New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-18

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Par., 10 Gnii> nbsrg ia the teeLth oentary; b the
fact ia TIE Chinese have had the SIT FROM snti1aty
There are in China novels p oted abou the ue on tas
Chiisian era which rtcite for example, the o'es "
the gallant Fee faw fun ard the gentle Sso-soity
slady 18th short feat aud loIg tongue llsush
have a little theory Of my own that PRINT
irg imported from Chins by that ceve.
fellow Marco Polo, some OF tis successors anu
that to tie East we are indebted for printing, as we
are for the Gospel lspplsusel. The magnificent
printing presses Of the pTes.n. d.y tske It are near
perfection; fer there is limit TO rSpld rotary motion
messured by the laws Of friction snd = msy oe SUP
pcsed ia. Il at limit is nearly reached. haoago
Of the Press and now for the last thing-the ieic-
graph Gentlemen have spoken of the telegraph lyri-
csy 20 shsl rot treat it in that wise, but leok SIM
ply st cue of its practical points. II 10 exercising
= lupment ard affection are necessarily sit cot OF
tse, rsphic hspatches and is wonderful how much
can 3. eaid 10 few words. A friend Of mine vert
LAST .e.t TO g. Louis s1d ary 'spIn
and how is the baby" She telegraPaed back
@ Bpckvhest cakes sud the measles" lLong con-
tinued laughter. But must separating you an
original cong abiding 10 Benjamin EisashSIssa lPeg
the musicians rot to accompany tie rseiIsi 80 1Aey
loos az Il they were going to do so;
whep .srs woke to Life. q. the dssnins Of tlrfs
whilr vi in the speaov Of chsos t tremeisd.
Crest Jey. round his throne, on Olympus scsi.rss,
Els court OF I'm nsrtsl., to rule IL, assembled
OF the land sea sud str,
And ca Oh. ms OF nihce sup rra % war
Then films hi. goblet, ell rose At the .'sn.
Ana pledged grateful bOnsss 10 nectar divine
Thu. Ptatu, be bsde srv. tn. cum. golden car,
And Ne,uDe control the ue depths CT 'he ocesu,
o.rloJs ys,u' Is.n. der, Ma. over wa. ,.va.,o.
Bu; quoth love, b. ~ known,
That III claim alone
To WELD tie desi sniops the streosfA oil my tOfo"e'
Az filing bIinmtr ,heD pisn'ed again
To .sp,t- Tndn' King Of sods ans Of men
So STATED the world: and long age. rolled BY ..,.
While rals like go6' Joses drst mandate respe'tedi
When nusng one osy, "a ne sat III me ssJ
A,p,cs Der the cloud. his ieeu vision detected
"Wha, 10 that nov in sishtP
"By he .tr i' md toe Soets III. surely Kite"
Speed. NJ. rcury see thou VITO flies e. 40 pear
For by this good nectar some treason i-s"
Soon Herms. returned aud replied to JOvo,' frown,
"Forsiye. awful .aversig message OF evil
Yon Hrhtnina TO earth. BY that kite bouiht down,
His cup down Joys das.ed,
While h, ossi, ey, i's' A"a h,,,.r ,,,.n.s.-
81 .ve,r by toe styx Row. III peeG DRINK sssl.
Til smte bin, waning to soos and to men,
All wer. mute save Minerva, who answered bin then,
Time I'M bison Of. n.a x,th his motto-rainen
E,ipu,t cOtO .eepuumsss tyraH""'
Who msketh me- Tree
or AL q asters thee,
Tbou'r, In csd Jcve rsy-' drink VIZ alto the worth
or the rage and the paipt the glory Of earth!
Auso, and Pus'htTh. positive ana nsssti;c pole. Of
eLta uscbiDery My they alwas coo erae oy hsIo
nio US union, TO keep up healthy cIeuiauon
To this there response.
The Pre.s R.kr-The power behind the throne greater
than the thIole itself
Mr.. Horace GREELEY was called upon to respond
He said at be had 3elycd no intim alton that DC
was TO he called upon TO speak nevertheless he would
fsy few sords. The Pres could opy be power,
by being wise, just, magoa.mons, ara rsaiiess Ia
always be in favor Of universal education, universal
jas ice AZ universal Liberty oth.r its nsei eess
~oud be psraly zed ard destroyed lie believed that
TO extent the Press was ruler o. ruers pow
behind the throre. This naturally f'llowed from It's
potiiion es the exponent OF popular opinion. Aee 20
long az u lie the honest public entlhea' OF the
community, its power aud usefulness would go oa
Increasing to an indedbit' degree. The Pfe's had
aefsre il mighty mission for good. IL believed tde
time az tmipg when the Press would do away WIN
Tie ce sy Of shedding blood that before it, free
utI.raI &C VI truib corrupt rulers would quail .ni
tob,sous,Sss an Justice be exalted. Ap2ausel
Ssa~-The risht srn Of civilization, without which the
Tnici a, suamnsl leaves sometime,
dr. Msy the poor grow COCO, and the good grow better
WM ~ BROWNE, esq., responded. He returned
thanks for the honor doie Inn IN esling on bln 70
speak and attributed the compliment to his coanec-
lion with the pI.ss Of New-YOIk. lie admitted tht
some OF cur papers might be called dryi 9tGefs
mis- ht be termed poor by severe ciltic, anu al
even the beet-might become better; but he tboaght
that as a whole, the American press vas second to
none in the world. Newspapers may be thick a. au-
tumnal leaves" but they are the Leaves winch have
protected aud nurtmed the tree of Liberty which has
nowhere houished as it fourshes 10 the United States
The concluding toasts were:
ny
the Nile faithfully transmit to all after time the current history
of the world =, ,.-
Pr nklnThe Philosopher aud Printer He gave ue~ Hser
literature Laurel. to science new sore' to freedom and
new digut $ to tire useful arts 800
WCnaaZThe Paragon nd NonpsIel type Of humanity.
To these there was response, as the ladies' were
desiIous Of going back to the ballroom.
Letters were received from the Hon. EDWARD Ever
ett Washington Irving incl sing handsome dopa.
ton to Il Printers Free LibraJl Baysrd Taylor "nd
others.
When our reporter left the company had recon-;
m. noeo dancing, ard We doubt not tho festival lasted
till near the dawn.