New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-23
AN ADDRESS BY YICE-PRESIDENT COLLAR.
wAsuINGTON's CUARACTER-THE GENEVA AR
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The celebration of the day in Brooklyn vas
it.ugly terminated by an address ut the Academy or
Music by Vice-Presiiont Colax on the character OK
Washington The Academy was filed from the foot-lShts
to the top gallery with audience equally composed
Of ladies and gentlemen and the stage seated large
number Of prominent citizens Of Brooklyn with their
wives After prayer by the Rev. Dr.. Albert 5. Hunt
preliminary remarks were made by Col Homer IL
sprague and the Hon. II. c. Murphy. Mr.. Colfax then
delivered his address the Life ond Character OF
Washington" making abundant citations from his letters
end speeches and the writings of his cotemporares.
Abiding to Washing love OF peace despite the fact
great warrior and incapable OF fear tho
speaker said:
I believe war to be the dea3ost OF mankind.
1hceye war Tor the saFItoh u NATION -
the If assassin seehs t. strike You down. and
war through which we have just passed,
which was to prevent this country from being
ON 6@HGed knee could ask God to bless APpause
No more shall there be war for territorial agsranaZG
urnt no more material wealth. no mOre for ditcu
ties which be settled by the resources Of statesman
ship [Great appausc IrGjoce that tbs nation with
the other Epcislspeaking nation on tho earth, las
SCI tie example Of the settlement OF national dis.
pnes by the arbitration OF inc Leading me men .o OF
how that Treaty came TO he made II was made because
the American people Geinannrd tLat thS naon Srouu
WAS over with The arising Of the conduct Of
Grcaf BTitan IN regard to the disputed questions We
war closed the common remark was made by public
men I've viii lot this be IN outstanding dispute
until Great britain becomes involved in trouble with
our own people with foreign nations and then we
will put her lip Tho poisoned Chace sc put 10 ours
but the American peOpe-;he plain people, as Abraham
Lincoln has called them-said to those leading men,
"NcVCrl We denounced &c wrong during tine war
or the Revolution, and won't consent that TINS
nation shall do wrong il in any honorable way II can be
adjusted" and they said right. Applausel Ana that
were referred TO international arbration-a blow for
peace and against war more potential tnan
any questions that have ever been DECIDED
on either siGe OF the Atlantic Ocean.
give no credit what hear by the cable under the
to the mother country we call hcr reccdllg
from this solemn compact. LAppausel on, not with
this great step In advance win the dstnc understand
ing all the world that every difficulty between the
two nations Is TO be submitted to arbitration,
as at Geneva, where persons were appointed by
lie and monarchy, neither uatiOu will dare IN the face
the civilized world to violate that compact, and leave
the questions open fthcr alteration III the future
No ii We receive dollar as the result or
that arbitration. | would stand before my coun-
try and say, Settle this question whether
we receive nothing whether bankrupt
our Treasury rather tGan recede halrsbreddh from
that grand position that these no nations occupy IN r.
spect To other nations OF the earth" Certainly they
will learn something from this lesson OF ours which
your disputes to impartial arbitration" Prolonged
applause
After his address the Academy Of Music NicePresi
dent Colax was the recipient of screnade and nfor-
nal reception at the residence of Henry c. Bowen, No.
sentative men Of the city, among whom were Henry C..
Murphy Demas Barnes, Gen. WOOdfOrd, Mayor Powell.
ex-Mayor Booth, A. A. Low. and others. Mr.. COliaX
made no speeches beyond thanking the serenadors for
their music.