New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-11

One of the Cumbarlands crew, George McKenney,
sang The Red, White, and Blue, the crew Joining In
The chorus. 1be song was received with vocilerous
applause.
Three cheers were given for the Red, White, and
Blue and between parts frat and second OF Tue per-
oruance the band played selection from Robert ie
Diablc.
The CHAIRMAE said there had been request from
The audience to ECO the marine who fired the fatal
hot; be was not present His name was Gates.
II was proposed to give three cheers Tor Lieut..
Morris
The cheers.were given With will, the crews
joining 10 them.
VIM. NJ. EyARrs esq, was them introduced.
With eloquent panegyric upon the bravery OF our
sailors, lie pIelaced a few words upon the war. we
were now, he SAID paying for the remissness OF
whole generation, IN sacrifice which would Drlng
sorrow 10 thousands Of hearlhs and borden our pos
terIty with debt. Having nothing but praises for
our ancestors let us see to it that our postority
Should have something besides reproaches for us.
Sink OF swim, live or die, survive or PERISH were
brave words, but these men had translated them into
Drawer deeds. lie believed that the whole nation
wac wrough. up TO this resolve and 10 this action
" Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, we
give our bands aud our hearts to this war" Nothing
could eurpass the bravery Of these men. That day
the commencement Of a now era IN
naval warfare, ard so long as that shouid be
science the day would be remembered rs that WHICH
saw the bravery Of che men Of the Cumberland and
Congress. Nothing could DO more dramatic than
tie event. OF these two days. In the results had
this paradox that o tower which was shaken upon
its pivot with every wave, atle TO resist ord
nance which no rocl-built fort could stand. Nr
Evarts read en- extract from Southern paper which
paid high tribute the heroism OF the Cumberland
crew. i"Three cheers for en- After this, who
was there who could not give new meaning to the
cry, "Don't give mp the ship" i, meant some
thing IL meant, Don't give mp the ship although
YOU 20 10 the bottom in her." IL meant, Don't
give mp The good chip, the Constitutions better lie
buried beneath the liberties OF tie country, than sur
yive them" Loud applause.
Mr.. ). e.. CAhPGLLL thon sang "1be White
Squall."
Tie CHAIKNAS then introduced Mr. willard, u
sailor from the Congress.
Mr.. WILLARD sad: Gentlemen and ladies', / am
not ACQUAINTED with THIS kind Of speaking. | am
not used TO it have been too long IN man-of-war.
| enlisted In a msn.of-war W hen 1 l3 wears Of
age; am now 30. have been in one ever since.
We hed been q iong time in the Congress, waiting
for the Merrimac, with the Cumberland. I claim a
timber-hcsd in both clips. belonged 10 the Cum
herlaud ia the destroying OF the Navy-laId and the
sbius al Norfolk On the 9th ri March, when the
Merrimac came out, we wer ~ ticked "a boy
would be with bus father com home with a new
kite Tor him. li.oud laugh aad applause. SIZE
fired gun at us IL went lean through the ship,
and killed nobody. The ext one wac shell. 1t
II a
and killed nine more. 10 next one killed ten.
Then eLe went down TO the Cumberland. She had
an OLD gtGoge against her, and she took neF hog
fashion, as | should say. lGreat laughter. TIE
fought her AS long a. she could.
She fred her spar-deok guns ri her after
the gun-ceck was under water, but the sho'
had no more elect than pear. She fnnk The
Cumberland ia aloat seven fsihomr Of water.
