New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-28
THE BIRTHDAY OF GRANT
HoNoRs TO THE GREAT GENERAL.
A BRILLIANT GATHERING AT DELMoSico's- cHAUNe
CEY NJ. DxPGw MAKES THE GRAFTON AND
GENERAL SHERMAN, GENERAL MA
NONE, COLONEL IN6ERssLL AND
OTHERS ALSO SPEAK.


The birthday of General Grant was celebrated
last night by a dinner at Delmonico's, at whicn
there was a large representative gathering OF men
Of all political creeds The large diningroom pre-
sented o novel appearance. The guests were
seated at nine round tables, each with its own
president who was one Of the committee OF fours
teen appointed some weeks ago to make the arr
rangements. The room was gay with flowers,
and three beautiful oil portraits OF General Grano
hung on the walls, draped in the Stars and Stripes.
General w. T. Sherman, chairman OF the com.
mittee presided over the whole dinner and dd
the honors Of the first table, below the centrai
portrait At that table there was vacant chair,
wreathed with evcrgreens. Roscoe Conklings
place would have been there. The following gem
tlemen presided over the other tables General
Charles Ii. I. Coils secretary Of the committeer
General George II. Sharpe General John G. Rob-
inson. L. NJ Bates T. b. Musgrave, Colonel n L.
Sprague, General Roger A. Pryor, Logan Z. MUIR
ray. Among others present were:
Chauncey NJ Deper, Mayor Hewitt Edwards Pierrepont
George W. Childs General c. D. Comstock, General sew'
ard, Cyrus w. Field, the Rev. pr. John II faAeons
Samuel Sloan, W. c. Andrews Captain W. w. Paaons
William u. Manu. William r. Leeds, Colonel A. Loudeh
Snowden Joseph Allison A. c. Washington, Surrogate
T. S. Ransom, Calvin s. Brce, T. +. oakes Colonel Will
lam f. Schafer Colonel r. G.. Ingerso Sherman B. Rogers
S. b. French o. G. Warren, Isaac N selIgman, General
Frederick Townsend Colonel j. H. Trempcr General g. Ma
Curtis Alfred Sully, T. Lynch, julien DAVIES
Dr. Frank Bos yorth, General ]. NJ. schohed Genera
G. NJ. Dodge General vanvlet, General Wager swaynes
Captain N f. Dawson, Dr. W. NJ. Hablrshaw, George liz
Mallory, George L. Putnam H. W. Cannon. Coones
Elliott f. Shepard Frederick A. Potts. ElIhu Root g. We
Fay, NJ w. Cooper Samuel p. Avery H. o. Armours
Alfred vanSantvoord william Dowd, George Montague.
Richard Butler, William H. Belamy, Colonel kyd Doug"
lass Colonel ]. A. McCaull. General FtzJoha
Porter Colonel c. Rein r. G. Ronncr. J. r. Navarro,
exMayor Seth Low General s. l.. Woodford Eugene G-
Blackford, A. p. Man. General Brooke Postey, O. ~
Postey, d. NJ. Doody General II. w. slocum John Rus
sell Young. W. II. McElroy, Charles 7. Wing c. CO
Gaines, DIR. Il. d. NJ Browne, John A. Slecher. Be
Underwood johnson, C. c. Buell. John f. Dwight d. La
ProuiH, c. c. shayne, Nicholas Fish. General John We
Noble Ralph Meehan DR.. II. Robertson.
LETTERS Oh REGRET.
The menu card was engraved with beautiful
portrait Of General Grant, and q list Of the prn-
cipal features Of his career in their chronological
Order with the words " Let have peace
inscribed beneath the record Of the heros death.
General Coils acknowledged the receipt of many
letters of regret, some Of which he read Senator
Evarts wrote:
hope every degree of interest will attend this
memorative honor to the lustrlous of Grant and
regret very much my inability to take part In IT.
