New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-23
.sixticti Anniversary Of thc New.xsrh B'"'
tsricul Eocicsv.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.

THE PRESIDENTS Address.
The sixtieth Anniversary of the New.YOrn
Historical Society the occasion OF Of those
brilliant literary rednions for which the Historical
Sccioy uf New York is deservedly famous. The Hal
of the Society well filed By ~ vc,oca. when ire
Chair was assumed by Br.gJ. KosEKT WINTHROP. esq,
the Second Vice President who called the Rev ~.
DE WITT 10 Opcn the proceedings by prayer. After TIA
prayer sey er nominations Of new members were mara
and accepted by the meeting and these cOnelude tie
Chai1af introduced to tic NEE ting tie President "t
the Society FaFDIEIcK DE- PEY'rEa esl
M DE pEYsTER who warmly received, then
conn reed his address BY refcr ~ the oblects 81
the meeting and the national events which had trans
piS since tho foundation OF the bociety. porng uc
nst 60 wears ten presidents had preceded him N ts
office. rchcrt Benson Goyernenr Morris. De wiz
Clifton. David Hosack, James Kent, Morgan Lewis.
Gallatin with some Of whom he h,d been personally
acquainted He had also been acquainted win most OF
TIE officers Of the Society. and ne fund ON looking over
tie cords that not OF them now sarviveo 30 tnss
he clone was left as q were O link between the
Living AID the dead members Of the society lie lien
adysrted at some length to tho character OF NJ. o-
dis Of the founders OF the S,cety giving an ir-
tercsting account Of oarney which he had made IN hs
company in his youth, Montreal dwelling particular
on s s,S S,s es5,ae H. S % H' cssssa
the character Of Mr.. Bradida and spoke n the interest
he had taken In the proposed Historical Museum in the
Central Park. Passing 10 the political history OF New
Yo,k he said that il had been re,y eIucidatcd by tho
Lahore 81 The Society AID the Immense <ss Of historic
materials which had been rescued from obseryii.
soeisty. Besides this, the society had been
applied to by the legislature sd had depoted two OF m
members in pursus ice Of that request - search The
archives Of England France and iO,land for nformo-
t as b. the early colonial history OF New York and the
result Of abors bad been the security and rervs
ton and restoration 70 the State Governrent Of some
of The most important VI their long lost recorde Great
srcce- had also attended the Ab0rs Of the librarians
Mr. Moore IN his paeat and long continued search Ter
the records ofthe colonial Legislature some OF Elch ma
been Missing for more than Gu rtcr Of aceDtSiy lie
also alluded 70 the lab"rs OF private member II lie
society in the great cause of historic literature aud
said that one fruit OF tbrir labOrs he'd been
liz, trpnphsnt establishment Of tho claims of New York
rec |, haze been the leader ~ the great struggle foI
their natolei liberty aQd tbs rights u mankind. Tie
and important for the State fu tho day Of is seizure
by England had been the ,cene Of tie most ysions end
Incorporating party STRIFE In TIE earlier ciyr OK
the Colony The struggle was ore Of ansgo1isuc racer.
