The New York Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1853, Page 2

which sallh, under the seal of a Death's bend, ext Biting eyes and terth of uncommon size:— Bere lyath yo brady of Fowann Gast, gras oii ne ye last of June, 1081, Imay, perhaps, be exoused for giving you « few mere of the legends borne by stones in this sacred spot, which bear evidence, net only to the piety, Dut to the poetical imagination of the descendants of the Pilgrims. One, sacred to the memory of Mr. Le Baron, maya: “My flesh sball + ‘DM the hort trumpet’s jovfn! sound, ‘Then burst the eheims with sweet » Ard ip my Saviour’s image rise. Another, commemorating the firtues of Captain William Sherman, 1: *On life’s roug’s ooge® tossed—a dark abode, By pature’s ootige be yee waar te Ana the tribute to the memory of Captain Chandex es, Junior, says:—(By the way I shoald mention that the avocation of the sea seems to be the peculiar and favorable pursuit of Plymouth’s wens) :— “Ele spoke the meaning of bis heart, Mor rlandered with his tongue; ‘Would resron believe ap ill report, For do his neighbour wreng.”” Twill close my extracts of epitaphs with the fol- lowing, engraved on the stone which marke the vesting place of Capt. Ezra Harlow:— I Jeave the world with wut a tear, Save for the friend I bold se dear; ‘To beal ber sorrows Lord desernd, And (o the frieolpss prove s friend. The second verre changes, by the most simple fransition possible, from speaking in the first person ‘tw speaking in the third, thus— the ground, Ig bie 2 derefacto d to give relief, And then es the reflection of the poet himself, by the same easy transition— "Ha dove that makes religion aweet, Wh b wiling winds and ardent feet, To yonder buppy skies, Lest I should weary you by my quotations of graveyard literatare, I will stop incontinently. This cemetery to which [ allude, and which stands imme- diately in the rear of the First church, is now closed to interments, which take place ina large, handsome cemetery about a mile further west. I am obliged to finish, as the train has just now @xrived from Boston, with the Light Guard and Dodworth’s Band, from New York, ani I wish to send this by its return, so that you may have it oo Monday afternoon. H. THE DAY. Piymoura, August 1, 1853. ‘The morning of the lat of August brake dull, fog- gy, and menacing over this little town of Plymouth, in which was concentrated a spirit of extraordinary excitement, consequent on the celebration, for the first time, of the anniversary of the day when the Pilgr'm fathers took their departure from the haven ef Delft in Holland, for England, there to embark on beard the Mayflower, to establish a home and chureh for themselves in the New World. Sunday eveoing had orought ons sterm of short sontinuance, with thunder, lightning, and rain; but it passed over and Jeft the atnosphere cool and pleasant, so that a fine * day was anticipated for the occasion. This anticipa- tion, however, was somewhat dampened this morn- img by the threatening aspect of the clouds, and by the dense fog which hung over land and ea. All the | morning it has been a struggle as to whether the | sunshine or the rain should gain the preemixence, and at this hour, 11 o'clock, the issue remains doubt- ful, though present appearances indicate that the weather will be favorable. To enable your readers to appreciate the state of excitement in which this Tittle place is now fermentiag, and the unanimity and spirit with which all classes have entered into the @emonstration, I give you the following sketch of ‘THE APP ARANCE OF THE STREETS. The decorations of the streets and houses—which ‘were got up under the direction of Mr. William Beales—did great credit at once tu the Plymouth peo- ple in the way of design, and evinced the spirit with which all classes entered into the idea of tte cele- Deation. The railroad depot, from which we may masarally commence our description, was hung with flags, testoons, &c., and Samoset street, from this Point to the Sumeset House, a very short distance, ‘was crossed by a handsome arch, formed of a rade frame work covered aud filled up with branches of spruce, fir and other evergreens. On the acroll over the arch was painted on calico the following mutto:— « Welsome to the Home of the Pilgrims.” The Samoret House itself was decorated with great taste, and looked extremely picturesque. The front of the house, looking eastward, was hung with long strips of bunting, gemmed with stars. The balcony ‘was bound round with the same. In the centre of the balcony was the American shield, draped around with flags, and the following inscription appeared on ‘@ strip of calico:— BEmperkation of the Pilgrims from Delft H.ven, in 1620 July 22, 0. 8 —Acgust 1, N.S. Theeolumns supporting the balsony were wreathed yound with tri-colored bunting, gemmed with stars The southern face of the hotel was similarly deco rated, the legend over the porch being— “The Pilgrim's Home.” Below the house, and at tie junction of Samoset street with the maia street, was e ected another arch, furmed in the same way, and looking extremely pretty aud pisturesque, the motto on wh'ch was:— “Vietims of perseea'ion how wile an em Acktosledges the ssay of your prineiyle Pursuing the Main street southward, we found the private houses on either side, most profusely and tastefully decorated. The mansion of Mr. Hodges, Tying off the road, bad the palisading in front hong with strips of tricolor bunting, forming a handsome | arch over the gateway, surmounted by the national | shield. From the branches of the trees in front of the house were displayed any quantity of the small- est editions of the stars and stripes, the balconies | were tastefully draped, and over the door was a Jarge golden eagle, and from the dome floated an American flag. Another private house close by | was decorated in somewhat of the same style. | Another displayed over the outer gate a picture, framed in the form of a shell, having a light-house painted, standing amid the tempestuous waters, in- terpreted by the little word “Hope.” In a semi eirele round the gate was beautifaliy wrought in leaves and flowers, the motto:— ; “ Delft Haven—-1620—Plymoath.”” On the opposite side of the street the decorations were no leas handsome and original in design. Green festoons hung from the various windows across the houses. Wreaths of evergreens were sus- pended alternately, now