The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-23

joite that the nOblest OF them all - written neirc
how poor, or humble, or helpless or ignor.nt
may be the man that claims American citlzensn,n
all over this land, from ocean to ocean and from the
Quito the lakes, the people have decreed "a mans
q man for ~ that" (Cheers.) | know II n the
proud boast OF Fourth OF July orators that in the two
hundred and fifty yearS--tne quarter Of OF those
great decades OF centuries that mark the sweep OF
time as 1t goes on merging towards the unending
from the landing of the Mayfower upon that bleak
New England shore We have risen TO the
grandeur never known In such q period OF time by
any nation III aIl the circuit Of the globe. l may
not weary YOU by repeating these hundredf0d stats
tics, but dednce from them other lessons than
~ mat ;od y Is not to speak IN the word, words
ment and power that God had given to the feeble
te onaIs o. th '9e nurlta me hncheroochs h,
landed along the Atlantic border in the years that
are past. We should learn from 1t proi0under
Is the grandeur OF American citizenship. it h that
which has been stamped with the approval OF d
O,,a . sna' winch we should guard as was
guarded In the oden time the vestal fire,
never 10 ma allow it to expire or to waIe.
think OF the past history OF this great
country, anu daring 10 look beyond the vei on the
advancing future OF the country IL seems to me,
III the good time that to my enthusiastic tempeTt-
mont seems almost at hand is be the magnificent
future OF thus great country OF lChecrs.) 1t Is
that shield OF American citizenship which we are to-
make rs proud and potential roman citizenship
IN the days OF Paul. 1t ia that which is TO en-
able our ambassadors to stand unabashed under
the shadows OF thrones in the Ola World. IL is that
whici y to lift America to aprouder position among
lne natons' OF the world. IL Is that which il To
allow her to sweep onward Ia che van In the march
OF nations and OF empire, as our great principles,
Tiumplant mere, are even now impreSsIng the mon
arches of the Old World with the doctrine that
throughout this globe the people must rule. Gap
plause 10 Is 10 make American citizenship poten-
al III ieXas rs IN the city Of New York; ii Is TO make
ts shield as powerful IN South Carolina as 1t is in
indiaaa; 1t is to make free speech honored and re-
spectacle III Alabama ~ il to-day In any portion
OF New England. Cheers.) Nor IL that ALL ii il to
each those who are clothed with the solemn trust OF
representing this great realm OF freemen who
rule here, not by divine right but py free insti-
tutions that when they stand speaking for at the
par OF any civilized nation IN the world they shall
not, on the one hand, disgrace by b0astful gas
conade, or on the other dishonor us by bowling the
snes, g oiees .Neyer" ana applausel Then,
uified American nationality, we command that
respect TO which our great resources and our IN
cg ntido,r trlas' winch we have survived so
need not 30 into the markets OF the world
TO offer gold and silver to induce those islands OF the
sea and OF adjacent States and provinces to cast In
their lot with usito share with Our future. feel
ashamed, as an American, when hear of Offering
10 buy SOIL and sovereignty. men, women and chill
dren with gold and silver from our national Treas
ury To share with us in the magnificent future AS
you would spurn bride that is bought with
gold, as any fair woman would spurn a
husband who had been lured to her side by her
wealth instead OF her heart so we, az Americans,
should elevate our nationality 80 az to those
who are near TO us In territorial contiguity
their lot with us when voluntarily and in body
our magnificent future, we should then welcome
them INTO TINS increasing fold OF American citizens.
BONG TINS we shall respect the memory OF the Pill
grim Fathers; doing this we shall vindicate own
honor; doing this we shall elevate the nationality OF
which we are so proud; doing this and our great re-
pubic takes that place TO which God in His provi-
dence seems Ill these later years SO unequiv0caly TO
call us.
Music by the band.
