New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-05

number OF temperance organizations, the prominent
citizens of the town, and invited guests 80.
After prayer by the Rev J. NJ. ogden, d. d, OF CHAT.
ham, Gov. Randolph delivered the following opening
ADDRESS BY GOV. RANDOLPH.
NFIGHBoRs AND FRIENDS OF MORRIS CoUNTY-FELLow
CITIZENS OF NEw.JERsEY II is Citing that the descend
ants of people of the State that severed ts allegiance
from British authority days before the Provincial Con
press proclaimed tho National Independence of people
that had fought upon their provincial SOIL al Prince
ton great aud turning battle OF the war; oil people
that had succored and sheltered upon these very nils
and within beautiful valleys Of ours the distressed
hacad and nearystaTved army OF the rots OF that
era, whose steps from yOnder camp ground 10 the Head
quarters Of the Great General, stu preserved 10 VIZ,
thanks TO the patriotism OF an h0nored family, were
marked the by the b0Odstained tracks OF
unshod feet-t IL lifting say for these ana scores Oh
other reasons, which the mind OF every true JerHeyna
will promptly suggest that the NatonaI AnnlVelsaiS VI
the Independence these old thirteen States. M wei OF
in r midst surrounded az we arc by historic
recollections, with fun and appropriate eeemonles ~
unequal Revolutionary struggle we celebrate noble ana
memorable as they were, az IL the act Whch deVIe
ms free and which, through long preceding Peace ITSELF
was the first great step toward H. Then, as now, the
true object OF war Waged Py ,nrlsoan peoPo ac
Peace, that comes with healing on lts Wlng-ftdce,
that buries the serr0wfu pas, ana opens "'e @ @
q5th National AnniyersaTy-at peace as Nation WIN
All other nations; with that great nation frcm whose
"Icionce we severed ourselves after years OF
great suffering and hcIolsm we are not oDy az pcdc'
bat by a recent Treaty have arranged our differences,
| ana as far as human feeling can be suppressed py
National compact have joined hands in promoting the
peace good will, and prosperity OF two great peoples
No bitterness of strife was greater than that be-
twixt Great Britain and these Colonies and ye no peace
lu compact has Of promise thai ours OF to'ay.
In all sincerity. say, that as the Chet Magistrate OF
loved state. 1t gives me great though ea'nSnOS
satisfaction, To be dDe 10 ASSIST III ue'rilnt n,
to the memory of those brave ana patl91I imc
Who az your sons brothers neighbors ana dearly loVS
ones gave IN defense oil their tuIilcS ~. i fy 10 st,
gye-thcir lives There Will be 70 them again no Hlil
horn contest in the thckcts Of the wilderness muer
Grant mo- other gallant charge the fiery Kcarny into
the midst OF less gallant Zoe; no ne struggle eye 10
tested and terrific contest Of the the hill OF Nal
| vcrn, led by your brave and gallant towhsman-
Passed from life beyond human Iecel, II II for us, not
so much by youdSr bean, % pb ,n mem rs
by the ovinccnent Of patriotic principles and htting acts
Of public and private lie TO show our appreciation Tor
and clIarjanship of the great Constitutional rights theF
! hives were given 10 peTpctuatc
| Secretary Robson was then introduced aud saiu'
GRAFTON OF SECRETARY robson
My FRIENDS, FELLow.CITIzES OF TIE STATE OF NEW
| Jersey AND OF TIE COUNTY or MORRIS have come
10 Won to-day on this anniversary which the young
Republic upon the Goth OF the eternal years " her
destiny. from the capital Of your nations me anna
scenes where. its earliest days. That young me was
nurturcd and defended ! have come TO witness the
dedication Of a monument reared by your patriotism ana
nbralty 10 the memory those who died 10 save "o
tho fathers established Speaking on such an OCCASION
and amid such II II becoming that Shoud etel
! 10 the growth and development OF our nauohai
! life in the past, IT, strength ana sphlt
in the present IT, ana destiny III the future bnt
the appropratcncss Of every occasion ~ so 1e uP i
the personal feelings that surround ~ t 5 and some
able to sneak to you even upon thrsc e'leIsl ~ ,
what elevated topics in the mere abstract 10, ann
nor can escape myself from the influences oI pet.oha
feelings old associations, hGhorTs com aunt siTor
thought Born almost ~ your mu't, III q, % " i'
to your in natural features among people deit,
beautiful land seems indeed my home and
! yOu are all the friends ana associates
ind himself whatever he may strive 10 Whatever he
may attain, he viii find every ac:on aud impression of
M tf9 Al H.
