New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-09
VNTOy [EIGUE CLUB.
ACTION AT THE MONTHLY MEETING.

| ACTION AT THE MONTHLY MEEIlNU'
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on NEW CLUB
| HOUSE RECEIVED WITH no FAvOR-PREsfDENf
Jays OPENING ADDRESS.
| More than $50 members were present at the
monthly meeting OF the Union League Club last evening
The address Of the new President the Hon. John Jay
and the report OF the special committee on new cinD
bouse awakened special interest The scheme emDodied
I'm the report the committee met with little FAVOR anu
the matter was of ts bands and referred 10 inc
Executive Committee with power TO ACT. uicmoer VI
| the club said in conversation that majority OF tno
| members were Of the opinion that when the cinp
| buIlt a house for itself It should construct
building which would reflect credit on the tastc ahd
substantial character Of the body, and add permanent
ornament the architecture Of the metropolis; ana
above ALL that the club should not run In dent III accom-
pish,ng this object The club had hand at present
growing building fund OF about 100000. The special
proposed that bonds should be issued 10 the
extent of 100000 Members wcro to be urged to take
| ND the bonds, and to encourage descriptions
1t was proposed to limit the voting membership OF the
club TO those who purchased bonds This last proposal
with approval, but the main objection was on the
principle OF keeping Of debt The present lease OF
the Jerome building will expire year rem neXt May
II is thought that the Executive Committee VIII obtain
new get quarters not more expensive ana
| that the building fund will be at least doubled
before the OF new clubhouse Is laid Inc
walls of the gallery have been newly hung with pie
lures by A. f. Bellows, W. whtredge, g. r. Clifford Ed
| ward Morau A. Blerstadt A. L. Bricher Julian Scott,
| winslow Homer, Lous C. Tiffany, aud others
The John Jay, in calling the meeting 10 ocdcr,
delivered his opening address, as the heWV-eecied
President OF the Club. as follows
GENTLEMEN: pray you to accept my sincere thanks
for the Of my reflection. after an interval OF eght
years. Presidency of the Club. IL Is post asso
cated with that The country recalls with rever
encc-the names Of Minturn Sturgis, and Marshall IL
has been filed since my departure for Vienna by That
| aIIo am Mr. schultz; by
our accomplished Secretary OF Legation in London Mr.
uoppn, and by my learned and eloquent predecessor 10
whom fame has early, Mr. Joseph H. Choate 1t
is post responsible y, in view Of what the club has
done the past and of what the times demand IN the
present and the future accept II with the less hesita
ton from my confidence the disposition shown by the
club aided by It's able Executive and other standing
committees ESPECIALLY that Political Refornl to
rs a arss nG NV ~ view Of the gyy your
political and municipal position and of tho problems OF
the task before U.s. -.
We are entering upon second century with keen
appreciation Of dangers and erplextes that nave pu
RECENTLY been deyclOpcd in their full force ana WhiCh
many attribute in large measure 10 me remOyai Oi tle
restrictions which tlc foonders OF the Republic htd
placed upon the exercise OF the suffrage That change
came to Is NewYork at about 1870 aud III Lhat year
exist in community where there great inequality
of property. The holders OF estates wol ne O1hEcu
i'll such in way to rcsral the right Of snrss,
or el Sc such right o Suffrage would before long DIVIDE
property" Abiding further to the fact mar those
who have property cannot be favorable to laws
made for the protection O properly, no SAD "hii
the class grows numerous 1t becomes ciamorons. IL
looks on property ~ IT'S prey ana pideI ana
ready at all times for violence and revolution some Oh
our dcspar OF The RaTSic declare that no despotis
OF tho Old world would deem 1t sao to heap upon the
unused mon MS by the people Themselves. They point
to our civil disclosing, what had not before been
sSnh AMI t1 80 tar Ypr ready to dissolve the Re
public II they could 10 longer rule IT, and that IN tner
efforts for its overthrow they restrained by no his
toic for its Constitution b. no devotion u
the unOn of the States by no regard for the great prn
They point to STATE election i'll 1858, when me pop
ulnr will defeated by the schemes deliberately
planned and executed in this city for filing The ballot
boxes with the requisite HubDer oL iIHIuu'Ht hotoo
Thry point again 10 the extraordinary abrdgmen or
judcei disappear ancc of tile cOOred vote ia paris Ol Nils
ssIpi. Alabama louisiana, ana Othtf outEeIh oa.ies
wh eli wer restored ~ tr ancient ana forfeited rlEhts
with the prov accepted Oy them III me tOur'echt
Amendment OF equal suffrage 70 ~. lIce men nney
fnau u year ago, that the numper OF piaSk' hheu III
Louisiana cXcetde 5000; and Mr, Btl1eS dee
lIrOn based on data Whlch Ne Deie'eI 10 Ws 40.
