Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-24
THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY.


 It's Eixhty-Rirss Anniversary Celebra-
 ted Lass NiEht-Chauncey M. DsPew
 Refsrs to the Life ana Death of
 Henry ". Grady-J. Pierpont Mor-
 gan Instaued as Presldent.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The New England society celebrated tonight it's eighty-fourth anniversary, and the two hundred and sixty ninth of the landing of the Pilgrim fathers, with dinner. The occasion was distin- guished one. Over three hundred members were present, and the toastmaster was the re- tiring president of the society, Cornelius N. Bliss. Toasts were responded to by Chaun- cey M. Depew, Dr. Guzman, the delegate to the Pan-American congress from Nicaragua, General o. o. Howard, Admiral Braine, Gen. eral Sherman, John w. Noble and Rev. Dr, Wsyland of Philadelphia. sa
 DKPEw's SPEECH.
 In speaking to the toast of "Unevolved Problems" ," Nr. Depew said: "Thirty years ago Robert Toombs of Georgia, one of the ablest and most brilliant defenders of slavery, said in his place in the United States Senate that he would yet call the roll of his bond men at the foot of Bunker Hill monument. To day his slaves are citizens and voters. Within few days younger Georgian, possessed of equal genius, but imbued with sentiments so liberal that the great sena- tor would have held him an enemy to the State, was the guest of Bos- ton. With powers of presentation and days and noblest efforts of eloquenee he stood beneath the shadow of Bunker Hill and uttered opinions justifying the suppression of the negro vote, which were hostile to the views of every man in his audience. And yet they gave to his argument an eager and candid hearing, and to his oratory unstinted and generous applause. It was the triumph of Puritan principals and Puritan pluck. They knew, as we know, that no sys- timidation of the voter or the falsi6- cation of the count. The public conscience scared by the approval of fraud upon the ballot by the virtue and intelli- gence of the community will soon be indif. ferent to the extension of these methods by the present office holders to continue in pow CT, and arbitrary reversals of the will of the majority will end in anarchy and despotism. This is a burning question, not only in Georgia, but in New York. It is that gov- ernment for the people shall be by the peo- pie. No matter how grave the questions, which absorb the Puritans' attention or en- gross their time, the performance of their solution rests upon pure ballot.
 The telegraph brings us this evening the announcement of the death of Henry W. Grady. We forget all differences of opinion and remember only his chivalry, patriotism and genius. He was the leader of the new South, and died in the great work of im- pressing it's marvellous growth and national Inspirations upon the willing ears of the North. Upon this platform and before this audience three years ago he commanded the attention of the country and won universal fame. His death in the meridian of his powers and the hopefulness of his mission, at the critical period of the removal forever of all misunderstanding and differences be- tween all sections of the republic, is ma tional calamity. New York mingles hel tears with those of his kindred, and offers tc his memory the tribute of her profoundest admiration for his talents and achieve. ments. (Applause.)
 OTHER ToAsTs.
 Toasts were also responded to by James O Carter, Rev. Dr. J. W. Brown, Mayor Grace and George A. Warden of Massachusetts General Sherman in his address dep1ored th, death of Henry W. Grady and said he hoped there was some man in the South who would take up the good work where MT. Grady hat left it off.
 At the conclusion of the banquet J. Pier pont Morgan was duly installed as presiden l of the society for the ensuing year.
 1 THE SOCIETY IN PENNsYLvANIA. l PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.--The New Eng land society of Pennsylvania held it's annus meeting followed by a banquet tonight Over three hundred persons were present 6 the banquet, including Postmaster Geners Wanamsker, Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, Gen eral Horace Porter and many other distiI l oniahad narsona