The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-26

guests. Ia carriages
The FINN brigade Hrigadcr General crooke and A.
Thirteenth regiment Ab0 men, Colonel Jourdan com
manding
Twenty eighth regiment. $50 mon. Colonel caspar
Urban
FIRST battalion, heavy artillery, 200 men, Major
Spraoue commanding
The Fourteenth regiment, 600 men, Colonel Fowler
Commanding, acting special escor. OF honor TO the
veterans
Rroyet Br,radIer General Roberts and staff
The veterans soldiers and sailors aboat three thou.
sand in number representing In the order nam the
several volunteer organizat ,ons:--
Tenth Seventy ninth, First Long Island and Fourth
About tour hundred honoraby discharged officers and
sailors of the United States navy under command OF
Acting Master James /. punkets
The Ffth New York artillery, Fourteenth Militia.
Seventeenth Thirty ninth, Forty-sxth, Forty eighi H.
Fifty.0rst, Sixyihrd. sixty NINTH Eighty seventh
Eighty eighth Fifiysixh, Nnete,h One Hundred and
Thirty third, One Hundred and Thirty ninth One Hon.
dred and Fttty-eighth, One Hundred and Seventeen,
One Hundred and Seventy third, and One Hundred and
Seventy-aixth eimen's New York Volunteers
Eleventh brigade, Brigadier General Jesse O. Smith
command ng.
Twenty third regiment $50 men. Colonel Calvin T.
rorty-seventh regiment Colonel j. " MescroIs CON-
mandinV.
Ffty-second regiment Colonel NJ W. Cole command
ing.
Fifty sixth regiment, Colonel j. Q. Adams command,
Ing
Howtser battery. Captain j. 8 Amoore
THw cRxrgfECa
While passing down Henry % Atlantic the veto
rams were the recipients OF the most cordial greetings
IRON The fair women who were gathered at the windows
and In tho doorways OF the many private residences
along that section Of The route great profuaon OF
fla and streamers foatod from nearly every house
along that street On turning into Atlantic street the
regiments form In co,emn by companieS and certainly
executed the movement IN q highly crcdtabe manner
which drew forth the encomlus or the spectators The
enthusiasm was exceedingly great when tho veterans
carrying their war-worn and taterrd coors camo in
view at this point Of the route The wounded soldiers
who rode IN carriages In the rear OF tho veterans
also tho recipients Of most gratifying recognition from
On passing into tho enclosure At Fort Greene from
Cumberland street the head OF the column wound its
way NJ to the summit,cf the hill, and thence passing
around the grand stand the military n halt and
stacked The Fourteenth arriving at the stand,
took It's position tho right while the veterans formed
their left and mased In column directly In front of
the platform, Such Of the veterans bclongcdto the
National Guard ORGANIZATIONS present then forward
and took their position near the sp'akers stand As
each veteran detachment camc up thor colors were
borne to the stand and there held during The entire
monies o. tho presentation ss,nto Of ,wsn.s ono
sons gathered on tho green, who locked TO hear the
orator OF the day
Rev. Dr. srosrs, the orator OF the day was hcn intro
duced, and proceeded 10 deliver qnrnt but some.
what lengthy address He sald that BROOKLYN that day
greeted the veteran soldiers end sailors OF Kings county
With universal and hearty welcome Tho city. by tho
hands OF its constituted authorities present dis
tribute to cae OF them an enduring ,rcnor'a, OF it's
affect onatc admiration and esteem II should be said
TO Tia honor that II the first Of American cities
fnlf that Office The Governor Of the state had also
favored them with his presence IL show that the
heart Of tho whole Commonwealth IN mar.
mony with that or the CITY and the county, 10 tho
action which wss about IN be performed. The time,
the place and the reason OF that action wcro all signa
cant year and hall had passed since the nnal over
throw OF tho rebellion After SO many months OF peace
had elapsed since their return home hers higher
emphasis In the action than n had been carrier taken.
