New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-13
BIRTHDAY OF LINCOLN.
ANNUAL DINNER OF THE LINCOLN CLUB.
EDWARDS PIERREPONT, DIR. NEWMAN AND EX-sEN-
AToR PLATT AMONG THE SPEAKERS.

| ANNUAL DINNER OF THE LINCOLN CLUB
EDWARDS PIERREPoNT, DR. NEWMAN AND Ex-sEN-
AToR PLATT AMONG THE SPEAKERS.
The twelfth annual dinner of the Lincoln Club,
| in celebration of the seventy fourth birth
day of Abraham Lincoln, was eaten
| at the Hotel Brunswick last night.
There were over 100 guests present The
| occasion was considered one of the pleasantest In
the history of the club The dinner began at
o'clock and it was o'clock when the speaking was
| begun Fire Commissioner Cornelius Van Colt
presided At his right sat the Yice-President, John
| ID. Lawson, and at his left the
Rev. DR.. ]. p. Newman. Others at the principal
| table at right angles TO which the two other long
tables were extended, were Edwards Pierrepont, ex-
Senator Thomas c. Plat, General Lloyd Aspinwall,
General Horace Porter, c. b. Waite, Justices Scion
b. Smith and B. T. Morgan. Jacob Hess,
Joel b. Erhardt and John j. O'Bren.
| There were present also among others c. Nolney
King. Morris Friedsam, Charles n. Taintor, Alex
ander H. REID, j. W. Russell, Captain Brogan, j. y.
Morris, T. b. Clarke. Andrew Klnnis, A. Spadone
s MpcS aud th haO'r' eensTa in Grant
| be present, but matters connected with the
Mexican treaty. il was stated prevented this.
At o O'clock John ID. Lawso1. who took the chalr
owing to the impaired condition of President Van
Colts voice. called the members to order and CON
graduated them on the prosperity of the club.
A poem on Abraham Lincoln was read by Sidney
Wintrngham, jr., AID following this the chairman
stated tha letters of regret had been received from
President Arthur, Governor Cleveland Senators
Miller and Logan, Hannibal Hamllu, Attorney
General brewster, General Grant ext ver3 0oI
nell, Edward Cooper, Andrew II. Green, General
Tracy. Thomas G. Acton ana others. - .
Edwards PIerrepont, in responding TO " The Mem
DRY Lincoln" the first toast said:
I think the time has when 1t may safely be said
that the memory IL Line tEe most sacred that mas
existed in America He IL tine tarcs representative
that has held the Presidential seat lie
nd nothing } but hin his S own not hS 'G t
he american people in al restees lie Tas SapeT
he cileI Cabinet together He seemed dispnted He
said. II wish I co I'D near from sherman" General
Grant who was called IN, "a d. You Will hear well from
SherhaI." Lincoln replied, 81 don't know. l had q
Bull Run stone river ana Chan, elorsvle.
lear it ioreooies something" That night he met his
too much unguarded. Lincoln said to him. II Is use
less to TAX OF precalton. "a In the hanis OF a
higher Power. II il IS destined that sloud die noth
Ing can preyeat H."
General Busting, of New-Orleans. responded
next 70 The President OF the tinted
y. Iaintor. who spoke to The toast Inc
Governor OF the STAT of New-York.p In the course
of his remarks Mr. TaintOr sad: 1t IL with sad
that learn that probably one oi the best Gov
errors ever had Is about to pass away refer
10 Ex-Governor Morgan. Let rs hope that all our
Governors may rival hun IN the excellence OF his
career
General Horace Porter next gave one Of his char
acteristic and humorous speeches closing with a
warm truuie TO the tender hear and gentle nature
OF Lincoln, who conducted the war 10 a lasting aud
honorable peace and who left the best legacy OF a Il
ii good name and great example. Inc SPEAKER )
remarks were received with generous applause.
he Rev. DR.. Newm IN SAID that Lincoln
kept before hm what puilantbrOpists, the
OF our nationality" This, the seicc-
ton OF General Grant the Commander-n
Chief. and the emanclpatlon OF the slaves, formed
the trinity of his wisdom Marshal ErhaIdt and
Major j. LangdOn Wari followed Dr. Newman. and
Thomas c. Platt, who was the succeeding speaker
said IA referring 20 President Lincoln: " believe
that he believed that the party could not thri We
without bosses, aud those not newspaper bosses"