and again, with crosses, wtars, and shields. The piazzas, balconies, doors and windows were bedecked with festoonery, dra- pery and all the other decorations which taste or fancy suggested. Among the shrubs growing around ‘one balcony were festooned imitation birds and but terflies, which, though the latter were somewhat rous in size, had a very pleasing effect. Che Pilgrim Hall, of which I spoke in my last communi. ation, was simply decorated by having its doric columns twined round with tri-color bunting, aud the stars and stripes floating from the roof. Over ‘the street in front of it were suspended the red cross of England and the American flag, and in the centre between them, a stripe, with thia inacription :— While im the waste of Ocean One Romry roek shail stand, Be this the latest legend, Here was the Pilgrim and A little further on, a few stripa over a balcony Presented this motto— Remember that you are getting to the rpot *bieb ‘war over trodden by the steps of the housless waudersr, whieh was marked wica the Pilgrim’s staff, and waered with the Pilpriaa’s tears.” The court house, a plain, mbstantial buildiog, ereeted in 182 tands on the side of the street oppo- site Pilgrim Hall, and a little farther sonth of it, and has a small oblong esplanade railed in in front. This bnildivg was also very handsomely draped with strips of bunting, hanging xracefubly frem the deme, and wreathing a portrait of Washington. We pass by a great number of other decera‘ions, “with which the appearance of the street was render- ed quite gay and animated, by merely saying that they were of the predominant ebaracter in respect to taste and profasion of ornamentation. Here was one, however, the motto over whose porch indicated it had been the abode of John Howland, or was the residence of some of bis descendants, and another had the inscription, “ The Elder Brewsters.” We come now to the decorations of the Mansion House, kept by Mr. Perry. The display here was of a character with that made in the rest of the town. Flags floated across the street, aud in the centre was the following legend :— “Heil, nove of the Pilgrims, assembled to pay see scores riesds hie estven toe Tay, ° * Tas tone vineeap be “old shile we glow with the story.” ‘The houses at this point—North Square—presented @ pretty and enlivening aspect, all of them being most profusely decorated with bunting, wreaths, fes- ery, arches, &c. The next motto we come to here was the following:— Avd regions 10+ uatrod +hall thrill ‘With reveremee when their names sre breathed.” Over a porch here, handsomely entwined with evergreens, was this simple and appropriate mot- ee “ Ever green in our memory-”” The Old Colony Bank, a plain brick strueture, which contains an insurance and other public offices, is situated here in North eqnare. From this building flags were suspended to the top of the opposite houses, leaving the following scroll to be read :-— “So long aa centuries ehall rofl over the happy and ris- ipg avon shall wealth and and taleut, resort wo thm ballowed spot to pay homage to cne Eider fathers of New England.” A little farther south, at the top of Middle street, was arotber handsome arch, formed of evergreens like those described before. It bore the following inscription :-— "They reeted the edifice of their eivil and religions libarty oa @ founca’ d innocent as the Blessed be the rpot— th a founda iow A ship, representing the Mayflower, was displayed over a doorway here, with the motto :— ‘Tue Mayflower, New kngiand’s first oradle. Another was :— Plymonth, the birth-place of nations— Bebold ber ebildren! Another, near the corner of Leyden etreet, the firet laid out in the town, was :— Avd here on this spot, where New England began to be, We come to learn of our Pilgrim Fathers A devp avd lasting Jerson of virt-e, : Eniorprine, pationes, zeal ard faith, This description brings us into Leyden street, where Main street ends. At the head of this street stands the First or Unitarian Chureb, to which I ad- verted in my last eommunication ; and on one side of it, close by, is the Church of the Pilgrimage’ There is @ sort of pious rivalry or jealousy between the congregations of these two churches, as to which of them preserves with the greater fidelity the doc- trines of the Puritans. Neither pretend to do’eo in all respects. We opine, however, that few of the Pilgrim Fa- thers would consent to worship in an edifice where the emblem of the Cross was exhibted, obtrusively as they might thivk, on each side of the altar; and we think they would hardly sit dumb and stolid in their yews while the choir, accompanied by the or- gan’s tones, were singing one of their favorite old bymns. Suspended from some fine old trees front- ing the old chmeh were flags and bunting, with this ineeription:— The first bonxe of worship, built 1637; sesond, 1683; third, 1744, fourth 1831 Bow besvriul upeo the mountains ave the feet of him thar bringeth gooo tidings, Hunt pnbdlisbeth peace; that bie erm cod ticings ot good, that publisheta palra- ». On the front of a houre in Leyden street was this motto, in letters formed of leaves and evergreens :— ‘Teey sowed in tears, In joy we reap. Furtheron, a flag crossing the street, with this in- scription en calico :— KEYDEN STREET. The first stree lid ont. Deo., 1620, New Kegland’s fatbers— A vovle colony of ecvoared, firm men, Val opt sole ie: nd honorable women. Further down this street was this motto ‘They songht a home and freedom here, Two bund:ed years ago. On the reverse side, the motto read thus :—~ Their bill of graves behind us, Their watery way hefore, I might properly mention here what I neglected to do yesterday—that, as the foregoing motto inti- mates, the Pilgrim Fathers had interred their nu merous dead whom they lost in the frst wiuter o# ope rising ground up from the harbor; put desirous to conceal their loss irom the Indians, who might take advantage of their weakness, they raised no hillocks or headstones over their brethren, but levelled the sod over them. There is now no trace whatever to mark the site of this spot with any ex- actness, further than that it is known it was along the brow of the hill mentioned, and which is now oc- occupied by houses and gardens. Farther down Leyden street, and near to the water, a flag out of 2 dwelling house bore this in- scription: on earth where such ite of the Commen House, built im 