National Republican., 1885-06-10

who for some escapade was there held in dur |
ance. Long before Darwin saw the light he !
taught the ancient Virginlans the doctrine OF
selection" and tho survival Of the htiest'
one thing the Turks could ever do
they could always select the best mar
kct In which TO buy or sell anything
from An Aneora goat TO a hearth rug. Another
thing the OttOmans never had, with all thClr
drelns Of Orleutnl splcndor, aud that II, ihe
cQarseness, aud vindictiycncss, and persQngl
vitupCratiOu which too oitcn with US sinitth
the best political lives and not seldom mako
politics the greed of the spolsman aud the
prey of the unworthy,
There ls something still moro attractive than
diplomacy or commerce in the Orient II ls
the land OF a deep blue sky whose cOucaNe rs
set thick with stars, Tho eastern sky, with its
marvellous purity and beauty, carly developed
tho sprituulitles of human nature. II II also
called out sensualism there was Il compensation
beyond all expression, In the purity ut Us
thought aud in the elevation and unity Ol its
worship. When the Koran prohibited men
from drinking wine, but gave null privileges
of waterAnd coffee, the Paynim voluptuary was
not altogether enshrined among the beallhucs
Of the deml-gods Epicurus may now and
then sit with his Chlbouk cross.legged on the
bnnks Of the Bosphorus as drcamful as any
German motnphysicinn, But beyond ana
above all, from the land of India Arabia,
Egypt, and even from the desert plures came
the religions which have made mankind gaze
hopefully and earnestly into the unseen world
Whether Hebrew, Christian, Hrahmin, MOhaul-
medan, the worshipper bowed only TO the onn1
Invisible supreme being. Faith In eacn llt,cu
man by higher code Of ethics into higher
plane Of thought, The religions which drew
from the Holy Of HOLES and rom the lnhnlte
doCps which environ the eastern sky had ana
have an inspiration that gives solaoe to the
suffering and dying Of every land, and Gu
lightcns our Inst moments with the nope that
takes from the grave its sting and rom death
its victory.
It isn difficult thing to give up old associa-
tiOns and tn form new huhitudcs. since nave
resigned my place NJ the capitol | have wan
dCred about through its corridors and halls
like the ghost Of my departed self Almost
every Image seemed to wave 'adteu,' Even
the old hall in which ! brst served 70
the new chamber wherein ! made the
! first speech, echoed with personal thoughts
aud pleasant associations But there must be
an end of all occupations, and, for WhOlt'
some, thorough living there must be more or
| less OF change. We must sometimes fold our
tents like the Arabs, No longer for me the
| speakers gavcl, with It's rap rap ran
| no longer the fierce debate and tho loud ap-
| plausc (which made ambition virtue; NO
! longer the II object from the Occidental mem
! bertOspOil the work Ofmuny months. Nolonger
| the five minutes debate upon Il siNpcnny hp-
preparation. No longer the previous queS,.
| lion, that dynamite which destroys so much OF
| parliamentary power. "OthellO's occupation
! gone'-gOnc to the llcllCspont.
In speaking with some reserve az 10 thc
| Ottoman empire, In the presence of its honorcd
ambassador, aud In the presence ofthis festive
| nssembagc which gives him such Il greeting,
| II is well to know that the duties OF my new
| position are not of the greatest responsibility;
! This is owing to the progress OF physical
! science by cable, by steam; By all the forces
| of nature which man may harness Tor MS al,
! yancement diplomacy has lost much OF its old
mystery and intrigue aud Il was about TO say
almost all OF its potential qualities. II II aim.
cult question about free ships or "contrnband
! of war" should arise in COnslantinople II can
| be settled by Il few telcgraphic clicks TO ana
from Washington. The ambassador mas now
.lNVa
! especially between governments ike that OF
the Turkish empire aud Our own. There can
be no collisions dynasuc or territorial inc
only possible collision that could come would
grow out of variety Of race aud religion. Yet
the history Of the Turkish government Is not
"a too many suppose, the history OF intoler'
ance nor has that government been distlil-
guished for hurshncss or cruelty. In It's early
Years 1t gave as II still gives, absolute tOlorn-
tiOn to all religions. IL mas to-day many IN
prrid IN impCriO connected with the Greek, Tue
Latin, the Armenian, the COptic, ana other
churches. This tolerance Is iu harmony WIN
our own American constitution as to soul 10
erty. The sultan can have no quarrel Will III,
President. We can have 10 motive. we nave
no desire, to enCrOach Oh his rights. We would
not IL we could, and VIC could not II we would
not only because his domlniOns arc too re
mote for our aggrandi2cmcnt but because We
have no ontangling alliances abroad. ou
! government may not be always best ADMIN
istered, but It's form is our own and It Is of on
own choice. The Turkish government is II
many respects similar to ours in its autOnO
mics. The Ottoman domlnionS have the SAINT
superb natural extent and variety of soil aud
productions. We have written charter ant
local autonomy, making II common system, th'
fruit Of all the and paragon for all cOuh
tries They have written charter OF bindini
and snored obligation and humane precepts.
1t was my special pleasure few years agt
to have been presented to the sultan rs one
the attaches of the gentleman who has pre-
! Geded me as nlqhatar. ..hahA9e1ihlGnpvt vtb,
courtesies. There was but one Apprehension
on that ocCa sion. II exists no longer | wa
! then mem Der of Congress and armed will
the "previous question" but having resigned
that function the cloture can have no force o.
ioar for the Sublime Porte.
} And now, gentlemen let me say in conclu
! sion that while | bear the commission from
, the President of the United States, Grover
Cleveland, with which he has honored IN,
city that | have served by honorlng me per
sonally, | shall also bear with me the remem
! brance OF this evening rs beyond all the mem
ores of my life Sweet will be the balm of ii
: recollecti0ns, however hard II may be L
sing the Lords song in strang
land. Personally and individually,
thank you for this rare and peculiar cXhibi
! tiOn of kindness and confidence, Believe m
! that IN whatever relation may be found IN!
l supreme thought above all other thought
WIN be that of having been 20 long the repre-
sentative of the men Of New York city ans
! state and for this kindly speeding Of you
! parting guest, tender my heartfelt thanks.