, 1864-01-05

ApN Gut-t8. 6AVlJIeu uGA0iEloUblK.
The Banquet.
Alto o'clock, at the invitation OF J. Y. Farweil,
the retiring President Of tho Association, tho
membcrsto the number Of scventy-aye, with tho
Representatives OF the city ptcsa and few invited
guests, sat down to sumptnons supper al the
fremont House. The table WAS laid in Dsake's
best style, which Is equivalent to saying that 1t
contained al the lu1uries Of the eeason, and dis
played all The tastes in It's arrangement for
which mine hosta at the fremont arc Justly celc-
bra.ed. The room was beautifully decorated with
national coiors, and across one end rud hung
large Union hag surrounding the legend 'tPa:riot-
ism and Commercial Prosperity, one and INSOFAR
abler-a sentiment which has Its living example
in the history Of the Chicago merchants. No
body Of men have exhibited more true
patriotism, and none certainly have been blessed
with greater degrce Of commercial prosperity.
Flowers, rare md fragrant grnced the table, and
there were strange devices in confectionery, en-
blemaiic Of commerce, the farm and the work shop.
and appropriate to these wa1ike times, brfstllng
With muskets and the engtnery Of destruction, the
whole su1mounted By the Goddess Of Liberty.
After the company had done ample Justice to
the Winds the Chairman called The meeting 10
order and proposed the first toset Of the evening.
1As Gsmmtrre Of the Nortaussf.
Responded to by Ira 7. Mum, ex-Prcsident Of
the Eoard Of Ttade. The subject had been 70 oitcn
eansasscd that It presented little which had not
before been said. Commercial men were the rep
OF today may be the beggar Of tomorrow,
but stll he tide Of commerce rolled on
in spite of individual fluctuations elevatl9g
aflsira Of the country. England Was often pointed
at Is great power: 1t was commerce Whicn gave
her that power; destroy TINT commerce to-day
in her foDf6teDH. her growth WAS f4DId. and she
soon expected to equal her mother in power and
II sommeEc,l p!ospe'i,1 Ihe Is5seiies Ms1e
Egypt, ! bafgaln which, however wicked II might
have been IN Itself, Eedonnded to the benefit Of
both the ve3dcrs and the buyers. So With Amer
and had grown rich as did the Eeyp-
b1i there was fever sore In the land; it rankled
al hoped that the eontcst woald result n the u
umph Of correct commercial, political and moral
principles over ali the land. 1he,war had aready
Joint neser be;ore dreamed Of. The West il e7ea
Jet In Its infancy aud would be n the future .
much greater power than now. The ofeezes OF
the Wod a p o@
t1ien1s1ses ioT he products wh1ch even now tend.
e wena E. our sna e
mercs toon rueumc It's wonted channel, and the
poF and ase1y Cline iI iii ,ha % Gnlted States aSa
be TIE greatest country on the face OF the globe.
5zs hftds1t e zae Uleea atds sag. g. confined :,
the Libby prison. In the person Of Abraham Lin
coin We 6aye 10th the Ulysses and the Atlas Of the
mytho:oeical age: He was one Of the most litesa-
i!s mouth without saying some,aing; some q
his sentences deserved to be written In letters Of
gold. The closing lines Of his late message in
hs stasS I'D 1 so m The
mosai courage On lhe part ol n; Lincoln TO utter
loo, m had goodness Of heart nesent by the speaker
message to the prisoners In the Libby one OF
them said that Notwithstanding their su1iesings,
Othcr expressions Of confidence In him were there
given. Lincoln Mns, in ruth, man OF honesty,
man of ineoruptible virtue, Of sterling integrity
bind of nen who are now fighting for tie eztab-
liehment Of freedom Of speech and OF the Prese.
Even those who seemed to bs he @ most deter, s
eoaa e ae S's e oa
and bravery Of the uoble army.
The speaker then gave . TesT Interesting &C.
q thE II ~hSa s1a dne
der giren that the rejolcings should ceaae. The
order to teas down the 1sg was met By stern cfy
trem one Of the prisoners Let any man "a tase that
that time another flag came down. il was the rebel
nag which Was pulled down at vicksburg IN the
p.eseecc Of assembled thousands. They had a
tight to be proud Of the Amy; the Victorious a.
mics Of Greece never bore away so many hnEels
as have the soldiers Of the Union cause, They
suffered uncomp1aiEingfy, and never did he hcar
one word Of censurc OF complaint against the
Government.
The 1ftet.
Responded 10 BY William Dro.a, Of the TnrsUsE,
The mercantile community and the press ran IN
power Over the civilization Of the world. Thearts
and sciences, not less than the commerce q eFc-
1day life, were dependent upon the spread ofeom'
gsas' senes, 'aets Ioaaoa aD' snd SeE Xert, .;
integrity. and their records show what
merchant princes can do for civilization and pro-
grees. Since ten years ago the merchants Of Chi.
9go have become princes, and their hearts have
grown With their means; they are inst the men to
benevolent institutions, to build churches, and to
Eelp forward those public works aud those pat1l'
otic movements which 60 much coadure 10 our na'
4 volunteer cong was called for, after which the
President announced that volunteer toasts were II
order; Mr.. n. Z. Fairbanks saTe-
Our host-1r. Fa7rreA.
The gentleman briefly responded, calling upo1
| OF T1adeto SPEAK the Board OF Trade was noted
III. Fairbanks skelched tie differences in the
ferred 10 he OCCASIONS on which they, conld ac'
together. Whether socially or Patriotically, The
| two bodies could always work well together The
otic action, but he was free 10 say that grsa,
! portion of the money had been donated BY the
1nercbsn.s Of Ckicsso. He would give them:
tlca II ali esas Il 1smanRy aad pat1ioslsm lSe,
are one end inttre5ebe.
ReFponded ie By William = Aekindlsy: s:si II Me
cnt MFG g.tker1rg was an incident. The Association
wac or.anized apparently from the necessity ol
aGairs. In all large c,ties there were many out
b. f fndi,idrslt The Association was formed fol
tho ofject was accomplished. The next thing
oitfade; tie making of ship cana! to enlarge Tie
1Ssh'fa ish she % Board ., Trade, the As:esatou
had acted In the matter, and ltfNH although aS
It'll s knowledge hsd been spread abroad By theis
efforts: a convention had teen called In Chicago
p1essed .ne xth he neeesy of doag the
4r1ll soon be done; the State Of Illinois will sooI
he rich enough to do IT,. Cotton has lost fts roy
alt,; corn, which made both pork and wllsky, !:
Another thing which the Association had don't
| was 10 aid the war; 1t had sent battery to th.
NV prou tas
the society, not yet three years old, has done
great deal for the mercantile community and for th
d s1tendsd to IN tbe iature, aud The growth d thi
| caEo was certain. Let them be neglected. and ST
Louis and Milwaukee viii TAP her fife blood.
The F4eeldent ANNOUNCED tha; the proceeding
| "The Mercantile Association. May our intel
course as individuals beas pleasant In the tutur
as It has been IN the past ard or susses, !
1ale with the public spirit Of Its MEMBERS"
| REyol1lxG AFFAIR.
/ Crime in the South DlvIafon-A Fathc