The New York herald., 1875-07-19


him as the representative OF Her Most Gra-
cions Majesty and 60 treat MN, he really ls as
was a toast which they could Respond TO heartily
aud cordially, without regard TO politics, having
regard IN noing so not so mucn 10 the individual
az 10 the hon0r they paid 10 the Crown. (''Henr,
hearl1 prosperity 10 Ireland was part OF the
toast to which he had TO respond. auu surely Bel
this country. ('Hear. hearlnJ United not only by
caoe. but oy the closer ties oil blood ana Kindred
Atlantic, they ieIt that IN responding to sucn
sentiment as that they we're responding not only
10 the prosperlt. Of tails country but to ne pros
perty OF our kindred beyond the ocean. iCheers.)
The Mayor SAID the next toast was '1he Army
and Navv OF the British Empire" (Cneers.)
ana NAVY OF lne United states.n CCheers.j Both
these services had many occasions proved
(LauGhterl He hoped. indeed, that, IN the
interests or peace and civilization, long distant
the nsV worid-BriiSin and Anerica-wsaId enter
into hostile con1lct, (Cheersl. He begged 10
link with the toast the name OF General Dakin.
GENERAL DAKlN's SPEECH.
General Daktn sald-Mr. Mayor, ladies and gentle
men-rhe lew words constituting the language OF
and Navy OF the United States" to which. 1t
seems. am expected to respond, embraces
SUBJECT 80 com prehensive that 1t gives rise TO
feelings OF embarrassment. because OF the
insufficient manner In which my my hm1tea c1
Of oPiiT tSe ptoasi being General. iustihes me
In the belief that general expressions VIII best
crafty the feelings OF our hosts. ana tnose @ Wao
of your uncommon attention. Not being iamiilar
win the views OF our Belfast friends, l shan oe
slow Ia making comparisons between the army
and navy OF the Brush Empire and those OF the
United states. Without these safeguards, nation
would be pOWeress to protect itself against lnva-
sion. The navy constitutes branch OF the service
not familiar to me in It's detail; therefore. hone
IT, except 10 unite IL with the army as power
net 10 be dispensed with IN the great wars that
have aud may occur between nations. Gentlemen,
for this manlIest OF your good WILL ana your
great consideration Tor our comfort and happl-
ness, place in our memories WILL ever remain
brilliant. Cheersl
1HE AMERIcAS TEAM.
The Mayor. In proposing tine toast OF "The
American Rife Team" said ne was sorry the pro-
pUslns oil the toast had not fallen into hands oet-
ter aole TO do 1t justice, fer ne knew little about
IIne shooting. tApplause.) lie begged to propose
the health or ihe American Rife Team, coupled
with the name OF Colonei Gllderseeve. (Cneers.)
1he toast was drunk most enthusiastically.
COLONEL GILDERsLEEvE,
who, on rising. was received with loud and pro-
longed cheers. said :-MI. Mayor, my ora. ladies'
and gentemen-lt has been my pleasure during
orei stay IN Ireland to respond on several
occasions to this toast. IL may seem to you tnat
by this time ] ought TO be able TO do 1t well.
