The New York herald., 1872-07-05
addresses, after which. at noon, the formal cole
ION Of the day came to an end.
THE BOULEVARD CLUB

6OOIe60eb, noon, IOrm3I C0oUx3-
ti0n OF the day came to an end.
THE BOULEVARD CLUB
This club which Is representative OF the Man.
hattanville democracy, ana OF which Sheriff Bren-
nan is President and the indeatigabIe Captain
Wiley Vice President celebrated the anniversary OF
the nations independence yesterday In q manner
that was thoroughly patriotic and highly commend
able to the club. At sunrise yesterday q grand
| revcille was beaten, and number Of the
more prominent inhabitants of the neighborhood,
quite goodly company Of the 'villingers" and the
| boulevard Quartet Club" answered to the call.
Captain Wiley superintended the arrangements,
and, in accordance with war Once instructions,
| only gave the Star-spanged Banner to the breeze
when the gilded the cap of liberty with Its ear
lest rays 1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner" was sung
| with very great 6clat, and the early morn
ing OF the memorable day received its
| appropriate ovation. The friends OF the
| club and the invited guests began to
| arrive towards noon. The oppressive condition Of
the weather. and later in the afternoon the turbu
| lent atmosphere, that threatened heavy thunder
| storm, kept u number OF members and friends
away. At four O'Clock when 1t was decided that
the moro formal proceedings Of the day should
commence, there was a large number OF ladies' and
gentlemen in the grounds OF the club, who, at the
sound Of Captain Wlleys voice, as heard from the
noor Of the elegantly decorated plat
form Mt the side of the club house.
formed themselves into groups, under the umbra-
geous shadow of the trees to listen to the speeches
and the music, both OF which were very excellent.
The latter was rendered by the Young America
Band amateur volunteer band Of youths con-
nected with the prominent families Of the neigh
bOrhood. They played selection OF popular airs
in manner that was highly creditable to them
The Declaration OF Independence was read in q
style Of eocution seldom surpassed by professional
readers. Captain Adams professional elocutionist
reoited Eliza Cooks poem on washington" The
orator Of the day was Mr.. Hosea B. Perkins.
SPEECH OF MR.. H. b. PERKINS.
Mr.. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-When
I received q somewhat informal invitation from
your nd % se sss ts wv w hsT NOT
/ say handsOme) Vice President to speak on this
occasion he quoted the well known lines Of q dis
tinguished son OF New England
Solid men of Boston, make no long orations
Solid men Of Boston, drink no deep potatons.
Was not this, my fellow citizens-if / may be al
lowed to use the expression.a diabolical insinua-
ton on the part Of your Vice President that q
Fourth of July address ought to be brief? Mine,
a The Ct es
been invited to address you is somewhat hack
neyed one-in fact, is worn almost entirely thread
new, interesting or instructive.
cannot discourse upon any. Of the sectarian
i
ent creeds,. and were to attempt to do
ANYTHING OF the kind l should be quite
to offend nntcs some present.
the King of bay opens wide the golden gates of the
East and ushers in the anniversary Of our nations
party considerations, and stand as one man
upon the great American platform. We are
Whether the Later FranSlnv wins one in the coming
| political contest or whether the Modern Cesar"
continues to hold the chair Of State. To-day we
n q n IA nj
| An Italian or an Indian sun may have bronzed his
brow or tinged his hair; he may have been born
among the. vine.clad hills Of Germany, or
In the land Of Tell, or among the bogs Of the
that he has knelt the altar Of his adopted coun-
try and breahed out prayer for the perpetuity OF
its benign institutions, for liberty humanity, and
| justice and that man Is a patriot, and we will ex-
tend to him the friendship OF brother;
And Though ten f.. thonsana ata,s bear
% BY rSt Sr moon or eht Of prayer
Atfreedoms we must all be
To-day we invoke the blessing Of Heaven upon
the down-trodden and oppressed of every land, on
the exile and wanderer everywhere, and on every
man who has left the prosecutions that embittered
fire in this land Of his adoption.
| Mr.. President and fellow citizens, know OF no
| place on this whole Continent more appropriate to
celebrate the anniversary of our National lndepen
| dence than the very spot where we now stand,
surrounded by scenery %nsnrpassed for ifs Uran
| deur and beauty, with "shrubbery blooming on
every hand that & shenstone M @ s or Downing might
! Palisades like faithful sentinels, guarding the
happy homes Of free, intelligent and prosperous
scenery, or the pure braclng air that comes to us
this evening, sweet and refreshing as that which
'.trails DER the violet beds of the sunny South,
to our hearts, but it is the glorious Revolu-
tionary memories that cluster around the
whole Of the upper part OF Manhattan Island
that make its Wild and rugged hiltops affairs and
their history the imperishabe testimony to liberty
nphv thnrf rfvo ynf tnnIo hot I'm
% Faher his % coantry Se permitted to s re-
visit the scenes OF earth to make pilgrimage over
the land nat into Sns % the
and happiness Of power and grandeur would
meet his astonished vision, and how alrectonately
him with songs and gratitude praise for the in
estimabe blessings which they enjoy under the
then, ye patriot heroes and martyrs Of Revolution.
| ary renOwn; come peerless washington, from thy
long, dreamless sleep. and tell US Of your hard
| fought battles and dearly won Victories Come,
| Putnam ana Warren; come, brave old Stark, from
| thy narrow resting place on the shores Of
your You ' tolls '0% and struggles Struggles with "a brave @
and gallant foe: And .ye who are
y o Sooa mas
| names are not inscribed on monumental brass or
marble, but written by the hand of the Eternal
| the sacred trust which ye conhded to our care.
Shall we, my fellow citizens be recreant to this
Unworthy custodians Of the great heritage Of lib.
| erty bequeathed to us by the purest patriots the
| world ever produced and permit the bright sun OF
| American liberty to go down In darkness and night
| forever No, thousand times no. rather let
our country be the dearest object of affections
let us preserve its laws, guard its honor, and bear
| onward with brave hearts and strong arms our
glorious standard with the noble inscription en-
6lazoned upon its ample folds whether it floats on
| "Mora grandeur makes nation great" Great
appause.) Our government which is perhaps the
! best ever devised by the intelligence OF man,
|