New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-23

the former organization OF the present First Dyso.,
were on duty 81 that time Captain sfferwars Co.,
! Jacob Morton, was II command OF one Of the 60,
MES Tie fsgs used by The Second Regiment urs. 49,
occasion sre now IL the Possession Of the Coun.o.
/ Council OF this City. The Bible which wsshin--
was sworn : in the care OF 81 Johns Lodge No -
Free Masons, and has been used AZ every insprurxss
from that time 10 The present IL will andoaSsed, !.
usei AZ the Inauguration Of General Pierre -.
precious rehc held sacred BY the Lodge and vh,, >,
CURED 20 be usedis seatto Washington City IN the ch,,s
OF a Committee Of mssons. The old Butcher rooo -
called from the fsct ,hsi al the original member, x,,s
butchers. raised about the year Loo and wawA
sequently commanded by Captain Joseph oBoser, ,
well known and highly respected citizen. TIE secso5
troop Of tie regiment tire Washington Grey. Of mr..
recent origin sni raised by Captain Edward PAL
lips patriotic AID valuable man. Darns tie var f
1872 the regiment Was mustered INTO the service Of the
United States, under the comusnd OF Colonel Roscr-
who was succeeded by Colonel William l. Hunter wAo
continued is head for several years. tie W. o.
lowed BY Colonel James Lee, Colonel NalSsa T
Arnold Colonel Charles w. SANFORD, Colonel Geo,o.
P Morris. Colonel William Hall Colonel John W
Avery Colonel John w. Styles, Colonel Wal.,
Borcen. sni Colonel Thomas T. Deyoe, ss present poO
ulsr comnsudsnl The regiment has been rsmsrssN.
in many way bu; in none more 80 than II ne nuuo,,
o. eminent men wao have been attached 10 Is nah,
Il was the military school Of four, not ave general Ok
cers The hrst OF these disting ushe himself in mNny
hstes and was ssrward General IN Chief Of the Unra
States ARMY re'er 20 NsOrGeaersl Alexander Ma.
comb Veterans If 1914 many OF you now pr>en, can
testify 70 bis vslor NJ Fort George Niagara and the as
of Plstts burg which bespeSk his courage military ar
and devotion 20 the cause OF his country Gen. MaonS
wss slwsys proud Of his connection With the oil rAs
Regiment and a large banquet. given some ycsn 40
BY the core he alluded % In the most gratifying la
gisse Ny friend the right the presen, csciea aai
aessIveiy popular commanding othcer OF the tysas
N.jor-S,enersi Chsries w. Ssndfors. YVES proncens
from this regiment. Sm locking for my tricad Nu.
Ma The poetGenoral-Gye, there he is-he Of who's,
Will. he's Truly said Morris has hung the NOS,
beautiful thoughts in the world upon hinges Of hoasy
and his songs are destined roll brgh, lips enoQsa
to form sunset" He. too, sprung from the ranksof
this popular corps and of the many thousands who b.
lonred 10 the division at the time he joined IL sm IL.
formed he il the only who now belongs 10 IT, Ten
eral william Hall now commanding the Third Bgig.de
succeeded General Morris IN the command OF the Res.
ment General Hail. in addition 10 his various military
commissions has allied other important public tnst N
the Senate II the State aud the Municipal Councils OF the
CITY IL Is believed, also thar General Jscob Morton
commenced hif military career in the Second Regiment
There are many others whom night hOnorshy men.
ton, hut orbesr Two however, may recall 10 your
RECOLLECTION: the former Adlutant Abraham Brevoor,
now Lieutenant Colonel of the Marine Corps Of the
United States. and Colonel Richard Hoe tho inventor
Of the lightning printing pres, public beneacor wnos
name viii descend 20 pos'erlty with those OF fnai
lin Morse and Fulton. New.lork Nolunteers-gaRNt
remnant OF many hard fought held, ysn whose nsns
are in psrishaby connected with Cerro Gordo Contre.
rae, Cheruhusco snd Chepultapec-you too, many d
YOU owe your fir, rldments OF military instr,ictSa
and martial sspir6tops 30 it, mehonOr@i ranks, honor
20 your valor and may that justice, hitherto deferred,
be rendered by grcatfui country 10 your worth. Gen
teuen. | have called your attention 10 the eircrn-
stances under viii your constitution was formed sai
Of its practical wOrkings Its effects may De seen IA
your crowded maris, your widespread commerce, your
noble temples II and religion, your stem OF ea.
