New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-10

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| would conclude with sentiment emb0iginz "A.
| feelings uppermost m his mind
TAe Boz o. ~ ship Yevd-niar he i've long ~ st,.
rous and hsppy. anc still iGrtfer p-eSs onward ?, -
I the fag Of his native land. lApp'susel
4 The Hutchinson Family we're thea lzuoaucst A.. |
sang Uncle Sans Farm, Land Reform ami "ys.-
yourselfs Farm Glee. This was received viii ;, |
thussstIc applause and universal eneor, which a.,
responded TO with Three Cro'5s Co,nfeld, vhs |
also gave great satisfaction. When they had "a, |
cluced, the Chairman offered them some.hiss !, |
take, which they declined. Three cheers were IA, |
given for the Hutchinson Family.
The fifth regular toast Was then given. 70 sAs |
Mr. TlLIsroN Of the firm Of Spohord. TIles,os |
co replied.
When called upon 20 respond 20 the sentiment I'D,
uttered mus, own that felt my self entirely ai.s
quste but wishing al this time and 10 this place =
express my sentiments in regard 10 the subject ar
calls us here this evening, decided 70 depart tfOa
my custom, and say few words IN honor % that t,
tngulshed mechanic, who has done 30 much to Goa
fer honor on our country abroad
Yes, gentlemen. can truly and emphahcallysas
that George steers has not only elevated himSl
but tha, his mastery skill In modelling and ouadaf
the America has conferred honoron sdl-snd, a.
merchant OF New-loTk. take pleasure IN ,enceIus
this testimonial OF my appreciation OF bis talents
Mr. President, as appear before YOU this eyenns
as a merchant perhaps II may not be improper ~
me TO say that /, too, am mechanic Yes. genie.
Z AZ the age OF Is WAS paced IN lFlNfiug Of
hce, in the town OF Boston, where | served out N,
full time and surely the apprenticeship should Ia.
crease my regard for the mechanics Of NeN-N0rk y
many OF whom are present on this occasion, ana ior
whom entertain the most profound respect aud Ft.
| gard
lis tue, Mir President, that the merchants Of
New-lofk are entitled to the gratitude OF the
spirit but, AK. %6Si Should We Be- without Il,
/ aid OF the mechanic Who lsit that has moie!et
and built those splendid steamers and clipper SINS
/ hat the atlntlfaffon M 10 xha
/ civilized World Asa merchant answer that Ques
tion by saying that the mechanics Of New.l0n-
| yes. gentlemen, On the borders OF the EM
| RIver-there is 4 class Of men (mechanics thoash
they were) who have conferred imperishable honor
on our Ci,y-and for one. trust that the time will
come az II has not already arrived when the names
of Bell, Brown, Webb, WesierseH, and Others, vii
stand before the community a. they merit, and that
We all shall Own that II Is u their skill and pefse
verance that the fame Of our mercantile marine has
been elevated above that of any other nation oa the
face of the earth
The sixth toast was then gwen. and JAWS 5
TKAYER, Esq, responded as follows
In following in the footsteps OF an lustr.0us pre-
decessor | must claim your indulgence for not hav.
ing been appriSed that was to respond TO THIS toast
In looking around on these banners, and into The
faces of those gentlemen who are present on tbs
occasion, 1t is evident that no landmark could b,
more appropriate than the Constitution OF the United
States. Almost the only subject that tonsttuncl
leaves exclusively wtsln the control OF the Natlonal
Congress - the lIltftri> lOnl6ttCN Win I Oinote
and sblp-bulsdlng Was there ever time IN ne
history OF this country, when II was more Opp)TIune
to go back to the Constitution
Whence came the first call for National Confsd
Grafton such as we now have Ii came from TIE
mechanics, the artisans and the ship-buders OF
Salem and OF Boston. And should that Coniedsr-
acy ever want defenders We could never appealo
stronger hands or stouier hearts than those OF The
mechanics and the ship-buders OF the county
All that was here celebrated was nothing, exccpts
connected with the great achievement OF American
genius and industry with the name OF Robert Fa.
