The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-18
MANAGER j. T. FORD.
Presentation of Testimonial.

Presentation of n Testimonial.
After the performance at the Academy of Mu
sic last night number OF gentlemen met by ap
pointment at the Charleston Hotel, and presented
Manager John T. Ford, Of Baltimore, lasting
and substantial testimonial Of the regard OF ou
| citizens. This came i'll the shape of handsome
| gold watch, with massive gold chain, the watcl
being suitably engraved and inscribed The pre-
sentation was made by Major Lamb Buist, who
said:
M. Ford-At the request Of large number o.
my fellow-citizens representing varied interest
| have the honor to present you this beautiful and
| useful testimonial.
probation of your devotion in the audable efforts
you have made to enhance their pleasures and
promote the best interest Of the city OF their ar
fectons. You came among us with an estab'
shed reputation, and now that our fellow -citi
| Zens have had the opportunity OF personal il.
tercourse with you, and practical illustration OF
your ability TO refine and elevate the standard Of
one OF their most intellectual sources OF amuse-
ment, they feel that they cannot permit the. sea.
son to pass without some substantial recognition
Of their appreciation and esteem, and they have
requested ME to present 1t at the close Of the eve
ming when the voice OF approval Of our people
has been so signally manifested in your behalf in
that elegant temple Of art, erected by the liber-
ality and enterprise of your esteemed proprietor,
Mr.. Chadwick.
efforts have been Of benefit to our city, CONNER
cially and otherwise.
You came among us citizen Of Baltimore. and
readily thereby you were accorded a most iatter.
ing welcome. The hospitality and nobility OF the
people OF that city have engendcrcd feelings OF
esteem and affection which find response in the
hearts Of those Of our cherished State. There is
tie which binds them together in bonds OF COM
mon union, and when they reflect that 1t was
through the liberality high sense of justice and
henevolence OF individuals like yourself that the
suffering Of many OF their citizens in the
day Of their greatest Eeed were alleviated,
how can they othenEise than congratulate
themselves that the present opportunity is theirs
Go on, sir, in the work to which you have dedi'
Gated your encrgies-that OF purifying, refining
and eleyatlng the standard Of the drama. May
we be permitted to express the hope that others
will follow your example, and that all will, like
yourself, with determination and dignity, main
tain and vindfcate their rights under the constitu-
tion and the laws.
Manager Ford, who spoke with an unafrected
pathos, which touched on his hearers, returned
his thanks in these words:
Conference.-The scenes OF tonight are to me al
most bewllderlng. The thronged house OF beau
tiful ladies and elegant gentlemen at the Acad-
emy, The eloquent, feeling, and 1attering address
to which l have just listened, this magnificent
present, and l stranger, who, less than sixty
OF the earliest years OF my nanhood-1can scarce
ly realize its reality.
II have pleased Charleston, my ambition is
complete. The exalted and acknowledged intel
lectual taste of It's people is so proverbal as to
make success indeed 80 consummation de-
vOUtly to be wiShed."
For your kind words about Baltimore, allow me
specially to thank you, and to say that II was
not her citizen, 1t would be my hearts fond de-
sire TO live and die citizen OF Charleston.
l will cherish your gift, gentlemen, while live,
and hand 1t to my son when 60 over to the ma
jority, and bid him to watch for every opportuni
ty OF appreciation.
am glad to say intend to remain among you
for several months. Your enterprisng and llbe-
ral fellow -ctizen, Mr Chadwick. has offered me
BILE, and have arranged to manage 1t for the
next three months.
again thank you, sir, for your graceful and
most pleasant remarks, and you, gentlemen, for
your valuable gift.
When the presentation speeches were over, the
company adjourned to the spacious dining-room,
where the health Of Mr.. John Chadwick, the pro-
prIetor OF the Academy OF Music, was proposed
by Manager Ford, and drunk most heartily in
bumpers Of champagne. Colonel Edle, the press
and the banks were toasted In succession, and
soon after the company separated.
The manner OF the presentation made 1t high
ly pleasant affair. There was no fuss or parade.
1t was felt that there was due to Manager Ford
lasting mark Of our esteem, and the gentlemen
who took the matter In charge carried out their
purpose with quiet earnestness and delicacy
which must have been eminently gratifying to
the fortunate recipient all whose aurels are well
won, well borne and we'll deserved.