New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-07
The rujturinn Festival.

This festival was held NJ the Academy OF
Musc last evening The Whole parqSei ana al IN H.
member. Of the Convention together With consdera
hle number Of alies The rest o. tue bnhIng was
filled 10 Overlooking with spectators
At O'Clock the delegates TOOK their sen's at the
tables. Peter Cooper, tsq presided. y blessing was
asked hy the Rev Dr Dewey sIer wtch me rie..
dent addressed the gathering IN very apYrcP'bte
speech In Which he bore his testimony ~ beiaH OF
rational religion founded on tie belief that me
every dU.ias Of life, whey aad IenEioasy
performed were the most acceptable sacrifices To God
II was the joy Of Cysliany that developed All te
nte gent moral ard socitl qualities OF our natnie
He trusted TINT the tine would come when the hopss
that Inspired the noble and lamented Charming We ND
be realized when religion will no longer be arr1ye al
against intellect or linked with snpeisiit'on
.a, ,dma",sSed by ms age he claimed the pr,i
lege Of akng bis esteemeed Trend Eiiott L. 'o"ueA'
To- DO tie rest Of the fonors Of the evening:
M CowDER Ia assuming the duties OF thc chiir Hah
that IT was good for to be here that we might be e
inhaled tina. there something worth hviDg Tor be
sides boror fame pro6t-taat there was something ~
Umpire rs with 1obler hes cs,r =. ,ss
Z yrib,e siie Of gigantic Rebellion 10 Tar thar
tie dawn Of regenerated land now bufs,s Upon or
yew-a land hereafter 10 be marked only by tho loot
prints Of freedom. (Applause side by SIDE WIN ree
schools ind free piess, we could now carry tne IN
fuencc OF free practical religion To this .na new
efforts of strong. earnest and devoted men were w.
onirei Tic rms end daughters Of New.foik mos
cord ally renewed ihe welcome already extended 10 Vie
delegates of liberal faith. lApplaase.I
II
| GOV AHpRlw who said il had been his custom for
@ past few years TO watch tue phases oil popular
houeht either Of or o. hS prn ad o ng
.ountry's trial from pulpit Of our dissemination
had there fallen the slightest note 81 d ,s
or dependency but from EustpoIt 70 san iran ,l.
cifco there had gone up from the Unitarian pulpit
one round. fall nccordapt note OF pieiy anu Pat-
otism. (Applausc) Though 1t was written that by me
Noshness Of preaching men should DO sav.u u Shs
noi 10 be expected that II would be done By foolish
preaching There questions to be agtaed MAJ 10
would shake society TO IT, foundation There "old y
more peril the close Of the war than before IT, IN
possibility OF bad statemaushp damage was to be
unprecedented than In the mishaps OF the bsttieaen.
The fault Of the American people was TO tIusl men Wlo
they knew we've untrustw0rthy. He did not believe
In sham Democracy. which cheated the public heart and
dafrauded the intellect by undertaking Simply TO DIS
semjuate rudimenta knowledge which every man pos
scsses Trne and equal democracy recognizes the
rights Of all and IS resplendent Jewel In the crown
oYour rejoicing. While We see the stars and stripes
cncc more floating In Charleston an, and Ri ea,
sweet aud intense satisfaction Of remembering that
with the deliyercnce Of our country from peril there
marches side by side with National triumph me emai
Of Ss RaSS oeu race to renadl sy Impossible
for '' aSother ten years in the Empire Of Brazil
1t has put freedom on bright and rssple,pSH M,
emit march, and :. .se , sia psi S%u 'T Tho fol-
sment of the best prophecies Of the heart bad been
realized in some Of the incidents in the progress Of oui
The Stars and stripes we're .h hes,ca State
Of Mnssachusetts-the 4th Massachusctts cavalry
And when our armies took possession OF Chaes'ou .s'
frat WHO marc ed up the streets Of that doomed eiy
restore tho power THE Republic were the black peI
Of The saith Mass loud apphuseI Wiener !ca !,
Brown right or wrong e was sppsssu. 'nn' 0pi1
son,anseI (;oy Andrew closed with touching w
nrs to the sefsscr6cs Of the heroic soldiers Oh I'M
army Of liberty. ..,...a,..S
Tie that for the two days he had fet tina
the good New life and Boston spirit bad ,Sun'
room TO plant itselfin the Metropolitan CITY OF new
YORK ard no atulated Its cisene that they YER
willing 20 import and plant into their own soil q
, exotic. Which, be assured them. they would not .
ashamed os ytsR V up evt ~ V@R !"