ton. But for him We should never have seen the
occasion for this festival The yacht America had
not only vered the waters of the English Cnanns
but had yexed the pride Of the English people
From that event and this occasion went forth The
sentiment of exultatiOn which Rlowed in the hearts
of the American people. IL Britinnla ruled the
waves, We now knew that II was because America
was not there. But he had done he had only 70
say that the heart that found IN Baltimore Pal
ladephia, Boston and Salem, wherever was iouad
sign Of our national independence, were f0uEd
those who would stand by the Constitution Aad
now the surest reliance for its preservation would
be found among those connected with our national
commerce. And was that not enough In this West
eTn Continent to occupy our ambition and every
thing else
Now that the voice OF the enchanter was over the
land, he asked them not to resist that oracle, but
listen 10 the oTacIes OF the past. When the sin
went down and the last red flash was on the evening
cloud. listen for a feeble and dying voice from the
Sage Of Ashland Ask oil the past and all the pres
ent If the good old ship Constitution might not BOZ
the shoals and breakers on the opposing coast
Applause
The seventh toast was then given, and replied 10
by GEORGE LAW, Esq, who spoke OF Eckfori
Fulton, and other eminent men connected with the
annals Of navigation IN the country. Mr.. Joha
Dimon, he said, was the apprentice Of Ecktofd, ana
MIR. stephen Smith, also near him. These
gentlemen had done much to bestow credit on our
naval architecture OF Mr. lsaao Webb aud OF his
son, VIM. ii Webb, who had built more ships than
lheTI m ~ ha al Akp hi al
terms. The skill OF Newly oTk naval architects was
indeed acknowledge by the world.
The pioneers OF ocean steam nayiga.ion-there
rat on ms right one VINO had abOTed IN that ciuse
(Nlr Colllnsj and who had achieved for our cOualIy
the boast that England was not ten days IRON this
shore Applause But It was to the mechanics Of
New-YOrk that we were indebted for all this. These
mechanics had not exhausted their genius. They
had exhausted the means Of those who had employed
them. But furnish our mechanics the me ans. add
they would outsrip what they had done far as
they had outstr pped the genius Of those who had
gone before them. Applause
The war Of 1912 Old more 10 break down the
naval superiority OF England than all the nations Of
The globe had achieved before. THIS we owed 70
our mechanics our sailors, and more than all, 10
the liberty we all enjoyed TINS II was which ased
up suchmen We commenced ocean steam IN 1915,
and IN 1881 We have beat them upon every passage.
This country was the home Of the emlgrant and the
asy lum OF the exile. We woud receive and extend
cur cObrtesies 10 whom we please. The pend.
ent y6on amy Of the country were the fulcrum on
which would move the world. Archimedes
wtItcd only The point TO fix his purchase the pur-
chase that would TX the deSpots OF the world was
here. Applause
TAX to us OF whom We should fear Our exam
pie had gone abroad and would not be recall ed. He
would be CAD 10 have seen more independeace
eyinced IN city notfaT from this place Applause
lie wsuid be glad 10 have seen Washington answer.
ing 10 the pusatl0ns OF the country Applause III
he was no! too tedious, go on, Go On J allow nun
TO take a look al what the English had done, aud
what Ne had done. The line OF Cunari steamers
was completed In about lslO they had had II years
experience, ana we o. Oar experience prey!0Cs~
l. al had been In tire navigation Of our rivers.
He hoped there would be generosity enOus N
| tie GCyeITmsnt and tie ccuLty 20 enable the
CollIs Line 20 meet the new ships gland wa
about 10 bring against them, BY saying To our tD"
Cbanics, Let have the extent 81 your genius and
yOuT skill Do NJ scTimp u by dollars and CeRis
for II that was done. We should b beaten far tina,
~ should never see day light again. II vas not visa
Us here as IN Europe. Our mechanics eIcoiled BE-
al,sr ~