New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-23
BORN FEB, y, 1852.
1cierrou a, Miller.

the II Ill upon the celebration Of almost every ma
tional event, must be thought much Of by the Cor
porate authorities. II is doubtless valued on account
| Of eye.
! At noon salute Of thrty-two guns was fred in
the Park, by Capt W. L. Castle under direction Of
the Con NIT zee Of the Common Council.
At ten o'clock the Veteran Corps Of the War of
| 1912 under the command OF Lieut. Col Jones a.
sembled at their headquarters in Lispenard-st and
thence shortly afterward marched to the ST. Nicholas
Hotel and escorted 10 the Park Gen. Leslie Coombs
Of Kentucky, their guest and orator of tho day.
Upon reaching the Park the corps review we'd by
Mayor Wood and members of the Common Council;
after which, they formed in line opposite the City
Hell, and were addressed by Gen. Leslie Coombs as
follows:
SOLDIERS Of 1872 attend: Heads up
Eyes TO the front il has been too short time, fe
lowsodiers, if had hsd disposition to prepare an
address to be delivered TO you on the present occa-
sion for me to have done 80, and if hal prepared
one, seepg you a. l DO and feeling as do sho1d
have thrown it aside and spoken as shall do from
my heart TO your hearts. Boys OF 1872 hos ar YOU
may call you 20, for few OF you were n years of
age when we shouldered arms and marched to the
frontier in 1912, in defense of rights-,he first
trial of toe experiment whether Free Government
could maintain itself in war as well as 10 peace Oar
enemy proclaimed that she was the mistress Of the
ocean and that had right TO trade except where
she might permit Us, and then, when she was
short of hands she claimed the right of going
on board our ships and compelling our sailors
TO fight in the cause Of despOtism. 1t was
our principle that flag made the ship Free
and Il was for this that the country declared Eel
low soldiers there another experiment tried then.
IL was doubtful then whether the different classes Of
tie people would unite in war-the merchants, the
manufacturers, the mechanics and the agricuursts.
Ii was supposed that when we declared for free
trade and sailors rights, the manufacturers would
fall back and the farmers would remain at their
plows. But What was the result Well, in my own
State and beyond the mountains in Kentucky,
had DO ships upon the sea; we had 10 prisoners in
Dartmoor; but when the President asked the Gov
erIOr Of Kentucky TO furnish him with 900 men, the
mechanics left their hammers, and the farmer his
fields and the 1000 men mustered at single draft
3 coo would fight for free-trade and sailors rights.
There is no ebbing and flowing tide in Kentucky.
Our little rvulets, our great streams, always
flow one way. There ere no double faced pol
itoians there. Look at of your little
rivers, ebbipg aud flowing twice day Ours
run straight as the deer 10 mix Themselves with the
Mediterranean Gulf. Harrison wrote to Gov. Shelby
that he wished him 20 forward him 1000 more men.
On the 10Th Of August, 1913 Shelby issued pr0cla
nation and demanded 900 men 10 meet him az
! port ON the lh of September In about two
| weeks--not quite two weeks lacking day, 500
men met on horseback and marched TO Canada. Tley
came from every county in the Stste exceQt one,
and that one had forty on the way. We marched 70
tie fIoI tier, and arrived IN time TO take part with
Perry. We had never seen deep water before, bu;
/
Kentocky went on bosrd of Perry's feet. We landed
al Maiden on the let of October. IhGj, that
SION the misfortune to be captured, after bsug shot
down upon the battlefield. The British and Indians,
under Gen Proctor and Tecumseh, had fed from
Maiden five days before We landed, but ahou, n
they had much the START OF US, Gen. Harrison in
five days whipped the crowd, took the British pris
oners and killed the indians. Oar sailors became
sailors upon the emergency, and helped 10 whip them
on the lake and aiterward on tbs land. So much
for the West-and allow me to say that the
same experiment was made upon every other
par. of the frontier. Brown Harrison and Jack.
! SOD, whipped them all along the frontisrs-Jsck.
| son on the South, Harrison on the Northwest,
| srd Brown on the North. | saw 10 day one man who
got shot on his forehead there, one of your Commit
tee tpontihg 70 him. | will not attempt tc Recount
the events Of the Bat fellow-czens, the Brit
ish sid that had but few cockboats on the
We did expect that you fellows on the seab0srd
would be used up very suddenly. recollect that
the Captain Of the Guerrero said he should
like 10 meet en- American frgate; he would
walk Der deck in 40 minutes. One morning be came
up with the Constitution. lie thought one broad
side would do it, if not more. He tried H. aud he
came on board in less than 40 minutes. Look back
for for years, and think il you have heard OF en-
American seaman being impressed. Never since
the time that Dacrts walked the deck of the Const
tnton in LEES than 30 minutes. On land and on ses
proved that the experiment of free government
would be successful in war as well as IN peace, aud
that the sodiery in war, feeling that each man had
heart in his bosom-that he was not subject % any
man, or woman either, except his wife or Sweet
hesrt-would fight es brsvely as though he belonged
70 some Sovereign. Lst me call your attention 10 the
results OF thst erea, in consolidating our free iu
stlutons in securing respect for our country 10 max
ing us love and more those men who loved snd
established those Institutions making all feel the
force OF tho motto on TIE Of the State OF ken
tuky United We stand divided we fail, in sho wing
us the value Of chr Union and believe that viii ask
You az did the veterans a: ashngton on the -th
January, 10 20 support and protect the Union
De YOU say so Smuggling cTies If Yes, yes. l
there negative here 4 few cries of No. J No.
not o . and may TIA. bright eyed god Of day roll on
from his uprsrg in the Atlarsc 10 his down going n
the Pacific over this Union forever. have one 5eU-
ineIt which wsnt to propose. Il IL The sentiment
vbich gave at Washington or the II OF January
last | wish 10 propose this resolution;
Ge,ortf That while deeply deplos ibe unimey dss'l'
$50 usny brethren in We pledge ourselves ever 10
All project he hsreavsa widows and orphans Ati tes
this interesting occison. We extend 20 eaea ne "
rgbi hard f-llowinP sa5 bna ue.ve. ~ ovefy ,sie
al cug nights, - home sad ABROAD
Do you all say SO
The General upon concluding bis speech, was loud
ly ohesred.
About o'clock the American Protestsn. Associa-
ton, large and numerous body, entered the eas,
gate Of the Park, and passed in review before the
Mayor sad Common Council. The various Lodges
carried elegant banners and were accompanied by
number of fine bands Of music. The Association was
Represented by the following Lodges Empire Lodge
No. !; Jersey City Lodge No. 3 Washington Lodge
No. .; New-York Lodge No. ,; Jefferson Lodge No.
4, with banner. upon which was the inscription,
" Pro aris It focis Jackson Lodge No. 5, with ban
ner and inscription We never surreuder-our cause