New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-18

Mi. The toast snroests two things either of which
woua require an hours speech anu 'an snbsance the
worth Of our National institutions as evneeu oS The
eOnS ~ S c0Su nSe
nnes Of this great sea Zoo Of veSps and this Is
nC1a' vt s sas Of the worth Of our nsuons
but there other forms OF government n otne 6 70
V SbipSng therefore there are other evidences Of
Worth-eyideDces far higher and more siSnhcane'
Ole for law and order-ihat love which is the natural
and legitimate outgrowth OF our institutions And s,
ys ,o wish ssous aat ' %
instance example. more eloquent tnan any S,eb
ahs armies Of both sections after the late struggle re-
turned to the ayocatiOns Of peace LOOK a. t ~ bced
flushed with victory turned loose without the means OF
living arny without generals, O OF Abpd the
armies of the sonth. too. disbandsd and turned
the country not bat the rsaso IRON Of
ane1orahIe tatethey have gwen evidence VI tso
reca" When we come to number the evidences of the
value OF institutions. in the Keystone OF tns arGn
want 10 carved these words Equanty selifespec'
of the citzen. love Of order ana 1usuce'
Judge Daily, IN announcing the next toast a." The
State of NeW-York," called upon Chauncey ol. De-
pew to respond, and MIR. Depew sald:
ME- PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE FR1ENDtI
EoSs: may much about many States-aDou1 tpo
are nqs n SG sUons q
York And you keep me here as ong as SU1 aSont
tSe stse o. OF saSony when get home Your poet
Mr. Savage. said TO me when arrived that tne poetry "a
That it was all was pected say. The circumstance
recalled scene on an Academic stage years ago,
when ! made the greatest effort of my Inc IN IN
speaking those lines, and spoke them better toah Tue
poet Savage dd TO- ns onI aDs
think be there be is not aud wherever ne ongt hOs
70 De- there ne rs e Ds t ms dinner forgot that
It ST. Pstricgs Day forgot that on TINS oay al al
trafc obstrueted even on the Eew.fork Cenra hti
read or 1 would have started at 10 o'clock yesterday
m0rning. made extra effort TO come because &c
met before and anyone who has once enjoyed one of
their aud been again honored with an
which the mariner hs cOcrse across the ocean
drop out and leave him 10 sail he k0ew not whher'
teri that II ever again l tired reach ST. Patrick
Now this island from which some Of you came has
Fewer Inhabitants than OF states, anu YET IL
attention and cScites more CURIOSITY than
all the States and than many nations NOT onJ 11 S
the spirit disturbance in the politics OF the
universe but it's Irish poetry that inspires patrotsm
sna are nS Sos What CHANCE have We
when such fellows come over heref Brother Coudert
in his speech. namely that ST. Patrick French
mani in aluding TO meme the representative OF me
"Bunauo's ghost shall not come mere" 1 summon him
here IN the person OF Pete Stuyyesant. remember
to give representation to all natlOnaliues on
thinner ct. Pstriek's Day would lake toe lrshmans
everywhere. Yon never see a Grst-clsss mob but a
freshman is at the head or T. it; You never hear OF
breach but al rishman leads 1t you never see news
q
editor lrlshman you never hear Of an eopenent
in high or life but freshman figures in It
lover the man who drives the horses or rows the
boat
At the next meeting of the st. Nicholas
Society shall offer amendment that the only native
born Americans IRISH imIniA and then We'll sit
In cur ancient seat OF power by proxy,
What constitutes Statei
Men, hlghminded men,
In that information most glOrOcs and immortal, we
old citiz OF Newly recognize the contribution OF
ireland. From the day when Montgomery fell at Que
bee, there has n FIELD OF battle That
has not been made illcstrious by the patriotism
of the sous of Ireland Since an Irshmau,
signed tie Declaration of Independence there has
no struggle for liberty but Irshmen have been in the
front b. hind and about IT. anu the old Dutch OF New
YORK ed, the Irishmen now here and those yet TO
come: Multiply and abound and possess the land"
After Mr.. Depew, Mayor Grace responded to The
City of Newly jrk !" the presidents of the st. An
drew's, ST. Georges and ST. Nicholas Societies. and
of the knights OF St. Patrick responded in behalf of
these organizations; Lawrence Barrett euogizpd
Goldsmith as the first representative of Irish drama,
and Judge Lochrane spoke to t" The Women" " Our
Army and Navy" concluded the list of regular
toasts.
There was no observance. of the day in Jersey
City. In the evening a hve-act drama entitled
s'Fontenoy," written by the Rev. Father De Con-
cilio pastor of st. Mlcbaers Church, and farce
Titled "B0ycOtting" were performed under the
auspices Of the Hudson County National Irish Land
League.