New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-20
CENTENNIAL EXERCISES.
Csstiauea eren First ruso.

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~ ENFORCE It ~ the paint OF the bayonct Tie
lHVtrcd end Violent struggle this act Involving
prologue 10 ,i iashiy drama whose orcninc scene was
the bat,e OF i SnSo9 and whose closing act was tae
srmy. Nowhere we're fonnd more strenuous op1nent,,
thsil in tGo ranks Of the merchants OF NcW-York.
Among ne mott prominent in their opposition we're
IN tie foundation aud Organization OF the Chamber
Of Ceremony Pom 0gt Of the nyS Ne%hSrS defeats
John CTdSer. Philip Livingston. William Bayatd. ana
cary "a OcfobCr l7d4, v corresponding committee OF
the Sew-YcrS Assembly, had urged upon the other Pro
Congress 81 tho nnofiran colonies That Congress, pre-
.ina Gy s,s,u6ed st New Su the 7tb Of ocoScr
1868. u;-Oo te urgent recommendation OF the Masa-
Shch lsd ~ IL must ~ credited to New-York. one
Of Che ISt measures of this ConGess was the pub
LEGATION OF Declaration Of the Rights and Grievances
Of the Caouics 30 address admirable in tone, matter,
AMI manner ise 81 tho state aDors Of the Revolution
arr era. ss39rns the rights Of all British eoiOnir' aud
particularly nsislng their exclusive power Of sef
syation. aod thor elom 10 trial by jury THIS power
~ SS YSss snd sSs di President Of The chamS@r Of
froo theory action tic ilst Of October. 1863 the
merchants Of S"~Yock held ln"eiing and resolved;
Act be rrpeiioL > To immediately coont"nnand an
orders for spring goods. ). To sell goods from
Grca; Br',n "H commission.
Survivors or THF MERCHANT
Thess resolutions signed by than 900 ~ tho
PRINCIPAL merch Ints of Ncw-York This deter mined
movement Immediately followed by popular de-
uonstratiOn. ON the very next evening. the citizens
gathered IN what Is the City Hall Park and hung In
efhgy L,cutIiov. Golden, the representative of King
George & Who was inlrused with the duty OF cni"reng
ths stamp act Another party broke open the doors 81 MS
carriage house. nd. drawing out tbe carriage, placed ms
tfigy inside Ot IT, wheeled II CO. tlle ROWING NTn omt
eHigy. These Demonstrations having cOnNh ced Golden
Of Che hnPo-snaly Of enf".vlns the 1bn9X'Sus acl,
rendered Ia the representatives Of the Common
bocdlrss popular victory. and OF tine
most significant signs Of e times desc TO ~ placed
hya with the
Boston Fhe es Of the stamp act early in the follow
tn5 ,nrsscp IN he orcicn by act OK the Iecisis
ture OF aahen equestrian statue OF George III Gu the
turned purpoc the founders had not dreamed o. In
the reysOn ~ feeling which followed the imrosti9n o.
the DeclnrsHun Of Independence, the horse and rider
~%Ie II" me sng r1rs of Oliver Woicott the
patriot Gov Of Connecticut by whose wife and 'rFh-
distributed tuoug the p2ttots OF the surround
ing country. With These bullets. hundreds OF
British -oideIs shCt during she subsequent inys-
Of Connecticut. Boston has been justly held IN
for shan ceDtOrS for throwing certain tea
into the hIrOr. IL not 40 W., known that Aew-fork
had her 'es patty also. ON the very day of The more
Ine-tns m New York aud rcSn that hrnceior tea
sbouid u landed in the city under any preeVt StseI9l
SANDY Ho~, amt conI"led u return 20 tnAland YES
N IN" dim sxsorad the Vigilance }mrittee that ls had
tea the cargo; neVc1 heess they went on board
and demanded that MI Ia should De delivered TO them
-o ~, ~ - ~ - - ~ 60 TO- -, hard A. icnrtb
ne adnIftc mad little but sssertet that IL sim
piya private venture Of his own Taking the master
and the owner With them tbs ""mnDtee Wind ana
iou-y waiting for the II 5000 learned that
rnssed on board lie vessel broke open The hatccS,
hosted IL chests OF TEA 90 The decs knockI N me lids
aud empted he contents into the hsror amd me shouts
at the multitude. NewYork and Massachusetts were
fat friends du ing the contest for undergraduates Whom
the news Of mo ntte OF - Snt on rteru " %rh.
