The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-02
GENERAL WOODS FAREWELL TO TROY,
Grand Banquet Given Him by the Citizens
Previous to his Departure for California.
RECEPTION AND ESCORT BY THE TROY CITIZEN CORPS.
THE DINNER AT THE TROY HOUSE.


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TIE DINNER AT THE TROY HOUSE.
Speeches of General Wool, Judge Bue',
and Others.
&c., &c.. SC.
Special Report for the New York Herald.
Troy HOUSE, TsoY, N. Y.,l
December 81, 1853. +
The Trojan community has BEEN in high state OF or.
citeue all day. Their great fayors, Major General
Wool made his adisus to them in spsssh 1t diansr
given him BY all clauses and AL parties Of the ossns Of
this nourshng community. The soldiers Of the rspub
Lie the pride Of the republic but the Troans regard
Major General Wool I'M much more intimate relation
He is their Their little children taught 70
gard him the embodiment Of ohvAlry and patriotism
He Isl citizen Of Troy He has bored for the interests
OF Troy, and his wealth has been freely expended for oil
measures tending to the improvement and prosperity OF
that city.
The fame OF General Wool belongs to tbs country bat
In Troy the people not only proud Of his achievements
on the field, bat they love him They therefore,
do not hesitate TO condemn the sc Marcy (hsy say
it Is Marcys work. In sending him to California, and
such services His ordssa to personally inspect the
whole Of California and Oregon and much Of this duty
must be Gone on horseback General Wool Is in full
health, with nne consultations; but no has nearly Or.
rived At the scnptua nit-thresscors and ten years
The evening Of his days was gliding peacefully along ct
this place, whore he had established his headqu
With his sta hs formed the nucleus society and KEEP
up liberal establishment generous without being osten
tatouf-dgnined without Stiffness democrat but not
sdemagogue-is 1t strange that General Wool should be
esteemed respected evered loved by every man. woman
ana child, IN Troy2
10 this brief and hurried style the reporter has rven
an outline Of the feeling Of the cy-the reader viii be
prepared for the denomination which followed Some two
hundred Of the leading citizens Of Troy numbering In
their ranks Of all parties professions and occu
pstors joined in the movement, and the annexed cor
refpondencs took place between this committee and Gen.
Wool
TEE COMMITTEE TO GENERAL WOOL.
/. MAJOR GKsERAL WooL-Sir: The undersigned citizens
of Troy having learned that your official duties will soon
require your removal from our city beg leave, in this
amer TO express their regret st any public exgency
which shall thus deprive the pleasure Of your So
cie,y, as neighbor and resit ent of our city
While as patriots and lovert Of counry we cannot
too highly appreciate and admire Jour public services
from the of 1912 down to the present tme-a career
ofhonorable effort commencing with great brliancy It
Queenstown and ted In halo OF eorv Al Bus
ma Vista-as citizens also bear witness to your pr
vAte worth your social virtues your urbssy of
peace.
Berg on the OF departure from our midst, and
being deprived Of the society yourself and family we
beg that you viii afo us the opportunity of taking
ns
(sisnsd,) GEO VAIL,
and many others
GENERAL wooL's ANSWER.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 10, 1853.
GksrinN II hare the honor to acknowledge the re-
fnyIt
to public dinner to DO given at such time may best
suit my convent. noe.
the great kndnesr, generosity and hospitality OF the c
Hens OF Troy, yet rs am about to leave n cherished
homo sr California avail myself Of the occasion offered
to say TO my Trojan friends that will agreeable meet
The on the olst December instant when will leave
with the hope however, that 1t will only bs for
For yonr high opkion OF my SERVICES in peace well
. in war; be pleased to accept the grateful acknow
leegements OF your friend and obedient servant,
To the Hon. David Buell., Jr and other oiussns Of
Trey.
On the reception of this letter from General Wool
meeting Of the committee held and twenty-five per
selected to carry into effect the
for the banquet This committee CON sisted Of the folio
ing named gentlemen
John J, yiele Chairman George NJ Selasn
David Busl, Charles Dauchy,
james Van SchoonhAven, John A. Ailard,
Hiram p. Hunt, George Gould,
Martin l. Townsend, George Tibbets,
A. X Hsdley, Riley Loomis.
Elias Plum. Clarence Basi,
Charles Hsartt George b Warren, Jr,
Alfred Pierce VIM. J. Noyes,
John H. Ten Brock, Z. Carpenter,
George Leslie, g. A. Darling.
The dinner the topic in all circles during the two
weeks that elapsed attsr 1t had been announcsd From
end Of the pa to the other nothing else thought
Of spoken Of Marcy universally denounced his
agency in the sending away of General Wool Il said
that he arsy had long been envous Of General woors
had iaAlo " aeinun
AL over the country. Thu feeling extended even to the
administration party, and though this General, like
gallant sold Ter and polished gentleman he is assured
them that he had been treated with the highest consd
GRAFTON ct Washington 1t seemed to difference in
their opinions Many Of them feared that they should
the old hero again and their Dormant love and
vensration made the active BY this fact This
was state Of affairs the morning. Of this day. when
the sun broke with uncloudsd splsndor from the
clouds 10 which he had been trapped the night before
The weather Of that breezy braoing character pecu
lar to this section Of the country The msry sleigh
bells rssounded through the streehs chssk Of beauty
caught glow from the Excitement Of the snt-
the wtols city seemed to have given itself holiday.
THE ESCORT AND REVIEW.
The Troy Cit zen CorPs, commanded BY Colonel A II.
Pierce turned out in full uniform and equip nsnts
panied by fne band and ct about four oclock pro.
ceeced 10 the residence OF t0nora WOOL IN Ffst Street,
The corps looked finely, and numbered about thirty
men Tkey formed In front Of the house, when Genera
Wool advanced, in the full uniform Of Major General
The band played Hail to the Chief and tho corps pre-
rented The General then reviewed the corps and
was ueny escorted BY it to the Troy House, where
theinner to take place The streets in the vicinity
were crowded with citizens General Wool was accompa.
MED " his aida De camp, tina gallant Captain Il. L.
Shields OF Virginia. who served In the third Artillery re-
sent ard was present during all the brilliant engage
me p,s from Cruz to the city Of Mexico The Citizen
Corps have always had the friendly relations with
Gen Wool an escorted him from New York his return
from Mexico They resolved to tender him this eompI.
mont, and the following correspondence took place
COLONEL PIERCE TO aESERAL WOOL.
TRof, Dec. ~, 1883.
MAJOR GENERAL JoHS Z. Wool
Dear Sir-Ths Troy Citizen Corps, which have the