New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-29
PRESS DINNER AT DELMoNlCVS.
SPEECHES BY HORACE GREELEY, JAMES PARTON
CELIA BURLEIGH AND OTHERS.


connected with the daily and weekly press of New York
dned together at DelmOnco's last Saturday evening
Oliver johnson Of The Independent presided; his right
sat Horace Greeley James Parton and ]. ID. Sherwood
and his left Thomas w. Knox, p 7. Barnum and Anna
f. Dickinson. Among Others present were Fanny Fern,
Mary Cemmer Ames, Phebe Cary Mrs Celia NJ Burleigh,
Miss Kate Hilard, Madame Clara Brinkerhof, Miss
Laura C. Redden, Mrs. Jennie c. Croly Josephine Pol
lard Mrs. DR.. Densmore. Mrs Charlotte Wibour Eean-
or Kirk, Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. o. j. Victor Mrs. Agnes
Noble Mrs Demas Barnes, Mrs. Josie NJ ottarson, Miss
Clara Nicholson, MiAs Nelly Hutchinson, Madame
Demarest, and other ladies known in literature.
Among the gentlemen were Theodore Titon, Samuel
Bowles George Wakeman VIM H. Burleigh, G. w. Carl.
ton, David c. Croly Stephen c. Massett, Jerome Hop
kins g. s. Packard, NJ. NJ. POmeroy, w. +. G. Shanls,
George p. Putnam Clifford Thompson, James T. MunsOn,
| YIN. Witt Skies, John H. Howell A. j. Cummings, r. I.
COburn, John Bonner, o. J. Victor, A. NJ. W. Ball, DR..
Hoober, D. orc. Townley, A. Deyino, and many others
A. d. Richardson's chair vacant and the seats OF
many OF his intimate friends unOccupied during all
part Of the evening The Chairman, in his opening
address congratulated all present the suspicious cir
cumstances under which Ithey assembled. Party
politics. sectarian affiliations and personal riyares ana
eaousles forgotten that they might give free play
TO those generous sentiments and feelings which the pro-
fession Of Journalism well fitted to inspire and
foster Mr. Johnson concluded his remarks by
ing that the speeches Of the evening would be limited to
five MINUTES each. Letters then read from various
ladies and gentlemen declining invitations to the dinner
George w. Curtis contributed the sentiment, The sub
ec sex-where they have equal opportunities they take
equal honors and the first sentiment proposed by the
Chairman was, "Womans Kingdoms If il is not king
dOm-come, 1t is kingdom coming" The response to this
| was
am heartily glad to have been called upon TO speak
for THE Woman's Kingdom"1in fact have been speak
more devoutY believe than In wOmans queenshp, and
the divine right Of queens That the laws do not allow
citizen of the Government under which live,
must account for the fact that am more OF Royais
m Hns be its responsible Tor that other fact
| that my allegiance Is gwen to queens rather than
This Allegiance that my queen is, for the present
uncrowned and downeress. and must forever remain
and defend her crown She s already awaklng to the
the world help her TO hold her Own, and that Is Tor her
to determine whether she viii be mendcant or queen
found out that II che content 10 SIT by the way
behalf that she is satisfied with the crumbs that fall
She expressed her dissatisfaction with the crumbs gentle
men, on the occasion OF the Dickens dinner less than two
| az the feast. She is learning that this world we
have what can command and that we are entitled 70
SO, having gained her place beside you at the
table, she will 90 on demanding and making herself so
rich in personal gifts that she can command her place
beside you everywhere, even at the ballot box Inc
wonans kingdom has been defined for her these many
II viii consist Of home the heart Of husband the love
OF children. Not Of these alOne her charter OF rights
will be the OF her capabilities her Kingdom, the
world her scepter the sovereignty OF her own life.
