The New York herald., 1876-10-13
MARTIN F. 7UPPER.
His Arrival In This City on the
Abyssinia.
PRovERBIAL PHILOSOPHY.
His Views on New York, Brook
lyn and Walt Whitman.

Martin ,. rupper, the great poet and philosopher,
arrived In this city yesterday morning after stormy
passage on board the Cunara steamer AUyssina from
his native England
Everybody has heard OF Mr. Tupper, Of his great
wisdom and the sweet, religious and iraternal tenn
perament Of his mind HIS fame is world divide The
'sProvcrbial Philosophy" upon which he rests hrs
fame the counterpart OF himself and he rcjoices
say that tho book known by that name 10 the living
embodiment OF his mental SELF and BY u win be
known in all time TO come tho name Of Martin Y. Tup-
per- What like this suffers from voyage il of
interest his hundreds OF Thousands OF constituents
II is therefore, of interest that Mr. Tnppcr
suffered from furious gale which ragged during Two
days OF the Abysslna's twelve days. voyage. All the
cabin passengers for two whole days In the
uncomfortable position imaginable Mr.. Tuppcr ad-
mtied 10 the HERALD representative, who had long
talk with him after his ARRIVAL that he had stayed In
bed while the sea was In trouble Other passengers
on board, however had also stayed In bed while the
sea and wind were stormy The sunshine again
n duo time and the good ship arrived AZ the Cunard
wharf In Jersey City yesterday morning At about
O'Clock.
Rev DR.. Tamare, who is acquainted with him,
Boston. but members OF his family at the wharf
TO receive the great, gifted author OF "Proverbal
Philosophy" and they took him over 10 Brooklyn to
the ralmage pleasant home corner OF DeKnlb avenue
and Oxford street There bright faces ready 10
receive the guest When the HERALD reporter called
in the afternoon members 0! tho amily about
take the philosopher out for drive,
In the parIor Martin +. ruppcr sat opposite the
HERALD man, looking upon him with hts soft, good
naturcd eyes, MS If there NO Indiana, no Ohio.
There was little touch OF recall from troubled
political campaign, when the old philosopher said to
HERALD representative. that my family shall
what have said" Then the reporter let the poet know
that some Of the Tupper poems familiar him,
which led to a brief conversation about the poets
works, but the question being asked how Mr. Tuppor
enjoyed
THE BAY
yesterday morning description was at once gwen
which cannot impaired in ordinary phraseology
Two points, apart from the eloquent picture given Mr.
Tuppcr, are remembered one Of which was that the
combination of the great cities in group together
with only tho Hudson separating them, was sublime
when seen as the sun is rising on beautiful autumn
morning. such yesterday morning was; the other
being that ho had serious fears that tho bridge
would bs failure. On this latter point Mr. Tuppcr
was explicit He believed the cartn would crave tho
the supersructurc and that the two would sink
from their proper usoluness. This being merely
speculative subject abstruse questions were put aud
the matter was allowed 10 Drop thus making for
o,her considerations In regard TO tho contrast bo
tween tho New York and It's appearance
TWENTY-FIVE years ago. whom Mr. Tupper did this coun-
try tho honor to visit IL IN the capacity OF private
gentleman travelling for pleasure, and at which time
famc had not wroa.hed his brow with aurcs the great
philosopher was silent 1t struck him. however, yes
terday that New York gay and festive, as II ho
day we're in celebration. Lie, activity aud buoyaucy
were noticeable among the people. The contrast be-
tween New York aud Brooklyn was marked brooklyn
was very quiet ana population quito seda'e 70 us
the rsiage moved awny from the ferry he was, with
rapid notion gaming the country the quiet
homeike villas, which must prove 30 refreshing -
every business toilng day after day in counting
houses and mercantile Offices. la rejecting on mn
rst Impressions after arriving on our soil Mr. Tuppcr
was eL with emotions OF lofty character, and tho
reporter suggested expressive under tho circun-
stances the following extract iiom nc essay on ,Ime,
already referred Mr. Tuppcrs masterpiece, which
was ~ once adopted
A. best worldides rolled out In .semins beauty
preparations as Of long past:
us possibly tho times nonntoliigence we're FASTENED to
needed million s'ow srowshs demand
We are a. the climax pcrioos long
Al the ancient Of the world resulted in mans ora
TO bring reasons fruit time for Immortality
Mr. Tuppcr gave an exquisite quotation as showing
his feelings this aItcr long An absence TO
the Empire city, which, he said. he mad reason to be-
lieve had grown to such grand proportions
Tho conversation then ran on INTO pretty scpti-
mental Of feelings OF this great and glorious land
fnyorite OF his:-
Columbia child Of Britain, nobcst child,
praise the growing lustre OF thy worth.
f. oI ovs '"a tho mother ss Of 20 Sloss birth:
For we're one Columbia still the same
In lineage, Language laws and ancient fame.
Yes we are one; the glorious days Of fyors
When dear old England earned her s.oried nams
And thou pas. rights in Mitch. ey ynsswe,
And ehieiest. brother. We are both made irce.
Of rei zion. pure and undehled.
And so on for three more
Again. the poet has an ode to "Brothcr Jonathan"
written as far back as 1850, and poem entitled Yo
Thirty Nations" written in 1851, and some stirring
verses addressed to our great American Union. All
In any way treachcrous 10 our great na-
lional alliance and MAJ be safety presumed That from
our distinguished guest Mr. Tuppcr, the nation at
large need lear immediate damage Mr.. Tupper has
well sung
Slender chances nov remain
Fm greatness. glory or for gain;
Among % many made wise.
Scattered over Mr. Tupper's poems arc an abundance
Of his well meaning aud literary culture When asked "
he had come ou. 10 'his country 10 make money he
he could by giving readings He had been invited TO
by several prominent citizens in several Of tho
States He did not come NJ guest Of the nation. but
as a literary man, seeking Tor somc patronage
for such ART as no possessed and tho same
tcnded 10 men ~ his country who had an ythng liter
ary TO offer thatwas worth tho having. He was now
open 10 engagements. In his younger years Ar Tup-
per said he had been greatly afflicted with stammerng
OF which he nov completely cured Charles
Kingsley had suffered IRON similar atiicton, but was
never a0ie overcome IT, Mr. Tupper believed u was
his own will power that had cureu him.
In conversation which cnsned the great moral
ist named several literary gentlemen IN this country
as well England, with whom he was well ac-
qualnted When on this subject tho reporter inquired
10 his fsvori,e American poets and this popular
English author spoke In rhapsodcs OF Iongcllow,
especially Of ths latteris "IIiawatha."
WHITMAN
While on this subject, tho reporter accidentally
alluded 10 Walt Whitman, when Immediately the sun
sh inc lett the philosophers prov.
"You do not then, like Wait whitman ?" inquired
the HERALD man.