New-York tribune., 1878-12-24


produce the staples of manufacture that feed VIII
,rness OF machinery that devOurs cotton and IRON an
we, dependent upon no rSregn oy feeds The ma
chne In position TO contend ior tne ,t " nc
world fearing neither scSrS 0' agsnst nation first
lly Furnished with the experience, with the hardhOOd
s S9 sue se sne sn that Ssn we Sss are
great lists Of the worlds sS%PethhSns' ,oosed Asd
2pon with no welcome from the Older and and
Ses5 'as se pa Se n Il to
the harvest aud reap IT, aud. gentlemen we must not
mat standing a. Hc Sn o Snf we s ha pa
IN our progress to that harvest here here II Nv. we
n we wish 10 buy ships let buy them, app Iusel;
five wish to eel raw material ,s NJ Us ss se We but Net let
that none OF tfese great processes are 70
same enterprise, the courage the same sei&enial
which made out OF the poor outeass from tne o1 m%rG 10
waste inheritance, however great and boweysr noble
9ssessSTy sc iseTorsbie demand IS that inheritance
70 to be impr9ysd and enlarged 6r ana ths mnxs
and the conduct 6y which 1t built up from the be-
ginning IApp,auSsel sIvo said the whole country
is ready to mapGfaeture, the whole country
in rs ns y:ubasl Rs OF
trade Ttn EurORS and and SS1Ln ySdy eRSecs to by
come a seaport lLaughterI And wherever there
Ia a hamlet in the midst Of the prai1es
see S streetsIyes streetsHGeyOied saOrs board.
ing houses Lsuehter They intend to SS iesd s9 sbS
south, East and West. in the interior; they
going to & be 00 on r fSc hsnG 5d TO do
and NewYork not 10 be allowed it, supremacy even
being on the Se s s hs can be
made up by energy and enterprise; but whatever else
tne2e SeS %S is one thing which Is precOusrtrbaps
more preeious-than ANYTHING else Of which mo no enrI
can ever deprive you .bey never deprive Won OF
your proximity 10 New England Applause and laugh
CHAUNCEy NJ DEPEws ADDRESS.
President Appleton next announced the
toast Tho President Of the United States to when
no response made. Mr.. Appleton then stated that
although Governor Robinson bad been prevented from
being present had lnmated that ne should be salts
fed TO have Chauncey NJ Depew respond to the thlId
toast "The State Of New York" Mr.. Depew said:
When Governor Robinson delegated me to represen-
him here tonight he knew the striking sniar % ~ Tar
cal convictions. lLaughterl He SAID tbat II tne PIX
SaGs ~ saepy on am ' eset upon the
bocley did upon the prople Of the state he would
which be had in TLis assembly. lLaughterl II Is 9
c state q rise Rers and
Of NewEnglaud and the Unltet states TO orcign ma nS,
said bv distinguished divine that ali good Americans
20 esery rs ssSYerSers breast sf man, to attend
GRsT sushtsr ScB But 70 nnsss E
man Las New En- gland blood in hi. descended
ean stand aushferI and Tie reason the Dr. Oil
scr Wendell Holmes discovered when ne captured anu
examined the man left at the middle OF his
lecture he was so full that hat he could S,, not
SSG n9 SiSner Of is SO
beeansr New-YOrk has become the centre OF New
sess nSenee aRS eee TSes Time
one the New-Engand states looked TO Boston as
tbe centre universe aud the eousummaito OF bis
lire the when be should visit that sacred shrine
Boston rises to impoI only when she yerts train
Of endea Ss the ~ N
England cities for his and his mpe us ano MS
strength but to-day he looks 70 New-York Tor 81 that
ROrefaheTs Day win be celebrated isa AZ the BGs s
tSn %R@ II makes read NOT 'Sf' aeen mile.
S home. Fcrefst6ers' Day viii be celebrated at
ton Of those who participated. Iaughter But Fore
fathers Day is celebrated New-York, and the tunc-
tiOns OF the Government cease TO work. Laugh
teri 1t is represented here, OF times, by
the Chef Magistrate and at Others by members 90 o. the
Chief Justice comes Tonight CONGRESS adonrns ID %r
fspressnsat9s Esp Of
cheers for Blanel may be presented u,, .,,,u,o %
the :: Yankee " character.
No response made TO the next toast The City Of
New-YOrk."
The Hon. John Sherman, Secretary OF tue Treasury,
then responded 10 the toast The National Faith-to
be guarded as watchfully as the National me'" He
spoke as follows:
SECRETARY sHERMAN'S SPEECH.
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: | thank
you with ali my heart for the kind manner in which You
have received me. attribute partly to the excel
ence of the sentiment which am called TO respond
but mainly to the fact that the office hold requires me
10 execute Law that makes good the National faith
peged to the redemption in com Of United States notes
Before responding TO your so9s howsVsI & RL Sr'H @ ~
and to acknowledge that a3 Responsible Win YOU iUr
the Salem witches and the b ue laws OF ConnecIcut
ersl generations were natives VI NewEngland have
DOT this heritage by beng born IN Onlo we nav IN
SUu have tO IN ali New-Engiand. with New York
thrown IN. We there have them mixed and
streams of populanou from Virginia. MARYLAND aud
and nave % S2s0gDe1 Ihe srad
aud Germany, and feel abe 10 absorb lOOOOOoOO more
and broaden our piains, but after all we acknowledge
obligations 10 aud priue IN our Puritan ancestors
whose and principles love OF liberty and many
independence made possible 10 found on this cOnti
country so free so great and 50 ren; we Joln
ago-an event that generation after generation VIII ce
ebrate OF tue great days III the history OF maD
were hardy thrifty race who had good OpinOn Oi
themselves, who chained and held the good tnngs OF
life and contributed their ul snare 10 the INDUSTRY III
telligence and prosperity OF our country. ...u
And now, gentlemen, few words IN response to your
fully as the national lite."
Public faith nation 10 like courage to man
pieion. Tie nation that will not observe It's pubLe
faith when pedsed y dishonesty ana C1gnt 10 os
violation the public faith except overwhelming ne
cessity, which knows no Law. All Of us VIII agree
10 tins axiom, but our Puritan preachers
would say. difficulty is in the applIcallOn
Questions have arisen the construction Oi laws
relative to public obligations upon which men have
honestly differed, but one thing was always clear anu
ted-that toe National fath was pledged 10 the
payment United States notes IN com. The time when
Il should done. this only, was question OF pubic
of fse hrSt note in March, 1862. 1t has been
repeated by Congress- by both political parties apu was
made definite as to time by the Resumption Act re-
jolce with you that the Is at hand when this
pledge is to be fulfilled and when all our money VIII De
kept equal in Puroha sing power with the best COLO com
issned the miut. IL has been hard road 10