New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-17
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FRANKLIN's BIRTHDAY HoyORED.


GRAPHICAL socErY-srEEcnEs by wn. CULLEN
BRYANT, THE KEv DR. CHAPLIN, AND oTnrRs
The New York Typographical Society cele-
hrated the iGsth auniyepary OF Benjamin Frantin's
birthday at Turn Hall last evening by Printers Fest,
val the proceeds of which 10 be directed to increas
ing the Library Fund o. the organization The audience
quite large and the varied character OF the enter
taiDment Afforded unusual enjoyment to those presena
Among the number on the stage were Thurlov Weed.
william Cullen BRYANT, the Rev. Dr. r. II. Chaplin, the
Rev DIR. samue o,good. snd tho Executive COMMITTEES
OF the Society
The Rev Dr. Prime presided and made the openirs
address In which be referred 20 the hesitation Of shs
mother Of Mary Read to give her daughters hand 10
Franklin because there In Philadel pa two other
printers and she feared that business would not he suf
hcent TO support third. The speaker said that tho
printing business h: increased what since then.
when Franklns brother deferred from establishing
newspaper IN Boston for the reason that one which
WAS already In existence sufficient for America
The names of Franklin and Morse are now Identified IA
American history, aud viii forever be associated Nth
art and science.
William Callen BRYANT then introduced and sross
at considerable length. recalling the noble character .nd
life Of Franklin. IL said:
The i'ustious printer aud journalist whose birth
This evening ni'ingrts l. often spoken Of With
praise acute observer Of nature snd of men,
philosopher ~ AN inventor az an able n'gouaiof aud
a. statesman But IA ts iattsr respect, the e1psri'r
OF siat"sman he has not received all the praise winch u.
h- que tor ne saw a. @oainr 10 me- iurtb,F INTO lhe
true province and oirc of free Government aud ths
dutics Of ~ legislators, than any man OF bis tim" he
and pointed out sac folly OF governing too a..
He saw that u Is not The business ~ Government 10
do what can possibly Dc done by individuals lie s~~
that what the Government had Ia de- To restrain q.
cliNeHn rom invading each others righis ziid
pe them to Iespect each others freedom He therefore
cohIeuned the Corn Jaw he laws AGAINST the port
atlon OF gral-a hundred before the people -
Great britain became convinced Of their FOLLY ADD
repealed them. lie held also that not the ualgy
Of "A state 10 put any limitations paper credit
other words. hc Tor free banking believing tina. tho
ntermeddnS OF TIE Government with that branch OF
commercial bu.nes- could only lead 10 mischief
Franklin also TIE wisdom and humanity ~ miugst-
ing the cdamues OF var by allowing trading vessels ~
pas and repaSs uDmocSed on the high time %
/ war, and before he returned from Europe I7ss
negotiated a treaty Win Prussia which contained
article against prSat"eriDg Thus he anticipated hy
more than hair century the prOpos ton which our
Government since made 10 Grea, Britain
Franklin l. not often spoken OF witty hut MI.
wit remarkable as his statesmanshp. I think
mat ne had a. mnrh WI n, swift OF as NOaire, n u.
had bat cultivated thi- talent. Only his clear ~ sccs
good sense prcdomiDa'ed and he never showed hmsef
M the capacity Of a humorsi save when some Jss.tcsl
purpose was 10 be Effected by IT, Only twenty tour dys
before his death be COMPOSED the amusing parody Of
speech Delivered or me hpor OF Congress Nv VT Jack
ION mo defense OF siayery-a parody which evidently
suggested 10 s!dn't smith the famous conservative
GRAFTON OF Noodle. took up lately French biagraphr
eat account Of Franklin. ami there found Of
OF the proverbs coined ~ MIN aud added 90 Tho
stock Among there WIS ono illustrating the diniciiY
which those VINO poverty find keeping
the street ne OF recftIde. " II l. hard sad Franz
IN, ITO make an empty Dag stand upright The p
itlon OF the Len Hand" and the Dialogue between
Franklin aud the Cont example. pf he N.r
all Of the genuine sort I suppose he never
made pun IN his lie because he could for u.
