New-York tribune., 1874-12-23
RESPONSE OF SENATOR CONKLlNG.

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annual dinner lahorlng under difficulties EN-
barrassmsnts Certainly has recently been
chosen 10 preside 81 banquet like this at all addicted
10 either Of these weaknesses Always TO be able TO say,
and easily and readily, the right thing at the
right time, has been the gift Of all till now
embraced IN the lines Of almost boundless hOspi-
tahty. But at last one has been obtained wanting In
all that bcsecms the place. This is the OF ~,
for. bent avoiding everything dangerous the
Ioyment Of the occasion, and asserting power which
find upon examination your constitution and bylaws
have wisely as think. withheld from him. the autocrat
W the table has aken upon himself give me timely
warning to b. lrtf will tell YOU low little Ia the
drop OF time poured out to 1t halt 80 large
as to hold hn my thanks Tor greeting so cordial. Be
ING thus tethered IN an sthmus not wider than hair
was bandl, anI generously presented with empire
ior theme lpnlanS J. and was told to be PERFECTLY
free tO range over all tho space. Tets wonderful
,rvance for contraction Of time aud expansion OF
It's s IS mn % dna t5 of the
reveals trace FAINT trace TO be sure OF that ingenuity
character. Aud ytt justice to my honorcd friend
quires to aeqt him Of all feeling toward this
effort OF his to ahii1ge the right of free speech He
scted entirely in yonr interest strictly the princ
pes which led :the Puritans TO oppose hearbdg not
because 1t pain the bear, because It gave
pleasure to the people tLanghter]
gland 's some rspec & %s SrenS eSsSc
Etate IN Chilstendom: lApplauseJ great common
dear all of u, breaihed the air Of
NewEagland, the ashes of sires haIIow
sentiment ushers ini We have no pyramids from
which forty centuries look down upon Us. Two centu
the agents OF "a Greenland company disputed
with hendrix Hudson whether they he caught the
fst glimpse Of rocks and sedgcs aerwrd bartered for
trunk OF sedgos ranged 10y wild beasts
and wild men, now the homo OF mighty people and the
dialects spoken. Tnree-quarters of century
progress had not made such headway as to dig canal
drama IN this city where the payements Of
Causs are worn by tue feet OF millions aud tramped
by tru1c the ledgers Of the world. In
the lifetime Of ueu still living nreequarters OF the
State untrodden and trarscss forests, unknown lakes
aud rivers and undiscovered fl Ids and mines. were
religion and temples Of mamnOn Outetter eacn other
drous civilization. not merely because it's energy has
sent the restless foot Of adventure to traverse every
merely because Of it's op9ence and enterprise which
per cent Of the naOns revenues, and, while an in
come tax was sat1ered poured INTO .he Treasury
States onethird OF the total tax civilization
drous merely because the men 1t assembled and the
by British statesman the other dav, i'll speech In TINS
city, as the greatest war OF tine centlry-he might nave
the world saved sne pSRcS n too & ncn m to as
spared for the UniOni War IN our times i:,
ID great part. problem OF money Faor and devotion
question s WHO pay and feed, and clotne and arm
tho most men When that fact is ascerained: the
resolved 10y taxatioD by credit, and by money
York and for her taxpay and capitalists share 10
the glory tue liberty and the nationality which with
crous not merely because Its brer career is luminous
with the names of heroes patriots sags statesmen ana
DIE but above a because il has fted higher aud higher
the & of sr s NE Ss a mu ana n % our
day have grown better. Many insist that decadence.
eur times will not argue this. Curious witnesses
might easily be called S recently p, met t Iao WITH
by the Rev. John Mile, . chaplain IN the army.
after residence OF SONS years in the Province OF New
York He seems GOd-fearlng man It'll not
comforting to beheve him truth-teng man. l read
JustIce OF the Peacc-uoi SHOW Justice was
wrong, but ONLY To snow wnat an OLD fool Blackstone
aS set ' and
lgion in the nhsoitants Second; want OF ministers
sira: The nelsn"orhcod OF Canada" He p0rtrays al
they are 81 nearly Obsolete No sane man 10 tins pres
dare q! to sS s
xe have. none to: speak Of As ,u to ,o civil
MS'N' .lestiOn. and then. If they be only "eivn,"
we will cure them by the baIlot-a safe aud soy,
sreign remedy for such dsOrders-nveDted snce good
Mr. Miller wrote. Ibe "heatnenism of the Indians
has nearly died odt iu this State soon even Christian
tog sun 1.-THE ueigbborhood Of Canada" to be sure:
remains for mo OF aaH has Seea
found to change the map Of Europe, we mgnt 90 away
THIS wtness ssys about prevailing bad morals of his
day. Evidently the generation ne knew died. {" no son
GnsIsnd. or gone West Decidedly they left descend
ants here or hereabouts ,
should have spoken Of the future States cannot live
past Ss1 Chat hes
nnon the virtue OF their descendants the perpetuty
Followers Whoever sits down will sleep, and whoever
sleeps will perish" 50 win it be with states. TINS Is
%.s aw o. ars full OF ssSs aud warnings for NewYorE
threatening her commercial and material Primacy.
speak TO those who know better than the many
thugs which might here be said let me allude to one
Of them "Cntons Ditch wss dug TO bring tne pro pro
great work OF and forecast trsnscended
ITS Spsser saI Ssn that Of the River Rhine flowing
through soyeregnties In the heart Of Europe Inc
Ere nTer INTO the city Of %sy
came aud railways doubled but men and women at the
rate Of state year. from distant lands 70 till
that basin between tie two water sheds OF the con;
tnent. stretching 1900 miles north north and south, sud
Of the Mssssppi s and to be. the granary OF the
world the foo S ns 90 ae out and 90
Il is Wanted Ibe value Of property in this country
S Se on " Y oas IN
moving them aod the National debt would be IKE dust
be done nay 1t is being DONE In part Transportation
can oe cheapened will be cheapened ana tne tracks
Sew.York have ti Shall Canada have IT, Shall Penn.
sns and MARI have IT, %nH h sna saVe e2m
nal facilities 10 this city, elevators haroor accomo3a
tons os pUcy s and sdvsn
ages OF Here s huge, unfinished wOfk Ior tis
see vast stake Won or lost BY what shall yet be done
left uudOne. THIS subject urges itself upon US IN
profit by handing an untold traffic the matter of cheap
touches the prosperity Of the West aud
state Of the UniOg touches the prosperity Of
Nothing affecting the welfare OF any community In the
patton can be without Influence on this metropolis
"A roads leads TO Rome" and mad and guilty
fiOpal hate and strife must be everywhere In our
land nowhere could ibe pes0ted here Tue capital
Of NewYork 10 planted from sea " sea-from the st.
our borders which can be blighted without shrlyeing
u.s. The bonds Of every STATE the bonds OF tbs railways
mat erdirOu the West the 6Oth are held In great
sums in the East and in the North Whatever wounds
any member of the Union feel AFRO; Whatever fer
tlixes ard enriches distant field nvigOrates
this oommopwcsth froln BufLO to MoDtauk. When
heln Ia IL Ii the hiRpest policy for