New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-13

one of his victims was moro dreaded than an -, -
arrest SIGNED by II G Secretary Of War. htT e eai
habeas c0rpus WGs suspended Whatever may w % 10;
Judgment Of juriss upon the legal qnesIn., frandn
these arrests the effect was saulay a. thn service
lent contractors snies dishonest officials in tne
nb ft tboro yos somebody In authority 10 De arr id
Of Success was inexorably exacted RON h soI
armies; neither Winter nor n;,ber distance o %o
lenses nor boosted superiority Oh npis ~ .feu the
enemy from attack. AT length the e.e s the war
io as wss said Of Marlborough by '3onbroke.
ndicated all The attainments for supreIr command.
bs croot md fortunate leader was no Ooner recOg
Inn called 10 the head Of all the armies of the
inion and from thai hour Gen. Grant directed with.
ont interference but with invaluable energy Of CO.
oneration from the War Department Ill the succeeding
Campaigns to triumphant conclnsr Look back to
he period OF despair, during the mr. year Of President
Lincolns Administration, when leading journals de-
manded dictator, recall the d spoDdency which io
lowed the disastrous termina;,.o Of the Pennsular
campaign, in the summer Of 1852 remember the gen.
eral discomfort and w1aripefs of the struggle which
the profound DISAPPOINTMENT and just Indignation
felt by the county at tire failure TO pursue and de-
stroy the army of Lee the sullen menaces and the
outbreaks whicn hindrrcd the enforcement OF the
CONSUMPTION taw; the bloody riots in this city
the undisgeifed hostility OF half OF Europe
the diseourag ing doubts and predictions Of nearly AZ
the world; and, fsay, the increasing power aud
GOODNESS % the formidable numbers at homo who pro-
nounced the war failure, demanded an arnlstce ana
acceptance o. me nc nSs, omSn bPt Grants
decisive triumph at Nieksburg was announces. 2oon
aferv ard he was summoned by the Secretary OF war;
in pc, son. TO Chattanooga to retrieve ice atsstci "
IChickamauga Gainihg the grea victory OF Mission
Ridge, and opening pathway to the sea ior ohernai
he came TO the Rappahannock and brought fortune hu
final triumph 10 the gurious standards 81 the Army Oh
the Potomac What GodOlplin and marlborough were
10 the war of the succession, what i0nv3is ana lou
renne were 10 ihe struggle OF Lons ~ =, ,bo vars
empire what Carnot and Bonaparie were 10 .ne NsIs
OF The French repablic what Pit and w ellington Wclc
TO the European alliance against Napoleon oiatol
SbG , or modern times for he maintenance of au
flOrity order ard justice N uS -; ~
of rations The great war iro;a WneH 'ro M ,Se
S.ates heterogeneous. Ii has removed from our pan Oh
government the element that most impaired IT'S yiSor-
nsuficeut power 10 suppress by insurrectlon sane
iore1 nv The government OF State. IL has banshed
IRON our civilization the reproach Of serye labor thgs
clevane 20 the rank OF feenien OIL whose noholauc
toll supports in peace The commonWcath whose Aoho
and ricfls thsy uphold in Beside The rank won
by the renown Of our arms, the ampltude OF lnor re-
ofrces We have displayed and the constancy shown IN
tic conflict we shall emerge from one OF the most ex-
bnrsting wars recorded in history stronger patton
Than we have ever been Let try TO avoid the obvi-
ous rerils which now engage tie attention oi oui
statesmen and people. Who viii not welcome and
hasten the time when the Gsperity ana aiienalon pc
tween the old antagonists III Inc mon tnh yeIu 70
the kinder sentiments OF common natlOnh!' common
interests ard common destnyf The South Is now rep
resented in the councils OF the nation by the president
Thoroughly loyal honest, able and fearless he OF al
men knows the South and can be trusted by the whole
country In his vast and aborous Undertaking 10 re-
store tranquility and bring order out OF the
political and industrial chaos winch ItINuuet 'hc
South let US give To the President the same
generous and conhding support accorded by
ali parties 10 the statesmen Of the period when orr
erpiu ent Was established When the war Of iDdepenC
