The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-03
An Anne FIean ThanksgtvIng nay iu
LeipaIc-Hecond Celebration,

| from tho Lsip1lEsr TaGsblsA.l
! LEtPsIC, Nov. 1s.-The American consul
DR.. Cramer. brother.in.law Of the Presiden
OF the United States, combines In his per
son, in remarkable manner, the dOubl
character Of a diplomatic officer and Meth
odiSt preacher. He was lhns peculiar RI
fitted for the prominent part which he tool
In the celebration here In Leipslc Of the M
tlonal day Of Thanksgiving aud prayer
One such day % Thursday, always desig
mated by special appointment, IL annual,
observed In the United States. This year
as he did previous to his departure on ieayt
Of absence for America, he again assem-
religious services, this time without the
assistance OF the English chaplain.
His text was taken from acts ri, 90. The
words were those uttered by the Apostle
Paul, who was al the time In the hands oil
tho enraged Jews, and was with dlfiiculty
protected By the soldiers OF the chief cap.
talu, from the fury Of the people. He says
~ an a eihSsn Of no man city,"
DR.. Cramer began by referring 10 the
Thanksgiving proclamation Of the Presl.
dent, and then proceeded TO expound the above
passage, which he skillfully brought Into
close connection with the object Of his dis
course. There was even something Of the
loily solfeonsclouhness ofthe apostle proud.
ly asserting his rights as Roman altlEen,
and q native Of Tarsus In Cellcla, In the
speaker, when he compared the blessings Of
that ancient eitlsenshlp with the undenlable
advantages Of an American citizenship Of
to-day, but, at the same time, vigorously
repelled the lmputatlon Of such comparisons
being any self-glorl1catlon at the expense
Of another nation. On the contrary, he did
Justice to all nations, and only laid stress
upon the high obligations imposed upon
every one BY the citizenship OF that country
which ls the freest In the world.
No country In the world demands 80 much
from Its citizens a. does the Unlon, The
American must, when his country Is con-
cerned, place everything at stake, and there
by his title as citizen becomes q title Of
nobility. In order to become true citizen
ho must be 4 true man, and to him, a. such,
the Institutions Of the country offer The full
est freedom for tho development Of all his
powers. Amer having spoken more In de-
tall on this subject, the speaker cast, 10 con-
tluslon, Retrospective glance at the birth
OF the nation In the last century took
heart-rel olclnR and encouraging VieW Of the
future, and closed with stirring appeal 10
every American present 10 Interest himself
with heart and soul In the high mission Of
bis country, and nobly and faithfully TO con-
Tribute his part TO her still greater elevation.
In the oncomlum pronounced by theigpeaker
upon the American people, We would pArtc-
ilarly refer TO the alluSlon made BY him 10
he Christian charity with which chlldllke
ace Is treated--a race committed BY Proyl-
ience into the hands Of The American peo-
1le-and likewise 10 his proud allusion TO
he example OF unimpeaohRblo private faith
Which has been shown by the nation TO the
World, and 20 his description OF the indiRna-
Ion with which that people, from the high
ct TO the lowest, regards every one who
would place his own power above that Of
lls country, % his mention Of tho growing
elgious feeling.
The dinner al the Hotel do Pologns began
n the evening at the appointed hour, and
asted until shortly amer 10 O'Clock. Tho
Dom was beautifully decorated with the
IagS Of the United States, the North-Ger |
nan Union, Saxony and Lclpsle, with tho |
'ortralt Of the President, Gen. Grant, etc., |
nd was alled with a numerous and, for the |
most part, youthful asIemblAge Of Amorl- |
ans, among them many very beautiful and |
ladies'.
Rev. NJ. ]. Cramor, the Consul, was called
o the chair. The proceedings were opened |
nth prayer, as was done Last year.
The hrst toast (by Or. CrAmer) was drank |
o the President of the United States, and |
ttention was directed 70 the fact that during |
be frst six months Of his Administration |
he public receipts had showed an Increase |
II twenty mlllloua, and the expenditure a |
decrease OF thlrty-nlne millions. TIKI
,hSrge has been made against GRAFT that
e has followed no decided policy. He had
, ! v,s saoWn 0y Ills deeds WA policy he had
Inc SPEAKER Ven proposed toast to King
I. .S s11 o. 25ony, and all drank TO the health
whMAJesty the King ofsaxony, q ruler
=. Z6m the Christian virtues are happily
5ded with wisdom, prudence, modesty
- moderationi q gentleman Of culture, OF
:.erHTy taste, riPO scholarship and profound
Mr.. Won Burgsdorff, the Chief Magistrate
Of our district, replied BY proposing toast
10 the long continuance OF the friendship,
based upon mutual esteem, which now
exists between North America and Germany
and to the American Union.
The third toast, proposed by DR.. Cramer,
was to Hing William Of Prussia as the
guardian Of the North German Union.
DR.. BiedeTmRnn, who had come In haste
from the Diet, replied by proposing second
toast TO tho American nation and IL Presl-
dent, referring 10 the example Of lndeiatiga-
In their recent struggle for unity, and 10 the
In which they, CinelnnAtus-llke,
laid down the sword when the war Was over,
and returned TO their former peaceful Voca-
lions.
Dr.. Cmmer now proposed q toast to Lelp-
sic, its universities and schools Of art.
DR.. +. DelltEsch thanked him In English,
10 the name OF the University, saying
' God bless the United States, tho country
where the State is free, where the church .is
Tree, where the church is free from the state,
md the state, as ls shown BY the celebration
" this day, Is vet not without religion the
,ountry where my own church, the Lnthe-
an, ts constantly gaining ground, while In
4ermAny Il ls receiving blow after blow,
md Is already considered as being a. good
Is dead, )" and then proposed 4 toast 70 "the
banner, as the emblem Of the
principle, the standard OF eccls-
Ilnstical freedom
Mr.. Lawrence, Of Halle, proposed toast
10 America, our native land ." Mr.. HAr-
bison, to tho ladies Mr. Atwater, to absent
friends,
DR.. Tholuek, Of Halle, toasted our sclen-
tinc relations TO the American Union, the
religious sentiment Of that country, the en-
ergetlc, go-a-head men o. her churches,
whom he held up as models to our theolo-
CLANS. .... ....
DR.. BeIdermann proposed tho health Of
DR.. Cramer's absent lady, the sister Of Pres.
ldent Grant, which was drunk with enthuSl-
asm. (TIer portrait hung beside that Of her
brother In the room. ..
DR.. Heinrich BroekhauS made q suitable
alluslOn to the International festival In honor
Of the completion Of tho Sues Canal.
DR.. Mclean, an American resldlug In Ber-
lin, toasted the esteemed chairman, DR..
Cramer. ~
Then followed toasts 10 tho guesLs, 70 the
Rnauth family, (propossd by Mr.. Thallon.)
aud TO Mesars. Grossberger h Kuhl, the
worthy hosts, (by DIR. Cramer.)
Thus ended this pleasant Thanksgiving
reunion.
nn. MLRr MLLKKR AND HIN PATIHNTB.-