The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-20

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deny, excuse, or palIia,e the charges (Laughter)
This NAV be thought by some harsh proceeding;
but il is directly the reverse. histrom motivescf
the purest charity TO the accused thst shut ms
mouth (Rcars of laughter and appla1se.) For
we know, gentlemen, that 1t he were permitted 70
open his mouth, every word he wsuh utter would
only tend 10 confirm your conviction Of his guilt,
ard the truth Of the charges against him.
daughter and cheers am now to state the sen.
lenee yeu shall pass upon him, when you shall find
him guilty, which see you are impatient to do.
CHEERS and laughter That sentence will be, the
exacllon from him Of solemn promise, to be
gwen to our president at fitting time, that he
VIII not repent but during the residue OF his natural
HE, and as long he sha continue inspired by the
genius which hes hitherto possessed him, he will
10 the extent Of his abilities continue to repeat and
apgravate his offences iiiere the Laughter and
cheering lasted several minutes.) THIS may sound
as a strange judmgment in the ears OF some yet
upon a very slight consideration, its propreiy, IS
manifest. For it is clear, that it is only by
tuer hope 10 etace ths memory Of irhai he mas
already done. tremendous cheering) We
will now proceed, gentlemen, as ! have sunk
the character of public prosecutor into that OF Jur
ror, in common with you all, to render our verdict
Az must follow my example And first, gentlemen
OF the jury, charge your glasses (Roars OF laugh
ter-ne contempt of court.) The gentlemen OF the
jury will please 10 rise (here the whole company
except Boz rose-he looked round, wondering how
the joke termnate) the prisoner will also RISE
(Boz arose with all the gravity Of enc OF his own
old Bailey heroes) Prisoner, isok upon Inc Jurors
Jurors, look upon the prisoner. (Lau2hter.)-
The quest on for you to decide is, whether Charles
Dickens alias Boz, guilty OF these charges or net
(Here one promiscuOus gentleman who had long
ihusasm or the wine, reared out in stentorian
voice from the lower end Of the hall. g guilty.")-
Stop; IN giving our verdict, we shall follow the ex-
ample OF the House Of Lord, although we are not
the peers Of the prisoner whom We are now trying
And therefore /, as the youngest member present,
begin by saying, ''Charies Dckens--guilty, upon
my honor'' (Roars of laughter, tumutuous cheer:
ing, and prcmscuous drinking, which lasted several
hlinutes.) lt so n
The Pres dent then called upon Mr. Hone.
Mr.. HOVE ssid that the road which had recently
been so much travelled, appeared 70 forbid his ira
Yelling any other. The rough places were smooth;
laid low, and the rugged lnountainsmade smooth
Nor did he complain that, like Boaz Of old, the har-
vest had been reaped-5ut that, unlike that respect-
able Moabish damsel, they had left no sheaves to
CLEAN. Boston had now the first taste of every
thing-hey were the first to greet the star OF Eng
lands noblllty-and they were first to grasp the
hand, and welcome !" Natures nobleman." Mr..
Hone complimened Boston very highly, and then
went on TO say that they were assembled to do
honor 10 who has made us laugh with
Mantalini, and cry with little Nell; who
has made our kLlckles itch to beat the throat
around the neck Of Sweet Dolly Warden, made us
disguised with Lynch law, as practeed by Lord
George Gordons followers and thrilled US with de-
(Cheers) .Hencefor!h we will not quarrel about
boundary lines for there is not line Boz has drawn
that wish to cancel. The right Of search Is con;
coded, il it be confined to the Plckwick Papers; and
to come. After paying high compliment 10 the
Pickwick Papers, the poetry OF Haeck and Bryant,
Wilis's Letters under Bridge, and the letters by
Sea and Land, from the redoubable Jack Down
ing, which, even in this lchangeable weather,
are not to be sneezed at, he said that all
these were bound up in one volume, printed
on the hot pressed pages OF the human heart,
and bound with the strong binding Ct good fellow
ship-and that for this work at least we ought TO
take out a copyright. He concluded by saying that
as commerce was the foundation of the prosperity
of New York, he would give commercial toast:T
&c A bill of sight drawn by Cherybles, Brothers,
in favor of Charles Dickens, upon American hospl
tally: accepted and duly honored, without discount
or defalcation" 14
This was drank with loud cheering.
Mr.. VERPLANcK being called upon, rose and made
very few rcmarks-he alluded TO the time when he
read Bozs first sketches in the newspapers with de-
light-he spoke Of Johnson's Boz, and Goldsmith,
Reynolds, and their contemporaries; Boswell painted
one man-Boz has painted nation-John Bal, with
all his faults and greatness; and as one touch OF ma
ture makes the whole world kin, he has kindled q
flame oil enthusiasm wherever the English language
is spoken. He gave as a toast :. p,..-.. a..
'The health Of all who speak the language that
Shakespeare spoke, and rejoicing IN. the rich com.
mon hertance Of its magnificent literature unite
with us ingratiude and honor to those who augment
This was drank with great enthusiasm, after which
Mr. John A. Kiag made few sensible remarks,
and gave a toast 49,.
"The Sculpture lives in the breathing stone, the
Painter in the glowing canvass, but he lives in the
afis cons of the people who, IN revealing the mys
teres of the human heart has shown that its virtues
and its feelings are alike independent OF station and
Of power" ltu e..e t g..
Mr. OGDEN was the las. of the Vice Presidents
that spoke. He gave as his toast
"7He Republic Of Leuas-Ilaving mankind for
constituency, il invites all the world to share the
rich blessings it bestows."
D. s KENNEDY made few remarks, and toasted
the clergy, which was replied oby the clergyman.
His Honor the MAYOR being called upon made a
few remarks, and gave toast complimentary to
Mr. Dickens peculiar style OF writing
Vice Chancellor Hoffman sent as his sentiment,
being unable to attend in person
"The Pilgrimage OF Genius TO other lands bring.
ing costly gems to enrich te foreign shrine and ga
thering Wild flowers to adon the domestic altar
The following volunteer was read by the Prssi-
DENT t
g lait,nzo;,al Copyright Ii is but fair that those
who have laurels for their brows should be permit.
ted to bro,css on their laurels.
By c. MArruEws-s' International Copyrigh-
The only honest turnpike between the readers Of the
two nations' slriah t.
BY Mr.. BRoNsoS--" Mns,e, Humphreys Clock -
Though it goes on tick, always in good credit"
BY L. GAYLORD CLARK, Editor of the Knicker-
booker" The iieaiM If Sfgco1t Tclfo,Ud-Who
stands amid the tribe q. out laer dramahsts like
ancient Grecian Statue in u gallery Of modern
CASTS
BY Ii. II. IL Tie ITorks Of our Gaest-Like
Oliver Twis, U'eG for more
Mr.. DAVIS, a, the request Of the President, read
letters rom Governor Seward, but no toast he
also read very amusing letter from Major Jack
Downing. whcrsia the Major says the reason Boz
went Boston first, was because the city was
named after his grandfather, that the cd way of
spelling Boston was Boztown.
Tshe Geptiemsn Of Me Comaiuee-f for the Dnnerto M.
Bo--
WasHrseroS Feb. 18th, A. d. 1912.
There is nothing in naur would tickle me 50 dcspe.
raely be able to so to York and dinner along
with Mr.. BoZ-but can't no how and way in the
world and the Csrpg thinks II best that till
Mr. Boz comes this way, he wants to take share
IL. xha ak ina hands at the "a hite house.