serward one Of great and rival families for POLITICAL
preyrinence; later il was struggle for prIc'pes
during tie days Of the Revolution, and sill later ~
pnhiic,ns Feasralists onians, Bncktais hosacu,
/ Democrats. Barn Burners, Hunkers. Silver Grsys
wooly Heads and Loco tocos had actively pef'oTned
their rarts IN the groat historical drama. During tho
first Of these periods those WHO cane N WIN
the EDglish were Of conrse considered ~
trufers by the Dutch. Who were deprived
OF MI the privileges and rights they had enjoyed eeiors
he surrender Of the Colonies the EDsjsn and yet dc
MED the rights OF Engisirep and were therefore
pellet either submit in silence 10 their omneI''s and
scca "r Ie. inc aSn Iti ss. sS
dressed memorial ~ tho Governor IN whsa they Ie-
fused e. pay homage to their conq-crors un they Loo
secured he ulfment oi the stipaletsons " the articles
of surrsncer In the second the political position
was less interesting than the one be had '
but the races having almost entirely lost, by II image
and int the distinctive features which had De-
/ fore separated them, the Dutch were always
| tcund in .uil sympathy with the popular CAUSE,
AMI instances Of tots reference might be made 20 ne
wel-anown political troubles IN which Capt jacob
Leis!er end John Peter ZeugeF. were the more PROM
nent agures The former Of these, the proto martyr
OF American independence was tco little known 10 the
ti. in The M
scpasieen historians hsve been too tardy In rendering
honor The lecturer then gave an interesting sceonns
q Ito 9l pen,'ES By hs y
Public Safety was rade one Of The Commissioners 20
deerd The city, and as no had been one of tteso yhc
hsd refused obedience ~ the King ~ Greas
Britain il was very e,dcnt that 1t that early day
b. was fy sensible ofthe polite rights the coionits
During the administration Of tie eaY Governors the
coonists we subjected TO the gre test outrages, and
II was not 10 be wondered ut that they should be o
posed 10 the Government and therefore, when IN the
Sprung VI l6e9 the intelligence reached New-Y"rE tbae
the Prince u Orange had assembled the English throne.
tho r AT BODY Of the coOnists se Ard drove the JAG
obns from pcweri and while this scene was going on
the cry raised that the French were coming ard
at tie VI the inhabitants assembled at bic door,
Jacob Leiser assumed the supreme authority, aud
administered the government VI the colony until
the new Governor arrived IN 1871. ny Ds
Peys,er then referred TO the imprisonment Of Jeis
ler his tria the charge Ok eason and eubseQueuS
erccuiioa in the face Of the nune0usy signed petitions
for the transfer OF his trial to England to The reversal
s.ve en- years after his execution II the Of st.
tsIuder the taking up Of bis remains from the foot Of
the gsoes where they had been iuerrrd. and their
burial with military honors. lie then gave some inter.
es,,ng particulars Of the conflicts between toe great
fnes " the Colony the history VI Zenger the prptes
and founder OF the first newspaper IN the Colony,
! the Noel York Weekly Journal his trial and
sspieace aud the contests for the Goyernorsbp
! OF Clarke and Bsndau. he also referred %
the progress OF political liberty III the colony the hIsk
proposition for the imposition Of texes ana the stamp
duties and the opposition 1t evoked and the successful
resistance 20 the uprernent for the navy When the
STAMP Act had been passed and tho opposition 70 he'd
tsscn the form Of armed resistance ~ New York be-
ongei the honor Of the inauguration Of the Coniedey
ary n its 6rst germ-a committee of correspondence
Before the actual outbreak Of the Revolution and the
pronus.tioS o. The Declaration Of independents The
don BY Edmund Burke. who presented
to Parliament the memorial Of the Legs
la,urs o! New.York "a long extract from which
the speaker now read and it was whom pleading TIE
that hs declared that the love Of liberty was tAe ehsra
ters,ic OF the American people He then read souo
long extracts from Burkes oratons, and contras,ed
them wG the memorial OF the Colonial House Of A.
history " the community depended In great
for the preservation Of its record on the fidelity With
which tie duties OF such society - theirs wac PEI,
formed. He then read several other extracts from
B0lkes speeches ON The progress OF the colonies and
said that even In the prsseit century America would
mike still further advances 70 thst position among The
nsiops for which God and Nature had iutsaded her.
ElAsrUs BENEDICT. ESQ.,. then moved that the thsnhs p
DO Peyst esq., for his highly interesting and vslsahs
address aud thst copy Of 1t be requested for pabii
ti0n.
The Rev DR.. McvIcxAR seconded The resolution.
and Ia doing said he had stood st the cradle Of the
been personally acquainted with oil its officers and
ea@s,..cs. Of his own birth having taken p,ss.