New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-09
THE EIGHTH OF JANUARY BANQUET.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The fifty-third ami
versary Of the battle of New Orleans celebrated by
banquet this evening at the Metropolitan Hotel in this
city at which the President some Of the heads Of the
partments most Of the Democratic Members Of Congress
and many distinguished guests were present A com
papy of about 800 sat down 10 dinner The dining hall
vas anpropTiaeIy decorated The columns were Gov
cred with the national bunting aud two large paintings
OF jackson aud Clay hung either side Of the table of
honor
The Hon. Judge Dunlop presided, and. assuming
that position made stirring speech after which the
company work in dIsposng Of the good things
placed before Them an hour being spent IN that way
rangemens announced tho letters received by the c0m
mittee from distinguished persons who had been IN
After the reading Of the letters, the toast The mem
DRY Of Andrew jackson, great general greater states
man and magistrate" was announced by Col Thomas Is
Florence and duly h0nOred.
The next toast The sth Of January, ls5-an era IN
our national life worthy OF perpetual cOmmen0ration,
responded TO by the Hon jeremiah Black OF Pennsy
in the year except the 4h Of July ought kept
sacred the Sh OF January, ana that except inc
among men which Was entitled to higher rover
ence than that Of Andrew Jackson Applause
The life OF Andrew Jackson was one long battle with the
enemies Of constitutional freedom. Applause lie had
been assaed with every species OF SANDER and even to
his lifetime and others Matched from the same stock
liked degrade and dehe him One Of the imPcrous
party had attempted make him authority for their
own attempts to trampe on liberty and law II there
truth In that aspeTson then was Cen JACKSON
utterly unworthy Of the honor which the American
people all over the county, were az s IN to %
prove The assertion that Gen. jackson not law
Mr.. Hoover then proposed The Health of Andrew
Johnson, President Of the United States"
The toast read with great cheering ana APP
panse and Mr. johnson was induced TO advance TO the
place from which Judge Black had Just spoken After
GESTLEMES II 1 appear before you IN response TO the
sentiment Just expressed it is not for the purpose OF adj
dressing you and shall do nothing ON the present
occasion than TO repeat what gave utterance to just
twelve months ago occasion like this. | have
spoken in various ways, which thnk are lhelhBpie
and understood by the whole country. lCheersJ
The President then returned TO his seat amid renewed
Speeches followed By the Hon g. Marshall OF Illinois,
the Hon. b. f. Boyer Of Pennsylvania. the Hon KevsTdy
Johnson, Attorney General stanbery and Senator Doc
little.
Col Thomas B. Florence then read, on behalf OF the
President the remarks made by him on the last anniver
airy of the Battle OF New orleans, 10 the effect that no
State right its place In or to withdraw
from the Union and that Congress had no power under
the Constitution exclude degrade the people OF any
state by reducing them to mere territorial dependency
ExPresdent Pierce In his letter. writes referring to
the battle OF NewOrleaDs: BY whom was that battle
Ouehtl Where homes Of the men, the result OF
whose steady that sth OF January carried as
the spread not only fresh feeling OF naoha &c
curty but shed radiant gladness IN every hane sNeIy
valley and along every hill side throughout the land
Were not the soldiers under the comahd anu Ieauet
ship OF Gen Jackson the fathers and andfahers OF GU
liens DISTINGUISHED, ruined In estate, and IN the
a b sfs q ne clothed With the Of
might 10 execute upon the weak and helpless the behests
with You would not help contrasting the
career Of Tennessee her politics, and domestic tranquil
the sage and hero. whose memory is embained In the
hearts OF all who will be at your banquet with the de-
plorably Illuminating reign OF absoutism In the state
which prominently he loved and adored III cannot be
otherwise than salutary ut all times and particularly on
such an occasion as you celebrate, to recall the
| events OF our foreign wars, from the heVOlutloh
TO tho treaty OF peace with Mexico, and TO remember
that she blood OF the gallant North and SOUTH gh
ing side ~ sac IN common cause mingled on every
battle ned IL the prosperity Of all the Colonies ana
later OF all inc states and the united proves OF tne
people were essential in these conflicts, have they
ceased TO be so Dowi VIII they be less so should We be
required, VA any complication OF events 70 assert ana