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H. R. H.
TRIVATE AMD SGL&C7.
King Cameron Entertain Yomt
Mr. Guelph-llow Hp
Entertains Him.
.Sir Richard Vaux and the Other
Knights Around the Table
Thornton, Forney, B. II.
Brewster, and all
the Beet of
Them.
What Toxmg Mr. Guelph has to Say
What King Cameron has to
Say What All the Rest
of Them have
to Say.
From Ovr Oivn Correspondent.
Washington, I). C, January 37.
The occanlon of the season was tlio comparatively
private but nrhtrche dinner given a few evening i
ago to Prince Arthur and a few solect notables, b
lion. Simon Cameron, the distinguished Senator
from Pennsylvania. It was a memorable occanlo I
for the Rcvcnth baby of the prolldo Crown-Mother o
England. It Introduced the rollicking scion o
British royalty to the cultivated statesmanship or
the United Stales, and proved to him that, uud or
our beneficent institutions, the humblest child of the
Republic may attain dazzling greatness, through tti :
most romantic and extraordinary vicissitudes of life
As the bill ruthlessly thrust upon tho host or the
sublime occasion by the caterer is still In dispute, I
maliciously decline to state where the entertainment
was had. It Is enough to know that It was worthy of
the union of the blue-eyed Guelphs and the grey
eyed descendants of LochleL Tho bill of fare win
as follows, original In French, but I translate It for
the bencllt of your readers:
FIRST COCKKK.
Three Oysters each half-shell.
Sherry Wine one bottle.
8KCOND COl'HSK.
Four Oysters each fried.
Sherry Wine same bottle.
TtllKD C0UR8K.
Cold Mutton borrowed from previous dinner.
Jelly no wine.
FOURTH COURXH.
One bunch Celery slightly wlltod.
Sherry Win.
FIFTH C0UK8B.
Rice Pudding two eggs.
Ice Water.
SIXTH C0UKS8.
Fruits Three shillings worth mixed.
EKVKNTU COUK.SB.
Patent Coffee relic of war times.
At six o'clock precisely the guests filed Into the
tanquct-room, and seated themselves aa shown in
the lollowlng diagram:
8 3
8
7 6 6
1. Hon. Simon Cameron, U. S. Senator.
2. Prince Arthur, son of his Mother.
5. George Francis Train, Fenian Prealdontiul can
didate. 4. John V. Forney, Editor of "my two papers
both Daily.''
. The lit. Hon. Kir Richard Vaux, Ex-M. P., Eaq.
6. ltenjaniin Harris Brewster, Ex and Expectant
Attorney-Cicnersil.
T. Jenkins Bohemian of Tub Evening Tei.e-
CiBAI'n.
8. Mr. Thornton, Mlnlster.ricnlpotentlary.
It is needless to describe the Interesting operation
of masticating the tempting dinner. Ample justice
was done to It, and It was not only a feast of the
choicest edloles, but truly a "feast of reason and
flow of soul.' After devoting three hours and thirty
four minutes to satisfying tho animal man from
the profusion of delicacies under which the table
groaned, the cloth was removed, and the tall, Im
posing form of the venerable Senator rose to Its
fullest perpendicular majesty, his Intellectual face
benignant with smiles, and with a force and elegance
that could be;acqulred only by seventy years of cul
ture and refinement, he lisped tho following senti
ment: Our noble guest.
Tho toast was welcomed by the entire company
rising to their feet, and touching their lips reverently
with their empty wine glasses. The Prince blushed,
but after the murmurs of applause died out, ho cjl
loctcd himself, and rose to acknowledge the compli
ment. Ee said :
Ilemnrka by Young Air. Guelph.
Distinguished Killers and Gentlemen (cries of
"hear, hear," from the entire eompany) III rise for
to say that hi hembrace this 'llarloua hoccasion.
to greet the great - Ilamerluan people ("hear,
hear!"), and heapecially to 'onor the Great Ilunieri
can War Minister. (Tremendous applause by
Cameron.) Ill 'ave 'eerd of '1m in the proud 'lstory
hof the blarsted and 'enlouB war as published in
the Tttnta, and 'owever hi 'oped that it would be pro
longed, so that the gallant and 'erolc navy 'eaded by
Semmes might roam the seas and build up the
commerce of ningland, hi nevertheless
bow In profound 'o-nage before the
Great War Genius of Hamcrlca. (Uproarious cheer
by Cameron.) A life so 'onerably distinguished ; so
'ung with chaplets ; so 'unted by 'ungry hexpectuuts ;
so strange, 'uuianly speaking, in hits varied vtelssl
tudos ; bo hcxpanslve in hits scope, sweeping from
tho primitive Wlnnebagoes through checkered hand
variable lines to Senatorial, Cabinet, hand PlenIpo
tentlary 'onor, his a tribute to Ilamerlcan IliusUtu
tlons that makes me 'alf hlncllncd to quote the touch
lug lines of our poet-laureate :
"Would hi were with thee!"
(Cheers by Cameron, Forney, and Train. Brewster
and Jenkins take an orange peel.) HI 'ope that our
'onored 'ost may give us a brief 'lstory of 'Is life,
lilt should belong to the 'lstory of mankind, and be
known to hall, so that bother h urchins hot h ob
scurity may take courage, hand learn the way to
greatness. (Cameron, 'I'll do it, my boy." Cheers by
the company.) lla statesman so girted could not
but 'ave henemles (Forney, "such is poor, erring
nature, owing to orlginalsln") ; but I gather
'ope and consolation from the fact
that you, most 'onored Carnot
tiof the Ilamerlcan Rebellion, 'ave gone on from
'oner to 'oner nntll the cup of your hambltion 'as been
filled by nan hadmlrlng constituency, hand you can
toany time now, with grace hand helegance, ripe In
laurels, wrap the drapery of your couch about you
band lie down to pleasant dreams. (Cameron
"Not yet, by a d d sight not for Joe.")
