The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-25

1 am giad, continued sur Henry buwer, TO ma my
self amongst a society Of this description, for l am
one Of those who believe in the general progress of
mankind
For doubt thro the ages increasing purpose
And the thoughts of widening with the process
Of the SUNS
cloud applause.) But l cannot disguise to myself
that number Of old fallacies stil bewilder our
minds and cling to our heels. l say, therefore.
that delight to find myself among this society, be-
cause could not find better witness to contradict
the most vulgar and common of all fallacies
namely, that of supposing that in every transac-
ton between States or individuals, what party
gains the other party must lose. Applause
What, let me ask you, Mr.. President, has been
taking place Of late years under your eyesl Have
you not the foreign capitalist wanting employ
ment for his capital the foreign laborer wanting
employment for his industry and the American
farmer and manufacturer wanting railroads to facl
tate the transit and enhance the value of his pro-
duce railroads which were likely TO return great
profits if once made, but which he, the American
wanted capital and labor to make Well, have
you not seen the foreign capitalist advancing his
money to bring out the foreign laborer, TO con-
struct the American railways and, has any
been a loser by these transactions No, sir! the
foreign capitalist has increased his capital; the
foreign laborer has maintained himself and his
family the American farmer and manufacturer has
doubled-in some quadrupled-the value Of
his property. When people talk to me of the bless
ings of peace | concur with them but don't con-
fine those blessings within the mere fact that a man
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would do otherwise by the sword or pistol. | esti-
mate the blessings peace just in proportion to the
manner in which they difused over the wide sur
face of international intercourse, by which mean
those relations which each portion of the world is
intended by nature and Providence to maintain with
the other. When say by nature and Providence,
speak adyisedly; for well has 1t been said by that
great poet who seems to have known the heart and
world Of almost well az if he had made them,
that there is throughout the universe in all things
above anu below each respectively to the other,
A form and place.
Custom and office in all line If order"
And a he afirms, that amidst the heavenly bodies
there is one stlyery orb,
Which by its medicinal eye
Corrccts the i'll effects Of planets eyil,'
20 / venture say that in this neither world,
this Western hemisphere with its abundant harvests,
its free and boundess territory correcs the lief
fects OF our stagnant civilization and sitting cities.
\ (Great appause.) And as your society, sir, is
goodly instrument for carrying out this great de,
sign. will you permit me TO return you just and
merted compliment for its excellent purpose and
useful exertions. But will you allow me on
the present occasion TO single out for pecu-
laIhonor one especial and ilustrious emgrant,
who doubtless, with the permission OF Queen
Victoria and at your intercession, is present
at festival this evening. ! speak in favor, sir
Of no stranger the British family the illustrious
guest to whom alluded, was often. as We may see
by ancient chronicles, found leading US to the
charge in earliest battles, and, although he Is
no longer visible to Us on these occasions probably
of the times live in, yet sir, is it well known by
all that he was by the side of Wolfe, when that
gallant general climbed the heights of Abraham
that he stood shoulder by shoulder with Nelson,
when that brave commander, covered with stars and
sears trod for the last time the deck of the Vic
tory and that looked down with Wellington from
the heights Of Waterloo, when the tottering empire
Of Napoleon made its last and fatal charge. deaf
cnnc applause.) Ay and throughout the whole
Ut that conflict, by which, for many years, Eu-
rope convulsed, when the hand of a foreign in
vader tore down the national colors from every an
cieEt establishment, it was he who, on the topmost
height of the old and venerable fabric of the British
constitution kept ias and flying the red cross OF
England-an emblem of hope to the oppressed
token OF defiance TO the oppressor. Cloud and re-
peated cheering You know, already, whom |
mean his banner, gentlemen, is on yonder wall
his badge, Mr.. President, is on your breast; his
image is in all our hearts. Hurrah for 1t. George
OF merry England! (Redoubled eheering) Now,
you have been kind in your reception of the
name which have just uttered, will you allow me
To mention that of a near and dear relative of
our patron Saint mean st. Jonathan" !
have seen this same gentleman in many guises-l
have just from visiting him Virginia
planter | have shaken hands with him as West
ern farmer; have been Toasted by him in this very
hall as New England Pilgrim, and have dined
with him as New FORK merchant have known
him well as Washington legislator, and have
been on intimate terms with him an American
statesman, both in and out Of oice-and will tell
you that don't believe that there is gene
or honest hearted saint in the whole calendar
bottle Of wine to a friend, or to drink his friends
best bottle of wine, if he gives IL him-(aughter)-
who il more skilled TO turn penny-more splendid
in spending a guinea. (Cheers) But st. Jona-
than, though not solely, Is especially a sea-farng
Of saint, and he has at this time a vessel on the
ocean about which he is somewhat anxious, though
II i in reality in no sort OF danger. ! think see
flying from It's ,opmast the Un0r-jack. applause
and eheers) / think hear n cry IF "a long pull,
a strong pull pull all t.gether," from the lips Of
its crew: Uong and loud applause.) That vessel
Is called the United States-trenewe wed cheers
il carries its freight the language Of Shakespeare,
the code Of Blackstone, the creed of Christ loud
cheers) Let W drink, gentlemen, to its long and
prosperous voyage INLAY no wind from the north
from the south impede ts progress, or peril its
precious cargo. Great applause and loud eheers)
There u French proyerb which says, H. dppfa
rient man od,u--which, translated into English,
means, /" One shoulder Of mutton drives down an
othe,." O.aughter) There is peculiar value,
also, as all philosophers have agreed, in the
ruleofthree and as ! have already proposed
70 you est. George and It. Jonathan, will
you now allow 20 propose 20 you the health
Of another saint, the saint of the place in
which met, mean "St. knickerbocker'
applause and laugh ter) land don't let make any
mistake. say this, because there were formerly
persons who did coniound the Flying Dutchman with
the devil. tLaughter.) Now, there is no sort of
affinity between old knckerbocker" and cold
Nick '-flaughter) land ii you wish to have the
difference strongly marked, you have only ia re-
member that whereas the according TO the best
information we have been able TO receive, always
keeps his yisiters parchcd and thrsty-Qaughter)-
the other, a. you will have perceived this evening,
gives them plenty Of excellent winc and Ia. taken
the greatest possible pains to procure them album
dant supply Of capital water. Applause) have
thus linked, gentlemen I" st. George" st. Jo-
nathan" and II. knickerbocke-," because this
goodly city Of New York may, believe, be aid to
be built by these three great frecmasons-a city
which sell dcseryes the title Of the Empire City ia
the New World. our cid city Of London, will
presume 20 add, merits the same i'm oerial denomi-
nation in the old World. (Cheers) You see, gem
temen, thai have taas contriSed to lead you from
the stately banks Of the Potomac, aud the magnia-
cent scenery Of the Hudson, our smaller but not
altogether ignoble Thames. Are you surprised at
this No
rreathss Their. q With soul dead.
who r. himself has said
Here i my own, my native land