The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-02

nist By thsir KIN And gaanty ct Busna Vista, entitled
thsmsslvss 70 the lasting gratuds Of their country.
Nay health and bspPinss: attend your distngui:hed
country may require his services.
REUBEN Il. wALwORrH.
FROM HON. n. 8. LATHAM.
HoUN or RRRRmsrAnvH.l
WASHINGTON CIR, Dec. 49, 1858. I
1kH1nRS-l received your Communication, inviting
me 70 Do present at public dinner to be given By the
citIens Of Troy the 3lst nst to their sst~smsd fs
for California. No one has higher appreciation Of the
CALAMITY and personal worth Of Gen. Wool than myself
and as he goes to the State have the honor part TO
the warmth and COED feeling With which he viii thers BE-
received Public duties however prevent my attending
lam sir respectfully your oS'di Sts s;sy.'t
Mr.. CoIBr sang my Boyhoeds Home" and the bsna
played polka.
The nsxt toast
Agriculture manufactures, and commerce"
Hon. RuHnI SAon L. c., responded. 30 said:-
He often wished he was farmer when h. the re-
proud Of though It Il yet in its infancy Our maaufas
lures finding their way into every mart In the world
Wool may Be- called apon the ssd to say in snoshsr
place few words In which guest win be interested
lapp.u:. refer to the presentation q sword .ad
you the following ssntimsnt:-
'rhe City sfTroy- she boasts not OF her ancestral
point with just aud honest pride to the heroic dssds
and services Of sons on the battle 6sn
IL the sss 81 ssr
growth wealth, and happiness of her people Nay the
unity and wisdom Of her early settler. "a
and future councils and all just and wise fe
the public good"
Tho tsuth regular toast was sThe President" to vh
NJ. BRIGHAM responded.
me PrzaDs~r nsxs announced the eleventh regular
tosst-
Tihsrtv and Ia
Mr.. Srovn responded and said
In going forth to his pew saion General Wool wss ~
tuAted BY thoee principles and that love OF liberty which
governed the Revolutionary fathers; It also in obsd
the Law which he had always been accustomed -
speaker hoped that he would before 1885, orisr
posts which he emineDtly calculated 70 an asd
which the speaker trusted he would ali at the expaoa
Of the next Presidential Canvass.
Great cheering and cries Of "Good," In the midst e
which the speaker sat down
The next regular sen t!ment-
1.-THE Legislature of the State OF New York"
Hon. A. r HADLEY responded. de said:--
He had doubt that the new Legislature would wen
perform their duties, and he claimed some charity te
them at the hands of their constituents
The thirteenth regular toast
"The Women Of America"
Mr.. GRIFFITH, (who served In the war OF 1919 gave
The Army and Navy in 1872 By their valor courage.
and perseverance, they showed to the world that II wA
best for them to respect rights Their motto was-
sour country right or wrong"
Mr.. DoUcHY gave
The Ladies the Reserve Corps Of thu Republic What
would our army be without their armsp
At this time, (hal past Dine,) General Wool retired
from the table, and escorted to his house by Of
the company
Tho festivities at the Troy House, ofcisy speaking
we're AL over but the song toast wine and jest wsrs
circulated until tbs end Of the year. and young 1864 w
pledged In full bumpers Thus closed the grand dinner
to General Wool The committee we're attentive and sue
csss'u dinner was capital the wines ditto and q
the speeches. our readers may judge for them.slves