'Oaored Ilamerlcan 'Ero hof 'Umanlty ! haccept
the pledge of my mother and hall the children, that
for you personally, for your friends, and for your
country Illngland and 'er People will cherish sen
timents hof Mgheat besteem. (Cheers by the com
pany.) Muie. Guitar solo by Forney "I would I were a
boy again !"
There was profound silence as the silver tones of
the songster gently faled away into stillness, after
which Mr. Cameron rose and said:
Honored Guests: I regret that the wine is out.
Until recently I bad an abundance. While Lsuman
was a candidate for Marshal, I had plenty, but there
liave been no liquor merchants candidates recently,
and the cellar la empty. I am opposed, solely on the
erlnolDle of the thing, to paylug the exorbitant
prices oharged here for champagne, and as my last
t'lft was a case of cheap sherry, I bare, without
hesitation, appropriated an entire bottle for this
fati occasion. How that the bottle la empty, I
.mrvna tn drink. In clear Potomac waters, to The
Editor of two papers both dally.
Colonel Forney rose, wltn proud ad lofty bearing,
sportlnir a new psper collar, ami his aido whiskers
pou.Htutiit'd and lirnslied tip In the Knglmli stylo, lie
was received with tumultuous applause, an. I Caine
rou continued the stamping for some time after the
o'hers had censed, for which Forney returned, with
iwln nilng eyes, a look of grateful acknowledgment.
Older being finally restored, he said: i
"My Two Pnier-!loih Dailr." and lUvflf.
My Friends f ,w0 H'"',P"," Hitter and swe,
re the mutations Of Mrli'K ilfiu I 8ffl WIv io-tolght,
the friend, liid aa'nplon, thaolKKlftn, iiortt-laUi'eftte
of the clnn Cameron. 1 (Appluid by" c''er(m wlt;i
a wink at the Prince.) It hill been otlierwlv' mother
days; but the patriot Grant, the dispenser of ,"",,b
and oftloes, said "Let us have Peace !" and l'ino
then I have faithfully endeavored to restore pew
and good-will to all mankind In power, especially.
True, vllo men will ntter vllo things concerning
the best of us. A certain Massachusetts Congress
man has, In the wild Insanity of his devotion to
discord, declared one of my two dally psners could
be bought at pleasure to praise or blame ; but Itamo
liomini luput. And It is charged that I do not ad
here dogmatically to error when my reason is con
vinced, ami duty demands that I should commend
where I have censured. I plead guilty to In
constancy, If to advance with enllghtcaod progress
Is to be Inconstant. How beautifully the inspired
poet has written
"Inconstant! are the waters ai
That fall In showers on hill and plain
Then, tired of what they find below,
Itide on the sunboams back again ?"
I have Warned our distinguished host; blamed
him, It may be, In bitterness; but have I not taken
the sunbeam line back to reconciliation and fvor
whenever it was his Interest to allow me to do hot
(Vociferous applause by Cameron, in which Brew
ster feebly joined.) I was the nominee of my party
(nntto voce), then the Democratic party, for United
States Senator in 1857, and should have been elected ;
I failed, but, names become immortal Lobo!
Manecr! Wagonseller! Ungrateful men! (Audible
disapproval by Cameron.) Forgetful that "ingrati
tude Is treason to mankind," they accepted a price
and betrayed (Uere Cameron accidentally smashed
his tumbler and in the confusion the remaUdcr
the sentence was lost )
lluf, uiy honored friends, I will not pursue 1 1
den and thorny paths. (Applause by Camera.
repaid the Ingratitude of the Democracy bj 'oCi'i g
tho Itepubllcan party Immediately after 4 at
tained power, and in the fulness of tl tie aRain
aspired to the Senate. I should have been elected,
and would have been had the thunders of my two
papers against selllsh and corrupt ambition not been
disregarded. (Confusion in the company, and dis
approbation manifested in various ways.)
But to return to more pleasant themes. I hare
done with political ambition ; I have seen hundreds of
tctts deserving men covered with garlands, but
"I cannot call one single blossom mine."
I was rewarded for my dislutcrcited devotion to
my new party by being denounced ou the floor of
the Senate as a defaulter; but the calm came after
the storm justice followed the poisoned. shafts, and
one year after the eharge was made, and just one
year after everybody knew that it was untrue, our
noble and generous host vindicated me on the same
floor where the charge had been made. (Cheers by
Cameron, Brewster, and Train.)
I have In a desultory manner referred to these in
cidents In my own career to Illustrate to our noble
guest of the Royal Family of England, the beautr,
simplicity, and purity of our institutions, and to de
monstrate to his young and impressible mind how
merit only can attain the high honors of a free peo
ple. (Enthusiastic, nppltiuse by company.)
Mr. Cameron then proposed:
Great Brltuin.
The Solemn Thorntac Short nod Mwret.
Minister Thornton rose solemnly, aud was received
with gentle applause. lie said:
Friends: England expects every man to do his
duty. With thnnks for your patience In hearing me,
I now sit down. (Cheers by the company.)
Mr. Cameron then proposed:
Woman.
Geo. Francis Train bounced to his feet, as If the
lightning had struck him upward?. Ho ald:
t.eorcte Frauds on ibe lliirp of a Thonsaiid
ISirinun.
Woman ! the eagle of the race ; the brick of the
pile ; the ruler of tho universe. (Cheers by com
pany.) She rules at home, in the parlor, in the kit
chen, in the sick-room, at croquet, at the ball, at the
funeral, lu the city, in the country, in the Far West,
in the national capital, in the departments, and in
both houses of Congress !
