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James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley, Chapter 26: three months in Europe. (search)
ommissioners from foreign countries, a feast presided over by Lord Ashburton, and attended by an ample representation of the science, talent, worth and rank of both hemispheres. It was the particular desire of Lord Ashburton that the health of Mr. Paxton, the Architect of the Palace, should be proposed by an American, and Mr. Riddle, the American Commissioner, designated Horace Greeley for that service. The speech delivered by him on that occasion, since it is short, appropriate, and character heaven—if we render fit honor also to those Captains of Industry whose tearless victories redden no river and whose conquering march is unmarked by the tears of the widow and the cries of the orphan. I give you, therefore, The Health of Joseph Paxton, Esq., Designer of the Crystal Palace— Honor to him whose genius does honor to Industry and to Man! This speech was not published in the newspaper report of the banquet, nor was the name of the speaker even mentioned. The omission gave h