January 2, 1846
An item calls attention to the 225th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims, which was held in Plymouth, “with the usual empty declamation about their virtues, sufferings and sacrifices. Among those who made speeches at the dinner given on the occasion were Edward Everett and Rufus Choate — men who have not an atom of moral heroism in their composition and who stand in this evil generation where the time-serving and pusillanimous in all ages have stood…”
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