It is a woman that keeps Ireland in chains.
(Hisses and groans and upsetting of chairs here
cut short the remarks of the eloquent Fenian.)
The worthy host then, with an eloquent preface,
proposed tho huiilth of
Jenkins.
A Few Word by Our Own."
I rose much disconcerted, and alter saying that
It was my vocation to record and correct the speeches
of others rather thau to play the part of orator my
self, 1 added that 1 would close by proposing the
following sentiment :
Our Host.
The entire company rose, and there was a general
Jingling of empty glasses heard through the din of
applause. When quiet was resumed, the vouerable
Senator rose, with eloquence beaming from every
lineament of his classic face, and said:
Kiiiu I'nmrrn on IiIh lew In IJeneriil. nml ou
bin own Uureer In I'urltciihir.
Friends, Countrymen, and Nobles : since the elo
quent tributes paid me by tho noble Prince, our royal
guest, and my plebeian but not less valued friend
Colonel Forney, I cannot resist the inclination to
portray some of the beauties of our free institutions
by a brief history of my own humble life and its
steady progress, over many obstacles, to the full
stature of statesmanship. I commenced life when
quite young, and had the usual miuchlcvouB pro
pensities of boys, while boing flogged through the
country schools.
My 11 rat distinction in lire was as a financier. I
managed to make myself cashier of the Middletown
Bank, and made tho best possible use of the position.
Indeed, by a bold and well-nigh original stroke of
financial strategy, I attempted to distribute
judicially the surplus fund, which had become
cumbrous; but my patriotic purpose was sadly
frustrated by the Impertinence and contracted views
of the courts of my county. In an evil hour they
made me refund the money and divide it equally
with the stockholders, just as if It all belonged
to them. I managed the Institution
so well that 1 could often get liberal allewances for
legislation, extra services, etc. But even with
all the facilities I possessed, making money, the
chief corner-stone of statesmanship, was, painfully
slow. My ambition was to become a statesman, and
receive the applause of ray countrymen ; but as they
would elect me only by paying for their votes, and
appluud me only as I promised them offices, I found
it necessary to Uud gome more rapul way of getting
money in my purse.
At last a favorable opportunity presented for com
bining philanthropy and profit in one great enter
prise. The Lone Indians ol the Winnebago pereua
slon were entitled to receive a large sum of money
from the Government. I applied for the position of
Agent to pay them, aud got it from my old friend
General Jackson. I drew the gold, deposited it la
my bank, and took to the romantic haunts of the
Wlnnebagoes Its exquisitely engraved but sadly
depreciated notes. Ou my clerical staff were several
young and accomplished gentlemen, who had a
nioBt patriotic and humane appreciation
of the sons of tne forest. We soon
saw that, while the Indians must be
paid because the law required it, the less they really
received the less rice would be engendered among
them. We paid them in our beautiful notes, and
then, having discharged our official duty, we devoted
ourselves to improving the condition of the onoe
noble Red Man. We did It in various ways. Not
only did we furnish them bountifully, while their
money lasted, with beads, trinkets, whisky, Jand
other delicacies, which, by the merest accident, we
happened to bare with us, thus improviug the moral
status of the tribe, but the next year mere was
visible and acknowledged physical improvement in
the papooses of the Wlnnebagoes. (KntljuslasUc
cheers by the Prirce.i We generously remslifl'l
Willi the time until tii.-ir money ws all
exchanged back to us for out articles of merehan
dine; and then, as they hu l no money t tempt them
to sin, or to tempt r-ad men to defrsu l them, we left,
tlum wiser, and, I would lain hope, happier belnji.
H Is Into that Ignoble minds pursued us with m'il
rlfttin purpo. fci'l oue UltcUeock, who roubtcU me
seriously wh-roUrj (1j ; keep uim Q (
a general's commission, actually had the audacity to
Investigate the matter anil report to Congress that
the Indiana had been wronged. 1 got much blame
in the heat of discussion that followed, but I had
much game, and bowed complacently to the storm.
(Applause by Forney.)
1 he accident of my devotion to the tariii; tosttstatn
my furnaces, made me able to msko a guerilla dash
lnv tne Senate In I94fi. over Judge Woodward. I
seTv'T promised tho Whigs everything, and also
secretly promised tho bolting Democrats every
thing, so as to be partial to either. I was thus
elected, and became a Statesman. (Applause by the
company.)
When my fraction of a term expired I fonnd t
had won for myself a singular uniformity of appre
ciation In both parties. Neither tt them elected any
legislators favorable to my re-elcoHon. I bowed
sadly to this palpable ingratitude, and became a rail
road contractor and gave fat contracts to myself
and confederate. I thus grew rich while waiting
for a chance to buy fresh political honors. The op
portunity came In ISM. I had been Impartial be
tween the two parties made a speech for the Demo
crats the night before the election, and joined an
Irregular Know-Nothing lodge the noxt night, when
It was certain that i they had swept the 8tat.
Some men war with fate. I do not. I
accept, the result of elections I bow to
tho will of the people. (Applause by the
company.) The party that the people put in powor
Is my party. Vox pnwli vox Uei ! (Thunders of ap
plause.) I at once became a Know-Nothing candi
date for United States Senator. I bought all I could
with promises-some obstinate aud distrustful men
had to pay down, and many others would not be
i i I. latall. In short, I was defeated, and a com
iti tor Investigation was reckless enough to put
the records of the Legislature that I was a vena
man. Some ol them have r luce gracefully repented,
as 1 gavo them comfortable ottlces.
