New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-21

honor tbemg do not think IL was because they were
men either especially brilliant or espccalR sIC't'
venture 10 assert that their clim upon our aec'01
respect Is rightly due 10 another cause, arises lnus
from simple fact that, having WORK 10 40, tey az,
that work like men. AZ a critical moment iney stJvu
IN the face of the world in the dignity and lhIepen
ence OF their manhood, and ala the TASK Wmtn ~
fore them do in simple honest fashion; not tlinAng
what great men they were, or what luaEhucehI I,'u-
they had accomplished or how mankind admired t i
not arrogant vain glorious, thinking lCe OF tnein-
selves and less OF theatrical effects they ld whal my
had to do and they did it WE'LL for taer hearts were IN
their work. They planted, and We nave rcapedi Ihey
abored and have entered into the fruits or ther
labors. To MS, their successors, new Work i as
signed which should be the especial lesson OF tis pace
aud day. 10 was the mission OF our ancestors ana OF
their immediate 10 found Government 10
suDdue wilderness. and to 10y the base as We relieve
OF perfect civilization. To that Work century
has been devoted We standing here in the pre- ence OF
the rich results Of older civilization, ana under me
very shadow OF that great temple dedlG@ted 70 .ne
choicest fruits Of the patient industry OF all ands, We
10 do The wilderness has indeed been subdued lJ IS
for TO make it blossom az garden The foundations
We, lockers ON here in Vienna cannot Dut feel and
acknowledge, as day 10y day We move WIN Won
dering eyes among these gorgeous results OF human
skin and taste and toll how htllc has yet by us been
DONE and how mucn remains TO do; We cannot promise
edly complete the work IN the large spirit 10 when our
fathers began IT, for lie who plttch on BIS armJf may
yet right 70 assume that our own contributions 10 the
sum OF human possessions Will even equal much less
surpas those OF other and perhaps less favored als
But one thug we can 40, we can enter upon our I5A al
The spirit IN which our fathers entered upOl thchs'
I
bent upon 10 to pruht by their great eXtmpc- IS lOr
devote ourselves 10 our work, even as they devoted
tu, or defiant sprt-n9t thinking OF ourselves ana
or our own great deeds, nor OF tho gram
of wondering world, such Indeed was not their spirit
Their great ana excellent model We should nave ever
irmncss and its zeal In their spirit ana their spirit
only approach our task, nor fear cor the result
the glorious structure Of American civilization shdd at
last stand radiant and complete, rlcn m the last ana
rpest results or human Industry science ana art then,
when we too have bullded our lives into those walls
future generations they note the spirit ia which we
entered upon our work, may pass upon IA As we now
pass upon tie gners Of the Declaration, and may pro
nOunce that we too are worthy 10 rank with 'tAOse
through whom We are here"
The army and navy was responded to by Brc.-Gen
Klddor, who told the foreign guests how martial ma
ton we are in tine Of war, and how unwarl.kc people
in time OF peace how VIC organized vast army in
few weeks when the need came and returned million
of soldiers TO civil life without shock to society or dis
turbance OF industry The sixth toast was 1.-THE Vienna
Exposition Of 1873" Baron schwarz seuborn responded
in English and said many pleasant things about America
aud the Americans quiet conversational tone. The
first people whom he had invited to the Exhibition were
Americans He was in Paris during the siege, dining
horsemeat with Minister Washburne and several OF his
countryInen when he received letter announcing that
his imperial master had directed him 10 come homo and
make the Exhibition Of 1873. He then invited his Amcr-
can friends come to Vienna and bring all their country
men with them He had warm lkins for the United
States. His only sister was married 70 an American,
aud had lived in Ncw-York for % years Then ne liked
us because we were a goahead people The Austrians
not goahead people, but were trying to become
one. He surprised every by couplmentiag our de-
partment OF the Exhibition saying tnat America was
better presented than at either Of the preceding Worlds
Fairs and concluded by begging his hearers to write
home all their friends to come to Vienna, and syng
that tho Austro Hungarians would return the visit By
III IN f1f.h
he wished the greatest The Barons speech de-
lighted everybody, and was often interrupted by ap-
plause. When he sat down he given three hearty
cheers.
The eighth toast was America At the Exposition"
The Hon. Jackson g. Schultz OF New-YOrk, IA bis
response, remarked:
The circumstances under which we meet iuyito
attention to the cultivation Of the arts OF peace as tho
slres aud best method OF bringing within one common
interest the nations OF the whole earth. great battle
is here no progress More than ever before IN an the
history Of the past tho physical force, OF mankind
ENGAGED We have here iulrshaled Great Britain,
our maternal ancestor with all her conceded power
which descrvcdly command the attention OF
the world Then too, we have Austria, France,
Germany, Switzerland Russia, and al the rest wheel
ing into the line OF contest their columns OF arc ana
industries never before 50 powerfully ana eraudly
arraycd. What significance has all tuis PREPARATION
OF It's sad consequences Elch nationality Is Struggling
for supremacy-lay each nation is divided within IL
sclf-iud each member Is making cOmmendabie effort,
first for local and personal pretermcu and after that
It's nationality, and finally, this combined effort IS
reflected on mankind In COncusOn allow me 60 say
that IN the year 1876 Just three years from to-day, We
are to open In America at Phadclpha) an artistic and
tournament In imitation OF the three
that have preceded on this eide or the
ocean. There are those here today who
might Xplan fully than would be proper for me
the principles upon which that International Exposition
nation at large ana all our family Of state Governments
will take part that OCCASION and then and there We
10 offer II fail 10 present the whole Industries OF our
We shall be at home and Try most sincerely to
recprOcae TO other natiOnatics all the consideration
and kindness winch have been so generously extended 70
us by England and France IN former years and by AIS
tra upon the present OCCASION.
The toast TO the Press called out Col Thomas W. Knox
Of New-York, who spoke IN a jcstiug strain Of the
virtues OF the American journalists, and the false
and totally unoundcd reputation the American press
has abroad for q disposition TO SANDER and quarrel
among it's members, closing with an auson to The rap
idly increasing means Of communication between
countries whereby the press is enabled more and more
fulfil It's noble purpose of uniting and familiarzng
the nations of the earth with each other. After the
close Of COL Knox's remarks the confusion among the
guests became general nearly all were standing up,
aud the noise OF conversation quito drowned the reply
OF the Hon. c. w. Allen OF Wisconsin 70 the sentiment
The Expositions or National Industries the Pathways
TO Universal Peace" The efforts OF the Chairman 10
restore order partially successful, and he an
nounced the next toast: 1.-THE American Centennial Ex-
position OF 1876" and Prof. W. p. Blake, one OF the
Executive Committee OF the proposed Exhibition,
briefly gave an account or the progress OF
the scheme in America and abroad There
we're numerous other tOasts, which were re-
spondcd to amid much confusion. The lady-orchesra
then began TO play selections from operas and familiar
German airs and all the remaining guests assembled in
front Of platform and appauded and cheercd and
showered the fair performers with bonbons. In fact
the ladies' had great success, and the encores were
No doubt the performers deserved generous
recognition OF their skl; the success which they had
during the whole evening is to be followed by other and
greater doubt for Baron Schwartz who heard
them for the first time, engaged them on the spot 70
play the Exhibition grounds IL was nearly IL o'clock
when the orchestra retired, and the few remaining