II l should SAY that Franklin wss also poet, ms
assembly, supios'' Hpuln smile iot the l".ii' 80"
ment was not wanting IN h!s mental conthtUuun,
though be did not write verses, at least but randy You
remember ms tract written ON seeing ny crawl GOT
frOm glass OF Nader. wine just drawn run toe ca,k,
where II had been immersed perhaps, for YEAR, 1Bst
was fine poetic thought which he wrought cut ir"m
that Circumstance. o being himself preserved IA stale
OF suspended animation by means for a century
wo aud beng hen recalled To- life aud the world sn6
shoan the mighty changes which had taken pace
the aspect OF tngs, dDd the stale ~ society n'e itd
stiahSe worm ~ plh'e 90 Tue one when hs lhhshi'"
But the most remarkable example 81 hi rossrs
sion OF the poetic h,uty was given wheu, 20
the year 1885, he tn Convention which framed the
Il I,rsl Constitution A. the Convention bEsnrd -,
itbors the snn, emerging from cloud poured hood =
riditnee INTO the nan "befe Tue assembly va h"ld
You knOw tnat the 3nctuts male the goI 81 th' sis
PtUbus Apollo the god vi poetry also, and toe sour'
of poetic Inspiration Tne aged philosopher, th'b n b.
egaty second year caught the inspiration, aad ~ ies
Wei chosen words accepted ana proclsm'I 'h' omen,
| cannot give the precise words because nave nos
been able lately 10 ind the record OF then, blt hey
were substance these: Thus" be sIid. are tie
clouds mat lowered over our republic IN ia nan, d'a-
lined 10 pass thus viii the smile of h"aNrs Dr
YOuchsard Ia o1r competed aoors aud the snnsbnf "f
prosperity rest On our country" Nv fr"Hi. 700, b..
words la ali he ,oniuS iu'v prove - lr"p'ii' A. t'>
were ppetl,ai.
Miss Ella knapp seager then favored he aud cuoe
with the song OF" Tie Cuckoo." watch So, l..eSsdwh
much applause. to winch she responded - snrus
" Coming Through The Rye"
Tie Rev. d.. L. IL. Chaplin then made % -lor address
sayln that IA speaking of such man Franklin ~ was
difficult select an, prominent trait, many points
were there IN his character 10 honor TIE organism Of he
lie VAS 50 compact that section OF ~ u..s Al opt
ONE Of the whole. Franklin eminsntS rtagtcat
MANTLE iypc oi practical men. We mast iahg' great
man by reference To his own standard f..Shul ,aw
clearly, and nis VISION became PRONE De- vision Dr
Chapiu closed ms remarks with an eulogy ~ ffsnknus
career and ought always -t,nn boo Print
ing House ARE. the hustle aud eAe .uent %
his crsn.
After another song by -. scager. the Rev. Dr.
o.good was Introduced tne cuur,e Of hrief 10
marks said that Franklin would mo- have saf If n.m,'t
what many have ,aid Of bim-that he was -e'i ma'o
man The speaker liked "a thnk Of han - = PRIMER.
whaf au example ne va, for the WOrsingpeni his
pm, pie economy Spend i's' than Jol 'Rrn
II economy had sympathy With ihr foolish po'S "f
inalton frequent IN sac opinion OF pi'i' mem
he compared the shoddy Of society aud 81 The "gsla
tor. Of today with the sentiments and pihc ats Of
plain Benjamin Franklin
After ZONE music. WA. oland Bourne PRIMER re-
cited poem which lac - have diver'd ~ IN"
npvaing o. the OF Benjamin Franklin ~ s7 hat
which was not r~ady at tuat time. Pr"f We D. man
reciied tue y4Saboad.' Following tbs ~"
representation ~ the scenes Ia tbe ne
~ Franklin, written by john Brougbsm.
In th, Miss NJ sacke represented Franklin al a. aud
q " Vessels Frausln AT -. Mrs Franklin the wife
r.s represented by Miss +. willard, aud Mrs Franklin
the mother by Miss g. Wallace. The other parts
taken by Geo. w. Rei T. G. Faulkner. wittepoerg. H.
Blanchard. T. HilI,w Easton, c. Allen VIM. ,ar,srw
Murray and Miss L. Forester. The hrst Of fhs
sketch Is laid in Philadelphia liza. with Franklin hook
ug for work and the last In 1873 At the Conr of
King OF France, where At "a years Of age Franklin
appears United states Commissioner. The audience
gave frequent expressions OF APPROVAL
This closed the second part OF the enterts nmep and
large number remained 10 parake OF the supp~r which
was provided. The oasts which were responded to ~
members OF the Society and others, were ss follows
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