which bounded the ideas and feelings Of hs youth
triP iuSfr.tion Of the row OF our national life No
where j. better shown the effects OF liberal ns hons
upon the development OF national life nowhere II more
clearly illustrated how industry produces wealth, ana
| how intelligence may follow in me tram q
your community ancestral IDEAS and habits TO
degree mat ~ po,si3" Gmy am m,aso una
through generations ideas tho assoc ions and the
fceling- a. well the landmarks Of the past Who shall
estimate the value To Gouhliy "I o'o men Wtg oI
vate her soI the manly md pendenco ana nniatelhg
nder God alone, have devoted the wealth OF their lives
their personal labor, in cutlvatng and eurichlng II
| Of thought or conclusion OF the understanding II j.
feeling OF the heart. Thus 1t Is tht wne wealth de,
in me ssaItiyators OF the soil. applause
| Now my friends. the bulwarkOf couutTy's safety, AZ
well a. OF her progress herself aud for the world il
Sqi Heop Ie Tia Of the world is onward
indeed steadily III single direction Tor the OBS cleS
and the Weaknesses humanity; but the upward attac
ton is never withdrawn, and on the great oceh OF ha
man life the waves are everywhere lihs up thtlr iars
TO Heaven and crOwding each other IN No race. Inc
sources OF 9yey bc God las @
planted in every breast; that irresistible desire
, mani" 70 seek to wrcst himself from out
the condition which he finds himself and his children
into "A condition better than his Each step that we
take forward nearer and clearer the faroh goal
To which the spirit aspres bat which human AMBITION can
never reach bu like the stars that shine down the long
avenues of heaven, their endless lines OF gs on shtS
tS race r. is Glorious thought rising far above all
| personal interest and petty J,dou.y ana reach,
Ing beyond all local and even national
| prc,udices that az the Improvement OF an lnd!-
ydua contributes to the elevation Of men SO ne achieye
of each for good nahes lHe PROCESS ol s't
| world and the improvement OF the race No more II u
possible for nations than for individuals 10 DC eneg
independent OF each other Tor an the nations anu Poo
pie OK earth there IL but one origin enc slaion
aud one destiny the accident accident fecpS Of
of present interest Of Ptthoha iS'h ~ ,i U1
pride even OF personal @9O cSo may ioI tg
disscver nor isolate them Common progress and com
mon destiny must forever Tend 10 Tcunltei reolganht,
ana enlightenment bringing men and nations nearer
aud nearer together by bringing al nearer ana nearer TO
hanl,Is no5 NAV flourish and doray crecds even
NAV rise and fan but the moral law IS written on tho
VII manner OF men are their descendants Who IL
bcriting the energy and capacities together with me
nTiurpIes OF their ancestors de yeloped them amid the
Is last becinning 10 realize it. They make new and
mighty element of power when IL chaehsS me 't
tehtlon of the world and WIN command lt1 Ie"pfT;
NV friends the illustration OF what nave sad IL Hply
In the Capital OF Imperial fIHuct' epib'u'
with the grandeur aud goldOt historic ages, NeI" gain
cred one wear year ago the selected representatives on
cverv Civilized Government OF the earth their ro5
FILTERED with historic names and were rch WIN VIC
biazonry OF arms and honor They embodied th9
Meas we're clicked with the dignity, cIiIbtd
with the duty, and invested with the pQw11rs;
civilized Europe Among them al. pernaps, I In,
time neither the simple name nor the unpfeendlhg
presence OF The American Minister was likely 70 attract
Attention but France, during the yeal when ns since
nassed Las been The theatcr OF scenes when urea to
qualities of those who witnessed or took part IN tS
Read tlay tho record of those months OF tl, ana on
that lofty roll only name seems written III ettc5 W