New-York tribune., 1868-12-30

which be felt by all FOR great benefactor OF his
The PresidentET6e next regular toast is "Thc Army
and Navy OF the United States" thank God, united
navy. Nusic-Red, White and Blue.l regret exceed
ngy the compelled absence OF Admiral Farragnt eneers
for taTagut, who expected To meet mere ths even
ing, call upon MajOrGen. Irwin Mcdowell to RESPOND
REMARKS OF GENERAL MDowEL~
Mr. President AND GENTLEMEN: am deeply senslDlo
OF being called on to respond In behalf OF the army anu
on this interesting OCCASION as am fully conscious
OF my inability to do either justice to the subject ana 10
the eminently distinguished American In whose hOnor
we are here present tonight The army and navy nave
their ot and part the matter OF recognizing the goou
he has through them done mankind; fortle an at
first may appear that war has to do with what was no
doubt meant by the great discovery especially ana d
recty for the walks Of peaceful life yet think do not
hazard TOO much III saying that whie IL was pethap
neither his purpose nor perhaps neither his vew TO add
to the engnery OF war; he has certainly done so in amost
signal manner. Since the invention OF gupowder aud
the development Of all the many consequences TO the
three who have contributed much to the means
Of war as Fulton Stephenson, and Morse As the great
end OF modern civilized war is to reach state o peace III
the soonest possible time any invention which facilitates
or hastens military operations is step in advance OF the
And OF the modern additions TO the means at the
command OF the admiral anoat and the general on land
the greatest unquestOnaby is the application OF steam
and electricity. The improvements IN artillery ana
In of precision have altered the relations
Of attack and defense, and modified the con
dtiOns which military operations to be conducted
and manifold Interesting and Important Ms they are
they not equal 10 the power given OF movinga
Whole army from one side OF the continent TO another ina
few days and OF sending for that in few seconds
II IL fundamental condition OF all human progress that
man should have peace aud he who gives the means
stl shorter those, now happily, brief contests. which
do not to be able yet TO dispense with Is. In
IN the highest sense, bensacor to his kind ana there
fore is that they whom specially deyoye the charge
Of these contests particularly called upon pay aud
make their Acknowledgements to one who has done SO
much 10 abridge their horrors
The President-Gentlemen, you viii prepare for the
next regular toast.
REHARKs or CHIETJUsTICB CHASE
GENTIENEN Allow 10 invite your attention TO
the next regular toast God has given understanding to
man. be employed for His glory in promoting the hap
pness Of His And in nothing that belongs to
earth the human understanding be more worthliy
employed n the researches Of Science and in the
works OF Invention Science and Invention may be called
perhaps unhty the and the servants Of civ
ilzation. Sometimes Invention by sort OF intuition Of
principles, has grasped results and seemed to anticipate
Science. More usually Science by the patient investga
ton OF truth. and the discovery of principles has pre-
pared tho way for the triumph Of Invention. All inven-
ton realized Science And this 10 especially true Of the
Telegraph will not fatigue your attention with ancient
and modern devices for communicating intelligence at
distance; hut It proper to notice, here, how
many OF science and of what yarons natonaite',
have contributed Ia that wonderful art and instrument
by which the world is now bound with electric chains
Many snincl will at onccoccur 10 any at all
familiar Win the history OF the Telegraph Among them
can pause mention only those Of Volta, the Italian,
to whose discoveries the battery is due Oeroted, the
Dane who first discovered the magnetic properties 0f the
electric current; Ampcre and AragO the Frcnchmen,
who greatly extended the range OF research upon
the same subject; then Sturgeon, the English
man. Who may be said to have made the first
cectromagnet; next. but not least ilnNtrlous
among these uu,triors men. Henry the American.
These ARE Of those searchcrs Tor truth wio-c
names will bn long held in grateful memory and not
among the least Of their titles 20 gratitude and renen-
brance viii be the discoveries which contributed
to tue possibility Of the modern telegraph. But
these discoveries only made tho telegraph possible
They offered the brilliant opportunity there Has needed
q being the art and tho new inter
wncn they pont And a. IL she provdeniiai dis-
tnctOn and splendid honor OF the eminent American
who h guest tonight that. happily prepared 10y
previous requirements aud pursuits, he quick
o. seize the opportunity and give to the
world the recording telegraph Fortunate man thus
60 Ink his name forever with the greatest wonder and
the greatest benefit OF the age! But his work
not done when IsJ2 he conceived tho idea aud
devised the plan oi the first telegraph Long
wears Of patent Labor and constant perseverance,
needed TO bring the telegraph into Its first csgrs
were not transmitted until 1874 Even then with some
thing Ike prophetic inspiration he grasped the future
and predicted that teegraphic connection between
Europe aud America which IL reserved for another
dstin gusicd American, kindred IN spirit and kindred
In resource. 10 accomplish. Here must pause-uot,
however without uniting all your aspirations In the
feryen wsh that houored guest may live long and
b
he has go honoraby won.
SPEECH or PROf. MoRsE.
GINrLEnEN: Iu rising respond TO the sentiment you
have pleased 10 put forth, scarcely know what
terms 10 thank and feel somewhat at loss TO de-
teruinc what manner adequately TO answer your
pecthtiOns In anything may utter. Various and CON
ncting memories crowd upon me at this moment-mcuo
ries which this demonstration has gu!ckened into life
what OF Thought, what Incidents OF the past In tho
brief moments allotted select from this
OF recoloctons which may contribute either 10 your
profit or your pleasure BY tins demonstration you
have put the delicate position Of telegrapLic
standard he are- merely for my country but for
tho world and yo, position. unsupported by certain
woilacknowledfed faces, might seem to SAVIOR OF
presumption. May not; howerr. save myself from :
charge presumpt and from charge Of national
prejudice, II fall back on the velpronounced verdict
OF other national leaving out OF view the personal hon
Old World c0nfeTrlng upon tho crosses ~ various
orders OF knghhood and national scientific medals let
refer the Congress Of the European Nations CON
vened Paris in 1855 at the suggestion Of the Emperor
French the special object " which tn devise
collective act OF the nations. tcsfyug the sen
tment 0f public gratitude" 10 me for my Invention
Ten OF the principal nations accepted the can, aud by
their ambassadors formed this Congress The result Of
their debates unanimous vote OF 10000 francs 10
phshed President the late Count waewskD "as hon
orary gratuity aud as reward altogeher personal for
my useful labors'-"a collective token OF the public
gratitude justly excited by my invention" In
1865 International Convention was assembled
nearly ali II not ali the nations Of Europe
results OF their deliberations thlb convention utcttd "a
its third article "The apparatus Morse Professionally
adopted for the service Of all tho international lines"
sui recently-in the Spring OF the present year
another International Telegraph Convention asecn
bed Vienna which has confirmed the previous decree
and added another apparatus an Amer az mOdlht tdtun
of the telegraph, announcing that the Morse and the
Hughes apparatus adopted FOR tho International Hes
These simple historical facts, think, sufficient 10
rescue both and myself from any charge Of prcsump
ton claiming for the United States the position o hay
ing given 10 the world the modern telegraph. In the
minds Of some, however perhaps the question may !
be agtated; Whence ana Wheh uld tho tei1 |