New-York tribune., 1872-10-16
JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE.
A DINNER BY HIS PUBLISHERS.

AMES ANlhON INV ODN'
A DINNER BY HIS PUBLISHERS.
rrEcuEs Ry MR.. FRoUDE, GEO. WIN. CURTIS
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, AND OTHERS
A Dinner 70 James Anthony Froude, the
npinent English Historian. was gNon "''
,,gbt AT Demonlco's by his publishers Messfs'
Reribner Armstrong Co IL was an unusU
.uv large aud pleasant gathering OF inc
,dt,c Americans engaged IN literary pursuits
1coree " Curtisl presided,l andl among the guests
were Ralph Waldo Emerson Rev. II. W. Beecher. W. O.
Rryant Dr T. d. Wooscy. DIR. T. IL. Chaplin Dr. H. u
Potter Rector Of Grace Church; Dr. Noah Hunt Schemes
Rector OF 81. AIMS church. Brooklyn; Dr. H. W. D'i
lows Hon A. j. White. President Of Cornell Umvers'yi
uol r. W. Heciuson. Dr. Abel stevens. Bret HaI,o'
Park Goodwin, Dr. J. G. Holland. ID. A. 0OouaIu u ~ ~
Boston Adrcrtiser GEO. W. Chil1s. E. L. Godk'n' o y"
Harucr IT, Judge c. p. DAILY, Prof. Arnold GUY o'' -
p schad W. II. Appleton. George Jones' ~ .'I i
-, f IN. Erqviner col Il. NJ. Hoe, Augustine
stth Dr IA H. TAYLOR, william \. Booth Judge
Fapcber Robert Bonner. Whiteaw ked' br' = ile'
Eor II q Houghton. r. II. Stoddard, Presluehe N"u'dh
=, ne California University; Major j. N. bundy' l.
ctorbcrain OF The Neir York Word, f. c. stedman Dr.
,,i,,ri r.relcston Dr ". II. Ward, Col. John Hay L.
A. Tavis of The PhiIadcphi0 Enquirer, Or. H. ~ Fieid
f me Erougeist Mr Goodrich of The Boston Post Ed
ware King OF The Boston Journal c. D. Warner author
,f INV summer In % Garden;" J. X Thompson Of The
Ereaing Post and Others. 49,
Letters of regret were received from fr"i. H. W.
Iourfcuov j. C. Whittier, President Eliot of Harvard
the Rev Dr Hodge and President McCosh OF Princeton
w D. Howcls j. r. oscood. the Hon. j H. e. IA'rooe
Of Baltimore, and others.
FROM JOHN c. WHITTIER.
AAhsBURY, sept %, 1872.
Ue,~rs. scRruNrR, AUwsrEoNG Is 60; ,,,.
r,frru Iast u.ht from North Conway hasten 10 say
tha few things could give me greater pleasure ,na d 10
winter is cocxte1svo with our Eugish tongue But
Vonr Kind invitation II / cannot be with you in person,
Niu YOU allow me through YOU 70 lnih H lnS nVy"L,2
greeting which am sure awaits tie HOei"l ana en.5IC AZ
enoO historian VINO colusS 'l,'ls s w. ,,'. fricrGt
stranger as loucknown ana eVcr-Wcl'oie l-ilDuU - 1
comes in ms M lcircscutatlyc OF tbat dear old mother
isHJ nom w, ch vi lie no .-cr esgau-oJ y unhappy
difference lam suIc Joe VIII unite with uS Slh lc Iolr
that lingering feeling Of distrusy OF jealousy 9etwtt4
% "'"'''- '''-' '''' ''''' Jou> g. WHITTIER.
rEov %. ". 1oNGrrrLow.
CAMBRIDGE, Sept. 20, lo'2'
Gr,riINeS have had te pleasure 90 OF i.sy FGgSy4s &
you- l,ttcr aud vour aad invitation 10 tpe olnuel l m
welcome of Mr FroUdc, and regret extremely mat iJ
will not De uy power 70 acceln IT, IL wono ge enc ne
Son. t ny ,rlg,iacuts Nm render mros,9ie be, for
Iuc Co bc away lIou home al 'AlS 'llI'i eTIeI
SS,y, S0n,s t1'i, my ''''-'' IlNBY W LO>GTLLow.
httlc conclusion Of the dinner Air. George William
Curt- rose aud delivered Iu substance the ioHo"h
graceful address %. welcome "hl'h was 't'"''"' '0
Tultsd Dos applause;
AuDLEs> OT GEORGE ". CURTIS.
