The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-18

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The thupders Of . mighty ago
May drown the vfices Of the past,
But thou the Printer and the Sage.
Shalt speak thy wisdom to the last
The power to stay the Heetiug thought,
Unto thy baud was early given,
TIL, With the minds quick LIGHTNING frausht,
II learned to fetter that Of Heaven.
The page. where nv the Printsr's art,
Thy voice has been eternal made,
Still bears Ito leesops vide apart.
The wsrld to gladden. and to aid.
And how the light irg's wing OF dre,
Which first tanned be- meath thy hand
Takes on its path Of elendcr wire
The Printers werd from land TO land.
They both ebaN work from age TO age,
For COED or III mans will rublims-
The fsPh Of thought on many . 20,
The lightnipgtbrob out speeding time.
Mr. ClArros delivered he annual address, which
received With marked satisacon He traced the rise
and Of the Society she objects
for vhicb It formed and ts aourishing
diticp. and alluded In feeling to tina officers
who presided and connected with the
ciSion In s early history, but who have years since
been gathered to their fathers
After the b. nd bad played another piece Of music
Mr. Thomas w. RErrx r. eited poem. written by Mr..
WIN. o. Bourne. After which came tho great feature
Of the evening" In the form Of Grafton which do
| hvsred by MIR JoHs L JEwErr. rhis GRAFTON
speDded pieoe Of ocDpo.ition and it We, delivered In
excellent stve traced the character Of
printer philosopher statesman. and patriot from his
early youth, when he sdventured the vida world
without chart or to the time when % d,sd ~
worthy of the oooas-n. and conferred credit the
Society. The exercises we're finished by the choir
''"s'D g. RI R.ssop,. dim beooudsd heaven.
The potent g~Dus moved sublime,
Where neral night her had driven
| Along the oenturisd Of Time
Save here and there mi.iy ray,
Tb~t twinksd tori h the boundless COPE
The mental skes In darkness lay.
And slept beneath. the oherub Hope.
Midway the spirit stayed hi, d,ght,
Where :.v'nfo'A gloom involved the sphere
Reversed the wheel II mora, nisht.
- And chained the demon oharioteer.
hs ss's .,.rrm., Hnt .ns su"sn usss
Swift to their mighty master passed.
Anu ''"oa ,e"eu 10 tongues o' "ame.
They eo. their homage, =" Here "a are"
Tbere to iiium- the ,sl.. afar
And thoee 70 light tho broader land.
Then broke the day, 30 long cona ned
And warmed to life and bloomths Mind
A'sprinp awakea from wintsr's tomb.
Vioarerept AZ Omn,so;.r.. -h,,
AZ .,, ~ s.a ao;Ln'm
WINGED i,Es tha fon- 3. "a o.
To ruide the car ~ MOE, S.'
| Roll on. ro,, on ri. hurn,rn 10y ~. -;
Ye rpirit tongues vour Sr.s Inn nrs,.
TIN asrth v;,h NJ, -. S LIZ I'm psess,
| tn h.I,o., n ~ ~, a.. noussno,d, Feels
.,..- " " '"e 'resS'
AItsl .ns ntr.ary exercises we're concluded the COM
psreE Iot ne ana which was done Justice to
by All whe sat 1t the table
wnen .ne olotn was removed, the following toasts
Ben1amin FranknnIHis birthplace bsong' to Anne
10 lad '0'''oo' W "onsnty- ana MS fame to al
sSxro'
nc Ice CA Presee1 Iutn-re presses error-im-
The Prrsident OF the Jyn,tsd St.t..
title s-tba which makes him mixhtsr than mo"sr.n
the .rrvant of free sovers,. n. IN. po~, Io"s'sn
American Literature Vet in ira inssmprv
sures already g.rnared bear evidence ~ yh.t III oS
exp.ct ted from its maturitv " ~ A's1 10
fhe Inventors Of Printips-rruths tru,t,.,t cham
pions-supers'ition sold them to Satan-kno Wedge
ieoeemeo tnem-numanity has crowned then with un-
dying fsme
me Constituton OF the United States-The sheet
anchor OF ponticai and religious liberty the guardian
OF q nee prees
The typographical Profession-Tbs pulpit the bar
he a9e ana the meaning art have all draw from its
come the origotest stars which grace their
tn. g.. "a o,-;... A., - -
Oh. r.tnho-. "a - ~ no''o"u a8-Like
-. 80 ...; $50 90. u 'ne u."smsss-tney are
ovid " eA' VI "o0f'y 70 tue whole
tn. r,..%r,. r.,... ,., =,
=, rarsh ths AZ e.. up. uTa~sy OF thought
thu oonds-Mor.. Ia. .h.,naa :, - .. s',csy ron
Onr NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ az w .uo vi OF tne press
to them . cordial greeting
Our Sister Societies Lsborers In the eame v,rsvara
Of beDe, the of charity and love
aud watering waste and barren dsds-thsv ara kro-n
by their Fl u,tsO
Our Sister Arts We would engravs them on our
nj mory and bind them In affections
Publishers The agents through whom authors
mtuaI sn..aay: anu printers mr,eriahty As their
mutual Ire tne success OF ALL lot their golden
RUE DC, he'p me snother
,r =, h., '~hyht tnAt usners In the rising
'". Vy " ori
~o"sn-rn ~oman alone, with hrmer heart
An hna SO" az th ,ns JOYS Oh i.e depart,
ana love tue more, ana Sootne Ind bless
Man in his utter belpsssnrss.
WIN c. BRvANr, E.Q and other gentlamen couueot-
I'd with the daily prers OF the city in to the
tosts delivered appropriate speeo aes which were re-
Inc New Orleans Sersnsders volunteered their Scr
wv" s,Iov = sung IN sxoshsnt style,
'-' -~-0"Ne ''"po''N " "'o'e'' "i'rr'' AeQ'-
The rss sword AND THE STAFF.
Inc sword OF the hero,
W. -. a i VI .ne ssge,
"Aoso sA'of ."u .,'oom
IT,, Smp WI ."o $50
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The .csntr. fro,n $500. ,.sn
MThs ,iohtn,ns r. h".m
i"e"sn'h'n8 'rom hsAven"
rms weapon, Oh. freedom,
was drawn by thy con,