New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
FOR IT'S PATRON SAINT.
THE HAMILTON CLUB OF BROOKLYN DIMES.
spEE.HEs BY EX CONGRESSMAN WALLACE AND
uORR AND OTHERS

HORR AND OTHERS.
The l35th anniversary Of the birth Of A.exander
Hamilton Was celebrated with dinner in the hand
some house OF the Hamilton Club, at Clinton and
Remsen sts. Brooklyn, last evening. The name OF
Hamilton is held In excellent iepute III Brooklyn,
where 1t Is borne not only by popular club but by
a trust company, ferry bank, street and
line while Fort Hamilton lies Just beyond the city
limits.
The Hamilton Club grew out of the Hamilton
Literary Association, formed nearly half century
sco and it occupies fine buding. In front OF 1t
wlu soon stand statue Of Alexander Hamilton, funds
for which have been subscribed to the amount Oh
$500 by the members OF the club. The first dinner
IN honor OF Alexander Hamilton eaten in New
York in July l7ss. just after his return from
poughkeepsie where he had been largely instrumental
IN securing the adoption of the Constitution of the
state OF New York
There were about 100 members and guests OF The
club gathered about the tables In the dining room of
the club The menu was adorned with portrait OF
Alexander Hamilton, and an oil painting of Hah'Il"h'
owned by Joshua VI. Van COtt. hung in the cluo-
bouse for the occasion George NJ Olcoit prside1 ana
mazda the opening speech The other speakers included
exCongressnen Roswell G.. lorr and William T. Wal
lace Joshua NJ. Van Cott the Rev r. Price ooi'er
ard General stewart l.. Woodf)r )rd
At the right of Mr. Olcott sat ex-Conqresman Kos
well g. HcrG and al his left was the Rev H. Price
Collier OF the Church OF the saviour on either SIDE
q ,hase men we're ex- Congressman William c. Wallace
! : Turner JOHN A. Nichols. W. II. Wallace. joshua
NJ. van Co,t Alexander H. Van Colt. Gere'ai stewart
l. WoOdford and John WinSlOw.
The other guests were Charles A. Moore ii. NJ WHY
ney H. :. Manning. Robert B. WOODWARD W. W. ho>
tier Lincoln VI. Van Cott, William sullivan H. h.
nrldcman E. H. Kellogg. A. l.. Dow. J. W. Cromwen'
II = Xesmith IT, F. B. Bartlett. F.. l.. Maxwell WINS
l. Ogden Edwin A. Secaomb. F. n. Lowell w, -
Kellogg u. W. banker, William ~ pHRm'h' " ''"s
ham. C. W. Ide. ]. F. PraegeF' j. g fro',
ihcham r. H. Smith. F. l.. tames' =. To-
Ieecb F. L. Graef F. f. Parsons W G. Ciapp'
Henry F. Ide W. y. Peck. T. W. Mass 5 b. Dur'e"'
~ = smith T. A. Guild. I. T. CONN, +. Beers
v,u,.,n p Mason l.. switzcr. william Mason J. H.
Corning G.; H. Soutlard. C. VI. Colt. W. C. "arutneI'
! H. Cary ". ;. Logan, Eugene t. bac"ior" o. -
sherman J. L. Burleigh J. f. spencer. W. "
smith, J. B. Ladd. L. 8. Barnes W. T. ope'''"'
u r Apple.on w. D. Wade. William IarVie. 'osop'
Fahvs J. II. Bates, Theodore Drc'er' P Atne"s
pov1and. William Megler, il. II. Benedict H. D. l.
Berg and NJ. c. ogden . . -, tdor+
After the dinner George NJ oco' 'e p'', ,,
arose and said The founders OF this cluo "'U ~
10 name if as they did do well to commei'or"e
,,a, name each year Alexander Hamilton was one
Of the greatest of Americans. We expect sou" "
honor b,s memory still further by statue OF MN
before our house. applause am ao'e " -
IN Won that the success Of our project i A''
threat applausel Mr.. Ocott theh hhuVuoNoO "
n. sneaker OK Congressman William c. wallace WHO
among other things said n
Called at the age OF thirty-two TO tne h"u :"
rs.lurv Drartment he so organized its inuicae anu
important business tina, to-day the ne'nO " So h,rD
,a er,,oved are substantially those ns'iwt>o os hN'
The administrative feature OF collecting 'he eus' "
nu. a,e subs,an;,ally those adopted hy him re "N
the author Of what now call the Monroe Do'u |
one OF the grt pltes OF the Oh''eu S'"'o' ~. " D.,
to him the early champion vi Vic '
tie American people . militia c,,e.- ,o
rhere are two phases o; Hamilton's pubic cafeer
which in words desire to dHec' your snd
The nrst was implicit confidence IN hN uU.." ne
tse ability OF his friends to educate Pno'0 o'' -.