tue pc"Ps irrsSnh responded 10 haS'aghlr ~ DE ne
ps1Ti@e resolve " stand Or ' ley 'e u ''0
sneath'e t,r tbs merchants Of Ncw-York, I might
lhRr "a "A NPH-l
AIexander NcDou-ai. who, abandoning bis counting
hose took 81 regiment and. in the disastrous
battle Of Long IAls I'd. distinguished himself by he 'Ior
In eld aud nssry "trcat across the East River IN
the fle Of victorious enemy OF OVERWHELMING hin"crs
Alter having risen IT, th" irhk at Anl"tt r'rTs sna
ed e Ar w,'nd@S noa nee
came Leading member 1f the Chamber OF 'on'neIce'
ing VITA ma !" $500 r' o M,usarhnsct william
mercn, ~ ~ .i' ~ sV ,t', ivtnap az pennsY
wanna Joseph HeWSs Of North Carolina. Button H suett
of corx, PhiliP Livingston and Francis Lewis OF New
York ana host VI al the land IL is pleasant
to rrmcn'er tat tue heart Of the English n 'ie was
VITA ~ natural that the assertion 10y The colo
nists Of ne hone-bon rights Of every tngs should
fnd sympathy in the mother country and ~ Hb- tat
the ultrrance4 OF Hancock Adams and obs elo-
aueuty echoed y such statesmen as Chatn;'n, bnrhe
uent Of tj,e British colonies. principle Of liberty =;
Dos sy@pshics vita tno founders Of this Republic.
Duin; the evening the Rev. Mr. Potter read tho FOL
lowing dispatch froJO the Right Hon. " L. Gladstone
nIsPAICH IRON TIE HON. MR. GLADSTONE.
honor To- iroes6 the letter IN which you convey to me
yer, warm and courteous Invitation n attend the ban
auei which IL is proposed 10 hold ~ Lexington in com
meynrstioa OF tho attainment Of she ndcIfndcnce by
tho United states OF America The circmstancts
which yielded that result the Inih'ipi's u
Illustrates and the remarkable IDwers aud characters OF
she principal who tool art whether % soldiers or
citizens struggle have always invested Il with
peculiar interest in eyes. quite independently 81 inc
fum.te c,qcsrn OF This country IN tLe events them
selves On account OF these features that war and
Its accomplishments seem To- me 20 constitute
- fDsfr iva uitfit
history. aud ] have repeatedly Ttcol1Im need uten
10 yOUnGv SuiJectS OF especial study VIVA rse
TrrSs- nced oos say no" ~ am Ht1n tSAlu.ns me
spprpacbfne celebration With Indifference. II ccrn'ny
ailnrable cODir,unlca,iQnd fur thn purpose OF ati-
Ancr. THE present iWe happens to be f me- even moe
pend.n1Y OF my Attendance III fariJn, m. one
very urgent ccupoti"D- Nbich am not NJ merry ~
rut -io Bat earnestly hope and cannot DOUBT th1t
lie celebration xli be NOdhy "f the oceasiOn. Ia
rvuOsi-cnSs view OF t!'o cfth,Hh poTO0, my
county aiea Contemplate is Incl
dec,, WITH imi ~ 'sh!s d" not t9n, ,t ih, :,
Wahtsiu uDity "f the British Empire i one that
south. ie eeNcd ~ AmercS Sh sOUe sY'npdt'iy ana m
duls,Iice Wa can hardy DO eTPec'ed 10 rate
YER; Olshg sns motives Of thoIs O' ,ss
ct har scale. gad who scn3bly contributed toward sc
r.rraiin II not indeed toward detnnntnu- The is 0t
Yct. for one. can most triy sag ihat what
ever tho motives aud however painful tc poress, Moy.
wi:le serkiDg 20 do Oh inJury c"','Ited dp'h ns n
ryrsi brncH bg rcIea,rS rs r"u chcitS The cen iua
iior OF WHICH would have been an Unmi ,~i evil.
A. teesris the fathers Of The American CONSTITUTE ION thIn
stlves. l believe we can aud do no6 colntinp,aie
tbrir ., eet Qualities aud achievements win an aIm
ration az pare tost Of American ci'i1-
s1s tsst the counsel. Of Providence
Tiny wc7o made the Instruments or piiTH1' most
beneficial 10 tho world. The circnn'tiauc's nnder
sh,ok tue United st'ts began then national eNi"ttnee
aud tses SESAH"rS% ISE on,eTse '' aud
ao eoof respons biitJ 1otJ viii he tired as We
shall, Al the bar Of history, but on gieaoT
4paV will h,