1690, where Robert Cushman delivered his sermen, Nov, 1021. And still lower down the following appeared :~ It ie not with ue ae with men Whom small things oan dissourege. From the upper portion of Leyden street extends Market street, renning south, and at some distance up this latter etreet was erected, on a rising ground, commanding @ view of the harbor and surrounding country, an immense tent, capable of accommodating some three thousand persons, where the banquet of the day was spread for the guests and parti in the celebration. Near the junction of Summer street was a handsome arch of the same form and construction as those I have mentioned before. It presented the following inscription:— MASHASOTT, ‘The frieed and ally of the Pilgrims, Semoset—Squanto, Hobbamock, Natives of tried dcelity. The Plymouth High School stands exactly oppo- site, and to the west of the spot where the tent was pitched. This building was also appropriately de- corated with testoonery, wreaths, stars, flags, &:. Within a green ring, in the centre of the edifice, were the letters worked, with leaves aud spray, “P. H.8.” —the initials of Plymouth High School. The town pump on this street bore also the follow- ing appropriate motto :— Freely arink and quench your thiret; Here drank the Piigeim Fatoers fir Over the farfamed Plymouth Rock itself wag placed an arch, and around it floated the British and American flags. Earfy on Monday morning work- men insulated the rock by clearing the earth from wont it. The sides of the arch were inscribed as follows :-— On the north side + No New knglonder would be willing to have that reck bur ed end forgotien, On the south side : ‘This rock bas Lecome sn object of veneration in the United Staten, On the face of the arch itself was the following legend :—~ 4 rock in the wilderness welcomed our siren From hondege far over te ‘ark roiling sea, On that holy aliar they kindled tha fires Which glow im our bosoms, Jenova’, for thee, North street, through which the procession marehed, was decorated inthe same style as the foregoing. On an arch about the centre of the street was the motte, ‘John Robinson, the Keyatone of the Arch.” Lower down, at the old burial place, wae a banner with the inscription, ‘Coles Hill, the first burial place of the Pilgrims. On that spot have laid to rest together the pious, the beautiful, and the brave, ontil the heavens be no more.” The foregoing inscriptions, [ should imagine, will suffice to give your readers a pretty correct iden of the prevalent desire here to do honor to the memory of the Pilgrims, and of the excitement produced by thie ce- . lebration. Hardly a heuse on the line of the proces- sion which was not more or les# decorated in honor of the oveasion. Of the variety of design aud the good taste manifested in the display I can only give you a geperal assurance, as it would occupy too much time and space to describe them all. There were, however, any quantity of evergreen ornaments, in the shape of wreaths, stars, aud crosses—too much of the latter, one would think, to be very palatable to the spirits of the Pilgrim Fathers—an incalculable num- ber of miniature vessels, supposed to represent the Mayflower, several ‘busts of Webster, with appropri ate mottoes, and the stars and stripes in all sizes and in endless profusion. Some of the small dealers and tradesmen, too, re- solved on uniting the utile with the dulce, had taken the opportunity of advertising, by means of their decorations. For instance, a gentleman having the horor and profit of supplying his neighbors with boots and shoes had placed over his door, instead of the Mayflower, the cross, or the wreath— that do you think ?—a very well executed form of a Brubdig- nagian shoe, made of leaves and the spray of ever- greens; and another fe dealer in tobacco, had an arch over his door handsomely wreathed, and enclosing the word “Segars ;’ while a hardware dealer deco- rated his house with flags gemmed with tin stars, emblematic of his trade. Puritanio as the saintly residents of Plymouth are by outsiders supposed to be, my experience of yester- day convinced me that, after all, they are by no means so straightlaced as I had imagined. For in- stance, they did not seem to be im the least degree shocked at seeing workmen engaged all the Sabbath in putting up deeorations; nor did they abstain themselves—some of them—throngh a religious feel- ing, from engaging in the same operation. And when Dodworth’s tine band played yesterday evening un- der the piazza of the Samoset House several opera airs and polkas, for the gratification of the lady boarders of that establishment, the most vinegar- faced, puritanic-looking of them, expressed no sur- prise at such a profauity, but all alike crowded to the windows, balconies and doors, to enjoy the treat. I say nothing of the number of gentlemen who evinced their regard for the Maine law by imbibing too freely. And as I bave been somewhat wander- ing and unmethodical in my narrative, I may be ex- eased for saying, here, by way of finale, that Ply- mouth can boast of more handsome ladies, in propor- tion to is population, than any other town I have been in in the United States. With the ladies naturally coucludes my descrip- tion of the beauties and decorations of the place. This morning all has been bustle and excite- ment. It was ushered in by the firing of gans. From the neighboring townships every variety of vebicle—earriage, buggy, omnibus and wagon—is momently pouring in, full of men, women and chil- dren, coming to participate in or to witneas the celebration. The trains from Boston are monsters, and such a concourse of people I sappose Plymouth never before had within its boundaries. Members of military companies, fire companies, bands in motley attire, civic associations, et hoe genus omne, are per- ambulating the streets, reading the mottoes, and visiting the places and objects of interest; and be- fore the windows of the Samoset House, on the street beyond, is an individual in strange attire, holding out to agaping crowd on the properties of his wonderful soap. It ia now 10 o'clock; an immense train from Bos ton has just arrived, the procession is about to be formed, and the remainder of our report must con- sequently bé more methodical. At all events we will try to make it so. THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES, At 10 o'clock, A. M., eervives