The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-19

utes in passing is estimated tina. least 5000 men
were In the procession.
| ARREST OF PIcKPocKErs.
line Of the procession and lodged them at the Headquar
tiers until late in the afternoon when they dis
charged Terance Collins who caught In the act Of
robbDg Margaret Redmond in Chatham street was de-
tanned for trial.
FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. PATRICK.
SEVENTY sEvENrH ANNIVERSARY pINNER--srEEcH
OF MR.. RUSSELL, CORRESPONDENT OF THE LON
DON TIMES.
According to time honored custom the Friendly Sons
Of ST. Patrick held their annual reunion yesterday
ing In honor OF the patron saint Of the old native land
The best efforts Of the propretors of the Astor House
where the banquet held put into requison to
make the occasion commemorative Of ancient Irish
hospitality the national Of the Friendly Sons
| could desire.
Among the invited guests, who had seats ut the prn-
cipal table, Judges Roosevelt Brady and McCunn W.
I Russell London Times, W. R. Evarts, J. W. Gerard,
Judge OConnor Philip Pritchard Vice President Of the
st. Georges Society; Sir Domnick DAILY, Adam Norre
President Of the ST. Andrew Society H. Choate Of the
New England Society, and william Young, New York
| Albion, &c.
The banqueting room was devoid Of all decorotion
that at the upper end the American spangled
banner met and embraced the older 'sun burst" OF
Erin promssory Of that recprocation Of help time
| Of need, which is the proudest boast Of Irishmen
their ancestors rendered 10 the home of their adoption
| the dark days of the Revolution SO did the folds
| the unconscious banners blend, though one floats
triumphant in every haze-in every cline, while
| the other yet droops through the dark
| night which patriot hearts stn hope will yet
| herald the glorious which is never nearer
that in the hour that seems the darkest The festivities
of the evening greatly enhanced by the performan
Of very excellent band which literally treated the a
dence to choice selection Of Irish airs during the pre-
4 limnaIy repast.
JuDGE DAILY President Of the Society rose to propose
the first toast He congratulated the Society reaching
its Seventy seventh Anniversary Age in bodies like
thes, lie said gave them increased yigor and night
they fresh and Joyous, when the first Sons OF
81. Patrick quaed their irst cups Theirs peren-
with the drst flowers Of spring. The March winds
OF This morning npped WAS true the crop of those
and breasts of all national Irishmen (Applause)
Theirs flower that greeted their acceptance IA the
earliest Gays Of the new coming year. Their emblem
The chosen leaf Of bard and cniethe green immortal
shamrock. tAppause.) And as they increased age
they became more appropriately the representatives
/ OF that old land to which shamrock belonged, and
/ from which 1t is recent an emigrant. Zap
plause) He saw from the demonstration
which greeted his words tina, he addressing those
/ whose associations with the lsud St
Patrick and Of the shamrock That land, which though
unhappily divided and dismembered thaough want Of
| union amobg It's people, always agreed point
the propriety Of celebrating ST. Patricks daya point
which indeed, there had never been difference Of OPT
i
dsy according To the spirit OF their ancestors Appuse
In view Of the memories Of The past we hope
whatever part Of the globe they may be scattered who
may tonight unite in celebration of this anniversary
| The toast was then given
| g st. Patrick's Day and all who honor IT,"
The toast received with great applause cheer after
| cheer following Tor some moments, the band playing
| 'Patrick's Day"
The pRt2DST introducing The toast, said that
they to respond to the toast ne they
would evince that hearty feeling which its character de-
handed and in that spirit also spoken Of by the poet
when referring 70 the feeling which yet existed in the
heart u old ErI's when reused by spirit
Patri ks daywith loud aud hearty Tnat toast,
i without further comment,
The United states-1he land we live in.
| General applause Band-"iaii Columbia"
The PRasmkaT minated that the toast would be
:, os Mr. Bray who y MOULD moi con n h re-
states. Tremendous applause and three cheers for
| Brady.)
I 10 the lie said he called upon respond
the toast OF The United states The United States Of
Amcrca-tho land OF their birth and the Land OF tsr
adoption And was he worthy to be the orator OF q
theme like thaS No Tho great earth OF the nation of
be present when The Thirty -four States Of tho great
Union is covered with dignity and majesty and power,
the presence OF agh Heaven doiver the eulogy which
belongs to the United States OF America. (sppause.)
The great work had been restricted within dimensions too
small In no sense did the great republic belong to them
| II belonged TO al mankind. The great Union
had been contaminated not for generation,
or one race, but for all men and for all gene
ratioDs. (Applausc.) THIS new country offered
home refuge 10 the oppressed Of AL nations The
country does belong 10 Americans does the right
belong any state to destroy the temple which, through
the blessing OF good Providence, belongs 10 all meo
i He would mention the name OF gallant, hearted
irish soldier, who, when the winters ned, he lay
/ dying, the snow retIested from his bosom, M
| the task to death. He referred to Richard Mon.
4 gcmery, TO whose memory a monument was erected
In old st Paui's 70 dear to al New Workers, and where
also stood monument TO the virtues and patriotism Of
Thomas Adds Emmett. These men had stood before the
temple that temple OF liberty which srove to
| overwhelm in rrerievable ruin He, for one, would
70 this dread work He could not consent
10 have the said Of him that said OF the poor
Irish emgrant-'.A home and country remains not
| for me-" (Applause) He would never consent TO
| division or disruption OF the Union. He must
live and be inferior ~ the Engishman the French
| and the Spaniard. lie must have country, aud
without country be could not live. (Appiause) And
that country o. his could never be degraded by having
any other than that given to it Dy its divine spJn-
| sors--fbe United states Of America. (Appause.) Esto
yeyrefvd-should that mandate be obeyedg Should tie
talon be perpe mated intact all faturs timer he pat
the question in the presence OF that flag whose
he saw cleaning before him from areand It's ample
folds and from he took the ponse, and announced
In the spirit not IN the words Of Rchie-' The stars
have raid IT, and oracuar aous confirm the do
| cree loud applause When these troubles pass
away the country would again emerge from Tvs present
gloom with renewed vigor, and not lees than
| thIty.four States would eatisfv him. and when the
next Pre- ioenal election took place thirty oir States
Union would join in the contest, and the who
might then be elected would be the president Of the Uni
| ted States OF America (Gres. applanse), which
continued for time after Mr. Bfady sat down The
PRESIDENT then called for nine cheers for the United States
which give with a will appropriate 10 the occasion
The PRESIDE then and proposed the next toas
| aIreand-The Home Of our Fathers.n
letter was here read By the President from Tho5 f.
Neagher, who excused his absence The occasion
the plea Of severe cold. There also letter Of
read from Genera Dix who Sefcvrcd II by the
pesuoni The patriot who had despatched Instructions
to the United States officer to shoot down the nrs
~hc attempted 70 pull down tho American dag This al
| fusion sslied forth fresh burst OF applause
There regular Response 10 the toast. A song
| WIS instead sung by Mr. CarnicbaL
i Tho next toast was, 'rhe Cry 81 New York - which
| was enthusiastically responded T.,
The following song sung before tho toast was
! Piled 10 b. a speech.
Mr. responded TO the sast. and kept his audi
tory III hiPh gee consequence of the Numerous style
ch he ADDRESSED them the subject OF the city OF
New York
The neat toast was 'fcivi and Religious Liberty"
\ width drank amid much entbaglasm but was not
responded to In speech.