The national Republican., 1868-12-31
The Morse BANQUET.

The grand complimentary banquet given on
Tuesday evening at Delmonico's, New York
to Professor 5. F. b. Morse, the distinguished
electrician and inventor of the system Of elec
trio telegraphy, sin recognition of his eminent
services to his country and the world" was
brilliant affair, and 1t is doubtful whether 4.
more grand scientific reunion ever took place
in this country or elsewhere. Chief Justice
Chase presided, and was supported on the
right by the guest of the occasion, Professor
Morse, and on his left by Mr.. Thornton min
lister plenipOtentiary and envoy extraordinary
from the Court OF ST James to the United
states. On the right Of Professor Morse were
seated President Wooley, of Yale College;
Professor Goodwin Smith, OF England; Rev.
Dr Adams, Of Madison avenue Baptist church;
ex.GOyernor Buckingham, Of Conneeticut; W.
T. Dodge, Amos Kendall, David Dudley Field,
Hugh Allan, of Montreal; Richard Morse
brother Of the professor, and others On the
left OF Mr.. Thornton were seated in succession
United states Attorney General William NJ
Evarts, Major GeaeraI Irwin Mcdowell, ex.
Judge Edward Pierrepont, Rev. Dr. +. Vinton,
William Cullen Bryant, A. b. Durand, presi.
dent of the Academy OF Design; Ex-Governor
Curtin, Of Pennsylvania. and other distin.
guished gentlemen,
Letters appropriate to the occasion were
read from distinguished gentlemen In this
country and In England The toasts of the
evening were announced by the Char. The
first toast: The President Of the United
States" was drank amid applause, the CON-
pany rising, and the band played "Hail Co
lumbia"
The roast TO he Y ueen ~ Great Britain was
eloquently responded to by Minister Thorn
ton.
Professor Morse responded to the toast
"Our Quest, Professor :. +. B.lMorse, the IN an
OF science, who explored the laws of nature
wrested electricity from her embrace and
made 1t a missionary in the cause OF human
progress" and gave an extremely interesting
history Of the difficulties he had to encounter
when Congress was first asked, In l5i3, to ap-
pFOpriate money for experiments. Other toasis
were responded to by Attorney General Eyarts
David Dudley Fieli, William Cullen BRYANT
Governor Curtin, Col. X. NJ. Hoe and others
aud the company separated at late hour.
PRISCE GEoRGg COUNTY APFAIRs-A re.
ward has been offered in Prince Georges
county, Nd, for the apprehension of the per
sons who committed the late outrage on Mr..
and Mrs Perkins.
The Marlboro Gdsehe of yesterday SAWS, in
reference to another outrage
Mr.. John Earnshaw, a highly respectable
citizen Of q ueen Anne district, In this county,
negroes, said to be engaged on the railroad In
that district, and severely cut and wounded.
One of his arms WAS broken, and he sustained
other serious injuries. We learn that he sue
ceeded in shooting one o. the negroes, and par
TALLY wOunding him, The others made their
escape, These rulilans are from some OF the
cities, and are represented as Il very lswless
gang.
In large numbers, we suggest that the protec.
ton OF life and property require that the
proper authorities should appoint an addi.
tionAl police force Otherwise our citizens
must form committees OF vigilance. We are
not in a mood to tolerate IndIgnities from this
had as well understand this at once. Our own
coIOred laborers are behaving with marked
propriety,we are glad to say"
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