The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-02-12

he declared, ne IS not an orator" he Is
an excellent humorist and a companions
Bile gentleman.
The second toast, "7Ee President of the
United States called up Attorney Gen.
eral Davis, who. apparently aware of the
delicate ground upon which he would
have to tread, surrounded as he was by
Legislature whose political opinions were
known to be antagonistic to those of the
President, acquitted himself in pleasant
and popular speech of fifteen or twenty
minutes, in which he very skillfully di-
vested the popular picture of james
Buchanan, of the horns and hoofs with
which the efforts of partisans had, as he
said. disEgured it.
Sd. The Union of the States, Kansas
sends greeting to her future Sisterhood-
Responded to by II. P. Johnson. Esq.
4th. The Territory Of Kansas, the Ellen
and the Oplir Of the "Jar Wesf'-Respond-
ed to by DR.. Danford.
9Th. The Judiciary Of Kansas-Re-
sponded to by Hon. S. D. Lecompte.
9th. The Arnsy and Navy Of the United
Sates-Responded to by William Perry,
Esq.
7th. The Legislative ASSEMBLY Of the
Territory of Kdnsas-Responded to by
DR.. j. P. Root.
9Th. The Bar-Responded to by Will
liam Mcdowell, Esq.
9th. The Press, as it is the pioneer of
civilization, so may it ever be the pioneer Of
truth-Responded to by John G. Vaughan.
10th. The Women of Kansas, WITHOUT them
our Eden t0ould be desert, our Ophr
valueless-Responded to by W. Y. Roberts,
Esq.
18th. The new Territories, Colona, Ari-
iona, Dakotah and Oregon-Responded to
by Hon. Joseph Williams.
Mr.. VIM. Perry, of the shields Guards"
of Leavenworth, kept the tables in roar
of laughter by drawing ludicrous picture
of himself, as hero and representative
of all the martial ardor and valor en-
braced in the "Army and Navy"
\ Judge LECoMPTE, as chief Justice of
the Supreme Court, was called on to re-
spond to "The Judiciary" His embar-
rassment, at first, was apparent to all. An
invitation had been extended 10 him by
political opponents to meet them at the
festive board, and we cannot but express
our conviction, that the evident signs OF
opposition to the man were manifested BY
some Of the company towards GUEST
Such breach of decorum and hospitality,
such an unwarranted and ungentlemanly
proceeding deserves censure, and those
who uphold it or sanction it, show them
selves unworthy of respect and courtesy
Notwithstanding. Judge LEcoMPTE made
an interesting and felicitous reply. The
toast was intended as a compliment to 8
department of the government, and a:
such he would reply to it. Could he
without egotism, believe for moment
that he could legitimately step outside o.
the ecord,-travel beyond The propel
limits of the occasion and avail himsel
of the opportunity nothing would affori
him greater pleasure than to express hi,
, feelings aud views in the presence of thu
t company assembled. Errors of opinion
| in regard to individuals too often pre-
vailed because their official and socia
t lives, were misunderstood, and therefore
, supposed to be inconsistent. Judge LIE
, complies closing remarks were loudly ap
plauded.
William Y. Roberts, Fl. P. johnson
Champion Vaughan, and Mcdowell, Esqs.
severally responded in an appropriate man
ner, to toasts given, but the speech of thu
evening, for interest," eloquence, pathos
| historical incidents, wit and humor ap
, propriately blended and combined, wa
the response of Judge Williams, of tn
t Supreme Court, to a toast abiding to tn,
/ FIVE new Territories about to be formed
D West of us. The Judge briefly sketchet
r ajudicial experience of nearly forty year
on the frontiers, the characteristics of tn,
5 pioneers in old times in Ohio, Michigan
r Iowa, &C., and compared the manner il
| which the tide of settlement rolls west
f wardly now days, with the manner il
D times past. He then alluded to tn,
l characteristics of the people-followec
| down the comparison to the settlement
4 of Kansas, and finally wound up with al
anecdote of the two Irishmen who wer
r set to work with crosscut saw; but a
d one was Corkonidn and the other Far
do,oner, neither would yield an inch, ant
i the saw did not run; their prejudices pre-
3 vented them from earning their bread, -
+, which he related in his own peculiar
, humorous and spirited manner, and 81
3 that its application could not be mis-
:. understood.
4 During the evening band was in at
7 tendance, and added much to the pleas
ure Of the entertainment. Upon the con
a clusion of the list of the regular toasts
and the responses thereto, the compan,
! were reluctantly compelled by the late
ness of the hour, to separate. The re
sponses throughout were marked by abil
ity and a conciliatory tone. Nothin;
, occurred during the evening to mar tn
? festivities of the occasion, which inaugu
rated, we believe, a new era in Kansas
the era of union and harmony between
the Executive and the people-the era o
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