The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-19

Th,nss to you gentlemen, who have carried CIT CHS
patriotic worA- thanks to the noble artist who haj
Orleans away the weeds OF her wido xhood
The tsad oloe who slept at the Hermitage has throwp
Of us It IL here that he should have been always c
tbs scene o. his early glory the banks Of the great
stream where like the se.ius of the Cape he hurled hid
thunder and his at the invader. Here lee hin}
staId forever to excite to noble virtues and patnotj
aeecs 10 speak T the gnries Of the past and kgh th
way the elori's OF the future. AS long the Mis
sippi rolls bin hood to the may the SUI light HID
face meet the eyes of our latest postsry Lea rel
Joce that children sann,t enter this square in
duge in their sports Without behodiug him. they wild
ak US, who IL thss Some OF US viii "It Is Cent
Jacklcn aSenp'oee % orphan, without family With
his own genius eon humble station :, the most ext
aed rsnk which the nation could bestc =" Another wiA
say: "He WI the very soul Of honor during long e
of almost constant cosG,ets In which all the erces pas
sors into play, he never was guilty Of mean or
vices ON his country he never shr unk from peror %
OF enty private public, however painful pei
rilous it nigh be-" The patriot sol:'er will say; Hs
closed Of disasters In blaze Of glory" Let us
rejoice for ourselves that he viii meet view daily
for as vigorous and original thinker has sud: Great
cannot look. however in perfectly, upon great man,
Without gaining come hirg by hiu:' lie is the living
TIE light which erl sh.ens which has erigh:enea tes
6arLLess Of the rio and this not kindled lamp only
ueaven-a flowing light fo,ntan Of native original NAM
hood and heroic i"o'encss IN whose radiance souls
feel that ii is well 9TH them" The breast ofthe veteran
trusted leater, AL, s1-.as young and The old-thsi
Of this and OF cosrg generations invoking bless
and features will hail IN unison the Without fear
and without rep cschrhe bright pattern OF American
chivalry and Aa e'can patriotism.
Daring the deli cry II his address H. SisIr was @
quenty istcrrup ed BY alnlapse
As ,oon be- bad enced the covering vas taken from
the statue and tho oroI re horse an his hero rdsr
were reyealsd the gaze Of the assembled thousands
arid eeafnipg cheers, the ouc acel,in OF artillery and
sliii ed music fem the bands in attaaeanoe.
A. ID
Cork Nills the artist by WHOM the statue had been
ecnted and introduced hitn 30 the spectator.
Mr. MILLS rh.n deliver cd the follox iog adlress:--
Ladies' and Gontenen-lhe statue bee;eyo represents
enc who, with handful OF men, Proved hr,ses the IA
OF your beauti u city Gen. jackson = these repre-
sented as he appeared the morning OF tho Sth OF
January, totyone years sg1 He has advanced TO the
present : saiu.e 10 their andsr, who is
acknowledging II by raising his chapeal acordiog to
Anticipating the next move attempts to dash dowo the
line niide hsnc o. the dauness he ce'ng turn I'd
der shows that he u restraining the hlros, whose
open mouth and curved neck indicate that III ami nal is
feeling The hit have though. This o. liiue.ion neces
ssry there many chi Who profess n9t t, under
saId the conception Of the artis Ladies and gentle
r. it will be to ny rnencry dark day Indeed, when
shall forget the crowd OF faces ind me- ana
ST, ua this hurabe EFFORT meet your aoprohat n my
prcncest reflection viii Ie the conscos Of having
pc. p.tuaee, noperibaole 0azs, the form and fea
tures Of whose lie and character have always been
my Arbitration
sr Mills checred to the close, and music followed
well di.eour.ed.
ceremony endc: end the commissioners and invited
guests the pio TO depart being, of course
:os we'd by others, the firing ii the artillery yet con-
tin ming
The rable Bern Msrigry then snnouncea his in
tenon Of adj sing The spectators in French
tie Ing Of The ala was concluded. AMI aecor ingiy
did Ter 9Th ard with great sp r. his remarks
elcitiog applause at many points They were principal
ly directed 10 ,cSi of the great event in
ten Of which chiefly the statue had been erected and
eugy The pat,ini; feelings whohit MAJ excited and
Q, ed OF innperish-ble strs Dgth.