The Chairman here submitted the sixth toast
and sentiment-"New England sclIola rsnip--never
more worthy OF honor than when penetrated by the
, 1A1 In ill In had
been requested To intercede in favor Of John LothrOp
Motley. the distinguished scholar aud statesman, to
whom had been assigned the task Of responding to
this sentiment His late splendid effort had been
too great a work to admit OF his giving
week following II, and he 1.-THE chairian) had been
desired to somewhat break his iail from that glori-
Gus beginning to the brief response OF an afcrdnner
speech by making this announcement.
JOHN LorHRoP MOTLEY
then arose amid warm and continued applause and
said that he had no words to express ms gratifica-
lie had learned already how very soon one forgot
that he was stranger In the genial atmos
mere Tonight to listen and admire only not to make
speech: TO listen 10 the lips Of those whose elo-
duence had delighted them tonight, a. il had also
SO often rung through the country. He came to
listen and admire only; and IL was for che Dur-
pose OF thanking them warmly and briefly
Tor their Kindness that he rose to speak.
And, indeed, how could he expect to add
anything TO the eloquent illusions to New England
which had already been uttered here u seemed
that the old slang phrase OF New England being
eit out In the cold'' was not at least very popular
now nov and aud not very likely to be appreciated
puzzled himself IN his endcavors to imagine
now that problem was to be accomplished.
lApplausc. Ever since the staff Of the first pilgrim
smote the firsi rock on New Engiand's shore there
had flowed from II current Of scholarly and intel
lectiial AID industrial energy, and thai grand cur
rent still flowed across this continent, fcrtIi-
izing as It nowcd-lappausel-lnti New Eng
d s wa nad caeaed .e ra werna ppauses
spectacle which this metropolis presented Never
had there been seen sucn an abundance Of human
prosperity ana thrift and industry as here;sand who
could tell how much that current would lose IN
depth and breadth and swltness II the New
England current should ebb away forever
tApplause.) And II We went further To the
West--to Indiana and Oho--everywhere, wher-
ever We turned, IL we. wished to search for
New England we had but to. look around MS.
Tho venerable and ustrions anu most beloved poet
OF country, whose fame New YORK priced
by Neutrality-suspicious. Cullen Bryant--n that
melancholy but lofty poem OF hs youth,
Of silence aud solitude, babe his listener to bury
himself IN the woods OF the distant West where he
heard no sound but that OF The mighty Oregon ana
It's dashing lie had lived TO see that ultima Thule
0f civilization sown, and honored and distinguished
New Englanders IN the nations council, end he 1.-THE
| speaker) believed that If Geographic arrange
| sion Of the area OF freedom In the Arctic
regions we might perhaps have got telegram
| tonight from the New Englanders there who were
celebrating New England's day and astonishing the
walruscs aud seals Of Alaska. tl.aughter.) when
mountain system, or the mighty Ohio out Of
river system, than, and not all then could
New England he taken out OF our political system
without missing her. He tMr. Moteyl, u what might
like egosIn might he pardoned, had the honor
Of being descended from the Pilgrim Fathers; and.
like all good SONS OF Massachusetts,. when he ceased
10 revere that good old Commonwealth may his
arm wither. marrow bone and ALL. tAppatse.l
But what most moved hs PRIDE In Massschu-
sets and New England was that she so cheer
fully dissolved hsrself into this Union. merging
Nil The pernlcous doctrines OF state Sovereignty in
this great ana glorious republic--(appause)-o
which the only sovereign thar we recognized was
the united American people. Massachusetts or New
England, too, had led the way Ia that mag
nihcent system or common schoas, the only
possible and conceivable foundation OF republican
government, and I've hoped the nay had passed
away forever for sncering at New L2gland teachers.
The system had gone Westward and must go Sou:h-
ward the new invading army must soon begin its
grand march to. the sea. tAppaixe.l " there was
enc thing certain In the political history OF this
country II was tias:-wheu the schoouasiers, and
school mistrcsses too. ceaged 10 he nom
orcd in this land from that day forth
would b. dated the decline and fall OF this republic