Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-16

EXTRAORDINARY TRIBUTE To \ PRIVATE
ItTtyuN

| EXTRAORDINARY TRIBUTE To PRIVATE
CITIZEN.
One hundred gentlemen sat down to din
ncr, in DclmOnico's dining hall, in New
York, on Thursday evening last-One hun
dred distinguished representatives of Amer
can commerce, science, trade and politics.
Such gathering OF influential private citi-
zens and capitalists was, perhaps, never be-
fore seen in that city. Almost every gentle
man present was Mt least a millionaire. and
many represented as much as S50, 900 900.
A special train brought many of them from
Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia to
attend the banquet, and Boston, Hartford
and other cities had sent their most promi-
nent citizens to do honor to the occasion.
The gentleman to hunor whom the gather
Ing was held is private citizen. Mr.. Junius
5. Morgan, of London, England, who Is now
IN this country on Il short visit after an
absence of twenty three years Mr. Morgan
was born in West Springfield, Mass. Be
partner in the first commercial house in New
England, that Of James NJ Bcebc, of Bos-
ton. Here Mr.. Morgan showed such con-
splcuous uhllity, that few years after when
Mr.. George Peabody, the London banker,
feeling the weight Of advancing year., sought
for some one tn whom to intrust his great
business in London, a gentleman spoke to
him of Mr.. Morgan as - the best business
man in Boston, adding that he thought it
doubtful whether he could be induced to
leave his assured success in his own country |
for any position abroad Mr.. Peabody sent |
for him to come to England, and then
made such proposals as induced him to |
remove to London. This was in 1854, and |
there he has remained ever since. rs the
partner of Mr.. Peabody for some years, and
alter his death continuing the business in
his own nmc
At the dinner some noticeable speeches
were made. Ex-,iov. Tidcn presided and said,
among other things, in his speech proposing
the health of Mr.. Morgan
lnder an oycrruling Providence the most
that any of US can do must inurc to the
good OF the mass of the people. Oar great
railroad magnates cant carry even Il Garnet
bag on that long journey which ends ut the
bourne from which no traveller returns. The
question then is what shall we do with our
nccumnlations When | was Il bov
had long consultation with Martin Van
Buren, about his will Nv opinion
hon IL et I
'ions, | said that it was not well to
be wiser than events and that it
would lie foolish to trust the Grandchildren
We do not know and distrust the children
whom We know. Laughter and applause I
The following week received message ,
rom Mr.. Van Burcn saying that he had d
trlckcn out all the elaborate provisions oI t
he will. and had determined to rely ON the |
avs OF the country and the laws of nnture.
nSt week visited Mr.. Morgan in Rhode
-land. | wns delighted with his beautiful
Inmc and with his horses, hut thought he a
h not ride them enough. Since then / f
ave been thinking what 1t was he got out
i 1t all. came to the conclusion that he "A
ad food and clothing and shelter OF y
curse, 4 man may have some delight in I
ower and authority, hut | Judged that his t
oStler heat HIM IN that. Laughter |
housht Of HIM as n trustee receiving h
nndsomc salary, but, on the whole, could
rot see that he got much more than the rest ,
t the people MIR. Tldcn went On IL pay a
lnwing tribute to Mr. Juniu- Morgan for h
lis work in upholiing uusulicd the honor c
i America in the tabernacle of the Old II
World. Tremendous applause In con
fusion, he trusted that every one present o
lad found Sumcthla., Estter than money,
'cttcr even than esteem, which was the con I
i9..t human society WAS the better
~ tacn having existed n
The guest ol the evening responded feel \
ngly When lac first went abroad nitcd I
states securities were almost unknown IN I
my Iurcign bour>c. Now .hey are eagerly \
lc,t in aud command she iarge+t prcmium~. 4
'eclusc the conduct oi America hnd hitherto J
'cen the sdmuation of Europe. Foreigners t