ia i.nmp II
square down from TIC thropgcd roofs ane bAi,onies from
TIC Cathedral steepe, tbs lamp posts The masts the
Iikl q tho piled merchandise on the leves, and every
oher p,iot that bad been seized afording vantage
arou,d TO view re imp surg ceremony and to &C. homo
rapidly costly Many ladies' and children suffered
tc n getting through the gates of tbs slaarc, and
so 0a s
Numerous wrea,hs had teea prepared fcs the purpose
OF dectra ing The statue a. soon il SD u ti unveiled
but hao deidcd for suf :ient reasons, that 10
would be wise not 10 assent 10 thst addition TO the
Eooy.
imposing, hu. iastic ceremony been wit.
reisea under any othfr circumstance any wore within
and around the d., ing tbs in sug-ation,
some Of whom hist travelled hundreds onlss 10 witness
the interesting sigh.
satisfactory mapncr, and the arrang soests generally
wero calculated TO rehec. high credit on the Mono nent
CATION and 10 General Tracy, the Grand aarshai Of
the day to shose management the details of the page
ant had been intruse ell.
the the IL sislaure and various other eiy:
ard sry iunc iarics repaired to :hc residence of
Mr.. Kennedy the United Saes Marshal, aud pa-took Oh
srp !c colaoo which had been generously provide,
by Air. X. Subsequently tie Governor reviewed AMI
inspected TIE legion tie Warrington Ar igsy. the Ne
oi al Guards and Continental Guards at tile Place
d'Armes; leaving, he received ching salute at
the gates, when he escorted 10 his quarters. !.
Is impossible 10 include in ire o. tais article
written amid excitement srring OCCASION, all
tra nota and bsht G. day which
will be remembered by AL who pa cioatd in its
live to our readers revive their re3oll,cticD of SINH
lar which occurred torty two years ago the
spot under circumstances OF CT xactee
exciting Than those q yeste cay.
twas The Esd Of January, 1915, that jackson, re-
tuning from tie Lies ION which he had ~ his power
FIJI enemy steal away by night through the awsmps re-
entered the city which he had cusc from dish nor and
de- ola'ien A grand RECEIPT a wac prepared for him
squale-with his ses not array Ell ise Of ksa
soiOs Of yes e't ay, in bright saing neat and Stain
with Of the rnDp and Gitc, nstoncs Of war and
brnzed Gpd wo' . w.ih The fatigue and exp sure Of
campaign OF Unparalleled avy and constant labor the
TRUMP arch erected the spot whore he statue
tt.nes Iie.e lsu q y eat3 vas PLACID on the brow
Of erxarts Mrs General fersor T. So ith-sko repre-
sen'ed lhme-suppor,ed by Miss Dup essis afterwards
Guardf new Ms. Charles Gardner, who rcp cssnted
Justice, and presented scrtn TO tbs General whilst
Liberty persona'ed BY te lovely Mics Caroline Kerr,
addressed him in bcautful and elegant little address,
TO which the General, gen " removing tbs wreath,
phed in modest and app 'oliate terms. The wreath
thus worth y bestowed l. sill p1eser we'd BY fellow
ci'an ur Howard smith, the o. tas LAZY who pre-
stn,e. IL
1heso young ladies occupied inches in the trumptaa
arch From ,be ereh 70 the door of tho Ctkdra there
two OF The lo,ost girls OF the city, beauti
fully dressed ia blue white, and besrog in their
hands BASKETS o. flowers ana vcrgrceDs, walsh they
scattered the rath Ct the honored chief The frst
eighee of these youog ladies' Represented the Sa,es o,
the Union, AZ behind stood a child bearing the
and nagns of the state she Represented IL will
doubtless gra ity many Of oar readers and particularly
ths decendante OF the ladies selected
for these posts of honor TO from oblivion
their Those which havs been ase to gather
! FROM Q surviving veteran, tIe as fcliowp.-
bliss falen err, subsequently Mrs. Lsvi Bierre.
Miss sidoria Nwis subsequ emily Mrs. =. \. Wagner
| Mis- Emily PacAvood, ssoguently Mrs. O. Dorsey.
Mics Eliza hcNcii, rubseai cntiy Mrs. Vance.
Mias IcuFa IL cbeis, subseq uently Ms L. q. Shields
| Miss Adele Fitzgerald, snbsequenl Mrs. Iongprc.
Misa Nara khhn,hoaIH. auS, auent Eia J. Hrandk.