As think oi tl, occasion which brings ms together
and look about the table thIs bsJye company re-
mtinucI What Sir phGp SIDNEY wrote to ns brother 600
years ago. "To what purpose should our thoughts do
directed 90 various BINDS o know ledge unless room be
AFFORDED putting It into IIaciac.so ttai phhc ao-
vauiaae Iray Dee d r,slit' Himself scholar Ae thus
defines ucI'er..t functions of scholarship. Hc houis
uc old tradition tlat made inc scholar pedaut, ana
0C,..s.- Jim lo lc. power Tor i.e ...'" receives
only .ha. Doc may give. Uc is not grave iu which
l-r. s rt.ird but fruitful soil iu which It is soWn
5,. 5.,.. . ..r. " .fslt,rrtas Eno1 ledge INTO n-
s,,.ratf.iO. catholic; uuVcuicoy seeking only
inis s- llov 5-. ITO fr.sfls so tlat public adyan
hcc H ' sc ls own % gon" M ou'HgI ~ Llf rs oTe tse
S, c.-.,.. ol t.. a.s. so. iy The IesIstIcss laws
Of ue u..egt. le hits tie world hi CHER and higher upon
sltIa scholars eer.s sron. wnols PERSONAL STRANGER
20 w Of ~ t.,.t, ,55.-,-. J.,Dts l.s Anaa Matters
Ir,., and g.'. carrying thc torch of exploration INTO
fbc o..c.rsr passages %. history, has thrown new and
disturbing I-htupou what was supposed 10 1e ectltu
facts. s the guest whom We honor " I- % NO s ~.
l. l..,fs upou oIr shores
A.o. as vo 1cet lH. is, r1rhap' needless Enanc,s
90 tcI lu go once wiat Ae VA soon osg9' % il ~.
has suNtd among 't io7. H'G '+,t ~" ~ 15.,,
conc to speak 90 ms. wear OF Two before 9ul NaI G-s
on. Il,, Wy rc o., ,I,.r country. ''Tle fact is"
s.tI ...I..f.r. "IIat what we need ln Aucp.a ls
dsr,,. good .e.ur." A foreigner, who stood nY and
f' rc,..I.. smiled eagerly. 90, lc know nation
fr.. ..l.IU .-e administer the ctsisiNCu. 1csf
. -..r let.urI .ceut, rubbing las hands win appe-
t,c aa oru- ip toe con'trsauou jA9t rs just N-t 3
yoe d.. want But tie oasGiy 15 coiS,Tc,u , I ,Ie
ct.... t. . ll'elu. a- u hc l1i teald h'l i-g
d...I.t is. tll there's nation iu the world tLa can
T.k n." Owe turned to and licked ourse-yesi ana We
tla. au u..ayc greet deal oeler ion x l,ltaIlsI ~
ucre and an that our friend viii ina u.s. lusi
b.5l.aI as cNtI. Nt are of the opinion o4 tut l-."'
silr N I. hafr0r OF Naples. United states aLp iad
arcfD..I iI.-.. and tle King and brilliant parry O..
ucf.... t.l.e or tO wish uCr. There was nothing 10
dia..u..I t.am hut ticr uniforms, and 70 .hs Lolt
aau.as ..ler; and, as one oI the party uIiftu t .t'
oi..,..I, "a sailor stepped up 10 au oIit,r ail lo1cI
49, i... .Id please Is r. one of them ere kings has
tumhIcd .v.utue hitchVay' And Ihilh our Ii.I4
,,i (..1rr since certain events lu this country
,Se ,t .f.e tl s.y to INN, Please, sr all them ere
l1ur. ha,. tuul.i .d down rle hatclWdt.' .
Vrt know gentlemen, THAT vOu are waiting Tor other
words ti.u mime and remember that when all would
bofl gladly speak and hear, our speeches. must pe
sbor, ..d c, p1u great subject" Indeed one word
y,T-..rs H. had -V. would saw The first salutatiOu
which fathers received ina their own language upon
IN ,.r,Irer g.r. t.f oi the Indian samosct 90 tho
ni-..-. S. -,.t.r.s Frcll~uncnr And it is echoed In
tLis sc-t greeting witch otter to am English scholar
nation Welcome, welcome 10 Amcllca'
tfr TfolG, rose 90 respond amid loud cheers which
were repeated again and again. He spoke with great
ease aud nucucy iu manner entirely devoid OF any
oI..toriraI effort aud with certain mouotony Of
touo which coutsted not uuTleasanty with his earnest
and o-Ifiye uft.rauccs Ihs following IS tho principal
pOsL.l 81 AIs address:
ADDRESS OF MR. FROUDE
when few years since, AN English squadron was en-
gagged ylta the forts the Peyho, Of our ships ran
pna bank and was suffering severely from the Chinese
rrc An american fri-atc which I'm the river came
10 her hcflhc commander saying briefly. that blood
was Thicker t4au water That blood thicker than
water sent Dr. Kane INTO the Arctic Circle IN search OF
Sir John FrubHi. That blood was thicker than water
i,dr,ed tc iyrous editor Of The KeeI0 Herald TO
dsafe Nr stanley the hcar OF Africa 10 seek and
Gud David Living, one. lnc same Itei.It A4s TIc@Iou
iu tc El si-n nation more genuine eeught n me sue