The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-05

purpose Of a nober and more
DEVOTED LOYALTY.
Chastened by the hoy memories OF this day, let us
OF the North deliberately take from our hearts al pit
teiness and unkind recollection OF the past ana lay
mon country. AS we were victorious IN battle, let
us be magnanimous IN victory. From every Soutil,
n sda e All M sg a y oyr S os cas may
walk IN the appointed ways Of freedom and lustice'
Behind US lies one common heritage. Bunker an
Stare nor secron, but to all the land. inc names
OF Washington and Adams, OF Jefferson ana Ham.
to the a Rio anae Ana Inc day
not only m the lonely cabin, but in the sta,ehest
homes Ia all the Southern land the patriotic purpose
and the grand charity Of the martyred Lncolns HE
shall be Justly known and honored. The real inter-
ests OF all his nation are to-day ONE ana lhat Is
narrow wisdom and false siatcsmasshlp wHicn
against section. Before us opens future whose
possibilities OF good for our children and or tne op'
pressed OF all the earth no man can n any just &c.
gree forete. Chastened by The recollection OF now
grievously we have suffered as a people when we
have sinned; encouraged by the recollection OF how
fancy at plymonth Rock 10 the development ana
power Of this day let geek 10 know our RESPONSE
do our duty as ctIzers praying that Heaven may
always bless and shield from harm our dag and "a
therland.
Mr.. CLEVELAND read the following resolutions,
which were adopted by the meetng:-
nEsoLurIoNg.
The ciizcus OF Wndham county assembled in woodstock
ence make this renewed declaration OF their political sent
Frswe believe "hat all men are created equal endowed
by their Creator with certain naienabc rights among which
vss az. 81
s @ w as srss s
oSd r. s Se0 %sa. s
eiPansion Of teritory Is growth in wealth. invention
s s # r. and religion upon ~ and
mise Of yet glorious future popuou.
on ra, We rsoeo ana eve thanks for The nations says
lion; for the emanepatoa Of l,ojjyoj for their
to the national charter whereby the Dscaraon Of inde.
spirit o. and fraternity Ut the
fovsh-we heartily thank the President of the United
State, for coming to meet US here and We hasten to
the sorousy successa leader Of million 81 The soldiers OF
liberty IA the most momenous war IN history. Ready with
aoas honor ss. waor who the nation =:
the dsy scoaSmy pure pai"s
and satesnapshp Of his administrator express full
TThs native county q Putnam ana Lyon h.. had the
h s If m to
has measured Its share counted the cost when the
Sh" he yes that he naon
% Soss y
voon 10 the for which the last full
shall have died in vain and IA Il the Of the
PeSps BY the people, and for the people, shall not perish
ssGghat our sincere and heartfelt thanks are hereby
labos and great beraty in preparing this magnificent de-
monsratson for long series ihonghtfu
religious Interests of this town and county.
ADDRESS OF REV. HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
Rev. Henry Ward Beccher was then introduced
and spoke as follows:-
It was arranged that Governor woodferd should
make the main speech upon this OCCASION. / was
expected tn do something supplementary; but when
it was unde rsto0d General Butler was coming up
here, General Woodrord and put our beads to-
rptner and concluded that SlOu1 nut the burden
OF the speaking Oh Neutrality-suspicious. we nave
conveyed to nun this Information and he has pre-
pared himself accordingly. Great laughter.) He
laughs himself as If TO tGrp away The force OF this re-
mark but he viii not dare say that Saturday last
he sheered OF home to make his preparation over
Sunday. (Laughter.) have no doubt 1t VIII an
swer the expectation Of al assembled here on
suffers more, and that IS he who is about
to speak to you We all miserable together this
afternoon. (Laughter) We are gathered together
upon our annual patriotic Boosting day. We tell
what great men our fathers were, and as like begets
like, we elegantly leave 1t be Inferred what our
fathers had. Great laughter.l We read again the
Declaration Of Independence, as we keep the Old
queen Anne's firearms over the mantelpieces OF our
chlnneys toshew what sort of gu IS our fathers
shot, though 1t DC fifty years past. SO we exhibit
again the old copy OF the Declaration or Indepen-
dence, which was good at the beginning and was
good at the end and was good In the middle. But
that was gone by long ago. what do you care and
fore they licked Great Britan2 They settled
s all % long ana me only good o.
ii read by good voice. AS hi tUllcal document 1t
Is interesting. expected to hear, and not dis
appointed, some aiuslol made TO the great conflict
which has recently been concluded. Alter all the
lighting was the least part OF that business, al.
though General Grant Is here present aching TO
make a speech toyou on the matter. Great laugh
teri j have no doubt he thinks there was some
lighting; yet alter all. measure IL as you please,
make the diameter coequa with that OF the earth's
and then double It, and It was the least part OF all
thar great lOur tilG
for while we were lighting ibis country was enabled
to unfold an example and to make demonstration
not have made except unGer some such
pressure as that. Any yacht VIII stand weather
asrd oH mooea ne tb New n1s
and then she Is brought TO her m0orngs, and she
shows you hoy she Is made and what stun she is
made Of 80 with great people spread on grelt
not she DC prosperous? Men said this Is no ties OF
government aud mo test that Its people
The greatest. There are two governments III the
Y9fld-tne imperial and the temocra &c, every
hing between them being bastard IL Is an experi.
nena would not say tnat replblcaniSp was not
he best form OF government in The world, but "
he that suits the American people, and VIII !
4 government for monafchIes than that they hold.
When spoke IN London, in Exeter Hail. In 1858,
N this subject. severai;Amemcans nuaged me
rats are hobn0bblng with the Russian officers III
Jew York." and my reply wa,-"l have lounq more
W lIlDatny TON cHSldVcu l1OEc
berty in the heart Of the Russian government than
did in the heart Of the English government, which
lad its face against us in the attempt to emanc1pate
he slaves. (Applause) But am not here this az
ernoOn to make out q case for his Majesty the Em-
)eror. am to speak this afternoon for your majes-
les, the democrats; and hold that the great con-
lict through which we have passed-the great zen
1ears which is now rounding out and rlpenin9
tself--Ias done great zeal more than to show We
could overcome the South. That Is tine least 1 am
yiad it has done that-that we were able TO dol
Snew we should; We knew we should. knew 1t
Tor this reason: that this people are slow.
cautious, mighty particular and hard 10 get
! going; but, like huge heat OF green
liekory when they ge going p9splhs sap by Ehsm
Old. Tie South are more mercuriaL They start
quicker and stop quicker. They charge we did not
beat tlem but wore them out. take 1t sO Tor fight
Ing means wearing out and 1t does not mean merely
The bayonet the bullet for there are great many
things besides to constitute war; But the great point
IA tins They were whipped and The government
was saved and the great line OF Longitude that God
put round about the North and South to hold them
sv1nt1 mad