New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05

AZ tic srgcc.,! ou # N.,c-l'rct.deAt Ferry, john
We!sh President Fl the Centennial Board of Ii
narce iutroi.cei Bsy arl Taylor. The aail-uoc re-
ceiyol him with great deal oi hcaItiufts, and paid
hiu tic best compliment TIA, wag IA tbrir power
uphrakca shncc FROM the first to the last uc OF the
poem, save when tdry apPl5T'.cL NJ Tayl"Fs de
livery was exc ,ediEPy effective. lie threw aside
nisnote~ arl recited the poem IN voice that was
clear sud ssyors a';norgh IL wac pitched in !ow
kew lie was heard ~ nearly oGe on the plat
form aad il one could judge from tie silence main
timed by the multitude in front of INN. his voice
was carried long distance. Hardly had he finished
a., frs: pas.as. before there hearty ayia Ice.
The lines
Where the tsUutci waves n. Asia die
on INC strand Of the world vide sea,
received warm grcs.ine. Tia" lines
'rva- Glory once 90 D" - Roman;
she inasrs 4. "ry now to.D' nan
won m even mos, sympathetic response. NJ tnc end
there was long season Of applause aud finally the
appreciation OF tine s.Iitor, found vent in Thee
,hc,g - ioi Mr Taylor" 1t was the GROWING success
Of the day.
Tire orrhcrtra noy, came into pay with =" Grand
tru,nphal march," with chorus "Our National
Banner" .oriS hy Dexter Smith Of Massachusetts,
ana music by Sir julius benedict of Engand.
oUR SAuoSAL BANNER.
O'cr TIC high ard Der the lowly
Tiopt- that hnAuer bright and molly
In the rays uf freedoms sGn,
Ia the nations heart inbedI,d.
DER cur Union icWN welded,
one - all. aud All N one.
Let the hammer wave forever,
My it, r.trons stars fade never,
TN th, stars slail pale ur high;
while there's right NE wrong Debating,
while there's hope IN true heart beating
Truth and freedom shall not Ole.
As Il 1oatcd oae hctore ne,
Bc 10 ever iDat!n, Der rs,
DER our land from shore to shore;
There are freemen yct 10 wave IL,
Millions who would die Ia save IT.
wave IT, save II tYcfinOIc.
The sopranos sang well, but the basses wero weak
and the whole effect Of tho chorus not ~ Srou g
A. had been that of the "Wclcomc to all Nations"
in which the distance between the singers aud the
platform was fairly mastered.
The Vice President introduced Mr.. Eyarts very
gracefully, referring 10 him the eminent jurist
whose fame the state Of New York has long since
ceased TO hold" John Adams, in letter to
his wife, written the day after the de-
bate of the I'd of July on the independence
of the colonies, said that he fairly wished for the
genius and eloquence OF Athens and Rome. Mr.
Eyarts might well have sighed for the lungs OF
Logan, for his own voice fell lar short OF the
tremendous requirements OF the occasion. lie was
not heard outside of the narrow circle of distln-
guished guests who sat directly behind him. The
audience watched the play of his strong features
and the earnestness of his men, and strained their
ears TO some of his sentences but they could not
hear more than random phrase or strongly en-
pLasized word. Mr.. Eyars IL accustomed TO al
dressing juries and likes to talk straight ahead but
in ATTEMPTING to make his voice carry to the throng
in front OF him ho sacrificed the wings of the plat
form. IL was tho best natured audience under
heaven, and there were few complaints aud sneers
although the disappointment was Keen After a
quarter hour had passed and the orators
voice was still acting at short range, some
restlessness was developed, and an undertone Of
conversation Jared upon sensitive ears. Mr. Evarts
after speaking about an hour reached his pcrora-
ton and made final effort 10 enchaIn the attention
of his auditors. In this he was partially successful
the range of his voice was considerably extended,
md those on the platform realized from hearing the
splendid passage with which he closed how mach
they had lost in missing what had gone before Out
door speaking is almost always hazardous expert
ment. There can he no gTaces Of oratory when o
man Is forced to shout himself hoarse during the
first Eve minutes. II Is poor compliment to pay
public man to ask him to deliver an Grafton on y
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