be un-
known. In other words, the Purtanism,
which is older than the Puritan of Ply
mouth Rock, and which was the cause
Of the emigration to this country, meant
that in this new land every man. no mat
ter what his birth or his ancestry, should
have his fair opportunity for the pursuit
of life and happiness The New England
Puritan had been born and reared in
troubled times in England; his fathers,
he himself had been obliged to worship
in secret: he and his friends had suf-
fered tortures and imprisonment, and he
fed to this country for his right of opln-
ion. Educated In such a school, perse-
cuted by priest and king, can you Won
der that he should have resolved that in
this new land there should never be a
State with "A king or a church with Il
bishop? His life was full of deep. re-
ligious enthusiasm and possibly of blgo-
| try; yet nothing but convictions such as
his could have sent him forth TO endure
such dangers. From time to time he was
| Joined by friends who were compelled TO
| lice from England. Among those who
were left the rebellion against kings and
| priests grew until the king lost his throne
| and his head. and Cromwell ruled; a
| Puritan hated by all the royal!sts and
| High Churchmen, but the best king Eng
! land ever had. After his death and the
| return Of the Stuarts persecution began
| again, and once more We're the ranks OF
| the colonists in New England filled with
| refugees.
This was the Puritanism that settled
! New England. just across the border IN
| the New Netherlands came the Dutch.
| They brought with them TO this new
| world the memories Of heroism and suf-
| ferng for liberty. such as the world has
never known, before nor since. These
| colousts remembered that their ances-
| tors had faced the question OF which
| was the more cruel, the waves Of the
| ocean or the Duke OF Alva's Spanish
| hCrdes. With a fortitude and endurance
| born only Of despair, they had beaten
| back the Spanish lnquisition and It's ter
rors and secured much Of liberty and
| freedom. Such people, no matter what
| their origin, could not forget, If they
| would. the past. They could not love. aye,
| could not endure. tyranny. The same un-
| DERIVING love Of liberty but not tinctured
! perhaps with so much religious feeling,
was with the Cavalier that settled in Nir-
| gnia. Further South, In Carolina, the
! Hnguenots brought with them just as great
| love of liberty and religious fervor and
| also the memories of the most terrible
| prosecutions in the world. Then came the
| Quaker who loved peace and geplieness
| and hoped 10 find il In the forests OF
| Pennsylvania.
| THE PURITAN THEORY.
at is easy TO talk of the past and gen.
eral rules for our conduct in the future,
| but when we come 10 lay down specific
| lines Of conduct we find il much more
| difficult. The theory of the Puritan was
that all authority was with The people
| Each man derived his inspiration IRON
| the Almighty direct and was his Owr
| representative. In the early days OF the
| colonies all matters were considered IN
town meeting, but as they increased IN
| numbers Some parts had to be delegated
| and out of IL gradually grew our present
| system Of government, but the theory anC
! principle have never been changed " e
| the people, are sovereigns by divine right
| All officials derive their power from us
and are responsible to us. If, therefore
our Government is corrupt II our OH
Gals are dishonest. then We, the voters
alone are responsible. IL may be that
temporarily, bad men and corrupt mel
will get in office, but, II continued there
for any length of time, il is not the repre-
sentatives who are TO be blamed, but th'
people who elect them. Said EdmunC
Clarke: 1t is a great truth .hat there
never was for any long time a corrupt
representation of a virIuous people.
Where would some OF our communities
be II tried by this rule? One difficulty
seems TO be that In the hurry and pusl
of our lives, trying 10 make our fortunes
and meeting the demands OF business u
this nineteenth century. We are apt e
| neglect our duties as citizens. IL Is no
| fashionable for one TO be interested II
matters of good government. we are TOO
apt 10 turn up our noses at people wh'
make themselves busy about such things
Some fair Adons, fresh from the schools
lectures on political economy and sneer'
at the politicians (as he calls them), an'
straightway we all applaud. We seem L
think that somewhere in the dim I'm
| known there is an ideal craftsmanship
which, by some miraculous method, Is Z
be attained without preparation o
trouble. We affect TO despise the man