, 1875-11-24
Banquet, in Paris, Of tho Franco
American Union.
Tho Proposed Colossal Statue to Be
Electtd vi an 1tland In New
York Harbor.
Speeches by Minister Nashhnrnc, I'LL
Labon1aye mil Martin, anl
cn5. fornt'y.

saa held at thu 1iotel du Louvre Tho Franco. |
American Cnlo'l prorceeB to erect tle moas |
co3o*ta' n.at"o aver kuo~h, to perpetnato tho
part tskeu by Franco IN tho War OF 1ndepcud.
nucr and To mark tic friendship ~!lich un,tcs
llic two peoples. Tic arst Committen appointed I
10 make Arrangements for tho Philadelphia Tx
'tbttton had finished Its work yhcn. under lilo |
auspices OF ". Lalo liaro. Who With Dc Tue ]ue. |
vile. In rcckoued ono OF tho great French au-
|hor'tcs on American questtone. and II. lar |
lholdi. all Aslaiisn acu Tor Of great merit who |
carved tlIo lion Of Delfo,s, tho public se1e it,
forued OF the proposition 10 erect this
fnAeco-ANgn1cAA a1ArrE.
a. 1t wcro, on rho frontier Of the Now and Old |
Worlds. oonflont,ns tho thfoa great pties Of
Ncu York. Dsooklyn, and Now Jcszey (Jeresy
Ciy], overlooking tho ocean. and At night
spreading from itB luminous head and gigantic
atms LONG RAYS Of Light A. boacans TO The vesse1s
on tie Atlantic. Alter this first notice was pub
liahel, an International Committea waa orgaa-
lied, among whodo members ere NJ. I.aboulaye,
President; Mr. Waslbasno. United Staes allp.
istcr at paria. honorary member; Nsf. do Lafnr.
cite, do Toclneyil'e. do Rsnunat. cornel,s 1s
Witt, Dattholdi, and other. 1hto Committee
managed yesterdays banquot. Among tbe
Eucsts weso Dcrutics ot various political shades
MN. f1osard. 6avary. jules simon. Marital,
WARMER. Admira! Fourlchon, Leon Say, Do Woaus.
Con. dAbsao ana Tlcoulse d d'lIarcoutt. rapreBeut-
ing The Matshal Also Nm. Edmond About,
ElHllo de GitAldlD. Alexandra Dumas. Atseno
!ionsaaye. Or. Ricord. Eeou Renault, O1eubach,
pctrlu Director Of tho TAasuo Ff1ncAls}. nnd
lla!anzler {Dirscsor Of Tho Oporal. Among tho
AMERICAN sncsts wero Gou. Scbcpck, Gen. slck-
les, Gen. Enesaon, anu Col. forncy.
THE BANQUET
II 1,Atf =
opposite II. Latonaye at tie hirh table, oil
Which Eas model of kbe plopoRcd etatue. At
tho end OF tic largo aud splendid dining.room
Or tho hotel was transparency representing
tho inns Of The proposed n.atue issufn3 from
tue waves of tue hcA. Those AIMS, moreover,
played Ereat fGtatI palt. tor they wcto also
to 10 found IN tue iuvilaslot, calds and on tho
mcHu.
TLe dinner was quickly disposed Of, and tho
hotir Of ttasts arrived, relatively Bpekling. viii.
Iapidsty, tor st 10 o'cock Ii. 1ienr, Martin drank
70 tue health Of the President Of tho United
states and Ut the catue time tcleetams we're Bcnt
to Den. Grant and MAlHhal hIncMahon, convey
Ing to tho twp Presidents tho ekI rc:slon Of tho
fcelluRs which animated tha gathering. ar.
Waahburno, whose speech send you, answered
iu EaXlssA In tho tnidet OF ApplaNee, for which
tiosa who understood him Eave The signal to
shoso "ho did not. thereby making Al aud,enco
UNANIMOUS In ita warm pp] roLatiuu 6E tho syE1-
pathclIo Miuietor Of tho United StattB,
u. LABouLAYE
replied 10 ttf. WaslIurpo. a. President of The
Tianco-Anaarlcan COMMITTEE and Chairman OF
tho banquet. For tho g,easer portion Ct The pub
lie. composed Of Frouchmen, II. LabonlaJc's
speech MAS tho event Of The evening. lie known
as ono Of the best speakers IN tho Assembly.
