New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
THE CHESTS AND THE SPEAKING.


"a a. tbo number OF prominent persons present
,hs dinner WAS no whit behind that OF any VI Ho
previous years in which this great conni0ioA S
len "a landmarks of its progress tneSo @ Ta,.
proatable reunions 1t is certain no"e'ol '"a'
rco as II is will have to be extended ana
mohico nan; az rnembers of the Chamb n, who are
w., 20 meet each other in social gathering every
IN have 70 choose still more commodOus quarters
Near,v 500 guests sat at the long tables OF winch
,hera were no less than seven 30 wei hlcu was Tue
that the guests who sat on the outside seats al 'ne
and tables brushed the lace curtains OF Inc whuo"s as
,hv rooved The musicians remained in the ante-room
ieaJ of tho hall ITSELF and only the fainest notes OF
elody could be heard by those at the westward OF inc
,ooms The hall itself was brilliant with bunting, torrs
dc were bordered and estooued with the flags OF En-
gland Ireland. France, and America depending III grace
ful folds
The seats on the right and left hand of the President
samuel d. Babcock at the long table facing the Others
were occupied by John Bgelow secretary Of state; the
Rev Dr. John Hall, the Hon. Edwards PierrepOnt, OK
Gov John A. Dix, Judge John r. Brady OF the supreme
Court Charles O'ConOr William Cullen Bryant Joseph
II Choatc Judge A. r. Lawrence OF the supreme Court
,bo Rev DR. VIM +. Taylor the Hon. Wm f. Dodge, the
Hon 4 B. Chittenden, the Rev. Dr. Chaplin, the Hon.
VIM Walter Phelps. Mayor Schroeder OF Brooklyn P'er
Cooper the Rev. Dr. Cuyler OF Brooklyn the Hon. Ehocn
l. Fancher Judge of the Court OF Arbitration; Juuso
Wp Curtis of the Superior Court, Samuel b. kugses'
.x.Goy Morgan the Rev. Dr.. E. A. Washburn, exlieut-
Gov stewart L. Woodfogd, D. NJ. Stone, and Whitelaw
paid Al the other tables were the Hon. ben-
Iamin A. Willis Chairman OF the congress.
ional Committee investigating the ahaHs oI
the Brooklyn Navy-Yard; j. Pierpont Morgan Eno'
C. Cowdin Josiah NJ. Fisze, George Wilson, soon hum
phreys wm H. FOgg A. A. Low, John Taylor johnston
William Orion Joseph senman, John T. Agnew' T. d.
Tbnrbcr VIM NJ Vermilye, Sinclair Touscy, John f.
Henry Elliott F. Shepard Lloyd Aspinwa' Chas' Butter
David Dows, Demas Barnes, Morris n Jesup' 'auloS
McCreery, Gen George H. Sharpe, the Hon. L. Bradford
George d. Wilder Salem II. Wales, Controller Greeh'
Tetonost Tomita Vce-COnsul of JAPAN the Hon. EraS
tus Brooks James W. SimonOn. Chauncey Depew, ClarA
son ~ Potter and many other wen-known men,
The speakiug was begun by President Babcock who'
IN n short address said that more than century had
.d since tbe first dinner Of the Chamber took plsce
and the only thing remarkable about it that it cost
Ave- shugs apiece to the members. An idea or the III
Auepee OF the old Chamber might be formed tho speaker
Thought from the fact that the authorities OF the cry
osked its cooperation in keeping the streets cean ana
regulating the price Of meat. After referring
TO the prevailing depression Of business IN THIS
counry he said: "what we need is reform in our mun
cipal and state Governments, and among the people
themselves. We need higher standard Of public ana
priyate morals We need to call things by their right
names We want to know that embezzlement means
theft and that betrayal of trust means robbery"
SPEECH OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL PIEEREPONT
The first toast Of the eyening-"The President OF the
United States was responded to by Attorney
Pierrepout, who spoke as follows:
Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CHAMBER OF
the Presidency Of the United States. sure it must
be very delightful. judge OF this from the fact tnat
Fsae TEa 50 sTh m@Rg for erh q s al means
t. They all eminent men ana 6eReEs 's om aoe of of
them Liberal Republicans, aud some lately @ Inu'
Srot" Sro Withenf any prefix Now 1
Sualnted with one man, very vel ACQUAINTED TED
with him, who has been President Of the
United States for tho last nearly eight years and
have had private talks with bm OF the dci'ghts
to who anxious to get that place how yey
charming it is. When this man OF whom SPEAK Vas WAS ho
held Tor life and Insisted that he should be President Of
p iatioH when he was utterly unused to public AFFAIRS
wholly inexperienced in politics, knowing nothing OF
that life You placed him there at the
end Of great civil when You had released IroIn
was utterly demoralzed by corrupted by the CFcl-
issue Of paper money, and there you placed thS heA
expect that he could commit no biundeIs lt no coGd
make misake think you could not nave eIoectga
such impOssbiity and thing 50 unTeas0hdDle. lie
will tell you that he has committed blunders,
that he has made mistakes; but he will
tell you and every man will tell you, ana
magnity has done its worst and when the bounu-
es Of the insane asylum collected their Witnesses
bis friends may defy any man find in his entire record
single thing that will be blot upon ms integrity.
the services winch be did do viii not allow mis- TO
perish lgrea applauscl but they viii place nm on tne
whatever faults he may have committed he was an hon
Now, my friends he has gone through fiery trial.;
Is not done yet-bu don't have any doubt that he VIII
general on whom you have reposcd and whom you have
so admired deserving of all the favor and all the
admiration which you have bestowed. He Is so
generous q man, gentlemen that he will not
be unwilling to see any good honest patriotic man an @ tafe
Ing 10 him enjoy all the injuries, ana
the delights and the charms, and the IN
and there any here who IL thinking at all about
that place. can assure him that when Cen Grant has
bun enjoy the luxurious repOse OF that place WIN
out ont single twingo OF envy, admlt, gen,
many enemies some Of whom have been disappointed,
some OF whom have not been satisned mas al times poen
the bright reputation Of that great man but so sure as
@ SeTC Is sun IN the heavens ~ 50 surely % W. op pnS & S
his fame viii become bright as you said
the sword Of Lee When after he had unlimited power in
the army aud by scrape OF his pen cOud have put un
scarce knew where lay his head Applause Lincoln
MAS MAS murdered at the beginning Of his second term ana ana
MOST men tiuk that had Lincoln lived to have passed
SpcSsh eight years that envy and maigny would nave
OlaSAeard his fame.
waist sit tins city year ago to into the Cabinet at
were Bot ospcous that trade was depressed but that
coming FAN would revive and last Fail you stated
inc SPrng. Wen, came here tonight and have talked
WIN several merchants. and you tel nc that the spring
matter with your tiadei What Is the d.ficulyi You
Seysf Seye nave known the public help 50 good You
rses,Sy 10 work The mines are proihc,, the
ihe difficulty that arises out Of this system which has
n IN THIS country aud which has not been correcledf
now does anybody who has reflected for moment thtnk
thst you can have values except such depend Gov
ernmenti ProportOnate to the goodness OF your Gov
have values without Government Why have your values
70 shrunki Because yoGr Government las not been
are untold millions OF gold. and yet the condition OF the
government is such that when miners dug the gold it
oon't help yOn; the mine have any
value because the Government cannot protect