New-York tribune., 1879-11-14
spoken by Governor Colquitt Mayor Calhoun and DR..
HaygoOd.
REUNION OF JEUELLERS.

ADDRESSES AT THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE NEW
YORK ASSOCIATION BY EX-MAYoR wicKuAM
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw, J. II. PULEsToN. OF ENG
LAND. AND OTHERS.
The members of the Jewellers Association
OF city held their annual dinner at Demoncos last
evening. d. f. Appleton presided aud among the guests
who sat either side of him at the raised tablc
were Chauncey NJ Depew. J. II. Puleston. NJ P OF Eng
land. Isaac II. Bailey, cx-Mayor Wickham. Dis
trict-Auorney Phelps. L. I. Bartlett. ChiefJusuce
Noah DAVIS. the Rev. DIR. o. II. Tiffany and
Whitelaw Reid. Among prominent jewellers ana
guests at other tables James f. Caldwell,
OF Philadelphia Mr. Gait. Of Washington. Robert Black
j. T. Bailey c. T. Cook Charles stockwell. j. Cnatellier
Moses G. Baldwin. Charles Magnus ant L. l.. Wooey.
Letters of regret were read from Mayor Cooper
Clarkson n Potter, ChicfJusce DAILY. Stewart Wood
ford, Robert Colyer. Joseph H. Choate and others
Most of the aerdinner speeches were OF light ana
humorous character.
The toast: " The City OF New-YOrk-always frst ana
foremost in all that is elevating and ornamental was
responded to by exMayor Wickham He said lie houeht
he al used up the subject Of" NewYork as an after
dinner theme before he retired 10 private lie
He aid not know what the toast meant but agned the
expression elevated and ornamental mad some refer
ence TO the elevated roads OF city Laugher This
gave the speaker opportunity to speak generally OF
tine railroad system OF the country. aud what 1t had
done TO build up its great commercial interests.
Mr. Appleton proposed next the Judiciary; a pro-
lection which the Nation relies with iEpiclt trust
Justice Davis answering this said that he recognized
the propriey OF calling upon the representative OF the
Judiciary after that of the city, and made pleasant
auson 10 Mr. Wckham as one OF the best OF Mayors,
who ike the poets "blessings" frightened as they
took their flight" aughter lie narrated TIE story OF
the clergyman who when exhOried 10 have his church
edifce moved that 1t would stand straight with tue
road, replied that 1t made difference so long as
stood straight with the Lord Go le said /; was o.
small importance whether the judiciary STOOD
straight with public opinion or even with tie
public press provided 1t stood square win its conscience
-"square with the Lord" lAppiause.l Tnc integrity
OF the Judiciary he pronounced 10 he the ultimate sae
guard OF our liberties.
Chsuncey NJ. Depew responded to the toast :" Ma
toua and commercial integrity, the test of the
Nations greatness" The speech was succession
or brilliant ana witty sallies that Kept the
listeners In constant roaIs of laughter. He SAID
that he was accustomed to face audiences of many
kinds but lot to face audience that expressed by
their vocation so much t. tne family man-the persons
TO whom he came when somebody whom he could not
deny wanted something which he could not afford.
[Laughterl In a more serious vein Mr.. Depew said
that tho Nation bad suddenly awakened TO
the consciousness that It was prosperous; that
granaties full that shops weie well
stored; that all forms Of activity and In
dustry in successful operation and that this
returning prosperity had come was due In no small
measure to those who like his listeners, after lending
money 10 the Government 10 save IT, mao insisted tat
the Nation should sustain it's OBLIGATIONS. IAppausel
ENGLAND and America allied by common language
and a common destiny" was responded - by j. H.
Puleston Of England. who said, among other things:
thank you for your kind reception. can never FOR
get kind hospitality have everywhere received in
America. The words of the toast are more eloquent
than any words Of niue can be. arrived upon your
shores few weeks to lind You upon the hgh-road
to a PROSPERITY which believe will be per
manent. / cannot believe with my friend Mr..
Potter, spoke here last evening, that that
prosperity arises from any-sngle cause fbeleve that
this eventually to be the greatest freetrade country
in the world. That system of projection under Mhlch
your industries have sprung mp ana proSprred VIII
eventually Weld "A more liberal form OF protection,
which VIII bind tn old ana TIE new country logeneI III
the common prOsDerfy 90 a Succ ccessful trade"
The Rev DR.. o. H. Tiffany spoke of morality In
business" lie said that not merely honesty III business
was demanded that might make mere hewcrS or
wood and drawers OF water, who Thought Only of me
wood the water There mast also be brought INTO
business elements which made the world IKE HIM
who framed H. Whtclaw Rid responded for the Press
Addresses also made bY j. l. CadWcIi, O Ihiia-
clphia, l. III. Bailey and Others.