New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-22

!, ,-v n,-t ~ IN. c!ote. II has made as erean
change in all the relations anc Of new planet would
In tho svstcm OF the solar worh." Inus " 80 ,te
humiliation Of our r n the State created by her
children II claim heritage IN Eaco con NJ foy
and Wilton We also Acknowledge tlat u VIZ ~.
iherties guaranteed Engl!.hmen by sa,ied cnir'sIs
our fathers triumphantly ioaSni. Nniic E..ab
jectng throne and caste ana pri'rsn an 1 ,soptea
fine substance Of English liberty and the BODY , oi
English law Closer rca rSdc r esy nerchanees
81 th besr t q. Repnbcan America beats With
suonsiye puIsatlon, 10 the hopes ana ASPIRATIONS vi
the pecp,e OF Great Britain.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS CELEBRATION.
The grandeur and beauty OF TINS spectacle are t"c
eloquent witnesses Of peace and progress Inc iar
,hcnon and the cathedral exhausted the genius oil
thc ancient and the shill Of the medieval architects
in housing the statue or spirit OF Deity. in their
ruins or their antiquity they mute protests against
ile mcrcess enmity Of nations. which forced ART 70
fee TO the altar for protection. The United states
welcome tho sister Republics OF the southern ana
Northern Continents and the nations and peoples
OF Europe and Asia. Of Africa and Australia. with
the products OF their lands Of their skill and of their
industry 10 this city Of yesterday. yet clothed with
royal spcndor the Queen OF the Great Lakes. The
artists and architects of the country hlvc been hidden
10 design and erect Tire buildings which shall htly
illustrate the height Of civilization and the
breadth Of hospitality. The peace Of tho world
permits and protects their efforts in utilizing their
powers for mans temporal welfare. Tho result Is
this Park OF Palaces. The originality and boldnoss
Of their conceptions and the magnitude and harmony
of their creations are the contributions OF America
to the Oldest Of the arts. and the cordial bidding OF
America to- the peoples of the earth to and bring
the fruitage Of their age 10 the boundless oppcrtu-
mites of this unpara.cd exhibition.
II interest IN The Affairs Of this world yOuCh-
saf"d to those who have gone before, the spirit OF Co
iumhIs fovcrs over us today. only by celestial
Intelligence can II grasp the full Significance Of this
spectacle and ceremonial.
From thu first centur, fifteenth commits for
tween the hitccnth and the twentieth is crowded ~"
romance AMI reality OF human development. LIE
hns been prolongd. and its enjoyment Intensified.
The powers OF the air and the water tho rc;istlesS
iorccs OF the clements which in the lime Of the dis
nave been snbdued 10 the service OF man. Art and
iuA,rleN which could be possessed AMI enjoyed only
by the rich and noble, the wrls Of genius which were
read and UNDER TODD only by the learned fcv dome
ne comforts and surroundings beyond the reach 81
lord or bishop. adorn and illuminate The home Of
orr citizens. s.rf. ar" sovcrclgns and IN" pcopIe
or" HIPS III" trophies and spl"ndors Of their reign
states and united IN Republic whose power and pro,
Pr'1'N "ni liberty ana enliehtcnment the won
DER and admiration Of the world.
nlzc the horizon which bounded ls vision ana ,br ih
and praise for all the blessing, which have been
Sm"Hrrym mpom mankind la adventure Is limited 10
n arbl" nor brass can nty form his statue con
,,n,n'S are his monument. and unnumhre-i millions.
past present ana To como. who enjoy I'm their llb
eru', hrn thir harpin"'- the fruits Of his faith. VIII
tiIrY. his mime md fauc.
IN" first 10 greet the distinguished Now Yorker
as he concluded his grafton was Henry Waticrson
who clasped his hand AMI congratulated him
warmly upon his eloquent words The fwilich,
Of approaching dusk wa stealing through the
building as Mr. Dcpcw ended, and the scene WIS
favorable tn the i"rvrnt words Of Cardinal Glib
hons as he uttered the invocation
" In Fras" Of God. Il selection from Bccfhoycn.
was NEXT rendered by m" chorus. and tho over sc.
were closed with the Drncliciion pronounce b.;
the Rev. H. {. Took of Philadclrhia