cation your prosperous mechanics your growingCity
and the general prosperity aud happiness OF the coany
Genien, q at consututlOn Is your Inheritance. be-
longs you to say whether shall be squanered and
wasted, or whether shall be transmitted n you
received H. unmpared, 20 your posterry. Thep
Of Washington speaking IN his farewell address ia.
vokes you Ia your duty. Other and unholy ipfa
ences may beset you you may be exposed 10 thede
cet and wiles of reckless adventures the nssl
Gus appeals OF unprinclpled demagogues may a.
feet your passions; but gentlemen conure you yied
not raise not sscregious hand against hat sacred 10.
sirument Of your liberties aud 10 the deep dsmnsrop
of eternal iniamy he consigned the tempter ami the
traitor An American citizen has many duties 10 Der.
form TO his country. No pomp OF birth, prse Of a.
cestry, hersldie lineage, arnoral bcarngs rxs
his name or affect his destiny. Himself sewerage 40
Louis XIV. exclaimed. " ann the state the Ansrcan
citizen proudly replies. THE State 10 In me" yu
pepnh est Det Tue voice OF the people ID the voe
God The Chief Magistrate OF this great commercial
Metropolis, be Is one Of the people He who, but few
Oays since, passed through City flh the hgh du
ties imposed upon him by the surage- OF his felowc
zens, the Executive head Of the Nst,r he IA one 4
the people; and in what consists their powers Why's
that their simple request assumes all the importance
Of aud u obeyed as, command 10 Ia because through
them the people speak because in them they recognise
the legal embodiment Of hsr wishes and the protector
Ofther rights because here above all other lands
SOVEREIGN lvw, the States collected will.
Der globes and thrones eate
sits Empress-erownnss good, REFRESHING ILL.,"
Cherish then felOwcitizens above all other poses
slons-ehersh those principles which Washington hs
iheuleated. Let his a1monitions be always uppemOa
ia your thoughts. Ciiizens Of common country that
country has right 10 concentrate your affections AVOID
al combinations and associations under whatever psas
lbe Character, the real design OF which Ia 10 direct
control, or awe, The regular deberaton aud action Of
fui effect Of mere party spirit" Observe good fah
ana justice towards all nations" Against the inous
wiies OF foreign influence be constantly awake ni
sboYe all, preserve that unity OF Government whiea
constitutes you one people" Remember gentlemen
that Governments are not formed In q day Pohrcai
institutions unlikely the experiments Of the Iaborsoy
require eges To be tested IL IL far easier 10 destroy
thah TO build up The mighty OAK Of the forest,
"hch has required Centuries u rear It's trunk snl
strengthen Ito hbre- and strike its roots and spread
its branches. may he felled In single hour Al
over continental Europe revolutions have again and
again convuhed tue world. Dynasties have been
overturned in single day The Mph.en masses
have nj times succeeded, only 20 be plunged into pro
louIdec gull of hunan degradation superstition abso.
lIusm, despotisin and anarchy have paralys sell op.
pressed unclaimed end destroyed the intellectual ana
the physical energies Of the downtroddcn people Ths
human mind Promheus like chained TO the rock Il Ia
norsnee and degradation, IL constantly proved upoa
never diminishing, though being continually devourei
by the human vuifures born Of priescraft and yrsS
ny Calm despair end brutal ferocity, human pea
my snd imperial luxury, squalid lgnsfsnce and pr,
found knowledge, stasd 10 awful contrast There No
medium. The two extremes Of human misery and b.
man spendor are la jaxtaoosltion What wonder thea
that al the promPtings of f- despair this Of mis-
~ and wretchedness should at times seek relief from
their worse than human torture. Aye, 90 IL TO- and
Il viii be until the end l. accomplished The pfsudet
cities Of Europe have reekei with human bood Aga
and again will the cry Of oppression 20 forth Agsn
and sgan Will dynasties crmble, and king doms be oy4'
turD.d Until the doctrine Of Christian charity and HUNS
equality shsl finally prevail Be thankful then gente
men, that you are free from these miseYes aud hoi ~
10 thst Union which has 90 far preserved you from ~
civil discoras OF other lsnds My task h accoapsha
To you, htr country women, wbose presence here "
shed sunny radiance upon TIE soenntes Of the az,
whose smiles and affections cheer and sustain in -
rugged encounters OF life, through whom and frn
whom We derive those gentlier and hoer aspirst0ns
+" hieh serve 70 purge our grosser humsni;y-t0 yea
appeai-in tsf sphere which Is peculiarly your own
the domestic circle, by the fnnsly hearth and amid No
dulles Of maternal ie-there es your influence be xs
In behalf OF your country Citizens and citizen solrs
On you especially deyolVes The duty Of upholdng nd
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