New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-26


Crest cheering
After seng, Il The Birthday of Burns" sung by
Mr.. VIM. Park, the PREsIDE>r announced the next
toast
earthly fraty and misfortune 'h.ne' liked star IN the hea
yen and ans, a. it iaqs to | ns zoe ss eI P, sus
proof that It's sht belongs not on 70 N. own cay guy 70
"Ye Bank, and Braes o Bonnie doom"
The Rev. SANURL OsGOoD responded in = strain OF
eooueuce that ertranced TIE company for nearly an
hour. He said that genius must be accepted wherever
it is found and though there might be NOTES in the
sunbeams.
Mr.. Gro SIMPSON sang the song " OF q the ARTS
the wud can baw" With genera! satlsIaction TO the
toast Of:
serve The .cns, ana di..emu.e the sentiments. Of burns. tn
and the ward Ger shall brittle" be, and that"
ADAM NoRRIE, esq., Of the st. Andrews Society,
respor ded He said the Society over which he had
the honor to preside ncuOed in the last toast aud
he WAS proud To return thanks for the honor. The
name of Robert Burns awakened in all hearts the
same sentiments of pride and al nlration Cheers
Tie name OF Burns houEehod word IN every
Scottish home, and his songs sung 10 every home
ard work shop, and by every lreslde. lie claimed an
equality with the rest Of mankind in celebrating the
fame and genius Of Burs and alluded TO the fact Tn "
such en- assemblaee as this in the New World could
be gathered TO do honor to his memory, aud that the
greatest American poet should preside on snch sn oc
casion. In conclusion, he exhibited lock OF the
poets hair, which was gathered from the Drows oi
death when the poets tomb wac opened to receive
the remains Of his wife. GCheers.
Mr.. WM. Robertson sang a mans man for a
that"
Telegrsphc jisp6tches from Neg-IIiyen, Chicago,
Detroit Pbiladephia and Boston here read, AMI
elected considerable applause.
Mr.. CHARLEs GoULD, eX-Presidelt Of the Clubs re-
sponded TO " Scotland"
We love our land because IL Is own,
Ard scorn to give another reason Why
lie said TO words were adequate 10 tel their venera-
ton for the land Of the mOuntsin and the hoOt-her
genius and her talents. Countries were known by
what they had DONE and the catalogue OF Scotlsnds
neratlon from him unnecessary. He then adverted
10 tie author Of Aud Robin Cray" the genius OF
Scott Kit North, and the thousand and one who had
made her name ustrious in the pages OF literature.
Mankind al Reys gave the central place TO Robeft
Burns, who, untsught of schools, caught his genius
from Heaven itse and caused the nations to venerate
his name and the nation that gave him birth. In
conclusion he foresaw the time when tue centenIlals
of Haleck and Bryant would be celebrated the world
over lApplsuse.l ANDREW j. EADIE, sang
Scotland, Love Thee
TIE Hon. GrLnS &. VERPLAScK responded t.
America; Mr. ARCHIBALD spoke for the Bstsh
Queen, and the American Presidenti NJ. f0uNG Of
me Aibion responded 20 the Poets and Poetry OF
Great Britain and ireland; DIR. JOHS w. FRAsCIs
voke for the came of America; Mr.. NIcHoLsON Tor
tie Heroes Of Scotland responded; HoRtE GREELEY
spoke in behalf Of the Press RICHARD BELL tor the
Lassles.
These speeches were intsfspersed With capital sonSi
one Of them, Scots wha bae, By Mr.. David Mirsn-
d. being most enthusiastically sncored aud the fe'-
tiyities were prolonged to an indefinite hour.