In 19M another opportunity offered. The Demo
crats had three majority lu the Legislature. My
magnanimous friend, Colonol Forney, became the
Democratic nominee. The Republicans could not
elect a man of their choice, they could succeed
only with a man, like myself, sufficiently energetic to
attract several Democratic votes. 1 entered the
flght, consolidated the Republicans, and Lcbo,
Maneer, and Wagonseller come Into my camp and
elected me. They did it honestly (Forney, otto
vocr, "a lie"), aud I honored them for It. They
were persecuted for my sake, and have keen made
wanderers on the face of the earth, but I have ever
felt grateful to them, and I hope that posterity wilt
do them justice. Another Investigation followed,
and again the black blot of venality was, upon the
most frivolous pretexts, put on record against me.
In 18C0 it was manifest that tho Republicans
would carry the State and natiou. I was sintering
for want of a character. My last place of service
In the Democracy not only refused to recommend
me, but actually used harsh names in characterizing
my public and private acts. 1 found fiat Penn-.
sylvania had uo candidate for the Presidency.
I entered tho Hell; not seriously, as every
body of sense knew, for I have always
carefully avoided seeking oilioe through the glo
rious uncertainty of elections, but I wauled to get a
Presidential certificate or character. I promised
wealth to the venal, distinction to the ambitious,
and honors to fools. I hud no competition, but never
theless one-third of the convention voted egalnat
me, and I had to barter Covodo oir to Mct'lure for
Curtiu to get even a rump President nomination.
But I was named for President, and thus got a char
acter. I made fair weather with Lincoln ; I collected
money from my rrlends and generously contributed
it to Senatorial candidates, who would have a vote
for the next United States Senator, and took their
notes for It. I also collected liooo and made a gift
of It to carry Lincoln's Senatorial district, by which
Senator Trumbull was re-elected. These princely
contributions I made to the Republican cause were
published in the newspapers, aud I claimed a Cabi
net appointment from Lincoln. It Is due to truth
to say that Father Abraham reluctantly pnt me
in his Cabinet, aud gladly turned me out the first
chance he got. An obstinate aud discordant Con
gress censured me, by resolution, for wasting the
public money upon friends and relations, aud capital
ists had the audacity to refuse loans to our struggling
Government unless the. wholesale stealing of the
War Department should be arrested. I resigned.
After the President had dismissed me, I thought it
proper to tender my cordial resignation, and It was
gratefully accepted. (Applause.) I went to Russia,
but found nothing to my taste there. The Eaiperor
hod removed the crown jewels to Siberia, and con
tracts were not to be had.
In 1SG3 a vacancy occurred in the United States
Senate, and I returned home to look after it. I col
lected all the money I could from contractors, aud
loaned much of it to legislative candidates, some
times even without security, and tried to carry tho
Legislature, but the people were unappreclative,
and elected one Democratic majority. I resolved to
buy one of the majority ; I assessed the cost (820,000),
with fifty per cent, excess to cover Incidentals, from
my pet contractors, and hired Mr. Boyce to give me
the needed vote ; but he betrayed me and "squealed.'
I therefore not only lost my election, but lost some or
the money I had collected, and narrowly es
caped disgrace. Another investigation was had,
and another malignant charge or rascality was
trumped up against me to disfigure the records or
our State. Tho illogical result or the inventigation
was the adoption of a resolution requesting the At
torney-General to prosecute me for irregularity of
conduct.
During the remainder of Lincoln's relgu I devoted
myself to disposing of ofllces uud contracts, and
when Johnson whirled off I whirled oil' with him, as
long as he had anything worth whirling for. When
he became the setting sun I turned and bowed to
the rising political luminary, aud voted to impeach
Johnsou. I bad good reason to know that he de
served it, aud I scorned the corrupting Influences
which ciTected his acquittal. (Applause.)
In 18CT another Senator was to elect, and as
the lengthened shadows ef my days admonished
me that I must be elected then or retire rorever, I
struck out from the shoulder from the start. I
collected 1100.000 from my contractors to foot ex
penses. I loaned it rreely to legislative candidates,
but two-thirds or them came to llarrislmrg cither
Bledircd or instructed for Governor Curtiu. Never
was there such a popular infatuation; and I had to
resist the sweeping current with cash and promises.
I hired a clear majority of the members at a nominal
cost of 1250,000, and carried the election over such
giants as Stevens, Curtln, Forney, Grow, Moorhead,
aad others. To save my money, I immedi
ately raised an Investigation of the election
by a committee that was hired, out
unpaid, and thus deferred most of the payments
until flie close or the session. In that way, and by
promising all the Federal ofllces for six years, I set
tled the t'260,009 with about $71,000, and had the oince
and a margin in cash by the operation. (Cheers by
the Prince.) But If there is a silver lining to every
cloud, there is also a sting to every flower. I love
my friends, and am always willing to reward them
when It costs me nothing. I mourn their decline
and fall, and so perverse ran the current of the popu
lar mind, that of those who voted for me hardly enough
survived to have saved the Clttis of the Plain. New
men usurped their places, and old and valued friends
were piled up In hecatombs along the path of ray aa
vancement. (Spontaneous applause by Forney, but
suddenly ohecked.)
Graut came Into power, ne Judged me harshly. I
piped, but he danced not ; I mourned, but he wept
not : I begged, but be responded not. I found that I
must be mora than myself to compass bis favor. I
must have an agreeable and pliable associate. I
plunged Into the Legislature, bought It, made tho
Treasury pay what little was paid of the large
i amount promised, and gave Mr. Joliu Scott a seat by
my aide In the Senate. Thus with the power of two
Senators, I have hail trouble V hold my own with
the Administration, turtin was appointed and con
firmed In spite of me, ami many ofllces have
been disposed of to strangers to my circle that t had
promised to my friends. I came within ono of hav
ener my son placed In the Cabinet, General Grant
opposed It, ann il Il'.-i Tmaiiy MevaUed over my
w!?!?s In tho matter; but I he recently bech per
muted to dine with . President, and I have made
him several small prefer1" wh,(,h were furnished
me by candidates for office-, "i'1 1 lnlnk 1 c&n now
control most of the oiflces. fo the meantime I
keep on good terms with Chase, and will bo reity t
worship the rising sun of 13T, whethor It be Grant,
Chase, or Vallandigham.
