Evening star., 1870-01-03

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nr,., ,Se 1Se who are unmarried never pass a
frh.e,,,i Is i On The street without giving her a
tiys line bod ,ns's Sn one OF them in his respec-
,. 'S h.iu manifested admirable tast. and
creditable pride in doing we'll xha,a,ar - Lni
To do. Mr. Gilman referred hun,oro,si,, - 81
speclaltles OF each OF the leatiins ,,.o -, ~ s
the Richmond press, and closed r,,e Aoeis Oh
quent eulogy upon Thomas Ritchie ns y a.. o.. . clo
journalist of rare ability, and TO the siftsS , an
brllllant Hamdcn Peasants. The names ~
American Senators, and those who have ocso
pied high positions of trust and honor in tha
course OF time will be forgotten, but as Journal
ism goes on developing Its high destiny, no man
at this period Of time would believe that such
names that Of Horace Greeley would ever
cease Ia be remembered.
Fourth ToGst-"Statistics." Motto:-"Figures
can't lie."
To this Mr.. Alex. Delmar responded in a neat
little address in reference TO facts and figures
hut declaring that he submitted his remarks i'm
an entirely informal spirit. His facts and con-
clusions being no longer official, he was only a
lay figure; like the figure 9, which counts for
high eN offcio; but when turned. held up b. a
revulsion OF affairs, dwindles down to a bare
FIfh ToGst-"Chivalry." Motto:-"Be sure
you're right, then go ahead
Responded 20 by Capt. Davies of Petersburg
who said chivalry had had its day of usetsncss
and glory, and like all other works OF human
greatness, il has TO endure ridicule and satire.
IL was needless, however. for him To dwell upon
this ancient theme. While he had not seen
much around during the days sojourn TO re-
mind him Of the times Of Hastings and Agin-
court, he had seen much Of that common sense
so essentially pertaining TO the American char
acter, and recoilected the definition of Sancho
PanZa as applied to chivalry, and that was that
one man was greater than another only in pro-
portion that he could do more than another
Laughter. A proper name for this might be
called horseolOgy, "a illustrative OF the progress
siye spirit of the age which characterizes the
times Virginia has been famed for her chiyal-
ry, ana when she sure she's right she's goes
ahead lApplause.
.Sirth Toast The Ladies'" Motto
:. Without a smile from partial beauty won,
oh, what were man?
A world without sum-"
Responded 10 by L. A. Gobright, Washington
Agent of the New York Associated Press. He
thought the theme as prolific as the history of
the honey bee, and some men regard women
as sweet as the product of that industrious little
insect! Man never ceases to speak OF woman
her company everywhere being one OF the ne
cessaries of life. Mr.. Gobright paid a glowing
tribute to the gentle seN, and in conclusion said
81 give you the counterpart Of the lady, namely:
"The Gentleman" and call upon our friend,
Mr.. Barr, to respond"
Major Barr said il must be understood that
this was volunteer, and not a regular toast
and therefore, i'm response to il, they must ex-
cuse disjointed sentences. He would have to
go somewhat into natural history to illustrate
his theme. The lion is a beast of the field:
Beast won't do. The tiger is crawling
sneaking animal. He won't do. The gorilla,
the eagle, the duck, the snipc and other speci-
mems of the animal kingdom were described
with great amusement to the compaIly, and
hnally the Bar was reached, but he was de-
nounced as having an ugly habit of sucking his
paws in cold weather, and of hugging his vic
Tins too closely, and besides he was addicted to
gambling (gamboling) Mr.. Barr finally con-
ToIantecr 7oas.-!s Veteran journalistsMYear
by year they are passing away. Richmond has
lost her Ritchie and Peasants. Washington has
lost her Gales and Seaton, but Philadelphia has
her FOrney-it representative of the City of
Brotherly Love" Responded to by Colonel
FoIney, as follows:
SPEECH OF COLONEL JOHN W. PoRNEY.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Press OF
W Washington and Richmond: If L deserve to be
called a veteran journalist, it is because, though
not an old man, have been thirty-five years in
the editorial harness, and therefore, Standing
among men OF another and younger generation,
fully appreciate the compliment you have be-
slowed upon me. In have any pride in my
profession, il consists in the fact that have
never feared to utter my opinions and to adyO-
cate them; that i have always recognized nv
adversary with courtesy and Kindness, and have
always endeavored, as far as in me lay, to estab
lish an impersonal example. The stream of
defamation and personality which characterizes
the American press does much to degrade our
great profession. 1t is unquestionably the high
est of all the Others-a profession which is the
leader and the teacher Of the people; and that
II should sto0p to personalities is a most illogical
spectacle. This disposition is not initiated al the
bar nor in any other of the professions. In all
of them, In fact, there exists an esprit du CORPS
which induces them not only to respect, but to
defend each other against the world outside. As
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exposing our own weaknesses, and making our
selves the victims, and, in too many cases, the
instruments of others.
