The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-16
OUR MILITARY VIsIggRS.


OUR MILITARY VIsIGgRs.
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Exeuri0.m Of thc RIchDaood Gr.ys to tho In
ssis~y4s ns-- H~ndssme Reception by the
K.SSdail's lsaAnd Boys-spesch Of Master
ny an RI spOnGe Of G. ps.in DimmOck-Pxs-
~ ns~lsoss 10 Ihe Governors g aaru-CnlaaSaoa
at SlA.k welI's ls.snd-speeehss Of ss~yer
yhm~nn, Mayor Mayo, II Rtshmo4d, Cap
VAL. Ehios, II the Grays, Colonel L. nasss,
Governor raocAnsy, &c. k1.ursi ION 10 Wsst
Fsine-m Good Time Generally, Sc, Sc.
Yesterday, In accordance with The programme, the
hcapOna Grays escorted by the Committee Of the
0nmon Onuucil and the rhnd dvision Of the Seventh
Eg,msbs, excursion 70 the pabhs institutions On
RAJ dah's and Back welfs Isands
be Third divisiou paraded at an early hour for the
escort dosy conssis Of Companies and Y, and was
Con maAdsd By Captain Nevers, OF Company Company
turned Tor the occasion Six onicers and non com
N seicned oflces and ~ prRsies Company numbered
Ice officers and commissioned officers and 10 pEt-
vaes TIE dvlscn pyoceete ed 70 the BrandTeth House,
where the Gla3s qasrsered, and received their
xassss o. ocI,ek. gencs the uned battalion
marched 70 the metropolitan Hotel, whsee they received
M COMMITTEE Of the Common Council and number Of
vta guests, and then ptoceeded do~n Spring street,
aDa 10 ne Desncey where the hne steamer Hen
DIX Hudson, ~hch bad chartered Tor the occasion
NY up The excnEeionis<s and their gueAts
nj ;akrn ON board and the steamer left the dock
hsr p IS O'Clock. The day delightfully."- plea
sooid be imagined Tor such excurson The sky
overcast With clouds, which shielded the pleasure
seekers from Abe glaze Of the sum- and before the party
beach, their Gsst lsndn ing sraart shower had falen
sesva 70 lay the dust efrsosually.
7se following are the nAmss Of the specially invited
guests On heard The H.Ldrk Hodsou:-caps Dnnmnscs,
Of ,hs Virginia ssass Guards ss Captain OF The Rchmooo
Grsys) upifoa m Gen. j. Hobart Ward, Of the Scout
IsguAds Coz. LETTERS, Of the Seventh regimen. Brevst
Col shumwsy, Of do naor Pond, OF do. Qaartsrmasser
VIZ chester, of do; exQuartsymaster Kemp do. Capt
Shaker, 90 Lieut. G. W. Smith, do; Lieut.. wiakssed, do
alder ms, ruoey, Lynes Stephens aud seasrst,
Councnrnen and Councilman Leaf, Tresr, vsa Tyne
Bckiord, JONES' Rss, rowosend, Warren and Babcock;
Supervisor Stewart, Corporal Rache, Of the National
0oaro Gov. PiDcsDey o. the Board OF Ten Govesnoss
Gao. Ralph " Newion OF tho Boston "rlgers;' George
Roberts Eco of tne ,oston TSsss; Mr. Graeme reporter
Of tie sichmood WAi9; Capt. VIM. Truman, OF Ricn-
ssuo, '. W. blon' h @ S'n ns a y: reSo1
CAPS tvfr bull, OF the Police Department; and ten men
ana about dozen reporters for the New York psess
haso remsnn ~as expected 10 JON hne excursion, bat
YenAped bebno receive the 4asor Of Echnsoad,
was expected TO arrive IN tho forenoon.
a, sac! .es sIsDa he party was transferred to u.
sAsety. and proceeded at once to Rsndsrs Islaui
ssd ~ nOsstc exercises. Upon APPROACHING
R.Itas sisno The DOys 10 pe number Of four hundred
sn ali The Donors The eereony
VS. performed in unsxoepaonable STYLE The vislters
tGsA marched through the grounoe ana inspected the
vsr0us buld,pgs ana their inmates. Everything
vss found in the best possible order. The ut
nosi nesness prevailed every sbere. Tho visitors
s.s sso crested erected y hem With happy sonss
and some OF whom seemed almost Wild with
1S %a Of the boz, men
rAded front Of their quarters, ssed IN review,
weSt brough aaous evoot,ons with almost the skill ani
Of well trsiped soldiers. Their performance
eiSUiied the ~asmess spp'ause
ADDRESS OF MASTER Ryan.
