New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-09

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i've bat he IS conieiiing oesiog upon NOSE ol "G
contributed in any way 20 such cause oli WIZ
have been feel better than Dc did before This Institution
win fog many yCo for the SPECIFIC object or which Vac
intended Your honorable Chairman has Just told YOU that
Judging from the action OF The Government in the past IN regard
al the end o NJ least twothirds century there will s be
wounded soldiers lingering yOur pensOI-hst Their
beers viii be doubtless greatly reduced but suppose that ~ be
end Of 20 years The last has disappeared W The work have
class Of deserving and honorable and dependent soldiers I'D
Your midst1 Win 10 not be honor 10 the entire
country and viii not every American citizen
feel proud Of his Government after has thus PROV 1ed io
the soldiers OF the country than he could possibly feel had II
been OtherVisei 10 will be memorial only while eNe
hu perpetual memorial in al cutnins time not only Of the
heIosm Of our soldiers but OF The appreciation OF ne
people those b and suffered in defense Of ine nee
dom APPLAUSE When strangers nom abroad sa Nsi .ne
National capital This viii be one oi ne lnsi'ao.s u '
vicinity Of that city that viii De visited ny mem anu
they VIII gay that 1t ls no wonder tlg5 en ni lib
people did not succumb % that huge heutHlpn a
intended 10 overthrow the liberties Of the leol ny!
viii say that the people who raised such armies ana tv
cated the services OF their SouerJ VINO 50 looo 20 T
and appreciated the blood they shed N defense o Iuuah
liberty deserved republican liberty and WI retain H. AE
plause And when the last soldier shaI nav ] ~
win not only commemorate their vaior ana the vi
the Government and people IN thus pQyIohs lo M d
fort ana happiness Wlie tle{ uNtu ,'' ,,ato ,lse
useful doubtless for either humane aud cmI1he purpose
i vii continue 10 be made nseiu as wen as HoSa9
the country, until IN the lapse oil lnt NAeL ''' @ a. W.
NAV again have use institution n cane Tor those
M tIi nav r, ,,e in olr day II shan not 10 may
In some Succeeding reation Let it then remain for that
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tended said m the opening OF my lehalAS ,n"l ',o ~
barrassed .et scarcely necessary 10 ask You 70
give for ucha cause this and hestaod TO ask yog h or
slch reous seemed imply dstrnst OF yoUr prhhc slH
adstrus OF your appreciation o. the noble Gge, e WIS
o and dstrus kindness and love that are hearts
for thcmen whose suierngs II is designed 10 amelofae
know Won appreciate the soldiers know You want mem
esCed that II il depended upon the City Of New York alone
mis- institution would be built Distributed among those only
WHO ne ahaplauty able give the of tins asylum Wo1id
% ,So So,mencenent Of the war in an the great efforts
,To bir f,m sickness 10 health there has nothing
done and freely admit there has been done here
there has been nothing done that appeals directly 20 the
hearts and of this great people the cause now
presented f0r yOur consideration lApIlausel L.. 90
The state here appeared ON the stage ana MH5
greeted with cheer cheer By the audience and with HAL
Mr. GefrE3-I have now the honor Of Introducing one Of
the distinguished soldiers Of the warLeut Gov MoodioId oil
the state Of New York lChoersl
SPEECH OF GIN. WO0nFoRD.
