New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-29

c t 81 peter,s he sees those colossal mosacs ~
the great medallion under me dome, nc cameo breast
TO find them finished as dencateiy no '
PIN
IMPREssrvENEss OF TIE STATUE.
Isuppose there may be criticism on some Oh .''o ".
tails Of this statue. but certainly .a,s
unique vastness it must be in',n' 20.
imnrossive MANY of us DOUBT ro
menhor tho column OF Trajan In the Forum at Rome,
around whose vast marble sides winds NJ tha' seIe -
sculptured groups showing the particulars VI IN
Roman war; on the summit OF wmeh was G
colossal statue of an Emperor, long since rep,aOo
by one of the Pope, or ST. 'Peter or e'' "u'
THAT great tower which the Emperor IN whose honor
4, was reared never saw thinks about 1870 IN height
And vel this silly surpassed tnat IL VIII raise l.se
thirty feet at least the pedestal above Tue top ~
y s%S NeWeyorSers have been so eager eager
10 build between yourselves and Bro9Sy' au IL
seems as IL the French must have felt that We @ have
have the largest statue In the word BECAUSE conTse
mat we are the greatest nation the face OF tue earth
Every olr years teaches us that lesson hosn certain
vast scale proportion according to wme 'ui; NAV
statue has Seen d Rann Which n &c viii look
and continent the portals OF WHICH It's nav pe the
be cast Then whatever The de ta 81 10 me- to
crown IL TO our thoughts and hearts WIN sar rays
Of glory beyond mat OF amy history tue gt
of people Of nation TO the people % ON their
great with long thought ana apathy in regard
to it on The part of the American dvo p S, ia
realizing the fact that the French people nav me
magnificent and charming an lIea. ~ nus Witch ia
he's in E ad for tnaI reason well as for every other'
IL should Oe dear and beautiful to U.S. .oo,ib,o IN
Everywhere the French mind mas oeen d n@oes
great sggesons and when II has taken those SUISSE
lions 1t mas sprung 10 resze them I'D lnaguce That
/ remember very striking nIuslr at r1ri,,r an
when read forty years ago IN s etsT g between
S he gFeaT hS MS Of T6er resigned
lo4O because the King, Louis Pnlnppe,o % VIZ
Embellishments to encounter the English fleet.
TO do IL in behalf of Mahomet Al 1,e o tIer
no~ers yer IN concert of action. Timers and his party
were in epeev excited Ills Ministry resigned Decduse
In the ASSEMBLY Tniers to question Guizol ING uo
Minister of Foreign Ahars lie asKeu, hat - oai,n
and al gnIned and said, wer IA one word frav9,
Peace every where and forever Ihete "aS yiyidiv
of hus1 and then when the great Thought came 'ni3
before the imagination Of the assembly they Tose was
mutOus applause, and the MINISTRY % thi resoonse
S 20 mat maSniaoeat word Thus idea Of the
French people in making this git 10 Ael va sgtepV
coming and OF which this Is goIioI US yn,,g,.
the sword shall be beaten H nDn nh1 Iook
aud a day which these generals VINO are WIN Us .U
aist WHO baIied on many bloody helds more taan
o'1Srs will welcome in expectation and In nope, wien
the garme is rolled III blood shali DC seeA ""
lApplause.l 1000 >,o-,x-rD
The land then played the Marselllaise hymn,
which the audience appauded heartily, and TO
which the French soldiers responded by presenting
arms. lhe Rev. Robert Collyer then said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: have been thinkin ns l
sat here listened 10 me eloquent anu moving I
at vnui ureideut of a story once hedrd Oh an Ou
man vino wanted get lot OF money out OF crown NC
had before Tim. lie said 10 the people that theie were
- WAYS of giving. They might give as "a sponge ID
neng soueezed, but the trouble about the
sponge that the more 1t was squeezed 1he m e t
oner comb dd when 1t Overlooking just
touch ii and tns honey would pour out ali clean and
sweet ie as the president was draWlnS Low %
the close OF his noble speech t1at tnlS spPei 10 % To-
low citizens Of New York aud the Nation as eonsc
Guence would result touching the honey c0ID 80 .h
the honey would come odt; eyeryDody woHid grHe anu
everybody would feel good IN Tue tw0 gIed' i
cefned kApplause But aso IeiI 'lat Is"' tr3on
word about the tn. doeg %lcuitce ut"H nf
was in France in 1865 at me height o. the EnPeIVu
glory ana saw ali sides the signs OF the power tnaI
nad crushed out for time tne genius o. St,, P
only tnius tnat had 70 say about the cOhuitol o
ali French expressions stu5 ne noM' it.ef
spirit OF nDerty darel not come IOrth anu SUI"
SerIS was in France would come oui ana Ope lne
,SoI TO a grander luiure IApplaase.I la 1871
Ter " f6e terr.bis days of the Commune. l
noticed that men were beginning 10 LOOK , up %r ,ni
fast for freedom ana the kepuohc Tor everpore' lap
pHu sea went past Bedoes Island the other day
looked AT moment and then II seemed 20 me hat II
rTaud statue Inc place been founded aud KEEP.
until France should get reauy ti,e s'"'uG HIu
said that tie great Louis stamped upon his
cnnon The Logic OF Kings" There should DC nODlef
InscrIntion upon the beautiful gift OF France Ihe IN
scTntion shOnid read " This statue OF Liberty Eli
H1fenIug the World is the lUglc Of Republics" lap
Iiausel Then would IL be understood 40" greater
Inv came through this yubOl ana now new hepdOho
stTuppled inward strength and staOlhty gave inns
graI ,ift 10 me elder Republic and now hcy stOOd To-
her IA sisters and Ilends 10 make ins thlhS
good forever. tApplauseJ -
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BY MR. CHOAIE.
The band then played Sodermanns swedish
Wedding March," alter which Joseph ii. Choate'
who mace the last address of the evening, was III
troduced lie said in substance:
shall simply put 10 You a few questions ana
snoresI a lew ans wers How shall the cOlnmlI
lee make bricks without straw HOW shal the
statue stand without a pedestaf HOW shah
the Goddess of Liberty, mighty as she Is. hhlilnc
the world without leg To stand Ouf llauRhtet.I is
America too poor pay her debt OF honor Is her mem
priceless service thar her ally rendered
In the struggle for Independence There
are scores D. men this city VINO could pay the Whole
sum needed Tor ths pedestal Without ul5slnk IL IrOh
turir Income. I'm almost afraid that carried away Dy
natriotisu intoxicated as 1t were by The e0quehoe
Of MIR Eyarts and Dr. StOrrs, some Oi tnOse
gentlemen may pay 1t on TIE spot lLauShter
PEI mans the committee would not feel justified III reuS-
Ing It, but could only accept II as loan 10 be repaid OUT
of tuose rils rivers winch Will come now
ing from Rocky MOunans TO the sea hs soon as Tue
results OF this meeting are made public.
In closing the meeting Mr. Evarts announced that
committees would be appointed at once among The
various commercial organizations OF the city Tor the
purpose OF making q thorough canvass among the
nneonie The audience was hen dismissed.