New-York tribune., 1880-02-29

IErTENANr COMMANDER wYsE's VIEWS.
In calling up the next speaker. the President
said that ne officer Of the French
Navy. especially devoted the scheme OF NJ
do Lesseps. and gentleman whose surname his friends
held 10 be significant Of the wisdom with which the
plan OF the Panama Canal was conceived, and whose
frat lts omen OF ylctory-Leutenant Napoleon
Bondpart Wysc.
Lieutenant Wyse, responding In French. said
/ thank You. Mr. President. for having mentioned
in nattcring manner IN connection with that
found the true solution difficulties attending the
Panama route-tLe route which was adoptcuhy me Con
gress OF Pars and which will be agreed In by all Amrr
cans In regard 10 the Sucz Canal take THIS oppoItun
Of paying tribute TO Mrssrs shutelt. Collins SUI ana
surveys Ol the lsthmus OF SueL lApP"uS'.I
SPEECH by JUDGE DAILY.
In calling upon Cnief Justice DAILY, the prcs-
dent referred to him as the most learned
President Of the American Geographical Society
whom. nevertheless, he had once found. nj
Roslyn. entirely perplcXed by the question whether
they there and that moment on an island or
peninsula. Chief Justice DAILY, who WAS Loudly ap
paudcd said
Though have hal q great deal more experience n
making responses upon occasions of TINS kind thhn IN
solving such dlnicut prOplems a. the ihct whcther
modesy which ia peculiar to the race irom winch !
sprang llaughrul that never fer more emD~taSScd
than un the present occasion treI 80 oerhuSc nave
respond not only behalf ot me GeOgraphIcnl
Society which | have the honor 10 i'prescnt'
but for all the geographical societies OF lhc
world. now altyonc In number, cxprc.Sng their
united acknowledgements to The disl n nshrd gulle-
VINO here prcseut for having tn'cteI one of the
most remarkable aci yemen ah me fe'ui Oh l"uN"u'i
perseverance tnat have characcrzDd thr progress OF
gcpOgtcil science. Applause .
| feel embarrassed, r-oycr by the nct thdt see
here not OIy the dsncu shea @ncst WIN who's" name
and works / ha Dcrn 30 long familiar, hut gent i-
mon, also, ot whom / have heard So long
ard whom | have always regarded with lhs
distant reverence we always feel tpwart those win
whom We have no persoual relations, where th'y Wt en-
gagcd in great UNDERTAKINGS. When see ucnic ne tnr
distuguishcl engineer OF the suz Canal W. Dhu'a D. u
whose efficient support ana constructive Rrhu'
the distinguished guest OF the evening ha' hrcn
largely indebted the succrs ot hls chIeFpils "h
when / see b.fOre aleo q etutit man 70 WHu,c
name / have pre- yiuusy pad deserved uIn-
nte In my annual address before the GtugIHP'-
icaf Society. Ohe OF the most tXtrHotuluaIl
efforts of engineering that has been ac Om ishcd IN the
history OF me world Herr J. Dr- who, II hs ances-
tors rescued the land IN Which lac was born nom the sea
by pultug dyke to protect IL aHninst the enclVdch-
n-nts of tle ocean, has followed that hlat work Dy
openil z up a Wy by wich the ocean can enter tue
c5uufry and y wuich the people can reach Tue ocean
a feat unparalleled Ia the history OF ehS'heorihs lay
plauscJ .,, -, -, ,,I IN ,hot frat
enterprisr all the perseyering courage a thc ii con
cepton OF what could be accomplished ana ali the pef-