New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-23
REPUBLICAN, CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
GRAFTON BY JUDGE EDMoNDs.

Hope ChapS was opened last evening under the
auspices Of the Central Republican Committee. to
commemorate the birthday OF Washington by listening
10 an grafton by Judge Edmonds. L. Deafed Smith
presided and opened the meeting by stating to the au'
dience-which not quite filed the house-that it was
fact which could not be gansayed, that the Republican
party was the only existing in which the members
were unanimously in favor Of the Constitution OF our
fathers; and hence it had been considered emnenty
proper that the memory Of Washington should be cele-
brated in this manner.
The original Fremont and Dayton Glee Club as
sisted by Mr. Willard sang an old song composed by
Robert Treat Paine in 1898, TIE identical words which
gave rise and popularity to the air now known The
Star Spangled Banner" After which the Rev. Asa ID.
Smith said prayer, and Mr.. Willard sang V!va l.
America an original song both to words and music,
which was tremendously applauded and encored.
judge Edmonds delivered an Grafton Of more than
an bour length Oh the great and important political
topic of the day, which LIE handled in mastery man.
ner One OF tie earliest recoecons Of his youth, he
said was the celebration OF Washngtons Birthday by
lis father more than fifty years ago, and the event
had made deep impression ON lis youthful magma.
ton He proceeded to call attention 10 such parts OF
Washingtcn's history as have bearing upon the
diving in 1879, Washington devoted 67 years Of his
life as 20 the service of his country and IN cosng his
bene6cent public life, left to his couprymen his Fare
well legacy. From this several pertinent extracts
were cad the annual repetition OF whd before the
peooe onslaught them that devotion to the Union which
Observation-Disclosures the whole North, if not the bor
der States The speaker called attention 70 instances IN
WashipRon's days similar TO the secession times OF
the present In 1885 rebellion broke out in the
western part of Massachusetts, where at least 5000
fighting men were assembled ana e?niederatins In
manner endangering The peace and welfare Of the
try their ayowed object being either to reunite Maa
chusetts to the British Government, by of
coalition with Vermont and Canada, to form an indie.
pendent confederacy Of their Washington spoke
TO those who had authority in these words: You
tumult in Massachusetts know not where thas III.
fuence Is to be found nor If attainable, that It would
be a proper remedy. Influence Is not government.
Let us have Government by when our hyes, nDer-
worst at once Under these impressions my humble
opinion 10 that there is call for decion. Know pre-.
cisely what the insurgents are at. IL they lave real
grievances redress them if possible, know ledge
the Justice Of them, and your inability TO do IL in the
present moment. II they have not, employ the
force of the Government against them at once.
Loud cheerng Todelay one or the other OF these ex-
pendients to exasPerate on The one hand, or give
confidence Oh the other and will add 30 their numbers
Let the rens of Government, then, be braced anhed
with steady hand and every violation OF the Consti
tuition be reprehended. defective, let II be amended
but do not suffer It to be tsamped upon while It has
The speaker alluded 10 the Whisky rebellion in Penn
sylvania, In which some $1,000 lighting men, 900
armed--stood disafected two or three years, when
Washington ordered out - COO militia from the States
Of Pennsylvania New-Jersey ryland, md Nir-
GINA, who marched into the disafected districts and
the matter was quoted. The Pennsy lyania Mu.
Tiny in 17s3 when soldiers who could not get their
pay marched down to philadelphia, and surrounded
the State Hall, and demanded of Congress submission
to their complaints. Washington promptly ordered
out 500 troops, under Gen. Howe and the rebellion
was quellsd. The Newbureh conspiracy was out
Unanswered by his sageity. The present emergency,
the speaker said the greatest this country
since the days of the Revolution. That form OF
government which had made rps I'd an example
81 such freedom as the world had never seen was now
endangered. What was to be donei The cause lay
in thai same conflict between. freedom apd bondage,
The alienation betw the North and South lay deep
Il was the same dispute that $50 years ago
tween the Roapdheads, who3ettled at Plymouth, aud