The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-27

| tall and hath everlasting life.
This speech and toast were received with great ap-
| pause.
The following toasts received by the Club, were
Mr.. WIN. YOUNG, of the Aloion, sent sentiment,
borrowed from the Poets own letter to the Superv-
sor OF Excise at Dumfries:-
That no scheme TO betray friend msead stran-
ger-tO seduce young girl rob hen roost-to sub
vert liberty bride eAcseman-to overthrow the Gre
dit Of orthodoxy or the authority Of old songs-msy
prosper
Mr. CLARKE, OF the Knicker6ocker, sent
Tannehill the sweet poet of Scotland whose love OF
nature and power of describing her various phases in
cOmpeer Robert Burns.
From the Cashier Of Bain's telegraph Line, New
York
The compliments Of the Balm line to the friends o. that
eanny chel Burns-and accept, you please, a free
transmission of your sentiments our line.
Burns's festival New Haven
We send you our heartfelt congratulations wishing
you health, happiness and enjoyment. Aud Social
ne er keep their heads DER high but consider warril
whar they're GAVIN for feer they file their shoon no dub
The Burns Club Of Boston, to the Burns Club of
New York, fraternally greeting
Brethren have received and honor and sppreciote
the sentiment your hearts have dictated May genuine
ateIna feeling ever hold the high position it has always
name and genius wo have this night met to honor
hay guild luck hit YOU
Aud 'mang her fayorites admit you;
Ger deraction shore to snit YOU
May name believe him.
And ony dell that thinks to get you
Good Lord deceive hml'
In reply to the toasts from New England.
HoRACE GREEDY, who imbibcd an immense guam
tity Of cold water said he was descended of the
Scotch.lrsh who fought at the siege of London
New Hampshire, the founders of which place were
of the Scotch Irish stock, which he recently dis
covered in reading the "Old Mortality of Sir Walter
Scott BY comparing the characters in his birth
MI uylf thAcn I'd 1Ar
same virtues-the same feelings and the same pre-
JUDGES. The only poet that yet lived, OF the
peasant class, was Burns, who had done more than
any other man living for the cause of liberty.
Mr.. CLIREHUGH then rose and said:-Whilc doing
honor to the genius Of Burns, we must not forget
that there are others who equally deserve our re-
membrance, and, to use scrptural phrase, wherever
two or three met together to do honor to Scot
land, the spirit Of Sir Walter Scott is sure to be
among them. To say that Sir Walter Scott was the
most extraordinary man of his age, would only be to
reecho, in feeble terms the voice not only Of this
ted that the world did not pay homage to his gigan
tic mind with anything like blind doIatry; and on
this very account 1t is that we are more prepared to
offer sincere admiration at the altar of his genius,
feeling assured that like Arabian frankincense, 1t
will burn the brighter when unalloyed by the base
weed Of aattery Contrasting the number and va
rety OF his works with those which have been accom-
pshed by any other man Of the age, we may truly ap
ply to him the words which Shakespeare makes Cassus
say Of Cesar. Where is the man that hath thrown his
mantle over so large and varied tract Of the tera-
ture of the world as he has done? As poet, we
may not class him with Byron-the most iilustrious
poet Of modern times solely because from differ
ence of style, it would be difficult to institute conf
parson between them. But shall we say that the
bard of "Marmion" and the LADY Of the Lake"--the
restorer Of oil the chivalry and pageantry of the
royal days of Scotland-the poet painter Of past
ages-he who brings before groups of the gallant
the gay, and the fair ~. Of yore, more full
statues Of Canova or Powers-shall we then say
that he has drunk less deep Of the Castian spring
than even the glorious "Childe'2 Take him as an
essayist, we find him bold and comprehensive
thinker on a variety Of subjects; as biographer,
him pointing out all the lights and shades in the
characters of those whose lives he undertook to Illus
trate; as critic, he s seldom found erroneous In the
a historian, posterity will decide with more pro-
priety than could be done by any of his contempora
ries, and We may safely anticipate that time will
give him station on the same platform with
Camden, Gibb0n, Hume, and Robertson and,
last of all, as novelist, whose prolific and mex
haustible abilities bewildcr the minds of common
men turning their very strength into weakness and
like the Egyptian pyramids standing perpetual mo
preceded him or followed in the same path. Scott
has done more for Scotland than patriot, warrior,
statesman, philosopher, or historian ever did
before. 70 the uttermost limits of civilization he has
made her known, admired, and respected. From
every corner of Europe the admirers of his genius
journey, like pilgrims to the shrine Of favore
saint to look upon those scenes rendered familiar to
their inward sense by the vivid description OF his
gifted pen. His very name is the enjoyment OF
his countrys glory and whilst his country exists and
after che has ceased to be, that glory will remain.
ask you to rise and give one bumper, not IN me-
mory Of the dead ashes of the man. but to the living
and impcrishabe genius of Sir Walter Scott (Great
appause2
The following was sent from the Burns Club Of
New York, to the Burns Club of Boston,
Time the destroyer everything earthly proves the
mi nd nj Hur I'M psaan buf
deeren the homage TO his memory and make stronger the
tie which binds in common sympathy those who love the
name and poetry of Burns
Also, the following by Mr.. FARQUHAR, the secreta.
ry, In answer to Boston -
Scotohmen's wives and Sootchmen's BARNS aud those
that lie, or wish to lie in Scotchmens arms.
The following toast was given by Mr.. NORMAN
The Brotherhood Of Nations, Heral5ed BY Barns-s;ay
It's contamination be speedy and complete
The following by Mr.. Greenfield =
The lyrical poetry Of Scotland.
Mr.. CLInEHuGn then presented a fac sisndc OF the
handwriting OF Burns, together with IN original
miniature portrait of the celebrated Clarinda"
wticn the poet had got painted himself Barley
Bree' was then sung, after which the health Of Mr.
Maxwell Jr., an exPresident Of the club was given
In reply, he gave the following toast =
our President-If we bae nae goold, we hae naeihin
that iller is guild for
The health Of Mr.. James Linen, the late witty and
talented ex-President, was then given and warmly
received.
Mr.. JAMES LINEN then said-I entered this hall and
sat down at this banquet table resolved in my own
mind to remain mere listener, on the present occa
sion; but az have been called upon for toast will
give you ono suggested by the remarks which fell
from the Vice President There must be something
extraordinary in the genius Of the whose birth
day Is celebrated in every civilized quarter Of
the globe where our language is spoken. Burns lives
enshrined in the hearts Of his countrymen. We sing
his songs, and rejoice in his name. He Is now en-
throned as it were, pedestal too lofty for the
shafts Of caumny to reach. He has yet, however,
his petty calumniators. The tongue Of SANDER is
never STILL Bigotry still fingers in the pulpit, and
occasionally we hear Of her cantiDg and sickenng
denuncations. Such preachers merit universal con.
tempt We come not here to speak Of the failngs OF
the man but Of the genius the poet We do not claim
for him virtues which he did not possess nor do we