, 1873-12-07

ONEouA ts AAAft0t hho pALOt III utAu0tf w
tho Btu inst., at tho I1otol do l'Athcnoo, Paris,
by number Of his Western friends. Tho prin-
ciral movers In this compliment to tho Consul
wore Col. Charles Tctld and Nfr. Richard Gregg.
OF st. Louis; Alr. ]. Lawronco, Col. 4. q. Gal
lnghcr, and AIR. Ryo7aon. OF Chicago; md Mr.. ".
II. Williams Of Colorado. Amongst tho invited
euoHtB woro Munster Washburnc, Consul Gonoral
Road, Gon. DOWN, U. s. A., tho Hon. Joseph
AGodill, Of Chicago, aud h1r. Ryan, Of tllo amer
ican Register. Tho lattcr gentleman being called
upon to respond to tlio toast, "Tho tross," Baid'
"Tlloro ia n gentleman present amongst ia
whoAo nnrno should have boon associated III pref
ercnco to mino with tho toast Of tho prc2s. lie
has conferred honor on 1t, not moroly by his
talent and outerpriso, but by tho valuable Bor-
vices Which ho rendered to tho community oyor
which lo wns chosen to preside III civic rapno-
ity. [App]auso] When Chicago was visited by
ONO of tho dircst calamitica tlnt can befall q
great city, tho gentleman to whom lofor con-
trbutol largely to nlloyato ita disastors by Ills
cool judgment, his unwonried activity, and lis
wcll-morited influence with all classes Of tho
population. Gcntlomen, ! will givo you the
hoalth Of tho 1Iou. Joscph Modil, Mayor Of
Chicago" lApp1anso.l
AEr. A1cdiii replied to tho toas! in tho follow
apccts to m olslcin representative Of our
co,,ntrv'a ;ntorcats md un7c, tho nro,octior n
~ =. ~. ,'s.'.,1 s. ..A..,...
sao .Aa'o'iou 4taE !A ~ ua''un y, out MOLLY
Minister WHO hollis It (hGuratlVoly) over our
hsads this evening. surposu no NAV, tborc-
foic, regard this chamber Oh tho aacrod soil Of
r,nn,J, for t1,o oc,oa,o, t1,,ur,, q. o,,,o,t ~.
loa aud fliandB Of Franco, we nro doubtloss safc
ntd wclcc1no to spcaE our minds freely, aul enjoy
lilo plcasulos Of this reunion, as Floncha,ou
crcatost lraycicrs Il. tho WoriI, "a w,oro ono
r;lt fi,nv nra r, l,n mat viii nnd w1,,o n,a.io,,.
ntciy iny,n,, thpjr own con,,2rv t{nv hnro n r.
mornaIio Tonchnnt for ynlt,,,tary exiio. WI,ils
MI otl's5ra, tl,cy nro tIo most % %aosn1ol,oii-
fnn of tbo human roco. Thoy make
tIcmsr1vna Mt homo whornvor tbov wander nui
alwayg tnko it frr granted tilat tLoy nro cordially
wclcomn nnf1 tyo ilroncl, lin worjl wifi n enff-
eniisfrd fccl,ns or su,nrinritv. jTn1yhtcr nn1
an aso iIo" Tev ~ 1ccr nto ovarv t,e ad ]
I,orc Oh nuy elevation. iron, tho dark rtcesacy
nf lin ratgcn,nbs to lin i'm OF thn ryrnnate.
they travel lkc nrinccs, and never forget they
aro soyercicne. mid. whom tl,py n,cot TIC soycr-
torn, Of ncrfoct onua]ily. TI,nrvLtor and M
,t.uvo. / hnyn satl io Americat,s aro tho most
cosmopolitan of pcorle, md l1nyo a peculiar fa-
c.]itv ior ada,y.tng themselves to tie manners
ana Gust or1,s Of tic country Ut their visitation.
