The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-01

Last evening, at ball - supper given by the New
Jersey Grenadiers Thomas Francis Msaghsr who
invited guest stani of coors by request and
made eloquent speech, in which he laudsd militia
system. He concluded it as follows
z Gentlemen of the Grenader Guard OF New Jersey.
word as TO myself and have done You have done me
the honor to adopt my name. That you may not bear
that name under wrong imprsssons-that you may not
should state 10 you the principles hold ear, hear
In word, then, they are the same as those held
in July, 1s4S. (Great applause.) From any one
of then-n the minutest particular, to the smallest
extent, in any solitary instance, by any one
critic-with without the eye of the
Cy,ops, the eye of snake-to detect the slightest
deviation (Rene-ed cheer ng) What was then am
now. have brought principles to America and be
eve they do not conflict with the spirit ms Of
the republic. cloud cheers) Others may have changed
have not. Others may have spostatzed-I have not.
Others may have turned their backs upon the altar
raised that the green sod to memory of the
dead and the worship of freedom and Sinking OIL through
oyeways and crooked to other shrnes, may have
cast the dust from off their sandals upon that altar
have not Vehement applause) What was then I am
truth should be spoken the truth should acted
Truth should be asserted against all Odds at every risk
whatsoever cherished explode The same
! now maintain. (Cheers.) then maintained that
political opinions that political proceedings, should be
emar cpated from ecclesiastical controthst the minis
ter OF religion whilst he should have and enjoy and be
guaranteed in their full integrity the rights of the cti
Gen. should not be permitted secular mat
tiers the inf dervabe from and appertaining
religious position cloud cheers.) The same main
tain Renewed cheers then maintained that the differ
ences which existed among the people of their
different readings of the Bible and their differ
ent forms of divine worship, should, in the
OF a common country, in the name Of common
Christianity, in the OF Him who died for
al men, in act of noble forgiveness be cancelled Cheer
ihg) The same now maintain. cloud cheers then
avewed the sronges for Europe for those of
Italy for those Of Hungary for those of Germany for
those OF France-the same now avow. (Cheers) At
that time ympathes with ''with harness on
black forest which covered Europe and from the earth
shut out the frucfying and identifying sun cloud ap
pause) They for disarmed and at the
mercy Of the fierce lord of that forest But their
friend in the evil hour as ! was their friend
report and good report stand to them whe
ther there be 7s Deums for them, or Ana
fortune Great cheerng) Whilst my heart with my old
companions in that island OF the South Pacac-(cheers
God Enthusiastic applause) The finest intellect and
most daring spirit of them all is his way. vehement
and prolonged cheering) Whilst my heart is with them
do not orget cannot loose sight ofthe prisoners of
St Angelo and those that butchered in the market
place Of Pesth and those that rot amongst the vermin
in the vaults of Speberg, and those that sicken to
the marrow of their bones in the marshes of
Cayenne (Renewed cheering) For them, as for
those who waste their lives in the forests Of Tas
mania passionatey beseech quick delverance. That
such is al hand there is to-day bright hope The banks
of the Danube whitened with the tents Of the Mus
foam those waters upon either shore impatient to
plunge and breast the food and top the sleeps before
them cloud cheers What is the news OF the morn
ing9 Great from the Jerseys % cloud cheers.)
War is inevitable Let it come AS Patrick Henry said,
let it come Continued cheering) In the red blaze
that spreads from the first gun fred the contested
frontier the future to my vies Amid the tumult
OF the gadiaor hear the breaking of the chains that
have CALLED the slaves Above the hot dust of the
where the fight goes see the spirit of liberty ascend
ing the clouds opening and the of victory replac
ing that of martyrdom, upon the head Of the emancpa
ted and expanding spirit. (Great cheerng.) Let it
come Peace is profitable only to the tyrants Let it
come ''The Empire is peace '-said the Emperor at
Bordeaux. Hear, hear. and loud cheerng) Let it
come War the resurrection of the dead! War is the
redemption of the people War is freedom (rremen-
cous applause continued for some minutes.)