New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-16

somewhat more iDtelltKibie language tne tnoufhes
Of wiser and better than mysclf-yhatever has
said and thought by the great men OF whom nave
learned hope that younger than myself VIII do me
the kindness aud honor Of snstchng that lamp out OF my
hands aud passing on to others. Then whether they
leave darkness and in the background makes very
little difference to me- provided the lamp OF Truth which
is the lamp Freedom and the lamp OF Wisdom and the
lamp OF Happiness. is kept alive and brightly burning
Aud why is the lamp of light the lamp OF truth. OF
freedom, OF WISDOM of happiness Because II Is tho
lamp Of obedience 10 facts IL Ia the spirit when taxes
they are however painful to prejudice however
painful TO PRIDE however painful TO selfshness; the
spirit which takes the facts Of humanity TIE facts OF
society the facts Of science the facts of nature the facts
of spirit as they are faces them like men. recognizes
when they they often are, alas !-inconquera-
ble and submits to them manfuly. but, whenever IL
sees q chance OF conQuering, conquers Ike man.
The spirit that accents facts-and dehes every fact
which IL accepts-tbat Is the spirit OF truth and
happiness aud lopg men VIII carry on the lamp
we will show them facts. without allowing them TO FEAR
facts without seeing them under l know not what
glamour OF prejudice and bluelights and fireworks OF
divers sorts, which, II @ man walks through them,
neither burn nor help him. II he will 90 through the
fireworks and into the clear light outside, ana look
az the facts himself then that Is carrying on tna
sacred lamp which, when 1t has passed from my
generation, will pass into the hands OF you
younger men, and then to still than you so long
not merely TO your conscience merely to your creed
but swear to be true that which involves conscience
creed country and altogether old Lord Bacon said.
true 20 revelatam in rebus-to the voice Of
God revealed in facts. Applause.
Thanking you for the kindness shown u this
ing the only thing ask OF you Is to face facts care
not then what your creed what your political system
s or what your social system is know you will pros
per as long you will look facts in the face,
them and yet DEFY them and If you cam conquer them
iApplause.l
The President then called upon Mr.. VIM. NJ. Evarts
who spoke as follows:
really don't kno w. Mr. President, what this institu
ton OF the Lotos Club ia, exactly what your powers
and purposes are. For you personally l have had
reason TO entertain the highest esteem and regard,
which hope will not beIforfeted forever. daughter
You seem he at least despoc in circle hut
you must the risk, suppose, or tue late
OF the Yankee schoolmaster who undertook TO make
compulsory poets his scholars and obliged to
Listen to this efd9n OF one OF them NJ.
We've hired fool to teach this school
Aud pay bin my dollaIs.
Laughter Now, ST. far be It from roe 10 say that you
are IN position of the schOomaster certainly am
in tine situation Of the boy. lLaugherl
dare say your distinguished guest VIII not remember
that had the pleasure OF meeting nun some ZEN yess
ago under very pleasant auspices socially III EaSIahd.
with the most charming host and hostess ana with very
1n av he sad rs one Of orr czen, TO meet
him here. have been in the habit OF saying as THINK
the history the world-an opportunity in cotemporary
observation read good deal of its future Emanci,
world ana unrestricted progress for all the great ee
ments OF human advancement; aud here we have OF
completely developed the great march OF IDEAS which
England noby aud rapidly Is consummatng at home
the Of greatness We see the quarry and the
forest from which all our shapey future Is to be con
structed; England. more fortunate than We,
the noble arena of example her future de-
yelOpment
amused themselves with discussion OF the question,
Which of the two nations hates the other the most or to
put 1t the mildly, which loves the other the least
SO asI may he permitted 80 express an opinion from
somewhat careful observation OF things on the other
sde and from perhaps favorable an opportunity OF
judgment about ourselves as most OF us have enjoyed
think the countries love one another from beginning
end. Applause.l Ny view Of the two nations Is sim
h NM, thev v lived ;nSer t;eorSe the Tird as common
subjects, ana that the difference is in the peo
pie, not in their heads not IN their hearts not In ther
institutions not in their conduct not IN their duties or
their of then not In the least IN their relations
to all the rest OF the world, but there Ia different and
separate administration or all these great and common
qualities which makes them better friends that they
have known OF the chickering's and jeaiouses which
nations divided by a Appause.l II this Indeed,
be all such superficial controversies az grace the
columns OF the newspapers aud undoubtedly iIl out
Of popular oratory, the exigences OF ora
tory side the Atlantic or tue other may demand
90 for nothing.
was asked once by host whom had never seen
before, Just before going down to dinner with dlsn
guished company II he might ask candid question,
and added. What it was England which most sur
prIsed me-iOr 1t was then my first vst answered as
canddly that it to find there 50 little difference
between EDglshmen aud Americans and yet ought
not to have been surprised at that Ranks aud titles,
names aud satOns-thOught 80 much OF, ~ we always
taught in England, though 80 little OF here
seemed 10 maze difference between tue nations Dut
| soon found aud THINK your guest viii bear Inc out
IN ii, that however 1t may have been eariler while
England was less free. less noble less generous less
equal than she now Is now indeed rank ana title, name
and station, have no office Dut to grace actual WORKING
in tner ana otherwise they e go Mr.
President If have anything OF virtue OF power, with
simply decoration which duties performed faithfully
give to man in the need OF praise ana gratitude Oh MS
people what he has done We cannot cnuOblc fan
When we nave always been taught is DETER than great
riches aud better than rank. lApplause.J
The exercises OF the evening at this point pleas
antly varied by the singing of "The Three Fishers"
delicate compliment offered, amid great applause, by
Mr. Bartlett Mr. James Parton the historian, then
introduced. He said
REMARKS OF JAMES PARTON.
II gives me great pleasure gentlemen TO Join IN this
gathering When read the other day, IN the newspa-
pers the arrival OF Mr. Kingsley in this country, my
thoughts reverted at TO the time, long ago. when
we were all startled and amazed at the revelations Of
life in which has been mentioned several times
this evening" Alton Loche." The reading Of that
work was most memoraDe event III Ihy me- ~ &c
violence the English language 10 call garnet
Books I am informed, are no longer written IN
carrots. but II they are no longer writ
ten in garrets they are read In them, and mud
dusty attitudes. And. gentlemen, not uublest IL The
garrett the garnet home which has had the light and the
warmth the glory and the freshness. The feeling
aud fire that In such books az Charles Kingsley
writes. (Applausel say, bluntly Charles Kingsley:
for really until TINS week had supposed mat canon
when YOU spelled it with one IN" was thing laugh
teri dry ecclesiastical law but am reioiced 10 dis
cover that IL is living creature rosy aud hearty
English gentleman, who is capable, as TIE TRIBUNE
Informs us this morning, OF eating large dinner The
dinner was expressly said TO be large nope ne enjoyed
H. fIaughterl II the Devil 90 Two Sticks saving his
reverences cloth. had been going his rounds In New
York aud peeped into that garnet when was reading
"Altou Locke" would have thought It was the den
OF luuatc for truly say II almost drove me mad
delineafinns suffering and OF degradhtlOn mar