were commenced in the First, or Unitarian Church, so as to inangurate the ceremony piously and appropriately, by invoking the Divine benediction. After a voluntary op the organ, the choir sang the following hyan, written for the occasion by Rey. E. H. Sea: Berea b the batiowed greucd where now ye tread, New Eogtar rst and holie t warty3s sleep, ALG ocean waver, 10 calnbrave the dead, Lift the etecuel anthems of the deep. ty spirits Noger long; throngh al! the hallowed air, jor treedom beats more atteng, Kuow ye that Pigrim bood is eoursipg there! O ye, whose rsered dust op Burial-hiil, Sikd mother Karta in holy trust conteins! Above the ean @ yo loved keep watching still, Apé roll your fire through ail our laugaid veins! Thes from New FErgland’s bills, afar aed necr, A Yight shall stream ty eoluwps to the skies, And like mew Aurers shall appear Where’er » race in eba'os and dacknesa Hos! The Rey. James Kendall, D.D., then delivered a very sficcting prayer, after which the choir sang that beautiful and well-known hymn of Mrs. Hemans :-— The vreskirg waves darhed high On » sterm apd rock boned cuast, Ané the wood> again: wormy Bay ‘Their giant biavekes tont ; Aza the heavy night hung dark, ‘The hills and waters o'er, ‘When a band of ex:les moored their bark On the wild Exgiana shore, Not as the eorqueror vome, They, the true-bearted came ; Net with tbe roll of the sticrisg drums, And the trumpet that eings of fame ; Not as the flying come, In tilenes and in fear ; They shcok the depths of the devert’s gloesn With their byron of lofty cheer. Amidet the storm they sang, Aud the ttars heard, and the aan ! And the soveding a'r'es of ‘he dim woods rang To 1be anthem ot the free. ‘The ecesn engle soared Fri m bie nest by the white waro's foam, And the rocking pines of the fsress roared— ‘This wae their weleome home! What conght they thus a’er? Bright jonelaef ibe mine? wealth of sown. t They aught a tait Ay. eal! it holy growed, ‘The :@il where first they trod! They have left uestained #hat there they foumd— Freedom to worrhip God. Portions of Scriptare were next read by Rev.G. W. Blagden, of Boston, and then was sang the following lyma, written by Rey. Dr. Flint:— In pleorant lends bave fallen the lines ibat bonne our goodly beritage, An¢ rafe benesth our shel? tog vives Our youth i blest, And sootted onr ago, What theuke, © God, to thee are duo, That thou didet plan: our fathers here, Aud watch guard them «s they grew, " the placter dear ! The toils they bore our ence bave wrought ; They sowed in tours, in joy we ieap., The birturight they so dearly tought We'll guerd till we with tiem «nol sleep, Thy kin ‘ness te our fathers shorn, In weal ard wo, through ali the past, ‘Their crateful ron, O God, aball own, While here their name and race ball last. The religious observances closed with a benediction by Rey. Chae. 8. Porter, THE PROCESSION. The procession formed in Court stroet, immedi- ately in front of the Samoset House, the different companies of which it was composed having first met in Pilgrim Hall. Owing to the delay caused by waiting for the arrival of some of the company from Boston, it was a quarter to one o’cloek before the line was complete. Then, at a given signal, the pro- cession marched from Court street to Main, down Leyden, and through Water street by the “ Rock;” thence through North Main, Market, High, Bartlett, Summer and Pleasant streets, to the Pavillon. The following is the order of THE PROCESSION. Guards of Plymourh Copt. 8, H. Charehilt, numberirg toirty-reveu murkate Abingdom Artillery, Capt Jones Baton, mbering thirty. BILé Wiuskets, and preceded by the sous Avingdua Brané Band Halifax Light Infanvy, ody tra Summer, tweety reyon senskets. Bameret Guard, Capt. Cephus Bumpus, of Plymton, thirty muskets Trustees of the Pilgrim society, numbering about twelve persona, Indeperdent Cadets, of Bovton, Adjutant ‘This oompany eas pree-ded by and pis aids. Colom le Pegs & Linonln—preceded be + Boston Goard « Baod Light Guards, of New Yars Capt. Viacens, sixty moakets precedes by Dodworth’s Bood, New Begland foclety jtneoty por-o0s A Cape Cod Aarortation. pnrebering oor fifty es farted Guots, fa earrings, Tayiied Guests, oo tot, of New York, mumbertng abovt | P¥grim Bociety of Plymouth preceded by s band. Citizens generally. The Five Dove og ted tof Plymouth, preeeded by a Board ¢f four kp; members. (a Fountain Engine Compary, with their engine, ami thir ty- Rapid: Engine Company” No 3. with thelr exgine, and . 7 Torrevt FogiveCompesy No. 4, and forty mea, The engines were decorated with wreaths of flow- ers, and presented an attractive and pleasing feature in the process’on. s The following are the names of the gentlemen who officiated as marshals during the procession:— William T. Davir, Chief Mershel. John D. Ceurehili acd amuel H. Doten, Aids, ‘ABBIBTANTS, ae Pee. 2d, “| i Stn Bator? Navhapiel B Scoocer, Jobn J Rusrell, Witham Birhop, nee Plymout Grorge Simmons, Jr, W. Rossel 2? D Kiwgmei Moti bras lis Benry Thens Gecrae B Standish. Willan Ellison... Joseph Sampson, Jr WN. Bilin George W. Bryan! Zacheus Parker, THE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE TENT. The tent, which, after all, was the grand centre of a'traction, was erected on the town Green. The place (n which it was pitehed is the scene of some of the most i teresting and important events con- necte! with the history of this farfamed city. Al- most within a stone’s throw is the “ Rock” on which the Pilgrims first landed. There is now, however, but little left of it, and the visiter looks in vain to find it, if not accompanied by some one acqnaiated with the spot. The patriotic sons of the Union, who have at different times made this their place of sojourn, have taken a part of it with them as relics, and. so the rock has been literally levelled with the common earth, above which at one time it reared ite head and looked over the ocean. On another side is the place on which they erected the first church, and worshipped that God who had Jed them in safety across the watery waste to a land where they were free, like other refugees two centu- ries after, to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscierces. These, with many other glorious reminiscences of the past, could not fail to waken in the minds of the thousands who had assembled to witness the celebra- tion of the anniversary, the most lively feelings