New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-06

of the Sturtevant House. The west end OF the room
was decorated with tattered banners bearing tine
ipscr:ptiou. Veterans of 1872 with the Amer-
can flag festooned background. PROMINENT
among the veterans was Thurlow Weed VINO IL no"
eighty-three years Of age, and who saw much active
service in the war of 1912. He now draws pen
sion for his services in that struggle. but deVeeS
the money SO received to the relief of the families oil
needy patriots. The other veterans present were
General Daily. eighty five years OF age; Thomas
Blank. eighfy-Eve years Gardiner k. LiilibridGe
editor of The Harlem Local Rcporfer' eigh'y-one
years: Charles Coombs, eighty-fve years; Thomas
Stewart. eighty-hve wears. Among the guests
were Mrs. Charles Coombs. Miss Stew
art Miss Davenport. daughter oil oe-
ceased veteran; Ex-Governor Mccormick. OF
Arizona. ID. r. Locke. author of the Nasty" Pa
pers. Leonard Lathrop and F. c. Bangs The first
toasts proposed and heartily responded to were :
The Day we Celebrate" and ' The Veterans OF
lsl2n Ex-Governor Mccormick proposed the next
toas. "Thurlow Weed. veteran journalist, veteran
politician veteran statesman, veteran soldier, VET
eran patriot-illustrions American"
Mr.. Weed. in response, sald
81 am deeply impressed with the goodness OF God
in being permitted to survive so many generations
and 10 be present occasion so full OF interest
as the celebration of the anniversary of our inde
pendcnce. / thank my friend Governor McCor-
mick for his kind reminder. i am grateful most
grateful to have been greatly favored through
long iifc-favored beyond all the little services that
| have had it in my power to render inhn,'eiy
beyond them all, because now IN the evening OF iny
life | find so much Of goodness and OF kindness
every where that should indeed be inserslDle II
were not oppressed by this evidence OF bright ana
beautiful humanity. do indeed depore; as ma. mas
Governor Mccormick. the growing disregard OF TINS
great anniversary. l have seen IT, year by year
grow less and less. AT first was utterly unable
to account for, 1t, but l believe thsre is AN an
the event which we celebrate To-Day
is becoming more and more remote. Generations
are growing mp among us not educated rs we were
10 remember ;he trials and sympathies of those
who secured TO? Us all the blessed privileges we en-
JOY. Perhaps It Is not strange that these memories
should grow dim. Yet. nevertheless. II IS to me
very painful. lock back TO earlier years. when
the Fourth of July joyous anticipation par
bcpated in by the whole continuity, young ana
old.
II remember how brilliant every anniversary was
in this city, and confess to sad feeling 10 see, az
have for tie last three or four wears. almost
forgetfulness Of he cay. But VIII not dwell upon
1t any longer. Ii Is lnevltabie ana we musl pre-
pare. suppose. to accept 1t. 1; wont he long Tor
me- any rae, to regret ii, for my season VIII soon
BE- up. l find myself in the condition that Mr.
Adams the elder stated that he was III 10 nelghDor
VINO called 10 ask about his health. We al reineTn-
Der what his reply He SAID that he was occu,
pying tenement very much d;apIdated and had
received notice from the owner that there would DC
no more repairs. ILaugher. But In reference
1
gret except my own imperfectIons Life has been
very bright to me. 1t has been life and world OF
friendships, and the man who has been fortunate
enough to find friends who stick closer than broth
ers even through his whole life. and who can even
now recall friendships which have existed for more
than seventy years unDroken, without
lar has in that circumstance enough TO
console him for all the inisfortunes he
NAV have suffered. And that Is my peculiar con
ditiOn Tome il a world of friendships 80 devoted
and ST. faithful and so afectiOnate that my lie rs
cheeIed by the remeu. brance. Bot II \ should
undertake TO enumerate the blessings which have
eijOyed. and which now cheer the evening OF my
life should continue much too long. Will simply
add that il affords great pleasure to be present
on this occasion and 10 thank all for the kind
ness with whrh the remarks OF my friend, Mr.
Mccormick have been received. We have with rs
literary gent leman. whose writings have read
with much pleasure for many years. and desire
that you will drink with the health of the author
Of the Nasty parers.'
d. X. Locke e. Petroleum V. Nasby') in the
course of q humorous speech returned thanks for
the toast proposed in his honor and alluded u the
services his father and grandfather had rendered
in the field, observing that his own military record
was clear In the late rebellion lie served by sub
stitute He furnished three substitute 5. all OF
whom to-day IN gOOG health--in Canada. lie
concuded with a glowing culogy Of the services OF
Mr.. Weed a soldier, as a statesman and as
journalist.
Speeches also delivered by George Leland,
Ex-Governor Mccormick aud Leonard Lathrop.