The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-23

tribute her prosperity have elevated her 70 high position
among the States Of our Union. Great appause)
The PRESIDENT apoogzed far the absence OF 6oyernor
Clifford, and called up Hon. AnBor LAWRENCE late Minis
ter to England Mr. Lawrence thanked the Governor Of
New York for his atteng sentiment and proceeded TO
state that he could not express how much he was pleased
with the exhibition The horse the great cvilzer of
mankind-our battles were won by the horse-and the
present exhibition due to the horse and to ourselves
lie desired 10 thank the citizens Of Springfield for the
excellent arran gements which had been made He had
known any subject introduced to the people OF
Massachusetts, which well received this. He
heard any objection made to it by anybody He
hoped that There exhibitions would be held every
and swsys in Springfield. (Applauss.) 1t could not be
done better anywhere. NJ Lawrence closed his speech
by reiterang his tina axis, and gave the following
TIE State Of yrgnia-The lar of grea. and patriotic
three cheers. He said that he had such
exhibition in Virginia, which racing State. He
was not surprised at the horses but he surprised at
the men and women. He had twenty thousaud
people together, and not riotous ing them all
lApplause.) This was owing in great degree to the
said) display of which you not only be proud as
citizens Of Massachusetts, but citizens OF the United
States and You have had an exhibition of men, women
and children which woud do creot to any commonwealth
in the orld cloud cheers) But, Mr.. President you
will pardon me when say that you are somewhat whip.
ping the devil round the stump Qaugh.er l do not
to bring in c,naict with your ministry, but
do not think the reproach comes well from your lips
against our passion for racing, when you practise
it as have seen it practised here iud that we all
precisely the same thing in different forms we see
here institution of respectable gentlemen Offering
ting horses that could be found at Springfield while we
offer premium for the fastest running horse. (sugh-
ter and applause And do not know that anywhere IN
holy writ is condemned lille The other is approved
Great laughter) could not help thinking, when saw
the ladies waving their bandkerchefs, and the ex
pressing their admiration by clapppg their hands that
If we could put before them two three fast Virginia
horses, what a scene we should have witnessed Tn.
welkn would have rung until it shook the bones OF
the old aborognes sleeping in the valley of the Connec
tcut. Cheers and hughter.) The eloquent speskec
then went on to that Massachusetts, and Virginia had
Inv in
ties of the revolution and in the support of the Union
He gave the following sentiment
The State Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS state whatever Others
state that the Of the people of Massachusetts viii
choose to set their faces against the union Of the States
or the constitutional laws of their country.
II speaker sat down an ID great cheering.
The President then presented Ex-Governor FLOYD, OF
Virginia who received with three cheers He thanked
The audience the part Virginia. for the honor done
him, but he desired to congratulate the audience upon
the occasion on which they met. Massachusetts, bad
never set an example equal TO this and It was one which
would spread with the pdy lightning the coun-
try had been well said that the American people were
intimately connected with horse Virginia might outrun
Massachusetts, but tro,tpg the best gait for sue
The speaker drew parallel between the gadato-
rial exhibitions in ancient Rome and the scenes which
had transpred here day He closed with the following
sentiment
Massachusetts, Men and Massachusetts, Horsss-on what
ever course ey may re % S t
whole people Of the United State:
ware, who made brief and pointed beech He agreed
with the EEAIp in saying that the horses Of the Black
hawk and Morgan breeds were too SIN I'll Ooneu, aul
thought the breeders might get up colts two inches
higher He highly pleased with the exhibition, ane
would woe for equestrian statue for the originator OF
Mr.. LAWRENCE of Bosten proposed the health, happ
ess and prosperity of George H. Atwater the originator
of the exhibition which was drunk with thre, cheers
Mr.. ATwAItR THANKED the audience and excused him
self from making speech.
The PRESIDENT made few complimentary remarks rela
tive to New Hampshire, which briefly acknowledged
by Ex-Governor Colby, of New Hampshire In of
his speech, Ia, said that New Hampshire did not always
select her nobest TO confer her honors upon them
BE made several witty illusions to the ladies' and his
speech was frequently interrupted with applause and
laughter.
The next sentiment was "The Press" and suitably
Ihe Clergy next toasted and responded to
by Rev i. u. HUNTINGTON of Boston He said it might
be asked what connection divnes could have with horses
but il mast be remembered that the aid OF horses
otter necessary to convey them from parish to an
ether Horses sot lost sight of in the present age
ct steamboats, and railroads He il soldier, phioso-
pier, and politician. What commentary is this show
upep the predictions which have b. made upon the
extinction Of horses by railroads. The speaker confessed
TO liking for respectable horse and dlat.d upon the
sagacty, beauty and sensbility of the animal. The
Duke OF Clarendon said that man never so much
man as when on horseback. He thought horseback rid
ng good for meanness and dyspepsia.
No man woman properly educated unless he
she could sit a horse gracefully and properly Toere
one feature about the subject which painful
The number of horses about streets
Such exhibitions as this would prove that the best
horse the cheapest They would have another effect
to call down popular deestaton those wretehes who
appeal to all Christians to respect each other
cslhpgs and to encourage any improvement
any honorable branch of business. He gave
The city Of Springfield Her heart always young-she ha
shown the wisdom of antiquity for by her grand experiment
in ayng horses she has opened the Olympus Of America
Great cheers)
The MAYOR, Mr. Rice, til anked the audience for the
thusiasc manner in which they had received him. and
glad to see them in Springfield he excused himself
from making speech.
On the proposition of the PRESIDENT the audience gave
three cheers for the persons who had exhibited horses
Mr. Wilder then left the chair, which taken BY
Governor Colby
Mr.. J. R. RHopHEAp, of New York, gave
I" The American Oympiad.n
The distribution OF premiums followed the banquet and
closed the labors Of the managers and other officials
nected with the exhibition w.