New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-14


and railroad pressed them into her services so sno
them and turn them TO her advantage AS IS WIN new
York so will be with San Francisco Let US no oeeVe
s' as sa G that Is in the things and
must continue. She will maintain heT po'iS n enter
prises, and her great fnsnciers shall second
those efforts, and continue IG,1a so with San Fran
CISCO The great railroad recently acneveo WouI onor
have been there had not been men ~ tnac co
which the multitude did not see you hau asked ~
years ago. fon there these so0'o two Cities they
would have SAID, AS much AS = ROAD 70 the
which Wilt remove mountains alwayv has and does
IAppause1 trust IL will be so IN the future trust
thafp we shall comprehend aud realize that there Is
future for people who make that future believe IN
NV tber Works In this belief heartily concur the
Sentiment aud trust that the future OF these two cities
and of these States will fully warrant your sangulhe
prediction (TumuliuOus applause -.
senator Eugene Cssserly Of California who was intro.
duced respond 10 the second clause OF TINS TOAST w'
greeted with enthusiastic applause and spoke 10 loi
M: Chairman; need not say that am happy 70 be
here for nothing could give me more ear hnno or the
qualification OF that remarkable band OF men ~ o, @'
H Ssvs Sss OF our s Sn 's Falling in that
the next best thing came h Se neal csilea upon TO
respond to this toast don't we'll understand The talent
OF making afterdinner speeches Is ~ y,
aiterdnner speaker Is born not maui d,v toskrS for
speeches on n occasions as this that the best dinner
speaking talent in NewYorS was NE no ssd
Laughter This being time OF change u mas occurieu
70 me that sd9 G Se c H Of mans stand
ing, social or political aot 10 Do vv ap,T mado
bad speech at such time should be banished from so
cey. Under this rule you would have at the iest I'VE
board ouy those brilliant little speeches which shine TOT
the moment like the sparkling champagne; many good
fellow would be spared the sensation of sittng mere
during dinner. uncomfortable II not unhappy ana ae.
listening to what ne might great C eef, Ue
s. divided between the two Empire states
of the UmOn one of the Atlantic and the other OF ee
worthiy responded to; and think may say for San
Francisco that there will be no want OF tha aeht anu
say for California in this presence except words OF
praise and commentator and atiectloni III Is one u
the anecdotes of our schoolbooks that IN the t
ter days of Sparta, stout soldier was invited 70
hear lecture on Hercules "aayy55. S an9
fault with Hercuiesi" And that is the difficulty who
finds any fault with NewYork California Why, con-
feeling between these two staes-iong continue
Il should say would be in this company very Dan
gerous thing for any to say anything against either
Like husband and wife, we may fall out between our
selves, but don't allow any third person 10 interfere
tion and we threatened with too much praise and
encOmium. Since the railroad was opened IL mas Deen
qualification TO us TO the sincere and spontaneous
admiration evinced by our many DISTINGUISHED visitors
the East, and we have been Wiling 10 pardon some
criticisms doubtless well meant put not founded on Just
grounds one OF the gentlemen who came from Western
city, remarked In leading journal that the homes or
our wealthy people in California were elegant and de-
iightful "but" said he. /" we saw homes Of me-
chanes adorned with taste and full Of comfort and 9,apE
noteworthy 1t is for the comfort, the prosperity and
the dignity of her working classes. lApplausel be-
hcve that no other country in the world is the dstr
button OF wealth general aud so equal or the condition
Of the w0rkngmen so entirely emu ana SO muc
only allude 10 this to show that even journalist with
every advantage could not in week all the excel
lent aud admirable things which we have in Cal
iforna. AS "a New-Yorker once; as Californian now,
always pk Tsa sHd sa ha
is dream OF fancy that seem TO see these two
the East and the West but also as the butresse
wide arch OF the Republic whose span is the continent
by the blessing OF God is To be for all time. Applause
The remaining toasts to which Henry l. Miner and
James Brooks maze appropriate responses were inc io
lowing:
T. The Pioneers of CalifOrna-The men whose bold en-
terprise cool heads strong hearts and sturdy hands laid
broad and deep the foundations OF an empire on the Pa
cihc.
which has compressed the tedious journey Of 100 days
into a pleasant excursion of 100 hours
Near the close Of the banquet the duine blessing was
Invoked by the Rev Dr. scott VINO not present mt
the opening The chairman then welcomed the Pioneers
nounced the first regular toast The President OF the
United States and called upon MaiorGen McDowe TO
nouncement OF the toast had subsidized, Gen Mcdowell
M Mr. Presden. and Gentlemen have known your
talented and handsome chairman for long time. tAp
piausel That frequently have had some differences
Of friends private That's thought and did think
until few minutes since when he called upon me to
respond 10 this toast. thought he was under some
obligations TO me, but 1t seems to be the other way
uaughterl have this consolation, however that what
ever one may think OF the President OF the United States
as private citizen, as a soldier statesman he must
be considered one OF the most remarkable Of this
age for though he never says anything he has spoken
such that there no person here that does not
know him Intimately. lCheers.I The Chair then an
nounced second regular toast our Guests which
was appropriately responded to by MT Charles ID Cartel
Chairman OF the Pioneer Association