New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-28

people have to ask sympathy and aid First because
helped them before that Is always the best reason for
helping a man again Laughter and cheers They
pect it. You belle all the prceedent the past generous
and glorious history OF nation if you do not respond
30 this call which they make upon you in their need
More all the help we can give them will never repay That
which have received from them from their blood
From the old Hebrew God sent down TO us the blood
that beats In our hearts We get heart and our con
science from the Hebrew From the Old Greek 600 rs
sent down the germs OF the great thoughts that work IN
our heads and eliminating I'm time. Our heads
come IRON the greeks. Our hands come ffo hOlne
Romans the constructors, the engineers OF ancient
were the thinkers You never WILL you meyer cam pay
back the egaces you have received from them Inero
Scholar viii I'm not tell Won that the chief thoughts
aad t9eir origin and germ IN hean T and glory
Of her art was but her best works have peIshed soe
and broken into pieces by the barbarian TIMER Tor he
second class works have come down us and these only
mutatiOn but they form the models that send despair
thing ON canvass or In architecture statuTy you viii
find that it from old Greece have SAID that We
made up OF q cross between the Jew and the Greek
Great laughter and cheers am not here tonight 70
our Government might do-the President OF the United
states it seems me- might speak one strong generous
and applause understand now the more think of it,
what last Summer said to me. 1t was In some re-
musical to me- nor the fields moro beautiful; and
now know what the corn said when ~ Mhsueo . on
South, and it said, Liberty and Humanity" lCheers
know now the meaning OF the voice OF the treeS ana te
hungry and the naked" let your abundance 60 forth TO
sustain those that are needy In other lands ana Wherever
you send out bushel of gran Cod shall say to the
sun. Remember them when the Summer comes and FOR
every Kernel OF corn tat y0 SES TO 1g re sv1 p
the Divine command. Giving doth not impoversi nor
withholding doth not make rich. 1t will be glorious IT. out
of the bosom of this great whrlng commercial city there
shall arise such testimonial in money provisions ana
clothing of your sympathy with this far-distant and
struggling people shall make the world say that not
only IS free people stronger in war ana strongest IN
peace but also the most generous OF all peoples whether
IN war q IllOng-cOntlnleQ
The Rev. DIR. HITCHCOCK was next introduced VINO
spoke substana ally as follows
REMARKS OF REV. DIR. HITCHCOCK.
Dr. HITCHCOCK commenced his remarks by saying that
there is cry Of distress from the hsdes and valleys
much nearer than those of the CretansfrOm multtudes
OF and children, in comparison win wnom t1e
hundreds, but thousands now in actual want Ten
millions of dollars might be well sent south NOT that te
everything but heart might restore their shattered
rRf 6esH EG at has RSmS not end
Charity begins eyerywhere--it ends nowhere VINE we
spared time to think of and TO send money 10 inc st
ing people of Lancashire, who might lose food but could
not lose faith the great Republic. Both hands are now
free We send with both handsome to the SOUTH
the other TO the suffering people OF Crete We are mere
of Crete but to help the decrepd men ana suIeng wo
and helpless children OF Crete We are not OF that
race who make upon defenseess women and children
sympathze with these Greeks and that these people are
suffering not in the field, but in the cities there Inc
population numbers but lOO0 battling under beau
fu flag We aIragn Turkey, not as an uncrstian coui
mpety IL is not Mohamedanism we againstiti is
cruelty which must be rebnked in all high places The
torches and flash them IN the eyes OF the prosrate who
wnces the saber finishes Our smpathies are not
alone with women, but with the men, The struggle
is contest OF the Cross against the Crescent Ieae not
whose hands uprear the Cross, 1t Is the emblem
OF my faith, and therefore sympathize with the
Cretans We syDpathize with the Cretans as iepuD-
cans. We must not forget how influential the Greek re-
want the Government TO interfere, but we want under
stood that people sympathze with the Greeks In
| conclusion.
NewIork IN the past, saying NeW-lork dld her duly
At the conclusion of the Rev. Dr. Hchcocks address
the chairman stated that was expected that the Hen
George Bancroft would be present but that he was de
layed at by sickness. letter from Mr.. Bancroft
was then read and also one from Charles 0Conor the
The foIowiDs Is the letter Of Mr.. Bancroft
LETTER FROM cEog NTw p4SSEot IAN o, 1867
CHARLES X. TUCKERMAN, ESQ Dear Sir; Dr. Parker
HE Greeks tonight This is to very great regret
wish for many reasons TO be present especially TO take
have such purpose that OF asking the lnterposit0n
of our Government In the politics 81 o last; D1t lie
dreR who driven from home to the cold mountains OF
Crete but extend to still more Important result The
swift means OF communication and the influence OF
America the middle land. have made the world one
and great public opinion. superior 10 all natiOnas
forms itself for the direction and support OF them al m
the establishment OF justice and freedom hope that
country will have It's just moral influence on the
Of events in the East not from any action OF our
Government which at distance would necessarily he
weak and inefficient, but from its share IN forming the
of the world. There ought 10 DC great
procession OF the nations who have established their own
naOnates 20 those enperors and kings ana ministries
whobytheir position necessarily with affair.
in the southeast OF Europe enreatng them not To lena
their strength to crush the rising hopes OF he Greeks Dut
high and generous deeds performed In the face OF all
mankind and promoting the peace happiness and free
has many decisive occasions put forth it's strength
the side Of liberty; and the Netherlands, the United
states and Italy, bear witness TO her effective services
the defender Of naonaltes and the soldier OF freedom
The days are gone by OF that narrow craftsmanship
afiAd will
pursuing policy founded on the passions of the moment
ana sure 10 DC ~ y NOV o S ot Of e
pies and Is in harmony with nature Let MS then enIeat
the great Powers who to decide the European ques
ton 10 found their interest that which just and
enduring II other Powers neglect their duty the world
will desire 70 Russia for who would wish that the
land on which Odessa has risen still wilderness
Beneath every nroad Of other nations the original type
in what is called turkey Europe the representatives OF
ancient Greece and there good solution OF the East
mine in Europe from whom have just received letter,
expresses opinions exactly that ask your leave TO
cite his rcmaIts "Ihe Key To the political movement IN
Europe is obviously the resurrection Of nationalies
Italian, German lInsar ana now according TO al al
appearances Of the Greek ana other Municipalities which
been buried under the despotism OF Turkey The
even 1t were the crazy old ship Of Ottoman despots
on fire from stem TO stern and tossed on raging sea OF
turkish Empire in spite Of ali that the national eslouses
Of European powers have done to reeuscitatc IT, has
macy viii not be able TO keep the corpse above ground
much lOngerF Very truly GEORGE BANCROFT.
The Rev DR. CROSBY was the next speaker. He said
very well when this country was young that we
should avoid ENHANCEMENT with all other countries, but
now that growing old IL was not necessary to fol
low the same rule lApplause He believed II was the
duty OF the American Government to interfere wherever
there is oppression on the face OF the earth lie wOud
90 so far rs to say that the duty OF the Govern
mcnt TO send Admiral G0ldsborough with his fleet 70
hover around Crete and necessary to be empowered to
use force in that oppression should be stopped
there Applause He believed that the enterprise OF
the Greeks would revOutioDze that part OF the world
and make civilization glow there with all its fire. Jap
plause.j
The following resolutions, offered by Mr. CoSKLSG