New-York tribune., 1881-03-30
gON0Rs 10 a. ". T0URGEE.
DINNER AT THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB.


.D,NNER AT THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
AK Hxpi,EssoS OF RsTyEN AND APPRECIATION
THy auEsrs-EX-JUpGE ToURGEEs SPEECH
There was Testimonial dinner given last evening
& 10 ex-JuGee Albion ". ioureee by about twenty
ave members of the Union League Club. Ii was an
oppression Of personal regard and OF appreciation
for his services 10 the country, aua the
Republican party. The dinner was served in the
slcoye room in the. third story of the now club
hcuse The table, which was circular, was eiabof-
stey trimmed with flowers. and in the centre was
large bank of Blossoms white lilies predominating.
. Jobu Jay sat at the head of the table. with
Judge Tourgee at his right and Joseph H.
choatc at his left. The other gentlemen present
were Jackson S. Schultz William DOwd. Sinclair
reusey. f. Harper, Lock- Richardson, Frederick
A. Brown, Parker Huudy, j. X Howard, George
= Montague. : Joseph w. How, Luther Il. Marsh,
Thomas C.. Acton, w. Q. Riddle. Thomas Ashwell
md J. ~ Brown. Tue menus were elaborate
ard were ON heavy cards. with the initials OF the
ruest of the evening embossed them. AT one
co1per was the figure of an owl in gold. The party
sat down at the table about o'clock and fully
three hours were spent before the mauy courses
Eere sinished.
A few minutes after 10, Mr. Jay, rising
10 propose Judge TourRees health, briefly sketohed
inc state of society IN the South and said thatfn
tslligent persons could mos but look upon IL with
h seriousness or even sadness. Judge Tourgce
responded in substance as follows:
GESrLRMRX: ! thank yOu very much for the
honor which yoa nave conferred upon
me this evening though l know that
n is rendered to Inc as the embodiment of
an idea rather than to myself personally. suppose
whom the war began my sentiments we're about the
sams as those of the average Young man OF the
North Wien the war was finally ended at an
snogmous cost of money and of life. f0oishy be-
iieyed. ike the most Of you. suppose, that that
lAA IA
UaI,ke You. however, I acted on nv belief. /
packed up my household gods and went South. At
Ter had been there some time. however. tl,e idea
began to dawn upon me that had made fool of
myself l came North and talked with some OF my
friends and they agreed ntrs Wsh me- saghtE This
and came North eleven years ago de-
isrmined to lay the state e.. 81. Of oI9 things
Was how to do it. If rashed into print knew
should not be heeded. Finally went to General
what believed wss the remedy for lhe South. This
ihink. then went to the Republican
10 Introduce resolutions into their platform embodg-
ING my convictions / failed. OF course, and then
sent South aa where Where pa'eRy lO
mittee again. bat my words had no more effect tnan
4 you had storIned Gibraltar with peas
4 finally chose the novel as means OF getting
ay views before the public, with no ldea however,
hat they would roach extended class OF readers
aim has sways been nSweser TO oTng g 0g4e tGs
most most direct way. Indeed. know. thai
& but that has always been my ultimate object.
do not agree with the chairman, who says that
o situation nils mn ~sn nhsSSn y So,1 iOIe uPeG
inch stage that the people Of the North must rise
up ana grappie with tbe danger that threatens
Nortierners have at last awakened to the
isct that the North and the South have never been
sas people, and that by freeing the slaves they
forees We are now battling with the results Of
slavery. and il Is an issuee, that must be met
Wsy that we can win the vistory, and
hat il By National education OF judi
sious kind would not have the Governments, & 60
gross 70 be squandered in detail by the Ssates. "A
ndicious method should be employed, as is done by
& por cenG Of the waite population Of the South
fAnnot read or write, and over 40 per
snt Of the whole popISo popuiatII1Sn cannot. ,a9ot.
BE more than read and write. Place SIX men who
ne Intelligent with ffty ,y5o cannot read aud write
8 rules in the South In Louisiana an Intelligent
@ans vote Is worth four times as much as it IS IN
Y the hands Of the sonthefners, and which you
viii have 10 tght until you take away its force by
sducaton You have gwen your opponents such
tremendous odds that it VIII require your oeSt
believe. however that this emergency win be
net ey ,De people Of the North and tha the time VIII
# ZONE Nheu tue Dest blood Of the cGuntry Wall
some from the South Il may not be IN nay day,
put believe the time will e0me When the North is
MeE-populaSsd and old, thea the strong mon will
so,ns ttem ths south. kaov net OF what race or
fapidly uowi9g strong as are also lhe poor
Whites who needcd the ballot
70 sssaeh tnoin that they were mdh. Even the old
hrietccrate element the most inyolyele NJ aIj u Inn
proving its condition ereatig - " "ii' - A"i
Gentlemen. thank yos'verv beartll, g.. ron,
kindness and pgonosH the healtis ~ 10 hof your your
snsague Cub May its strength aud unty he orntn.
pes y w9at our cSa Union will be ia The fptUrc
Short speeches were made BY Mr. cho... -,
~ Others. NuV@ee ana