New-York tribune., 1878-12-24

L. woodford, ex.secretary Hugh McCulloch L. W. Fos-
ter Horace Russell, DistrlctAttorpey Phelps Charles
H. 1sham. Daniel G. Rollins. Cyrus W. Field, g. d. Bab
cock William A Camp, Ethan Allen, Sinclair TOusey,
Salem II. Wales and Thomas II. Hubbard.
ADDRESS OF THE HON. w. NJ. EVARTS.
President Daniel +. Appleton, in a neat
speech introduced the first speaker Of the evening,
the Hon. william NJ Evarts, Secretary of State, who
responded to the toast "The Day We Celebrate" Mr..
Evarts spoke as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE NEw-ESG.
LAND SOCIETY: But for the respect that have for your
that he says should doubt how 1t could be possible
that you already knew that was to respond TO this
this table. Laughterl It'll true that responded to
this toast year ago. and for anght know that the
Society may make 1t necessary that 1 should
respond again. ain ILaughSttsr All l s1o.a can say I:
sought by rue to be made subject Of sympathy was
reSSed WIN 4 deTson Now PSt on my n own as
upon to speak again upon the same osst.upon which
that aa Was neresns evsrytn1g
uaugherl everything that was satisfactory to the
% adaa 1 Pilgrims b. e S Sd e
these but because was thinking OF the mIser-
else to speak for them. lIsughterl The Day they
Celebrated the topic on which spoke year ago.
] slall now change it and make 1t . The Day We
And who are "we"i We all know who our Pilgrim
Fathers were; but who are WEI Alas, fear that they
have made much more selebr4t,d tbSn we can ever
Gke 5ny an correct onea Ss%
Ensauder who is good for =, anything Is good
1877 is 10 nd d out who are good for any
anything. lLaughteTl You may be sure Of tins that
thing therefore is encouraged to think that he is
good FOR everything and he that everything cannot
to to New for IN NewYoFF is every t6ng appsGse
and that are good for everything sooner or later
in its In the celebration OF this day than
fSE T % @ oexf xs 'ss Dc sda
in Eew-York, yet there somo things besides
%Orh tU the south and to the West and to the
great Pacific coasts they have gone 10 the Eastern
they have gone all tDe world and to-day Hherev
er they are they included in the great" We" Of
New-E gland who celebrate this day Applause
have remarked heretofore upon tue absolute free
dom from any obligation on the part Of a New-Eng-
lander to express MS merits h or tne merlts 81 ms
origin enough 10 insure their respect IL Is only
insist due emphasis every year. forward the
respect possible one step fartner than we had ad-
stress TO put upon any speaker when he has really
stretched his own credit for truthfulness year ago
lIaugher to Obge hnl-n0t TO stretch his credit for
rlthfuuess, for that he has already made impossible
but to stretch your creduy in believing what he says.
New-Ensland LOOKS upon this country, as she well
mS.e Hy es the seSuents the Instructions the ory
the religion, which have been planted within the harrow
s9dnnSs s3d been watered from seeraton to gneTa
ton there. Everything has been progressive n this
fni opposition could retard tbe progress of these
great ideas, and war opposing war, only aroused IN.
broke the crust OF war. and, in the
larger peace that war grePa,eSd ronnd new tri
There was as all know, in the formation OF this great
Nation by the Warof the Revclaion Soi satuie $50 to
while united were yet distinct from this North
STe sress GS@S Of oaT politics became ssur and then at
last chasm but now the chasm and the ts-
country with freedom and the legal and
political equality all overit. lAppiadse'l
UNITY OF THE NATION.
We find, them really for the first time since tho
conclusion of tins great war OF the Constitution,
Nation at one with itself, without opposing interests
without conflicting and uncertain alliances in
sentiment or feeling with any foreign Nation.
We have, then, coming out OF tins war, but
ept Of lne new National life One is that peace which
makes and kni,s together IN one framework the hearts
hey should go forward hereafter united country.
The next great step after mere peace. step TO be
taken only after the first was secured,
in restoring dsordered relations which the war had
produced in the debt in the burdens in the derange-
plished. and to-day yOn have Secretary OF the
Treasury who has put e RI
aupause do not forget as am sure be Will not for
II the treasury who most difficult times well
began what has now been SO well carried
out APp"@,sss Ana matters f@Gw peace as you as knOM
those of war; the who makes the first night may be
quite rs good soldier as the man who has the last
victory. iApplausel.
Now that beng so, the next great step
times statesmen have had no resource after the
dissseusons OF q civil war composed. but to find
some new energy and excitement that could unite
the once discOrdant forces In an advance upon
,nreiCn enemy by means OF war; but this great en-
gbteped people know that is better worth their while
10 make an advance upon the commerce. OF the world
ause and suck Its wealth without destroying It's
tnre means Of producing wealth TO be sucked here
after t WAS said of the ancient Romans In their
dertul poty by which they annexed all the world to
themselves ] BY wars OF self-deienee aughterl-tha.
with them war stood for trade and By the conquest and
the sacklng OF foreign nations they built up the
great city, and the whole or the provinces
In wealth. The whole mischief OF that was that
n was but succession OF brilliant achievements
In killing the goose that laid ne golden egg, and we
wisely, having a secure hold upon the eggs, pamptr
our beneft lApplause We have hitherto IN
tins country, from this singular division between
The interests Of q highly commercial people at
the North and an exclusively planting people at the
sontb mad really rivalry to whica should have tho
upper hand OF olher. and In taat way have had
really TO fight for our rshts to be allowed
we have hid ualy to contend. inch by
inch, with naf the country, TO be permitted 10
do that. Thev. on the other hand, have had
TO contend for opportunity 20 raise cotton and tobacco
and sell it they could get good price for It. 80
in this competition have really had an interest and
alliance OF planting section Of the country with
Thai came to head, and, with great many other
things has passed away forever by the rumphs OF the
great CIVIL War. The last exhibition Of It OF armed
cruisers, built aud manned h foreign ntlon preyfng
upon the ships of the commercial part OF the Union.
That was the climax, and that 10 over forever;
and now North aud South, East and West there de-
ing tlIriven well as we have, with these divided
cOunses and these discordant interests will try
clusions with the rest OF the world when We are
ready now, 10 give long pull strong pull,
and q pull all together. IApplauseI
THE NATIONS SALIENT FEATURES CL
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