of patriotism, and the most heartfelt emotions of grati- tude to Him who, out of a feeble colony, had made a free, mighty and independent republic. The tent was indeed a mammoth one, for beneath ite shade there was “ample room and verge euough” for at least two thousand five hundred persons. Its capacity was tested to the utmost,for we are certain that at time there could not have been less than three thousand persons altogether beneath it. As this may justly be regarded as a great day for Plymouth, we would be unfaithful chroniclers of what was done and said if we did not give the particulars. To be minute, then, there were no less than fifty- three tables, upon which was spread a profusion of viands. Two thousand five hundred plates were laid, and—but we will not attempt to count the number o! good things which were placed before the company’ In the centre of the fittythree tables were three others, which were raised on an elevated platform, for the prominent guests of the day. Against one of the poles of the tent, at the head of these tables, was suspended, in a handsomely carved frame, an extract frem the last sermon of Rev. John Robinson, witn his ever memorable letter. Who can forget the circum- stences under which this sermon was delivered, and the fervid piety of that devoted band to whom it was addreseed 7 A short distance from this was a sketch of Delft Haven in Indian ink, made by an English artist, who visited that place some months ago. It was here that the Pilgrims embarked, and here too the chron- icler tells us Mr. Robinson “ fell on his knees, and, with eyes overflowing with tears, in a most fervent and solemn prayer, committed them to their Divine protector.” The wind and waver were roaring, ‘The Pilgrims met for prayer, And here their God adoring, lt im epen air. The interior circle of the tent was emblazoned with thirty one shields, on which were inscribed the names of the different States. At the front and back of the President, were the following appropriate inscriptions: “They kuew they were Pilgrims, and looked not mueh ‘on those thirgs, but lifted up their eyes to Heaven, their @earert country, ard quieted their spirits.” ‘The fathers of the country—the mei who as they first trod the rou of New Kogland, seattered the prinei ples of republican freedow and national tedepeudence.”” There was one other picture which deserved to be asaociatedwith these—the Signing of the Declaration of Independence. What better place, or more fitting occasion, could there be for the union of the two greatest events in the histery of the republic than the spot on which the commemoration of the landing of the Pilgrims waa to be celubrated? Here were as- sembled the descendants of those same Pilgrims and the sons of the Palmetto State, whose fathers were also driven from their coifitry for their stead- fast adherence to their religious convictions—here thesons of New England met their brothers of the sunny South, the North and the West, in kindred fellowsbip. Aliparties, and all religions, and all sec- tional feelings, were merged in the general feeling of rejoicing incident to the occasion. Here were the sons who had, yearsago, left the homes of their childhood, gathered together from the great commer. cial emporium and the other great cities of the Union, where they had attained a high position in the commercial and political world, many of them the descendants of those selfgame Pilgrims whose praises have been so often sung. We have already spoken of the good things pro- vided for the company, if sneh an immense mass can be called by that word; but the sketch would be in complete if we did not contrast it with another scene of a similar character which took place in the same town eighty-four years 9go. The day was then fa- miliarly called “Old Colony Day,” and was cele- brated on Friday, Decomber 22,1769. The following is the account, as given by the reporter of that time. We think we see him writing it for the three millions of inhabitants scattered throughout the as yet de- pendent colonies of Great Britain, and our readers may imagine our own feelings as we describe the celebration of the same event in this year of our Lord, 1853, and of the independence of the republie, 73. Here it is:— The O14 Colony Club. agreeably to » vote parsed the 18th inst., met, in ermmomoration of the lauding of their worthy sneestors inthis place. On the morning of the said day, after disehsrging a cannon, was koteted upon the bali an elegant slik flag, wich the following iaserip tion — Old Colony, 1620. At eleven o’clock A M.. the members of the club ap- peared and from thenes proceeced to the bouse of Mr. Howland, inpbolder, whieh is erected nvm the rpat ed house in the Old Colony f rmert: two @ decent repast was rerved, ted of the following dithen, viz — ce baked Isdian whortluhorry puddiog; 2. A dich of sauquetuch, (suceatech, corn sad beans boiled together ; A ¢irb of clams; 4 A dish of oysters and ecteh of eodfich, 6 Abanoeh of veuison, roasted by ik broneht to the colony; 6 A dikh of ren 7. Adih of froet fish and ele; 8. An aople vie ; wren of eraukerry tarta and cheese, made in tne ’ our ancient friend, the revorter of mn tO pay, ‘wore dievsed im the er, (all anpravance luxary aod being aver imitation of oor whore om shail ever re- em OF: ¥ ie pect) Al 4 o'clock, P. i, the members of our hesded we of f ‘show tot the rree thi» ocaaston, and peet for the mamery cir wocestors, im the eogle mapper, joined iw ringing a rong very applicable to the day, ‘At tum-retting acarnon was dis- ebarged and the fisg etrvek. In the eveuing the Hull war illuminated avd the followi veotiemen being previously invited, joined im the elub, vi: Col George Watson, apt. Pros Davis, Col Jewes Warren, Dr N. Lothrop, Jomer Hovey, Eeq., Mr. Job Rawell, ‘Thomas Ma: beu, Fsq. Mr BA Clarke, Wm, Wa‘ son, E-q. Mr. Alex. Xeammell, Capt Gite: Mr. Peleg Wadsworth, Capt, Ekaveh Watson, Thos. Southworth fowland, The President beivg rented ima Iarge and veurrahie ebair, which was formerly portersed by Willis Bradford, the second worthy Govervor of the Vid Colony, and pre- septed to the Ang by our friend Dr Lagerux Le Baron, of thix town, delivered ceveral apovoprince toaats. After spending the evening In an agretable manner, in reoy tulating and conversing upon the ‘and various a vantages of our forefathers in the fi tlement of this eonptry. and the growth