New-York tribune., 1875-12-23


feel grateful TO the American nation for what
1t has done in their behalf The first treaty that wac
made with q foreign country was made with the repre-
sentative Of this nation and from an experience OF three
years in that country you that the feeling OF
your citizen, Townsend Harris represented you at that
court Mr. President the time when these two countries
can service each other has not passed away We
expect, in short time, TO see cable lald across
the Pacific binding stll more more closely the snan wss
We expect to the trade between the two countries
vastly increased and If there is any international INFER
est which is important it is to reach out ana bind
together these nations in bonds OF riendness and sym
pathy thank you for your kind reception OF the
Minister from Japan
ADDRESS OF GEN. WILLIAM I. SHERMAN.
MIR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: | confess
that never come New England festivity in the city
Of NewYork without feelings Of commingled pleasure
and somewhat OF pain. Iaways know that will meet
here everything that please the palate and taste and
the fancy of the eye and better STILL the w.t. wherever
our friend Choate is. OF that and whenever
hear his the OF your New-England Society,"
il the distance be not great and my health sufficient
will surely your meetings applausel and also
feel that sense of dread at the presence OF men, every
one Of whom capable of teaching me- and before whom
should be silent but you will command, and 1t s my
province as your guest to obey And being present. II
can say few words that will give you pleasure or pride
or satisfaction it my duty TO do it. lAppause Iook
around me vain for the representatives OF our Navy
and had right to expect here some of our old tars
Where are our Porters Where is our Vice-Admral
Rowan9 Whore is Baldwin Baldwin is in the city TO-
night and there are other gentlemen and would Insist
upon their being present as national representatives. 70
our service and who carry our nag to all parts Of the
earth and make it honored and revered everywhere
ton OF the task to which you have assigned me.
II Is Sir, noble subject. The Nayy,and yet nov
$50 years ago But see before me those who re-
member the old Maid Of the Mist the HuntreSs: You
clip
You remember how from the Battery we used to see the
old Constellation with her range OF lSpounder ooted @
upon aq bulldOgs-merely pOcketpisOls nOW linen tne
guns with which men used TO fight ana WIN Where are
these beautiful chpperships these i.sseS S o Sone SeHe
Think Of some Of their names "sassacus," or some
0 Of with & ePg S2s wh two G
H,eH tbe daysp Of chiyairy are gone Laughter and
Applause don't want ~ go TO sea In any vessel 0i
nat kind. II had TO die upon the decks OF ship,
would prefer the old Constitution WIN her iSpoua ma
must change with them. We are no more hke OUT c,r
ancestors than this Like the tiny cup OF corn with
lI yr; s ;is Snouth Rocks are not gone. You in
Ncw-York have everything that Peases the palate ana
part Of the country such as Plymouth Rock then
can take any Of You you to o22 any aSG 70" where they
will be perfectly satisfied with their pint OF corn ior
ther meal Distance and Tine are he "a sae ever! @
when Plymouth Rock was first trodden upon; the tie
cold pnehes as II 1d hio lheI; nrdo1la buman na 1
fTTe are the same as then and the laws
which governed our fathers our Pilgrim faeTs goye e
much and y0u ought 10 thank God ioI H. nope & 90
roasted Tonight is not as you are small in numbers
The soldiers are upon the frontier seatersu 1eTe p ShI
has said where they have TO import men with drop5y III
order 70 get water. This country NNch we nave Iu-
heled is very large country. II extends from OCEAN
to ocean Ii extends the igd 70 the torild zone
lis people are scattered In various parts and
the lttle army Of .25.ooo men ,Tfop CongIess tas
future and the past They have task just as difficult
future generation WIN look TO heroes for them TO ml
tate And hope the time viii come when IN ther hiIu
We welcome ali civilized races and men of all kinds
I4e black Is as nee as am our w 'apaDSST ~ ctT
civilization, be they what they, may be But just
sure as there is GSd p n :. Hea,Sn m o,s,n '% tbe
Continent of North America ApplauseI Ihe @ %ar ci
lS6l-lS65 was war OI races. >,th ~ ~ @"9 80 %
prevailed Vow the England men-and II don't pre- pre-,
Tend TO say these who ere here-61t all the & ERSsn m
lieye in civilization those who Pee'e tbo.a m
who believe in honesty, those who believe n delIty o
contracts those the who are bound TO govern
the continent, and they viii do IT, ,o,
And appeal you III and 10 the world az large 10 say
that there Such an example since the nhe OF
Cl Himself When G3nquns [Sce gse 10 s
IArplausel We of the army the very moment the war
Ttb f tbe our S TODD and said TAKE What we
have go home, go TO work, and help Us IN
e e b sa az Of @ our whole Country Applause
saw to-day | say tonight, and believe | say what
Will 20 with us heart and hand. ana make 1t,
as it were. the very perfection OF al CIV,
conracts sre cnCrce and honesty enforced from
the highest to the lowest say they are Wecone4 JUS
Applause and cries Of Good! Good!l But let them
cherish one thought hostility, any boast Of their old
fierce the last one which swept oyer thls o @ n9%Md M
an army greater than thatan army which Is scattered
over this whole continent Not of The regular army lOr
that is o small body of men now but OF the army oI men
tile muscle, the bone ana the Draih' WIN" no" 'h"
We see ourselves in sort of pathetic condition. !
iife-and | used to live hereof hard times and duli
tines. don't But have not had the means s OF
Of your business But the country;s not unpIos,
porous. There is more land entlva'ea @ dave,onad 6
eyeTv ever oiGTe deH than ne ever are beoTe There more
room FOR the unoccupied than ever o before, 9In o
peope II they come over to-day-not II they hang
around the cities and want TO be cierx7 ida
There is land enough to give employment 70
hall Of Europe, and now The trouble OF TINS country S
West as Greeley said lApplausel We have no trouble
in Louis There is plenty to eat plenty to drink
Alter SPEAKING of the future dishandment Of the
Gssqsr s m oePy "Ge Gen 'hG Sheridan sad n
deem Ghe aFM re eA'faVassanEs gc sseE TO 80 civil IL ne
let 3 ge % %Ie give the Example Of going back and
Gaming own living as dd before ret tae wso war
insirgments Of war, but the knowledge OF war.
Preserve them as something pure and shove price,
50 that need not again submit TO- the mOTtheaOn OF
sending to Germany for drn our soldiers il our
next war. prolonged cheers
\ BRILLIANT CELEBRATION N WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Dee 22.-The New-England
Society Of this city celebrated Forefahers Day tonight