The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-26
Brief Address by Brisadier General Viele,
Military Governor.
Parade of tlae Military-Grand
Turnout of the Natives.
MUSIC By Txgl BAND"
THE DAY AT PORTSMOUTH,
de-. &C., &c.


disagreeable surprise As will probably be remembered
by The general readc your correspondent has not
ire ,uenv ere 20 an Org. niZation known as the
slnoD Leagu,," -vinf ita headquarters well In Nor
fok rsr,no:t IN We'll, th:S Pot lotto body secretly
resolved i. .o-a OK tue I'D u February, and for
tRi 'ose waite AM oh aimed permission from
r. a.,l.,sfy Govern" hotl said meeting the Opera
g. Ase r is ,ty, wbch is now bong used rs theatre
Acccrd'ng,y Arrangements erand scale about
being y, rfaccA for such 4 ;-p,se when the late
fer.ac storm sol H., md u great extent debarred
ale Interested from fully carrying out their
!s'ral 9xi. Many wee afraid that the storm would
.l' "tc 70: SIS CT lGtys una Eencs withdrew
dye'y participating a getting up this psoc demonstra
iior- 81 va ~ { the ed smiles or
en2il a ,aLiar, orkcd What as Equivalent to say
tug "irn tt.'L Ss!d ~ nccrng Of me kind in this
cuy.' 1hs ih.vl saw ns end once more turned their
t-,s t,wsri ohcc; !, tn,lr vcuera.on, aud at the
eeNa IA Hpar ~ nga iorih, not tue full magnitude OF
then st hicn.NI. 1t east as strong reality
p.s he unter tia cii
VII 10 MS party hard to work with the Opera
!.ousc ri wAdt Ma NJ MI d to take place thereat,
&c ral +, ei GIT il J. proper that the soldcry sta
ANA here s!aai - he puo, parade, passing through
Il - - .su.s ~ pas ivse Ii uses where Washing
wHs Only 1usLuwle lei ed a Virgnian, but
q Pc Csat q ne ln,eu s4a,es Accordingly or.
q. - re "a tsnG ,of grand parade. The military
IL ~ was ,e'los4 y inpo ms Hero We beheld,
ta' - al we' ie ,o.ac o our youthful memory and
inta tat %, . ne ha,u yisa2 d volunteer, who had
Tea 'he . IN i,isshj Of Vail Forge and heard the
chra car > fesoi u ii " the hills and through
t.t WI Z. when 5'th'tS ici dead side by side. We
G.r@ h. MANY cecil If The 22d OF February and
The trose s'on. RI. ondsnt has been accustomed
cutter INTO deta the procession, with the mnutir
That Is necessary " satisfy the mental cravings
curious pubic but this occasion correspondent
N 81 be excused from Dong anything Of the kind,
matter how vaguely otherwise; for while he is chroni
cling the nooe acts o. some OF NorioIks patriotic
peone, II wold not be In accordance with personal
ieng VI patriotism TO furnish the rebel f. f. VS. and
oIae. members 0! the Davis ,rganizaon with any
amount u use III milt,ry Information.
As the procession passed through the streets
the people crowded to the windows, and view
ed II acc riding 10 their notions OF Union or
the reverse. AS a generality no demonstrations of
approval or ohe wise were publicly made; yet
In sme instances han hcTehefs waved by many a
81 sng maiden or hlbusterng old maid who recognized
rle,u rtlcer in the line There only instance
where noticed any public manifestation OF III will, and
that by some III bred Women, in middle HE who
deibcrally closed all ths wndoy blinds passed
BY and yet these very women cave been known to allow
tho visits OF nio officers heir houses and TO have
tanned these officers with evenings scandal
hours gossipug that helped 10 make each visit toera
b, amusing II moo eratesy agreeable Tor IL is fact
say Ahat you will, that men, vel as women love 70
kscanda against their ene1aies and gossip about their
fricnas.
After toeraby lengthy march the bead OF the column
70 cbed the Opera House. fuy intrenched mud const
ta,cs any part 81 an iatrenchment The ocers and so
might have been pilot up like many logs and II
the cney advanced he could not well have tod tsm
fr,m brcuswork 81 pcatiiuly and famiarIy did the
led shl adhere TO their valuable persrnsno, their
precious uniforms.
