The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-06
Annual Reunion Of tho Army and Navy OF tho
Gulf-Addrsssby General Banks-His Views
on Reoonstrucuon-The War In Eu-
rope Considered Ra-
pacity Condemned.
BOSTON, Mass. August s, 1870.

Ahous vi tne CUR was lett TO committee OF one from
each state having troops in the department, to be
appointed by State delegates the navy to select three
members. The committee on the subject reported
the following list OF Officers for the ensuing year,
which was unanimously adopted
President Admiral Farragut; Vice Presidents,
Lieutenant General Philip H. sheridan. Rear AdIni-
naeY sanSs Msor General M9r
Major General u Grover Major General II. II. Paine,
Major General Godfrey Weitzel, Major General Rich.
General T. ". sherman, .Brigadier General q. r.
Stone, Brgadier General 9. @. Dwight Major Gene
Raymond Treasurer, Brgadier dene T JACOB Ia q;
Sharp; Executive Committee, Brlgadier General
George B. Drake, Brgadier General Duncan s. Walk
er MAJOR q. s. Sargent and Major Robert Watts.
At the conclusion Of the business meeting General
Banks delivered an annual address to large audi
cnce IN Music Hall
In his address General Banks began by referring
to the work performed by the Army and Navy of
the Gulf and TO the difficulties which embarrassed
the military commanders Continuing he said:-
Nevertheless the experiments Department Of
the Gulf must be considered the basis of tie
Rsss
poceeded upon the Idea or common CONSENT general nte
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less and he oSs,
q the people 6sn upon the force .b:rso. theories
c3sy prevails Il tends disorder aud Violence and sabs
supplemented 49,
tanned against local influences by the Of the general
It's tendency 10 in some measure to pnray.s emancpaon
rs stimulates and held by persons Justify mpor
classes the elevation they have attained by slow de-
sS gre and patient effort IN this stand
extension Of The rights Of which consistency
Tho have earned the rights they enjoy and sndsnser the
general legitimate cour. of appeal for
SsS 81 AND IT,
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BY military force we are Witnesses Of the necessity q
osa.r,oted stasss The occurrence IKE nse:tsy IN
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shall become necessary In majority or all OF the reorgan
government furnish reasonabls ground OF
apprehension that the sacrifices and unphs Of the
10 be hoped that no such permanent difficulties will
ins the soldiers sailors sustain ali efforts, by
40 m as R s and %
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remember that the alternative Of criminal disorder mill.
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General Banks then referred to the campaigns OF
the army and navy, beginning with the capture or
New Orleans, to the surrender Of Port Hudson. He
next euogized Admiral Farragut, General Rawllus.
General Thomas and Admiral Danleren.
II would that tho volunteers OF tho army navy
Of The I
ca.omed Psrsats Without reuctanse they accepted With
aiacry all the burdens Of Its policy the
Reputation, resist taxation, impair the national
Clarendon but few months before his death that The
here fully csmprshena H. il only when in other countries
on IL
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ate the personal power Of resnns The chiefs Of
which must some time come to end preferable
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lions q men had been sae1y BY consent
nuAi expenditure OF near thousand million dollars
been By the aS"n Of the e 70
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work a. home the disturbed condition Of Europe Offers
World no. unnatural sa. eor Should H t BE- made to
The st. % tbs G
But Americans owe the parties now engaged nothing
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Judicial tribunal makes Impossible for US 70 acauire terri
with despotic Powers, make war for no other pur.
% the people
II Sss @ Us
and whose diplomacy secured for the sympathy Of
cause Of Great Ban surely We snail assd IN main I'M
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lion Of our rebellion, before shot bad been tired or ne
nature conse.. psf:su: !.
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sympshizs with the Northern State; Of Europe In
s; ts.p:,
and probably Russia ympssSIse los. VIZ hs NSrsSsfa
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her rapac for territorial on the Baltic Sea- and
slionasd Switzerland and alarmed Holland ana Belgium
nss Lxssy s.'s nss
France and Austris-has been converted from position
for 81 become or
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ns pa Of in s BALI. Sea
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ana Austria s T. not to lob. be that
Power interest not win dynssiss but WIZ
the and 1s s
Hungary. Holland and Belgium Wherever heygead sym
% our 1s duty until 'h'y mako their sign
have word TO utter against German unity against
Prussia leader. nation s natural
boundaries and is necessary outlets to tho
world protest against the policy which maintained linz
Turk n Christian Europe for three hundred years for the sole
purpose OF keeping Russia OF the Black Mederra
mean Seas. would Italy its natural capital Rome
The Danabian prncipalnies Justly belong TO Austria,
because they necessary to her autonomy. France
for ought have TO say might extend her boundaries
20 the Rhine, and TO Denmark should be restored
Prussia and Austria Spain should have republic or
. monarchy, with president king chosen from her
people, whichever she peases Cuba should have an in
dependence aud the pnned States foolhold Gulf Of
has n! nd mOra Than ha
longs to her But OF these results require the annhs
ton Of the smaller States OF Europe BY ID waged
for other puposcs Is to perpetuate and enlarge per-
sona governments Of the present reguing soveregns will
cost the people, II continued million lives
and involve the whole Of Europe in the connagra.
principles TO become partsans 10 this terrible contest
MOI our duty lies not In that direction. Let God
IeI0n nd Ha hs i.Aa.a