New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-28

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THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
I,D,,s AND GENTLExES: II devolves upon me, as
pr..;ae,t Of the Book Publishers Assoc stion, 10
r,loome you this evening. regret toat the duty has
A.. fallen into ADLER hands "a the occasion is one OF
ppusua interest and importance Under the guse Of
lob floral banquet il is very possible that We may
M atiDg new era in the history OF t19t trade
yhjo mi ister n the Intellectual wants OF great
and powerful people Our present social gathering
Of suibors and pub 'sben may lead 10 unanuclpstsd
rsults. 1t can hardly fail TO promote GOOD under
sl6Daug among thOfe who exert an important lunu-
nee on the education Of the na oos mlnd 10 eevaIe
| b,ir views, end give hdofiO0al union and Vlgir ~
Ssa,-ible Of che importance Of the no 'kseng trade
sol sioe Cd simply amen OF industry, aud aware
TER many of it's most impOr aut geOefa c0ncer "a nave
h.ber been Jeff to cDaDce or the narrow vlews oi
pfiya. iD'eTesrs number of the booksellers OF us
fy decides to form the present AssOoiauor, not to
,ont rOl or 0hueBce their brtDre bot 10 accept the
n, rpe OF such general interests IA are usual conn ied
10 similar associations by other trades guilds and pro
l-%iODs j am happy to announce 10 you that the
sort on our part has met with cordial response from
| our brethren throughout the cOuOtry, who have
eompily recog Dzed the absolute necessity OF such an
,<oehtOn by furnishing material for its first OPERATIONS
the great trade sale which Is now just terminated
Hence the genial gathering OF kindred spirits r. which
| low bid you welcOme-Gu h-Bemblase such as this
country he's lever seen bafO'e, nhere genus sltu9g
n iIs sppIopriHie h1h place at tbe banquet, looks
down with kIud regard on tho ministers OF It's power
AID where fae tol, ut and beauty hitherto exc uded
from such fesiivi lee, she1 nOy and ennophhz Jun
aoe over ne scene. Ia TIC Iane 0t 'be Association,
lsdies and gentlemen. bid you welcome la meet
NM us on Ire prefent occasO we tel that you do US
honor for it il the privilege of American genius 70
,beo user OIL any and euery assenblage w1ch IT con-
dfsceuds to grace with Its presence lCheersI'
To you, my brethren of the bOokeelling trade,
Il In my pleasing duty to present my c0ngratn
htions on the brilliant success which has at
tesded our common efforts for guarding the geo
s concerns and advancing the in,eress o. authors
pubishers and booksellers In doing 80, It Ia hardly
pec&asary 10 remind you that We have even higher
sues than ihese TO perform II ia in our power, aud
tereiore it becomes imperative duty, TO l@n1 the
most important ed in raising the Intellectual aud
moral tone Of the literature VIII oh ia daily asd hourly
rent forh among the people of our native laud
surely need not remin1 those who ara NV within
reach OF the sound of my Vol that II very Oien de-
pads upon the decision Of the bookseller whether
new work shall sball not be published. II we,
brethren can cordially lutte 10 determination
that no book of O questionable moral tendency,
Tor OF useless perncious character IN
any point Of view, shall receive our lnpri1t,
We have done mora for our oount,y thaa
80 Oil and
morality can ever do Loud cheers II, .ho Other
hand We are always Teaty take some risk in order
~ enable genius guided ny virue and 1enc mel by
religion TO struggle into the nhine OF puoh' favor,
We shall lend still more important aid 10 our naiJnsl
h-erature and through thet to cOunrys glory aud
happiness Ober occasions for exercising whOe-
bon guardianship over The literature OF the country
m BIT be suggested, but fear, ladies and geutleme1,
that am trtspsssSs too long on your attention, Cs-
peciElly ain deenining yOu from hearing tLe al
diessts Of ADLER and eloquent sp. akers. have
but btre5ure onct more to tender yon hearty greet
ing aDo bid you welcome Renewed ApplauseI.
The President then called upon the Secretary to
deliver ON historical sketch.
ADDRESS OF THE SECRETARY
Mr. G. p PUrSAs, the Secretary Of the Associa-
son, commenced bis address by remarkipg toat We
30 lot, in proposing the resulsr teasts offer our
wpected guests choice Joasnnesberger or Imperial
lItkay or sparkling Catawba, with which 10 pledge
Us, for we booksellers are law abiding citizens
Cheers But though we provide only zach Juice OF
BE grape a. is pure, beyond suspi3 zion, and IN It's
original packages, YET that We tiust the haVor OF the
Eochs-.he Celestial beverage-or tho cysia Croton,
OF better than all the Inspiration OF the sentiments
Themselves and the presence OF tnose VINO 50 eml-
ptnty iusIe'e them, a1l touoh responsive chores 10
generous hearts, and prompt he eoqderc7 oi tong lee
OF some whOse hsm are as famlha IN our mouths ss
household woros IAppIsueel. Eighteen years ago
60 h, ring Of authors BOOKSELLERS took place at the
old City Hotel Our recently formed A-so 'stlon
came % the sensible conclusion that II was quite TINE
10 have another such a caucus or rather Macs meet
ipg. Perhaps il may be voted that this snail no, he
the last tChoerl. The iate7ests OF writers, pup
hsbefs and sellers OF booSs are daily growing IN
magnitude and Importance, and these interests are ana
should be mutual aud ideGtict FRIENDLY social IN
curse between each other Il one ot the pronnent
lpjecs Il the Association Of Publishers, and surrey
liz 70 pleasant, proper, and profitable TO ex-
lRsd ard strengthen this Intercourse between pub
sheIs and authors Cheersl Gu the occasion refer
In TO- in March 1887, IL was remarked by Mr.. heeee,
lseakins OF the progress of American literature, that
Our once infant intellect nov walks WIN giant
sridee" For the twelve ye4rs ending with 1912, he
licOOis of American public atoms. which are lnee n,
Ilte in reference 10 reprints, show al sggrega'e OF
lll5 different works OF these OPS were orslnai aln
he were reprinted from foreign works tul Iist OF
IsPrns would show very nearly the same NUMBER as
IL originals, making an AVERAGE oi % eacn per sn-
laD. In 1853 there werr s33 rev works puolSneI III
liz United States; of which 27s reprints OF En-
Ih works IS traasla,ns of foreign adthOrs, and
10 Ia larse propoGderance) were original American
soks-hus showing increase Of about 500 per cent
kss thsn twenty wears. As the average increase OF
IL population Of ths United States in the same time
Irea. a. i, was scarcely reached 80 per cent 1t a
las hat literature aud 'he book trade advanced ten
tines a. fat "a the population. If We compare the
Iar.bSrs printed Of each edition, the growth IS SUI
lrtsier; for 20 years 80 VITO imagined editions Of
IN OO0 or $1,000, or $4,000, or even the no co n
Ron number of 10 OOOi Who would thea believe IN
ssching 10000 with magazine or newspaper