liable that 4" there have beeu more men murderer
IN tie South slhca the wal 10, peT ba uI Of
Tell the Union sac ia the llr'e pICI''' It s,i
the war; and That in what they called th. last peloe'ul
election Mississippi there were Tour uic' - MAY
men murirr. - in all the clecti rs in all TIE S,ates
from time Of Washington 10 ihat OF Giih', VINO
the Electoral Comm cinnot ooh mo w, ,'''
of the electoral caIvdss the Senatorial OlniIlltte Up
pon eI under Judge Ednunds's resolution and the
ID subject. which nearly involves tie national !tL
Bu GENT enn, black rs may be the rfctn, pasn MEeIo
tht Thought uf b!undcrs and acknowledgement FOR Which
ou Government may have bcen responsible gloomy Il,
In ,uai on Inc m,nb - the Cuo have faced ia
da,s gone by loonirr uoOk, have seen it vanish
before the sunlight ol intelligence and freedom Ihey
| defeated tha design openly aN0Mcu' III irOI 10 pace
New-York the sfne Ut The keOtion ana tLcy male IL
the living center OF the national loyalty dtslte Tue CT
OF "o in then scheme iof tie u'trc oh oi
he Ren nc were bl krd by the ari5Ocratc and com
mcrcll syInpatnes OF England the GnLtlehdy iinperal
ism OF France and tao woru-~dt, ai-ptiIslihE "hi
powerful influences of the Church Of Rome whose 'oyeF,
cn alone of the sOyeregns Of Europe recognized
Southern COnicdercy and received %itn hoholS ne
ENJOYS OF Mr.. Davis. With such historic memo
rrs we need not doubt the abiiiy OF the
Club concentrate now, aS thel, lhe great
MORAL power, conservative seh'lm'h mt Oh the
national metropolis tho side 81 truth anu justice AMI
the National Constitution; 10 MAN am Ill It's integrity
and 10 restore to lis original pnrly the Bepu"lIc iouned
nv Washington and his associates. WIN the announce
leut the Presidential election VIII commence or hs
new duties Nc have been assured nom the SOutn tLat
wiE tne election OF the Democratic CANDIDATE the lost
cause would rcganed and IN that case We saouid
have to consider our methods oil constitutional 0pO-
sion and plcdSanter duties await Us H. as
we hope, Commission snail declare what We all be
eye, thai Gov iiays Is te feS!deht oieel, even Win
out Southern states 10 whose NOes ne was larry
entitled. Under President Hayes 1t would be for tue
cdD give elm the rnesL support and the Irhhkest
aud wiscst counsel in carrying out the political ana eva
lee reforms lack OF which mad no ST wrecked the
Republican party It's matchess and heroic record
ia or municipal arIlrs there are SOME cheering signs
The report oi COL iIawKins ana t5 able speech or MI
Cowdm have advised Inc community Oh the glSmnc |
wrongs already perpeIraed upon our payers ana OF
dangers that stil nlen DOR Des. 'ltg's o v parties
are combining for mutual protection, ana INC Mayor ara
Controller loyalty lending the ".i 20 correct ne
existing abuses. BOtn houses OF the Legislature are said
ready respond 10 our demand oT JUS iesSialoh
and look wi:h confidence 10 Gov N'pHsoh iol tio
Executive approval. Lt"ktng To the concerns Oh ie
cub lei me congratulate on tho success OF the Nh
scum 81 IL one or NV lhst acis IA PRESIDENT
on Ara A memorial from Americans III Europe ON this
subject aud to-day the Newlork Museum already the
srcrsful rival British VI iSeum IN bidding Tor rare
cuectos OF the antique, IL monument OF tAe public
spirit aud admirable management WIN whrh ,ne htor
Of our people III tne 'dhecheHl vi "i' nave pcon
cared for IN this body.
LECTURE BY DR. TAYLOR AT THE DREW SEMI
NARY.