The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-01
The Cartmsn's Protective Association.
H1xrNG At CONVENTION HALL-sPKECH By THE
HON. FERNANDO WOOD, ETC, ETC.

Mayor Of New York. The attendance was very cons-
derable although not large enough TO al the hall The
Mayor arrived 1t little before eight O'Clock, and was
most enthusiastically received.
The meeting was then called to order by A. E. Dater
Who informed the audience that the Mayor had kindly
consented TO address them that evening Applause,
and three cheers and tiger given with much
nestness)
Tho proceedings OF the meeting began by the singing Of
an opening ode-Mr DUR the Secretary, leading off, and
the whole company joining in vigorously. The following
Is the last verse Of the ode:--
are scSss,; and ss and The bond q
wns s cTcDs our heart. BY .wss assrnSnys Laws
ASd p Sy Ii feowsSp,s &c ci = NAME
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To The Of his pride and the friend Of his love
Mr.. wooD then introduced and spoke substantially
"a follows
sure to see you tonight 1t is pleasant for TO turn
aside from the ardu0us routine of my official duties to
s !. n class my fellow , 50
welfare Of the city Indeed think it may be said that
am now not altogether outside Of official duty because
You, as carmen, are public men-you are, class,
eminently connected with the public interests Of
the city. My. duty, as the Mayor Of the city,
are licensed BY the Mayor The Mayor exercises GER.
tain degree Of supervision over you. Therefore, may
and therefore in being here night am really IN
limited extent At least acting semi official capacity lido
not my friends propose to detan you long but what do
cated as coming from who have other object
than that Of your own welfare cloud applause We live in
extraordinary times. This may be well called . remark
able age. doubt whether, since the Of
recorded history period approaching this has ever ex
issea ~oula seem Ina. tns accumpaied intellectual
trated In the present century, and that the last half OF the
century Is to be the evenuuI epoch in which wibs dis
played the climax of human wisdom, power and great
ness. 1t quite certain that do not know OF any
creation Of mnd-of any accomplishment Of race
known to us now, while, upon the other hand the pre-
sent u almost daily exhibiting conceptions entirely origin
al, and improvements upon everything original in the
age and may congratulate ourselves that nature has
thrown here, at this time TO participate in its advan
cast in this country the age in these remarkable de-
veopments has had precedent has not this country
and we'll being Of man bad sny predeces.or nor is there
any to be compared with it, Nor In any part Of the
world can there be found country possessing % many
opportunities for religious intellectual and physical deve
opement be found in this glorious federal compact
the American Union Of these States cloud appause.)
nations may boast Of more ancient historic
but In extent OF terrtoryn free constitutional
commescn nds ano In 3n,
gence-in soil climate and mineral resources-m liberal
compensation for labor, and proper protection OF lhe
the requisites necessary to make people free prosperous
and happy, far ahead OF any other country Is
ness And il We may therefore, congratulate our.
selves upon the fortunate incident Of our existence and
upoD the American Continent we have little less cause to
be thankful that this little island selected the i'm
mediate mother upon whose bosom we are obliged 70 rest
of New York-the city of New York-an empire within
isel-the metropolitan city Of the Western hemisphere
vet those Of US who are identified with her history,
growth and good cannot but feel an emotion Of
pride when look at her she really is: But yeser:
A~vx ,o ritz nf
spendor, exceling in ali he arts and accomplishments Of
refined civilized life. Yet more recently trading post,
again in later years. after centurys nul struggling,
she obtained q population Of ten thousand souls,
million Of busy thrifty progressive free American cii
zens. Nor ID her greatness confined within her own
limits. Notwithstanding all that New York has done for
herself is little compared with what she has done for
the whole country Az much as we may be proud Of the
rapdty with which she has sprung into power and ma
munties fail to that have yet had bless
ings enough TO spare for others that while not unmnd
resources by which the success Of the whole country
been secured (Applausel There is no country where
American enterprise not found But recently conversng
with friend who had just returned from Europe, he
lated to anecdote which very forciby ilusra ed
American ingenuity and American enterprise. He was
travelling between Liverpool and London and seated
beside Engshman who Boosting Of the superiority
Of everything English. Among other comparisons which
he made he spoke Of the speed Of their trains as com
pared with those Of America; and stated, ae . rea-
SON for IT, that the English locomotives possessed
greater power and susceptible Of greater speed,
friend n que aaoss ~
error and apparently assented to every Of these
sIn Finally the cars Esscesd s snd
this locomotive Of which you have been boastng he
took the Englishman to the engine and with PRIDE @ an
delph. tremendous shouts and applause, and cries Of
" Give Us another one') 1 speak Of this merely in
are also important a an agricultural nation We produce
the great staples which for the maintenance
Of ali the government. Of Europe We are the only peo
rather anything 1t to be called rce-and in fact many OF
the great staples which enrich the world But as great
;ns u o1. e the ESssn markets its own @anu.e
tures.-as great as we are in navigation and In
are ys' ne pponsuon 81 IKE he United
States refer TO the intelligence that peFvades all classes
Of our communty-with the fact that every man per-
conscience (Great applause.) Here no superst.
lion, ignorance, no ogotry, no prescription OF
cious sentiment can be tolerated by the blessed govern
rnent under which live We should be thankful tna1
old mother Nature cast our lot here and MOI soo
of the benighted nations Of the European world MY
Of the good Old city Of New with
1ss sns G nsr s s That
abused a. Ia New York, and % much abused,
.nS sss as
streets and bad her police her Mayors and her
New after all every man Ss9
and appause and after having lived here any length Of
time, ii peculiar and singular fact that New Yorker
is ctnicnfed nowhere else. daughter and cries Of
tsThat's 1917 And what has been the chief element
OF and powerS whence have we derived the
resources which have enabled accomplish these
pendous resuss BY what agency has the city Of New
York permitted 70 supply advantages Of incacn
liable benefit not only TO its own citizens, but 70 the c
zens Of our common cQlntyyf The reply you WILL no
doubt, anticipate. II IL commerce. Commerce IL The
fruitful mother who has supplied all Foreign and do
mestc commerce, combined to an extent never b.
fore found together concentrated in our city, have
contributed to this achievement. Now, my friends what
& commerce? What interests are comprehended within
ths terms Some suppose that foreign commerce 10
Quoted exclusively by the navigating interest," and that
domestic commerce is sustained only By means
OF the subject would impart 10 the shipowner
and the navigator the credit Of our intercourse
with foreign nations, and would award 70 the
railroad Or TO The canal the entire credit Tor do
medic tr~d. cir,~r .v,rr,rssto hovever will shoW