avd incresse of the rama, at LL o’eloek in the rg a canon was again fred, three cheers given. and the club and company wichdrew. fuch is the account given of the first celebration; and although it did not equal the Jast, still it is in- teresting to recall it at this particular time. Then, probably, there were not more than three or four hundred persons at the utmost, while at the celebra- tion we are now recording there were as many thou- sands. But let us leave the past, and give our atten- tion to the present. It is two o’clock, and still no company has arrived exeept the reporters, who have, asis their usual custom, taken their places before the commence- ment of the ceremonies, They are not long seated, however, when a number of ladies make their ap- pearance in the tent, and in a few moments after, the number is increased toa hundred. But this is not all—they still continue to arrive, and now there cannot be lees than a thousand of the fair daughters of New England here to grace the festivities with their presence, and add new lustre to the brilliant spectacle. The military companies next enter the tent, among whom our own gallant Light Guards are most conspicuous. They take their places while the band plays some spirit-stirriug strain, and the bright eyes at the other end of the tent are directed toward them, and many a smile and nod of recognition is exchanged as some well known face is distinguished among the mass. Next come the President Mr. R. Warren, accom- panied by Hon. Mr. Everett, Mr. Simeon Draper, Hon. Charles Sumner, Hon. John P. Hale, Mr, Yeadon, Hon. C. W. Upham, Hon. George T. Davis, Rev. Dr. Adams, Rev. Mr. Osgood, Capt, Vincent, and a number of other gentlemen. The President sits him down in that venerable relic of the past, to which we have just referred—the chair which at one time occupied a place in the cabin of the Mayflower. The eompany being seated, Rev. Dr. Avaus, of New York, pronounced the following PRAYER. and our God, we ark thy blessing upon embled to eummeworate thy ways of wis- ial of praise for what thou bast done for ua and our fat! We thank thee for their virtues, for their vaior, aud for thy pro- teation over the: the rea and in the wildercess, and for the large heritage thou bast given unto them and uyto us. We thapvk thee for the glorious hopes which open be‘ore us: for civil and religious liberty; for good government; for wholescme lava; for our institurions of learnirg and of religion; for the glo ad prospeets for the future. May this tothe prometion of Christian gratitu a to the better and to thee;—which weask in the vame of Josus Chrint our Lord, Amen! The company now proceeded to the discnssion of the substantial repast before them, to which the exercise of the morning enabled them to do justice. To Mr. Wright, of Boston, belongs the credit of this excellent entertainment, and we have no doubt those who partook of it will long remember him. of true pasriot- | ri rmance of our duty to one | then the Governor et N w | itis that Imey, from the far | 40 the simple contin, eney In due course of time the various edibles were | stowed away in secure places, and all prepared for | the intellectual part of the entertainment. The Pre- sident stands up and raps against the table, to pro- cure silence. In afew moments all is still, and he proceeds to dellver the following excellent and ap- propriate address: PRESIDENT WARREN'S SPEECH. GENTIEMEN an) Lapis :—Toe Ptignm Sosiety haviag voted 10 celebra.e We avniver ary of the embarkation of the Pilgrims from De)ft Havew in 1620 we are ansemoled here to pay onr tribute to their memory, aud by pouder- ing anew On their virtnes, to go ont into the world to perpetuate their priceiples and to bold thew upas the erly true basis of religious snd polisteal freedom. It is A great event we nre commemorating. When that small verre] Jeit *he O'd World, wirb tho-¢ few but heroic men sod women on ite deck then went forth the word that fourced su empire in this Western world—then did apeed well the mighty prfveiples of Robissom Cuurch, as his {cilowers, casting thempeives in perfect faith on God's goodness. sevght thue, afar from home, “Freedom to worship Ged.” Tehsil not attempt to deniet the voyage of the May- flower serces the ocean. I leave that to another who I truet will durir g the afternoon carry wu Doard the ship to rympathize in the trial smallicompany there sssembied. We 4 ad vacied ground. Hi of our fathers does not beat with graritude, from this pot be looks abroad on and ever this coatineat and thirty-three yours ild Indian beld all as hunting grouad, and that eli this bas been converted into besutiful towns and Gites from the forest, and made homes fer the mitlioas who row reside in our land— made so becaw joha Car- ver, Williom Bradford, Edward Winslow, Miles Standish, ard o {ew others. here planted a colony whore principles, dec'ared before they landed were a foundation as sure and solid a: the rock on whieh they would soon set shoir feet? (applause ) ‘The spot is sacred indeed. We may lock ont and view thot island whercon they resied to thank God for gui- dace have pessed over the rook «hereon they lwnded~ it will ever be w hallowed spot. We have seen Cole's Holl. |where many of the first littie company lie daily walk Kghtly cver the ashes of ome ito me at timesas if the wail of the ceesn was reprimanding us for our forge fulaeae. Let these places be connecrat shall teaeh genera‘ions yet unborn th: Ameri and jiberty—and ibat the tiews for hoppy community are the i ples of duty to God and faith in man’s ea} right, Ard weare sitring at the base of jateon’s Hil, Memorable it is—for bere Mas:scvit, the chief who had till then looked over this yhole domain, lord of all he surveyed, came to proffer his frieudship to the white wan, Jost behind us is the spot where Winslow, undaunted, courageous, because trne, weat up to mect the sarage chief. What an interview was that! No subsequent ne gotiations heween nations cam equal it, The destinies of a world were there. The neal of the eompact was this: “A pair of knives and a eopper chain with a,jewel at i!” Then the white man and the Indian were fiends. The tomahawk was buried—hostilities ceased. (Applause Winslow and Marrasoit on Watson's Billi Let ‘the picture be fomiliar tous. Leck lerg aod steadily upon it, That interview saved the colony im ita infancy—and iberefore it bas grown into manhood, We have crossed ‘Town Brcok, wher water. A stranger cawe into a store in asked fer s phial. When he received it, he telling what be wanted it for; and that be might tell, he arked the person who gave it to him if knew what he abons to do with it. The person of cou did not. The it . (Appianse ) have been sitting, is the ehair of jow. It came with bim in the May bas been with his immediate descendants . Who esn imagine, as he wat hat thonght« of the purt eame to bi leit bebind— friends whom be rhould never gr e thongbts mirgled with hoy of a fature of +hoit cr long duration. to be pi é t azd upbmown land, Methieks be i. be presence and protection of his God, without The waver srow him might be be striking incident occurring within afow woeks, | rus'oiped by faith in Him who said to the winds and | waver. be still. But I refrain. 