Yon know Whist IA HON six feet We lay III niue
iatboms and il would not do 10 sink III that. W.
sl,nrcd our cable and into sh'i'owcr water, 70
q,i our broadsde Oh the Meuimhc, but we got her
i,o,v. Oh: thai gave them n chsucc to rgAe Us a.
they "a. The Commander opened n lttle por; hole.
and said; "Snitb, viii you surrender the hhip
Save ne " No. 40; as long as l hayc 90 "a gun of
'nsn 10 man u. They fired a brrnlsidr. lie men
moved the dead Do,iea away, aud NAMED me
gut. .s.iu. They tired another brOadsidc and
di-rl lruied both the guns Grd killed the crews.
y hrn thly Elsl went by w. thcy sot ut n-'ire by
stc1 srrin'inr near tLc magazine. | Know where
the nagliuc II. you folk doa't Lat brondsiie
she ai.l ID our c0mm. ndcf. hr. smith car sailing
ma fer AID the pilot. We had no chAn'r a III
y e. ~er. on thr rpar de,A, nosi of a.; The otter
.rcar.srs lfi OF sis ard We dc'ging ne shot; no
e.I 60 To dodge Gown below. beca.sr you could ~
ssr he shot tiil they verr nfidc Uf tho ship. ne
had 10 saeLce ari We surrendered Tho Rebel Oh b
ceu--yye EuOwcl en- ull-all old playnai, shil
matss--, aIre home ia Tie Germantown with them,
sil oid ras unts- iui rascal, now. She e'i us, a.
.Le ~ M toward. Norfolk TO get out % t'e WAY
She returned in the morning 70 have What u call
fanGsu.O with the Minresoa ahd ihe lr-. thing she
knowed, the little tulntie-bee, the Monitor, was
Their. ard fhc q, mt bick. Lave np n.o-, tp Fay,
oi,. b.i tcr, IL lie iag that &c :tiefs Of our
,rs lcit ~, and 10y ie P"wef- Of God above "a,
we'll. TREMENDOUS cheering
One Of the cr.w Of The Congress, Nkt1TE ".
PitfcI, sang tie bo"l'"hiH N"Hi anu 10 WINS
loudly npplAuded.
m. lion. GToBCr B,.cRoTT was next INTRO
durei. lie said we must rneniher tie wondtf.ul
condition IA which the,e brave men were placed
not face 20 face with sn equal enemy, ont met NJ q
new aud unired power that proved iirtli Nasi! SUI
per.or 70 ANYTHING with which they were acquainted.
And not Only were they unable 20 resist The iron,
hrt the Cumberland was 30 hnniy wounded that
they could zoe how many sands might yet How out
before .he Was destined 10 20 down. IL wa under
these circumstance that our iricnds who WEI wan
Us mint, .ed that extraordinary tei esrion al
led tlcn even TO the last 10 continue the combat.
IN .a men were entitled to congmtulaiion sud to
the prstitude OF every one who had regard Tor the
,au,c Of ibe~ty Yer they Were the champions
oil humanity, the chaml ions OF the great cuus" OF
Tho peolle, The champions oil the Sreh1 "in'o Oh
this Republic and their names should he lhpcirnh-
lie. n eir Glory should never fade. Tie sfcgiett
invention of the eighteoatj century was Re-
puhlc- founded on the principle OF tluaii y
al all men, and rhol that principle lcllHh !
No: tierr men bad proved thai II could not.
Tho people, C50010 in the field, had WiNed
thu. il should not, ana the people hhd per i''u'i
sucrs ion n was then founded On Lis conf enoe
/, H. teroeluty Of our institutions that ho declared
,bsf heir lo,y could never fade away nnd that glory
while il Ind cone through the world in one sen e,
still had nearer relation TO m, who were ihcr iei-
low countrymon. Where then shonld be The 'o"n-
de,v nf tbot immediate glory that attached them 10
heir countrym.nl Should it be the Potomae :
Never. 1he Mississippi Never. Inc ho,hy
sf,r,.toiusi Never Oar country never th0did
1 Ie., tl, rum Tie st. Lawrence 60 tie Gun inc
f,o,n tLe Atlantic TO tie Pacific. In the nsno o'
tbi- yast assembl' once mo.e he gave thnAAf 70
ttDm III Let us re ,oce that these plcn went down
Ggbiing TO the last, and that when they "etl pG"'
III, m. St,rSpanglsd Banner OF The Cum1ci-
~ i, ;. AZ her p'ak the emblem that no dangcr'
I''' " .-...,.,.a M freA.nIa. not nienn mon