Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-02

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Complimentary Banquet Of the Merchants
aud Manufacturer Of Cincinnati TO the
Excursionists Of the Philadelphia Board
Of Trade.
Some forty or fifty merchants AMI manu-
flcturers, from Philadelphia, turned up in
this city on Wednesday evening, from an
excursion into the rural districts of Cleve>-
Trad, Detroit, Chicago, st. Louis and Louis
vile, where they have been spying out the
nakedness of the land. The appearance of
this strange band of capitalists in our midst
is certainly rather alarming. Perhaps they
are looking out for sharp investments, aud
have the money in their breeches-pockets to
buy the controlling interest in any town to
which they take fancy.
Last night the merchants and manufac-
turers of the city gave them banquet
at the burnet House. The proprietors,
Messrs. johnson & Saunders, were equal to
the emergency, and banquet was set that
made the guests and the merchants and
manufacturers "groan beneath every deli
cacy of the season." We would give the
bill of fare, but it might carry unhappiness
into the families of merchants and manufac-
turers, and we refrain. Menter's Band
aided digestion with variety of popular
arias After a long and a social and happy
season, discussing the viands, the inevitable
speaking followed.
Robert Buchanan presided handsomely,
and called out the Philadelphia guests who
responded, expressing in good phrase and
taste their qualification at their reception
| here and throughout their excursion. Mer-
camille and manufacturing pursuits are
evidently conducive to eloquence, though it
| generally takes O practical turn. If our
| Philadelphia friends fail to appreciate the
greatness of Cincinnati, it will not be be-
| (luPinnafi
his duty in enlarging upon it. 1t 1tispossible,
also, that some of them may carry away the
impression that they heard it called the
Queen City of the West. Mayor Bishop was
called out, and responded in his usual happy
manner. He said that he did not come to
make speech, nor did he come as Mayor;
he laid aside all official character, and came
as a simple merchant, to greet the merchants
from Philadelphia. Having thus placed him
self oD the level of the guests the Mayor ex-
pressed his qualification at meeting many of
the associates OF his youth among them and,
then, modestly disclaiming any intention OF
drawing comparisons between Cincinnati
and Philadelphia, he drew comparison
favorable to both, especially to the young
Queen City of the West.
Mr.. Eggleston was loudly called on, and
addressing the guests, by their various titles,
as citizens of Pennsylvania, citizens of Phil
adelphia, and members of the Board OF
Trade he expressed our pride In being WIS.,
tied by the highest body that ever came
over and through the Alleghanies. He gen.
tly child our guests for visiting the other
cities first, and described our jealous feelings
while they were circling around US, but gen.
erously offered to forgive them. He then
described to them the gitrreatness of our
young city, the Queen City of the West, and
exalted the character, integrity and intelli-
gepce of our merchants. He advised the
Philadelphians to give n reasonable credit tC
our merchants, and they would take theii
shirts off their backs to pay them. From
that, he proceeded to the impossibility o
dissolVing our glorious Union, but the ap
plause became so enthusiastic aud contin
uous that his remarks were inaudible, anC
after protracted struggle against the en-
thusiasm, he gave it up The Union tOuche:
a chord which it was impossible to repress
f Ex-Governor Morehead, of Kentucky
coming in during the banquet, was cale,
on The Governor, man of commanding
{ presence and handsome elocution, made
} decided impression on the audience in
s short speech, in exceedingly good taste, i
Q which be reminded the merchants and manu-
G facturers that agriculture, which had no
e been alluded to. was the basis of both.
The banquet was kept up till late hour
= and n general good humor, enjoyment an'
t convivialty marked this elegant entertain
ment. Dinner-table speaking is an inherit
ance from our British ancestors, " hich un
fortunately escaped the Revolution. 1t wa
considerably mitigated at the banquet b.
' the happy enthusiasm which became IRE
pressibe most opportunely.