New-York tribune., 1868-06-24


ern history but after this there cometh the oehet
whose shoe commerce is not worthy TO unloose ny h
plastic hand shall all that is good in all Of be moldet
into one tnal aud perfect whole. f-v| ...
SPEECH OF DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
serving In both responded TO by
David Dndley Field. esq. He said: There never mas
the OotoS code tGan that ar which this
Oriental mission now presents-the more Heguesnd. gsdd
;he contact Of pati0n with nation the more 'arleu
d, their relations. and the more expansive the rules
which govern those relations International law, now
di iyers1ed In its details, affects In great ue'
gree the prosperity aud happiness Of the human human
race It shes az the head Of OFF ST@es
protects the trader and the traveller In foreign ans
Each new member OF brotherhood brings
The great Empire which we now welcome INTO tne com
muny OF nations will help ps TO still further
Our policy Is peace The benehcent end OF the law OF
nations peace and though the day may be distant wen
We stand between and the West stretching out
our hands over either ocean, And while We sometimes
glare angrily toward the one let us begin relations
the Pacific DO ever peaceful May the, the treaty any
China form new chapter in the law OF nations the
opening e code better than any ever yet written
what they agree upon stand for all time the model
OF just and equal compact between two great nations
neither Of which desires advantage over the other
but both Of which desire the freest intercourse
Of persons the most liberal exchangs, OF pro pro
ducts, constant interchange OF gOOd
Offices and perpetual peaee-to build up that interna s
the language slightly altered ofsir William Young;
Vert thrones All
Sit, Empress crovnug good repros'ns ILL.,"
The tenth regular toast, "The Maritime Commerce OF
the Globe" responded to in an eloquent address D
Judge Daly and tho eleventh, "The Labor OF CHINA ana
the Labor Of America" by the Hon. Edwards Perrepoh
- SPEECH OF ,IR GREELEY.
think may fairly claim for the press TINS hat WIN
oil its imperfeclon and sharing as eae doubtless aI5, %
the passions Of its patrons, u mas done MORE on te
whole 20 moderate than To stimulate the rapacOus III
snc or the ambitions passions Of %agEg in
the sphere Of art and industry and more tha s hG @
n5Ta1taqes and The blessings Of material com.
merce, and all Of 1t, | doubt not Truly, @ d |
cidedy consistently rather permanently by the
commerce of ideas than by the commerce OF material 0e
as trust they may into more harmonious and intimate
will gain of us by borrowing arts and our IDEAS
and that shall gain more Of her. as doubt not we can
gain by borrowing OF her those which are the iess
material trophies her progress and herhOught than by
the simple Interchange OF coinmodities lAppauseg mr
snggsston thai the commerce-by which
meant the naviga5on1oi TINS county & T1s m "@ nt og
materially depressed And would NOT WISH 10 % &
dict his assertion that subject would wlsh 9ny, , on
principles which am allowed to speak Tor mere, 10 ahe
this suggestiOuthat never, thnk IN lhe past lstoly
OF mankind has any nation been largely prosperous ahu
Commanding i'm commerce which was not also foremost
and prosperous In tho manufactures. lAppauatl ~
other words that the great interests OF human industry
and human advancement are coordinate; that their pros
perity springs-One Of them-Ott or the prosperity
OF pcT q G,s hoPe the time is hot distant when
through journals OF Chna aud America there SHAH be
brought about "A more complete understanding between
tLe two peoples which will lead. doubt not, TO a bet
ter and higher appreciation OF eaeh Ctner % dgn%fc @
prone dispaage every other or people than the
selves As mems IDEAS enlarge or rather as er hSTI
more highly and truly-to appreciate each OtheI zap
plause such, trust, Is 10 be the consequence OF the M
electual and spiritual intercourse which about TO be
uaugurated between this country and the older naos
of the world and which trust Is he increased and
improved through the medium OF the public press Loud
cheers.l
10 On, uniform Be eursney the ear world Response by
The thirteenth regular toast beng zone Uniform
Metallic Currency Tor the Entire World the President
invited the Hon. Samuel b. Ruggcs, the Delegate from
the United states to the International Monetary Confer
euce Paris In 1867 TO respond Mr. Rugges SAID III an
sweE -
Mr. PRESIDENT We are here tonight in that hopofnl
spirit peculiar TO our country, TO celebrate by ahtc
pation the coming nterfusion Of the commerce. the In
dusry the law aud Last not least the money OF the TWO
bcmsphcre of the globe More especially we here,
welcome with proud ana Joytu emotions ] '" 80, Az ~
Of the distinguished Embassy now present rom @ tnc
most auceut of the Empires OF ASIA the cradle
Of our race-and TO express III adIa1oe, 0Gl
confidence their varied ana c0mPreheh.
