New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-27

those heroes who had fallen for our freedom
stS Nav our Country be grateful to her Military Chill
dren. ,,.uo hos Gained
10th. The Vndication of the Rights oil ManA'Hu !"
eEr Nav America be an Asylum the Prosecuted OF
tHow wonderfully this has been fulaed APPa s ,sS
10Th MAY close Union of the states guard the 'ol
pie they have erected to Liberty . nav no Iesson
18th May the Remembrance OF this Day dc bo''o"
to Princes. Applause -,.-,,
PRESIDENT ARTHURS BRIEF RESPONSE.
Mr.. Lane then announced the first toast " ne
President of the United States" President Arthur
rose to reply and received with checr ai'er
cheer the whole assembly rising and waving thelI
napkins. while the orchestra in the gallery player
Hail to the Chief" When quiet was restored the
President spoke briefly as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: thshk
Ism Of the merchants of New York contributed no
Triumph tIHn Was glad event whose hnnGTsSt1
Won have abundant right to share In that celcDrauo,
for you the successors of those patroc m M
ioiced at the final withdrawal of all armed opposition
soendanSy Apa%ss A6a S Sn tsTTUr and
faith Of the fathers have abaed not one lot or nue IN
the children .d a wSSh "Ts to
and credit and glory OF the Nation o bepFv for
the warmth of this reception. tApplause.l
A LETTER FROM THE BRITISH MINISTER
AT the close of his speech the President was given
another round of cheers and then the next toast
q The Queen of England" was announced After
" God Save the Queen" had been played, with all
Joining in singing it, Mr.. Lane read the following
letter:
WASHINGTON Nov. l. 1888.
nrxr,RurS. have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ccpt Of your letter of the 29h utimo inviting me TO De
at to be given by the OF
to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary oi ue
Evacuation Of the City OF NewlOrk by the British e.
regret extremely that will not be in power 10 DE
present this OCCASION and beg that you VIII hecepe
offer 10 me giving expression 10 the cordial ana strong
friendship existing In the United States for the Mohor
II has been and ever will be my pleasing duty both
personally and officially 10 foster the amcaoe ieaGn
which have grown up between the two great couhtIi
peOpled by the AngOsaxon race and to identity them ~
The one common interest OF commercial no S gentle
! men, your Obcdient servant, - - ,,, u,sr
TO the President and vcePresdent of the Chamber OF
/ Commerce OF NewIOrk.
| SPEECH OF JOSEPH II. CHOATE.
The third toast, to Our Sister Republic France
received no response except the playing and singing
of the Marselase Hymn. The Day WeCelepra'o
| WAS answered by Joseph II. Choato, who was
| given a warm welcome. His humorous references
TO Governor Butler excited peal after peal OF
laughter. while the venerable object of the thruSts
simply rubbed the bald spot on his head conten-
nlativcly and looked at the gldcd ceiling MT
Cboato's speech was in part as follows:
| Mn PRESIDENT AND GENTIRNEN | came here tonight
with some notes or Sn s Butter and in The course
the evening they have mysterously dlsapPearem Louu
laughter in which Governor Butler joined Inc cOhS
nnence L. gentlemen that you may expect very good
speech from him. but very poor one from me- tausn
I Ymlr committee Mr. President. found me amid Tho
ruins Of the temple Of Golgos, into which the IedGia
the study Of Cypriote antiquities, and they ana me tn
very grea, honor Of asking me to come mere S
tl,a
ofNew York by tie British Well Is hardly ODE ehpccie'
that a man who whole soul IL absorbed IN the suny
anneri arr and i'm the resurrection OF gods and demi
gods that have slumbercd III the dust OF 0yPin, oi ~
Teen hundred years. and 10 day have their ldentit!
brought in question aughterl should have much tnongn
emotion len Tor Of sucp Ne% s TE' by the British
which occurred but century ago; Lang9'eri an
II my thoughts prove to be wandering a o n1ee
parts laughter why, gentlemen you VIII not lay
down to any want s OF Pa,Sh1 which Won have Jus, drunk
honor Of her Gracious Majesty. the Queen oi IT.
Of BIi the fnH n'' Minister sS that was
J Spouse, aud how heartily you, lolhen III Si Az
these tables and among you so many
Of English capital and English trade have my GoED
quite thorough sasheT and lasting ls, e%2r Sop
n have us Sfefs aft 6s eoad to deo Us
rights and liberties ana !" If, of'n crave an
see how his granddaughter hOnored at vour hands
nicht why think lac would return whence he cam
nk ia6r T Tor tH he dncd the resources B
EInpire were not successful lApphise.J
siGNIrlCANCE OF AMERICAN INpErENDENcE.
The truth is the hOastad triumph OF New-York In 81
ting rid Of the British once and forever Ia
nrovcd after all, to be but dismal IA
nro We drove them out IN one century only
ace them the next TO devOur our ~ quo
The noble Chief OF England the bcasted favor
1o smeTica making "a triumphal the con
Osnt and carving all before him at the rate OF NIFTY nl
am honr IAppallse Night after night AT our very ec
cos" &C., we Lave been paying the richest tribute TO t
l
world are English men and women OF character a.
earnest hospitality, than III tins very CITY OF new
IHppauseI The truth Is th9' TINS event tnat
America and seemed for the moment to give HiaggeTi
blow 70 the Pres s Blessing s He to e people than
ny nurs lApplause The latesl ana pest Oh Tue EhBh
historians has said that however important the ndep
" ence OF America might be IN the history
&c England 1t of overwhelming Importance IN inc
toIy " ubiIe The supremacy OF the English nation
see founded the supremacy Of the Engllsh race appa5
hs 80 Tier Tracing growth Of America from three
q, hons Of people scattered along the Atlantic Coast IN u
nd dav Ie declares that in wealth ana material
he erey az well as in numbers 1t far s9iPas
led come r main branch OF the English people ana hat
de- history that people, hencetoLn Is TO run along
u channel not of the Thames aud the mer5cy, pat OF
ltn Hudson and the Mississippi Applause Ana IN
the same spirit welcome the tact tnat those merely 20
cal and material barriers lhat separator INC Two LEU
sed century ago have utterly vanished Tor year by
Oh ue arc being drawn closer and closer toscther ANA
Gsy may be celebrated with equal tnessby "a" WHO sp
tho English tongue Applause ,,,,.,,o,o,, orr =,
If | Tho Chamber or tOllntICt, ~
" bn.ts of io-nght-has s appropriate method OF G
gS bTating great public events cares Tor no gand
are sso. n deghtcth not In long OfatlOns llanghcr
~ n,,Si hes nardon both OF Mr. BeeChcr and General }
DTS Ter for saying that did not mean 10 IeI0 on sne
Hryo,Ls INIT being made up OF none but solid and y
lch ncrons men 1t directly TO the point ana
T. Ges at the time, its own virtues
merits IIaughtcr and the event or inc 80
which IL seeks 10 commemorate by y
., nna and gorgeous banquet, such as lhcy
the nread before us tonight thus 1t reaches the syhpa
of ia members aughterl IN way that cOdid not Ol
iIanghterl. which Emerson long ago said was
ueo all the branches OF lhe AhgO7aHoh tae9
ish- IL aud shortest cut to their hearts. LaughteTI
DRY nin yc remember how promptly the hands Ol TIE
or V leap TO their pockets 10 IoneNc unl
her arvcr IL appears, here IL must be sald lht the Td
this ,arvcIIo,y developed, and that II these are ing
lee. mon, VIZ - Innghter.I