New-York tribune., 1874-12-23
RESPONSE or MAYOR VANCE.
Ton,f-'. tn, C4ts of Nan. York"

Mr.. PRESIDENT: One Of your gifted citizens,
carefully trained hero at the bar and strengthened by
the experience Of several years criminal Judge and
Mayor OF New-York. In responding to sentiment like
this. declared that wiso had such oom
maud OF language TO 10 able to speak adequately for
this vast metropolis. How, then. can who providen-
TALLY into tho Mayors Office few days since only
to bow myself ont again, inhertipg nothing OF your
local wisdom. aud Lot, like each OF you. wise man
from the Eis but moro emigrant from the West. be
expected to do Justice to such subectf To sound the
depths Of the iu0uy Of this CITY, 10 rise to the hight
Of Its no6er spirit to reach out to the remote horizon OF
its Influence. equally beyond my lis quite
much indeed be expected OF native OF Phil
adclphia that he should speak as well OF NewYork as
he knows how. KnicEerbocker, in his history.
you remember. declares that WHEN Master Henry
Hudson, on the morning of the 4h OF Sop
temher. 1909. came sailing along in the little shal.
the charming san'ls OF the bay and the first time
The eyes OF civil zad mau looked upon the distant hills
tonshmeut aud admiration that he could only point to-
ward Inis paradise OF the New World aud say. "See
ma the lay and narDor Of New.YorK unrivalsd Yet
rrmain bat what marvels OF human skill and power
years after Huisons vist purchased in lee simple
for s24 Only trif, more than the time covered by
and that purchase might point you to our churches
and Schools to asylus and hospitals TO our print
offices OF trade anu manufactures. to tho evidence OF
vast commerce. to the Wies the iron ways ana the
the words of Hudson say, "see here" and sit down.
Of what YORK now is We cannot perhaps say that
OF all he great cities she is reest from crime or has
The hest instructed populations but VIC can hat 40
% her city near her sizc besOws an equal dncition
upon ts chdreu We can that never before has so
great civ secured much order and safety under
government based on universal suffrage. Many and
disgraceful rs are the crimes and the scandals which
New-iOrkers have to lament i think they may DO
allowed to doubt whether anv other Of tho great cities
Of the globe, having million OF people IL now capable
q inf ipff
that munipa self government wDich they are all APP
proaching Il We have many who are Ignorant crlli-
nal anl vicious where are there greater more hop
full eff rts being made for eOr. In point OF numJcS
the population OF NewYork is already the thlrn, @
consider that Is and is lkey to continue to he,
ne nntnca center Sf I'M at port9n 10 OF tn1 osI sGl %
largest field for Development wealth, an. power, VINO
oniv those who shall guide its destinlcs and ii It's paees
Of labor and thought are equal to their duticsi stand
continents. influence is felt upon both. While on
the hand France Is upon what We may hope to DC
successful experiment OF republic. japan, upon the
hand. coins her money IN an Anerican:bnlt mint.
and places her agriculture and her pdDo Instruction
have Laughed ut the blindness OF Master
Henry Hudson In sailing past this island and up near to
Albany IN the hope OF hnlng way to China; but he
was right after ALL for do not the mails OF Europe
go ana down tue Hudson Oh the way to and from the
must not forget. however. that am to speak not
,ny for N-wyork. but as the guest of the New-En-
eieT to the good qn"e. Of the host hlt
thought that even the mOUestV vi guests
" New L gland anniversary dinner would not 10 Of
ended u followed 1t little. " seemed all the more
duty because OF all the men In the world the NV
2u.auder has tine poorest appreciation OF himself ana
he least faculty OniGg justice to his fellow New.E
,anders. We NewYJrker5 are bound to prevent hls
icing fors But wn-n had framed some thoughts
the way OF doing justice 10 your absolute dSiuier
Il cdupss III coming 10 N,wYIrK ut alto YOUR lnfaIi
Ule tniuKers phjidnhrOpSt9, ana tracDer,-
the editors the the honest. vigorous, Sa
aclous men OF business whom you nave suppltu
TO YOUR early aud manly support oil 10
rly, and your great championship OF free schools
nd FREQ tDOught-tO the patriotic spirit that
rourbt the first regiments upon our streets,
auiped for the great Of emancipation, Tor winch
;e York the ,aOu, aud the world are SO mnrl IN
ebted-I found these tnuuyhts We're wholly needless,
ince they had uttered In the most eloquent phrase
Il every England dinner during the last ten years
II more. SJlne enNIOu5 people even tOld Inc tLat
uch matters the standing topics or cOnGratuli-
ION wherever two three New-Eng!anders were 10.
ether We'll, rejoice tnat IL Is 50, and nope that III
nav Ceyer be We are generally 50 gwen TO
about vast spaces and countless multituies,
bout great rivers aud broad lakes, about siupeudOus
waterfalls ami splendid hOtes, about mere numbers oI
,eope and numbers OF dollars. winch providence or ma
erl prosperity alone have conferred, tat IL Is refresh
ug tnat tLere IS at least one prtln OF our pcn
de- whO IL they boast at all, have tue good taste ano
ood cause to boast about that which thelr religious
p,ii their philanthropy. their capacity hclr VlSor o
their courage, and noble Devotion 10 TIE wci-
are Of their fclOwCztns and the PROSPERITY OI tncf
country, have produced.