New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-26

the suJt y Of your game over that Of all the COM
petito. Last year you en- earked npon the European
i.ur ch Las been the subject u ~ much prhf 10
ynur countTymeE. and your return huln which =.
tie occasion of our prsenI meNiing: ! WI
not remark rpon the circumstances when led
ycu 10 believe that enc WHO for n long time
had been esteemed tie champion Of English chess
pl-yeis would be prepared to meet You ia irlendy
contest your arrival in England. The fact, ~ rea,
iiUB To the failure If th'- ting have AL oeeh iaei
before tie public AID mHst state the result tina,
one who had been regarded the Champion al Tn
g-h che>s-play,rs claims TO b. regarded as " oUt
ofprac;ice, sEd engro-sed in literary pursuits, and
that Your euuntryn herr and may say ms country
Mcre, unite in believing that you have neglected.
rothirg which geueruus bition and total
der to the adversary of al natter Of detail iormay
&c ud ask at your hands. champion did present him
"a ID the person Of Herr Loewenthe who may fairly
b. deem quite the equal of any IL gsh chesspayeF
and over him YOU ACHE, cd decided victory. The
same l. true Of Mr. NOrgrrdien, the President Of the
IoLdon CHEFS Club. From England YOU passed 10
France, where Mr.. Hauwitz had long stood at the
head ofthe Partisan chess-plsyers. lour defeat ot
bin a. well of all other prominent players at
Paris, was no less decided. But il Wa, not aooe with
English and French competitors that you dealt. Herr
Andersen, Professor OF Mathematics IN Bresau,
Prussia Gel, braed one OF the hr> chess players IN
the Lorth If Europe, and the representative cf the
celebrated b. rim school the victor In the International
Touuan at London IN 1851 was invited to Pans by
the admirers Of the game IN that gay capital LIS en-
eageneitS did not allow his visiting Paris before
ChTIstmas and your arraL gements hsd been made
to return to the United States before that period;
but with spnit of mutual accommodation. alike
LtL,rahe to both, you delayed your return
and were thus enabled to meet who wore the
chan pions of European chess players The re-
suit that had attended ycur English and French con-
tests followed the struggle with Prof ANDERSEN and
you were again signally soccesstul. Remaining in
Paris until Spring. contrary 10 your original intentions,
you thus enabled to present yourself at the Cafe
de la Kegence prepared to enter the lists against all
coners and on that field of many welcontestej
Lpld he gf
tire " inter This Spring you returned to England to
enjoy the hospitality ot the prominent chesS-payes OF
England. In all YOUR contests there, no person was
found able To wrcst from You the proud position that
YOU had obtained. and you returned to the United
States under circumstances calculated To elicit the
admiration and respect, not only OF those skill
ed in chess-playing, but of the other and TAR
larger portion If our people who are proud tn
honor the intellectual efforts of their cOuntrynen in
whatever sphere they may be displayed. There are
great qualities Of mind aud character elected by the
exercise to which you have 20 considerable ana non
pluhie portion vi your time. DIX Fraukin describes
them thus: Foresight which looks into tuurity aud
considers the consequences that may aitendan acton
" CircumSpecton, which surveys tie whole chess
board, of action, the relation OF the several
pieces AID their situations and the dangers they are
exposed t., the aid they require, the assaults that
threaten them, the means of deteGse ar assault
Caution, rot 10 move too hastily, aud, above all, the
habit of not being discouraged by present adversely
and looking hopefully to favorable conjunction of
circumstances that may retrieve evil fortune. All
these great qualities have been manifested by you
and tie last. aud, perhaps, the greatest, IN your
contest with Mr. Harrwnz, who won the two nrst
games Of his match under circumstances when
your youth your i'll health, your little acquaintance
with the country aud its people. aud the dis,
portion Of your adversary to take nj Least all
lair adv AZ tagc- of bis victory, might well have
subdue if bot oycru helms d. less stout hear. There
are circ instances Mr. Morphy in your present posi-
ton which are not little extraordinary. Those VINO
have been diu gu-hed before you rs the champion OF
the chess-Pl"yug world PRIOR AT al eFehs 10 Tue rast
ceItu,y lived IN a different world from ours. THIS
great cultry with its extraordinary growth It's de'e
,plent ~ ant ia science and III most that contributes 10
arorp civilization and to ate humanity, has substah-
t,ny Strung into existence within the last century.