Such, my friends, Is the thorny way to distinction
In American statesmanship. It is narrow way,
and few there be that go tu thereat; but It has Its
rich compensations in the admiration and gratitude
of the people. My history beautifully itlugtratos our
free Institutions the happy blending of morlt and
fitness necessary to attain renown tn our Govern
ment ; and here, before the royal blood of England,
I drink to
"My own, my native land I" (Vociferous applause.)
Senator Cameron then proposed :
The late and prospective Attorney-GeneraL
Th Kx-trnordlnary ind Fn-peclnnl II. If. B.
Mr. Brewster, who was attired to a clarct-colorcd
dress-coat with white satin facings, a buff waistcoat
with brass buttons, frilled shirt and cuff, rose to his
feet when the applause bad subsided, and, clearing
his voice Willi a stiff alass of tan lie vir. spoke as
follows :
Alfred! Patrick! Albert! Pardon the fami-
millarlty wlUi which I greet you, but from the mo
ment you were sprinkled at the baptismal font until
the present hour I have never ceasod to desire that
I might behold the royal presence that bore so glo
rious a trio of names Alfred the good king, Patrick
the patron saint of a great people, Albert the wise
statesman and illustrious sire. Alfred! Patrick!
Albert! A. P. A., worthy representative of a great
Protestant people, I welcome you.
It may be unknown to those who are aiding me
here this evening in tendering to you the hospitali
ties or the occasion, that your good mother deemed
It eminently proper you should bring with you, rrom
across tho ocean, letters of Introduction to the re
presentative men of the Great Republic, and I am
proud, your Highness, to have been the recipient of
three such missives from my nobie friends of the
T. pper House In Westminster. In presenting you to
my "generous custody," to quote their language,
they knew I should never be unfaithful to the trust;
for they are well advised that my reputation for
chaste decorum whllo upon foreign shores equalled
that which I am proud to bear amongst my fellow
citizens at borne; and If, sir, the allurements of vice
which prevail amongst a growing and a prosperous
people should for the moment tempt you (as I am
sure they will not), these noble friends of mine will
know that my restraining luftuence would Instantly
be exerted.
But, Mr. Senator, I did not rise to speak of our
distinguished guest. The young Prince doubtless
would prefer hearing -of those who surround him;
and in response to the handsome sentiment with
which you have been pleased to honor we, I can only
say that I am simply what I am no more, no less.
The estimation lu which I am held by the people of
this i ation, and especially by those discriminating
and Judicious citi.eD.s or my native city, must bo
taken as the true measure of my deserts.
lour Highness, it was early in the seventeenth
century that my ancestor, a dissenting peer of tho
lealm, became a deck hand of the May Flower.
The self-sncrlllciug sense of duty which actuated
him .upon that occasion has been the pillar of Are
and cloud which has piloted my footsteps through a
somewhat eventful life. Pure, pious, self-denying.
modes-t, unassuming, virtuous, trutiiful, like my
Illustrious Puritan progenitor; I have endeavored to
be, and how far I have succeeded these my friends
around you cau best testify. (The Prince at this
moment made a hurried survey of the faces at the
table, and was assured by a concerted nod all around
that die eminent speaker Inadequately expressed
his oivn high merits.)
When quite a lad, my beloved father marked out
for me a career as an oic lawyer; no prizes or the
forum were to be within my reach; but at an early
age I broke these parental shackles and flung my
self with such vehemence into the forensic arena
that L outstripped my competitors, nud was early
proclaimed the Nestor of the bar.
Clients flocked In upon me, tho wealthy planter of
the South was my best patron, and when 1 cease my
gratitude to that distinguished race of true gentle
men, may I cease to bo worthy the homage of those
who now so Idolize me. The legal lore of the days
when Lord Clive with the sword, aud British legisla
tors and jurists with tho statute-books, administered
justice to a rebellious people In Himloostan, stood
mo well upon those occasions ; and many a time
the emergencies of the occasion compelled
me to Illustrate my cause with the torture of the
Sepoy. In defense of the law of Congress familiarly
called the Fugitive Slave law, I W8S the champion of
a proud and chivalrous section ; but, sir, when the
light or their greatness became suddenly dimmed
by the unpleasantness or 1SC1, and they threatened
to destroy the rubric of oar Government, at great
personal and pecuniary sacrifice I became their im
placable foe. Time rolled on, aud the day or my
compcnKalion by a gratoful peoplo at length arrived,
and to the distinguished statesman who otllclates at
this board am I Indebted for being made the first law
oillcer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
But, your Highness, be not astonished at
the lilgh-souudlng title, as I see you are,
for assuredly you will be deceived It you imagine it
bears any analogy to the ofllce of Attorney-General
of your kingdom. Here, sir, I was compelled to
exist upon tho pittance of 700 per annum, forbid
den to accept fees other thun my oillciul emolu
ments (and or course, as a man of honor, descended
from a Turitan ancestor, I never did rccoivo any) ;
the result of which was that I was compelled to sell
my carriage, horses, uud footmen aud curtail my
household expenses.
