The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-02-06
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the Capital of the Indies, by President
Buchanan, left this city on Thursday
afternoon last, for New York, from
where he intended to proceed to his
post of duty On Tuesday evening
a number of his friends and fellow-cit-
liens, called upon him at his residence,
and presented him with a beautiful
Silver Goblet, as testimonial of es-
TEEN and at the same time wishing him
pleasant and prosperous journey, and
safe retnrn The presentation speech
was made by Rev. D. Brown, Rector
of the Episcopal Church, of this city.
We copy from the Beacon the ad
dresses on the occasion also, the let
ter of Joseph g. Browne, ESQ.,, of
Oakdale. The following is the ad-
dress of Rev. Mr.. Brown:
We few of your many friends are come to
greet you on the approach of your departure
| from us for season. Happier may we be to
greet your return, your object and wished ac-
complished, and all your aspirations fully graf
| fled We greet you sir, as our esteemed fell
low citizen, neighbor, friend, brother-titles OF
respect and love, which none Others so well and
| truly can express our heart salutations on this
occasion. Other titles you have well earned and
merited but to the heart they are less dear
| and with the heart we have now to do. As to
citizen, highly esteemed, we come to offer you
our salutations of thanks for public virtues and
| benefactions. For these owe you much. As
to a neighbOr of the order of the good Samari-
tan, you have our sincere acknowledgements for
unrequited kindnesscs. As to friend and
brother, we offer grateful and fearful hearts,
Let them not be rebuked that they sink within
us In sickness and in health they have often
looked to you for cheer and for assurance
Cheered and assured may they leap again with
JOY and gladness at your return. Besides our
hearts, we few friends bring slight present of
little intrinsic value as a symbol and memento
of parting affection, and beg your acceptance as
pearl of price. Our spirits, with those dear
est to your souls love. will go with you; and
when you return, with theirs, our hearts too
hail you joyfully. May that return not b. far
Their off than prosperous fulflment OF your
object and wishes may demand. Across the deep
seas, through the lands of fame, over the sands
of the deserts, our hearts will 60 with you you
may sometimes recognize their shadows; the
pervading spirit may sometimes point westward.
When the calm ocean is moved only by the
power beneath your feet, you may think of the
ot0HQuHlby VI fHOLHe, VAIN AbS AOfoS anu lbS
friendships-then may q0e be remembered
Should that sublimest of Natures exhibitions,
storm at sea- come off at the dusky midnight
hour, when loud the tempest's roar, the gran
deur and the glory of the scene may elevate
your soul to where We may be forgotten; but
when the tumult of the and sky shall have
past, the clouds dispersed, and the moonbeam
tremblesi on the gently rolling pillows, again
will home be remembered with pleasure, that
for not /onO ahSanpa q q W. trlat with othAr
OF Natures wonders, you have witnessed one
of the great efforts of her glorious power, by
Providence made subordinate to human science
and skill.
From the Temple Church in London. erected
by the Knights of Malta a thousand years ago,
you may go to Malta herself; from the top of
the rock on which st. Paul stood, across the
flood you may turn westward your gaze and
think and fell more kindly of 'swife, children,
and friends" Strangely may their images
mingle in your hearts vision, with knights in
their ancient armor, with Apostles in pilgrims
garb, with martyrs standing like anyils when
beaten upon, with warriors of many lands and
languages, and of all colors and costumes. A
wonderful-juH Of qco,lders is the little island of
Malta In every department of history it is
wonderful wonderful now as forming an arc
of the balance-wheel of power in the machinery
of the worlds civilization.
Happy the man who may stand on Malta |
Look on it in the clear bright light of the histo-
ry of 2 600 years. and even Gibraltar you will |
remember mostly for its material wonders. At |
Constantinople, as military man, you mag visit |
the barracks of the horse guards of the Sultan |
and with better knowledge than its occupants, |
you may think of the ancient glorious st. John |
Chrysostom, whose tomb lies beneath them, |
waiting the death of the sick man---the down.
fall of tho Turk-when fitting monument shall |
rise up in honor of Christian champion whose |
needed voice would have saved the oriental |
Church from desolation by the conquering Is |
lam. Passing in sight of Mount Carmel, cloth !
ed in the garments of sublime and sacred asso-
citation, You may find your feet standing in the |
little town of Acre, of ancient and later fame.
Here, principally may you wonder how once it |
bfiaed the utmost power and skill of Napoleon |
the Great. He had conquered the. Mameluke |
army, as had said the people, numerous as the
stars of the armament and the sands of the sea-
shore" But the cOnquerer of this great army |
of infdels was not to van4uish the small garri- |
son of Acre, defended not by the crescent but |
by the cross After seigs of two months, |
crest-fallen, he departed for Egypt. Napoleon !
wondered at his failure and christendom ador- /
ed and gave to God the glory of his defeat. |
Here his ambitious projects of boundless domain |
were forever checked and ever after, he was |
wont to say with mortified vexation, chad Acre |
fallen it would have changed the face of the |
globe the fate of the east depended on this |
little paltry town. Acre was not to fall the |
face of the globe was not yet to be changed.
But We must not weary by tracking you. to
or from Calcutta, the place of your destination,
where Heber walked and taught and sang May |
you there safely and happily arrive and find
yourself most happy in the work given you to
do, the high duties of your distinguished office
pleasant and easy, and in every respect
g Fair as Gangas curling foam.
From the city's ferycnt heat may you find in
the sacred Hindoo mansion of snow-Himilaya |
" Whence holy rivers gush,
Bright from their secret fountains, !
And Ger the realms of Bramah rush;
Rock above rock they ride sublime,
And lose their SUBMITS in the blue fields of day.
Fashioned first when rolling time,
Vast infant in his golden cradle lay,
Bidding endless ages run
And wreathe their giant heads in SHOWS eternal
Lit by each revolving sun.
Though neither morn ing beam nor noontide
glare,
In Wintry sign or vernal,
Their adamantine strength impair
Nor cen the fercest summer heat
Gould thrill the palace, where their monarch
reigned
On his frost imperial seat,
(Such height had unremitted virtue gained y
Himllaya.
By the antitheses of the saying of 0phelia, in
Hamlet
erich gifts wax poor when giyers prove unkind,
We beg your acceptance of our poor gift to wax
rich by the kind love of the givers' heart.
Go, then, if you must, our good neighbor, our
kind friend, our true brother, and may God go
with you, to keep and bless you, in all your
ways and doings, and bring you back to your
home in health and peace, and to our hearts
sincere and loving friendship.
Mr.. Brown concluded his eloquent
and appropriate address by presenting
to DR.. Lilly the Goblet, accompanied
by the following note:
Hon. SAMUEL LILLY
Dear SIR In view of your near departure
from among us, few of your friends, without
marty destination wishing tn avnrasa 10 un,,