New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-28
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
IT'S sEyENTY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY.

NOTED.
The Now-York Historical Society celebrated the
centennial of Evacuation Day and its own seventy
ninth anniversary at the Academy of Music last
night. The Academy was filled with an attentive
audience, which gave the speakers aOun-
dant applause. At 8 o'clock the members OF the
society and their guests marched down the centre
aisle and took their places on the stage. Augustus
Schell. president of the society," presided, and on
the stage with him were John Jay, William NJ
Eyarts, Hamilton Fish, William Dowd'
Thomas C. Acton, o. b. Potter, Governor
Hale, of Hampshire Benjamin H. flelu,
the Rev. DR.. s. Iren@us PRIME koyai
Phelps, Henry T. browne, Edwards fierre-
mont, Jacob ID. Vermilye, the Rev. DR.. Thomas H.
Vermilve Colonel Andrew Warner, Jacob Ii. MOORE
John A. Weeks, Smith f. Lano, General VarhuHl'
DR.. r. Adds Emmett, John A. King the Rev Dr.
Gallaudet. the Rev. DR.. b. +. DeCosta william H.
Webb, Edward f. Delaney and Francis BAKER
Ogden, and D. b. Kirby, of the Rhode Island lis
tOrical Society.
when Dodworths orchestra had finished tho
piece it was playing as the procession moved uo"ii
the aisle and upon the stage, Mr.. Schell rose ana
made few Introductory remarks. prayer was
offered by the Rev. DR.. Vermilye.
ADDRESS OF MR.. JAY.
Then Mr. Jay delivered the address or the even
ing This was in part as follows:
We are assembled the seventy anniversary Ol
the New York Historical society 70 o omp
treaty OF Peace which hundred years ago SNc W V,a
country its name and place anong tIe Pomo Iannp
world The Historical Society has done me gtedI V ,h
i'm asking me address you on this subject anu vi I'
occasion. II request enforced ny WciBy i,io'
and the most graceful courtesy gave the force OF com
maud Aud yet | might have hesltated To assume tlp
task IL had not recently gathered at nome anu a.
newly discovered ard conclusive evidence upon c Ino
points al ISSUE including much from the secret COTE
spondencc OF Ncrgennes In the French m '
been partially published and which seemed To De as yeI
I'm
has come happily In uhe last decade oil te century W
end LET MS hope forever the dispute which, ater tho
calm judicial review by Washington aud his CABINET
n would appear that the English Cabinet while ready
IN Grant independence the first article or the treaty
and so an uus proceed that they were Wiling 10 sly
iGc m" debts OF their subjects and the claims OF the
refugees sill shrank from dealing with tGeir FORMER
cOlonists AN Independent power ne
the fisheries the points whlCh interested hncIIOa'
the recovery British debts and some provision lor the
refugees were the points which concerned the BTll~n
SnnndaTy Mr Adams was naturally strong the ques
ton of British debts he led the way IN ADJUSTING tnae
point the satisfaction OF England on tRe n5nTro7 r
exhibited great skill and energy In maintaining our
rights and although Congress had abandoned tno nsi
cries umatum, the ComniSSloneIS An9 , e 1r
II had been done under French influence stood ny iol
the right and the English yielded IL was won on tle
last day OF the negotiations NOyenpcr ~; d, -
Fitzhcrbert Oswald and strachey met Franklin lhrehs
and Jay Jays apartments In the Hotel d0reals ana
nn.rd the entire dny discussion the fisheries ana
The Tories whose behalf the American commissioners
states and ianother guaranteeing them iaglnsi
cOn1scatiOn. prosecution or loss On SAtulIS, P az
hpr.l
Mr. Oswnd's. examined, compared; then the treaties
were signed. sealed and delivered ana hey MI "eht Vu'
We have traced TO their successful conclusion the pro
gress Of the peace negotiations "lch sc,cI W Io
Young United States their independence with the bound
9yir and I,bcrrs vast extent OF territories, and LARGE
commercial advantages. The Americans were HaNIu
hors saved from tho necessity Of seeking foreign ALI,
anccs 10 their safety. LEFT free To anu
national Constitution. which Was framed with wisdom.
