New-York tribune., 1879-12-23

by your eloquent and distinguished citizen-Abrabam
Lincoln [lond spplausfl-a man who bore for
years the OF tine American people, aud whose
martyrdom will be read with tears by Nations
yet unborn. tAppiausel The only one OF
these Presidents now living is the illustrious
soldier and citizen, who. having conducted n
great and many battles-battcs greater
than any modern history including even those fought
by Napoleon Bonapsrte-and after having served his
country FOR eight years. and received ell the donors
the American people have gwen to mortal man;
he now after the circle globe with bless
ngs heaped upon him the language of every Nation OF
the civilized world Tremendous cheering and waving
All 10 Sc Presidents have not equally distin
gushed and probably W q not be equally remembfrrd @
tr"e pT 'nsI I" Ms co%ntrys homer as we believed it
aud it at the time. For ninety years tne
tered by selected BY the people. and no one OF
them disgraced the honor eonferrct upon MN III
'rlss 'rs ~ Where wa" the * King or the PresIen or
ruler for the time being holds MS seat
by sraa ar ps nhss ~ the peops has
been entirely justified by the experience OF the Amer
Ano T you Will deem 1t amiss for me TO
saw wards Of honor aud zespeet for he Rresiaeht
OF the United states rnat nevis. (AsplanseJ when
President Hayes assumed the Executive functone-
sa ss@passed sd'' VITA dlfeafss that his prcdeces
sors did not have. For the hrse time-for
srcat doubt existed as 20 who was elected President,
and doubt gentlemen now here may have been and mo
ones,io A. 20 who ad been elected to the Presidency
Bs tn Ge very fsSt tna, H' & ape'ssa ta parpose
and quTet h the greatesr triumph OF Aefcan
ciyiz,Iion Loud appI;lnse.I wHen he entered upon
is oece he fegnd two states IN which opposing
parties nrepas for deadly eouh st ana though men
have differed as TO the mode ana manner In whiea those
difacnlfes were avoided and evaded, yet
believe Is the common Judgment that the Admnis
wisdom prudence. and preserve the peace oil the
American people. [ApFlansel :.
voved IN nnlHch Gifiisaliies Oc serious character
Nearly all industries were imPeded' Dss ana an
le1salve inVcrference Our currency was irredeemi-
been the policy adopted by President II tnat all
these evils have been remOved-t applause I--aud
the country. The men who were ide are now pow
busy artisans receiving far wages, and you IN this
bouuiesa prosperity and should thankful the
who by ns hruIness. AIDED IN brning tnis about hp
mr.. etu large crops and the absence
foreign countries the surplus OF hye years
country OF ours vet after all yeu admit that II
by the frmness OF tle President of the lnmed
ates Jnat tnr measure whrh tended 20 promeSe THIS
result was finally brought TO a successful Issue.
Tie President Of the United states has given YOU
honest administration your revenues have been faith
fully collected; your ordinary airs n nave & oesn & cor, ,
conduct of his private affars he hiss stood as the
reP1blican institutions eau nve In the language o
the say rns the Presdent o: the United states
dom he'll appear there like a man. lLoud appause.l
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEN's SPEECH.
Mr. Depew in responding TO the e The State
OF New-Yors," said:
II has been my lot now. tom a time which cannot
recoeci. respond each year 70 ths toast There is
one thing about IT ths year winch think the committee
took into consideration when they sent me the
invitations: this is PresidAual year. IL becomes
public men not TO commit Themselves on dan
gerous topics until the state OF New-Tork Is
emiuently safe Ever since the present able
and DISTINGUISHED Governor has held his position
have been called upon as the New-Enaland Sc
ccty dlnuer, TO respond fer hiE. | supposed It
Is due 10 tiat element IN fhe New-Enslaad
mind whcf loves DISCUSSION and delights In
intellectual controversy, for whatever GcNercr Robin
son dos l oppose. and whatever | believe IN
he hates. However. have row Governor by the
unauimo1s consent Of che people in the person OF A.
Cornell. fAppagscl Horace Greeley once said
to me, were returning from a
State Convention, where he had been candidate
and the deeg.tes had failed 70 recognize him.
and put In nomination the hitest man for the
place. I do not why any man wants to be
Governor Of the State Of aughterl Tor there
is not one LIVING who could The last ten Gov
ernors on moments notice" There
may have Bsen Governors and Governors,
but in connection with GubernatOriM Office there
strides one figure down the century before al the rest
aud that Is the old Dutch Governor OF New
York woodcu-egged Peter s;HJvesant. Inere'
have been heroines too who have aroused poetry.
and eloouenee OF the tunes, but who have about
them the substantial ARENA OF that Dutch heroine
New-YorE Is einsntls imperial IN all fhcse material
whcn constitute anu form the Greatest Con-
sue has become the armfrr OF our nauonal
destiny AZ goes Ne% York SO SO goes s.o,he ths
viii be the rhat N'w Enslsnd believes
in or who represents the New England IDEAS
For the man who VIII not be elected have Yankee
story. In The Bersre hills there was frnera ana az
they gathered ia the little thrre came thar typical
New England female who mingles ciIri0sitv with
ner sorrow AS sae ganeed around the darkened room
that new eighr-da3 ciacs p . Why amt got no
new elght-dIy clock" was the reply: You
Thats 90 clock Tkais TN. eId man. ard stood INN
end to make room for tine mourrers." LOUD
@, TO within fifty years ago al roads in New-Eng
S,1, & So 1na nj s ,r w, ~ h leads t. NSYcaE
NewYork ha. bpc0me the capital of New-EngIand. and
Now England States combined Yankee ideas have
prevailed in this hand. When Henry Hudson
magnificent capabilities, be could only express
his ieeuss With true sgnifennce n the ono Sc, leae
sat- down with such force ttat he squeezed
patch and build ais Hianufaeory If. He found ts'
Gty Of palaces. Her commerciai
enterprise and prestIge is supreme. and
q merchant navy carrying the fag OF the Republic
every Loud applause.I
DIR. STORRS'S REMARKS
The Rev. Dr. stOrrs. OF Brooklyn, replied to the toast
.'The Later SewE0 gland" as follows:
Ihave sad something of the same feeling that cier
gynran WHO hah Biblical name-Daniel-entertaiued;
though he modesfiy dsDlaimed 10 be representative
Of the Prophet Daniel for" said he, "when
the prophet locked around in the Hons
den he had the satisfaction to know that
IN the programne carried out
he would not be expected to make any afterduner
shcecn Creat langhterl was greatly STRUCK with the
hartshps the NewEngiander when read about them
GENERAL SHERMANS RESPONSE.
When the seventh toast, TO tbs Army, proposed
aud the Chairman called upon General Sherman, the