III, ~, gert man nor woman who has not OH len paused
and thought what he she owed 10 the soldiers Of the war
where your dear are IN set! tonight were
Kept toyou by the true and strong arms Of those who
bore banner through the thckes Of the night thcc
metropolis land saTed you by tie yaor your
army Applause and cheers And when YOU are called upon
soldier you doing charity but aTe SIMPLY dschaIgne
honest debt Cheers IL Is not merely those WHO cd Your
aru hose names will live longest in history Not merely TO
those whom YOU delight 70 honor IS the great cleWt
Of Che war dne. lhe mgnest nob9 Is ns' VINO
to,s ans lie m ms hand and bore has breast
% f bate bearing ONLY tie commission Of high private
and doing duly the ranks Great cheeTing IL was
NOT "a difficult thing shoulder Straps huehie II
was not Ierv trying 10 ride horseback especially
when the march was long one live in tent especially
when he ground muddy bat the men who took then ha'eI
sacks their knapacks their shelter tents and their niles and
followed the old flag simply because the old Hng in danger
without thought Of commission and without hope OF reward
The highest honor Of the conflict and for whose tgow
every loving hand should entwine the rre.nest and
that the struggle Is over row Rebellion has been cushed
and the old flag remains ao by the loy al hands
that carried II though the hglt now III - e o. ou
citizens patriots men see 20 u that Re discharge
this debt gratitude that 70 the soldiers Applause
Ny heart grows sad Whenever see an Empty
m beggary whenever hear The mOu-n music Of acch upon
the pavement and its bearer soliciting aims IL the memory
Of what our brave boys suffered an the thought OF te glorious
victory that their bravery achieved far let us see TO that
al that wealth lavish al that affection can bcstow al that
kindly hands strew oil eoH IN her pain ay H DC ts
Let them be keptaswaTd ID he nation asOecs OF our love
APPLAUSE Now nv friends finding Uysef worn out IN the
canvass through which haze recently passed great pdal
ask YOU as Won honor be soldier you ore your Gag
10 see to ii that loyal North does its duty The survivors
wounded soldier borne against your loyal hearts protected
! by your loyal arms, and kept IN comfort during me
residue OF the life thai God shall give him Cheers
Persons then delegated 20 pass through The audience 10
solicit and receive contributions During inns interval tLe
ton stated that the plan of its working was somew hat
Of the appointed read The name Of Gen
Iiutler greeted with loud applause , 49,. -, 49,.
naaimed disabled soldiers Of The war Amid loud
cheering Gen. Howard cnme forward and said
SPEECH or MAJ GIN. o.. o. HOWARD.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN lind self here by accident
ths evening and have bad cold that u viii be Impossible
edyored always to soldiers having been
the army before the during the war and snee the var
Appause am thankful ior The interest mat - take
very glad large audience hen tonight and 80
much displayed in this noble enterprise To-day while
route from Boston to t cry poor iow cane mo
the with both Of and gentlemen vas attending Inn
SoSc,lt cnarien I'D t6st he thought was ne
worst thing that could be done for young man Ike him TO R
begging from very mpe N favor OF just such
an institutions this that established Of Lookout and the
one Augusta and trust Ai effort viii BE- spared 10 put
tefes the people the welfare OF the soldier and particularly
who have been MANNED during the var Werea1e some
when them going about from place 10 place but
would on 10 the Capital and reman there ior week ana
and without legs coming and behng the heads % different
ET.eue and Depanens for something 10 do and not able
TO ret place our compassion would be intensified have
,n ~ as impo.se Nth the few apponincnts that
lsd give 10 meet their and The most tAi have been
% 10 DO al any has been transport them back 10 their
ISe Of residence hope and usi tia, spirit of sympa.
commenced will be carried on 70 completion Cheer
accident by grayitaton. Laughter and cheers
such be cannot keep from such places as this
REMARKS OF GIN wAIBMDGE.
Gen Wabdge was next introduced and received with
applause he said respect for the memory OF the heroic
onaOf the strongest incentives to virtue and moral
vOul-an obligation which the highest duty Of society
10 protect AID cherish Stimulated by this conviction the
dencs before BIN representing The wealth OF this
great city had together 20 that the soldiers who
lad taken their lives in their hand TO preserve the integrity Of
e Eepgbc shnld be left dentiOn and neglect
lie would remark incidentally hathe WORK Of the soldiers
eoiously terminated at ApIOmaox, April p65 had been
tnuc b, The Oya ce at the North and GENE 20 III real close
ouly on the IN of November last Cheers IN the last
poous victory tie people had settled forever that the gains
of the war 80 clearly purchased De forever secured and
TINT the moral ruphs Of the great conflict between North
end south be mainaiued that not only was tie Rebel
lion crushed but the nation hereafter "a be homo
eeneons and consolidated IL fitting IN this hour Of
Triumph 10 together and remember those bg whose sacri
fees much struggle had been carried Abiding 10
Gen remark thai he exhausted by the abors OF
the canvass speaker adyered 10 the struggle the INh
District In which disaster had beacn the friends Of the
honored Chairman OF the meeting Nevertheless sad Gen.