1 weleome you to this gentlemen, #ho bave come up at our inv ecme you in the pame of the Pilgyim Soci of tie town I weleowe you, We have enme up here from the North, the touth, the Fast and the West, irresvestive of party—abandening for ibe time ail polivieal distinc tions, baving no oeculiar opinions, knowing only that we are brethren and sisters of our dear America, de-eondants fom & nobly ance try of the go d avd truly great. (Ap- plause.) May the ivfluences of rh’s day go with all of us to give power to our hands avd our bexrts for the right, te buile yp commonwesiths after the model of our Pil- grim Fathers, I will close with the sentiment — Our Country—Founded on the principles of the Pi'grim Fathers! ike the rock on which they inaded, t0 snail stand & Lencen to the world, Before resuming his seat, the President announced the first toast, as follows :— Our Country—Fonnded on the prineiples of the Pilerin Fathers, ike the rock on which they landed, it shall stand forever a beacon to the world, Music, Hail Columbia, The next toast w: cae Provident of the United States, Muslo, Hail te the ie The Prsipent here arose and said :— Ant row gentiem fot through wb? And it now becomes +t part of abi. day’ proceed n; ty to introdnes yon to uthe; avd ladies, I oan sasure you Thave | | in the cabin of the Mayflower, / an ber | Of winter; when, imsteed ut th | before our neighbors Tove Mossoebs sette—we love every We bave visivess frow srery Sse iB from rearly Nike ime pr Kevie hy a Governor who is ene of us. ea ger ti ent i Gov. CLirvorD of Massachusetts, was imtrodneed to the assembly, and stocd vp to respond to the toast, amid loud cheers und ro2nifcstations of respect, He said :— Mr President—f Tantici ati any thing se coming to-day, it was, theron tors roo col to eee there would be no depsrivie from the honored awages 0! our Pilgrim fathers But sir to contrast my Here nor, wih tbe reeord .of-the. visit. of the ri gree por of Massechusets he Od Colemy, that wo bave already bey from the peint of Pleo thet ip 1632, whep Governor mace the first virit aa she (+ the Old Colony. the Pieri ore Mr Keger Wiliam. & 0 mort conscientiously ¢ wen ious, propounded & question Pu! the company bere, in ore Dut I vaptuye to ray. ome yhich had applicati bad propounded it—the partor briefly spoke that Mr, Willems proph: reation added a werd of ipg ; then several of tec « exhortation, then tre Gove nov of Mareacbusette was requested to speak wich te vii.’ (Laugbter.) Bir, the simple babit= end nrnurn of cur good forefathers aid Lot tolerat op that eeession ; and Governor of Massachusetts fi should have re- versed this order im tpin pres for I bave s prede- cessor here im one capacity #1 ti~ evmpany will be glad tohnow that De tn very uur 1) be oy uccessorinanother —(The speaker alluded to Air sit)—that you, slr, F ray, should bave peversee toe © or. avd called me first to address this «ue of the soms and orion Aomey daughters. vot only of the sol New Eogland and of Mos:sehuretts Bay. bur of this clvle of fadepenient sovereigntion whore inivids 0 ree dettiog every point of this vast pavi) makes me fesl, sir, that there was one ve: acts of legislotion of the cai that does not requis That was, sir, that cr vow, oF be elecied to th to the election apd +x among the earkest oof New Plymouth »o ce eascted mow. veatter. any one shall or snd doth mot stand eco for bis year—the one year—shall ‘be fae.’ (Laughter. loquent celedra- immortal as the t, ait. that the ome seven or eight ‘he penalty and been 1, Me, Preadent, £ varced as here to day be here, sir, an the » colowies, in 1692, E » tustond of ressiv- oling whieh is up- old epsetment was rot» months ago, thar I might hn apared ib (lange o not feel quite copter: > that upon +f should be here welcoainy ing your honors, and exyreveiog «t permost Dow in my best—i 9 |f cbere is one thi which belongs to tbe po-ition wii ly | baopen to belt tha should make mefeel pra‘« in rho placed me there, «ons of this widely ex- tended country, bo bere tow'\-r yrds of welenme, That avion, sir—Jet us poure an toetan’ oo tt fella us, im hie history thar choy years of their settlement to be hs ‘After this contamaciour re p15 lew <o had caused the rey- al mandate te goforth «hich yucu'ed born the eharters of Mateachusette Bay ard tbs co! wy vo! New Plymouth, them it was that that yemarkaole ie) «; of the merry monarch,’ Charles the Second, waa writien, in whieh, himself to the Governor nog & me niona of New Plymouth, he says to them, * Your besutiul behavior, the manner in which you have conducet to ihe good government of Our subjects in those di-tent parts doth commend you to our royal regard end favec esvecisily ae it im set off with the wore Justre from th» re oriness of eolo- niste of Massachurett+ buy to the Protestent movurch: William and Mary w: in ene happy orotbe: bo ‘het instrament it- self you find among the suciriog ecanees ef tha royal’ plearure to 18 org* the jurisdiction, the 50: that they might thereby » the coleny of New Plywouth | even on grounds like hese wivue some ripht here to-day doubt every oce ho Ist feels for him: elf aud her: I bave to be here, the bor which does honcr to the o Plymouth eolovy. Sir, I stock on beth sides, and and if, sir, my immediae ace wy netive State of Kbove Iii. reper motives—forT say eit rom the Old Colony to acy not have done better thn by great founder did, to the k Bt) ifthey chose to ard tolenve 1e oid colony «fi as havieg 1 ok ra\her—as I have no ¥ it this moment j# personal right whi ecient, ina oslebration Pilarioa fa hers of