The New York herald., 1872-12-24
PLYMOUTH Rock.
The Six.y Seventh Annual Dinner Of the
New England Society at Del
niOnicO's Last Night.
BEECHER ON PRESIDENTS.
The Results OF the Geneva Arbitration POr-
trayed by Mr.. Evarts.

cos, FOurLeentn street anu flltn avenue. Inc
large dining room was quite crowded with the sons
OF New England.
On the platform were the following gentlemen
Elliott G. Cowdin, President OF the society;
Henry Wilson, Vice President elect Rev. Henry
Ward Bccchcr General Sherman, Governor
Hawley (ConnecticuD, Ex-Governor Jewell
(ConnecticuD, Judge J. p. Brady president st.
Patrlck's Society, A. r. McDonough (St. Nicho.
las Society," John G. Dale (St. Georges Society,
James Moor (st. Andrews Society, Governor
Morgan William M. Evarts, william Cullen Bryant,
CharlesA. Peabody, Henry Clews, Joseph Choate
(ex-President OF New England Society, Rev.
william Taylor, Isaac W. Bailey Vice President
Of New England Society. i -,
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS. =
Mr.. Cowdln, President OF the Society, presided
over the dinner and spoke to the first t0ust, which
was es f9llqwsiz.
1.-THE Day we Celebrate-An enduring reminder
OF frugal living and high thinking, OF heroism in
common life, Of faith realized, OF rarest courage,
and OF stubborn sense that has conquered and
ennob1ed continent.n
HENRY WARD BEECHER's SPEECH.
Henry Ward Beecher, in responding to the toast
OF the President OF the United States, said III he
were to take example by the theme Of which he was
to speak, his speech would be very short. Q.augh-
ter) To speak abstractedly Of the President would
not be very difficult, but to speak OF him in the
concrete was when the country has been speaking
compliments OF both kinds respecting him. laugh
teri 1t is very beautiful for those who sat below
him to look at him; but II was like the
Indian shooting his canoe along the rapids, very
beautiful for those who were on the Shore but not
for the Indian who was trying to avoid 49, -
and the randa He dia ~. 'e .ooN'
tion for anv ,,o, -. 49, tnlnk that the venera-
,rhaor,. ""S,-.,ate was very great In America.
Phrenologcally he thought the Ameri-
oars had not very large veneration for mags-
tracy-not much vcneration even for God. What
was man In America who was not up forofflce
and had large income? He thought that the sala-
ries of the chief officers OF America were Disgrace
fully mean. tLaughter) There had never been
President In America that for four years or eight
years was good for anything. If they went back to
eApsTs very lnco%petent man s"'afs was @ the s
John quincy Adams. He, recolected those
criticisms; the criticisms OF modern days were
e Was s9p preemnenty saint nehs roes c3eers
Out of hls loins came Van Bufen; everybody de-
lighted In him. Cheers and laughter, Then came
there was before him retreated. daughter
and cheersl He knew there was no Justice on
ss an I'd Hampshire asn M sa sros
him over the United States and he spreads out
thin" loud cheers and laughter.l Then there was
Buchana. Happy Is the man who dies out into
oblivion. Then came Lincoln. Was he sustained9
Was there ever man who was hacked 80 CON-
against his own win was called upon to take the
Presidential chair-General Grant-and he believed
that he would have rather fought the battle Of the
not think that General Grant would be understood
until he has been out of office for ten years. He
presdea as .a any President wSs sGUs has
ever sat in the chair ,(cheers) 1t was
soldier, with no education Of the politician The
people thought that they could run government by
the common people. That was a mistake 1t could
not be done; no more than factory could be run
without the skilled operatives. Poor politicians
could be done without, but poor material could be
was only to be done with angels we should have to
wait very long. lie made the mistake by attempt
see he could not, and he leaned to politicians,
not liking. them, but hoping they would
prove good. He lMr. b. therefore thought
Presidential chair. General Grant has one fault,
which America will never pardon him for-he did
called upon TO walk down the aisle in the crowded
church, ut Mr. Greeley's funeral, he blushed like
eral Grant from the beginning ana when the four
years OF his next Presidency were over he thought
that the country would rejoice TO know that he
had been placed there, and the New England So
ciety might be congratulated that his grand ather's
loins had pressed the ground Of New England.
SPEECH or GENERAL SHERMAN.
GENERA SHERMAN said It was great pleasure
80 pe IH there faat night he knew ina, thousands Of
been remembered thet night by the New England
representatives. The army was free from politics,
remember the oath that they had taken to protect
all people, be they whom they may. Why was New
it was filled with an industrious people. Why was
thiss Because this little army was suffering priya.
Ms Ds in tssse the os Which a
ranked among the first nations in the
1t was necessary that the army should be kept In
state OF efficiency SO as to resent any insult come
from whom it might. In integrity that army had
no equal on earth. Then subordnation and organ
iZation was neednl, and this had to be preserved.
Then our arms must be the hest to be obtained,
all the armies In Europe, and he believed that
America had It's own peculiarties in this respect
model. We ought to be prepared on the very short
est notice to organize an army, and II he or any
best young men in Broadway they could have an
army equal to any in Europe. Such @ power he
but it would serve as an illustration OF what might
ne done; The General concluded by again thanking
Army Of the United States. WY now paw 'A'
SENATOR WILSON'S SPEECH.
Vice President elect WILSON responded to the
toast OF ''The Congress OF the United States" He
said that Mr. Beecher had said that no President
% when III. In was. was popular, and he Mr. ,,,. VII
or dead had ever been popular, and he never knew
a Congress that the people did not rejoice when 1t
died. Mr.. Wilson instanced the great work that
had been done by Congress, including the fifteenth
amendment, and the measures for reducing taxa
tion. During the last twelve years Congress had
passed measures that had been greater or nobler
than any deliberative assembly had ever passed.
He had no doubt that many men went to Congress
who ought to stay at home. After eighteen years
he could say that there were many men In Congress
OF high character and entitled to great respect.
There has scarcely been q Congress for many years
that has done so much as the last. When the peo-
pie send right man there, they should try to sup
port him and keep HIM there. After all great
deal OF good came out OF this Congress. and
he thanked God that there was no Executive in
reference with Congress. and that the President
was content with carrying ont the laws Congress
had made. He believed that the a0ns OF New Eng
land would never forget the spot Of earth on which
they were born. (Appause).
SPEECH OF WILLIAM NJ. EvARTS.
Mr. EvARTs responded to the following toast -
'The Geneva Tribunal Of Arbitration: q victory OF
peace, demonstrating that the statesman's wisdom
is mlghtier than the sword" He said lit had he
Laiio In az