The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-25

places, and that we have q goodly heritage"
And in harmony with the services OF this occasion
We thank Thee for all It's surroundings so favorable
to the health and comfort OF It's inhabitants DO
danger and calamity. Bless its colleges and other
seminaries OF instruction. It's courts OF justice. Its
places aad he S Of he yns
God. May all these tend TO refine ana elevate the
tone of public sentiment, and promote the interest
Bless our city as the seat of legislation.
We have assembled this morning TO tes-
po y ' d this. BELIEVING nei that upon law
must rest to great degree the prosperity ana sta,
bity OF our institutions, feeling that It's faithful al
ministraon essential to the security OF our lives,
liberties and our fortunes; recognizing this as
all price. the citizens Of this Empire State have
agreed, by their representatives, to erect this build
ing ana mus 70 40 eGage 70 de % M osec
place the structure to be here erected OF such archl
tectural beauty and majestic proportions, under Thy
for Its erection; may 1t arrive to It's completion
without the less Of NE or limb; and may ,i is
summit as O symbol Of Thy guardian care, and an
enduring monument OF our national life and
III It's walls shall faithfully and zeaOusly advocate
the best interests of their cOuntry-men OF principle
truth-men who snail act on the conviction that
what Is morally wrong can IN no possible crcum-
spurn the aggrandizemenls Of Office when purchased
bv the surrender OF prnclpe or the snipwreck OF
good conscience. Bless the Governor Ol Tue SIaLc;
end0w HIM with all the qualifications necessary lor
his highly responsible duties and may ne lnd
compensation Tor the tolis Of office In the widely.
dfised satisfaction which his public acts have given
to his large and enlightened constituency. Bless
our Mayor and Aldermen, and may their measures
tend to promote the health and good order OF our
city, the suppression OF crime ana the encourage
And now we commend to Thee the interests of rhis
wide Union, agricultural. commercial, literary and
religious. May the Chief MAGISTRATE be always di.
rected by Thee IN his high official duties, and along
with MS Cabinet devise those measures which shall
advance the best interests OF our country. May the
feuds and jeaouses engendered during our late I'M
happy war be speedily forgotten; and while we
thank hee for preserving our national lndlvldual
In the hour Of its peril and extremity do Thou who
hast the hearts OF all men In Thy hands cause these
heartburnlngs and enmllles soon to subslde, ana
closely by the ties Of kindred and mutual interests
| ever seek the peace and prosperity oil each Other
May fields bring forth pientuliy, and the abors
| OF the nuspandman be always rewarded by an
abundant harvest. May commerce prosper through
warded IN developing the resources OF our country,
and abundant employment secured for our iaborers
seeking our shores. May our colleges and schools
be under Thy fostering care. Bless and emlnentiy
Is entrusted; and, whether engaged IN professional
studies or the humber branches OF knowledge may
pacea
honored for their integrity and social virtues
ana an! VINO WIZ wisely exercise the privileges
commend to Thy fatheIiy love our numerous bene-
violent institutions and charities that 30 honoranly
characterize the present age; our asylums our nos
pitfalls for mitigating the sufferings OF aiflceo hu.
manly; may these receive large share OF liberal
support. Prosper the institutions OF religion IN our
lands multiply its churches give increased zeal ana
efficiency to It's ministers. While recognizing Its
! personal claims on our faith and practice may we
also feel how intimately It's controlling influence il
bound up with the prosperity OF our country; the
parent OF peace and social orders the fountain OF all
the virtues that gladden. and adorn human
lfe the great bulwark Of our national liberties and
institutions. May the solemn scenes that have
lately Mace distant land teach that II
| we become q GOd-defying and Saboatn.proanlng
people, Thou mayest also give us up 10 blindness
| without this, In vain will be the wisdom OF our
statesmen in vain the valor OF our arms IN vain the
thrift and skill OF our people, in vain the enterprise
commerce. in vain the perfection Of our inst-
| tutions; and that. IN our doom, we shall furnish
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. exalteih nation, and SIN Is
the reproash ana final ruin Of any people,"
be done don. aecentIy and in ORDER Hay this CAPITOL
be watched over BY Thee In ali The stages Of its cree.
ton. Garry It forward to irs completion. Let u be
s s a.
within It's walls be always lifted up IN defence OF
Divine law. And when we, here assembled. shall
for Centuries TO Uphold me institutions OF our ee
government and proclaim Thy guardian care and
And now do Thou graclously listen to these our
suppications for the sake OF our blessed Rsaeemer
ascribe everlasting praise. Amen.
GoNERNoR HoFFMAN's ADDRESS.
| The Governor then delivered the following ad-
| Dress
The city In which we are assembled the capital Of
original thirteen States Here HUDSON. the dscoverer
OF noble river landed from his Dutch snip in 1908.
Here the Holanders settled In 1872 Here they built
Fort Orange in 1914 The fort and the colony having
been taken by the English IN 1904 TINS city received
| the name or Albany In honor OF the Duke OF York
anAA onA fha frat inN nj al az
| venturous Dutchmen got Scotch name; we take
good care however, to pronounce the first syllable
1855 New York and Albany received their charters
from Governor D0ngan, these two being the Oldest
the first convention for the union Of the colonies IL
| was held In 1854, and Benjamin Franklin was its
fence Of the colonies against the savages but plan
| OF union was then drawn up and adopted the first
| recorded In the history OF the country.
Tne first session OF the Legislature Of the state in
Albany was in 1877, IN pursuance Of law that 1t
should meet here every year, unless It adjourned to
| some other place or was convened elsewhere by
the Governor. 1t assemDledln the Stadt House, or
| City Hall. at the corner Of what are known as
Hudson street aud Broadway, where the courts OF
| justice Of that day were held; where stood the
prison, the whipping post, the stocks and the
| York was then a slave state) were alike arraigned
| for trial and for punishment.
1t was about this time that the corporation OF the
city, the seat OF government having thus been es
| tabshed here, made an Offer TO the state or any
nd @ e where - Inc
| on what was called Pinkster Mn, was chosen.
Tns a act making p0y On % the Ns
others In those days 10 which we are accustomed to
| REFER AZ haicyon days. when men we're more honest
| than now and when all legislation was pure and
perfect; when the object OF every bill was Indicated
| by its title and not concealed, as sometimes hap
pens In these latter times.
What think you the title OF this bill passed In
lso4Y You answer. perhaps. IAN act to provide for
the erection OF new Caption In the city OF Albany"
You are mistaken. It was entitled IAN act making
| provision for improving Hudson river below the
| city Of Albany, and for other purposes"
It first directed the managers OF lotteries under
the act Tor the encouragement OF literature to
| $4,000, and to pay the same to commissioners
| improving the navigation between Troy and Water
ford (which you know above, not below, Albany
and then proceeded as follows:- "Whereas the stu
| alton OF the present Court House In the csy OF
| Albany IL found by experience be inconvenient
for the transaction Of business and the corporation
OF said city having represented 10 the Legislature
that they are willing to appropriate lot OF ground
the public square Of the said city, for o site or