The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-07

New York, Feb. 6.-The 18th ami
versary of the signing of the treaty OF
alliance between France and the Amer
lean colonies was celebrated tonight by
the Empire State Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution with a
banquet at Delmonico's.
Fully $50 members and their guests
We're present. The decorations con-
sisted entirely of the French and
American colors intertwined. Owing to
the absence of Hon. Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, the president of the society, who
was kept at home with a slight indis-
/ position, Mr. Walter S. Logan pre-
sided.
After grace had been said and before
the guests had taken their seats, Mr..
Logan announced that on motion of
Mr.. Depew, the following cablegram
would be sent to President Faure OF
the French republic. General Horace S.
Porter seconded the motion and Mr..
| Logan read:
His EXcellency, Felix Faure, Presi-
dent, Paris, France.
THE Society of the Sons of the Amer
! lean Revolution, on the 18th ami
versary of the treaty of alliance with
France, gratefully remembering the
priceless services to the founders of
our nation, greets her illustrious presi-
dent and generous people and expresses
its sincere wish for the perpetuatiOn
of the friendly relations of the two
great republics.
Then the diners sat down to satisfy
the inner man, and between courses
cablegrams continued to arrive from
prominent personages in France,
among them Emil Loubet of the French
senate, Nj. Brisson, DR.. Roux. j. Pate
notre, the French ambassador, and a
number of others. Samuel E. Morss,
United States consul to Paris. also
sent the following letter, which was
read:
Paris, Jan. %, 1897
Colonel John c. Calhoun, Representa-
tive of the Empire State Sons of the
American Revolution:
Dear Sir-I very much appreciate
and wish to thank you for the invita-
ton you have extended me- in behalf
of the Empire State Society, Sons of
the American Revolution, to attend
the banquet to be given in New York,
Feb. 6 next. 1t would give me great
pleasure to be present on that occa-
sion, and l regret sincerely that it will
be impossible. The transcendent i'm
portance of the event which it is pro-
posed TO commemorate in such fitting
manner becomes more apparent as
the years roll by, and its benefcent
consequences to Europe as well as to
America manifest themselves more
clearly. The great wisdom, the pa
triotism and the love of liberty which
sat at the council table when the
memorable treaty of Feb. 6, 177S, was
made, will be celebrated at your ban
quet by eloquent tongues and abler
pens than mine. / can only say that
a residence of nearly four years among
the French people has only intensified
my respect and admiration for them.
They illustrate in their characters, in
their achievements, many of the high
est qualities of the human race. The
love of liberty, in behalf of which they
have shed such oceans of blood is in
herent in them, and 1 believe that the
attachment of the great masses of
them to free government is as sincere
and as fixed as that of the American.
There are many-very many-pointS
of resemblance and sympathy between
ourselves and the French nation. and
| am sure that, with proper effort the
ties which now bind the two great re-
publics of the world together, could be
strengthened and multiplied to the
immense advantage of both and with
distinct gain to the cause of ciViliZa-
ton, progress and good government
the world over. The French parlia-
ment has already, with unanimity,
Signified its desire that a general
treaty of arbitration between France
and the United States should be made.
Surely the American people are ready
to respond, with like unanimity. to
this cordial overture to peace and good
will.
Let such a treaty be made-let it be
supplied by a convention which shall
assure to the United States the benefit
of the most favored nation, so far as
the admission of our products to
French markets is concerned-let the
United States be represented at the
great international exposition in 1900
in a manner worthy of her greatness,
and the warm relations between these
two nations, which have never been in
terrupted for "a single moment since
the constitution of the original treaty
in 177S will be so strengthened and
fortified as to insure to each of them
a future, rich in the blessings of moral
and material prosperity.
Il have been very happy to cooper
ate with you in bringing this enterprise !
OF interest and patriotism to the atten-
ion of the leading representatives of the /
French government and to the de- I
scendants of La Fayette, Rochambeau |
and De GraSse, as well as to the lead |
ing exponents of literature, science |
and art. 1t has been indeed to me a |
abor of love, and l congratulate you |
and the society upon the very grateful |
and handsome manner in which these |
gentlemen and ladies |
nave responded.
Il am, sir, yours very sincerely,
SAMUEL E. MORSS."
At the guests table with Mr. Logan
we're General Eruewart, Consul Cahr-
Dentier, Rev. Samuel A Elliott, JUS
ice w. w. Goodrich, Edward
Hagamann Hall, Edwin Man
lers, Russian Consul A. E. Olas-
,plsi, General Horace Porter. Commo-
lore Sickard, General Russell, Mayor
Strong, John A. Taylor and Lieuten-
Governor Woodruff
Mr.. Logan, who acted as toastmaster
n Mr.. DeDew's absence, said: at is
your misfortune and mine, gentlemen.
hat Mr. Depew is detained by illness
rom being with us tonight, as we had
Ill, until the last moment, expected
him. l am glad to say. however, that
lis illness, while serious enough to
prevent his being here, is not serious
nough to give alarm to his friends.
DR.. John S. White, on responding to
he toast, Our Debt to France" said
hat by ceding to us the nominal sum
f fifteen millions of dollars, about
even hundred million acres of land.
ur country had been able to almost
ouble it's territory. Only portion of