Hs naturally akotched, iu wo!ds often charming,
often unpleasant. tho history OF French inter-
senfson ln she war OF Independence. fio de-
pictcd Lafayette when only ID bringing to Amer
tca the heIp 9! Ale enthusiasm, biz youth. and
bss courage: II. Lhbor'aye showed hin strug-
fhns, oven IN America afaInes thousand on.ta-
c'ce' coming nacE 10 t4hnce to ,ake away WITH
nooleste. Ho told Of Fl ankl'a cuusen1'ng in his
declining years to cross tho Alaus'c to sorve his
conptrf.,ffahstln' WHO Toa!d soon hnse rus
lug ffc''cu tosefnineht IN lis PockGt. He rap-
,dly sAotched tue var tho successes and tho
nono1s OF the ttench army n America, 10 ill.,
tcfepeised I'll thls Will anecdotes: which, II not
altoEcther ne". we're fet5etled hY tho wav III
rnlen WI tt,oy were YER tod i ln Que "ord. 10 charmed
us hearers Tor more than half an holt by big
Ma VIII M to ersft M statue The most eoloss. eTef
faase1, wheh wi! fse 1'oSe that imnense rAln whth
fove1T Now Yolks VIA M IT its milion Of inlseitans,
ons - nsny Tless i Xii 10 reilly ii il. Place.
have sesn Tue colossal atatue Of s1rla thrust tnto
asked myself What Le statue VIZ doing there not to
lLanghtsr The Colossns @ Of hho.cs .a% t!s .,s.es
!ae C.h sstis @ hao1es = out ciGk ornan'ent.
tLAasaterJ me ssasue whlcn To would cast u not
Mano o. saanoh ssxsh " sae ae!a ot bstie EHsh ol
~ I!n " naa uot LOST tnousanu neha ives aha haa
nol caused conh1le*s WIDOWS ana otphtna 70 shei
tea.n. NIL w east III s1f8'n Meta!' lA-au9nses hha
aplAause,l .......
II. HfHnl MARTYR.
In proposing ''1lio Health OF tho President Of
tue United 5tsteB." ouios stzod den. uraut. with
bis ENDURANCE bolb of rood and Ill fortune An
an aycannnf NJ n,npIo r. tI,o vo1;I ount;1;oa ~
a. e. A.os nsnhi ~ sn1 to.a 9us'Fo y.
tno h.nelean 1'spuu.lo ana ~ Itooi 0! INC
poSslo1llIy III mooeEn limos " iouhulER eFcaE
society GU Tie prlnc'ptos of tnstico ana liberty
lie rsferfod to the ai!iatca with A1rteflcs 10 tho
last OF the cloyies Of tito old Erotch Monarchy.
and nnnka nf i'm nrn1sn,nd mnnnInent nv . .yrns
~ r. ~. ~ frste,n,tx 10y fi...,.'n - e..
"! y. tas ,'tet aao tsaeHoeu,P VI r.;
EepotAtloh' "Hicu "ou!o tusn so"aK1'a tue Oiu
word to give BACK TO Europe tI1a llBls America
had received ffon, it. fle urged 4is count yulen
10 potaoyofe in tho xtteupt To egtsbItsl tlndor
leea easy conditions society. y.-asvlpniur oyory.
hntv lin rtcht. and claiming frn,n avaryhn,3v
H. ;,,tia. -'eN'N' 3''" ''SA" ''@".s
"a" 9a'+ss' .,~ ~,,,,,,x.
r. NJ "ASaauAa1'
III reply SAID:
rrgrel That II ID not In my power to rotrond III
your oru beautiful apRuape to tLo toatt which la
teen p.opused to thu Oucf Magistrate ii lle American
Rouutue ly sour d4i,nVuiyhel cunnsffiot Ii. IFnnri
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