Nothing impressed me so much during a short
visit abroad as the perfect impersonality of the
European journals. They were printed each as
If no other paper was printed. They of course
copied from each other, but, in very rare in
stances, did any one journal refer personally to
another, and when they discussed public char
acter 1t was always with reference to the meas
ure with which he was identified. A remarka-
IN "a ttuh -,T
that all OF us should study and be proud of,
transpired when Sir Robert Peel retired from
public life, and stood up in the House Of Com
mons and paid that wonderful and deserved
compliment to the impersonality Of the London
Ts;aes. IN which he said that now, at the end Of
ab;cg tohg earSes; Ss no sSSk the only opportunity
thanks TO a great journal. He had tried 10 dis-
cover the editor of that paPer-he had endeav-
ored to find the person who had championed his
own policy during these many years; but he had
failed to do so, and now, he said, 4" before nv
country and the world, desire to pay a worthy
tribute to the perfect impersonalty Of the Lon
don Tines; and as could not do so in any other
way, have adopted this public way of doing
So" 1 fear have betrayed myself into a
speech, but cannot avoid saying these frank
We have the greatest profession of ali the pro-
tessions-a profession more commanding than
1t has ever been In the past-and what 1t will be
in the future no man can foretell.
ne great man with whom YOU have associated
my name was possessed of extraordinary talents
He was a man of convictions. refer to the
veteran Ritcllie, of Virginia, at whose feet /
learned many of the lessons I have since
treasured. He never feared to do his duty-he
never was neutral. He always spoke that
which was in him, but he always spoke like a
8 ntleman. tApPlause.l As there has been a
proper and courteous avoidance of all political
topics, shall with your permission, as you have
done me the honor to call me the veteran
Let me say this: 4 trust the day Is coming when
the Old Dominion will be readmitted into the
Union. lGreat applause.l There are some
doubts and obstacles still remaining, but for NV
part-having taken some interest In the recent
canvass am satisfied, and believe Congress
Is satisfied, that she should be admitted, and ad-
mitted at the earliest day. (Cheers.l There are
here represented men from both parties-men
representing the Democratic and the Repuhii
can cause, and think speak for q large ma
1ority Of Congress when I express the opinion
and make the prediction that she will be soon
restored to the sisterhood Of States [Applause.l
PolHnteey Todst-" The Journalists of Balti-
more-Their Sun shines brightly here, and its
representative is o. K" Responded 10 by r. A.
Richardson, Esq, Mr.. d. X. Harris having been
called away on business before the close OF the
Voisateer Toast-" Our Western guests from
the Pacific slope" Responded to BY Hon. Mr..
Cayanagh, delegate In Congress from Montana.
PotEsteer Toast" Our absent friends Of the
Wiltz." Drank standing.
Volunteer 10ast.-" Trginio-Ma she sooo ha
again represented by bright star on the sxune
field Of the flag first unfurled by Washinoton.
and 50 gloriously upheld by many OF her soma,
Responded TO by Mr. Johu Groa-o . -