New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-19
THE AoRrHcERMlN coyFEDERIrioN
COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET FOR rs FIRST
CONsUl~GESERAL.


CONsUf~GESERAL.
More than 200 of the leading German mcr-
chants and bankers OF this city rendered 10 DR. Johannes
R6sug, the fret Consul General from the new North
German Confederation. complimentary dinner at Del
moulcos Saturday evening. Though ieonsics exist
tie people from those states resident iu ths country
united and on the most friendly terms. aud>in their
on.iy advocate the binding together Of ali the states
aud cities OF the Fatheraud under one liberal Govern
mct aud. they met on Saturday night 10 houor tho
i Vii 49,, .',,l, :. ,'if tb,r country .iy Ivcu rel,.
tlrIurn from Frankfort. which city as yet an unwilling
member Of the Confederation. Joined iu Tue fauViitr,
Of young like Dr. K0sing 10 the responsible position
81 ConsultioncrnI mark new era ia tho history Of
having been gray beaded mcn. butD Ro,ng, acquaint
aace with American alir'. and his cinlncAt suecc's
a4 Minister Resident nc Washington FOR tho
Hlu-cauc towns, have gained for him not ouly
inc confidence Of his own Government ana that
Of all German citizens, but have also won
the respect II the authorities AZ Warrington Tie
gucsls gathered IN Tue reception room At npous o'clock
aud having been introduced to DR. Iioang aud the pref
deut for the evening Mr. Gustave scwhb, were nshefed
the occasion. GA the four sides Of the room hung tho
American aud North German HAS Hreaths OF hoTers
were icrtooned from the ceiling ahd chadeets ah Oh
tle tables, IN addition 10 the bcaniu bouquets were
models IN onfcctonery Of Ia hmTic dc 10 toeS bon
hDsinle BaochHs" La siUPriss ARCANE" 90. ~ tho
rg II the President sat Dr. EOsug aud on his eft Ten
g. Ycrplanck, Presidcnt Of the Commissioners ol Eii-
grafton; aud among the other dl,hgusheu gehleinrh
present Collector Snythe Baron Ahrn Shckrn, con
Great Britain: Gems Mcdowell aud Butricd. u. :. A..
W Zlck esq VceC Consul zoe the North German states;
DR. sanann Chancellor Of the North German Consulate
General: Fred. Kuhue, Representative IN America of
s,ngsr' President Of shs German society Fred Kapp
Chas A. Dana. Dr. Bensehel. Dr. Krackowzer c. T. bet
mold, Prof k9rner, H. > BAHIA Dr. a. JHcoD' WIN a.
kobbc, II. A. Wttlaus aud others.
Alter company bad done full justice 20 The vlands
set before them they called 10 order by the Pres
dent who letters from senator Morgan, acknowedg
ns many valuable hints received from Prussia by winch
.yedf le Ell of
aud Military Departments from Posllnastcr Kelley
man states secretary Seward. aud others Mr. sehwab
,heg announced IN German as toast NO. fataer
aud singing the German national hymn:
was Is, d,s Dessehen Yatsrisnd"
Nr. Fred: Kapp then responded In Gormas' and re-
viewed the history OF Germany for the last loo years
graduating his countrymen on the recent unlon: lie
tnen spoke OF the enterprise Of the Germans and cted IA
example the German steamship lines that seud out
from this city vessels weekly for ports m The faherand
and which yet received subsidy from the Govern
men 50 great Is the enterprise VI the German people
mat were 70 ask ,S r snc sas s ION
him hun to stand aside out Of their way. When Mr..
The next toast was 1.-THE and Prosperity OF the
United States" aud called forth eloquent speech IA
English, from Mr. G. f. Detmod the Oldest German born
the toast The Presidents OF the two Nations, King
William l. and the President Of tho United States" was
responded to by all rising and giving three cheers
sir. Schwab then proposed the health OF DE- Rosing.
R6sng In native language thanked the German born
citizens Of America for tine honor they did him. and said
represented than TO himsef He then spoke at sonie
length OF the new order Of things IN Germany remarsng
the Germans feel that they have their feet on
good ground and though there still remains much W DO
done they think they are on the Tsh, road vorDors
who spoke behalf Of the Commissioners OF Emigration
Gen. Mcdowell, on being called for, responded, amid
great applause tnat the company could hardly expect
him speak ana that II he could add anything 10 tho
eoquence that he had heard during the evening half OF
which understood, he was AFRAID his great chief who
never made speeches. would think I'll Of him But when
no remembered services rendered 70 this country by
Germans when he remembered that the countrymen OF
their guest had enlisted In armies In numbers that
would have formed large army in any country, and
when he remembered their Invaluable contributions 10
the literature and art Of the world he could not help ae-
kno W cling his appreciation Of these services
After Gen Dowe several other speeches we're made
and tue company adjourned at abOut midnight.