New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-08

Mr. SrrrRs stated that he WA born IN the Dfsfcs
Of Columbia loud cheeringl. He proposed
he health Of Or. CHAP, lprunk villa nrse saes"F
The Rev. Z. II. CHArN hardly tho-,sn. that this
affair was in accordance with sne proceedings Of the
day. They had lsraehed ship, and now, to knock :
the props hom under o minister and set him A6ost,
especially on Monday, was not hardly fair Their
friend Mr.. Steers spoke Of his making speech; when
he could make Grafton eloquent "a the Adrtstic
be should think that be had the eoquenoe which vs
worth charming them iCheen That was .he kind Of
eoquence with power, the eioquence Of work the eo
ouence of executive ability. And it far before
sny mere eloquence Of speech. He felt that be should
impose upon them to day, when their hearts
were much more full with sthe spectacle than they
could be with anything which he could say. He HIM
self felt proud Of Il proud Of being an American and
citizen Of New-York. Everybody OF course soked
upon this thing from professional point o. y:-; The
mechanic saw il a. triumph of his profession, the
merchant q new step taken in the fseilsanon OF
commerce, and the patriot another added TO the
catalogue OF our countrys trnmphs. he saw IN an
other symbol Of the march Of human Progress Which,
ma rpitcent and glorious the march OF this stately
ye-re was sowing liz seeds OF hre IN the burrows
which she plowed across the deep. Some people were
fond Of speaking of the material progress OF our age Is
though that implied nothing more there coald DC NO
,ucb progres. without progress IN mental skln ana
presiope intellect combng al into order and symme,
trv There was also the progress OF enterprise ana
commerce and Of national amty There, IN ns,, sutss
that banner be recognized in great eenee me
progress of Christianity itsef These were the Things
which made more and more impossible. ihese
wsre the things which made human BROTHERHOOD more
and more a possibility. How much more had been
done here to day for the benefit OF the world shn mas
been done by that congregation OF dploma'ists wac
are lust setting their old checkers IN new ~ion on
their old bood-stained checker.board. trro'ohgeu
rnrlsusel. There was peace and unity in every gori-
Gus curve Of the beautiful body of that ship Ana as
her iron heart went tbrobbing the lonely sea
would beat with the energies OF intelligence, ieeaon,
and victorious enterprise. They knew mar IN od
tines in the golden DAYS II Venice her chief magi-
rate used wed The Adnatic to the proad and spen
did city. That something past. What they had
seen to-day was something of the present and the
uture Nothing ever witnessed before like this,
when with the blue sky above them and the clear
waters beneath and with crowds OF noble freemsn all
around thew saw the proud ship glide from her fasten-
ncs ano the Adratc welded forever to the great wide
sea. Loud and long. con- tinGed cheeringl.
The MAYOR proposed'
Mr.. DANA was called fer He said that he did not
think that it was any spirit OF kindness that he was
called upon to follow up the eoquence which had just
| thrilled them all. Nothing indeed save the Pc
culiaritv Of the OCCASION could have induced him to
attempt any remarks after they had been raised to
such hight Of enthusiasm Certainly they had en-
joyed something that day which they might never hope
tc see again. Their friend, Mr.. Steers might by that
natcbess genius create other ships that would be
| equally remarkable, but still they coud never have
lust such another meeting For his part he felt great
plide in the Adriatic but at the same time ne fet
q alter pride in those citizens through whose enter
prise she had been built ard especially in thas sch-
tect through whose genius she had been modelled IN
srch exquisite beauty they might never hope to see
| exceeded. uheers. As he saw her glide down 10
the wave he was sure that he felt throb OF that salts
fiction which must be beating so warmly in her builder
Ii was the browning triumph OF bis life; insured him
fame which any man might envy and few hope TO ex-
coed lCLeers. He had been called up TO reply 20 q
sentiment in honor of the Press The Press was ia
deed great social agency and it had nothing to be
more proud of than when 1t was devoted to the merits
of genu. and of enterprise employed IN rendering ma
tons great and powerful. II had been his object,
member Of that profession, occasionally TO do some
feeble justice to bis friend who sat there and he was
sure he had lifted his pen with greater delight
| and pleasure. When they reflected bow men
were boDored for achievements in art IN
| past times, great artists had become the
| objects of the whole worlds honor and ado
ration it surely must be felt to be very proper thing
thus to honor artist who in his profession equal
| " tIanscendant with any Of the great masters. lie
! was that he was guilty of no exaggeration when
he said that the greatness of the architect who butt st.
Peters and the greatness of the architect who had
built the Adriatic were both drawn from the fountain
of genius. Ii true that the building Of 1t. Peters
had this advantage, that bis work was done In hides
tructibe materials, and it remained there long after
| lie had puseed away, while vessel intended to
last only 90 or 60 years. But the form Of the ship
was impeiishable. ship was something like mani
| lis nsme talents, and character were transmitted
through bis children through successive generatl0ns
| SO when The Adristic was worn out, the wonderful
| beauty of her model and her perfect adaptation TO
Der service would her to be reproduced in other
.hips transmitting merely the of her builder
but his conception his idea embodied in SIMILAR form
to the remote generations Loud cheeringlr
Mr. PIIsY Mills, as a representative Of the Boston
Press said that it a common idea thst the inter-
| Get in the Collins line of steamers was purely local
affair bnt he believed that it was felt throughout the
| country. The mails brought into this city went
through the entire land, and they benefited every nH
vidual He protested against the idea that this was
| simply New-York operation.
Mr.. COLLINS took the chair.
| Nj. GLOVER proposed the health of I. Is. Stllman,
the builder of the boiler and engines of the Adrstc
| Nr. STILLAAS said that the class for which this
compliment intended, spoke for Themselves 10
sounds which issued from their work shops every day.
| He thought that the Adriaic in every respect
superior to the others of the line. Her first achieve
meat showed that she able to break down 0ppo-
| sition Laughter. Her first trip across the East
River indicated higher rate OF speed than that OF any
other vessel ahoat Rene wed laughterl lie should
be proud to the in her with Mr.. Collins on
| her first tip, he intended to do. He proposed
The Heaifh Of he chit Engineer " he u s. Nssy-Hf'
| DaLe Morton Loud eheer'l
Mr. McCHEssEY excused Mr.. Mouton, and offered
| the following toast:
The AdrasMay the bhqht The balmy stm0sphsIe
I'D the Jlscd which surround her nativity prove
sweet barbIg ger Of her success for the future.
Tlh the last toast, drunk with three cheers, con.
| cluded the launch and the festival.
STEAMERS FOR RUSSIA.
Those officers Of the Russian Navy, of the Depart
men Of Construction who have resided in this country
for years past to superntend the proposed building
| Of large men.ofwar, have been recalled IL
might therefore be supposed that the Imperial Govern