yct they alo Intensely American At heart. aud
1uicli to resent n1,y uutrulntul irpputatjou on
thc;r conni1v's htno,. md institntinra' ,rhcv
rco much when atrood which thoy freely
admit /. hotter than similar tlinrB at home p,,d
they ayo not slow to dsceyn amytline il,at Is vu-
cnyio,1s or Jealous torcat ttoy simply desire to
Zen II ni,ontod by their con,natrio,s. fns Amer
can IL lega laaloored and tio,l down by tlo force
Of habit. nuciont cugtnms, md old, misty sre-
,,tf;onu thn1, nnv a, hor mn,,' Henco io /. n}-
wavs reaIy 10 1oarn tio tr,tI and to discard e. m
rnr nui cast u,Sny a,,y notions ar Methods whom
trter or Lottor ones nro presented 10 him. Dut.
wIlo ready to pot culyo mid acknowledged tlo or
ceIlen:eH iouuI In othor contrica ant, 10 con-
don,n and tlcployo INF crfoclions aud OWLS il his
own ianI' lo never ior a mon1ent tlnls INV
other contry cnual to tho Gtoat Republic,
rAm,1al,Ae1 Co,umbia ia aIways suro of tho
a,lr..luuco ind loyo Of her Children wherever
thov nav Lo pcaltcrcd. No mnttor bow long an
and no nantier what NAV lmye bcon the c,rcu,n.
stancnR NJ lH flcnart ,re lie ioytr forgwoars lis
coutry. never B,1rroilders his ctizonbhin. never
owns allegiance to any King or potoutato. never
fears Or wurn',ips tho faco Of clay but lyes and
dies in tic truo faitn Of MI heir to tNo inL.ri-
ta,lco Of freedom aud itmiionabIo rielts. ian
mlnnec. No natter how rnnny dofcots aid
biemIshes l1o aay sec on tic fnco Of Tie Occi-
dental lurni,,nry Of nufiors vet in striking tho
balance md drnwinr tlio connnrigon. io jInds lis
] own 20 uInci tnncrior to nIl otlor Govornmouts t
Tint if Lo oxchaurcd it for INV other. lo would
hn NO flenn]v 4 loser theroly that ho would foet
like 4 banErunt who lad lost all ho cstcon,cl
most precious, ICoptiuucu applausc,l Once
mn American n man fcc]H tint lIc il always m
A,nor;cot, Fnr INV arr, 1,nrc corne nLrond
49, itt,, ~ -, n;'o;,,t far rosst mi rn,rnt;ns
NV nto6ctA.; ~ '.9 ~. 4cas a,a 'oe os.!1a'
hut aso !of !io opl'oftnnttJ =! Seelns atlu stu1y
ING tho institutions, mctAoos, anu customs OF
lha Old World. anu comparing them With tlDao
of our country. No American, III my opinion,
can rightly md fl1Etly ynIuo or nDt,rccnto hif,
nv,, cnurf,v o,,ti itu ;nstitnt,ona t,tf1 In hoa
- - Iraa - a+,,nr ooumtra. o.,I n,aaa,xaJ
IIoa ,t'oSo ~ est,os o'eet ~ W.! "1'4s ~ -
tHona w h'lcn etandh!as. Ho arc npt 10 oo III
homo patriotic eg0tihtH, ntlu arc blind to trn!iH-
palout fHultB md impcrfections from havint,
scnn hut ono side Of tho international shield,
await In ratur,, hnn,a m1cl o},nnonl and ,nndi-
ri ;m NJ, rro,.ioua estimate of mon and t1,nra.
~ , -. ~ It,1'.o' ' ~ NJ - T tt.in e2;;,. e2;;,
iletAol6 A!lu tla!aeth' Not Alt'2 Guhco's
| hAb already Deen cfapoIhtcu, AtlN lens y
| rrcat deal moro will DO diHpcilcd nefora !
roLuru to America. and grave doubts mny bo
cost m nnnn nhnrnct cr,atiSs md fnatu,os of Inv
n,,,t", ..1,;,1, ,,,1 .,,,,,ovod aoruI nrd .,ro
1otty "H'an n"I Et - :.;a a9 III -
ann yer WIN ilntt ol,cA ~ cpAf'e'4oi' n"u ;.
| truth, hlla!l pfopaplY 4an1 on t4le eno1es "
| Columbia with nB plofound q lovo Tor llcr 40
carried away, convinced BY actual observation
ar ar making NIL do Iuctiotls al,l discounts t,lu
Amoric, i. IN frnoat hn,,uinnt and ,nnnt rlnrn,,