The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-05

OF political effect who joined In rne old fashioned
custom Of raising elderly pole" and the sing
'THn STAR spANGLrp BANNER"
uaughter) 1t seems to me that words on an occa-
sion like this even though they are hlled with the
high-sOundng phrases OF an Grafton, that our as
semblages and our star-spangled Dag is more appro-
family affairs Of our countrymen to renew our vows
ana TO stand as firmly as we stood In '76, so that
have not lost our Nnesve Years
have passed. and still over hill and dale and here
the bosom OF Tue majestic Hudson we quietly meet.
duly do We meet We meet IN that glorious spirit Of
admiration, TO say that the act OF revolutionary
fathers was right and we set the seal Of our eternal
dlcate and show to uss 1t shows that down
THE UNPOLLUTED RIVER
OF patriotism the spirit which, tomorrow II the
same sacrifices were to come gladly would we give
them. speak on historic ground. which was trOd-
to desperation, and they never dreamed that 1t
snouId nave 80 magnificent solution as to-day's.
and 20 tv gs ontn ser rng
That time the trlumphs OF art and peace have
been around us. While other nationalities have
been upturned we have gone about our task COM
Placenty and satisfactorily unto ourselves. We
have shown that peace has its trumpbs as well as
ana against the genius OF our institutions, we have
Ia yonder Central Park, in bronze, erected statue
selves. 1t was disputed whether we ought to erect
wo% E vns m ana It was decided that
to Professor Morse Under the
INFLUENCE OF AN AMERICAN.
ana purely an American, we nau tied Inc four COR
ners OF the earth together This with the statue of
Humboldt crowns America as the 1rst nation OF the
earth; because, being first In war; she desires to be
first IN peace, and with her broken cannon, her
besmeared bayonet she comes down as the Angel OF
OF the earth. What, then. Is to be the mission OF
America Her influence IS so powerful that II you
strike the farthest OF the globe there Ameri-
can quotations will DE found. Why IL this done
Not because we feel great ana desire this.
AMERICA, PROUD AMERICA,
has always acted on the defensive, aud so, by the
grace OF God, she prides herself that which denes
ali the nations to speak against her authority. I
think there has been want OF the feeling on the
part OK our people OF patriotism. While manifest
ing greatly the more practical virtues 1t has seemed
TO US we have failed to tarry by the waysde, under
the heat Of the sun, and inquire If there was not
something left undone. That seems to me the teel-
ing that gave US country, Without which we might
have been the neglected subjects under feeble lords
9nd despotlc kings. (Cheers.) Patriotism 1t was
that led our f0refathers TO fight under yonder NILS
on Harlem Heights down TO Lexington; and this
remembrance, with patriotism on our parts, made
US to
LOVE OUR COUNTRY.
Colonel Fellows followed General O'Beirne and
concluded an eloquent speech by q perorat1on IN
which the incident Of Christ proclatInnQ "Peace"
on the Sea OF Gaiec was finely ana effectively
pictured. Mr.. Fernando WOOD, Mr. Fields and other
expected orators were announced as celebrating the
"FOurth of July" at their own homes and as the
shades OF evening were coming on they were eX-
cued from attendance.
A grand display OF fireworks concluded the cele-
bration.