Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-04-29
-THAoKERAY AFTER DINNBR.

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Mr.. Thackeray attended the recent eelebrss
ton of the Sons of st Georgc, at New York,
and after dinner made discussiye, pleasant adj
dress.
The President said they had gentleman pre-
sent who had contended that Vanity, which
they all had been taught was great evil, was
a virtue, and he should like to hear an expo
sition of his philosophy upon that subject
He proposed the health of Mr. Thackeray loud
Mr.. ;. Tihaclseray arose. amid loud applause and
said:
I do not know, Mr. Fowler, fromwhicn of the
works of William Makepeacc Thackcray just
mentioned you have derived the sentiment You
have uttered For if have saidanything about
vanity, it was not altogether yaner vanity fair to
introduce it at this moment QaHghter,) forupon
my conscience i do not know the sentiment, and
l am perfectly prepared to approve OF. contradict
it as you may say. Laughter / like better
the poem which my friends at the piano sung
just now, in compliment to the good lasscs OF
England and America, some of the hitter OF
whom. see peeping from behind that door
4 Laughter 1t was in consequence OF the exist
encc of two good lasses in my own country
and God bless them-that I ever came into this
one, flaughter;1 and | thank God that in coming
here have found some of the kindest friends
and some of the best company, and some OF the
very noois. an" protueSs I rSriStoIorp Sn.
,,is,SoI Go n;,,c5 oIIo;r mr., IN saw AT the com
20 &c tI; iat RI .,,Gbtar1 ,vos
going to say lecture; but the one which Twas
going to make have forgotten all about, for
left itin my hat think, down stairs LlaushterI;
and have only the heads of a little lecture
t,,t ,;, s. tt;I, - bast will make
co., o,,,,,,ort bicI, will not last ohovc two
bonrr
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70 me u great s'','
1y ar: Dung IN Lerllls Oh reS
niue tille sihce, tnaI my own
ed upon with great reprooatlon ny many OF Tue
Emglishmen present IN regard 10 some InellperI
oil the mouse 81 hanover ilShtlOteu loTiilSntc
never had Proiesset, ana 90 not now Proless'
any special degree OF reverence ana S:teell.I
win respect 70 one OF tneih,t In oiinu, tnc
brave, the obstinate, the good Old man whose
memory and whose sad fate am sure no Eng
iiSh heart can remember without inc slhcGreSt
loyalty and affection, nave spoken always, l DC
heVe, IN terms oil due anu proper leehhS: win
respect 10 MS granddaughter, the sovereign VINO
at present rules over us-how could l-how
could any man-how could any gentleman speak
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cheers What said about the Queen, Wish
to recall, and those words ola lecture, which |
have no doubt Will never be heard again. salu
1 honored her, because she was good wife,
good mother, an accomplished lady, an enilght-
ened friend, and tender sympathlzer IN hGr
peoples sorrows and glorles lAPPiause.I 1t
was pleasant to me, as an Engllshmar' IN ma
king my tour through tins great country ana IN
repeating these words, to tind the universal ana
cordial response with which they were received
by the multItudes whom nave had the luck 10
address. applause. Ii the words had not
been true, these people would not have SO recelV-
ed them with honor and love- and for one
whateverl may think about the soverelgns OF
old times will yield to no one-not to the oldest
Tory here present. my Tdmlrauoh an" res
peet for that lady. Loud cheers
Inc second toast whlcn our EreSluehs gave US
was inc PRESIDENT OF the uniteI otaseS anu al
10" inc 10 say thaI coFui"ttS I'tl,A t.'%t .o''st
for reasons personal TO myself daughter because
the President OF the United States when last
visited this country was KIND enough 10 come
to my lectures LOUD laughter. linen VIC
came 70 inc Oh te anu u.
ms heaith WIN coFalilty; because "e,ioi9 ot"ci
ut!eS OF regard nc wears TIC e1Sie VI ~; ~
tAPPiause-l we thch heard our FrcSluent TOAST
the sister sGcietie' ana II seemed 10 iile tAS an
the seven champions Oh Shrlsteuuo.i stitteu up
at once ana oesn 70 10 noilEI " ttS ca n.
al e;lsI IeaFu Sl A'lHIcM VI 9c1lttI, %. 20
via Vi ~ lSs anu % StSoI.t' eU
remember MN IN tue oa legen4S so wen rs 81 9.
Patrick, oil Ireland lAppiauSe-l Wa SI,s
III paper only TINS morning. new 1orS pa.
peF-ah arucle winch seemed 10 e''St some uo""t
over the history oil 81. george, anu 10 express
Skepticai opinions as regards ms salntshlP.-
Why, gentlemen, have not numbers OF you got
TINS bause now wearing upon your hearts hearlS:-
Have we not seen IN early tunes upon thc sovSr
eIgns OF the lamented George ~ that great 81
george engaged wilma pE9ulslotIs grtst utas".l
IN light costume, anu with small sword anu
nothing else? remember two years T ago oil Sec
ing the nlli OF Beyrou6s the very mn where they
say the battle came OIL, wheh y; %eorge rescued
the lovely lady SabEas' married hsr aterwaru'
as understand, 10 thc happiness Oh Ooth parues'