TLc.e who were f,reuost in the world before had sub
s,entially br competition from the United States But
ven began your at Congress Ut heSsplayers oi
lie Tilted States you left here as the champion vi
An cries. and You return the champion of the wori
II is not then fer the treatment you have received
ain, no u,r for the success that you have achieved
across he water in any degree that We do Jon honor
but for the fact that you trt established yous supe
rvYiy here over the cless-payes o the United States
ard then satisfied the world that this ri"riiy
absolute. Again, il is an impuiatlon, and perhaps
r. preach upon the people of the United States, tnat
they welded to gain thar Their pursuits ocgih ana
are absorbed by and end in the accumulation OF
wealth; that requirements or accomplishments that
piomi.r pecunlaIy advantage meet neither with
favor friends among us. The game OF chess Il
purely intellectual accomplishment; II Is rarely At
tended ly any wager; II has promise OF proht; II
il prosecuted In quiet and general, IN private When
therefore, present to the world an exhibition Oi the
most remark able proficiency that the world ever saw
i'm this department, II not only victory over the
love of gain which certainly does prevail here to
some extent; it is not only triumph over the " al
mighty dollar, that Is supposed Ia sway u all, but IL
brilliant and glorious retutati II the charge to when
have referred Ii il said that you are but cham
lion of IN amusement. | have endeavOred to show
that this amusement is great intellectual exercise;
but if i, merely an amusement have great rea-
son to doubt whether, III the present condition OF our
c, unity with IT. devotion to Intellectual and udus-
trial pursuits regardless Of relaxation, regardless OF
hralih and alIos of life, any greater benefactor OF
the country could be found than ono nhO would per-
their tih 10 amusemeut ard recreation. have
sls ken Sir of the wonderful character of your sue
ccsr but perhaps the greatest wonder Of AL Is that IL
should have been achieved at your age. just en'er-
ing upon manhood. yOu find yourself u distinguished
a. any ches. player t1at ever lived Al an age wnen
reat ct0n thu uglt rigid attention. absorbed devotion
to any pursuf seem most unlikely, you are at the
head If class Of men mostly advanced III me- ana
ply engaged III exercise in which all those quail
ties are inGlspensaby necessary. AT time at life
when other men buckling on Their arinor nni
preparing 10 engage IN scenes ot STRIFE, you are
returning home ready to lay ASIDE your weapons,
ana styling with Alexander that you have n
more worlns To conquer. You left Europe at most
cri, Jun, ture. Engaged there IN contests OF mimic
war you have Jeff the kings AM queens aud Dishop'
ana knights and castles Of the Old World involved IN
r, hi struggle believe ia this yOn have pursued
truly An ercnu couree Whih battles rage abroad,
the end of which no man can se- winch are sure 10
be attended with "a great destruction of human NE,
ard bot at all sure to be followed by any real ayan-
sge to humanity it Well for Us To fight our mimic
king AID quet De- and knights and bishops aud castles
aid men in p, and quiet OIL TINS slde. No AihDu-
InIces follow our army; 10 Chelsea or Invades or
Snug Harbor r, celves their pensioners confagra
toLs light their why; 10 tears bedew their path
aid yet it may 80 turn out that We shan
efec, quite much ultimate good as VIII at
tend the slsugl'ers Of the Old World. hr. Nor
ply: Your readlLess to engage at all times and "th
all comrr- IL CHEFS contests your refIss To make
te 90 uduu of your health an xcuse for de-