Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-18
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The entertainment given By the ffislorlcal So
ciety ot Delaware, ct their room In the Masonic
Temple, last evening. was 10 those who participa-
ted an evening of rare enjoyment No lone and
prosy essays speecheS panied the ear OF wearied
the mind; but instead, programme hrfof IN ex.
tent, but incompatible in excellence wab erpseut.
ed TO the small but select audience whicht Eiled
the Society's room.
Shortly after eight O'Clock, the exercises opensd
with the overture, "Past aud Present. by Ritch-
ie's full orchestra. &M#kk t-f
DR.. II. +. Askew, who presided during the eve
Ping, then arose and introduced J. Harry Hof-
feckgr, Esqe Fho delivered 40 address on .John
n. ClaktDnrt IN Substance. M H. said
As it is the object of this Society TO gather up
and preserve rellcs Of the past II is most appro-
pria5e that, at this gathering, we should do honor
70 QUE whose tsmss apd glory have shed such
State-to one who embraced within his dissin-
guished career, the successful lawyer, Iuwist di-
plomatist and statesman.
Born in Delaware at the close of the last GEN.
tnEy, he was reared amid the troubles and diff
culnes of the war Of 1912, during which time,
doubtless, hiE love Of country kindled into
| fame extinguishable only by DEATH Through
many difficulties, produced by poverty and ether
causes, he struggled onward, and procured for
| himself thorough education, graduating from
Yale in 1916, with the highest honors. lie was
soon afterwards admitted to the Sussex county
bar, and after patiently waitin3. obtained and
won bis first case. This case was the keynote Of
/ his success and made nn impression which subse-
queEt years have not effaced,, lie Tapidly to
eminence among the people Of the StAte, and was
| hrst elected Representative in the Legislature,
/ and then Secretary Of State. His popularity
continually increased, aud ten years after his ad-
mlesl0n 70 the Bar, he was elected 10 the U. 8.
Senate Although the youngest man in that
body, and representing the smallest State In the
Union, he rapidly acquired a national reputation,
and became an acknowledged leader of his party
| in the Senate.
Under the administration of President Taylor,
he was appointed Secretary sf State, and during
his term OF uifice negotiated the famous Clayton
Bulwer treaty The failure Of this treaty rests
| no9 upon him, and all unite in saying that il
would have settled the Central American pro-
blem.
Upon the accession OF MillaId Fillmore to the
Presldeney, Consequent 10 the death of President
Taylor, Daniel Webster was appointed Secretary
OF State, and Mr.. Clayton retired to private life
Such were the varied functions whicht he sue
cesslully flied. He was Of class OF men who
not only find, but make their place in human af-
fairs. His intellectual strength lay in his powers
| Of reasoning, and his clear and comprehensive
grasping of the minutest details of questions
under consideration Over juries he had q mar
vslous power, which greatly assisted him in his
successful legal career. His judicial record gives
signal evidencs Of his distincton, and never, dur
ing his term OF ONCE in this capacity, did he have
an appeal taken from enc Of his decisions
tionate in his private relations while his brini-
ant conversational powers made him favor
ite fn all circles.
1t is Statesmen of this class who form the
pillars which support the National structure.
Men like him are needed TO unite the clashin0
interests Of communities; and reconcile great
dtnereuces We need men like him, whose
/ fitness for of1ce shall be measured by their
character and worth, and not by their ability
to "put their money where It will do the most
good, /" and whose works will continue TO effect
/ future generations.
EulOgy can say no more to the memory Of
men thus endowed, pOsterity will ever pay q
most grateful tribute.
Mr.. HOifecker's address was delivered in an
excellent manner, and was listened 70 with in
terest AID attention by all. At Its close, the
orchestra played Blue Danube" /" by Strauss
after which the President introduced John
O'ByTne, Esq, Mr.. O'Byrne, delivered an el-
OQuent essay on Carthage, /" from which we
make the following extracts -
There Is nothing In the whole range of his
| tory that has so often caused sad disappoint-
ment. IS the almost total loss of the nature
records Of Carthage. Up and down the field
OF Greek and Latin literature there lie many
| fragments Of that singular aud romantic tale.
enough to awaken and tantalize our curiosity,
but not enough TO satisfy our inQniries It
has sometimes struck US, that were all those
collated and restored with care, much more
would be seen In these mutilated forms than
we now dream Of
All we know of Carthage, is intensely inter
estlBg. Her beginning is q romance. her
growth an epic. Her constitution when Ia her
full prime, one thoroughly peculiar and indi-
genious, but indicating. the deepest-roSted
| love Of liberty. Her contests with her mighty
rival the most notable in history her death
struggles, when beaten back to her liar. the
/ most sublime on record. Yet are her annals
vacant, save the incredible falsehOoas Of her
murderers
We have few facts relative 10 her fate and
to her institutions. Aristotle. in his own
stately patr0niZing way, gives Carthage ample
credit for national spirit self-reliant Drtde
and well ordered freedom. But there il one
circumstance mentioned by him, worthy Of pc
eular remembrance.
"The worth of her government" SAYS the
old Doctor Of Laws, ''is rested by a single fact.
although within narrow bosom, it has held
for centuries busy thrOnging and quite free
people, yet has Carthage meyer been subjected
70 popular anarchy, nor been driven 10 the
protection Of q Dictator.
What contrast and commentary on Rome,
Il For many generations, Carthage seems to
tence Of domesticated slave class, and the
! rights Of an insKoEable false worship, would
allow her
The turning point Of CaTthaginian power Is
that where she takes TO successful gambling. -
| Mind, 70 successful gambling no other gam
blinR Is OF the fatal kind. The Carthage
hastaned 10 grow rich, the more rapidly do
/ we perceive her Institutions Fastening to de-
cay. Wealth became the chief quail hcatlon
for power az influence. Great public Oflces
were purchased. Monopoly abroad became
| the inStigatiOn OF monopoly at home. The
people were kept In a whld OF excitement
triumph, wonder foreign news, and victory