New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-20


ssos.S aus, AID 20 join giving him an ea'u'e vel
VIII .ssshts Of esteem .SS regard an. YER, .oe,.
yeuu &c. JAS. SHIELDS
Ldtr Of Postmaster General Campbell
wAsHSsloS Thgrrl,y Dec IS s5l
Is with invitation 70 diner to be given to Mr. Mschs At
his rrk OF your see' to say that the eKssuee' Of
Of eial eais. Al peculiarly tAsng WI t.sssf mpo'-
hieS 3D. WY '''''"'''' ''''''' JAMES CAMPBELL
The next toast read by DIr o CoSoR follows:
.esd eed he o1,s,ea Matt aat q Eu'eT'-Msy they soon
Misc ne Ilq5p that through Taya's HaV.
Now there were loud cries for Meagher, and, at the
close of the music that gentleman to respond His
rising was the signal FOR most enthusiastic applause We
rpor his remarks in full promising that the speech was
most pertinent and eloquent and received the oft repeated
and most hearty appreciation of the audience
SPEECH OF MIR MEAGHER.
NR. PRESIDENT LADIES AND GENrLEMEN-I was
one evening on the OhO-an evening shall not easily
forget The river had been swollen with recent rains
The current passing quickly but with the placidiy
which reminded one of the old prOyerb that smooth
water runs deep" 1t early in May. The sky
was pale Thin clouds, with softeuel outline and
mnelng gently with one another were moving to ward
the north. There was something in the air. which if
not viyifyiDg-if not genal-was quoting. 1t was
touched with great tenderness if not with mournfl-
ness. Not with the mournfulness which comes from
anguish and peryades our nature as if with the faint
pusaions of subsding struggle but with that mourn
fitness which accompanies the recOllecions of home
and is tempered and weeteued liz up with the love Of
old and faces, and the hope of seeing them
more. From the various incidents that were going on
in tie boat about me- and the varying features of the
scene through which were gliding turned to one OBJ
iect, which far lorcbly than the rest attracted
NY attention. Ii was sycamore tree noble looking
uee-noble in lite proportions, noble in its proiusion,
noble in its promise md the birds were
in r. is topmast branches striking their wings and
uCring their quick notes OF JOY on with wha, a
sweet thrill c1me forth the liquid song from that waving
sparkling foliage and how confident t made the locker
en- that tie tree from which guhed ia thousand ming
ing streams would stand and flourish and PIT forth its
beeuiy ard rejoice in the fragrant breath of the summer
and stouiy defy the shock Of the winter for years to
Il was a dream | looked downward-tlie roofs were
striped The earth had been loosened from them and they
gistenCd Ike bOnes-whtn ned as they were with the
water which tumbled through them. and about them and
over them one hold alone It seemed % have. But the
sloepless clement busy upon that Even while
loktd iho soft mould slipped in fakes from the solitary
STAY which bold the tree erect And there Il stoo1ul of
veor fu Of beauty full Of festive life full Of promise
with The grave perhaps aihom deep opened At is feet
The re1t food and The last link must give And down
must cone that ord Of the forest with al his honor with
al bis strength, with all he mrth and the remorse
less river shall toss him to The thick slime, and
then fling him up agaiD tearing bis tangled fnery and
bruising and breaking his proud lmbs-unt, two
thousend miles below some siagnant swamp, tired Of
TIE dead prey the Wild pursuer chlfed and jlmEg from
the chase shall cas-, hapeess log ashore. such shabe
"tle fate" sad, d" Of the European Kings" IL nov
summer with them The sunbeams gid the dones OF their
palaces TIE helmets with the crimson names burn along
ttoee white lines within which leg countless as that Of
Xorxes 6ie encamped Prayers are going on in pavilion
on the fell IL is the camp near Omiz The golden lamps
ard and Of the voiye altar m the air Ike the
branch OF Ayornus with yellow ustre aud the silver
.rrmpes sounding the thanksgiving Hash their hadows on
tie purple curtains Of the chapel EsewhereI believe in
Ptrs-trd,l fcasts are going old cehedrals hakeom
vault to BELLY with swelling organs and surgng chor and
rolling drums, and changing chimes end the sun, stream
ng through tie painted windows mnges s rays With the
Ieumed smoke Of thurhles and the coOred haze OF en-
flowers fesh with luscious fragrance Beauty clustered
there in Snowy vesture and the princes and warriors Of
the cities baIed and pumed and harnessed for the field
and there senators and councillors OF state and grand
elmoneIs and doctors Of the law, and ministers Of police
ana otler functionars, assembled there kewise in ho
day costume lie market places anu the pubic Squares
and all the public Offices are decked oct with h0ral
wiesihs and PAINTED shields. and pendant flags. And
there gay professions through the streets and market
ChoIuses and barges with carved and gilded prows,
and silken awnings fiDged and tasselei richly, and
oil laden with revelry gliding up and down the river
Tie sun goes down. yet the ky Is bright brighter than
at noon There Is broad avenue, walled on either side
and srched with fire There ere fountains Of FIRE pillars
Of FIRE temples Of ire" TEMPLES Of Immortality, they
cal them. arches Of fire. pyramid 81 ne. The fable
Of tie Ihouix i more than realized. Above that
mass ard maze OF flames an eagle, feathe-ed with
Gaues spreads bis gigantic wings and mounts and e1'
rsncs until tower, and dome, and obel-k are spaaned
Visions of Arabian Nights visit the earth again he
wealth and wonders OF SIneyeh ere dsenfombed The
festival costs US million six hundred THOUSAND francs
all done 10 order. /; is sumner with the kings Aye
GUNNER with the kings Bright leaves upon the tree and
lte and song among them-bgi death Is at the root Inc
next food and the proud lord shall be uprootsd and the
waters shs tear him away and when they haze stripped
i'm Of lis fnery they shah fling Lin upon the swanQto
rot Such hal be the fate OF the European kngs-Earo
peun arisioereoies-Eurelean despotisUl Who wiA Ia
inert hi Who would avert il Let rs see them, AMI
New have to say They win lament IT, AMI they
would strive T. aYer Il wl0 say iAlt osder TOD nam
"tairtd A-b.nc. tlli,hF. o. a1s lail ih cream OF
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