siye ability, speedily 10 effect the great
expression IN due order Of our sentiments on ths oSea
sion been conneuced by appropriate t0asts IN honor
of China prominently the anpodal political persOnagcs
f Tie globe The toast now proposed you have purpOsey
poteutate far exalted swayinga power far more
peryadug aud traucendent than all the Presidents ana
IN tIe Emperor, that ever trOd this earth This august
prrsouage-this earthly King of kings ls Monty the
nndi.pnted Monarch oi the Word-aye, OF the round
% - or ~ a The machncry Of human society uuceasugy
and unhringly regulating aud guiding tie movement OF
ali as the greatest OF earthly Dyinities the object
Of profoundest worship by vast majority 1i 'ne human
dsp.r,ou this great power Is almost inineSlmaly d
t ad made visible I'm morc than 5OOOOOOOO OF crcu-
lar bits OF gold. with aggregate pecunTy value OF a
least bearing on ITS lace INC he3u oi
the local sovereign within whose territories 1t has been
ssucd 20 the world Throughout The broad eXanse OF
our American Union, now looking ont npon the two
Golden tokens o power bear the head of" Liberty"
legitimate sovereign with the classic Eagle
comm .he6 SYMBOL OF imperial sovereignty on
this great aggregate OF s5"VlU1No helliy an
Is found in Is Of the nations OF Europe, and IN the
Irutrd states The trnscenden importance OF unlior-
nifty Of weight and quality IN mass thus enormous ls
so sefeydcut that the long neglect OF the leading com
nercia nations fully To secure H. and their singular ac-
ouicsence IN Inconvenience aud injury hourly result
Ing the wide diversity IN the eHislng ooiages avo
really become serious blot on civilization We should,
however remember that the present nations OF Europe
WXcepng or two oI the most .OItheI polS Whony
composed Of the dtlg-iS Of the Roman Empire slowly
picked up and pat togetGS, In1 @
| the American Union was regularly porn according
To law, aud mat TOO, Dy %ien Inc ,hhout t
whole extent OF the Republic IN US area areay elhai
public duty To state anu cIl, nov ai mot, i, % 90
! great measure OF international monetary uhlty Is lar
that martial efforts had been made In some small assem-
bies representing portions OF Continetal Europe TO
Tho International Congress at Berlin In 1868 that any dis
| tinct proposition was made IN any appropriate
|
conaCes OF the United states Great Britain and France
The statistics OF the subject are few and simple Dsre
aiinR minute fractions, the half eagle, our gold five
dollar Niece weighs l29 grains the British sovereign 26
grains the new French piece of 25 francs l2 grains The
Eol eagle worth IS cents more than the sovereign ana
IA cents more than the 25 francs. AT the Berlin Con.
grss the British delegates proposed to reduce the nan
eagle the sovereign, TO which the delegate rom te
United states Objected but proposed 10 reduce both to
The Is francs The latter proposition Is embraced IN tho
B9n %d@pSf * p a3GV5pS anG nSay GnSJs 5J
of the delegates OF me nhcteeh ha,Ins @ &
Its adoption by the United states ana Great Britan'
| bv fic remaining nations OF Europe. six OF which