(Here tho Prince interrupted by asking what ho
got ror his root men, at which tho orator expressed
surprise, for he was sure he hadn't said anything
about selling his footmen; but Colonel Forney whis
pered to his Highness something about the Emanci
pation Proclamation, the urteentu amendment, aud
the word "white." and Mr. Brewster, taking another
haul at the brandy, continued) :
After devoting myself unremittingly for three
years to the interests of the Commonwealth, I was
compelled, lu obedience to the demands of several
corporations, clients, to decline a reappointment,
but the distinguished Ciller Magistrate of the State
Insisting that I should nominate my successor, I
did so, and he now gracefully Oils the ofllce. I have
really, your Highness, said more than I Intended to
about myself, but it is a subject upon which I am
accustomed to grow eloquent, and you must pardon
me.
I trust, sir, before you take your departure I may
have the honor of a visit from you at Washington,
where it is probable I shall be ca.led upon urgent
business which may detain me for a couple of years.
Gentlemen, I propose to you the health or Her
Majesty the Queen or Great Britain and Ireland, the
domestic mouarcb ; may we emulate her domestic
virtues.
'Klrbard'a Illmiielf Axalii," Once More.
The sentiment, Our ex-Mayor," was then given
by the Hon. John W. Forney.
The Right Hon. Sir Richard aux, ex-M. p., Esq.,
slowly and majestically rose to his reet, aud spoke
as follows:
The Hon. Ex and Expectant Attor ney-Gcncral has
referred to the fact that his aucestors embarked for
this country as a deck-hand on board tho May
flower, la antiquity the fa mlly of the Hon. geu-
tleman in rutiles may excel me, but I wish to lm
part to this august company a iact that has never
before been made public by me in relation to ray own
family line. My ancestor was also from beyond the
sea, but I am happy to say that be embarked not as
a common deck-haud, but as a passenger in the
steerage. It may and undoubtedly it will astonish
the illustrious son of his mother to learn that my
paternal progenitor aforesaid was au Irishman m( a
Fcnsa. . Therefore It Is that I hate the nagur, and
oppose Mr. O'ltyrne, who wants to.sce all the nagurs
whitewashed; therefore It Is that in tho one or two
Breeches I bave made I have spoke of this, me own,
me native, me adopted land ; and I may add, gentle
men, lives there a man with soul so dead as never
to himself has said, this la me own, me
native, me adopted land T I wish me friends present
to understand tlia( I mane nothing person.! !-ru
mc friend Tatrlck bore, fur 1 danced wld his mother
afore be was bom, and a tidylsh sort of pardnor
alio was too, though she had tho bad tasto to ask
me did mo hair curl natural and if I was a nagnr or
not. But I bear her nor her son no 111 will for that,
though 1 mane to siy that a man's a man for all
that, and that jukes find princes are but the breath
or klug, and that an honest man like mo frend
"Cameron" is the noblest work of God. It
may never bave struck Mis Highness that
we are such stuff as dreams are made of,
that our foreheads are villainously low, and that our
little life Is rounded with a sleep. But, gentlemen,
it Is ; I may have forgotten to mention the fact to
bis Highness that 1 once was Mayor, that I had my
trial, and must needs say, a noble one ; which makes
me a little happier than the wretched Fox, who is
about to be deprived of the appointing power, yet
thus far we are one In fortuncs-both fell by the
bloody Pubs, in conclusion, I beg leave to remark
that I humbly thauk your mjihness, and am right
glad to cateb this good occasion most thoroughly
to be winnowed, where my chaff can be separated
rrom my corns, on which Forney trod when I spoke
of the bloody Pubs, of which be is one both
daily. Tct Ferney Is an honorable man. I have
marked a thousand blushing apparitions start into
his race; a thousand innocent slnmes, in angel
whiteness, bear away Forney's blushes; but, ror all
that, as our friend Shakespeare said, some innocents
escape not the thunderbolt, by which he meant, in
Forney's case, our distinguished hoes of Lochlc),
and finally let me say, Quaff off the Muscatel.
Sir Richard sat down, amid oppressive sllenco.
The End of It All.
By this time H. R. II. was snoring like one of the
Coldstream Guards Train ; was lying at fall length
on the top of table, and Brewster In the same posi
tion beside him. Mr. Thornton was gazing listlessly
upon Sir Riohard'a bran new hat, Into which George
Francis had thrust both his legs as far as tho knee.
Forney, in an exuberant moment, was endeavoring
to balance himself upon bis head in the corner of
tho room, and Senator Cameron was expostulating
with him for this unseemly conduct. I embraced
the opportunity to give the party the slip, and re
paired to my lodgings to work the thing up.
jBNKfNS.
CITY 1TC91S.
CI.OTHTNN
ClXTHlKri
Ol.OTHIMt
CI.OTH1NO
OtTKAPru
BKTTrcn Ma nic
Kkttkh Cut
lStrrtu 1'nxiNO
AT TOWH HALT,
AT Towkb Ham.
Than Anywhkub icr-sie.
Bknnrtt Co.,
Wo. 818 Market stubet.
Mr, H. V, Hover, the patentee of the Combination Sofa
Bed, which invention hoa met with such a decidod favor
able reception in this country, ha been induced br the
largo sulos whioh he has been able to make here, to patent
bis invention in Kurope alio.
The foreiicn patent has been Rrantod, and parties have
made arrangements to mnnufacturo tho article exten
sively. This invention is a most convenient apparatus for
both city and country honsos, also for either parlors,
studies, or oftices. In one condition it baa tho appearance
of a parlor sofa, and yet, without unscrewing or dntaohing
in any way, it can in one minute's time be extended into a
bnnilsomo French bedstead with hair spring mattress
complete. This sofa bed ha no cords or ropes, no hinged
feet or props attached to the back to support it when ex
tended, which are nil unsafe and liable to got out of re
pair. It requires but a momont to throw out the wing
which form the bedstead. It also has tho convenience of a
bureau for holding clothing. It is easily managed and tin
pobbiblo tor it to got out of order.
