New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
SCOTLANU'S POET.
BURNS ANNIVERSARY DINNER.

BURNS ANNIVERSARY DINNER.
PLEASANT YSTERTAINMENr AT DELMoslcoS-
SPEECHES BY MR. BERcHER. DAVID DUpLEf
FIrLD, LUTHER II. MARSH, WILLIAM WALTER
PHELPS AND OTHERS
The one hundred and twenty first ami
versary the birth of Robert Burns was celebrated last
evening by dinner az DelmOnicos At o O'clock the
ladies aud gentlemen present marched into inc
dining-rOOm 70 the sound OF music. Among
| the persons present General Hancock JunHe
T. l.. Faneher. Peter Cooper. the Rev. Henry warn
Beechcr, Parke GOdwin, Vim. Walter Phelps Da'lu
Dudley Field. General Crittenden. John Hagerman'
General Stewart L. Woodford. Colonel Andrew H. IL
| Dawson p 2 Gilmore and Postmaster 4. I. James.
A long table was placed the centre Of The dining
hall hankeI Oh either side by two smaller tables DaVu
Dudley Field presided the main table He INTRODUCED
the Rev Henry Ward Beecher. who asked piess'ug'
after which the dinner served One hundreu anu
| twenty five guests seated Mt table.
Colonel A. II. H. Dawson read letters OF regret from
| VicePresiient Wheeler Secretary sherman. Judge
Brady. Senator Bayard. the Rev Dr. H. II.
Chaplin Secretary Eyarts General Sherman Sir Edward
Thornton. John q. whittier, Oliver Wendell Hoih's'
judge Rapso 5. NJ Clemens Ozark rwainl aud Diners
Following are the letters from DR. Holmes and Mr.
| Whittier:
BOSTON. Dee. 16, 1879.
| ANDREW II. II. DAWSON. esq
Dig DEAR FIR: Iou have done al iai coiuu ue uS az
OF YOU as am concerned, IA your eloquen,l al
peal 10 me be present AZ the dinner on tne butns
| AM.
dntv 10 my class at The Medical College deiains NE IA
Boston the time Of the festva II l. tone c"nsCn,
| Iebhle on the EARN 81 the peasant poet, anu
That be who dreaded lest the aykNafd quad thoid he
over his grave would have shuddered at the thought %
| Vcrr trnv y,urs. o. W. HoLNEs.
DASvKRs. Mass, 1st Mo. "a. 1850
40 li II were in nav powcr to accept the kind invita-
ton Of tby letter 30 n ono a5miIat,o a for gbe
great poet OF scotland thin myself since bus h me
Ay s o. Immortality is the strongest. and
! his hold upon the human heart most '.cure.
JONI G. wH1TiER
The first toast "The President OF the United States
was followed by mi &c" Hail to the Cnof"
The Queen Of roat Britain aud Ireland VAS fol-
lowed by music" God save the Queen" The Genius
OF Robert Burns responded 10 by D'lu
Dudiev Field In tho course Of his remarks he
.a,d II IL n relief 10 turn aside for an evening TO
CONTEMPLATE the genius OF Burns A ponghman
from hs birth; yet OF all tho poets In the English
language his poems have passed into more households
than any other except Shakespeare All over the world
his songs rendered"
Luther r. Marsh also responded TO the toast In
sneaking of the poet he said "Ttc human feeling
hrobs through all his At home with Nature IN oil
her moods; In love with hills aud fields with heart
chords PLAYED on BY every tone OF nature tnnng ten
derv aside his woodland path lest he might disturb
a warbler his fearful penilen'e and love Tor man
attoncd Tor all his shortcomings"
toast songs aud slngers" Ho said mature
| knows bcr own. and she viii have nor conr+.
All Language is made for thought, for intellect Is but
a servnn: OF man. but the man lives IN the heart
Whatever man may ama-s " he has no hehI hll e'ss y
from The oariet days Of the world Later prose sue
eeeGec po'r,' gnt p1.'y sH - ar"at M men,.
hidden lyes THE debate M 10 which "a tue moro
hneec,s f. IKE the debate ia rrgard t0 wick and
w.. There "a an atmosphere. aud there l. world
nno,r Sstions have had their Gostines changed
h.
songs Of the ancient prophe, shaped the destiny Of the
Hebrew nrionl luthes did great deal nut the song.
OF tn nation did great deaf more In France tho,e
who sung songs were arrested. With Robert Burnss
dead lie IS gnTnered, and we should only AK What
scoa dd he do IN the World d. "Ia ho , Won
ahes no account OF the straw. nor Of the poor apples
wn should We e5%ne %1 Se . .e Of morality s
and saws let him Iive.' Burns took tho nilh
I tSen OF decent. The word, he spoke
toward mankind did 'nore eoos ihan al Tie sermons In
vet thnt language has Burn. perpeiunted without its
literature the language Of Scotland could mol STAND.
| According to his time. Burns did ~ great work
w tou'm H. rb.n yaen we're snucxnR down and lis
songs raised old Scotland TO bigger plane Ia the me
o. grlef there heard a song. aud Scotland listened
q az sensitive that Nature plays Burns
was one OF them. III. language vas 80 simple.
toor mans picture gallery and Burns Interpreted u to
him. He has brought the world INTO common ea1w
s1ip Nethnks, yet shall hear his voice In the etef-
| Ptrke responded
gate Calvin spoke In patriotic VEN OF Tue Tree OF
| Liberty" .,,.,
| 10 Wv William Walter Phelps. who explained that
hosIta,ity IA the badge OF scotchmau. and he urged
Ys s spcss Of
Major Asa Il. Gardner U. g. A. spok@ OF The soldiers
sponses prominent gentlemen and the exercises Of
the evening brought t. close The oas'S were ms
The President OF tho Uuited statosMusic, HAL to
2-Ths Queen Of Great Britain and Ireland-Music
S~The Genius Of Robert Burns" come to give thee
4@songs and singers Thy tupefu flame stil careful
| fan"
8. Our County, ,u-,., ~, ,onn,,vn
When awful beauty Join with all her charms.
Who Ia 30 rash as rise In rebel armsT
. ' There is chieI amang ye taken notes.
| And faith, ho'll print EN-"
| q The Tree OF Liberty
o" Deal Freedoms acred treasure free as air.
tn slave and despot be but things which were"
| 0. Highland Bospt atty
An aft he. prest. an aft he cas- it guild"
10 The Soldiers Return
| CHEEKY did wander"
| IL Death and DR.. HOrnbeck-
Z" Folk msun do something for their bread"
| 10 The True Loyal Natives
"Ye true .IoYsl natives attend to py song"
| - The Mystic Tie
ga L. The HenpeeEed Husband
1
| I wud na gle a button for"
| 10 SensibIlity-
! Dearly bought the hidden treasure
| Finer feelings can besow,
| Chords that vibrae sweetest pleasure
| Thr1ll the deepest notes OF woe"
| 10 Burns's Gratitude
| Tl remember the Gencarn
| And a. that thou hast done for me-"
| II Burns's Letters ., -,
ackny wledge, my dear sir. you are not only the
most punctual the most deleotabe correspondent
ever met witn."
| THE HUNT PAINTINGS And DRAWINGS.
The exhibition of these pictures at the
a,udio Of the artist No Park-square, Boston, will