The Rev. DR.. May sent the following sentiment: "The
Press the working colleague Of the American par
son, compelling him 10 preach better sermons, as the
condition OF gaining him congregation which no man
can number" Olive Logan sent the following: peace
| aud good will for all aud tho ballot for women"
The next reg uar sentiment "The Press and the
telegraph working together. they electrify the world
| Mr. William orton was to have replied, but being
unavoldaby absent, tho Hutchinson Family gave one
of their characteristic glees, which was well received.
foYVra lel mi
in regard to American literature, which was responded
| toina ~, -
One of tle few faults Of the American character II IL
has any faults, is excessive modesty The sentiment
shows IL. For baby, American literature has given
some vigorous oucres, which have been heard at great
distance from cradle. saw yesterday In ihe London
AhGum some pretty long lists Of american ,h p tS 70
steal trash No one. think, can more ENJOY tue pro-
ductions OF genius than do Ana Xe n n Mrs
cradle Mt years OF discretion For nave hOteed
hen SSrohuce historians 10 record IT, They give birth
heroes before they form poets to mmortallze then;
tde e She ony fought great battles against barbars and
made eternal Laws II was not III Long al'eWaiu on't
very large portion OF the worlds literature IS may
soy So the cry OF human & OF Damn o cam lunar in
literature she must exist IN London Ana surely IL were
hter thot our suffering friend Richardson, whose abb
sence tonight we depore and depore its cause, 1t
Is better that lie should not have David Copperhed TO
Went 10 school in the next county wo used find in
the forest "a kind OF decayed wood, which, when II was
g Iye% Much literature in the old countries,
is like that Brilliant, splendid, gorgeous 1t Is yet
! mere phos pnOrescent rOttcnncss. May IL Do lhle
before we have such We are now the fun tide Of an
imperlal progress which will be, We hope better than
that Rome because IL wl be peaeeiu Ihiisu4n, nhd
scientific. Nearly the whole Intellect OF inc United
States is absorbed In directing the march, ana III report
ing IT, good solid town OF 1900 inhabitants, Is added
unto us every "a hours Why, since have been sitting
here, a considerable village has grown up ana tue
public schools converting all these myrad children
into readers The consequence 49, tnt IL ~ s nod
ocan do to supply the country with us dairy Dleau Oh
newspapers and ts occasional repasts Of periodicals If
an Arercan Coleridge had published to-day Ancient
Mariner; II an American Milton had published fara'
disc Lost he would receive IN the course OF next week.
dozen letters from editors asking him his terms Tor
series And he would have TO furnish the series. NY
| numfeent friend, Bonner, would inclose cheek Tor
so ooo and where is the man OF letters who could nd
il m his heart to Illustrate such sublime iiDGray -,
sending IL bacf There Is our honored ana beloved ie
Iow-aborer, George William Curtis, NO sooner had lie
made brilliant first appearance In literature Ihah
great publishing house lays hands upon him, ana mas
held him fast ever since But how nobly he serves MS
country how PLEASANTLY he cheers and enerthlhs ll'
mouth after month, from his Easy Chair Better SO,
inSf here and now than to send forth from an
elegant cottage upon staten Island dainty , Vol
every ten yeas s de 4S %p''i in its ho%se
keeping. 1 once heard an hlustrlOus Ameiichh
anhorcss describe the circumstance IN which she pro
duced her most celebrated novel; Beside her own family
too young help her much she had u class Oh eiSh.
young ladies' to whom she gave daiy nid nor
speak English and could only do the roughest hhu W
work about the house The authoIess ha9 70 maze pvu
for tle family and light the fire III the oven some
times after starting the fire, she used to cit down 10 work
chapter and sometimes she would get 80
m A. that the fire would aud the bread turn sour
or IL the girl put finger 70 1t, the green WOOD Wouu
send forth volumes OF binding smoke. Amid inns gGs
peIate struggle with green wood. green IN, eIEI
hungary MINDS and fifteen hungry mouths u"oio
(which her name will not mentionl, who has written
many IA bright page in circumstances sum more hcO
shid is doing as We'll as could be expected Doubtless
we shall do better by andby IN the mean tme iet us 90
support international copyright ana thus protect the