It is the invention of Mr. II. V. Hover, who is tho owner
and sole manufacturer in this country, and it can be ob
tained only at bia oabinet warehouse, Wo. 230 South Seoond
street. Tho price of the article range about the same aa
for ordinary sofas.
Nitrous Oxido, or Laughing (ius, for the painless extrac
tion oi teem.
lt.iimr ,lin n ri i' i n n 1 1 ir nf its nan In TAnf iafiv .1 a..... I ..
their whole time to its uao, making tptrialiy of extract-
lniTMtn hnvinir an immpnta nniiU.i tlinvnt,..!.
i ridge of its effect, and a perfectly pure Gas, render this
Association worthy the patronage of all who would have
ineir leoiu iiirauteu ujr a rainless ana oRruuesa pro co as.
urace. no. tot iiiiauiBinioi.
Cold Snap.
Whew! hear the wind blow,
We shall bave snow,
What will the people do tbeu ;
They will boy of Charles Stoke
Their pants, vests, and ooals.
Wumber Kiglit twenty-four,
Chesnut street is his store,
His ctttterB (An nwt tkitf'ut ii-.
Mil. K. R. LEK, of No. 43 W. Kiglit h street, has lately
bought out the entire stock of one of the largest linns in
the city, consisting of every variety of Cartwright & War
ner's merino white under goods. This very large assort
ment will be opened to the inspection of the publio in a
few days, when those in want of this cI.isb of goods wil
do well to examine the stock before purchasing else
where.
FliKK FROM DmT. I there any b:iir ooloring prepara
tion, eithor hare or in Kurope, that rosembles Pualon's
V Italia, on Salvation ion the Haiii? Wot one, It is
a clear fluid tliut Hows from tho bottle ; does not stain the
kiu, aud produces none but natural shades of color. It
bus no sediment. Sold by all drug-gists and fancy goods
dealers
PUT Fr-KT. The most effeotaal way of guarding one'
health la to keep the feet dry, and that can only be don
by the use of India Rubber Ovr rshoes, and a the inole
ment so aeon is upon us, we would advise our reader to
buy none bat the best quality, which can onlyb had at
GooPiKAH'8 Headquarter, No. auu Oheenut street, south
aide, Philadelphia,
On Monday, Tuesday, asd Wednesday Kveninos,
February 7, S', and 9, there will be a sule of Paintings at
Scott's Art Gallory, No. 1117 Chosnut streot, Uirard Uow.
These paintings an from private collections, all hand
somely framed, to be sold wit hout the loast reserve.
Sale of Paintings, We see by Mr. Scott's advertise
ment that he will sell another oollection of Paintings on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, wuiob will
be open for exhibition on Monday, 7th inst., at Scott's Art
Gallery, No. 1117 Cuenut strot, Girard Kow.
PKOCMM ATION!
Oak Hall, Feb. 6, 18TA
Wlttrra,
W'c have still one hundred thousand dollars'
worth of Ready-made Clothing, which hcbt be
disposed of :
Whereat,
1 be Season, thus far so mild, will yet bb bo cold
that the Warmest Winter Garments will be needed :
A nd When as,
There are Thousands of People who would buy if
they had Money enough:
Tirrcot Be it liewembcrej,
A nd Bert by l"t( Uiely Proclaimnl,
1st. That we,
WASAMAKKR b BROWX,
THE PEOPLE'S CLOTHIERS,
Will sell this $100,000's Worth of Fine Clothing for
fuo.ooo, either in one great lot, or in Smaller Lots,
or In Single Suits, Garments, etc., at same rate,
Sd. That due Notice of this be given through all
the Dally Papers, that everybody may have the ad
vantage of this Special concession.
WANAMAKER 4 BROWN,
OAK HALL,
S. E. Cornei- SIXTH and Jiy,! Street!.
JlWJtunr -Mr. WilliW.O.d, No. II B. Saoond
1rM.t. bw the lunrwrt mut mml ttnotiro Maortmont Of
flno Jewelry nd Silverware in Uie eltr. PnrotiMe . ena
relf upon obUloina a reel, pare rUo), furnished M
price which cannot be equalled. He aleo hae a laiwe etook
of American Weatorn Watchee In all vartetleo and at al
price. A vlait to his store U tare to reealt U ploaaara
and profit. ' '
BarORC purchasing-, call and examine ttieParhara N.w
YnZ" "ewina Machine. Balearoeai So. 7iH Choanal
tr.et'. Kverrr"" -"-ranted. -
Hali.f.t, uavts A Oo.'s neTarnl nd Sjuare Pianos
should be een and heard bf parohasefi before purohaeinf
elsewhere. The are full equal to ill that la said of
them. Warerooina, Wo. W7 Choenat treat.
RtTBUKB Ovfbshoks and Boots for Men, Women, aad
Cblldren.eaa be bad at retail at the verf lowest prioee.
Goodyear't nuuiufactnre, old stand. No. K8 Oheannt
treat, lower aMeV
Month lt. Paham Sewina; Machine aoM on easr
mcntblf Inatahnpeita at Wo. 704 Clieanut street.
ElMOER'a Fast ELY ABWIMO MaOBIKM,
Ten dollar
Balance In anonthly Instalment.
O. F. lvia, Pfo. 810 Obesnnt street.
Pu.ES. Dr. W. A. MoCaawleu, Nov 1938 Spring OarJon
tree, give hi entire tinier to the permanent cur of
Pile. Best eity twfere.'ic atw.
PaaWax New Family Bearing: Machine M terms to suit
all, at No, 704 Olieswat street
1U Alt IS I !. ' ;
JamI3--Lak(ik.(i the evenings the Stf Inst., at
tDe l'arsonige of Cohootslnk M. K.-Chuirh, No., inn
Franklin street, br the Kov. WtlliexniJ. Wood, Mr.
