New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-07
SCHUYLER COLFAX.
,v,.crrr AT IRVING HALL-Ws RECEPTION bf III"
Union LEAGUE.


..,.oDino ot Irving Hail. the Hon. Schuyler
60, delivered his celebrated lecture, Across the
y,,psur" The lecture for the benefit OF the Ilo
i, ,lc southern Famine Relief Commission large
Snr,bcr Of people listened to the lecture
Ay-cr the lecture, reception was gwen 10 MI Ool"
Az fine members of the Union League at thelr
orI.uion.souare Mr. John Jay, the President OF inc
club upon taking the chair. introduced MI Ooh"N " "
meeting in the following remarks
CCNrlEMEN: The language Of eulogy is tame , , nv
side The logic of facts and volume OF t Dio 80 def
g,i 10 convey idea OF character ~ e..
Snitc IS that embodied in the thought that NJ Hf
chosen Speaker sGeGessyey ~ o those Congresses,
with The XXXVIIth history Will accord gVnS Srtai Con
That Which hsoTs the memory @S carried G the country safely
throus our second for national i nG Amendment
.bng slavery to which this CLUB leht 'S 20 bolition
fueac. aud that immortal act has now oil through
ont iSc world The XLth Congress- crownng 1r SI1A
al predecessors has ordained i prncipcs of the
I,,s,d uOn the national and eeInaI Pih "a cor1aU
Medication Of Independence pau thnr cenera and
acrd by the pat tSs Southern statesmen and under
fht plan we trust that inc SpeSSsa y 49, Of The
Repnbiie iAppause such Is the grand future
Oh o sI az in the days of Washington, OF our inter
n,1j,aai obligations, that this Club confidently anc
"a ~ Ienship 10 tighten the burdens Of our national
Industry and purify and ennoble our legislation
e,cineu i'm your name offer tn our ustrious guest.
personally and officially our heartfelt congratulations
aud most cordial welcome and have the hon9r ana
SPEECH OF MR.. COLFAx.
NJ. Colfax, rising to respond, was greeted with
cheers He spoke as follows:
n is easy, Mr. President and gentlemen of the Union
League Club when trebly armed with the merits OF
goOA cause bear the attacks OF enemies Dut
j. always difficult TO reply to the cordial greetings ana
The partial language Of valued friends Faithful as nave
always sTiven to be to pnclue ana duty the lQg eo
tnucd confidence of my immediate constituents mas been
both an incentive and a reward But when gentlemen
conspicuous as yourselves IN this great metrOpolah cH
identified with this noble orgauLaton, on W mai ,
peril join with them IN THIS lndoi sgraivvH
know what words 70 use as httng aTAuONL,
w0lther" We scarcely realize and must speak again
of country in the Lecture Hall an hour ago. now
RAPIDLY aud vet how gOriOuSy we are making hlstoI!i
but postcrty viii read It on the open pages oi our SU
Try, annals a SlG yfds SgPno% breath in the lie Of
uatiDn-the banners OF Rebellion waved over nosTie
Crandc and the unlocking world predicted the certain
downfall of the Republic. Now, thanks 10 our gaIanV
ibleNsherman the conquerer-Sheudan the inyincble-
aud an their fearless cOmpaTiOts on sea ana shOre- D
loved and that Jackson and scott and Taylor adorned
with their brilliant vctoTes-the nag deaier TO us IN az
prosperity and famed by the zephyrs , Si
TcaT co millions Of human beings American
soil created by the Divine Father destined TO the
swine Of the stye or the beasts the field and
cutcheon was dimmed and dishonoTed by the stain Oh
American Slavery To-day auction-bocks, and manacles
and whippingpO are, thank God, things OF the past
while the slave himself has become the citizen WIN tne
Iigbf hand fApplausel Nor can we forget while re-
ilcpg over this happy contrast the human agencies
EotenfiS in its accomplishment. First and conspicuous
among the before my mind the tall form OF
msrtyrcd President whose welcome step no niora,
ear shall ever listen to again Fath fsit,, to
his oath faithful to his COUNTY fSa Sd be DaTsI
swcryed hairs breadth from his determination to crush
this mighty rebellion and all that gives 1t ad, ana COM
foyt. and support Applausel upustly ana Ditery ue
nOunced by his enemies and yours as usurper ana
tyrnt whose base deeds blacken the pages Of history
your noble League stood by him amid this TEN,
You have now Your abundant indication and reward:
Though the torch OF Islander was ut az every avenue q
become mourners at his coffin and with those libel
memory today with the Father of the Country he saved
Again when in the very crisis OF the nations agones ne
struck with the battleax Of the war power against
Slavery as the of all you stood by hin,
unfolding his hands and strengthening him IN that event
fG conflict Enemies assailed You with epithet ana IN,
vectiye. You called negro worshipers fanatics and
grass all faced the issue fearlessy ana the world
accused system went down forever ana forever zap
Contamination But, even enemies beingou judges,
how agnifcenty Endorsed Who dares nov towag
upon you as It but yesterdays Not One-not one
But other duties to the country yet remained 70 De per
your oins for the work The XAXlAth Congress, the
sSsembed at the CAPITOL during my dozen years OF public
wisely rejecting the nadvised policy OF an Ef
been to destroy the party that elevated him power
proposed Constitutional Amendment, emDodylng
inbedded iIreyersibly in the National Const
tuition fitting guarantees Tor lOyal IecOnstIuCtOu
Although Endorsed overwhelmingly by the loyal States at
the baotbOx the Rebel States hardening their hearts,
emrned and rejected it, and scOted at It's trainers and III
dorsers And then guided, as believe, by the same
as soon as the nation had written Liberty for ALL upon
orr banners Congress enacted the Military RecOnstruc
tion bills Of March and March "A, opening the ballot
TO the loyal regardless OF race or color dsra
chisng the present the leaders OF the Rebellion and
LAYING down the terms and the only terms on which the
rights forfeited by this bloody could he resumed ana
thiS TmnesS and devotion 70 the right is bringing
forth its legitimate fruit with an aacr1ty unexpected TO
many and with acquiescence expected by but few.
The vast majority in the South ignoring all their life
preudices fastening 20 accept these terms
need you that having carefully and hastily ela-
GRATED these laws having passed tel ana then iepdSseu
them over the inevitable veto OF the Executive the great
party which thus responsible for them intend
10 stand by them faithfully and literally If their terms
complied with by the Rebel states In good fath ana
without evasion. lAppause.l They would be branded
with dshonOF and their fame furnished forever
they did not Bat II is party whose ghted WORD 10
the people has never been broken, and Will not be now
regret Indeed that Mr. Summers amendment requiring
provisions in the new Constitution for universal educa
ton condition VI Reconstruction did not prevail but
hope the good Of the Southern people will estab
lsh II voluntarily, lnsurng them warmer welcome as
they return to the Council Board. $50
After reviewing the action OF the Republican party
and paying tribute the principles by which II had won
signal triumph, Mr. COlfax closed his speech as follows
Our centennial anniversary OF the Declaration OF lnde
great truths Of that immortal Magma Charta enjoying
u fame wide the world and eternal as the stars with
prosperity that shall eclipse In the future all the bright
est glOrles Of the past" .
renewed applause On motion OF Mr.: Legrand H. Can
non the meeting then adjourned for the purpose OF CIV
ing the members opportunity Of being introduced TO
their distinguished guest. collation. was then pre-
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