New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-05

War. was twenty-five years younger than am now
ory he repeated to the poem verbatim and took \
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had a number Of these slips printed ana raj
G sHsn me a shGs
ant printing it, and as have but three minutes NOR
IN ISe ErsniaS Posi- that You may ali read what Mr.
Bayard Taylor said twenty-five years ago ABOUT Tie
see that Mr. Bryant insists on speaking Of the Am
bassadors He spoke number OF times about ,ne A n
mind If we had Ambassador for Germany, ior Ger
for many reasons which my fena viii
ILaughtel.l 1 was travelling in the last Autumn in
asked my him boy wh %"' that TR wa %0 with H him. and
he said was the the A@ ST,iSner PToiestanf
to country which sends large emigration to America
Der of questions asked him They will ask MIN aboni
their relatives in Texas, in California IN ALASKA and
they will think he rather ignorant that he don't know
| more about them. ILaughter.J And they viii ask
him other questions which are more important They
he comes there to represent and they VIII le
| lust before | let-that the United States is the
Thew will ask MIN about he riches and the prosperity,
and he will be able TO tell them that we have had TINS
more prolic mines more acres Of cultivated lands, and
! 10000 miles of completed railway Then possibly
army and who wish 10 better their condition III the
world viii say How Is it for the man who goes TO
Set peny OF work TO Well my friend win he able
TO tell them, he has been here good while and have
was a little disappointed when returned to have all
rierds tell me there was nothnS e mere ' not
that We poT We'll state asked * great %h afpeS
the trouble Have not you had all these crops
Have not you had everything tnat county To Ia" IN NJ
a mahe 1t rcht cu% e T ia is than H"f have
every element OF wealth why 1t Is tn md
Ssres srG and dare say he @ be able to tel them
[Laughter confess have been here TOO snort time
great Nation who will ask him these questions,
whether it is not best for the statesmen "a ;l.sa
some wise means by which utilize this wealth
and the confidence and throw aside the distress
which now exists IApplause.I
SPEECH OF GEORGE II. BOXER
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: am, / believe, out of Mr..
Tayiors family, the only representative OF MI Iayors
native state. asonished at the GOODNESS with which
this New-York company claim Mr. Taylor of them
selves ILaughter II they Will look at the records oil
the State Department they will find MI Taylor was
appointed from the State of Pennsylvania. laughter
suppose that, in this assemblage may lay claim 10
be- II not the Oldest certainly Of the oldest OF Mr.
Taylor's personal friends Gentlemen tonight have
borne testimony to his public worthiness; can bear
testimony to his private wOrthiness. tAppauseJ III
speaking of Mr. Taylor, should never attempt TO de-
scribe his personal characteristics by negative quail
ties should not say that he had never done any ig-
noble act. should say he had never done anything
that he had never committed untruthful action
should say that every action Of his from the earliest
day 10 the present time has been characterized b per-
feet truth lAppausel There are few people who
know the gentleman whom We have met mere 10 honor
and egniu month after month year after year, through
how many years turning to Mr. TaylorI'
Mr. Boker-Thrty years, gentlemen! Thir;- years of
personal intercourse, and makes me very proud very
appointment that further honor had been con
ferred upon myself never was more gra'esd i,I
great acts of President Hayes: applause and
aushtor have mentioned on SnoheT occasion one
to Germany which TO collect material for his projected
life of Goethe" You all know what his translation OF
Faust is-one OF the nobest TRANSACTIONS that has
been made lApplauseI Mr. taylor proposes TO Com
critical life Of Goethe. inserting such critical no.
| tces OF his works as Mr. Taylor is 50 Well
more to add, gentlemen but 10 wish my friend pleas
ant voyage abroad and to refer once more to the fact
that began life together as what you may call suck
| ling poets "-very young men-and that our father
| Iglancing at Mr. Bryant sits between U.S. loud aI-
plause.J
SAMUEL D. BABCOCR'S ADDRESS.
| Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN: If | were to
discourse about commerce, suppose that most Of
| the gentlemen present would think sort
| of funeral Grafton being delivered. Most
Of us connected with business have had such experience
Of it that the less say about it the better think
Yet there are some encouraging things connected with
it, and one of them refers particularly to the great
| soon to visit. and that is Germany.
The exports Germany, and our business generally
for several Years and our Intercourse with the people Of
Germany il becoming more and more Intimate as
debted to Germany for sending TO class Of people
who have done much to develop the resources OF our
country. In banking, In business generally, In az
German eau not only hold his own, win the
terJ Germany is also indebted contend that Te
have done muchmorc in fact to-enlighten The people
| Than 10 ntyn .
sent from the wells to Germany during the last year
ne each Ue;soD a1gHte am quite sure ali viii
say that have done much TO bring light into the
homes Of the German people, and certainly III that view
| Of the case Germany is under obligations.
say in behalf OF the merchants that we receive
with gratitude and we tender our congratulations to
the President OF the United States for having departed
from the track OF party and instead of nominating
man who was perhaps mere politician and
possibly was not acquainted with people language
| of the country, that he has selected man who ny
tion which he has been called upon to take lAppause
SPEECH OF WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS.
Hitherto we have had nothing from New
Jersey. ! believe i am the only representative here
| from that State. My first sentiment will be sue
cess 1 know. l the ony guest this evening
called upon officially to made any remarks know this
from the fact the committee addressed letter Of
invitation and, to make assurance dou6y sure they had
IT Autographed lLanehter They asked me to make q
Thought it would be fitting to make it green and
tender, too. Finally they asked me If | would
|
seemed to relieve them. then remarked casually
| that i could speak sixty minutes. At this
they locke distressed. Laughter. Then told them
OF Judge Brady and Chauncey NJ. Depew-Of score OF
others-who would speak just as long as they wanted
| them to- [Laughter
confess the subject tonight is too large for five
| minute speech. could not even do justice
| to 1t by the mention OF its salient
| features. Speak OF Bayard Taylor and what he
has done IN five minutes! Five minutes TO speak the
| first lecturer | ever heard to describe q poet
whose verse has received the appropriation Of
ROYALTY on the thrOnel Besides this he IS Journalist
haaa firth ted N n
to which he was attached Before going to his post he
has received more dinners than any Minister ever
gave. Loud laughterI Next Thursday, when Bayard
| Taylor is about to leave this city, as the
| parting gun sounds the water, he may hear
these farewell words from the forty millions Of people