The fact Is have said almost all l was pre-
pared TO say aud what ] may utter tonight
Will be some thing direct from my heart, some-
Inlng not made, but spontaneous. (Applausel
The American team Is composed OF q body OF
gentlemen mostly engaged IN business when at
home They were selected by competitions which
were open to all naLuralizeu American citizens OF
sponded TO the cali and attended on the Geid at
Creedmoor Tor competition we would nave
hoped 1t has been generally believed that Amer
lea Is full OF rl1emen-lu OF crack shots. THIS IS
a mistaken idea. When the challenge to shoot
with the Irish rife team at Creedmoor was ac-
copied, few OF US had seen first class target,
never a shot having been fired upon onr range
beyond 800 yards. We knew when we accepted
the challenge that we had undertaken heavy
contest, ana II we wished to be successful we
must devote ourselves to the work thoroughly
and systematically. we did SO, and we have had
our reward Qoud cheers), and no one enjoys It
better than We DO tapplause) and yet sometimes
think that the irish people ENJOY 1t quite as much
fQFaF nj far md nnn ua nn
every hand they say the victory was well de-
served lapplause), and we return home with the
best feelings ana with gratitude 10 all we have
met. (Applause.) nave deemed 1t necessary 10
say this much, as this Is the last opportunity We
VINO we are ana how we came TO be marksmen
''Hear, nearby Belfast ana New York, as has been
already remarked this evening, are Intimately
rual; they have been OF mutual beneht 10 eaca
otner ior very many years. (''Hear. hearl"l a
breeze does not blow across the ocean that does
not bring with 1t vessel freghted with the prod
uce oil your manufactures. These manufactures
pear the very highest reputation in our country
(..Hear, hearr'J And we shall all be proud wnen we
return to tell them that the people we have met
are OF a character from whom we might antici-
pate articles so well made. tCneers.) say TO
the merchants aud manufacturers present, Go
on IN the way you have begun, continue in your
work in the thorough and honest manner IN
winch you have conducted 1t hitherto and In the
future Jour prosperity Will be even greater than
IL has been IN the past. loud cheers.) We are
proud to be the guests OF sucn people, people
SO thoroughly honest IN their business transac-
you. Mr.. Mayor ana gentlemeI, TO accept the most
co dial thanks OF the American rifle team for the
generous and kind hospitality you have accorded
TO them. l desire, before taking my seat, 10 pro-
pose the toast OF the evening" and IL IS With great
grafl1calon and pleasure do 1t. The toast Is
that OF the "Mayor and CiIizens OF Belfast" Here
the members ol the rife team and the American
gentlemen present rose and cheered enthusiastic
c2lly In honor oil the toast.
THE MAYOR,
in RESPONDING said he deslred. on his own part
and on that Of t1e citizens OF Beliast-though
belfast had not yet attained the rank OF q city
to express to Colonel Gidersleeve their very warm
thanks for the very handsome manner in which
fne toast had been proposed. and to the other
American frIenus for the very enl husiastc way in
which it nsd Deen received. Mnen ne neard
witnessed he almost iancied he tine ColoneD
tnought he was addressing Dublin audience, Tor
the cool NOrtnerners were not supposed TO be SO
demonsiratlve as their Southern fellow country
men. He assured Colonel GlIdersleeve and the
members oil the American team that the irish en-
aimed no feelings OF Jealousy toward them and
were not az all sorry az the result or the contest
ON the list .Tne City Of New YoTs." and in
doing SAID New York and Belfast were intl-
more than half It's textile producs. tHear.
hear.) Inc borough and town were closely asso-
ciated and their interests were one, and he trusted
would ever continue so. tCheersJ
Inc toast was duly honOred-
ALDERMAN COLE
in responding to .'The City VI New York, said -
90, r. Mayor, ladies' and gentlemen, / thank
you most cordially for the enthusiastic man
ner IN which you have drunk my health.
10 be present at TINS magnificent banquet as
the representative of the great city OF New YORK.
With your PERMISSION Will dlverge little from
the cOntext OF the toast. AS we have seen "A great
deal OF the IrIsn people az nome since our arrival
IN this country, methinks that n
tell you something about the Irish
people abroad, It will be acceptable.
Great appiause.) Ireland is inseparaDly linked
with America. There Is scarcely hamlet from
Dublin to Galway, and from Cape Clear TO the
Giants Causeway, tnat has not representative
in the United States; consequently nowhere Is the
starry fiag more loved and respected tnan In Ire
land; and she may be justly proud OF her repre-
sentatlon In the population OF the great repuohc
Oi the West. On every page OF lreland's history
her sons nave written their names IN characters OF
ltgnt-nownere, perhaps, more conspcuousiy or In
larger numbers tnan in New YORK. which, as has
been TT ly said, contains more men OF irish birth
and lineage than DuOlln ITSELF In every walk In
life they rank among the foremost That those
bro'heIly feelings may grow oal' stronger-the
union OF hearts and OF hands more close and cor.
dia-will ever be the wish of those who love the
Green isle OIL the ocean" and the glorious ''Stars
ana Strlpes.n
COLONEL MITCHELL
then proposed "lhe health o. the Irish Team.n