Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-07

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| Of the Department for the TINA during which they
| have been SO engaged.
| The Second Comptroller has given directions to
PaymaseTs in the navy, instructing them that on the
discharge ofther duties under General Orders No 75
they will observe the following decisions: Clerks TO
commanding officers and paymastorS in the navy are
entitled to the bene, Of the provisions Of the General
Order No rs. issued May 2Sd 1865. Officers attached
to receiving ships not being provided with quarters
on shnre, are also entitled. Naval constructors aud
stOIekeepers not regarded as officers aud are moi
entitled, except they are commissioned officers of the
| Ravy.
heads of Bureaus of the ayy Department are not,
cannot obtain both salary as civilians and conlnnta
tioii Of allowance under the same.
Enamsurstion OF the National Fair.
! WasHrNGToN. June The National Fair. for the
benefit Of the Home for soldiers and sailors Or
phans, was naugurated tonight at the spacious and
beautifully onamcnted building erected for the oc-
caslon. At O'Clock, the President of the UniteI
| States entered amid the sounds of music by n fnl
band and tae cheers of the multitude and 5gas tn to-
Gether with Colonel Cooper. his private secretary
| and others who accompanied him. conducted 10 the
Senator Wilson addressed the thousands present.
saying lie had been requested to preside on this 1c
caSlon; ana to introduce the DISTINGUISHED gentle
| men who were to address them. When the roar of
the cannon turned upon Sumter fell on the startled
ear oi tho nation, the ladies of our country we're
c2le1 upon to gye their husbands to the defenca of
| the Republic. More than 20G0000 OF our country
men, IN the pride and bloom Of manhood left their
| homes. the mothers who bore, and the wives aud
sisters that loved them to follow the flag of the Re-
pGhtc on moro than six hundred baltic fields An
They bravely upheld the banner Of our unity. and
the larger number have back to receive t. ap-
piause Of grateful nation. But more Eha1 200 0}0
O. tlei sleep IN soldiers graves, and they have left
behind them children who must foreye be the child
ren OF the people of the United States to be loved
! and cared tor. Applause
During the contest, the ladies Of the country fol-
lowed our soldiers to the battlcfclds and hospitals
~ io'l ana iaonr ior me defenders oil the Republic
ana ana Tue sane ladies', now that peace has rome, will
rake care o. the aUi daughters the brave mon
%@h9m % t6Sy nursed II the hosrlals AMI on the battle
i hS5:. ne rms asseinblase tonight has gathered in
obedience to that duty and it meet hat the Chief
| Magistrate of the Republic should come here to give
| soldiers wac have fought on many battle fields,
should come here to sneak for the children OF the men
| who 81 gloriousy fell for their country
1t is fit that the public men Of The country should
one and ALL bid God speed to the noble work of car
ing for the sols ana daughters OF those men who
| died that the nation might live
| Senator Wilson then presented in succession Major
| General Banks, Major Howard, Col. Mckee, rer,re-
sentative from kentucky, aud Senator Lane, OF In
dlanl whose remarks we're altogether appropriate
10 the occasion, and were received with epeated aD-
plause.
Senator Wilson then said Ladies' and gentlemen,
have row the great pleasure of presenting to you
the President Of the United Stats. Applause frcn
all parts OF the building greeted this announcements
when the President remarked that he came here to-
night merely TO say word in the of humanity,
and to unite IN the expression Of gratitude of the
| nation Tor the nations defenders lApplauSeI He
did not come prepared to make q speech bur simply
to give his c0untenance and encouragement in aid
oftbe enterpise which the ladies had so Doblv un-
dertaken. lie appeared here with no set phrase of
speech or nicely rougdcd points TO play upon the
| and 10 please but 1or moment. # there was 4
cause which, more than another, should engage their
sympathics, it was that of orphans, especially Of
| save the Government. What nober and better work
| could you he engaged in? lie was proud that this
great movement should have its origin here at thp
| seat OF the National Government.
| Woman, God bless her. has been instrumental in
the performance of great and noble acts in All periods
OF history and 1t Is not less becoming to them now
than in the time gone by. But it was not his inten-
ton to invite his hearers to go back and review the
causes of the made graves Of the nefdrious re-
belon, to excite any feelings in connection with
the contest not to revive the of the battle
field, where brother was arrayed against brother.
