The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-23


them to dght In the despotsm as they
were. II was in vndication of right TO trade--n
free and to prevent the impressment OF our citizens
that the country declared And, allow me
TO cay there was another experiment that We proved
successfully. 1t was doubted then whether the differ
ent arms Of human industry would unite under the Dag
in war the merchant the mechanic. the manufacturer
and the agrsultuIist 1t supposed by some, whsa
we declared war for sailors rights that the manufac
turers OF the country would fan back and that tho
What was the resuIr Look at my own gaiant state
beyond the mountans-we had trade upon the ocean
no sons in British dungeons-no prisoners In Dart.
IIerdent OF the Usited States asked the Governor O.
Kentucky to furnish him with five thousand men, til
hoys in the shops their planes and hammers and took
up the sword and muskst and fve thousand men were
mustered into the service without single draft And
allow me to call your attention to another incident con-
nected with our state and illustrative Of all the Western
slater. The President wrote to Governor Shelby OF
Kentucky before Perry had achieved his victory but
whsn he had gone to meet the enemy and he anticipated
that they would be In the Western States
ma nave NO soons and flowing Of the dsour streams are
double faced politicians there; but down
from the hills like noble little streams which
OF the south-the Gull OF Mexico On the 10th day Of
August 1sl3 Gov Shelby issued his proclamation for
five thousand men to meet him at Newport, opposite
Cincinnati On that day six thousand Ave hundred Ken
lucky volunteers assembled horseback and
the river 10 march to Canada. Every county in Ken
tucky except one was represented and that one had
forty hunters the way to Then at the close Of
the campaign Gen. Harrison wrote Gov. Shelby that
Com Perry was to meet the enemy, and asked him to
furnish five thousand more They raised and
marched to the frontier, where we arrived in time
for some Of the Kentucky volunteers to meet Perry
before and yet Of boys board the fleet
to help Perry to lick the British the 10th Septem
den the 1st Of October. Proctor the infamous who
bad stood by and seen my brother soldiers killed
slaughtered at Fort hegs, where saw him stand
moved while the Indians doing the work Of death
upon the prisoners-of whsm was one, for had the
misfortune to be shot down and captured-Proc.or led
from Maiden five days before landed In five days
after General HARRISON Governor Shelby and the Hunt
OF Kentucky overlook th sm the Thames where
whipped the British crowd and killed a portion Of the
Indians with Tecumseh at their head We had no sail.
there say but soldiers became sailors In the
emergency and fought upon the lake so much for the
West Now allow TO say fellow citizens and brother
soldiere, the same experiment made the whole
frontier and WITH the success At the beginning
OF the they sent out Wilkinson, Hampden and Hull
Hull who surrendered and dsgraced hnisethe Others
resisted. Then there Generals Harrison and Brown
yes fellow soldiers and of the boys who with
Brown on that occasion Is here nowhe has got spot
his forehead which he received in that warthere
is (polntng TO Mr. Thomas B. Ridler, Councilman from
the Nineteenth distrct) and you have elected him
OF your Councmen. He swears he is younger tnsn
am; but don't believe him. GAughter.l Now,
lars. Look on the Niagara frontiers where Pike and
sco and Jesup and Games and Wool others gained
for their martial deeds place the page OF history
don't pretend to recaptaate the events OF the
upon the will not relate the Incidents Of the
great battles that element but the British said
Haa W ceE rev , eosEsoas' Sa upon the sea We IN the
pect that your cities the seaboard--Philadephia
New York, and otherswould be shocked iato cooked
hktthat they would be bon,barded and taken We had
but few frsates, and recoect that Captain Dacres
said IL be could meet the Constitution he would walk
her deck in forty minutes after we one day they dis
covered vessel sailing under American colors and he
delighted at the prospect and that his wishes
soon realized. The Constituton-for it was hsr-came
she replied not. Dacres expected that he would
tie her hasand in forty minutes he aid walk the deck
butit prisoner Of and his vessel the Guer-
riere, knocked into "a cooked hatn This victory
was but the precursor OF many goriou ogetories we
British when had anything Ike equal force that
we old not whip them Forty years have elapsed since
then, and you have not heard Of an American being
pressed by British OF war. We taught them that
lesson. Perry beat them Lake Erie and McDonough
on Lale Champlain; and on land too proved the
pertinent that free government could be successful
10 war as in peace and that her citizens could become
sociers when required by their country We felt that
each mao wasa sovereign that he had sovereign heart
within him, and that he wasSnot the subject of any
Iaushter.) Some sere killed It is true but their
mmorsl and their chldren left 10 do for
them what they would DO for themselves were they
here let call your at ntion to the results Of that
great war They are seen in the increased respect we
have gained from foreigo nstions-n making us love
and more the fathers Of American liberty, who
freedom making us all feel the force Of the mot
TO OF the Kentucky coat OF arms, United standdi
vded fan.p Ibel,eve, nd think will a
ponse from every soldier as did when addressed the
Veterans At Wa alipgon, whea swors them 70 stand BY
spontaneous Aaye" was the reply gvsn by the whole
veteran corps)-is there negative here2 No not
May that bright god Of day still roll on and from
It's uprising In the broad Atlantic and 60 ng down
in the placid Pacific, ever shine over q free,
united and happy people have ons
sentiment, said General Combs in conclusion, which I
wish to proposeitls the sentiment which adopted
At Washington by the convention Of veterans, the
9Th of January last
Resolved, That while we deeply deplore the untimey
death Of so many Of brethren IN arms, We pledge
ourselves TO aid and protect the bereaved widows
and orphans, and here this most interesting qcca
sion extend TO ekeh other the right hand OF feHow
ship and bind each other by every sacred obligation to
stand by each other while live In defence or
rights at home a.d abroad.
The resolution unanimously adopted, and three
hearty cheers given for General Combs who, at
the conclusion OF his address shook hands warmly with
Councilman Ridder.
THE PROCESSION AND REVIEW.
After the foregoing address, the various societies.
bering about twenty and known by the general title o.
the "Amerean Protestant Association" passed In the
fnltn lefo tha M.xo nd