New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-28
Npw yoRK DAILY TRBUNE WEDNESDAY, APRIL o. lS75TRIPI

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graphs siolsier viii vol pizzr his nou r ,h
expdency TAX or the prospects OF s< iGan' s on,
yonr journalist has no doubts on the sn.c. e d ' d
49,, great In lnodi scheme, suitable for ali tiioes WIN
%: pr'oience OF IA " sb" H tnd,resi Interest.
Of in liyidus character on the deepest nterr.t Oh or
social voneins may be ny"hHd; VINO" on" p' sEIhp~s
aud yet the yo"''ile journalist the In ,o pH
orssGn, of the the V' charge Of the judge IL
anticipation OF the cumming of the LAWYER m an,cI
emptori aud without appeal Il u tr1e of nm %ha a
sidney Smith cstingy said OF Lord john ks s n dv
make II motion in the House Of Comin1ns, mvety sm1
street row to seyon years war; from the merit. OF two
racers the source Of the ME- from uie ntn VI
S S"' unaer his cos,kance on every subject he
must speak. or on eioIy subject ne IL Iepa"u WIN
an e NOT .Tprsns that our guest VINO doubt l.
touched by tie last iobrmy OF noble minds Sn"u n
10 90 ide spherr OF usefulness. Asa German besides
he have road an incident In the me ol one 81 WI
symboiaed the Grand Reformation TO which We owe iree
thought and untrsmineled ren"S ~c ,h sr cai,St Of
Mi monks since ne became intellectual inonarch-was
visited by the ereeee%. Of M n11 5 not Know o What to
do hut happily b Thought himself "i nnsns he e ho
,stantIy diSaplcarcdi 1t was significant symboDcal
Incident, ssy-tne sufost way OF getting a,u M, -, he
come is TO lei tly your nLsand Luther tried II on tho
Old sstans OF bigo,ed and Iersecuting eccirsuscis
ami cnlapcipftNd the CDut0h our fhtlcIS iou ~
on the Saaus Of political tyranny, when tG'y woe
certain Declaration hnndred y%TS ago SH with others
tho sworn enemies OF nil kinds OF dewitt w.
proposes to continue d,ng his nsssnd on sectional
prejudice. and that sp-- OF egalivn :" men '' ,
on that disbolc scphism which supgo.es tua, lnaiA
rubber is the best material Tor sasniifS'
Again lot hope, no will prove that ihc 9o'f,pis
not ony undyng Antagonist OF al other mlss p, 70
their pesence Or to change the figure. lei me Say te
knights tho Holy Order OF thc inkstand arg VIC
subdue the of the deserts VINO rescue the cap
ves OF arbitrary power suoGof tne wax th nal
AMI do ya,ni battle 10 highway and byway "sanss Tue
inhdcls-tnat Is, against hu " 90 are nI thst boIy
order our guest in enrolled one o ia most stiwaf' e"
plars. of its most gallant cham hons; 10000 ~, ,,o
spoke % mOnieI,t since OF the "reminiscences OF tnc
elOr-Of that int gritty ~ oversight nanse1 DJ un
SALTY OF attitude ana followed 10y nfalihty OF lude-
world and l saw by your snlics tha you sipiusI,n
standing that rvny Ia but tic exaggcraton OF wnat " w
itself true. The journal AL agent mot tho lohas.
assume us its proper function. all that comprehensive
persuasive controlling power. WHICH , assuoa nr w
tonsiOIl-a disgusting vanity. As an lhdoPopUt
ent force. under the better organizaiion VI III
which obtains largely in Great Britain ana France. sh
ID obtaining largely day III this county the
Journal getting to bo tho mgbtiest lever OF cvi1
that the world has yet known IL " nrcoinng 80, ~ trv
trst place the foremost ntcleots of te country
editors. but contribuorsnd III II their pest
medium of expression Why. gentlemen. these able peri.
odcals OF England. In which We admire the wealth OF
learning the snbtety OF logic and tne 1eaity anu ht @
Of STYLE are not the WORK OF Toe nominal eas Iu r
the ntst dstiatiOn Of the braius OF OXFORD ana Cau
bridgc-are the rips, judgments m ts e " the mi
pit. The editor merely stands at the helm 10 gue the
orafhe others. selected OUT OF every ouo'
compose the oro"
No higher tribute could be paid to our guest than to
rank him tGrmOst lilo. of thosc who appreciate tbls
higher function and cbaracer OF epross and tbero ~Or
Ills career speaks itself There those speeches IN
the scnatelouse in which deep philosophy under
words and fascinating elo1uonce. There are those
votes. IN moments of trials and exisepcy always ioae
pendent always aud prompt, a"ayo founded upon
high principles never upon politics and e1pedione o,
the hour and always on me eide OF truth !iisce ana
"Who ID tho happy womsoi Mhoishe
Aud he n %S.s sS.' any Won ot%er high Sasiiea he
To virtue every triumph that he knows
Who ~ ise o. station ot command.
On honorable terms. or else retirv.
Such has been tdo happy wafftIo or our ghest mn
Heaven grant us happy warriors OF the same mold
Now that everywhere beginning ~ Celebrate tue
o, e H cid S heroic %cn MAY the good Cod
send again sam. Adams, aud the other Adamscs t9e
Hsnc0cks thu Frauklns, the Patrick Henrys the wash
bigtps the JcIiorsons and tho Madsons surely here
" whore tho FREQ ertt OF mankind has thrown lA ast
fcttcrs on. may expect thai ii shall attain us most
copsumInate periec;ion.e The historian G,b6on.
who 10 10 mentioned Ia every company Of scholars
ouy with feelings of admiration for hs vast iearnng
MS wonderful colnpsson and his splendid eqeuenco'
surveying decline aud Iai OF tue Roman Empire,
300 years the record Of which married. Id aoioa
exery pnge m savage violence tho fouest turude, and
an ein,-cuate imlecilty, remafks And YET we may
in pasiug conclusion that every age VI tue
world has incrcaed and sti increases the real wealth tho
happinoss the owlcdge and perhaps, the virtue OF the
human race" May not. IN surveying hundred years
of far les ark and troubled aspocts repeat his conVic
ton and share confident hots And our children "
the century shall they not point 10 the bright names
OF this era point to the ucIa splendid STARS III
the galaxy OF the f.oyUlutOnt
The President announced ~ the second regular toast
The Centennial Year." which WA responded 10 NY The
Hoo. David A. Wells.