New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
ppNARKs OF PRESIDENT COOPER.

States" 1neSe Wtr6 DIS rtHdIN'
GENTLEMEN or THE SEw-ENGLAsD SOCIETY: ~ mas
been the custom AT these annually recurring festVs or
your president 70 report on the condtlon OF me
shall do IN few words as possible that may h o,
keen Won waiting TOO long for what you have come 20
hear. The NewEngand Society at peace wth sil he
vnG NJ. @ not could WISH
Demonico must be held Responsible LauenleT ,hs, q,
any previous period since It's foundation numbering
thirteen hundred and eghtynye The reeSrds az se
In sa sums 70 the destitute poor oi this city,
temher Of this year the sum OF sS2Zs To- A1 oi ns
treasury shows balance 10 the creGt OF the society
sum nearly equal 10 that which has been expended
The Monument Committee OF which eI-PreSdent hpP.e-
ciey a statue bronze, from the hands OF an eminent
American artist, paid FOR from the voluntary dav
lions Of members OF this Society symboizng the Gay
we celebrate " Applause ,,,..,,,,ro, ,h,.
Two years ago took occasion While presinD u, " ts aus
curing suitable accommodations for the use OF s mem
bers Last year President Fsse aEsn used lhe s'.yee
upon your attention In February ltst sppoan'. 10
Building Committee composed OF earnest members WI" ,h
Knew It's need and believe in our ability TO carry e sfT
work and feel that in The near future TINS ocr!
can banquet at lie pleasure ana open ne mouth ~
tory without the fear Of being Sonfr3nrd Dy ana an
vidOns suggestion" Hire hall iaushtea anu ~
plasel but under It's roof and by It's own hrehe
come aud where our distinguished guests who honor US
with their presence will join Us Ia celebrating Tue ah1IhB
on these shores Of our Pilgrim Fathers lApplalSe'l
SPEECH OF GENERAL GRANT.
The band played Hail to the Chief when the
name of President Arthur was mentioned and three
hearty cheers were given. Mr. Cooper reada letter
stating that the President had previously accepted
an invitation TO dine with the New-England Society
of Philadelphia. General Grant was loudly called
for. and he finally rose amid cheers and said:
Mr. President AND GENTLEMEN OF THE NEw,ENGLAND
SOCIETY,": might very well say that tls can II s,,
prise To came here fattering myself that s99n1
not have 10 make single remark Your wee prtsueht
notified to-day that he wanted me 10 iesPonu 70
certain sentiment replied TO im mn ,na
big what had SAID he had not entirely nslicxsd me mn
nm opportunity 10 make speech. and he supposed that
Other people were Ike himself was called upon to ny
Iest should he called nou untiI locked th. pr
gramne and found thai was omitted. So have been
fear Of being called upon speak yet here AM the irs
10 be called upon ! do not know whether General
knowledges thai he promoted H. shall have 10 hole hin
responsible; and VIII settle with nin outside aI-.-
in Brooklyn which started yete day and ended to-day
was called upon thee to speak and u Is not TO be sup
subject twice in the same day. Laughter A..
did learn some facts In regarn 70 the thgrs anu Tue
laughter and appau>e which " not entirely new 70 he
revived back menOes learned IRON o0%ne rs6 ts
adherence between the Pilgrim and the Puritan Laugh
ter ne was acnetes used the word RI n wien
iIanrhter1; but st I was In such a condition that
knew perfectly well what he meant Laughter II
took the Colonel some fifteen minutes should hlhk 70
define the difference between the Puritan and the ~
grim; but gathered from oil he said that the difference
Is about this that Pilgrims is u Puritan evolved Tap
plause and laughter Tue Puritan first; and We
evolved Is better than that which preceded ana the M
grim l. thu reore better than the Puritan
was going To give the notes that had prepared
for this occasion 10 Mr. Depew. who. as discovered
was coming last the speeches; but now shah defer
that and will give them to him ] was going 10 say
to him that. inasmuch as he comes last he might say
whatever pleased about those who had spoken before
him llaughierl; and that however rOughshod he might
tread upon them did not care. for dd not suppose
that TO he Of those 10 speak before he did u
the note which had written to him. bat which viii not
send to him. told hm that never fell badly when
other people Sere abused and not always wien wa
abused my self lAppauSe THIS being saturday nGhl'
aud there being sor good speakers here ana an o. mem
wanting speak before sunday morning ana snnf "i
whom would hardly survive over Christmas n they did
close by saying this New England society Of New,
YORK. that you will invite me again the invitation Wa
he accepted only condnn that am not TO be calied
upon ~ make speech Applause
ADDRESS OF Mr.. EVARTS.