In minutes after the throwing open OF the doors
che itrmer. by some nexDlcablc leeerdcnan, having
secured he most available places for hearing, while the
poor soldiers were atol ded the cas agreeable standpoint
General vieie having received present
AID " ten TO tie readn g Of Wahngton's Farewell Ad.
drcss occupied box On the cit q the stage, where no
ned generally Lnpeiccvcd quite awhile. AS your
correspondent viewed tie sceac from the stage no
kinds. IL the ger throughout the entiro place
diers oscd civilians and citizeus returned the
plnont, officers gay uniforms gstened ike armament
OF planets aud men and wouoo privatcs and officers,
&C. soiss aud Uniontsts tAc gay and tho demure the
muddy and the clean the giants Of ambition and the
pgmes OF intellect the pretty and the ugly; the stan.
dard bearers and the upheld and the
HERALD correspondents Tor, slis rs usual the fell
70 Il the Tr,tane. and the polite OF the rnes &c
we're absrnD, made up scene and sssemblagc that
never no ore ss witnessed cbsr OF the stage in
that house OF show wei theatre enterprise tho
Create hamhg Of the might havo unitcd the powers
% all The . ts> donne known TO tho Opera Tor moral
oDect; yet their united abilities would have failed 70
foarh those liner and higher chords Of feeling which
Invoke tho sympaihet influence in the breasts every
The standard hsving their places ugon tho
y ago, and qaieness having obsaised long soen
IT, c.xsy ~ss scses o -, n the
tos marked attenssa the audience rising
I. Washhssoas Farewell address was thsu read Sy Col
"a r. dsn1es. Of tAe Niue.ssuth Wisconsin, rsrnent
Ss0 M fsw rs..ssss. chat elected Applause ana
rntsesnf sentiment Of nod feeling
nssrssI Nss vnirs,osusy, when any stssiss psnt o.
lssuiiss prophecy uss reached IN the q reading
sns S ~: :. 10 q
aee was appointed TO wait upoa Gensrai viee and in
s rim ssC Ss S
lciy give h sanction 20 tt gathering which gotten
up for no political purpose but entirely out Of
81 tho memcy a Nirgn:an. President Of the United
States, statesman for trs0bled times, and soldier
rho General accepted the invitation and delivered the
following brief remarks with emphasis eh.ct:-
EHLIow crrzEys-Yos h6ve just hsteoei TO those 50.
tmn words Oc prophecy, pcnDed nearly ago
by tn greatest of American citizens. txpplause
1nrot tho transportation 81 extraordinary u
anAu I'm Zee fnttl
main H. the words Of wisdom by that
grcai atro uoce can odd more that viii either be OF
b. Axe Alternating TO peEi. the lily or pcrismc tne
v'oet Refined g7u necds nc gliding You have gathered
here ibis Gay g. commandment the memory Of wbo
th"uEh iorg cocsr oc political and military ife,
maned 11hse dey ptcd 20 hc nboindcd interests Of his
cahiir never dcYatng "a Tho slightest degree from
tat high that iotty path d ectiude which noola ma.
tnc ina trne sonsa ~ honor I'D MIN 70 mark and
Rnitn, ard Il IS uttnf that We who now standing on
tint SELF ssine sol Of virginia. ghoGla commemorate bis
virtues, great ard remarkable they were lie was
more thaninis! lie Amerlcan aud Il i but pro
Pc tint we, American ctynus. should thia day ss
nemory az a worthy nan. (soass,ion lie was evas
mier.sn this; for has been well es'd-
ss ' s ' se 90 The a. Sals An
r211fe, a "a ding, - have said before, that we
sh-u ~ tc ;rsSo Of grateful hearss and sppreratiye
and Srssr 10 contemplating Inc HSs q
this Hustticur man, hnd aim exhiating, 10 an
neet cescee the fo~fcid character OF pairoi soldier
statesmap ad sogc In order rightly 10 understand hs
character patriot II Is proper that should
slider for a moment Vie country that claimed aud to
whoh he Willingly gave bis nrm llcgance IL has joen
abe boast u those latter day insurgents thar they
imtang The glorious deeds q robIe ancestors hav ing
sougs 90 s9m affinity vita the heroes the past ~
y,oeis engaged ~ rebellion; and 10 Is this reason
usy preA1ne ~ ~ Tar against and their govern
m VI - ~ glory ~ the dospeablc ofrctol. i.c
has read history y Ia purpose Who cils long and
arduoW var f he iesRanent establishment of American
tDdeIsnaente, ny the yor, miserable, contenptble
name ~ rebellion. OF csugl the name ana world.
wBja gsn,o o. Gslrga Washington with that Of rebel
D. .saramant and traitor 20 rcoye Tive elriv set
tsgrgis this o1niinent, Wh'ch extcnded The e,,ro
irngsA tho Atlantic Cost, were The togrese..tsye
ga h. sngs ard accumulation q fable AMI n,olr,s
sos Gaaghie.s. certainly from ~ the nattaDs ~
Enrope aid tHdFbiy from all tao nailons knaNn 1, ~,
hab.iab ahe and added q, his VAS ii 4 q 81 oal
az mali guity, q Io1st HEARTFELT dislike io bnss
~e,s =. gpytiutn sn.sf Chnrch aud - s.ate-svh,h
tbay hid cfg Tar IL ths distance, across ta toublci
waters Ul tie wide Atanti.. They frcm ahrUtd