The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-15
The Seventeenth Of September.
GREAT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CELEBRATION AT

BOSTON.
The modern A.henlans to great civic display
Wednesday next In honor OF the inauguration OF o
bronze statue OF Benjamin Franklin which placed
in trent Of the City Hall. The day celebrated tho
anniversary OF the adoption Of the consultation
Of the United States in Convention, andalso az
the day upon which washingtons Farewell Ad.
dress Ia dated. There will be quite a number
Of faheriDgs for various purposes all the country
but that at Boston most Interesting The day will be
ushercd in with the ringing Of bes and the ulcg OF
lutes, and grand procession will be formed including
the state and city officers the military, and the afemen
the trades including printers, and eographc operators
at work, the Masonic fraternity societies, children OF
pubic schools &c, &c. The procession viii pass by tic
birth place Of Franklin k stree the old South Church
where he was baptized, the site Of the printing oiso
where he worked apprentice, the shop where he
made candles, and the place where his parents were
buried. Al the City Hall Robert winthrop win del yer
the inaugural grafton and the Masonic
auguraton will be performed by the Grand Master
Grad wardens Of the Grand Lodge OF Massachusetts,
One feature oil the procession viii be especially i,ter-
esng Doctor Franklin left fund.- the interest OF which,
was devoted 70 the purchase of medals for the six best
male pupils Of each OF the public schools every year.
Tho fraakia medals have been regularly AWARDED every
year from 1872 to 1885, and the medal scholars old ana
young will tSpcar In the procession II IL unfortunate
that there Ia record OF these names prior to 1885,
and the boys, wherever dispersed, arc invited To
join In this reunion and send their Names OF modal
and school where they received IT, to William H. BENNETT
care or James Munroe Co. The number OF naedal.
given must be tix thousand. As purely Bostor
affair We have doubt that the procession VIII Do very
fine. They do these things very well there.
Other Demonstration chiefly POLITICAL will be made ON
the 1,ih.
Tho old line wings viii In National convertios az
Baltimore under call OF the Convention held al Rich
mond, Va, on the 10th July lat.
The Republican State Convention will assemble at syra
cuse atll O'Clock, A. ~, for the purpose OF ormcga
Fremont electoral ticket and nominating candidates Tor
Governor, eu,enan, Governor one Canal Commissioner
one state Prison Inspector and Clerk FOR the Court OF
Appeals.
The American Fremont party will also hold = copven.
ton a, the same tine and place, under call Of the Chair.
man OF their State Committee, Silas NJ. stlwei
grand Fremont demonstration % come on at r,ts.
burg Pa on the l7th Preparations have been made fos
great time.
The democrats OF Kentucky, Indiana Ohio, &c, are TO
toid grand mass Union convention Dayton, 0hio on
the sane day. Ameng large number OF Distinguished
perfons invited 10 be prescnt Senator's Pearce ana
Pratt, and John " L. Mcmahon, Esq, Of Mary land; Mr..
Choaie Of Mass; Gen. Cass OF Michigan; Senator Hin-
ter and Gov Wise, OF Va ard J. D. Clay, OF Ky.
In Philadelphia, the democracy going to have y
great meeting In Independence square large deegx.
ton from this city Is expected including the Young Mcna
Democratic Association.