The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-03
The DIztAasy Of Thomas Rna~s.
ANNIvKRsARY CELEBRATION AT TIE CITY Asaunr
BLY, ROOMS.


celebrated n the City Assembly Rooms by ball ana
occasion considerably below the average Of previous
years The dancing hall but sparsely ATTENDED but
the spirits Of the guests and the animation never
more fully displayed than on this occasion.
II would DO entirely useless to describe the City AS
sembLy Rooms, in which the celebration place.
Hung with its magnificent chandeliers and glowing with
the usre of Thousand jets of gas the han presented
scene of Oriental spleRdos.
The music was supplied by Dodworths band, and AZ
is usual with the selections OF this celebrated leader
they chaste and elegant pleasing and gratifying
all danced well As those who merely watched the
feet Of the flying fairies.
Ne ballroom was without extraordinary decorations
Beyond paintings suspended from the front OF the
hail. there nothing TO show that tina occasion
terpschorean celebration Of the anniversary OF the birth
! day Of the greatest inHdel the world ever
The portrait of Tom Paine suspended in front Of
the hail. and either side it supported by those Of
vore Abnsr Kneeland Robert owen and the celebrated
Miss Frances Wright These drawings ell attracted con-
After dancing for several hours The whole party ad
journed TO the grand banquet hall where excellent
collation., under the critical supervision Of Mr. Rose,
AS in ordinary cases, the company did their auty
Gold and fluid manner after which the toasts Of the
The following is list Of the toasts:
DAY birthday Of q The
Thomas Pane-whose giant intellect moral courage
stamped their impress mankind leaving sich legacy for
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sunaay-By the ancents devoted to the worship Of the
and ssdnsss BY Puritan Christianity day
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principle Of a nation Music
herself Music q nsf 0S' sphere 0 'ne mas one zoe
The first two toasts were drunk with applause, but
Mrs ERSfrIsE RosE thus replied to the third toast;
AIr. PREspESr-Friends, II has ever given me great
pleasure to you these interesting occasions to
do homage TO the memory Of one who, by lifelong de
voton the Of freedom Justly deserved the noble
ti,le of "the friend Of man" Allow me, then more
to welcome you natal day of the great apostle of
liberty-Thomas Pane. There has never been a after
time to honor the author Of the riehts of MAN. for
freedom never Justly called her champions
humanity earnestly appealed to the devotion Of her
children than the present The year Just past has been
pressed by temporal and spiritual despotsm that her
emancipation was almost beyond hope, has raised her
PROSTATE FORM and assumed position among the nations
OF the earth italy, the favored garden OF naturethe
emporium Of the ars-he home Of poetry and Of song
the birthplace of tho brightest stars in the intellectual
and moral conselation-reduoed by foreign usurpers,
hireng mcrcenares, almost TO beegary, naction and
helpessness, has by the magic arm of Garbadi demon
srated that the spirit which animated her chdres
is not extinct But this unparalleled struggle crowned az
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complete Her right arm is yet paralyzed. Venice, the
bride Of the ocean, the centre Of commerce. she
stands like an enchanted isle unique and alone II the
Italys noble head, Rome, the Eternal Cty-once the
cradle of civzationthe great awgver or nations-now
the tomb of past gorywhose very ruins attest her
theatre of the most desperate as the
sublime achievements, the widest passions, the most
glorious Deeds the highest hopes and nobest
whose genius the very paving stones stand undying
monument still in the iendsh grasp of spiritual y
rants corrupt and mpacabe than all othera whose
spare from heavenly affairs spent in stealing chill
their parents But let us hope that long before
| we again assemble celebrate the birthday Of Thomas
Paine Garibald will break the chains Of Venice aud Of
Rome like those Of Sicily of Naples, and give to tho
more il has demonstrated that times it may the
terest OF yrants to espouse good cause Russia, the
sworn enemy Of liberty, the planderer of Poland has
stepped out Of his hardened desposm give
dom TO the sers. And Louis Napoleon the republican
49, the bansher Of the nobles spirits Of France the ex
ecutoner Of her liberties proclaimed himself the cham
az aceent mn fsc this onIv ns hs
that induced him to aid Italy against Aus
tra has forced him to relax his iron from the toat
OF subugated France and give her back part OF the
rights he 80 basey deprived her Of But freedom 10 not
satisfied with half measures. What he gave will make
indispensable for his safety to return the rest
lose ALL But must leave the destiny OF Europe to
he present year, and note some Of the events Of
1860 In this country Last summer had the pleasure
Of trying make fools or the Japanese ourselves for
the net little of 500 000 Then the Great Leva
though Great Britain may not be able to keep hotel IN
America she has certainly built the greatest ship in tho
world Next came the visit from the amiable, modest
the affection Of being forced to dance with many
pious old ladies, and Of being worshpped at Trinity
and reception from his American Cousins viii. h' these
pleasing events passed the summer months then came
autumn with her ripper fruits far important and
during for Of all the days of that year will promi
and neaceable character the 9th Of November On
that day unlike similar occasions WREN party men with
party stood in antagonstic position principles
brought face TO face The question not OF
wing democrat high or low tariff but shall henceforth
Shall the yet virgin SOIL the broad stretched in the
FOL tn her golden to the needy children man
be consecrated TO eedom or polluted by the
touch Of slavery, which, like desssroying angel,
blasts the lair works Of nature and OF mani
And the sixth of November budened with the accumu.
lated progress of 1850, answered to freedom.
Then see to it, free men Of America, that the battle 50
noby fought in 1860 shall DO brought TO happy ter
| minaton in 1s61-that those whom you have honorod
the sacred pledge and turn traitor 10 the present and
future generations "rhese the times that try men
souls The question which now dsracts the country
no longer Of color-t is freedom slavery, life or
death Of the Norih- is whether vile mob, headed by
corrupted and treacherons politicians, who would dis
solve not only the Union but the get them
selves into office shall be allowed to rampe the dignity
the manhood and the liberties of the North dust
whether shall barter away the rights the progress
s1 the civilization Of the for the inestmabs
blessing to belong to South Carolina. But President Blu
cbaan by whose Grim aaI connlyance that mob was lei
loose being cowardy and inefficient weather the
storm he helpct to raise, took refuge in fasting aud
payer; but while the North prayei the South acted
Ask the national forts stolen, the flag ramped under
foot the laws violated the ships fred into the govers
ment disgraced, which Of the prayers most
iulf Prayed for what One party for secession, the
other for non secession the Raphas and the Van Dykes
proved slavery divine institution, the Beechers and
the Cheevers proved II from his Satanic Majesty;
side claims the Bible for and the other claims against
slavery and they both right. That book Is so
conmodating that proves ana dsproves anything you
choose Chameleon like 1t reflects the color Of the glass
| you look through But 1t strikes IL
wise and good Power really heard these praying
machines, lie would say, Cease mportunng mo
| with your mad wailiDgs 60 10 work, act
like rational beings, be true to your highest conviction
to human rights and human freedomand when these
tn danger take lesson from Major Anderson and keep
| your powder dry only help those who help them.
selves "Bu cotton Is king, and the Northern towards
whose souls composed OF that material trembe at His
mandates. south Carolina dissolve the Unon-a Union
| with vengeance ike that OF husband and WIFE Sth
all the rights on one side and all the penalties on tho
other There never true unon for there was no