The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-11
THE TAMMANY REGIMENT.

THE TAMMANY REGIMENT.
GaAND~ PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT GREAT NECK
JOINT CoMSIrTBE OF THE rAMhANY SOCIETY AND
rANltANY GENERAL CoMarTTEK-CONpIrroN OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ere.
Tho ceremony OF presenting to the Tammauy regiment
splendid GtAna OF o0o1s OF yesterday, IT tho
camp Great Neck, below Fort Schuyler the Sound.
Ths presentation made by E1jsh F. Purdy, the
part Of Joint Committee Of the Tammapy Society and
Of Tho Tammany bali General Committee, comprising tho
following senslsmen:--
E.T. Purdy E. Dsavan, Iaanc Bell Caspar G. Child,
EchWd B, Connolly, Thcs. Dunlap, Jobn clancy, Peter
B. sWe>ey, c. L. honall, Jno. HoughkSk, NJ. D. Gale.
rnsoonitses srr,sd q Che oang abees four O'Clock
where delegation OF IRE Common Council and o largo
number Of Psonuept politicians and city officials al
ready assembled Ths day made general Tarnmsny
hodxy, and the society and large congregation Of its
retsinefs had evidently made grand jubilee Or the
casion. Colonel Kennedy dtev up his regiment nd fine
FOR review Officers taking their places In front In the
Elijah r. Purdy, chssrman OF she rzmmany Hail Gene
raj Committee, bearing the cooss to b presented sided
BY Caspsr Chds. Secretary or Scribe Of the nmmany
society bearing the guide oosre tksa formally pre-.
sa1ted thsna, and spoke rs fallows:-
euAKp-FhsTamnany Society and tho Dsnoces1ac Gene
ys Corptss OF the CITY and county Of Hsw YORK. have
sspu;sd y, . 70 present. soyOD in sr pane he So
this duty Win no ordinary feelings The ehe1tahed re-
cpsss The respected deus, the sacred IN which
mare this presentation real pleasure. 0rganized US
yeus piaat rsgens has bison, TO sustain snd defeRd
az ,ss ~ T. sne Susa
&ssd - honor 70 he c1osen coanander OF such reet
msna The Tsnmany Society and the General Commis-
n eemSAGn With ouF citizens feel proud ofsuch scs.
They bid me TO say in their name 'Viod speed
yNn ssch g. mission. Preserve sustain and dsfssd
are committed Bear them proudly onward and upward.
ke etsr be obterated stripe be severed
Let tbem not be lowered by defeat, single thread
be stained by traitors hand Jackson Guard You
hsve well chosen IGNORED naneone that will forever
live In khe meQares Of The American astioo. Eenera-
ber brave officers and yoq gallant soldiers TO you
bear uttered the memorable wordsrhe Union, nsxst
sha bs preserved These words aioue, even Il ais
life had mol Been devoted to this great principle, hove
msde his name and'fame immortal The people Of sne
great and patriotic city from whisb you know WIN
fatsy your devotion to that Union which you ve
80 we'll and to preserve which the great Jaoson 0ten
pesiled his lie Col Kennedy, asd you, dear friends
take these csinrs unfur them broadly to the brsez and
when you return from the coLct to which yon ouch
OF You as survive win be compensated .or The oss yo
viii have sustained, and for the trials through which
you Will have passed by tho memory that you dd yoar
best preserve and defend the country thst gave you
BIRTH which you have adopted and 70 which all owe
"aur iivas our fortunes and our sacred hororz-'
Col KENNEDY, who Ia Grand Sacke OF the society re
ceiyed the coors and briefly responded EXPRESSING lis
rervant thanks for himsa' hiE officers and mis- he
said that while deprecating any ovsswssrne assaD or
OF military pretensors fer hreef in tho eor. 20 argan
ice the fawmany regiment, he nevozthstess hao
,snec the purpose or showing by tha uDnstseshle OK
preston the opnioa which they all sniv tncdshe per
feet unity OF the North, and esPecvly OF New Y1fi
city, the question Of mainainasrae integrity Of tn
I national govern 1sent.
with pendd sword and sash ION the part Of persona
ffiercs. he sald no was cor .ddent that il would n
welded in tae great contest rior which Colonel Ksnoed
defence 81 the aaored o~ SO With which for co man
yeors, no had hsea ideor flea In old Tsmpsny The DC
fsrce q the coscstusy aud the Union from enemies
tSne KS1Nru ,spsiss M sui,spse nsn,er and the
y ~ es7fT. Through tho opsa tsnSs Of TIE rds