No. God forbid and relieve us from the repefi-
| ton Of such caiamitieS. We now rejoice that the
land is longer to be drenched by fratricidal blood
| lie would not reopen the wounds ard ma Ike them
bleed airesh. That was the work OF war and con-
| test and struggle growing cut Of mistaken apprc-
Yours, he said is the work of peace-to pour in the
balm, that healing may take place and what Is more
| phans and educate and guide them, thus laying a
| solid moral basis which may control them through
| out their future livesl
You will find in these caskets precious gems
| though now dmmed by poverty. Talents and genius
are not confined to particular localities and places
| Let thein be provided for and educated and
you cannot fail to accomplish the great end you have
undertaken. You all remember the story Of Cornc-
| liza, the mother of the Gracchi, the two greatest
Romans who ever lived, and who lost their lives in
| vindicating the great cause of the people.
number of distinguished ladies in whose COM
pauy she was eXpatated their fine dress and ac-
| cOmpiishments and the jewelry they WORE and other
articles with which they were decorated and adorned
Corpclia attentlvely lisene to each in turn, and
then looking out at the door saw her two bows run-
ming hOmeward from school. Her cheek flushed "
matronIy pride and clasplng them one on each side
she exclaimed, these are my jewels" You, ladies
can gather around you the orphans, the little boys
| and grlS, and say these are our jewels" This is
your work, and doubt it will be well acccmpis he'd
Let woman bo engaged in this noble work. God BILE !
her. SS, woman accomplish II if she will None
none On earth is above her. AS pure in Thought aS
q ia he n her Ar1t,l, n
on. Your efforts will be crowned with success. One
| view of war, the other of pcace-yes, peace. The
other day, near this clty-and not only once but sew
eral timeS-he walked among the graves of the dead
and When ne passed along and looked at the hea i
boards he the names Of regulars frCm Newly OF k
lndlana' and other state regiments OF the Federal
| army.
There they sleep in peace. The green -syard grow
ing upon their graves. They were Fed eral soldiers.
lie looked next on the other side. and what did ne
see? "A. B.-rebei soldier belonging to such reg-
nent The strife had ended and the contest closed
| that peace. When they were on the field en-
gagged i'll strife il war, they slcepn alternate
graves While Ii Is peace Lapplause let peace do its
| work.
| lie trusted our Government and country would be
blessed with peace, and that confidence and respect
for one another everywhere would be restored lap
plauseI and that taese waring and disturbing ele-
ments which separated aud divided us in the past
| may pass away. lie trusted, t0O that the asylum
which it was proposed to establish, might be exten-
| sive enough to bless all orphans.
| He should not inquire what made them orphans
| Charity doth not thus behave. They are human be-
ings, and deserve your protection, kindness and in
| Structlon.
The President thanked the ladies and gentlemen
| for the compliment Of inviting him to bo present
| lie should not have liked TO come as an intruder
| but in an association of this kind he was NOT sure
that he would be an intruder This was a cause in
| which he had large amount of stock and interest
tLaughter.l lie knew now to appreciate and adni Q
the efforts and motives of the friends of organizations
of this kind, and 80 Tar Gs in him lay, physic lily
| mentally, pecunari,v and intellectually, he would
| give this great work his aid. Applause
| 1t was not his purpose TO make any ausi0n to
poiltlcS or the condition OF e country. But this
asylum had been commenced at the seat of the Cen
| er"l government at the metropolis OF the nation he
| trusted it would take the character of national
| orphan asylum. Ifit is misfortune to be orphan
1t ought TO be our pride as It Is duty, to for
| him. II e wished a great national church could be
| provided, not by law. but by tho consent of the
American people, that III this church there could
be IL pew for every loyal man from every State. Let
our religion be national and this orphan asylum be
| which runs through all our national institutions.
| The President thanked the ladies and gentlemen
for inducing him in his desultory and crnde re-
| MARKS. Under no circumstances, though he had long
been in the habit of public speaking, had it beea
his custom to prepare written address, lie had al
| ways thrown them off without preparation. He had
| always tried to address himself to the brains and
of males and females and not merely please
the fancy.
! The work in which they were engaged was reai-
| ty, and should have Judgement in their minds and
| hearts 1t was not mere idea. 1t was something
| which would bear thinking about and acting on.
| Something requiring effort and not mere profession.
We know what can be oone in great work like this.
Then let US consult our hearts free from which
has existed in them too long. Let the breach be
healej and let difficulties be done away, that we may
| become great and happy people. lAppause.l
| Senator Wilson now announced that the inaugura-
ton ceremonies were ended.
As the President wa, leaving the building he was
| greeted with repeated cheers.
| The Case of Henderson ai NashyiIle-Pe.
| titiOn in Favor of O'NeiII.
| NASHVILLE, June 5--The court-lnartial adjourned
till Monday. General Davis has been instructed to
obey the writ of habedS corpus served upon him on
| the petition of Henderson. The adjournment pre-
vented the presentation of testimonials relative to
| tha of ;pN,,