Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-25
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1876.
A Few Remarks Upon a Somewhat Re
markable Sp eech.
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have before me copy of the North
ern Light, paper published in Canada,
opposite Sault ST. Marie, and it contains
a most remarkable communication FROM
the 500. 1t appears by it that a resident
of that village, a prominent merchant,
was given birthday party by his family
and friends, and that it was very pleas
ant and entertaining-al of this is as it
should be-and from the account it must
have been beautiful sight to see the
children take such active interest in hon
oring their father.
The greater part of the cOmmuniea-
tion, however, is taken up with the pro-
ceeding Of one Hon. G.. w. Brown, who,
according to the Canadian luminary,
made response to a toast. The. Honor
able Brown began with telling the ell
tertained gentlemen that few men of the
age of 46 could boast of having accom-
plished as much as he had. He then
said: "YOu came here % years ago, a
young man Is years of age, with scarcely
a dollar. To-day you cannot be worth
less than one hundred thousand" As
the gentleman made no objection to this
public statement of his financial condition,
[ suppose that must be admitted as the
correct amount of his lucre. Continuing
his remarks. the eloquent Brown says:
"You have lived in an age, anfwith a
people, careless and Indifferent in morals
industry, ambition and education.''
Now, 1 think this is rather a reflection
on the Sooites, and they should feel out
ragged at the Honorable Brown for his
SANDERS upon their fair fame. To be
sure we have all heard Of 500 law and its
summary process. Who on the lakes has
not? But 1 am surprised to learn that
all the Sooites-that is, all but the gen
:lemen addressed-were careless and in
different i'm morals, ambition and educa-
ton; but even if what he says is true,
1 wonder at the Honorable Brown ad-
mitting so much of himself. Butzper-
haps this depravity on the part of the
ing merchant having all tie money-the
hundred thousand dollars-leaving the
others nothing but white fish-it is sad |!
After thus sizing the gentleman's pile,
and addressing some complimentary re-
marks to the lady OF the house, wherein
he said he was glad she had the good
sense to ask him and his friends in to the
feast, the Honorable Brown proceeds to
address the children, and here comes the
richncssi He tells them that las chill
dren. you eat with the silver spoon fur
nished by your father; ride on the sill
very wave OF popularity, put in motion
| by him, and command the respect, es-
TEEN, consideration and attention of all
around you due to him.
That hundred thousand dollars must
be deal of money at the 500. The
Honorable Brown thinks that homage is
due from all that immoral, lazy and ig-
norant population, OH account of it, and
is particular in advising the young chill
dren of their exlated position, so that
they will be sure to demand the homage
due them. / am afraid there will be a
little rebellion among some Of the juve-
nile immoral, lazy and Ignorant, and am
reminded of the story of the little boy
why bOasted that his papa's house had a
portico all around it. sThat's nothin,'" /"
said another. my papa's house has got =
mortgage on it."
The Honorable Brown closes his dis
ciplinarian address with telling the
children that their friends and neighbors
will expect very great things from them,
'sall because they say your father is rich"
Ergo.-AccOruing to the Honorable
Brown, If the parent of these now for
tunate children should lose his hundred
thousand dollars, and he no longer rich,
nothing will be expected from them, and
they will naturally fall into the immoral,
lazy and ignorant condition of the ordi.
nary So0ttes.
Badinage aside, do not remember to
have seen more tulsome obsequiousness to
| money, or more sycophantic 1attery
than is contained in this address, and do
not believe that any respectable paper
published in the United States would
have received it without taking excep-
tions to its morality, and pointing out
the danger OF such teaching to chill
dren.
If such doctrine generally obtains at
the 500, would recommend missionary
labor there; but fear the field is occu-
pied by the enemy, for it appears by the
communication that reverend gentle
man present endorsed the remarks Of the
Honorable Brown, GRANGER.