New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-21

Bis depth, and when help arrived IL was too lats In.
grief of the afflicted parents may be conceived
THE REJECTED HEALTH OFFICER
The books in the State Controllers ofi,s a, Alb.pz
show that Dr. Turner during his three year. service AZ
Health Commissioner, performed It's dates where hun.
dreds of thousau ds Of dollars passed through hi. hsna
not only ~hh scrupulous 6deity but actually saved :,
tie State one hundred thousand dollars-aothny Nh.
which was ever done by any other ncS nbent Of the
Office before or since.
A SPEECH FROM MR. MEAGaER.-On
Monday the Montgomery Guard, hae body Of I1.,
,olders and old fayorites with the Nes. York puhuc
celebrated their anniversary by excursion down the
Bay The chief feature was picnic dinner n the
Ocean House. and speech from Taos Francis Aeaxher.
who attended as guest Upon the offering Of toas,
complu entary TO himself, Mr. n. and spoke 40
follows;
GENTLEMEN: To convey thu feelings which your
Kindness mas inspired can ind otnsr words than
hose " bicn have Loot all charm and credit from having
been so long ia use But circumstance sometimes
winch deem the poorest phrases from disrepue,
snd give them sign hcance they would NOS otnersise
possess la such c.rIumstances ind myself this eve
ming HonOTa ia especial manner oy Ons OF the most
disn guished computes ofhe State ha-eDJoyins the
society and cOngr tuiat0ns OF many Citizens, whose
pr, bity and intelligence enh CO the p.ments they
bestow- am deeply sensible OF adntiuction which
wbo had rendered the bss services to the best
ighl well feel proud to receive To distinction,
II is clear could MT be insensibe All must therefore
admit thet IN speaking OF IL vita gratitude, speak OF
with sincerity This sincerity, then, gives weight TO
words which, from constant and ndiscrim circua
ton taye grown yalueless Rescuing them from the
abuse into which they have fallen il cloths hem old
they are, with the freshness OF truth and adapts them
In some measure, % the compliment scAoosedge, the
festival in which share, ana the circle have tue pnyi
ege 10 address Forcibly impress,d with tie bitterness
OF the efforts which have attracted the public vors to-
ward me- have, ever since my arrival ON this shore,
preferred the quiet ways Of lite TO those which the
suu shines dAzZngly and where the people, with
such eager ifer dsbp, were iug up their banners TO
commemorate my presence. But Il is most difficult 10
keep to those secluded paths. The enthu,issm which
ha:ed my advent to this land and which would have dis
played eli In Of the most striking soemnlies that
ever marked the progress Of public man, 10 mex
haustibe. Damped la no degree by the dissppolnt-
n.ept may have caused-wearied In no degree by Ia
own incessant activity, Of which, Ia thousand incl
dents have been INSIDE sensibe-it throbs around me-,
at this moment with yivscIy and ieryor which forces
from me the wsh-n which a sentiment Of remorse %
mingled with many bitter Objectionable wish tnss
had done something 10 deserve IT, OF TIE recoilec'
lions however which suggest to me the language Oh d
fde1 ce ana humiliation, shall ssy no more. Neither
does Il become me to aude further " me misfortune
which upon the cause, Tor the sake Vi wnch was
re- DICED TO .uier for time. IL 10 wreck which dark
enthusiasm that heaves and viorstss me,
in the ight and warmth of which the sadder Incl
denJs of my life passing changing into cooEed
cot Is So let II pass, with The hope that whatever
may have been committed shall be one day
trsytd, ana the ign Jminy which attended them be
thced in tue ttUlgeDce VI q nober enterprise. Till
then, becomes my duty, as a young member OF this
COMMONWEALTH, - make generous return for the
h0L CRADLE protection it atO DIS, and the hign tavOrs
has been sOcitous to bestow. In cheerful and proud
obeder To laws in following the credta6le ex-
ample OF Ter some aGd through some channel of indus
try, CDuibuDe little TO that aggregate OF life which
here evolves such wonders; IN bearing true ale
glance to her Constitution, and training myself
sssiduousy and lovingly In those which,
In times OF peace, may enable me TO Illus
tate her history, and In times of peril, efficient
ly 10 contribute 10 her defense-in this way, and
by these mtsns hope " prove the gratiudso tho ex
preston of watch these words so imperiecty conduce.