a good ofd colony fh lines of descents nike the founder o€ cy were to emigrate the world, they could od themeelven, ae the Na ragaunetts—o Roger Williams, b, aud yo subject «. been bora out of ita ‘ova my love to it, my neet Cattamed tothe juri dietion, Lemrure she Leas joyalty toit, by cominy beck be Jeers of dinere ion, by wii une for tate world, and forever, with arc . é o/ 3, untieapeach«ble, good Ole Colony stock Sve * bowel dertoadant from the eout tire of old Mike As 1 bimdelf, whom, it bas been said by come vat esodal moegers among Disteriens, our feibers, we periods of their bis- tory, Would bave been very wel! eontwat to have got rid «f, but that they couia c« ton without him, (Laughter.) Trey weeded the arn of the cbureh mili- sod they found ik tant on certain inteert) @ rerved to its uteost tea-ivc > vs bouored ancestry of my ebiloven, Miles Sere: n aod vir, (turming round to Rey. Mr. Adaws of New York 3 fo proud to ciaia you But, ofter wil Mr Present, we Lot even thee fersooml, muaea less thow Hons tothe OirOrlony (give una deep and heartfelt ipterest in tre celebr a f the day. Bhs en- barkation of that httie 9x0 of vers wuled Unrixtinor, whe, having been driven in Vid lar d—taeir t&nder love for whieh never abated tp their heart andwho had x of thei forth from the fena of 110 bome vot a refuge, neta piace uf safety for the hour, among thw land. And, sir. after as: jour they ventured forth in thet sir, yeu bare been p eased w vay‘ eped s0 well,” yeh history corrects wy sayin hed from Delft Haven te San sions tea or twelre years, esky, erazy bark, which, but it wped so ill that it here it had that other henored oyege and laborious ‘tor having landed mtinned, until, aa subse ¢ ving voyages from Mas~ lymou'h bs) bor to Oid England an@ that ship, who- veme ean no more be fore the littl rom which it tock its mam@ to spring, year atte: your, on our hillsides and in our forests, to reniod ger after genera~ tion, as they breathe its fregacce, vhat it was the Jia: flower whieh ence bore wichin its wooden walls the Gestiny of thie migh'y empire (Applaace) Mr. Presi- dent, a medern Enghirh aurbor hes said for ws ina few quaint but vigorous Sexon /ew‘eoces, wil that we desire totell the story of to-esy; and wih the single anachro. nism that he bas carried the Wayflover to Delft Haven, insteno of taking ber, as the Pilgrims took her, at South- ampton, be ban said woat may furnish to us all the re- flections of this hour as reverent to the fatheravas it ig oconeeding to ux an ® pation -— ail to thee, poor little ship May lower, of Delft Haven— common look iP hired by sommon charter party 4 Tked with mere oakam and why across heve its precious freig quent Listory reoordea, sacbusette Bay avi back, Su Ler than ® foolish buméarge in comp: fleeces or the like these or. ‘Thou, little hhadst in thea & voritable Prom thean #park—th nation rth—so we may nm. Honor to tl : tire Crom he a : vee deam not of, 1 mon Lopor Puritani+m. since God las eo honored it. (Applause.) Does nor that tell the wople etory of todayy That spaik, then kindled is now burving, sud is destined te no extixgnishnent whi sgee roll on, Let us for @ single moment, sir—for net to exhaust yonr pa- tienes, and The expectation of othera—iet ua for a sogle brict instapt look at some of the etriking eontrasts of that Cay aodthis § and first, sir, would it not slmost reproach you that we, the stalsorta sons of suse sires, celebrate their mem: iuder this bexig- MOT sky— shen'they | here among the frosts 40+ euvlight pouriag be roow was falling fast? Sir, anotiec ci:ber of them, compared with one os of our dvy—-tho down to i/lumipate their ue w around them, end their t contrast in to be found in tit: the S,eedwell or the kay to .« thore magnificent floeting Sovereign of the Seas, the Skylark, or by whaterer other ambitious rame they are callei—coatrast that four months’ paravge of the Mayflower with the nine days’ wonder of our o*n vime, which, month alter month here is repeated carrying us back to the Jand of our fathers, and retur ‘un here even almost has ns from our aeeu tomed haunts, And, Sir, other coirasts preseet them- felver—the contrast of tke moment of assemdting for three bours—Mr. Senator, of thet Sonvention, in the cabla of the Mayflower, and gibe production of tha eoa- stitution y bieh came out of it, with toese three montie session of our Convention, (ts: ghter ) fram whieh Teon- gretulate you en havin . been for tuante enough to emer 10 day with {its probable: pre: . (Laushrer.) 1 ba- lieve that first constitution which was rigned and sealed the oaly one, sir, with found ary mi rhich po subrequent gereiarion bas ever fault, Most hapvy sbaliwe be tf ‘mrough the labors of our mode: n Solons, we rhould fied snea perfect justion asour fathers stamped on shat \ostrument, and feel that we have a wise and ae good ® covstitutin as wad roade 428 years ago. (Applaue ) Gur let us look at one cepgratulatory contrast. Sir, FT love tw npeak chief mayisteate, of wiat Macsashusette hus done, cf what Masashu-etts is doing for the plorious use of §=popular = education of her rebcola, of her colleges, of every upptivnes and means which can be dérired, to ‘ollow out that leading he Pilgrims shat * ledge with virtue waa ta ing grece ofa jcoule’ And whee I remem- ber, tir, tbat ebe has now socnmulated, aod has in hor Trearory fer beyond the siidest d:e.ma of wealth that ever entered the Pilgrnpe’ iv avivatton; that more thaw one million dollare is in ber schoot fund; and wheal go beck and reflect that the first school fund of Maseeha- retts wan furnished by that cave whieb projects @ hua- degd miler into the sen; ard that ihe first free sehool of New Plymouth was supported by « dowation from the herring firhory of Cape Coo (iangtter ) I thank God that Masrachuretts hun wt least b-au true to one of the conditions of ker existenos Sir, I might multi; contracts, but] forbear There ix, buxever, oue shieh 1 rball venture to suggest here, Ie I bave apy egeney ip ite tran act ple pogeant. Twoul@ cet heveitvo, I would kave the and daughters of the Higriins who have met to do reverence and howage te their memory, do itas their foibere wou 4 bave ha thy carrying forth some £000 seed with them. thevr shildeen may eto bearing thetr sheaves with them Aad, sir if there 18 @ contrast beyond ail uthers which the bistury of our Pilgrim tainers, aud the apparent tendencies of the po