The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-05
BAYARD TAYLOR.

HI
BANQUET AT pELMoNIco's IN HONOR OF THE
sLwLY APPOINTED MINISTER TO BERLIN
SPEECHES ny WILLIAM c. BRYANT, MAYOR
ELI AND OTHERS.
complimentary dinner was given last evening 10
Mr.. Bayard Taylor, he newly appointed Minister TO
Germany, at Delmonicos. by a number OF his friends
headed by committee composed OF A. s. Sullivan,
L. c Stedman and others The large dining room
OF Deimonico's was handsomely decorated and fss-
TONED with American and German flags. Mr. Taylor
sat between W. {. Bryant and ex-Mluistsr Edwards
Pisrrcpont ana among others present Aims
tors g. b. Boxer and August Belmont Mayor Ely,
Peter Cooper and Joseph seligman.
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
Al about haipas uine the formal proceedings we're
opened by William CoIen Bryant. who, after speaking
Of the unanimty OF approval which had followed Mr.
Taylors appointment, disposed OF tho objection
he ''poel." IN this WISE
ut Is misfortune, admit, to be poet. bat doei
Il quite disquaiy man from acting IN diplomatic
capaci,yr Let US try the question by referring "a
examples
There Is the case or Matthew Pror-Dan Prior,
Pope called him-who WAS Tor years employed IN
diplomatic capacity and very usetuy. Yet Prior was
tue poet from whose graceful shorter poems Irish
poet Moore learned the art OF ncation There
the case Of Cardinal poiisnac eminent negotiator
entitled 'Ants.Lucrctus ~ wuich he claimed 20 nave
telued tue uoctriae 0i the Roman atheist Lucretus.
Voltare says Of nun that he united III his person
post aud philosopher, Virgil aud riato, ana lnat he
Was Heavens avenser AM The vanquishsr 81 Lucre-
tlus.-
yengeur du cioi ct vsinQueur de Lucrecc
but pass by these names In oraer to come - .
moro iiiusrious example, lhat oil Hugo Grouus. Tnis
great man, while ms ryluen, the adv.utur.rs
from Holland, were Engaged planting Inc ultis
colony whcn has grown iuto THIS princpai mar. oi
the western world, Was ~ritlng nis famous work on
Law oil ar Peace mas Decu Ira M.
hated INTO svcry language oil the civilized word auu u
YET an authority IN the OF
Law. lie altache tho Dulcn al assy 10 Inc
Court Of France ~ ntcen years VI ANA doctor Of
v oorn poet Ter he wrote good Laiin
vi eisat Yeas"
Mi. rAyLoR's RESPONSE
Mr.. Taylor Responded nvdoetIy lie should
In vain 10 express Ms feelings "on being thus ac-
ceD,ed Az member oi that Industrious company when
begins with Homer counts BfyauL among It's
pOoe MASTERS" AIR. taylor thanked nis fellow Ell.
zens heartily Tor tho compliment erred upon nim,
and contuued:-'lt In mistake 10 suppose that q
hinistsr ~ merely political representative, whose
duties cease wnen he has Negotiated treaty Of
commerce or defended the technIcai rights OF his
countrymen. Our age requires Of hin larger ser
vices tuan these. He ought also be = per-
manent agent Tor the interchange oi reciprocal aud
| bencncicut kno~ieJge. making nations and races
better acquainted wan each oIner-an usher, 10 pre-
sent the ntsiI2encr the invention, Inc progressive
energy OF each aDi TO tho otaor-dwAys ON nand
correct mistaken views, 10 soften preJudces aud 10
Knit now bonds oi sympathy. Finally, ss = guest,
privileged ny the winch receives ham,
cause chosen ny that which SENDS him, he must
orset tnAt every ono O cItiZeus hon0red
or dishonoreu, justly or uuJusliy judged, by the
action vi him who represents lhc country II you
think my conception oil tue position worthy one,
You iighten the burden vi my gratitude 10
you; tor shall do my utmost 10 make that concep-
uoa reality. Let believe there y real
strength conier ell " friendship that there IL help Ia
coDgratuation ana gooa omen IN good Will You
have gwen me farewell cup, briinmlag over with
unninsied cheer aLd SPARKLE The only bitter dropin
II comes from regret at parting, Tor time,
from many true ooie-neart od friends
MAYOR ELY's SPEECH.
Mayor Ely, VINO reCci.ud with loud nuso,
was timed Wy Mark IVAN aud many others present la
o his recent letter avor Of i've minute alter
dinner speeches. His speech, slowly aovered, occu-
pied exactly iour minutes sud nifty nine secondA He
sad - 1T Is only natural that New Workers. should
DO grated graceful ProsidenI OF tho Unilcd
states Tor having selected from midst so dstin
guished New YofKer as Bayard Taylor 10 represent
US ~ Germany. Appointments such positions are
usually maze 10 compliment tho place oil She nativity
inc party or proiesson TO which is attached Tue
appointments vi Bayard Taylor Is excsptionabis IL
compiinen. 70 sne entire nation as much -
New YORK, and Is rs cntfely satisfactory 10
botn political Organizations aud 10 people OF all ayoca
lions IL " tue republican, parry 10 The pr0cs-
sion Of lcttcrs and Journaiisin An additional Cause
Tor generalization is that while the appointment Of
Mr.. Taylor gives such universal gratincaton " the
people OF this country 10 learn from tue tono oi the
German press that liz equally satisfactory to the
nation to which he 10 accredited predict that no
will be y great aploma,ic success. think ina, his
person, his manneis, ms Linguistic aud other accom-
piisbments ANA MS habit vi Thought particularly
adapt MIN To the German sympathivs; snd think
that cacn oil US WHO may VISIT Germany durins nis
/
nation la which Americsns arc neiu by Tue German
people, and tnat they hsv. pied appointment
AS compiimcutto themselves, aud that Il mas proved
to them that IN our dipomaiic scrv Degia.
ming ~ be governed by practical common sense"
| Ex-hiniser Pierrepont produced u little poem by
Bay ard Taylor which Chiei Justice DAILY had read
r,p under trec twenty-five years ago.
A-Minisler DoAer aud President Babcock, OF tho
Chamber OF Commerce, made souc Driei remarks, after
winch Mr. Elliot T. Cowuin read letters Of regret
from Secretary OF state Eyarts, Henry W. Longieow.
john u. Whittier, Oiivcr Wendell Holmes, h. 4. wuip-
pie ana others The speechylng then was continued
IA tue same terse stsie by Judge DAVIS, Marx IVAN,
samuel u. Ruggles snd oshcrs.
/ sERkxADE.
Aftsr the banquet Mr. Tiy Tor vas screnadcd by the
Abt Schuicr singing society. he responded IN Ger.
NAH
MY GERMAN FELLOW CIrzxSs-How shall | thank
you Tor coming to crown beautifully this
memorable eveuiLgY For ART 10 the true crown OF
iiizAtIon aud your songs breathe upon IKE
from the German mold IL particular honor
that have laken part IN this festival Now all tho
elements united which must represent abroad
lar a. have the power do H. You endcavored,
~ have, 10 comprehend the lie, IN genius,
portance ~ the worlds history OF tho two great
tonsl through repeated residence and the studies Of
years la your lrst homo. you through the circum-
stance that you have found IN mine second home
may assume that nave reached the sane convic-
uon-uaneiy, that the races are most fortunately do.
vslopcd through mutual knowledge, sympathy and
si,aiiation VI the good which belongs TO each. the
German Empire and tho American Republic have
to gam nolh 1850, by contn ued relations VI
friendship Once more, my nearly thAnksi Long live
Il Al