National Republican., 1876-09-29
LONG RANGE,
fconiinsss from Firsf Psge.J

in the city we're present, and occupied positions
of honor.
Full justice was done to an excellent ban
quet, and when the time for making speeches
arrived Judge Macarthur announced the first
toast, "Our Guests May there be strong
arms, stout hearts and patriotic desires aye
ready to defend Aud Mother Scotland"
Responses were made by Major Leech, Capt.
Thorburn and Mr.. Slade, of the Australian
team. Major Leech's remarks were favored
with Irish wit, and he kept the table in roar
of laughter.
"Queen Victoria: May she long reign over a
free and happy people," was drank standing
and in silence. Before any other sentiments
were announced Mr.. Smalls sung "God Save
the Queen"
The next toast, "The President of the Uni
ted States" was drank in a similar way, and
the "Star spapgled Banner" was sung by
General Balloch.
''Auld Scotland: We love thee and thine,"
was responded to by Mr.. T. L. Tullock, as
follows:
MIR. TULLoCK's ADDRESS.
"Auld Scotland-we love thee and thine"
Hon. Thos. l.. Tullock responded as follows:
Scotchmen-sons of Aud Scotia-we re-
ceiye YOU with kind salutations, most cor
daily inviting you to our festive board, and to
the hospitalities of brethren and Kin to our
American homes. With heartfelt and frater-
nal greetings we give you true Highland
welcome, and trust your visit to the Sapital of
our great nation will afford unalloyed pleasure
and satisfaction. Our hearts warm in the
presence of those whose sympathies are with
our ancestral home. We are all proud of
Scotland and interested in her history. We
have read of the intrepidity of her clans, the
proves of her chieftains and the renown Of
her sons. We admire the songs of her bards,
the writings of her men of genius and erudi-
ton, the piety and learning of her divines, the
valor, frugality, industry and the many noble
qualities which characterize her sons and
daughters.
Ny audience love their native land too dearly
not to be interested in a thrice-told tale of
natural and historical glories, and will pardon
my reference TO the natural beauties and noble
moral and intellectual traits of the father
land. The annals of Scotland are illustrious
and replete with thrilling interest. On her
historic scroll are inscribed the names OF emf
nent sons, distinguished in all professions; who
have made enduring impress on the eyes, and
whose memories are treasured in the grateful
recollections of admiring countrymen.
Scotchmen, your native land is most lovely
and picturesque-grand and imposing. We
have, many of us, visited your country and
our homes, or the homes of our sires. We
have viewed with delight your lofty mountains
and beautiful hills; your lovely lochs and
grand coast scenery; your charming islands
dottfDg q ragged, rocky, as well as fertile,
shore.
We have seen most of your important cities
and places of historic renown and natural
beauty, and admired the lovely and almost in
comparable scenery of coast and isle, noun
tain and glen, highland and lowland, valley
and stream. Your grand old mountains stand
as sturdy sentinels, often peering through the
very clouds your pearly streams, with never
falling supply, yield unceasing tribute to the
vast eXpanse cf ocean your beautiful natural
reservoirs, nesting among the everlasting hills,
delight the eye as of yore. Everywhere
throughout your almost sea-girt isle are OBJ
servable varied aDd sublime scenery of unsur-
passed loyeliness and grandeur. You may in
fer from the utterances on this occasion that
we cherish kind and sympathetic feeling for
all that relates to Scotland; an admiration for
her SONS of valor and song, of learning and
science, of piety and craftsmanship; an enthu-
siasm while depicting her glorious scenery and
alludng to her historic soil but since visiting
it We more understandingly, as well as most
emphatically, adopt the sentiment to which
have responded.
"Auld Scotland, we love thee and thine"
We hail thee as the land of chlyalry and song.
We salute thee with kindly cheer and joyous
greetings; with afiectionate tenderness ask for
blessings on our parental home. Venerated
for past deeds, commended for the present
aspect, we invoke gracious benedictions on
thy coming history. May the future of Scot
has been successful and honorable. May she
have peace and prosperity throughout all her
borders, and continue as ever to present to the
world the same love for true liberty, both
political and religious, the same great moral
characteristics, and the same readiness to do
and die in defense of her rights.
Mr.. President, we have bid our honored
guests hearty welcome, and now in parting
we tender our best wishes for their success
and happiness, and trust they will realize
pleasure and profit from their sojourn in
America-a safe passage to Aud Scotia's
shores, a warm welcome to the land where
blooms the blue-bells and the heather, where
yearning and loving hearts anxiously await
their return. We wish you, gentlemen, each
and every one, a prosperous and happy future.
Mr.. Lewis Clephane responded to the toast,
"America May her second Centennial ExhibL
tion show as much progressive development as
the present"
Mr.. A. McCallum responded to 'Washing-
ton City: The pride of our nation-the Mecca
of every patriotic American CITIZEN"
Col. Bail, of Alexandria, made a neat and
eloquent speech in response to the toast,
''POets and Poetry of Scotland and America
They have gladdened the hearts and homes of
mankind
Professor Taylor replied 10 the toast, "The
Scientists of Scotland and America"
Gen. Balloch replied to "The Lasses."
Judge Macarthur was called upon to re-
spond to the sentiment "Auld Scotland and
her glorious memories and he made speech
full of wit and eloquence.
Other remarks were made aud several gen.
tlemen, including the members Of the team,
contributed to the entertainment by their
songs.