,,srsd in the virtue and Intelligence % the pope anu "
,nne,led to that intelligence by csreul statement anu P
.-grnent To this belief that remarkable series o' p'p
The "Fedeelis." owed It's origin. series oi pl.''
which so long the Constituton OF inc me- me-
.ndures will be appealed TO bv jurs' ana puolcs'.
Tn. second was Hamiltons thorough Ahef.es '' sn,n
IL, fought at times against Odds against
alliances with England. France or SIHin. re ious''
make the United States not the province OK o'peu'
sither bl, a strong, enduring NATION WIN iuio'.'e
a,esmsn.hip he devoted his energies and his bfish' III
lellect 70 solidify the struggling colonies III" s.. 80
x,o, and 70 make the name American respected the No'u
In these DAYS when orr foreign Immigration Is 20 con
tinuous and large when our territory Is 50 oro'u W.
- ,,.ras,. are a diverse and at apparently an
t,gon,.tic We con better lesson Ho'h n""
lt. than to initiate his intense Amercahi'n' L'' ' ~
,,oacb nubc questions from varying s'shcpo"'' ~
~ contend for that policy which seems 10 cach oi vs. 49,
No. ,hro,cb Il all let us remember that we are Americans
And wherever stars anc.striles h0l'S eV u u "
in.ell patriotic American pt"i'''
ExCongressman Roswell q. liorr was heN' nFo'
drcct Among other things be said
cx,ical sort Of an American has said that lcop'e III
d., In,,,d STATE, generally talk best about what 'n'S
1,ov The least | prepared tn please 'NsueD"i1
Am clad u see so many gathered tosethef WIN 'n'
] des,ro N honor Alexander Hamilton. tor be is man
h.y. ide,lj,ed for years When speak oi nm ie~'
ynsn hrt some Of my Democscc ifle'iu' 49,. ~
he the founder OF the p"iucal 'O'''
II 60 I beg their pardon now
ne founder OF The great AUer''H Sf'''"' Va
,rotecton That is different from what some pOpe
nave. 1t is the doctrine Of taking care oil o"e'en'
Applause !, is a notion inbred In the hu-
..o race p.onle find that they don't take
care o, themselves, nobody will do IT, hHe 70 n'"'
about the lion and lamb lying down toee'ief ~u
Little ch.d leading them, but up 10 date nave never
seen the lion would Ike to have my child iean '"A
s,uaus4l 1 would like 10 IL otherwise nave
no doubt the Creator this universe did the pe7. ne
could Cheers, but must remember thA' ths' wa" .
aso and there free-trsders TO help hNh' V''
applause an.
Hamilton gift Of taking things as they were, anu
he took young nation and tried 70 take care OF H.
Of looking after the whole world Hamilton h"u '1'
insight into the great questions that contf"'. US
to-day believed in building Up industries anu nc
believed in honest money
Thoy tell me that all the college presidents DO not oe
eve Haldtonsn theory. felt uncomfortaoie t''
everybody should be against Hemil'on and me (Lau9h
l thought would find out II anybody else was on our
side. found Washington Protectouist (Oheef'3
reI. comfortable tie Adarrcs
and Jackson Why Jackson made much reputation out
o. that out OF whipping the British at New-ori'M''
Webster and he repued u be OF average
ability. Great laughter Then there WAS Clay, ana
Buchanan and Grant and that greatest gift God to the
world in 1900 wears. Abraham Lincoln. Cheers
The next speakers were the Rev. II. Price Collier,
who made plea r for paI'sipauon a,.n IN
Joshua NJ Van Cott and General stewart L. Wood
ford Three OF the speakers expected were absent
William g. Hamilton q grandson Of the great Secretary,
was detained by "a railroad accident, and President
Truman J. Backus and the Rev. Dr. Wolsey Reid Davis
were i'll from the gnp.
JipES P WITHROW'S ASSIGNMENT.