Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-04
The Worlds Peace Jubilee.

Bosioa. ,. Ih~ concert this afternoon Was
listened 70 by 4 very large audience. The
chorus was not there ct all if the sound from
the seats was 10 be depended upon but the
military bands made up for All deficiencies.
and Strauss was more than himself in con-
Quoting wine. Women and Song" and or
encore the polka kraiens.
Mr.. koseck CT tie Berlin quarteite. gave
fine exempiticati0n Of his accomplishment
upon the cornet, and the English Band per
formed Nivianis professional march on silver
trumpets, as played at ST. Peters. in Rome.
With splendid effect upon the audience.
horace Gr,oltY was csCN:H,i TO the pres
room by Alderman .Ien&>, previous To the
concert, and introduced to the audience Al
ter few minutes Of pleasant conversation in
answer to general call, he spoke as fol-
| lows
1T has fallen to my lot recently as YOU
are doubtless aware, to be placed before the
public in a somewhat conspicuous attitude
that is to say. we who work for the press, and
! live BY the press work and live in the public
sight and under public criticism to greater
! degree than most people, and yet think to-
| day my position is a little more exposed to
! cavil and di,psragement than that of most OF
you. Ii has been said of me would not
| deprecate; I would not disarm criticism; but
| it has been said of me, and l take it as
great testimony and compliment, that while
in the basincss that have pursued through
life, have shown myself very fairly compe-
tent, very fairly dlIgent and successful. Yet
If | were or should lie invited into another
| line OF life, into different, and if you please,
higher responsibilities, should be found un-
| equal to them. Well ladies and gentlemen
| | canno. well expect TO have anything better
said of me by my friends, much less by my
adversaries than TO say that had done well
that which have had to do. applause
/ 1t would seem tolerable safe deduction that
one who has been doing we'll all his life that
which he has tried TO do, may possibly. may
reasonably be expected 10 do something else
if he were to undertake it. Some of my
critics observe that, though for myself per-
sonally l am ;olerable honest and respect
/ able person; yet MY associates are not very
desirable. | am sorry for that, because my
associates through life have been mainly the
gentlemen and ladies | see about me, whose
acquaintance | made while engaged in the
matter Of preparing Information for the pub
I lie press, and If any associations were disl-
grceable, l can heartily hope to find better in
the future than these have had. | trust
this was not meant, to say that such gentle
mon and ladies that / see before me have not
on the whole performed their work and have
discharged responsibilities with reasonable
fidelity, with human error, with human i'm
PROJECTIONS, with human faults, doubtless, but
still with fair. reasonable, human fidelity. At
ali events ladies and gentlemen, With such as
YOU my fortune has been associated through
/ lie, with such as you it will be associated to
! the end: and if the world shall say of me in
the end, she was good printer, a respecta-
bic publisher, and an honest editor" all my
ambition Will be satisfied Ladies and gentle
men. will tax Your attention no longer
/ (Appause.)
AT the conclusion Of his speech, Mr.. Gree
ley was conducted to the city reception
room.
Gen. c. Perry, t. 5. Consul at Aspinwall.
DR.. prek of New York. and other di>'in-
guished gentlemen were present.