New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-15
hall alnr OF her tho amending years

Shall sing OF her tho amending years
Shall tell her tale In unborn ears.
Aud when with sins and follies past
Are numbered colorhate and caste,
White, black and red shall own as ono
The noblest work by woman DONE
The following letter from George William Curtis
was read:
WEST NEw-BMGHroS STATEN ISLAND. N.Y.
GENTLEMEN I an sincerely obliged by your kind in
vitation and regret exceedingly that u Is Impossible
for me to accept 1t Is the great happiness 81 MIS-
books, but TO have written book which
viii he ALWAYS famous not only as the most vivid
picture Of extinct civil system but OF the most
powerful influences In overhrOwing IT, The light OF her
genius flashed the monster into hdeSns disnctaess.
historical event than Uncle Toms Cabin In
all times and countries have noby served Justice
and liberty but is doubtful II any lie service OF the
good In this country greater than that OF Mrs
and to whom honor would be gladly and uni
versally paid II all whom she has charmed and quick
mer would be outdone Very truly yours
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS
The following was read from George w. Cable,
the Southern novelist
NEw-ORIRANs June Q, 1892
DEAR SIRs: thank YOU most gratefully for the kind
ness that remembers at such distance, and regret
eNceedr ely my inability respond person. To be
In New Engand would be enough fer me. l was there
oncea year agO-and II seemed as though never had
been home TIL then. To be there again, to join friends
ID rejoicing ever the continuance on earth OF one VINO
has earned the gratitude of two races OF humantyls
greater than the measure Of my cup can only send
blessings on the day when Harriet Beecher stowe was
born Yours truly, q. w. CABLE
Letters were also received from many other prom
inent persons including the Rev. DR.. Prime, of The
Aeo- York Observer Judge Nelson, of Brooklyn
the Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Buckley, of The Christian Adro-
cate; Thomas X. Beecher Richard Smith, of The
Cincinnati Gazette; Oliver johnson, the well-known
abolitionist Edward EgglestOn, George Cary Eg-
glestOn, Professor Harrison, of Lexington. va,
Rebecca Harding DAVIS, I. j. Conant j. W DE
Forest, Professor Francis Brown, of the Union
Theological Seminary. and William L. Nlxon' oil
The Chicago Inter ocean.
Mr.. Houghton, i'll his speech referring TO this
birthday celebration. said
of work size has accomplished the number OF her
years will rank with those the anediuyians; but II
Judge 10y the yigOr and freshness Of writings and
by her universal sympathy young and old we must
say that she has discovered the fountain OF perpetual
youth, else II among the everglades OF
Florida, where Ponce de Leon sought it in vain.
Continuing, the speaker spoke of the illustration
of New England life and the hOmely virtues OF
truth ana duty taught III the books written by
Mrs. Stowe.
Brief remarks were then made by Judge Tourgee,
the Rev. Edward BeecheT and EdwaTu Atkinson,
esq. Mrs stowe concluded the delightful occasion
10y making brief speech, in which she spoke kind
~ of emancipaed slaves and asked charity for their
ignorance. she thanked her friends for all they had
done 10 make this a memorable event In her lie,
and closed her remarks by saying that the nbefa-
ton of the slaves demons rated That what ought 10
he wOuld be.