New-York tribune., 1872-01-18
THE FRANKLIN BANQUET.
SPEECHES BY DIR. PRIME, MR.. GREELEY, HENRY
REEL.ILER- AID AIuERs.

SPEECHES BY DIR. PRIME, MIR. GREELEY HENRY
WARD BEECHER, AND OTHERS.
The banquet at DelmOnicOs in the evening
was attended by large number Of guests, not single
chair being unoccuped Every seemed desirous Of
contributing to the general entertainment, and there
was less ornaty than il usual on such occasions The
guests were mosty gentlemen connected in some way
with journalism but included many Others represent
ing theology, law and medicine. Dr. Prime was
seated az the head OF the main table, with
Horace Greeley and Peter Cooper at his left and
Can't DeCroot at his right hand while further Henry
Ward Beecher and Mayor Hall engaged in familiar
conversation. c. A. Avord occupied the extreme right
and Major HOugbton the left OF the table, The Kew f.
IL Chaplin Robert Hoe, g. q. Courtney, Orange judd NJ
NJ PomerOy, Frank Leslie, :. L. Morse. Jr, j. HOWARD
ir., Augustn DAILY samuel Sinclair, H. Palmer, l. W.
England Douglas Taylor, Benjamin Wood. j. G. Light
body D. Goodwin. william Orton, F. j. ottarson Mr.
Bonner. Mr. Brooks Mr. Rocker, and many others Of
note were also present When the coffee and cigars were
introduced, DIR. Prime said:
DIR. PRIMES SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN: 1t is 166 years to-day since hoy was
born-we have his own word for tln Boston, New-En-
gland whose birth and whose memory We are met To
celebrate tonight. have not the least idea OF giving
YOU a biographical sketch OF that child and that man.
and yet may be that it will be new TO some OF you II
should tell You that he the youngest son OF the
that he was the 18th child OF his father.
"A voice; Good for his father"l He began
e had stuek to IT, no doubt he would have made great
light i'm the world Laughter. Then he would nave
had less to do with lightning Laughter we iOtow toS
him from the candle shop TO the printing ONCE
OF his brother and then we hnd MN Inaklng stree,
ballads Boston and his most sensible iather checked
him in his mad poet by telling him that verse
makers were always miserable Deggads S I a. sPbiIa
delpha. He bought, AS he says himself, H. tare1 pegny
he gave away the other two to woman ana ana enn, % VINO
were poorer than he voice, Good; ana aPpia99seJ 9J
He was eating this roll by Miss Reed VINO ateT
ward became Mrs. Benjamin Franklin and when ne rel
in love with Miss Reed he began TO rise III ne world %
Uaughter II that Reed was ever snakel III tne Wlnu
II was still enough sustain him in the future struggles
OF life. Gentlemen, TINS young man Degan nS career
writing for tae M & rSs goor o 20 pwnx was he to have
known lie the author OF the productions Wha
eon Sctbne ike it for 80 years When young
nowadays writes anything he comes IN bOdly ana says
Hut have no idea OF following him throughout that
career which afterwards became so llustrous het
bt one name In the early history OF our country that
we would name before that OF Benjamin Franklin, and
that is the name all American nanes-George wash
ngton Applause. regard II as most astonishing fact
that the City of NewYorK distinguished as is in its
literature in the enjoy ment OF Press-I % dd not oe.
long to IL myself would say Press unryaled by that
OF any city the wOrd-t is TO me most astonishing
fact that have lived to this day without without seeing
that we are permitted TO be indebted for that statue
Set Se bm to our nstrous guest thus evening Capt De
root Great appsuse IL Is therefore, an occasion OF
nigbt and ask YOU without further words OF nroduc
ou 10 receive sentiments which have been prepared
and which will from time to time offer YOU calling
upon various gentlemen present to whom know you
viii he delighted to listen, to respond. regret to
that the President Of the United not able to
come tonight. lIaugherl He regrets IL amazingly:
and he will regre. II more when ne know what good good
time we have had But propose that rise and drink
standing this toast, THE President of the United Ststes
All the company arose, glass in hand while the band
struck up Hail Columbia" AT the conclusion. three
cheers given for the President, when DR.. Prime
continued: Gentlemen, I now have the pleasure OF
giving THE State Of New-York and the City of New
York" and call upon his Honor the Mayor 10 respond
to fha s.ptin, rhraa xNaV then
Mayor Hail. who said:
MAYOR HALLS SPEECH.
take the reception You have gwen me as PROOF
that you will not discharge old compositor because
his types get mixed laughterl or because ne elpPed
while the devil running away Win his copy; IV
day the city which you have toasted Deheld fttkhs
statue unVailed Last Summer she Witnessed the deoi
cation of another 10 Morse The faces the
paper temples wherein public opinon finds shrnes Inc
other confronts newspaper readers VINO ualy tnrohg
Central Park; from the skating newsooy 10 the tne
sauntering student. But why these statues In TINS
aotheiical atttude Is not that the distance be-
tween the downtown statue aud the uptown one-a
Typographical points that also mark the material growth
Of the city from the at which Franklin died 70 the