New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-07
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Mascr OPDYgE rose. ~ siA: Ir'cret eXes'u'
pgly that nv sight del.y Stout have caused any
ir ouup .0a IN tho opening Of this ri'e'in1; nH
understood that one OF our most dsln9"",91 ,l
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supposed, OF course, that wac not 70 oe oa,l" M
| TO otivlate, Aud whenj came 20 iiud auo'neI ~
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CHAIR fit that the place was tnuSo pe, ~ -
THAN could mi il. ] owe you, however '"'' "Po
logy and blink it is good one LOT my ~
snce esrlnt: left bone early enon9h " vo ~ "
clock but ut che en"ahoe o' t's nan l,ro;nad NV
lby n old mace of patrio ian which rss,ra "!
| ro~rnsnie Laughter and apl iause'I Oeplen..'
I am no, detain Won with any remarks. cshno'i
However rsst the tempIsuOp 10 say That the V"Je0,
al this meeting meets my most hearty approval anu
n reioces my heart exceedingly TO witness the gen
IRONS response with which II has been met. WIN
ont de aiming you further have great pleasure a.
Introducing YOU TO those sweet silver tones wheb
irepre,ep, tie Emerald Isle l have .he pleasure Vi
introducing james T. Brady, esq lCnsefs'I
SPEECH OF JAMES T. BRADY.
Mr. CHAIRMAN AND FELLow-ClrIzENs OF NEW
IYoRx: You have heard tho reference to silver.
tones. "a if indeed trumpet festival were to be
heard when had The honor and pleasure OF address-
lag Won. Daring the last few minutes have had
serious doubts where was, IN truth, born. Laugh
teri NV earliest recollection is that derived my
nativity in the City Of New-York, OF which your
worthy Chairman is the chief Executive officer; but,
with ibe accustomed self-apPreciaion OF the race
from which I sprung, think l may become the
competitor of Homer, and have the world divided IN
Cd MON as to where was born. Laughter
/ A VoIcE-Louder We can't hear what you say,
and we came here 10 hear you. ll,aughserJ
| Mr. BRADY-Wnich to me is n great gratihca-
tom for il lie 20 long since discovered That anv'
body wanted TO hear what ! said on any subject,
that my vanity is gratiied TO the extreme. Laugh
teri | recognize in the voice that first ofoke silence
nj this magnificent meeting those rich tones which
he who was TO have pre- ided here once declared
gave pleasure to his heart applause and II does
not become me- descendant OF the Green Isle, 10
admit that there is anything less than nneic 10 my
ing that comes from hat source. lam little disap
! pointed, however, because expected 10 have the
: pleasure aud instruction which every man, however
: great he may be in intellect, capacity or ment,
Will undoubtedly receive, If he be American
, born or American in heart as priv.
, ilege of looking upon the form that expected
to zee here tonight. lApp'anse.I Al OF You Re,
: member thlt Washington Irving, In bis beauilial
;, essay upon Standardization, said 1t was something
! 10 have seen the dust of Shakespeare. We find the
genius the American people a. this honr expressed
\ Ia the two words that form tue pame oil Winfield
u Scott. lAppianse He Is absent from this pro-
cession TO nght. I call it procession, although
you sit here stationary, because IL Is movement 70
a result which 10 physical power can til wart Loud
applause Caos statue ~ indeed absent. Oui I4to
: lives, thank God, and will live for years. an also
disappointed IN not hesring the clarion tones OF tha
, great son OF Kentucky whose loyalty is equal
to his eloqueBce ana that 10 the highest comph
ment l Can pay bim-Joseph Holt. Loud
appliance. Aud yet sha be graii6ed with this
Circumstance, becanse those who hear him, unless
he has failed since last enjoyed that pleasure, wish
for other grstIhcaiion when ne has spoken. Bot
here / am, with all these Deficiencies caargcd upon
mysef-a mortal man of the 18th century, With 10
greater hope tnsn that may be honored with the
position described by your President [Mr. Bryant.
ia that beautiful poem deDomiDated june, which
gladdened the inmost recesses OF my heart when
II
dom an truth
/ "Who,. heart IN ell the pOmp thst hl'
! IL that HE grave 1. sreeu.'
\ But that grave Of mine however unnamed or un-
noticed want 10 be distinguished by some lnger
ing OF sfec ion IN heart that cleaves 20 the re-
collection OF him who once Wac as the grave OF one
whose country the Uu.ted States Of America
loud cheersl. That is my country. can INIT OF
no other. There ia no name 10 be substituted for
that. There il no flag except ours that can ever
accept Icheers, no star TO be taken out Oft heer,
no sipe TO " stolen from it cheers stafsto be ada.
ed TO il without number loheers suipes 10 be a1r
cumulated till the eve tires OF looking at them; 70
that with all the gallant history u It's past and glD.
rous associations OF lite preeent, however gloomy
the prospect may appear TO nhny there shall be tor
now and hereafter, one country, one constitution
one destiny loud cheers. was dining VIII friend
to-day WHO read 10 extract from newspaper
The EJpress. Laughter and expression Of
ds.ayor. saying that ths Was meeting Of AbOll-
,ioIsis and that Brady would not lie present |
am not certain that am, for there 10 much OF
Individuality and spiritual power and tendency to
great results in the chamber, charged with patriot
ism that sm like nothing Ia this majestic presence.
! lAppause Bat 80 lar as | am capable OF knowing |
myself ! AN here-here with dellght-here viii |
pride. lApIlausc.l Although from the fret tinr
that ever made speech in public I'll now most Of ,
You have been opposed 70 me- Us well understand,
IN political sentiment; thank God that II has been
permitted Inc TO be present Oh an occasion when any
IL.
voice in saying that stand up now, IA | always |
have done for the preservation OF the Union and the
Constitution OF the country. Loud cheer. When |
| began life heard, Us siterwari heard, q word
called Yankee. II certainly does not spply to he.
But the South has applied that word 10 all OF US al he
North. Nov am free TO say that discover ia the |
Yankee character some particular features that no
more admire than do some Of the prominent traits
in the inhabitants Of the land from which spraog |
But 1 nevertheless accept the name Of YANKEE as
applied 10 in the spirit Of our fOrefatbcrs in the
revolutionary period; and If the South can fad no
more Of Disgrace 10 be attached 10 ii than It's indy
ing struggle for the preservation Of thus Govern
ment whether Slavery exists or falls l thank God
for It, Loud applause. You will pardon mo- III y
fellow -cizeus If ofeud the prsjudices Of OF
YOU ia speaking my mind. The first speech l ovor
inade for II Presidential candidate wa in be
| half Of q Southern man. From that time 70 this
portion of the Union. Bot, gentlemen, 20
mako the matter pointed, If l lived IN II
house with a friend. and he announced to me some
day that under no circumstances would he n,sociatc
with me any longer, would propose TO vindicae
that is manly in my nature by telling him that
would go sonewhOfe where 1 could find ruitable
company. lGreat merriment and applause. And
when came here tonight and IL passed. through
the streets to-day, was beset by gentlemen for
whom have the greatest resFoct, VINO wondered
whether would speak al meeting where gentle
men always opposed to us In politics would be pres
ent, and where perhaps spirit OF freedom stronger