that commanded the admiration OF the World Mu W
I a.. I'm, cor ft-
impartial neutrality which reflected 80 great h0hor ON
the government oi Washington. ne An't'oaI tSnv
were not outaugcd with the policy of France, th "eto
/ not forced To compromise their western III Ie''7 I"
I'm" paper and correspondence relating to America in
M TI,lrL arcn,cs 30 far %, they have been printed,
I ,, ,,ugrtu f, view which hn. been sometimes en-
t,rtlurd even I'm own day, OF an extreme lhtucl
c nn hc uart Of European statesmen of the last cen
trv tn the rise and growth Of the American EePdOh'
n WOULD seem clear that some Of tie statesmen o rance
and spain n NJ 40 other countries, had studied tho prob
, iIf"rs az America with singular intcntncss and
fr-rrachuc intelligence, and II they looked upon nei ~,
pawn h VIA. u- "a pawn (which unless cdrtniy "ach,l
and checked was an hut certain, later III the game 10
'. T1n narrative Of historic facts d-closes the
completeness ul the success, ~ the American vu','"h
i'm which they placed by the instructions
Ia treat a. colonies or plAniioh-' assuming " P"'"l
~ sovereign dignity nud lnHrI mueIv, ".o from,
~. recognition quietly separating utI - @
the unficudy land dislngrnuous policy OF France up
pcang directly and ,nrcrH-imy 20 'v
aud tuc-t interests oI EhElAml' anu .!a -, WriJ ~
The hostile schemes carefully elaborated ht MauIl at
! PR at
bic Power easily controlled by me EIvloau "a, a
| suddenly startling the world by articles whlch "o1.s
secure it, imperial greatness ~ once ana forever
ms Who looking back the century have traced the
! outline OF the peace negotiations anu lhAlA'u tno
tons ~ read by the Hight Of the records oil all tht pay
crs In that game Of nations, Will more than ever occupy
chief place among the picturesque ana heroic
OF the Revolution which for seven years nave Oeeh 10
hcar-ed before Us.
REMARKS BY MIR. EvARrs.
When Mr. Jay had finished, George II. Moore'
superintendent of the Lcnox Library. offered reSo
Iution giving him a vote of thanks for his address
After Mr. Moore had made short Speech
william NJ. Eyarts rose and said thatin the absence
Of the Rev. Dr. Richard 5. Storrs, president OF the
Long Island Historical Society who was expected
TO speak in support of the resolution, the duty
had suddenly fallen upon him to do so. lie then
spoke in substance as follows:
I,uay be permitted 10 say I'm view " the interesting
| presentation Of the work accomplished y ul''
| To- which we have listened tonight that IN
| The seven years war not only the military cam
nans gained the victory. but that the American people
hal conquered by the greatness Of Washington and tho
men who surrounded him they had conquered tne 3p,
cnyoys OF power that had been unknown III me world
stood before the crafty diplomats o. Europe. my HUo
mon kim that has bcon followed III all our dealings
with foreign nations and that maxim 49, AcIiVa 'nA
for nothing that Is not right and VIII submit TO not
mat Is wrong" Hong appause We may Do sure nom
our experience of one hundred years tht ltg uu uul
III ,I INV more land than we needed llaughter for we
Iave added enormous tracts OF territory ana yet we
have not much for tho growth ana destiny OF TINS
mighty nation. (Appausc | consider that the last
rrownipg act OF American diplomacy was accomplished
i'm the termination of the dispute which was lelt ny our
H,ni,,on Fish there was established peaceful solution
OF grievance great that under less advanced stat,
of civilization II could never have beeI settled WHOM
war By that peaceful solution OF the difficulty we nave
raised up the sky for all nations to follow the grsa
motion for "A vote OF thanks to Mr. Jay.
The resolution was adopted unanimously. Assist
ant Bishop Henry c. Potter pronounced bene