Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-06-26
Horace 0reeley's Speech.

This speech is model OF neatneSS and proprl-
ETY.; creditable alike TO the author and the coun-
try he represents at the Worlds Fair. 1t seems
to have given very little satisfaction, however, to
the London press, by none Of whom was 1t re-
ported, although the speech in reply from Mr.
Paxton, together with the other speeches and
toasts were printed in full. Mr. Greeley may
feel highly complimented if the neglect was in
territorial. We give the whole speech, which,
while it was peculiarly fitted to the occasion, is
more than usually free from the objections just
" attributable 10 the writings and speeches of the
author.
GREEIEy's SPEECH AT THE WoRLp's FAIR
Greeley was present al great dinner by the Lon
don Commissioners to the Foreign Commissioners
AT Richmond. 1t was magnificent affair. Lord
Ashburton presided, thanked by foreign ministers
and mobiles, and Greeley made the following very
neat speech
Horace Greeley, being regularly called upon
by the chair, arose and said:
In nv own land. my lords and Gentlemen,
where Nature is still so rugged and unconquered,
where population is yet so scanty aud the demands
for human eXertion are so various and urgent, II
is but natural that we should render marked hon.
or to labor, and especially to those who by in
vention or discovery contribute to shorten the
processes and increase the efficiency of Industry.
It is but natural therefore. that this grand con-
ception Of comparison of the state OF Industry
in all Nations by means of Worlds Exhibition.
should there have been received and canvassea
with lively and general interest-an interest
which is not measured by the extent of our con-
trbutions.
Ours is still one Of the youngest Of Nations,
with few large accumulatioaS of the fruits of
manufacturing activity or artistic skill, and these
so generally needed for use that we were not ike
" to send them three thousand miles away. mere
" for show. 1t is none the less certain that the
progress of this great Exhibition from its original
conception to that perfect realization which we
her commemorate, has been watched and discuss
ed not more earnestly throughout the saloons Of
Europe than by the smiths forge and the me
chanics bench in America. Especially the hopes
and fears alternately predominant on this side
with respect to the edifice required for this Ex-
hihition-the doubts as to the practcability of
erecting one sufficiently capacioas and commo-
dious to contain and display the contributions of
the whole world-the apprehension that it could
not be rendered impervions to water-the conf
dent assertions that it could not be completed in
season for opening the Exhibition on the first of
Nav as promscd-all found an echo on our
shores and now the tidings that all these doubts
have been dispeiled, these difficulties removed,
will have been hailed there with unmingied salts
faction.
trust, gentlemen, that among the ultimate
fruits of this Exhibition, we are to reckon wi
! der and deeper appreciation of the worth of L.
hor. and especially of those Captains Of Indus
try'' by whose conceptions and achievements our
Race is 80 rapidly borne onward in its progress
to a loftier and benignant destiny. We shall not
! be likely to appreciate less fully the merits of
the wise Statesman, 5y whose measures Peo-
! Plies thrift and happiness are promo.ed-of the
brave Soldier who :ogfully pours ont his blood in
defence Of the rights or in vindication Of the hon
| or of his Country--of the Sacred Teacher, by
whose precepts and example our steps are guided
| in the pathway to heaven--if we render fit honor
! also to those "Captains of Industry" whose tear
less victories redder no river and whose con-
| quering march is unmarked BY the tears OF the
widow and the cries Of the orphan. give you,
| therefore,
The Health Of Joseph Parton, Esq, Designer
of the Crystal Palace-Honor to him whose sc.
| MUS does honor to Industry and Man!