Colonel John S. Mosby said:
regret that cannot be with you add my tTibuts
to memory OF tie generous soldier whose victories
in peace were no less renowned than In war. With
feelings OF pride remember thaJ nonofed MIN III ho
and am of wh did not discover his virtues
until he dead
In General Longstreets letter this occurred
am more indebted to General Grant for personsl
kindness than to any friend living or dead
Colonel F. d. Grant sent the following:
| Dear General Coils Having promised year ago
that would be Pitsburg the 27th Of this month.
to attend a banquet given in honor OF General Grants
birthday it Is impossible for me TO accept your comS
mittees kind invitation for date, and for tho
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memory General Grant is deeply appreciated BY his
family, beg that the friends assembled with you
! will accept their heartfelt thanks
General FitZhugh Lee wrote warm trlDutc 10
General Grant soldier and man. Letters
were also announced from Admiral David r.
Porter Governor James 4; Beaver OF Pennsyi;;
p H. sheridan. Governor Hill, Senator sherman,
Senator Hiscocb Admiral Gherardi, A. J. D!reXel,
| D. Whipple. General Macfeey and others.
Several kilograms were received, among them ono
| from President Cleveland
GENERAL SHERMAN SETTLES TWO POINTS.
The speaking did not begin until after 10
o'clock General Sherman was received with
loud cheering His speech which was brief was
hcondned to two points, one being that Grant " was
christened Hiram Ulysses Grant" The other
point was in reference to the military titles OK
! general and lieutenant general General Sherman
holding that there never have been In this coun-
! try but two generals, Grant and Sherman. Ihese'
be continued " ere nice points OF history, ana tnao
! is why mention them" In closing he sald'
] Now as to Grant a man, as General we can ada
ro,bing to or subtract from fame. He carved 10
upon statues Of bronye with his own good sword ZAP
plause) Young can take valuable lessons n"m 'u'
kindly memories OF the youth OF that great man "ho''
ie dongs covered the continent TO oregon ana Oaea
gan 10 the south and again his old home In 1aena
ppause) There sits at my side now one who VIII ten
you the tale tongue and the most oeau
,al language (Appause.) We have but one toast; The
/ n. Nd T calm ho
Delew to respond to this toast.
MR. DEPEw's ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
There was only one regular toast. 1t was The
Oay We Celebrate and Chauncey NJ Depew
spoke to it. He said in substance:
The hundred years existence crowd
unusual number Of men eminent In arms and n
satesmanshp but OF all the iusrous list only one mss
his birthday legal holiday-George Washington. GAP
pause heroes and patriots who filled the inches
I'm our temple for the first century, the birthdays
OF only two are significance that they receive wfdo
celebraton-Lncon and Grant Applause) When TIC
historian Of the future calmly and impartiay writes
story this period these two names VIII %
nsepaIaby linked together The President supplement-
general and the general the President and wtnous
the great battle Of human rights ana American
unity might have been lost (Applause)
The aspiration OF Lincoln for the defeat OF the Rebel
lion and the OF the States could not have been
realized except for Until he appeared upon tho
scene the War had been bloody failure. victories
were fruess disastrous delays demoralring un-
I'll the spirit Of War entered the camp In the person
Of Ulysses Grant Applause) As Grant fought with
out yndctiven feelings OF revenge, In the supreme
OF victory the soldier disappeared and the patos
and statesman took his place. He knew that the Republic
hold provinces by the power OF the bayo-
net and live lie returned food transportation
horses sad Cultivate your farms and patriot
ism" And they did. (Appause)
THE GREATEST SOLDIER OF HIS TIMES. I
General Grant will live history the greatest soldier
Of his times but II Will be claimed for him thas
he was the best OF Presidents. No man. however
narkaby his eDdowments could MI that position with
supreme ability unless trained and educated for the task
He said wellknown pubicst In the last days OF hs
second tcrm
"You have criticised severely my Admin
stration. In you right Ia