New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-07

been 80 here BY tne Dutlh e'en-ntir ne p'pili'
ion Of the UBiiea states. In fhe yelr me D-ci.rt
ton OF Indepeujsnce Was made, sPD@ar31 10 ''n'-
history OF TIE decay of the ere Nes np ne Foil
had er eep that Sane wear saw the hrh NJ stu
gres'er poFsr in the world, one founded % a " =
tiferert founjahon-the rights OF the people. CID
beu foretold that il civilization tfDid ~ 10 60
Anerics would he the irld in Shich art science AT
civilization wouid rcavpear. Bui Gibeoa- Ike Ot1-
ers f,JCot Inst civilization itself Di gat breed the
power tha would destroy "a. snd in esc the cities
ot ihr Old World do pour intO this republc corrupt
and dangerous kind Of population, The ELECTS OF which
nothing could Withstand except the sound de n0craiic
An ericsn character chiefly as founded the princ
pies first planted here BY Holanders. Applause
The President then gave the regular toasts in or
der.
Can't TAYLOR. of the Army, responded to the fourth
regular toast He said IL ytbuc could Increase the
desire of the Army snd Navy TO continue to do their
duty "a thew ever done il sould be the reception of
such compliments as the present. He gave as
sentiment
Tbe Member, o. the St Nicholas Society; May they hsve
wan, ren.n. hi. bsrpy festival ami smoke together the
pipe CT Pesee snd good fellowship
The firth regular toast was Responded 70 Dy the
Rev Dr BETHUSE. He ssii: must confess rse
not without trspdation AZ the spirit OF the toast must
lesd ne to historic allusion, and find myself ever
sgsnst the gentleman who is the Historian OF New
York-of New Amsterdam. However. ! must try ~
recover my reputation. snd congratulate YOU on the
superior wisdom Of the HollsDders. in selecting New
York leland for their colony on this Continent. The
Dutchman h4s been accused OF slowness, but my
Long Island experience tells me that speed aud Boz
tom are well kpOsn 10 he The tEO great ingredients
10 make the fast animal; and however snsu may be
ny claims % the former qusliiy, l Thick no one
csn deny me full allowance of the latte.
Laughter | may begin, then, on 50 brnad SUD
comprehensive q basic without much fear lLsugh
ter Surely The Du'chmsn showed a good pa yer OF
selection when be pitched on this site for bis city
city that is par frcceHce the mother citythe foster
ess Of the glory of the American name. When
Great RFifaip anxious 10 insrpgsg her
pitched upon the Cape OF Good Hope, what did she
find there The Du'chman And 80, in the very
Island OF Java found the whch distinguished
the country Of your ancestors Batavia! Tue eoun.
try 10 which British no LOOKS for denomination of
her glory called, not al first Australia but New
Holland; ard even when the British tried to get
rid of he Dutch name Van Deman, they IN Willingly
keTt the Dutch denomination in keeping the same
tasmania; for that ives termed from Tasman, the
Du'cbusD. Cape Horn, to-, has is name from
Horn the DUichmsn and much as receut peneira-
tons into Japan are made matter for glorihoaiion,
we must remember that u Q Dutcsman was there 300
Yeas ago. DR. Bethuue adverted 10 the well-knosn
early history of the Islsnd Of Nsw-fork. Horace
Walpole 10 speaking Of New York, called it an opu
lent and proud colony; but II opuent aud proud
then what reasons have hot those whose
birth place is New-York to be proul to day
Some time after, ssid DIR. b. of Philadelphia, who
travelled ths way, found out that NeN-fVrk was like
IL 10 become the rival OF that city-iOr WHAT For
the trade OF New-Jerseyl (Laus liter We must not
lick alone TO the excellent situation OF this city but
$50 consider he character of the men who founded
it, men rockt d into hsrd'hood on the Ocesu Itself
as Moses was rocked the waves, abandoned of
Dep but cared for by God, and carried safely here 70
found the principles of religious as wei IA civil
freedom. Every drop Of blood IN my veins is
Scotch drawn from that glorious Presbyterian
cd nation. (Cheen,l but we must not forget