Yourg Nader Ryan ~hoee f4ms as an orator oecom
ing world de, next introduced, and delivered the
tO,,Ow nx aD0r, sB:--
sunsMss OF ms RICHMOND GRAYs-Upon me has fallen
be bspps To- extending 70 you tue ereeang and heart
tea ~elCoue Of Tho s.Governors Gusrd' Of Randaps
Inland You welso me, the inhabitants of the glo
ysus ''Oo Domnion," the sacred land o! Washington,
Che b. Of Preside the Oldest State of common
unity We bali your wait AZ one OF the most favorable
Of hindog ana riveng together the chain Of bro
tneb b. cd irhbdiy feeDg which snould over and
aesys uesween she Nortn aad the Sootn You have
from your 10 the "sunny sootn aa soldiers, ~
yis,l Your brother tooiers OF the North, our ow0
..seveS,h"- zoe price OF city and OF our State
You have, caDjancI with to- M aod With tho Com
boa,s Of eh.y, thu. your eyes may behold a1d sus
c,bvDceo OF the fact that Ne~ Yoek Adequately
sbd ply progIdss Tor and thousands before VINO
bs tree x ci.curtaioes AMI the win Of Divine Pro
have become The recipients OF our citys bounty
Hsr. up ibis beau.'ul sIsnd you may vew This spen
Df charity ersCteo ADD tosleSeo oy benevolent.
baaasy Here than 100 children provided for
AID rovded rude blasts Of adve rty and want
Here ne o-pnan Trenches ecosnz.a conpo
Deet part Of the body po ana are aght thss by good
and lsduous e0Oton TO our studes thas useful
ness, hon>r, happiness wealth. and all their concontaats
tasIk behalf Of my comrades oe your visit, and
the eseuTe wrh WHICH your HDe soidery appearance
DslbOd Of promoting pr mpt obeoclce punctuaity and
chse aut nnon WIN you retora TO your Southern
homes assured bt your presenc, here to day will DO
regarded as bright epoch 10 our existence, which will
.feJ year, prove, we bop5 Or got incentive 10 re
new.o exetions in tie nate Of llse Garry with voc,
al, best wishes the Rsndas Island boys,
10 toe prosperity Of lns Rchmod GTays Of
SPEECH OF CAPTAIN DrxMooK.
Captain prMMocK OF the Virginia State Guard then
Introduced respond In behalf OF the Richmond GrAys.
He saio:--
FROM ume 10 time for years past .has New Yorx was
governed by Of nothing but political SPECTATORS
sD anss mao no nesss 70 reel Tor ses ~aOw
and corruption Ny Goo how have been mistaken
~,sh bad ibe power Of speech and eloquence this day
There ODE houbsnd human beings here possessed OF
seo who but for the city authorities OF the CITY Of New
York. would nov be wandering about tho streets, lost,
dgaded ignorant fitted only for the institutions Of pun
knmen, ano nov here they are cared iormsellecsaay
caYed for physically cared tor, morally cared for and,
suppose may say cared for relgiously And there is
noxbng, thank God for those who founded nstitu.
tons--shere one that can shy 70 any one Of you,
boss-aye, to you srthat you may not become Preei.
sD Of nG You
mort OF you-when look into your bright, Intelligent
eyes, that mind ID with you. Mind does not belong
10 the rch belongs equally 70 the rich aud the poor,
nd the poor deveope oftener than the roh beg you
70 remember, though am stranger 70 you, that the
h,arest position IN ihs country open 70 one and al Of
you You msy yet live, and ali Of you, 70 AL tho
most positions that the people OF this country
ON give. Go on, want you to make haste. Time V
important The mighty engine s waiting for some Of
your hands to move the tnrotte valve. The electric
spark Ia waiting for your intellect The world every
k.r> tna nto
1t be- rapid. Go on, then; hurry up Get ready, 80
thar few snort years, when those like myself with
siver hairs Aba have parsed away you will come upon
she Of sns glorious repubnc, this last asylum and
hsme Of the oppressed Of every nation This country is
tbe only place on Coos earth where man stands up 70
Almighty insepeed that ne should enjoy Go then,
every one Of you and God IN his infinite mercy protect
you. Gentlemen and authorities Of the CITY, must ask
you 10 excuse for what have said. This call has
been unexpected 70 me, and my feelings have quite
for pou have satd of YIrgiua She has hitherto