New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-04
PRESENTATION TO JAS. w. BARKER

A splendid silver service was presented TO JAMES
w BARKER at the ColGmore House Saturday
evening as an Acknowledgement Of his services in the
cause of Know Nothingism
At O'Clock some hundreds of gentlemen sat down
to a dinner consisting of rather select number of
dishes, but remarkably well cooked 1t is not too
much 10 soy that in everything connected with the
dinner the managers Of the affair displayed the most
excellent taste.
Mr. Ullmann not being present, the Hon. THOMAS
r. WHITNEY took the chair, Mr.. Barker and Mr..
Squires sitting his right and Mr.. james Brooks Of
The Eapress and Mr.. Rose of The Daily Ners on his
left When ample justice had been done to the mate
rial aid furnished on the occasion the presentation
service was uncovered and the Chairman introduced
Mr.. SELAH SoUIREs, who made the presentation.
He said that it gave him great pleasure in behalf of
the donors to few Of his personal friends within the
State Of Newly ork, to present to him, Mr.. Barker,
that slight testimonial of their respect and regard for
his personal worth and his devotion to interests which
they deemed vital to the prosperity of the country
ICheersl. Hardly year had passed since the Ameri
cen idea had taken hold of their nativeborn citizens
in this land; they had seen Mr.. Barker the recog-
nzed head of that Order within this State and nation
and it upon that occasion that they took pleasure
not as a compensation for seryces-not by any means
as consideration for bis fidelity to the Order, but
simply as q testimonial of their regard; they had
seen that this organization and this idea had brought
the antipodes of political policy TO combine against
them; they had seen persons differing heretofore IN
political opinion joining hands in attempt TO carry
forward this idea to a victorious result. Let him
ccpt as slight memorial of that respect which they
bore TO him.
Mr. PARKER replied as follows: Mr.. Chairman and
Gentlemen of the Committee-If words of eloquence
were mine to employ, the emotions which now control
my heart would assuredly repess the communication.
MI H. %ta Of vain
friends, the kindly and generous greetings of par
tial friendship the occasion of the presentation OF
rich and gorgeous memento for unmerited services
feebly rendered, and the exceedingly fattering and
courteous terms employed IN the presentation all, all
conspIe to excite regret that words fifty chosen are
not mine for the occasion, the theme. lnrinsically
valuable your magnificent testimonial unques-
tonably is, and wrought as ii has been with slch
exquisite taste skill and beauty of fnsh believe
me that the value resides rather in the origin
and attendant circumstances than in the dollars and
cents of the elaborate production. The thought that
we live in the hearts of our dear and generous friends
is assuredy most peasurable and the assem-
bly around me must ever constitute most delightful
"reminiscences marking as they do one of the most
pleasing incidents in my personal history lCheersl
Grateful for the distinguished favor which you Sir,
and the gentlemen of the committee and this assem-
bage have been pleased to manifest toward mo on the
present OCCASION and thankful for the elaborate ana
gorgeous tribute which my fellow-ctzens have been
plessod to proer fO the honest defense OF what have
been long cherished and vital principles present to
you Sir and TO the Committee and 10 them individu-
aIly my most profound Acknowledgements IApplausel.
Tie President proposed the health of the Hon.
VIM. w. Campbell Judge of the Superior Court
Mr.. CAMPBELL replied by examination Of the ma
tivity of Sam. Sam born he said in the State of
New-York, in the year I'M. His godfather was John
JAY and bis sponsors were the members of the Con-
venon which framed the first Constitution OF the
State of New York. The condition OF naturalization
then established was aburaton of allegiance to all
Governments and Potenates in all matters ecclesas.
cal as well as civil ICheersl. But Sam though old
in years was still in the griste of an early and ygor
Gus manhood and long might he hive to bless the land
II his and their common birth. He gave them
Sam May he grow old IT, Three cheers for Sam,
Sbich were given with a Will.
The Hon. JAS Brooks was then introduced. lie
made speech of great length maintaining that the
time had come for the Order to throw off the vail of
secrecy-that the Catholics should throw off all ale
glance to foreign ecclesiastical superors as Episco-
palians and Methodsts had done-that the Bible
should be rentroduced into the Public Schools-that
there was an inconsistency in advocating the protcc-
ton Of American labor and at the time calling in
foreign pRuper labor 10 compete with r-and that for
eign MIL AIRY associations should be dlsbanded. Let
thsm 60 before the people with these American pm
ciples and leave Tariffs and Anti Tariffs Internal I'M
movements and Dti-lnterna improvements, Slavery
and Anti-Slavery to the politicians Chsering. Leave
all these eyete Issues TO the eiiee and broken down
pO,iicaus, Virginia had been lost because ulls nad
not been done. He was no AboEiioDist, he said he
never had been he could be- he had no respect
whatever for their principle their organizations but
he had to say this, that II he found man pledged TO
American principles he would vote Tor Fred Douglass
himself rather than take q candidate from lammany
Hall half organized half American al, not one-quav-
ter blood American. 1t man would keep rus Adolf
touism lust where he kept his Tariff and his Temper
auce in the right place ard be sound upon American
ideas lie would vote for him. He would give senti-
mSnt:
icIever one md nsepaTAble lcheersl.
THos. JEFFERSON LYON of Orange County was the
next sneaker. He said that up in the country they
were called a onecrop party, that was party that
would last but year. But he thought they were
very much more than that. Give him so good Ameri-
can men and with conct ntration and union of effort
on their part he could take any town IN the state.
What then was 10 discourage them, as they had
leo 900 members of the Order In the STATE.
gentlemen from Indiana pledged the Northwest to
90 for American principles, although the great mass
was in favor of internal Improvements and their
hearts we're true to the great principle OF Free soh
JOIN II. RHODES Of Kings County, made few re-
marks and gave:
Kings Couniy-The banner County Of the American leAeI
Mr.. HOLDER sang the song OF the fiag Oh our
Union and with three cheers for Sam twice repeated
the meeting adjourned at about II o'clock.
The service presented was the work oil Pia" q
Brother, No. 20 Maiden-lane and was got up IN Iae