Wilson Jam eh to MMa Kachfi, It. 1 4rok, daughter
of Mr. Andrew Large, tuff of llucks county.
IIKI.
Con let. On the fith Instant, Fames' Conley, Inr
the '2d year of hi age.
The fvlcixlB of the family are reBpeotM)y Invited!
to attend the funeral, from Ui late resltlHnre, No.
Bis H. ninth street, on Monday aternjun, at
o'olock.
Cook n the 4th Instant, at Plainfield, New Jer.
sey, William 8. Coo, in the SW year of his rxre.
Funeral from his late residence, ou . M'.Hiday.
the 7th Instant, at 1 o'clock,
Enoi.k. At t heater, on the 9rt Instant, MAnr En
gl, in the 94th year of ber age.
The relatives and rrlends of tho family are resr-'Wt.
fully Invited to attend her funeral, trom her late raei
deueo, In Chester, Uolaware county, on Monday, 10
7th Instant To meet at the bouse at 10 o'clock A.
W., without further notice.
Fclmbr On Tuesday, the 1st Instant, Mrs. Jinn
Fn.MKR, In the 8(th vear of her age.
The relative and friends of the family are aflTeo
ilonately invited to attend the funeral, from the resi
dence of her husband, Nicholas Fuimrr, Belmont,
Twenty-fourth ward, fhllmlclplila, on Monday, the'
7th instant, at 1 o'clock H. M, without further notice.
Interment at Laurel Hill. ,
Kkhr On Snnday, Jan. 80, 1970, at the residonco
or his mother, No. 66 l'enn street, Pittabvrg, Pena
sylvunla, Andrew Lenox Kerr.
I.OWRY On tho 1st Instant, Georub B. Lowrt,
In the 83d year of his age.
The relatives and friends of the family aTe respect
fully Invited to attend the runerttl, from tAe resi
dence of his mother, Mrs. Hanualt Miller, IUf-o ave
nue, near Washington luue, on Hitmray afterucon at
S o'clock. To proceed to Ronaknton Cemetery,
Nrwi.in. On the 4th Instant, Charles M. New
i.in, son of E. G. aud Matilda Newllu, lu the iii year
of his age.
Due notice of the funeral will be given. I
Potsdam rr On Friday evening, February 4, Bkk
reneda Valrntina, wife of Martin PotHdauicr, and
dait'tlMter of Moses and Beareneda V. Katlrans,
aged v.o years.
The funeral will take place from tiro residence of
her parents, No. 2021 Chesnut street,, on Momfay,
the 7th instant, at 1 o'clock r M.
Pynk. On the 8d instant, Cathajunb Tyne, la
the 7tth year or her ajro.
The relatives and friends or the family arc respect
fully luviten to attend the funeral, from the resi
dence of her grandson, Arthur L. Pyue, No,. UT
Eutaw street, on Sunday afternoon at i o'clock. Iu
termetit at Cathedral Cemetery.
Welsh. On tho 3d Instant, Ellen Welsh.
The relatives and friends are respectfully Invite
to attend the funeral, from her late residence, Hun
ter street, below Eleventh, on Sunday- afternoon at
1X o'clock. Interment at Cathedral Cemetery.
FOR BALE.
ARCH ST. RESIDENCE
l'OK 4L.
The Urge and oommodious FOUR STOHY BRIOC
DWELLING, on tb south side ef ARCH Street, No.
lbjn, with elegant Baok Buildings, furnished with evert
modern convenience and improvement. Lot 32 feet front
by 166 foot to CiUlibcrt street.
If desirable, the furniture oan be parovaaed with the
house. Terms easy. A greater p-utioa e ibe meney os
remain on mortgage. Apply to
IIEIltV IIUUIiY,
Ne. 145 North SECOND Street'
1G tf
TO RENT.
NEARLY FINISHED!
TO HEN T,
The Two' Spacious 1'IroStory
Irou Front
STORE BUILDINGS,
30 or OO hy lt feel,
Nos. 311 and 313 ARCH Street,
SUITABLE FOB ANY .' ,
M iioi.i:nai.i: isisixi-ckm.
In Size, Style, Convenience, Light and Location
Superior to any in the City.
ISuck Outlet nnd Cartway luto
Dlicrry Street,
With Steam HoUt and Heat.
URGE UPPER ROOMS
For Basinets or Manufacturing, with
or without Power. Apply to
E. KETTERLINUSi
N. W. Corner ARCH and FOURTH Sta.
8 5 stutfatf PHILADBLPHIA.
m TO LET THE STOKE PKOPEUTI NCJ
723 Chesnut street, twenty five feet front, on hat
dred and forty-five feet deep to Bennett street. B
building Bv stories high. Possession May I, 1870. At
dress THOMAS S. FLKTOHER,
12 lot Delanoo, If. J.
TO RENT. THE SECOND AND TIIIRO
itory rooms, No. 807 CHKSNUT Street, handsomely
fitted up, and very desirable for a Notion, Dry Uooda, or
Fancy Uooda Jobbing Business. Cheap to a good tenant.
Fixture for sale low. Apply to
KDWARD FEBRIS,
181 No. 807 CHKSNUT Street, up stair.
a TO LET THE THREE-STORY BRICK
Dwelling, No. 656 North Twelfth street, above
aoe. Three story double back buildings, with all
modern convenience complete, tteut, $UU0. lonire oa,
premiae. 1 Str
yTO LET LARGE STORE AND DWELL
jEjla. INti. No. .318 EIDUK Avenue. Newly tt1 up.
TTiplyto l.O HKtOK.
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