II showed that II was not sudden impulse OF
Ing admiration but that II deliberate and justified
sense OF large indebtedness and unfuhliad obliga.
ton, IN which that action had It's source and
ho rcff mod vVaa and auIf hnr
been selected moro appropriate for such
celebration From the very SPOT which
that retreat which added much 10 the fame of him
who planned IT, and conduccd much 10 the ultimate
And the of the action was also significant The
people OF prsskyn had assembled 10 honor thrm, bo
cause they bad pctiled their lives and endured ser
ing nnd hardship in order that unon peace and order
might be maintained and preserved they rccog
nized that In courage such theirs had been,
there exhibited greatness Of human nature greater
than ali possible attanmepts OF culture In that atrug
gle by Code help they had been successful and u only
now remsincd 70 make the country all that nature
had intended IT, all which the faith OF their fathers had
foreaw H. all which Gods for II In the past fore
ehadowef as his design concerning H. Political ques
decided hereafter however, only by ballots and not bull
let's In the popular canvass and not In le campaign DR.
storrs concluded amid great applause.
GOVERNOR FK>Ton's ADDRHE
Gov. TNTos, who was greeted with loud cheorr spoke
"a folows:-
FElrow crrxEssI am fortunate In having this cppor
trni,y to meet tho citizens OF Brooklyn aud Kirgs
county, and to mcet and CONGRATULATE The officers and
men Of the Second National Guard.-to congratila'e
them In behalf of The State tor their creditable mil
tsry display II u moreover profound Satisfaction
to me 10 have thg opportunity TO meet the veteran
who onroled themselves under the banners Of
tho republic In the war for the Union, for liberty
and for constitutional government ia that great
New York bore conspicuous and an honorable
part having at one time more than four hundred and
Nifty thousand soldiers in the nsld larger army than
tho worlds history down 70 the close Of he Continental
10 Europe The devoted patriotism and hcrolsm OF
tho sons q New York was not more married By the good
ton for meritorious conduct. than By the uncom-
planning suffering o. tie SEX, tho INITIATED aud the
were len upon every battlefield Of tho war.
here them fellow citizens 70 join you In celebrating
an occasion more important than the growth o. your
city The prosperity Of your citizens anything rotating
70 your material interests ~, hero 10 jon you in
dong honor to those who forth 70 maintain union,
6v1h ana your prosperity, which Is at tho foundation
o. your greatness and which has svcn you character
md s%s am glad .'o M. % we're o. 's snasd
In the late war FOR tho maintenance Of the Union
have now enrolled themselves IN sho organization
which forms the National Guard Of this state for
believe that no intelligent reorio and no well oranzsd
government even, wisely d.epenso with well
organized militia which can p , h 1pGn ~ nasSs sn p
tho public rights. tAppisnss.l know thai when the
recent FIRST burst upon us patriotic men yrang from
battle Tor the right They from farms and work.
shops from schools and college, from all tho indGsu
pursuits in whch patriotism bad 80 long sium-
b~rsd a. 10 be deemed incompetent for the
new trials which liberty had 10 impose upou iss vo'ares
Fortunes werc thrown Into the scale eco passed
away, luxury was eschs.ed, family ties ara
that Tho government Of our fathers and The
liberties of the people should not 30 DESTROYED;
ard whether or not complete militia ORGANIZATION,
ready and prompt upon all erigrnces 70 sprng 70 tho
public defence nece~sry for The preservation % our
liberties, 10 necessary % project properv promote
uaerc orter and eacuritv 7 d KNOW that The
loyal men Of this county win be ready and prompt 70
every future exigency OF orr national existence -
spring 10 the defence Of their country Thsn ve shall
BE- relieved In the future have Teen IN the past
from the danger and the state from the expense o.
large standing armies Noud appiauseb
Mayor rourB's lpDnfss.
Mayor Bcofs then stepped forward and spoke a. fei-
Iowa.
FnIow CrrnxSs shorty afsr The surrender %
General Lee and when seemed certain that The vAcr
OF our army and navy had subdaed the reb~ion, wss
susssssed 10 my predscessor Colonel wooa' thh ,hs