The Portland daily press., 1873-03-26
mol. M.;ns tho great manufacturing State of

the UNION A,hrro Looo ond
R;ddeford are evidences of what may be done
hv the Improvement of our water power. You
doubtless remember MI. Ona,rha an 1 wen re
mower of Lewiston first took shape and was in
angurated by one or two, and think at that
time there were only twO merchants of Lewis
ton and a gentleman Of this city, now think a
resident of Boston. If am not mistaken 1t
was in your counting room and the counting
rooms of J. b. Brown and Tinkham & Ross
| in which l was clerk that the conferences
were held which has resulted in giving to our
State one OF its most prosperous and enterpris-
ing cities, the third and judging from its rapid
second in Maine, in population.
"Ah what woundrous thing it is to note
| HOW many wheels Of toll
| one thought, one word can set in motion"
Of our Agricultural interests and capabilities
we cannot say. as much, although the hardness
OF our soil and severity of our climate is in a
measure overcome by the industry and inteli-
gence of our people, while portion of the State
now being settled by the hardy descendants of
those brave old Mortimer, who explored our
coast centuries before Columbus first dreamed
of new world, is fertile as the garden OF
| the West
The developmnt of the State has thus far been
made without the aid of the general government
We have built our own railroads. mace our
own geographical and photographic surveys,
| and nave, when it was supposed to be necessary
| to nreserye the peace with our neighbors, yield
| ed portion of our territory to the general gov
ernment
| for our rivers and harbors for the MAIN
tenance of our light houses aud the erection of
| life saving stations along the coast are
| in the interests of the commerce of the country
| and the world; because all who will can avail
themselves of their use, while the Notifications
| which line our coast and stand sentinel at
the entrance OF our ports are for the defence of
the nation.
Sir, l cannot close without again expressing
my qualification, that this meeting called to
express its friendly feeling and good will to-
ward one just retiring from an Office to which
he was elected by the votes of one of the po-
litical parties, should be composed of the rep.
resentative men of all political parties. 1t
furnishes to my mind another evidence, that
the passions, the prejudices ana the asrerties
engendered by political contests over questions
now forever settled, are to be buried with the
dead issues which gave rise to them, and that
hencefOrth, until new issues shall arise, there
shall be truce to partzan strife and that the en-
ergies of our people are to be devoted to the de-
| velOpment of the great resources of our State,
and tie promotion of its material interests which
| interests are identical with those of the whole
| nation. Gentlemen, accept again my heartfelt
| thanks for your generous and cordial reception,
and allow me to close with the sentiment:
| Our City, our State, our Conntry-Whatever
| promotes the interests of either contributes to
the prosperity and welfare of all.
The president then called upon the Mayor of
the city, Hon. George P. Wescott, and M
Wescott responded as follows:
Mr.. President-I am so unused to addressing
an assembly like this, that if 1 stood here as an
individual simply, my embarrassment would be
very great. But,as Mayor of Portland, represent
ing the city and her interests, it is welcome
duty that perform in expressing to our guest,
the gratitude which the people entertain for his
great services, so honestly and uuassumingIy
performed. 1t is peculiarly appropriate that
the city should appear by her representative, on
an occasion like this One of her own sons.
born within the limits, whose struggles and
triumphs, whether in business or in political lfe
have all been intimately connected with her
prosperity, returns after eight years of honora-
Bile service in a field where so many bright
names have grown dim, with his record I'M
clOuded by any breath Of SANDER or even of
doubt. This alone in these days would justify
any demonstration we might make. If I were
to enumerate the items which ] know of the
city's Indebtedness 10 our guest, those who have
MOI watched his career closely, would deem me
guilty of fattery; but those who know his life
better than l, would think did him scant JUS
tise. 1t is not now my object to repeat or an
ter said by others. I desire simply to express
the hope that the next representative in
Congress will lay us under as deep obligations
ss the Hon John Lynch.
Hon. John H. Burlegh member elect from
the First District, was next called upon, and
responded in very happy vein. He spoke of
his first acquaintance with Mr.. Lynch, while a
member of our State Legislature in 1862. 1t was
in strict accordance with his feelings to join in
extending welcome to John Lynch. He ad-
ded his personal testimony to the general testi-
mony of Mr.. Lynch's fidelity and devotion to
the public interest, especially his noble conduct
in the last days of the last Congress.
Mr.. w. S. Dana responded for the Board of
Trade Thirty-fve years ago he and Mr. Lynch
were clerks together. He spoke of Mr.. Lynch's
moral courage, fear of G,d and intelligence,
the three basic stones for every true success in
life.
Senior Lozano, Spanish Consul at this port
responded as follows for the Republic of Spain:
Gentlemen: have the honor of introducing
tc you a young lady; young, very young, beanti-
ful, charming, and as lovely as can be. This
young lady, gentlemen, is your sister, This
young lady's name is the Spanish Republic
Now, Gentlemen a few words [ have re-
ceived an invitation, by which 1 have the hon
or and the great pleasure to be among you. In
this invitation read these words: 'The citizens
of Portland without party distinction call
your attention, gentlemen, to these words
without party Distinction and now, what is
the meaning of these beautiful words for for
eigner as am? The meaning is this-We, the
Americ people, we have-as you have in
Europe-our different opinions in political mat
tiers, but when it is question of paying COM
pliments(a we now DOT distinguished gentle
man who has done great service to our coun-
try; when it is a question of our common well
fare; when it is a question of our sacred
institutions; when there are no opinions, no
parties, no divisions; we are all friends; we are
al brothers; we are all more than that; we are
"citizens of the United States" And now
gentlemen. allow me to tell you my best wishes
wish health and great prosperity to the Hon
orable John Lynch, to whom we pay compl-
ments in this day. | wish peace and increasing
welfare to this great republic of the United
States. wish success and future happiness to
my loved and young Republic of SPAIN
Deputy Collector Moulton was called upon
to respond for the Custom House, but excused
himself in very happy manner, and called
upon Surveyor True, who responded with a
noble tribute to the honored guest, saying that
he was an exemplifcation of the command
and the promise, "Be faithful in little things,
and will make you ruler over great things"
Judge Goddard responded for the Post Office
as follows:
In the toast with which our late Representa-
i've nnished his remarks he had unconscously
sketched the outline of his own official life
Our City, our State and our Country" for in
his successful efforts to secure the necessary
legislation to relieve Portland from the imme-
date effects of the great fire he efficiently sery
ed his native city; in his faithful and untiring
labors to revive American ship-building and
commerce, he had laid the foundation for re-
turn of our State and national prosperity, and
in aiding the establishment of life-saving sta
lions on the coast of Maine, he had transcend
ed even the sphere of the patriot and risen to
that of the philanthropist, for these were de-
signed to save the shipwrecked mariners of
the world. But above and behind all this, he has
retired after a term of eight years service at the
| national capitol, with public and private rep
utation, like that of the great ChevaIier, "with-
out fear and without reproach," an example
worthy of all imitation and praise, at such an
epoch as this,
Judge Goddard said he did not like the
! phase "a self-made man, because no man owed
half so much to his own efforts as to the men
| and institutions around him. But perhaps no
native OF Portland came nearer that description
than our honored guest. Without that parental
| aid that has given the first start to SO many
men now rich, he has amassed wealth, with
| out influence other than his own merit had
| earned be had risen to the presidency of an i'm
portant railroad, and withoutlpolitical help and
| himself in no sense politician, he has been
| honored with the exceedingly rare compliment
of four successive elections from this district.
With an honest memory of his early life, and
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