The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-04
PEACE JUBILEE.

BesToN, July 3.-The concert this after.
noon was listened to by very large audi.
ence The Chorus was not there at all, if
the sound from the seats was to be de.
pended on; but the military bands made
up for all deficiencies, and Strauss was
more than himself in conducting swine,
women and song" and on the encore the
"Ysoika Kratuz fidal." Peschtka. Lieut..
ner sang "Venzana Waltz" with striking
effect, and was encored to repetition OF
the brilliant passages. Mr.. Kohlick, ofthe
Berlin Quartette, gavea fine exempli6ca.
tion Of his accomplishmenton the cornet,
and the English band performed Yivani's
professional march, "Thesilyer trumpets,"
as played at st. Peters, at Rome, with
splendid effect on the audience. The
Garde Republicaine Band will celebrate
the Fourth OF July by dance at Dedham
at the invitation Of Louis Lcche, q French
resident. They will give six concerts in
New York, three in Philadelphia, and will
possibly visit Chicago before returning to
Europe.
Horace Greeley was escorted to the
press room by Alderman Jinks previous
TO the concert, and introduced to the Ia.
dies and gentlemen and representatives Of
the press. After few minutes Of pleas.
ant conversation, in answer to a general
call he spoke as follows:
ut has fallen to my lot recently, as you
are doubtless aware, to be placed before
the public in somewhat conspicuous at
titude. That Is to say we who work for
the press, and live by the press, work and
live In public sight, and under public
criticism, to greater degree than most
people, and yet l think to-day my posi-.
ton is little more exposed to cavil and
disappointment than that Of most of you,
1t has been said OF me, and take It as a
great testimonial and compliment, that
while in business that / have pursued
throughout life. / have shown myself
very fairly competent, very fairly dillfgent
and successful, yet If were or should be
Invited through another line Of life into a
different, and il you please, higher re.
sponsibilities, l should be found unequal
to them. Well, ladies and gentlemen, l
cannot well expect to have anything bet
ter said Of me by my friends, much less
by my adversaries, than to say that have
done well that which l have had to do.
Applause 1t would seem tol.
erably safe doctrine that one who
has been doing well all his life; that
which he has tried to do may possibly,
may reasonably be expected to do we'll
something else II he were to undertake 1t.
Some OF my critics observe that, though
for myself, personally, am tolera6ly
honest and respectable person, yet my as.
sociates are not very desirable-an un-
worthy set. Laughter and applause
| am sorry Tor that, because my associates
through life have been mainly the gentle.
men and ladies see about me, lap
plause whose acquaintance l made
while engaged on matters of preparing
information for the press, and If any as.
sociatiOns were disagreeable can hardly
hope to find better in the future life than
those | have had. trust this was not
meant TO say that such gentlemen and
ladies as ! sec before me have not on
the whole performed their work and
discharged their responsibilities, with
reasonble fidelity, with human I'M
perfections, with human frailties, doubt.
less, but still with fair, reasonable
human fidelity at all events. Ladies
and gentlemen, with such as you my
fortune has been associated through life;
with such as you 1t will be associated to
the end, and If the world shall say Of me
In the end, "he was q good printer, a
respectable publisher and an honest
editor" all my ambition will be satisfied.
Ladies and gentlemen, will tax your
attention no longer. Applause.
at the conclusion Of his speech Mr..
Greeley was conducted to the city recep.
tion room, where large number sought
an introduction to him. On his entering
the vast auditorium much ENTHUSIASM was
manifested, the people in the parquette
generally rising to greet him, and those
in the balconies waving their handker-
chiefs in recognition. Cheers were given,
and a few minutes elapsed before the pro
gramme could beresumed.