enoe terminated tie colonies In more favorable
condition for the development OF their resources auu
Tor tie settlement OF their Institutions oi government
ON sure foundations than nd the lDsurgent States
ia 10 al the present time Let US be guided 0y the
President in the line OF conduct we shall adopt III our
relations with the conquered states ana pe3ps. '
rarfy tie amnesty he has granted. Let US help MA to
mgintan regular civil authority in The suuJusaieu
States by the action OF their own loyal citizens. LEI
us do all in power TO consolidate our people onee
more in their ancient attachment TO TIE Constitution
ard the Union. 1t has becn almost the uniform error
4 the successful party In civil wars to perpetuate inc
passiors of the conflict by proscriptve meas
\ urcs against the vauquished. Lot Us AVOID ,hlss
error III the vic,ors arc magnannous the varquished
/; VIII be loyal The prescription Of the Huguenots
!, cost France million OF her most industrious
Il and loyal citizens aTIayed the Protestant Pow
= lers Of Europe against her IN long and exhaust
g ing war; and more than century elapsed before the
successors of Louis XIV recaned the position and
% power lost by persecution. The expulsion ofhe NooIs
and Jews from Spain the rigor Of The lnqusion ana
the san Culinary policy OF Philip H. In the Spanish Net,
eIlands were followed by the declining prosperity and
4 rank OF pain among nations. lie cruel legislation OF
tie British Parliament has driven 100000 OF tue popa
If lation OF Ireland TO this country. Austria requires
ZOO OCO soldiers TO couneract the effect of ad
minstra,ion i'll her Italian and Hungarian possessions
N So long armed resistance 10 the authority OF tke
n Uni continued rather than suffer the humiliation OF
IN submission aud failure would have seen the continent
laid waste and given back again TO tue seneeas ana
nj CheTOkecs for hunting grounds. NOW all IS changed
t0ats
Of over al the domain Of the lepGhlie fyery man Who
j. sauies halls the ensign Of freedom and Justice When
tle Few whose awful guilt Is beyond the pale OF human
~ charity shall have suffered the penalty OF their crimes
=, NAV we not Say TO those WHO longer adyer
T. saIios "hai we hold them we hold the rest Of man
CT knd--enemies in war III peace friends
as at the conclusion of Gen. Sckess speech, which wa
es frequently interrupted ly applause the General Wal
If presented with q superb boquet which he inmedntel!
n; sent lis mother who occupied seat in the
y bly, This graceful act Of tie most pleasing
A. features Of the evening.
After the addresses Cen Sickles escorted TIC
n auteroom by tie venerable Gen. Hall, the Managers
p OF the Fair. few distinguished guests and the re
IN porters Of the press, where Gen. Hall introduced
tie General TO tie party Gen. Hall in his remarks al
IF uded 20 the eminent services Of Gen. Sices nj criti
N cal tine ia the history of tue nation when h'
n had conceived the plan OF Offering TO his county
n not sCrad company battalion regiment Of soldiers
p for her defense but brigade Their services were
L unquestiOnabe and their glory complete. Every man
Of that brigade has reason 10 be proud OF their record
II lie noticed that Gen. Graham was present, who hat
IS organized and commanded one OF the regiments
a Of that brigade. He was proud to Introduce
e him TO the American Institute as one OF thai
brigade whose dam ,o S"S n eetso5 ,b aa1
4 10 the coenomen which also the motto Of The LIN
\ pirc State. ICheeIs.l Gen. Sickes replied that he
iclt exhausted by the labors Of the evening lie re-
. ceived with gratitude the approval Of his Efforts and
referred the gentlemen present TO Gen Graham for an
acknowledgement for the honors paid TO the Excelsior
Brigade.
the honors pad to the Excelsior Brigade.
Mr. Tilman reminded the gentlemen present that The
Excelsior Brigade was Nc%.Y0rk Organization and
that through The efforts Of Gen. Sckes and the assist
ance of his efficient officers, NewYoik had tie honor
Of furnishing the fret Brigade TO tie armies OF the
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