New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-16
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venport Secretary Of the sece'y' were a. 'ne '"'
the table.
The ,sb,e. were ornamepted with sweet emblem Of
the hardware trade, and weil-yamshed, wel-oeaIued
blacksmith in addition to monument composed Oh
minute nailkecs. The viands were altogether oil the
bes: knds-mea,s fresh from England, shad from the
South and other dsance-sent deleetabtes we're pro-
fu.ev ar1ayed and as literally disposed Of. The whoe
entertainment was well provided for, both as regards
good taste in the edibles, the sentiments and the
speeches. Tie trade in hardware here doing busl-
Less Of some s5 600 900 year. afford TO be liberal
on such a social occasion.
Tie singing. by club. members of the craft, was
tie be.t we ever heard such an occasion. Inc
sorcs, original in their words, were pquant, and also
Of hardware origin.
When the cloth was cleared, tile Secretary read
letters received from Erastus Corning, Judge Roose-
welt and Zadoc Pratt after which the PRESIDENT read
short address in which he alluded to the deternina'
ton Of the hardware men to give only short credits,
and declared that the money necessary for trade could
be furnished only by chartered banks. An alluson to
Mayor TiemaDn was received with three cheers.
Peter Cooper received the same compliment; and the
name Of Hauis-the son OF the man who IN l''o pun,
the first scythe factory III tins counry-wHs receNeu
PRODUCING the Rev. DIR. ADAMS, who contended that
the oil OF religion was not intended merely for extreme
junction. but rather to lubricate life and showed that
the Contamination OF savages brought them INTO tue
MAJ ket for hardware. First came the AK IN ciYillza-
tion then the plowshare then the sickle, and then tie
spade and 50 on up to the lofty retnements OF scls-
sOIs sartOrial and editorial.
l. The United States Of Amerod-Di'tnct g. the o'"' ou'
Music and song by the Hardware Club. NJ. Vas
BURES read an address.
The CITY q NT io'k-sne hss syinDonltG J.n y W.
Mayor TIEMANS said IN response-Mr' Presdeht'
had not calculated to speak here tonight, but when
New-York is toasted have right to sit STILL By
the parality of nv fellow-ctzens have been placed
in this high honorable and responsible position as the
Chief Magistrate OF the second city in the world com
mercially speaking [Cheersl, and in all probability
before time has passed equal to that over wiieh
my memory reaches she will be the first city IN the
world. [Appause.l We stand now to the entire
United States of greater Importance than probably
any other city stands TO the world. There Is moi
railroad laid in the Union nor canal aug, tat can
get It's stock taken unless it will shorten the DIS
lance TO New-York, few miles at least. lApplause.J
This crisis shows us of what great importance New
York s to the commercial world 1t began here ana we
see how il has affected the whole wOrd-the Eastern
world even more than us. Look at Holland, now, Win
her hard money currency she has been obliged to ask
suspension of all trade-whch we have never done
spoke of my memory: my first memory was wheh
the City Hall was just getting above ground recoi-
children for sugar recolect the post ana ran fence
there and the Market Gardens, and the Great Stone
Bridge over the big sand bank at Canal street. Inc
people who visited New-IOrk were obliged TO take
hack and ride out to the greatest piece OF masonry
in the world-that Stone Bridge. | remember 1t, and
how used to hide under it when | was playing
truant and my father was riding by. when was
about three years old, my father moved To twenty
third street and what Is Fourth avenue-he lives
on the same ground yet-and then friends used to
come out to zee us one day and 60 back the next.
Laughter 1t was too far altogether to come and go
the same day. remember my father preparing to 60
to the city about twice week. The whole family
would get mixed up with it the night before. We
would get up i'll the morning about four o'clock, get
breakfast by cande-light, get the horse before the
wagon and 90 10 town. and II would be just about
much a. could do get back before ten clock at
night. Soon after | went in the drug business. | am
now III the paint and putty business. Three cheers
or the man who IL not afraid OF ms business. ire
quently come in contact with the hardware men i'll
covering iron with paint. remember going up 10
Manhattanville once where live now, and paid 10
cents to- 90 up and IS cents to come back; | had to
81 sy all night and to down the next day. | re-
member the Collect distinctly and seeing the water
flow from the North to the East river. Now.
] am q young man yet, and what Will New
York be when | get to be an old man. According
TO the rate OF increase for the first half of this century,
in 1900 the population OF NewYork musbe 800 900,
and take the from 1900 on you find that every
census ovenuns the pro rata Of increase. New
York island will hold but 100000 and the rest must
eventually become the largest and most important and
wealthy city If all time. Gentlemen of the hardware
trade, thank you for the kindness with which you
have treated me. | have been rather deceived to-
night. The gentlemen who waited on me said that If
could come and stay hour, that vas all they
would ask. thought it had been but one hour; but
] find that it is four hours 10 now, gentlemen,
can I go to Manhattanvile tonight and shall have
to stay in the city. Loud applause.
Upon which the Mayor sat down aud did not leave
bis seat until Friday
Comm0ce-We recognize in the Chamber Of Commerce tie
constant, guardian OF It's Interests.
Mr.. OGDEN responded.
The City Pyess-lt Herald the Times aud claims the Trb
me Posts Couer JoUnaIes Commerce. gives the city
Commercial character difuse intelligence By Express, and by its
illumination creates Sun that shines for all each al oba
galaxy Of Isht.
WV. II. FRY responded as follows:
Mr. CHAIRMAS AND GENTLEMEN: had nothing To
do last night, and did 1t. Laughter That Is to say
went down among the dead men-that is, went up
one pair of stairs TO the collection of Egyptian antiqu
ties in the Stuyvesant Institute; and there dead
kings dead merchants, dead clergymen, dead cats
and dead buhs laughter, and felt very much like
the man who Is taking drive in hearse-seriOus.
[Continued laughter] Suddenly stumbled on some
thing and first thought il AL iron pot, but re-
membered that my teacher once said TO me that the
Oldest fable was the pot calling the kettle black,
and | supposed that that must be the original
pot that il must be the pot-afar-it was such
a distance back in time. lGreat laughter. Well,
my knowledge OF hyeroglyphcs Is misty and so
called the gentleman-and there was no other man
there. except one who went with me-and asked
him 10 explain what il was, and he got a candle
laughterl and we looked at 1t, and he said Don't
vou know what ii is now - and | said I"
do [continued laughterl; and he asked what
is il )" and | said Its helmet" and he
replied 49, your are right Laughter Well, that
helmet was moreover, the helmet OF an Egyptian
king as old Moses, and great deal fresher turn
ng To the reverend gentleman who had Immediately
preceded him in speakingl. Loud laughter and
cheers1 Gentlemen, | am talking serious sub
iec- and il YOU laugh so cannot 90 on uproarious
laurhterl; that helmet had the of king on il.
and l. ike a great many other people, who had not
studied the art Of meallurgy sufficiently, imagined
up TO that time that the ancient Egyptians
did NOT possess the skill 10 fabricate iron but