The New York herald., 1868-04-19


The list of toasts was follows, with the following
i. "Weicomen-Horace Greeley.
2. "Our Guest'-Charles Dickens
3. ''The New York Press'-Henry J. Raymond.
!. srne weekly Press"-George William Curtis.
8. ''The Monthly Press"-Wm. Henry Hurlburt.
Q. ''The Boston Press''-Charles Eliot Norton
!. "The New England Press"-Joseph R. Hawley.
s. "The Northern Press"-George W. Demers.
| Q. ''rhe Western Press'-Murat IIalstead
| 10. THE Southern Press'-Edwin De Leon.
Il ss sSHsa%ss1ss ssasiS PresSs"T TnOspe
Gorged-for gorging ought always to precede talk.
ng-satisfactory gorged, with some few raps on the
meeting called 70 oder and the rattle Of teeth
was followed by the rattle of tongues, the venerable
master OF the ceremonies utterlng the welcome,
which could not well have been uttered in the state
| OF intestinal vacuity which had prevailed but an
hour before.
WELCOME OF MR.. GREELEY
Mr.. GREELEY arose, and looking benignanty
around upon his audience, began:--He exceed
| mely happy to welcome Mr. Dickens having been one
OF the number who, twenty five years ago, had well
coined him 10 America He well remembered how,
wnen he first took upon himself the duties of the
| editor OF weekly paper he published stery from
then unknown writer above the quaint signature OF
Boz" and since then he had had the pleasure of pub
llshing many story from the pen OF the same gifted
writer lie let therefore as Il in some respects he
| had been the maker OF Mr.. Dickens-there "Boz'
smiled significantly, as II he would have said 'blar-
ney'l-and. 10 say the least, they two had always
occupied the relations OF admircr and admred 1At
this Iuncturc rosy blush mantled the features of
Boz and he wlnked knowingly, but whether from
n
OF the venerable admrer there were no means
OF delerminng;l Mr.. Greeley proceeded. He
was glad 10 he the welcoIner OF one who
had done more for the English tongue and for Eng
lisa Literature than perhaps, any of his genera
Ion-one "ho.e name was quite as favorite in
America as ga England, and whose literature was,
IN fact, an expression Of the liberal democratic feel
INK Of bola oountries-one who OF the people
and drew his inspiration from the people, But rs he
was la set an example of brevity 10 the gentlemen
who were 20 speak after him tanl here the speaker
looked AZ the second resp0ndentl he would conclude
. nf he lisf
fht TOAST 10 ak. DICKENS.
The Chairman proposed the sentiment
Health aud nappiness-hon0raole and generous,
becai-e Just recompense 10 our friend and guest,
Charles Dickens
Gr~rLrmrS oF rnR NEw NoRK PREss-I cannot
90 better Than 70 take my cue from your dstin-
rrmarks 90 has remarks IN connection with
the na'uta associations between YOU and
private a.-oe,a.,o1 s WORKING mnmssrs Of 'D the
prc-< Of New ON Ia dine with them this day, ac
cepted that compliment IN grateful remembrance of
callsnz that wan once my own. and in loyal sym
| psshy toward brotherhood which In the spirit I
have never quilted. tApplause.l To the wholesome
Sery Young . attrbute my nrst success IN
| ate and my sons Will hercafGer testify OF
their lafher that ne was always porsistcntly
proud of that ladder by which he rose. And II Il
were otherwise they should have bat very poor
and mean opinion OF that father which perhaps now
I have not. tAppianse and laughterl Under any
circumstances ths reception would have been uneN
ceptionably interesting and gratifying 10 me. hut
appeared capable OF holding hut one individual, I
nnd turns ca hke-she same elastic pavilion capa.