thar the struggle carried on, from Magna Chsrta
downward in The British Islands in fsvor OF the rights
OF man was never ssful tail DutchmaD, " lam
OF Orange, was called from bis home 10 estabish
those shis Where do we ind the first assertion Of
the great demOcr Principle OF federal sovereignty
but in the Confederation OF the Seven Duteh Ststes
And where Roman despOtlsin etectually checked
save ia the land where, indeed ors'ocrscy could not
exist because there, on the shore OF the ocean,
In the preseuce Of the dykes, there was no room
for colt hand. The word was "Shovsl
4" on CrOv a." Loud applause True, the title Vas
afterwsrd assumed Of Counts of Hollandi but they
were lot the men OF the marshes. These were the
mtn who though butchers, bakers, tailors and breS
ers beat back Inc chvalfy that aed their rights
not, 81 FrosssTt tells, for honOrsOle and chiyarlc
love Of 6gbiDg but that they might get back 10 their
warehouses and their wives. Laughter aud sp
pauseI There too, was toe greet rg ht asserted OF
II az 10 worsbip bis GOD rs he pleased AMI hitner IN
cor sequence #, cked all who painted for freedom OF
cctp science. Here all whether Chrstiao orJe| found
themstlyts safe among the liberties Of great and free
p,0Diei lApplause.l Can we wonder that the City
founded by such men has prospered-thas God has
blessed i'll Applause England, great and g.0
rioBs as she is, IL a mixed nation The names tue
highest in her church ard ststesmanship shOF a
~ ,ed tlrod She shows not the national incest,
follow ed by natural deterioration, which marks the
preeter par of the natives Ut southern Europe In
Holsnd, too s found the mixed blood, add the
consequeBt inprOvem mt of the race, which ne
csssarily srOse from the immigration invited hither
BY the freedom aud tolerance Of her Institutions.
ore thing delie htsd the Dotcbman when he came
here. The mtn nth ten breeches are not ordinarily
supposed 10 have much poetry about them; bat
when the Dutcbmsn this glorious HadsO0 une.
ousled for beauty and practical can faucy him
tBkipg bis pipe from his mouth. blowing cloud Ut
satisfaction ard e1claiuing, " What a canal An
EDelisb writer described the Dutchnans horse ~
having his bride his tail and his burden
on his bely-meaLing the canal.boat. cSnoOt
help thinking the idea a good one, parsicu.
larry when ! reflect on the Importance OF
canals TO this State and though il may be
aweskntss to ascr be virtue TO names cannot help
trk pg that when De Witt Clinton conferred the vast
benefits be old on State, the Dutch portion OF bis
namo-the portion given him by his mother-must
have had good deal TO do with II. Great as IL the
CT that awaits this City, let her be at the hight
Of her fame and prosperity and surely there will still
be found II ose who viii honor and bless the memory
of Saint Nicholas. Enthusiastic appliance.
In introducing the sixth regular toast, tue PREsi-
pENr edverted to the gsllsn'ry displayed By tue
Dutch Ia their war with opaH-Lot ex ceeded AZ Their
uopyla or Marathon. When they mads up their
uiId that they right tn 3re was nothing in ma
ture that could drive them from II; lie ASKED where
was the difference between Saxon Holland AID Saxon
EuRlspd until the Norman heel trod the latter in
the duet
Tie sixth regular toast was replied to by DE Pegs
ter Occep. tie said: You have learned, Sir, the
character Of those who founded this Cy, and that,
among them and them alone previous 70 the founds-
ton OF our Republic existed Federal Republic;
From Holland alone came the seed that was planted
here-the seed Of civil and religious liberty. We vii
never deny the debt Of science and art when we owe
10 other lands but we must not forget that it IS ~
Holland We owe that we are what We ara. With the
roItical Constitution which foresathefs gave Us,
they gave US ao the invaluable blessing OF an excel
lett bodily consti GtOn. sixty years ago, Society
III lfss than two hundred formed OF whom nifty.
ore now survive. | ask those who hear me 10 look
bsck 10 the characters and principles Vi their