The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-18

o-v =, "rn enaoies SIN 20 away thought Of
laier dea in that quarter But Il Is not
md tber' times when We need TO 30 back TO tho
aphsbet az nations life. The revolution was neither
the Undertake Dr % that he end Of our s
war may not ha, completed our nationality Indeed
do not know that any great question IA te "fu ~ SET
First lei rs oonsjd, is ideaits purpose Nations arc
not a construction y It growth when and where God
plcases whether on IN Swiss mountains between the
Atlantic and Pac DC sh> Is me spelker nele uelo.ru
ia glowing language the ocular Characteristics ana con
trbutions TO The world % Nations no" ueall naaon
may go ignorant Of ia missionj but now dInerent
may be its and attain nent when compartments
its primal shaping idea How Is 1t with oursevesY what
rs our dea' our nation WA founded with deliberate
intention It, idea the orgn zalion and diffusion oil
national ibery-of self governn ent (Ihe speaker ex
planned length what he meant by sell governmentD
bare we hone that our crisis is past, If had failed
the late would the kne OF thA ihilufe nave Deen
the Joy bell OF the safety Of Europca, arsocratss No.
gentlemen OF Europe, don't Halter ourselves that you
would have conquered ideas are more IN m bullets they
shoot thousand years ahead aud hit thu marx az last
Nat6ns are not distractions They have an individuality
more sacred than that Of persons and is more hein0us
~ wicked to attack l. No, not mere Abstraction did
turned to Fighting Joe and paid him. with the other
generals present, an eloquent compliment second
element oil nationality are It's institutions iberty had
existed previously, hut our fathers Organized 1t IN tho
constitution Here the sp aler euiogi2cd this document
and then proceeded 20 discuss the question OF state
sovereignty, dealing out Keen sarcasm upon
that limited class who always will complain
or not and saying that he did not wish revc those
who had drawn in belief III state sovereignty with
their mothers milk, and honestly believed the doctrine
But ali the more keenly shall combat them, because
they were honest and yet deceived. Shall have
a of Americans All the glory OF oar past and the
hope Of future lies in our nationality Shall We
wander over the world Yankees HOLSTERS, Suckers
&C. Americans Granted that that great essential
of Observation-Disclosures not yet unite US, still
have the union Of lakes and lands If not OF hearts but
mountains, scaboards, Valleys rivers forbid dsunion
Then there are our common traditions which
At,ssH NntiA " Nnnn
than 1t can be made 70 order Our late war has
conservative of blood 1t has prevented greater
The speaker now came the last element Of nation
ay-the men. He said a nation should be judged by
the kind II produced and the use IL made oil tem
declared that the right of suffrage should depend upon
educated mind, and closed with eloquent statement
The speaker frequently interrupted by rapturous
applause, and delivered himself throughout with fcrvd
eloquence which he has never surpassed
FROM GOVERNORS SMITH AND DILLINGHAM; AND
GENERA HOOKER.
At the close Of Mr.. Chapms Grafton short speeches
made by Gov Smith and Lieut. Gov. Dillingham;,
but the crowd evidently uneasy and anxious to get
good view and few words from General Hooker, or
"Fighting joe as they Familiarity called him.
The General after being repeatedly called for reluc-
family forward and received with the greatest
enthusiasm Nine cheers were given him, and several
minutes elapsed before he able % make himself
heard. He evidently would have felt more at ease IN
command OF his corps in the face OF the enemy than IN
meeting the thousands Of upurned faces and obliged to
make them speech. He told them that he WAS no
speechmaker that he there to attend the celeba
fathers mothers sisters and brothers Of the brave boys
who had been under and with him on many Of the recent
gave evident satisfaction TO the audience
GENERAL TRUMAN SEYMOUR,
of the defenders of Fort SUMTER and recently con
nected with the Sixth corps was next called OUT ana
made few remarks He said he had never made but
speech, and that to his Southern friends after
his capture For that they threatened TO hang him. and
for fear the audience would regret their not doing so he
DIloApIER GENERAL GEORGE j. srANSARD,
ulo lnst rio arm n richmond.
the bravest ard gallant officers in the army, was
next called for and received WITH vociferous cheer n
favorte with the crowd
Leuenants Carr Foster and OK Brigadier General
j. W. Phelps, OF ship Island notorley, were IN TUT"
called for and made brief speeches.
This closed the exercises at the grove.
MEETING HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
At Eve O'Clock p NJ meeting u the Historical Society
was held at Academy Hall, and the following gentlemen
elected corresponding Secretaries cca KeI I
VIM. Cothrcn Woodbury., Conn. X. d. smith, Guiii%d'
Conn., n,
and formerly General Stannards staff, then read
paper the battle OF Gettysburg II was wen wrcn
article aud from the gcntemans facilities Of seeing tue
battle and obtaining information, doubtless as truthful as
accounts Of battles.
/. l.. butcher Esq, of ~ Mbans also read "A ser,o
Comic History Of June Trainings" which was much
The Following are the officers elect of the Historical
Society for the ensuing year.
Presidcnt-Hon Hiand Hall.
Vice Presidents-Rev. VIM. II Lord, George W. Bene-
Recording secreiary-Georgc +. Houghton.
Corresponding Secretsres-Albert ID. Hager, Henry
Clark.
Iibrarian-Charles Reed.
Treasurer-George b. Reed.
Curators-Dugald Stewart, Rev. John A: Hicks, Rev.
John T. Perry, Henry Hail. Rev. Frederick W. shelton,
General J. W. Phelps, Hon. John Wilder.
The exercises OF the Historical socety wound up the
days celebration, with the exception OF the ball In tho
evening which was fine affair and attended by most Of
the people In the place. well as many from abroad
For ham frrt and