Governor Cleveland had been invited TO respond
to the second toast, hut he wrote that he was
unable to accept the invitation. he next sneaker,
Mr.. Evarts, was introduced rs follows:
"Our FGrefathers Day: This toast viii
be responded TO by an hOnored Ex-
president of this society, one whom you all delight
10 honor whose name is honored in every nation
in the world. ! Introduce the Hon. Vim. NJ.
Evarts" Sir. Evarts spoke "a follows:
MIR PRESIDENT. AND GESrIEMEN OF THE NEW ENG-
LAND SOCIETY nee not @aY 10 ven u giNesine unaiicct
ed pleasure indulge a hope that may he listened To
for the fourth ia speaking to this ioast. believe
her. of this soeicty though In every other rela-
ton Of life | am recognized still IA II
Young man ILaughcrl 7 delivered an ortou before
mi, s0rlrty thirty years this year. aud very
now brfnr ne Intelligent enough at that time
% have appreciated that Grafton lL,nghicr believe
th- socey. and before bon shall begin 10 feel instead
of taking part In celebrating rOrcfathcrs SHALL
bo a part Of the toast myself lLaughter.l
Now f"refathcrs were great men They did great
deeds They laid great foundations and they formed
plan upon which the Trat st1lciurr las been rH-eh
iliry from the old world and without Kings or
Bishops mobiles or masters OF any KIND "n THESE Hb"ro-
they iid the foundations of an empire now IN
our system o. cisills ,m one ., the siinngr,l
IoS ulnIs of the rins cdncch one ~ the Innst
cultivated psopie that tbe s'in eyer SGone man. APP
may say In the language OF The Scriptures sis their
Structure the he%n and squared stone. that have
used IN other great plticai aud -"cl fabric.
pl, uf human nature aud permanent relations with
the wOrii. n thus they could, nut of these
plausc Whatever they belirved, thy believed -irunely,
aud they did moi believe II ANY the lr-s fTnm
knowing that other p"op" did not leliryo. lApi'au-r
They believed IN religion: they believed in ,'ncaii"n;
they believed In cIudy aud they believed that man
holding his head high according To his conduct
ard his lie as amy 0ihr man To whom the
Fr"n this seed thus this Wonderful structure OF
bsnr or Or inelligrDc. ~ Freedom, OF equality
l- sJritd the wide domain Of tho pOsscSIuuA
~ lsrpubIic Nnw gentlemen, while THIS religious
h hay al The Foundation OF the plans ot the planters ~
ON commonwealth they 'heat 10y that only that the
spiritual nature and the intellectual nature man.
placed under circumstances whore Impressions did not
restrict or control the natural Development, were
rnIlprirnt for the largest future that the good
pass III God should give " their descendants
But they did not hclvc ir pOstcrty IN their pride and
THEIR pnwer IN their prosperity could part with thcsp i'm
perirhts qualities 81 mental natIre and the stuctnrrre
n.i Ton tlcii pDstTy u i- thus that when VT con-
slider the glory 81 ibe children IL their fathers that
may feel that We bav" I" c'nrehend the counterpart
trYt Holy Scriptures. which ways tho glory Of the
fathers II their children And when we
S Sims. inl OUT what S'I "inrs we might ''i c%
n our fOrefnthcrs were- celebrating Now, I
shall draw distmctfnr General Grant has
phil "phcaiy DONE b. tween the Pilgrim and the Puri
Ian think hb has hit the uub Ot the matter that The
Pilgrim thr Puritan 'etolvDl" 10 phrase II
substantially the enect which kosstI used To- Nc
very nDd ri using aud though he spoke excellent English
h. did not always pronounce II lld.
and using his phrase, I should say that
the Pilgrim the Puritan deviled up. Applause.l 1
see that you al think so. lLaughteri