The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-29


This crack company Of citizen soldiers their an
nual excursion Monday usder the following orrsnizs
tao, :-C Captain, George B. Hall g-Aojutant, A. g.
Wallace Quarter Master, Conklin Titus Payma,ter G.
W SehAfer Commissary, p Glossy Surgeon H. Wei.
som lat Lieut., VIM wilson, "a do John Creshton; Sd
James Lundgan. Stondad Bearers-srr leants Msrtis
Crseier aud IL Evers Color Guards ssrgeants rhos
o'Donnel and James Turner lat ssrgesns, L. Cooper
"a do, VIM McDonough; Sd do, Arthur Creighton 4tk
They started from the GEN. 1914 Broadway, numbering
eighty four mukets and ten pioneers besides the officers
making In all about 40. They we're accompanied BY
twenty Eve invited euests They marched from the Goa
where they were presented by young lady With beau
tu pair ofguidt colors VINO made neat speech to the
They then ched to the battery up strcot
to Canal street took ferry to Uoboken where
they exercised In drilling and nanouvering in style
seidom witnessed In Of best organized
They presenerd EMO hDert siePi.y 70 yos ooou
full length likeness Of Spanish len, raj carried on
fra SIMILAR TO those used in political PROFESSIONS they
returned to the city about half past thrss P. Land
ing at Caual street they marched up Hudson Rroome
street through Broome TO Broadway to the Park
up Centre to Lovejoys Hotel OF Walker street.
ard ut half past four sat dosn to moot sumptuous din
numbering in all thsn hundred and sixty
persons After the cloth removed
captain Gl9 HALL rose and proposed the health q
hearty cheers After the cheering had subsidized,
Capt RrNpIss rose and saio:-Gentlemsn, scarcely
II ying compliment you have paid me In naming this
company after me / assure you feel fstterod and
citisD soldiers But allow say that you this
day reflected more credit upon yourselves by gen.
tenaDy conouc and stid.rke bearing than any honor
you confer any person notice upon tar.
get the motto OF The doom of the tyrsat was plessed
wih sentiment. not particularly because 1t point
ed hat seemed to Represent Cuban tyYant more
than another but rather that think such fate should
befsl all who wish to oppres- their fellow saw,
also the free sg Of Cuba floating side by side With
own beloved stars AID stripes: applause Much has
been said Of late about hhbusters and the invsson
of Cuba and think there il more importance
han la
true that the American people sympsthize with
the Cuhors in their efforts to throw of the yoke Of
Spsnish dtspoiism and they likewise sympsthize with
Ireland in her oppression sD0 misfortuuee DO do they
with Poland and Hungary and every nation that OPP
heard any blamed for their sympathies with
any CT thee nations. But If man presses sympathy
pirate And yet have treat with Austria Ruseia
ana England and othsr nations equally binding those
With Spain. believe 1t has been conceded by the most
eminent statstmsn In America and England that ciL
zen Of any government has right In his individual
pscity to assist .ny people struggling for freedom
Cuba II tine, desire TO be free from spanh despotism
and were willing to strike the blow for freedom them
selves provided could do 20 without violating my obi
gstions and duty citizen of the United States But
would not be wiling to assist In piraticai expedition
against Cuba or any nation upon earth-it would be
folly to think a ucb thing; il should NOT ana never
will be allowed in this city
mept and caDrot assist in anything that would npro
mise her honor or violate her treaties And not
mistaken in the forthcoming administration 1t will not
suffer such expeditions 10 be- orgsaized within our
tspt, the incoming administration viii afford ample
protection to American citizens and their In crests
against the agerefions OF any powers. Tho speaker
Concluded by saying that 1t was the duty ~
well az the right Of every American citizen per-
was to the citizen soldier that our country must
lock for protection in her hour Of peril and chiefly
TO suoh soldiers be this da, parade; and il
was also necessary, as the time might come even In
this republican government, when they might be called
upon TO defend their rights against military
potbm He spoke Of the civil and military laws Of this
county, and said the MI ftary laws were subordinate TO
civil law an that in tbb country where every
and parcel of the Law and and where
all had equal interest In the predomnsoce Of and
called fer military assistance to enforce civil law II
In auth GRITTY Of sufficient oalibe and cspaoty
He had known occasion where 1t actually
necessary TO call for military ASSURANCE and he reminded
tbs company that II vac the drst and most mpoftap.
DUTY Of American ctiz 10 sustain the lax and COR
stituton Of hts country He then gave toast-.The
hcsh Of Captain George B. Hail. who briefly responded
to.s.
,HoS. David 0Ksefe and Ttom p St John members
OF Assembly elect Lieut. Wilson, Eps,gne Ever and
Creighton, delivered como eloquent addresses.
he company iepsrsted q hat past six O'Clock well
pleased with their days smusement Their target
we'll fiddd with bullet holee ebowinR evid ntiy that
thers are many shrp shooters among tbs Rynder Grsn
eaeIs Whh such wei drilled and efficient corps, our
Tho following prizes swarded TO Mr. Gallagher,
splendid gold chain sod eeal to Mr. Martin Cregser, Q
silver obleg, 70 Mr. MePhslsn an overooai; 70 Edsard
Mcconnell silver fruit bssket; 10 Michael Murrsy
gold watch; 10 "A. Mason diamond pun TO Stinson
hsavy silver goblet lined With gold; TO Thomas Greed
porttolio u r. Closey beautiful French chapcsu.
a. c .:sa e s..i q: a. e'a s.s
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