bile ~ c0mprchcnding a multitude: more and
more proud am OF bcing your guest tonight ~ the
more readily 40 I feel grateful sentiment for this
tsentiemea. much of INV voice has latterly been
heard ln the and and ! have for upwards Of four
hard winter months 90 contended against what
have becn sometimes quite admlrinsly assured was
true American caiarrh and the possession of which
! nave hardly properly appreciated uauHhterl, AZ i
might have preferred t0 be naiuraiized by any other
a. ID
voice mas lately been heard among YOU that might
have been content with troubling you no further
from ms present standpoint u not that the duty
with which hcncei0rh charge ms self, not only here
bot everywhere and upon eycry suitable OCCASION
~hens0ever and whercSoeyer. % express my high
aud grateful sense of my hosptable reception in
AmcrIca- aud % bcar nay honest testimony 10 the
national generosity anu masnansinp. tApplau-e.l
been the changes that ! have seen around
| me upon every side Changes moral changes
| acquired and the people thereon. changes IN the
rise of vast new cltir, changes IA the growth of old
cities grown almost cut uf rec8ecion, changes IN
the grces and amenities Of ie changes IN the press
without whose advancement advancement can
take place anywhere -,applansel-nor am J. believe
years there bccn no changes In me ana that !
had nothing 81 learn and no extreme impressions To
correct from when wAs here nrst; aud, gentlemen,
this l,ftngs e 10 y pint upon nich have ever since
landed here last November observed strict silence,
though sometimes tempted 90 break u, and IN refer
ence 10 which WILL Win your permission. beg leave
| to take you nov into ms confidence. tApplause.l
| Even the press being human aughicri-n may be
| sometimes mistaken 0r misinfornned, and rather
think that have sell 90 tso occasions, ln
sOnle rare Instances. had % suhmi that my nforma
| tlon was not perfectly accurate win refer.
snoe 20 m, own SUBJECTS. Indeed, I have
now and again been more surprised ~ the printed
news read oi myself nov than ~ any priiissi heM
ever read In my paSi stale Ol exisscnce--thai the
vigor and per-everanCc with which have ior some
months pat been collecting material COZ ani ham
| mering al a new nook upon America. thcers And
| lan.hIerl Ihls rAs i@en matter oi much aston
i-hlneni 60 me, lnAsmach a. thai AZ thls TINE
has been pe'ieaill sea Ans~h n,,s Va ~ Pun ,s
| 4 positively dcriarca that no consideration ON
earth should inaage me 10 wriie onc. hai wnai
| y the conndentr am atgni ln paCc in f0u - That
on nv return % Lneand. IN nl own hnRllsh our.
esr.on. % 20 sssr gor ,ss tsaaf u ay count, an
sue testimony of the gigantic chanErs IA t- roan-
ny a. sase hns, r.,.,, ~ ,ss5 ss ~ ..sar ~ r."s
| in the smallest pare cgnaus Win ne iAfzr-i y
have been rvcetscd wuh un~Urps~sed poi,lsne..
erailon. ana sifh unrurps-ssb,s respea lof the
| privacy dailt enfurctd uIon me ~ ne nature 0 ~
- ISns a. / i've ana ~ ioag A. ms scse ecnaAnis
have any tfgai rixht ms lsuks. shau eAa-f - ~
republi-ned a. an apgend'A y ettrl 10Y y t.".s
| America. Appian@s.i And this ! 80 o. Aba cause
% bc done. MT IA some lUNe AMI ihankiaiifs~, ~
honor. tAypaase.i Ana. genf;sfnen. me transition
| of my own feeiinH and interc-' % Amerlca q ne
hnf ,h.thef az NOD ta.sr tis@ Felaars wlth on
| press object wAs asked M lhi@ Clty. about .asi
| Christmas. whether an AInefils sn was 40 81 -oine
| Disadvantage in Engs4nd A. iirwasnFr Ihe noiipn
of an American beias rvgarded ~ Insand a. a
foreigner al ail-of iring fhouEht o. 90 -plken
| OF In that chaTsirr ancOminon and esrsxinus
and absurd that my gravity for the mo-
| ment overpowered me. A. spon az nt
feelings because restored I said that fur Years AMI
| years past hoped had had a. many American
friends and hal received a. many American visitors
"a almost any Engiishman lving. ant ma va.
enough In England " be an American ~ c receisei
with the greatest respect and recognition an
where tApplau-e.l Hereup0n cat ~ hal
dozen people present suddenly spoke TIVE, ouc
an American Gentleman with o cultivsftd tarte
for the nne arts. who nndng himself on
sunday outside the walls Of certain historic Eng ~
castle famous for its pictures refused admission
according 70 the regulations of the establishment,
| and who had merely represented himself A. an
I American traveller and VINO noe only s-saled the
mature gallery hut thought the whole castle should
| b,vo haen Al hts di.no-al. The OfneF A lAhy