The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-21
The Club.

The Iroquois CluD.
The Iroquois Club, OF Chicago, has made
itself famous by It's second annual banquet,
which took place on the 18th Of April. Col
onel w. c. 7. BRECKiNRIDGE said that the
Club had met TO celebrate the natal day"
Of THOMAS JEFFERSON; but our books do
not tell us that he was born on the 18th OF
April. That, however, is not material,
since his birth could as well be celebrated
on one day as another. The important
point Is to know what this meeting OF gentle
men distinguished In the Democratic party
meant. For what purpose were Mr.. BAYARp,
and Mr.. TUCKER, and Mr.. RANDALL, ana
General HANCOCK, and Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE.
and Mr.. Cox, and Others, invited TO meet
together in the city Of ChicagoY IL Is true
only a small number attended ofthe prom'-
nent leaders invited; but all would have
been welcomed, and all who did not attend
were missed. photographic report in the
Cincinnati Commercial charges that the
Iroquois Club is "the white-kid Demo
cratic organization Of Chicago. We do
not know how true this charge is; but as
it is said that General BUTLER is the only
Democratic Governor democratic" as
applied to BUTLER is good who was not IN
yited, we take IL for granted that there was
not much exclusivencss practiced on the
occasion.
Colonel w. c. i. BRECKENRIDGE made
IT, ,,ofo So ennclnsiOp +.
ale desired the simple creed OF the
fathers, the Federal Government supreme
in its sphere OF limited and delegated pow
ers; State governments sovereign IN their
sphere; no imposition OF tax for other IMAM
public or governmental objects; sound
currency, based on coin; absolute protec-
ton for Americans home and abroad; cor
dial relations with all the world on the re-
cognized condition that no foreign Power
shall have a foothold on the continent.
With this creed the Democracy would be
~reinstated as the ruling force OF the re-
public"
That's a good creed-a Jeffersonian creed
indeed.
Mr.. BAYARD spoke next. He made a
most excellent speech-eloquent and states
manlike. His reference to the tariff ques-
tion was very general. He said:
"This spirit Of unwise and unjust in
reference by the Government is the oblec-
ton TO the laws which, under the name OF
taxation. favor certain classes OF occupation
at the cost OF others. and abridge that free
dom OF contract and commercial inter-
course which IN enlightened and enlarged
sense of self-interest should CONTROL
Mr.. HuRLBERT, Of the New York World,
wa the next speaker. He presented TO the
Club the ~subjoined autograph letter Of
THOMAS JEFFERSON, never before publish
ed:
PHILADELPHIA, March 81, 1888.
Dear Sir,-The delegates are sending an
express to Virginia, with intelligence re-
ceived this morning, but rs | do not know
whether they will have leisure to drop a
line to you, l will undertake to commune
cate to you the general tenor. a vessel
arrived here this morning, express from
Cadiz, with dispatches from Count Es-
taing and the Marquis Fayette, announce
ing that the preliminaries OF peace were
settled between all the belligerent powers
i'm January. Not having their extracts
from the articles before me, l cannOt give
YOU a minute detail OF them. Their gen.
eral effect, however, as TO the terrific
rial changes produced by the war,
is that the thirteen States are sew
cred from Great Britain. the FloridaS
and MinOrca coded TO Spain, Tobago and
Miguellan to France. and the French part
of the Newfoundland coast to Great Br1-
tain. There may be some changes in the
East Indies, which my recollection does
not suggest, but they are trifllng, il any.
This vessel was sent on the bare possibility
that she might arrive ooner than the one
from Brest, which we may hourly expect
with the authenticated instruments. Peace
being made, there is no further occasion
fer peace. makers. | shall therefore leave
here in a few days, but am not certain
whether | may not pay a visit to General
Washington, at headquarters, before | set
my face southwardly. / beg leave to pre-
sent my respects to Mrs. Pendleton. and to
assure you OF the sincerity with which,
l am. dear sir, your friend and servant.
TIL. JEFFERSON.
The letter was addressed to the Hon.
EDWARD PENDLET0N, to be left at the
Bowling Green, Caroline.
Mr.. HURIBERT made an anti-protection
speech and the impression has gone
abroad that the object Of the %Iroquois Club
in providing this banquet and inviting to-
gether so many prominent Democrats was
either to start a boom for Mr.. BAYARD as
an aspirant TO the presidency of the United
States, or to do something towards uniting
all members Of the Democratic party in
opposition to a protective tariff. But we
see nothing in the report before us Of the
proceedings on the occasion to Justify that
impression. 1t was a notable gathering;
but we judge that Mr.. HURLBERr was not
selected to give the keynote.
1t is true that Senator Nancy. of Texas,
and Mr.. TUCKER wrote anti-tariff letters
but Mr.. THDEN, Mr.. Cox, Mr.. RANDALL,
General HANCOCK, and Mr.. HEWITT said
never a word Oh that subject. And Mr..
EVERETT p. WHEELER, OF New York, who
was set down for a speech in response 70
the toast "A Tariff for Revenue Only
seems not to have been present, as the ac-
count before us omits all mention Of his
speech.
On the whole. we conclude that the Iro-
quois Club had no sinister or Interior OBJ
iects in view in giving their splendid JET.
~fersonian banquet, as the gentlemen who
made the tariff a speciality on that occasion
are e.ways fun Of that subject.
The Suns Latest.
The New York Sun has recently laiC
down several platforms for the Democrats