The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-05

c empeun Of the world axsd in this city, or At least
on this continent Gentlemen, beg TO make excuses
for ny too long speech. (Cres Of "No, MOI 60 en,')
banquet like this. have words to express my
lnowlecgments for your bindness and all say Is,
that my eourse- you approve OF the past-wh be the
same from this time forward lGrsat cheers and APP
plkuse.)
The next regular toast was
The Governor of the State New York Air-Governor
The following toast was then read and received with
great eclat:-
The Producer the Mechanic and the
1osrs Of TIE Prosperity Of each other and Iii s%nsasy
s y their United sns,s the
To this toast T. E. ToMINsox responded. He euozized
the noble unity of toil-the producer ,hantc and
Of ns 1 aSs ntp .nss % .a r.
the progress Of civilization Of freedom and Of man.
They were beautiful EACH but transoendsnily beautiful
Such man he in the guest Of the evening" Geo. Law
george Law was type Of this glorious country. The
country tEngland) could to distinction where ne
was born in the lap OF luxury The producer and the
m'ehsnic produced the merchant. But there other
cbanics besides tbs OF toll. There also the
mechanics Of the constitution and Of the of the
United States. who gave scope and opportunity to tbs
echanic and the artisan work out his destiny in this
bIoac land any one in the world deserved the title
OF nobility was the producer for he created every
winch rode triumph Mt over British waters. (Tremsn
dous cheering 1t was he-out of the powerful and
rich combination of his nindwho cleared the Or gon
Immense cheering) The mechanic stood pre-. nent
IN their affections and regard. 1t was mechanic
noble child Of this great struggled against
was pouring the Atlantic INTO the Pacific in the glorious
hee Of American commerce.
Mr. romIiDson's speech the soquence OF enthusi.
AIM the inspiration Of the moment, and swept like the
apostrophe Of the rapt poet vibrating chords in
every beart His tributes to industry enterprise intel
lect, and to the po.sesscr Of them ah-Ar Law-wsre
received with Rreat applaue0
Mr. romlnsons speech followed by the 6fth rssu.
lar toast
every seas her warehouses stored with the products
every clime her merchants continue honorable
skl and her motto ever ExcelsiOr" Air"Home, Sweet
Ex. Recorder TAIIMApGE responded. He admired No.
thing more than the resolutions lately passed n Tam
many Hail. that instead of making Presidents, they
business was to encourage the enterprise Of such men
as George Law. When they saw him knocking at the
door OF Congress- be asked could they feel Indifferent as
through their hearts at the the the
farmers soneducated in that little howell (pointpp 10
the noa.i on the table, where he asked was the
pregate such collection Of gentlemen who were
the Leading merchants In a commerce that extended
the IhamssP The mind and genius of George Law were
nov felt upon the Panama Railroad which united the
A Al win ne Pacific Mr. Tamssse then pro,eed-
L. stephens, and concluded by proposing the following
toast
Tia h..,.h ~ a .u...,s 80 ~, c..l p.,
the Panama RailrosS '0nn - S"pnens' rre"oeh' OF
In reply to this toast Mr. STEPHENS rose He had he
SAID, been called upon in such way that he could
If thew had s,ened 70 M faW sn.tSr. Nv sora aaa
would but weaken tho effect Of that he had 80 iucdly
sad. He (Mr. stephens) bad not the honor Of being
nv m. Ichsnt in Sonth ts.t ~ t s ~ LTD
be ought to mention the (Cres Of tGive it.')
mot ha We obtrndsd II nnon ihsm bnt H.. he sch, Nv
under the imnnts,;on ~ a--oes4nc :. h;,se,S "
which beioreee to another. Hs misht tel, them hos
thew lett NswYork With s;ooia .n.;sa IA ~ .h, nus
DAYS pls nte tine asos Of the snrveS nn,n the Ith
m,pht ~ II thsn 10 thsv ~ .ssa Nv 49, s,
deserts 10 en-. tnsir vsv tom pss =, ss "a ,;
the highest reeops spy out TIE path they wsrs 70
be night tell of innnmerable dficult;ea not oniv
eount.r xas ~. ain Of R" snsy asa to en-
nouncs that this aav the ts,s ~ ara nspp, 70 an
.ttled and its fnl6lmsnt va. orar.nt;sa y. $780, ~
III IRE we're competinc en.eynrsas ~ soa .b Igh Law
~ M II, r,.ss f NJ s.ouhs aau .or Al; ne wished
- -. soAo..u'u y piopoSDs'
antio and Psce when arc 70 connect the A.
Drank win applause.
lie next regular toast was then given as follows
triidsrs OF the New York steanshps aAd steam
M ond poson xe sccnpn in ths ms-;s; I 10. ae
= Hearts Of OAK, drank with enthusasm -
Mr. WRIGHT HAWKES. r. spondes Ha had besn rsoor,
hS w IN IN
,oast ne rould mt dc ,cribe tba ,ov no ~ ~ tos;
lines vbtn he beheld The ttrinss and st.Ts NJ 10
,cuntIy vayirc nronoiy above tia ndais Sescr;hsd m
The tosst This was nm ss Of prooyess IL stea
wei "a IN thing eIss The ancisnt GrssLa wan. -,
lie thin Areo IN pufsuit Of the fleece and ola
And IL The modern Amsr;csns % for a A. 1s,,so,n
and bring II tark Ha thnncht tEs,e sora r,asn,
inc in The mvtholooicai faSle ~ Verms n.tur =
,heN In thnsa snnrv .i,mas 80 49, .hae -.
America which heat aver, thing IN rneIsrd hst
in the Mediterranean and IS he was informed 6y
letter he Al recentlv was hnut 4, sat bar
ais ior the Paltic sea where she would contend for
the cup Of Nicholas Of Russia. and win it too se.
cend of poetry has dawned-the poetry the use
full which the American artisan has made almost equal
to the poetry OF the fine arts.
The next regular toast was -
The High Bridge-An endurine emoral ~ ;rta,,eo.n.,
m. pow er which rescta alike the snrt the
and the genius man the annals OF AZ civil
yation VII the lame Of the builder ArMeet
ing o. the Wsters''
Alderman MURPHY responded to this toast and said
the high Bridge was the monume ne Of George Law, 1t
was such tie Qusen Of Sheba had never seen;
ma II did ace IT, she wond saw the half had not