New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-04

| SPEAK of my chdren-those who arc debtors to ne m
an sorry they are 80 few), and tboee who ere my
creditors, lass, that they are 70 many lAughter.l
But we are all, trust, honest and iast debtobesal
and tolerant CREDITOR We are al liberal though mot
urconscentious az Christians. We all worship whom
wepease, and as we please, and DO not quarrel with
each other about our respective preferences. We al
speak for such principles and vote for such candidates
az we like, and watch each other pretty closely %
| election day. but when the votes are cast and tho
resu announced we 90 away about our business for
getting the disputes Of the canvassin short, we 40
free and easy in socia intereourse II any
body abroad wishes to secure the good opinion Of any
Of u.s. his best way is to speak az well and Judge q
kindly as he can Of all ofus. tApplause.l Sir 10
should not altogether have forgotten that thirty
years ago this day, after migrating by long
stage-coach journey Of four days duration from my
native region, ! opened my law.ofacc, At the age
but not now rs then, standing alone-and sft down
without acquaintance of any character TO wait tAere
for my first client, and first friend. Many of those who
then were in active life have since gone down into
honored graves Peace be to their ashes AID honor
and affection to their memories. Bot there arc pei
survivors enough, and they too are yet hale and viz
rus men, whose presence reminds me Of the incideuts
of that early and TO me important perfed. You, 81
Mr. Myers, in the County Clerks Office, fled my 6<k
declar anon and placed the seal Of the people upon ny
first writ, eapsas dd Tespondcs@sm. IA2plause anL
laughter. Here before me stands Dudley Byerts, sn6
here also doubtless would stand Charles Pomepyt
the warrant subalterns Of my artillery company. Re-
newed applause and laughter. The voce thstss oasn
surs my ears and interrupts my speech comes doubt
essly from the brass sixpounder which 50 long are
procured from the State Arsenal at Albany and which
my then Lieutenant, Col. Lyman HiDlaan, used is
firing tey de jo'e my first defeat rs political
candidate for a civil office. Great applause and
merrimentl Those, my friends, were good old
days, when many Of you were then unborn, and
those who marched and countermarched with me, ~
soldiers from Weedsport to Scipio Centre, were -
young az you now are But, alas, my friends, time
has brought mary Innovations Then we might say
what pleased, and do what pleased each other and
If we were satisfied, that the end OF the matter
But now there is the press pointing the reporters
and the telegraph pontng 10 the wiresD and the rad
road with Martin Calvin and bis mail bags tponting
to the mail agent and there is nothing that An honest
good-natured man can say or do here in this happy
valley of the Owasco to-day that he may not look 70
fud in print in the metropolitan press tomorrow.
Hearty applause. You will excuse me, therefore,
for saying that innocent and gratifying these local
and personal "reminiscences TO ourselves they may
possibly, if continued, draw down upon come cap
tious criticisms elsewhere And now, feowcitizene,
please to consider that have been standing already
half hour this stage in the north end of city,
while matronly lady, dwelling in South street, has
been expecting me to pay her visit, at least Of cere
mony which has already been due eight months.