AnxiOus for her sake only but or that OF
kind at lsI scsnxtous for the security, the growth the
permanent greatness OF this Republic regard With In
teres the NOBLE service of which you gentlemen Of the
Montgomery Guards, constitute conspicuous a
portion Wherever the blessings Of freedom are
equally distributed throughout a community, there,
far as the diyner gifts destined % PREF al upon
the earth, shall peace and good will, and happiness
ABOUND. Wherever these blessings are 50 distributed,
there viii dwell wise soicude for the public welfare
the s6nctly OF the laws an the authority Ut tio Gov
ernment Wherever tu ,Ocitude exlss, there, to the
utmost extent should the citzess be- armed for
there exists the spirit winch ennooes the use Of arms,
and restrbins them from the excuses which dshonor
them elsewhere Ia a community like this, the greater
number that armed, the fewer ths facilities for in
trgue sedion and every dcscrip of disorder In
the firmly do you establish the public confidence,
the more powerfully do you quicken and consolidate
the national strength. IL Is wise for nation 70 concen
trste within herself the power which will enable her 10
confront the dangers that may threaten her repose
IL is fake and fatal econony-it Ia false and fatal
morality-whch pOstpones the protection OF country
until the peril In sight, and which, with disastrous
creduly relying upon The lair appearances Oh the pre-
sent hour tempts the cupdy OF bad me by dnlnshng
the obstacles which compel them 10 be moderate. To
country has the spirit OF prophecy been given. The i'd
ture Is impenetrable II may bring storms, or IL may
bring sunshine IL Is criminal TO make no provisions
against the former-the more criminal, should the
country have large fortune at stake and great posi-
ton TO maintain Ia speaking thus let me not be
charged with spreading false alarms. Whether the
evil proceed from without from Within the institution
In which you enrolled Is necessary aud the instab
ity OF all human things justfes lie existence
Msyst thou embrace thy corselet, nor lay by
Thy sword nor yet, O, freedom close tiny ids
In sl9mberi 0r thine enemy never sleeps,
And thou must watch and combat tl the day
OF the new earth and heaven"
The name you bear impreses US with this truth.
When In the twenty second year of his age he stood BY
the shore Of Lake Champsin, his historian has de-
scrbed, little did Montgomery think that in q few years
he wo<d have 10 throw of the English uniform, ana
having fought beside them Ia the French and Spslh
Indies meet his old comrades face TO face and foot 10
foot at Isle Noix and Fort st John, and at last pour
out his generous blood upon the whlen
girdled the gates and bastons of Quebec. Should,
how ever that future bring with II thar peace which 81
good mel wish for, the enjoyment OF II will not surely
be impaired II ia sunshine sids the weapons that guar
antees your freedom and with purer radiance
invests the symbol Of your unity, your progress,
and your proves. The citizen 10 better citizen
tor being solaier-the soldier is better soldier
for being citizen. From this military organic
don arise those habits those ideas those virtues which
contribute 10 the working Of Ihose Institutions that
are purely ci"l Through every grade snd department
Of society," IL diuses less, that spiris sub
ordination sobriey, regularity, aud precision whih
4. has been your study to cultivate. IA has been
said of the manly pssmes and festivities OF fno
ascit mt republics, the military discphnl aud exer
cises which prevail among the citizens Of tue Untd
States tend NrenuOusy 10 correct the Influence wnca
insensiby results from long EN- yment Of prospe W
checking the efieminacy which n breeds. and the cor
ruption OF morals In which 1t threatens to eyentaaP
Over the features, too Of grea. CONNIE c'n