, 1877-12-23
NEW ENGLAND.
Speeches by President Hayes, Secretary
Evarts, and Others.

New YORK, Dec. 22.-The New England so-
ciety enjoyed this evening its seyenty-second
annual dinner. The attendance was large ani
distinguished as erer. President Hayes enter
ed leaning upon the arm OF President Borden
and was received With three hearty cheers.
After the dinner was disposed of Pres;.
dent Porter, of Yale University, gave thanks.
and prayed for wisdom and success to the Ch;af
Magistrate Of the Nation, and blessings through
his Government. After an a1lusion to tue death
of Moses H. Grinnell, the Chairman announced
the first, toast '9The Day We Celebrate and
said he did so7with more pleasure, as the ChIet
Magistrate WIS present.
William II. ETarts, Secretary of State. "a,
sponded- He spoke OF the characteristics of
New Englanders and, their deesendants, anil
said they always looked to the duties Of thu
present, and would continue to do sox, rpr
them love to celebrate this day as the gftatest
In history. The nation finds every other ready
to confess its power and respects its Justice, So
that in preserving the peace Of the world It has
the readtest, easiest, and saftst rart that eYer
nation had. All our energies, duties, and dan
gers are within our own borders. Let them at
once accept 1t. They would be faith1ess
and recreant to their inheritance If
they did not accept. The New England
ideas Of tine results Of the di0;cIities
the country has passed through must make
their way III this country bv moral aud intel
lectual methods. Whenever it becomes neces-
sary New England will resort to arms again. ont
will not resort to animosties to reach thai
method OF argument. 1t will practice these
methods (though they be gradual and slow} il
patience and faith.
Nj. Eyarts referred to the subject Of the
Il n
no step backward [Applause.] Suvhis human
nature that, in the language OF Burke, s.bY
whatever path great places of State ar
to be reached br public men, that uath
will be trod.' For the nation there
is, however, good fortune in future. 10 start
on the devious paths, and does not mean to.
lGrcat applause
The toast Of .sThe President of, the I1n;sed
Statcs'' was received with immcnsaenthusiasm.
the entire assembly rising, and waYing hand
kerchicfs, and cheering.
President Hayes said:
Mn. President AND GESrLExEN: trust that
you will excuse me if, adhertng TO rule that
long since adopted to speaking occasions like
this. refrain atogetneE from touching unon Tho
which yonr Kindness to me now suggests.
beg merely to make my acknowledg-
ments to you for your great kindness,
and to say to you that I am IN the fullest and
:
hest sentiments OF New England men and Of tia
desGendants qf New England men [applaus.l, aud
to sat that among the rccol1ectrons I have which
are most cherished are those most associated with
the names, lives, and hopes OF my New England
ancestors lGreat applanse-
The Governor and Mayor being absent, there
was no response to 1.-THE State Of New York;
The toast OF "Boston'' was spoken to by the
Rcv. DR.. Clarke, Of Boston, who said Sfassa-
chusetts was for reform.
The toast of Il Harvard md Yale u. waa re-
spondcd to BY Presidents Elliott and Porter re-
spectivelv, aud thar OF s'New England Men
Abroad II by William ". Story.
Commodore Nicholson responded for tho
army aud navy, Gen. Fairbanks for the New
England States, Prof. Marsh, OF Yale, for Con-
necticuE, and Gen. Porter spoketo the toast Of
modern improvements, especially palace ears.
Letters were received from Gen. Sherman,
Loncfellow, Whittier, Holrcs, Thomas G. Ap-
p1eton, OF Boston, and "Marh Twain" Mr..
Appleton's letter Was read by his brother
Nathan Appleton, and the dinner VAS ended