, 1861-01-30

and Of ths delegates hazs praaent, return to you
our mort sincere thznn tor yuur very generous
Hospitality during our staJ IN Joqr eity and frast
ths opportunity to return IN part yo1r kindue.s,
aud Extend to Jou now hearty welcome TO tbs
commercial emporium of the Badger state; a,x ~.
In conclusion. Nj. President, Ies NC ouct tae
following sentiment:
The State Of nsylvants-She hAs W1thin ne5
borders the keystone to wealth, prosperity ano
happiness.
The next toast was the sixth
e-The Union,
ACs1o-Ssar Spangled Banner.
The response was from Mr. Huniker Of Phi
1adelphia, who sang ~ The stax Spangled Ban
ner," the entire aasemh1age uniting In tho
repetition Of the last two lines, with IN effect
TINT was literally electrical .....
We had forgotten to mention that sometime
previous to this stage Of the proceedings, the
veteran Commodore Stewart {Old 1rorsidcs)
had arrived In the hall At this point he wss
raised the roof The veteran Commodore Vaa
not able to make speech, but 1t the request
of the chlirman he recalled "Reminiscences OF
the "Old ons:itution''-previous}y narrated,
rather inaccurately, by the President.
Said the Commodore:
Since yo1 have forced me to rctiuquish nv natu-
ral modesty. will do this much: will nArzats
the anecdote correctly a. Just told 1ou By my f,lend
The TWO slips were the Cysnc and Levant, sent
msnued y captains who had won distinction 1t
Trafalgar and the Nile. Captains Falcon apd Doug
lass. After tie Constitution had "a ken both ships,
aud their captains were On board the Consitut!on
coolness existed between them. in consequence
Of the capture Each accused the other Of bear
Ing ont Of the action and 'eavins the bruns to hs
associate. This question they agreed to leave
to me, and settled !: in moment. 1T was you,
Capt. Douglass, said to the senior officer, who
ther discussing the matter and deploring their de-
feat. said I, '.:entiemea, did you e1pce, to take
went board Of them this morning and sal, they
| were in AZ good osder Is before the action. Now
II yon like. will send 5ou back to them, give you
Your men and officers and take you both orer d1din
| Take the Constitution with two ships Why, you
couldat do It with dozen. This i. the Constisu-
sink ~ with it. eut you eou,n, tass is It with ii All III
your King feet" So afraid were the British Ad-
misalty q the Constitution. that they dare not
trust siGgle frigAte alone, but compelled the Le
want to wait until the Cyanc WAS ready to Fail in
| company.
The Commodore was yehementIy cheered
The entire Assem- blage rose simultaneously to
their feet, and waving atoft their hsndkerehiefs
raised succession OF cheers that might have
| been heard mile distant
Now came toast number seven, toast suS-
gestiye Of undulatiDE grain helds, Of the
boundless prairie n bite with the harvest, and
the coilos sal grain depots Of the fertile West
THE Breadstn7s Trade -rhe Executive Power
that dispenses the products ef the soil and scattess
them broadcast over needy world 1t il its sub-
lime province n feed the hungry,
MCszc-Thc Miller and his Men.
roast elghth next came IN order, and WEE an
nounccd By the President.
| s-Manufaetures-The First Source of Philadel-
| phis's Pride The enduring trtphie. Of our indus
til successes The permanent foundation of civic
greatness
~. ea's-Au't. ...,,.,. snv.us' 1som 1.o'..o
Mr. James Ntllikeu responded to this toast.
Ine next toast YVES ~ tuEoFs:
experience. It take, oarims.ination e appreciate
1a Grandeur, and noios up lis splendid ps1zes to
eoNIps-s Wprs,r9-s.;1 Ssi1 hv N. v,anf,h+ ca1.
Nr. Kimbcr. of Cataxissa railroad ceIehr,tv
resuonded.
The next toast WIS now announced.
1o.-The Railroad systcm-Anni1,;lat,ny sn,cs
and Tine. il auts m.Iav as well as pnys;esliy ,s
1t binds together the hearts. the bodic4, and ,hs
fortunes Of eur conntrFmen.
ArHc-RailFoad oalop
Mr. Thomas s. Fcrnon responded
The next In order of toasts came
r.-The Preas-The Intellectual llIun,instor o
Dr.: Z. H Ray, ofthe Chicago T1lbune thu,
, | responded.
At the desire Of his friends be had risen t.
: respond. but in Illinois it WAS penitentiar,
| offence for nan to mike an aes Of himself II
+ | attempting to make speech If he iidu' know
how. {Laughter..] When he returned to tht
west it would be to encourage It fifth Of til,
Integrity by which the merchants Of Philadcl
phia have always been distinguished, and ii
: the skill Of their myriad manufactures and Al
t!.ans. He would return to his home with tn
j liye,icst satisfaction st the result of his visi
to the Quaker city. He wouldn't say anythin,
! further, for his friend, Morton McMichaeI, Ii.
. Nestor Of tho preas, would continue the sub
ject.
. Mr. McAichael addressed the company il