New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-18
SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT SCHUYLER
VILE,

TIE COMMISSIONS OF A COMMEMORATIVE MONU-
NEWT LAID-ADDREsSEs BY rHg HON. HORAuO
SEYMOUR. GEO. wM. CURTIs AND CHARLES S.
LESTER
SCHUYL ERyILLE, n. Y, Oct. 1.-THE at
tend tho celebration OF tno Ceutcnn OF the sur
render of General Burgoyne General Gates aud tne
Coutnenals Wa very large. Flags were hYing this
morning. In all parts OF the village, and private r'si-
dences and houses galy decorated. Bat
terry ed from Troy Yesterday and fired salute OF
one hundred guns al sunrise this morning. An answer
Ing gun was heard from WIZARDS Mountain. whence
General Gses's scouts sgnaled 10 him the movements
OF Burgoyne'S army, durng the days Of the canpagn
Since daylight this morning vehicles Of every description.
filled with Wis tors have all directions The
Park Guards Of Bennington arrived from Greenwich st
O'Clock. at which hour the streets were crowded.
Probably 10000 persons were In town.
The military present the Governors Foot Guard.
OF Hartford, Conn; the PARK Guard OF Bennington one
company OF the 10th aud 25th Regiments. n O. :.
~ Y. OF Albany the Hughes Guard CT Gen Fails, and
the Burcieh Guards OF Wniten IT. The Knights Tenn
plar we're represented es follows The Washington, Of
Saratoga the Apollo OF Troy; the Temple OF Albany the
ST. George Of schenectady. the DE Soto OF PatsDnrg.
aud the Holy Cross OF G!oversy'le The Grard Lod -
Masons Of the State OF New YOr represented by
large number Of On 5ers. In the procession. George W.
Schuyler represented the descendants OF General SHINY
Ter The sneaker and ofcers badges orua neutet
with devices made Of palmetto sent from South Carolina
for this occasion There eisht bands OF music.
At2p. M. tie cornerstone Tad by Grand Master
Couch and then daily tested by the several Grand Lodge
officers Cnd az 215 o'clock the ceremonies com
pieed and the work formally delivered by the Grand
Master j. c. Markham. architect ia charge. Grand
Couch used gayel made from wood Of the Char
ter Oak.
ASP m speaking began a; stand No. l. After PRAYER
by the Roy Dr. Clark OF Albany, Charles Lester prs
adf toe m I'm he
course OF his remarks referred celebration o' he
surrender of BurGoyne which held, fifty years ago.
down on a plain by the river where the Of Fort
Hardy were then plainly dIseernabe, ana where the
the army Of Burgoyne aii down tneir arms Among the
company which was gathered then, there were white
haired meo who had taken part in the campaign which
had SO gorous an ending
ADDRESS BY EX-GOVERNOR SEYMOUR.
Nj Lester followed By the Hon. Horatio Seymour,
who delivered long address in the course Of winch he
spoke of the influence OF the victory Of Saratoga.
Until the surrender of the Briusi army under Bur-
GONE, the Declaration OF IndeDendence was DIt a
declaration. Here rebellion was made revolution. Upon
this ground that which nad In the eye O the law been
treason became n,LmIhan patriotism.
France that upon the very theatre OF var where
ri;ain had wresed IRON the control ~ TINS continent
which WAS sprihging lut0 e1S ehce: 10 the french
Government tins victory had sign ance that W Ike
victory could nave had upon other fields IL knew
better than others the commanding features Of this
mark with character OF our mountains, lax
and streams lnPelled by rehgious zeal. aud
they boldly pusted into the remote portions Of
the continent in advance Of commercial enterprise
or military expedite Their narratives are 10 this
day of great value and interest the surrender 0f Bur-
coyae had also marked eject upon tue tone aud policy
oil the British CaOnct II M longer fought Tor eOqIes
but for coinpro,nIs-. It's were moved with \
view az II II could not bod All OF us juri
dciiUn. II was able a. take possession OF tho principal
cIties could not hnd elsewhere pos tons, IKE tat
aimed 1T by Burguyne. hich would enable u TO suno'r
and paraySc the patriot forces IL exhausted Us armies
m eampi,gas which produced no results, even when
successful IN requesting our orc9 or r. oecupyIng ,ne
were animated by only one Elean Oi hope Inc PROUD
nower which at the outset called upon the whole world
Win IS iis strength III crushing ie0eon -tooled 10
dealings with traitor and sought 10 gam by corruption
what It could not gaia 0y force
Tue ner OF Bursoyne not only gave new hope TO
the patriots but IL exered moral iurience upon our
soldiers Tn colJnts up 10 that time had bet trained
In the belief BriLsn soldiers Irresistible. To
hold superior TO all Others IN arms had been Amer
lean patriotism. Through the century OF tie Freuch
wars precedence had always been yielded 10 the oceis
Crown and tie coiOnists lOoEed m1iny ~ toe
FROM the cay that victory wOD, the American sol
der ret himself to be the equal OF all who could be
by higher and nIbrr purposes than those which move
vi is enemies Tue whole spirit OF he contest
TINS eId. There wus much IN the contempt which had
been shown ~ their enemies OF Their qualities -
soldiers much m the iaHnts and snetrs ~ Tho Il tish
Cab uel, III the plIZe ani destruction wicn ever
attend march Of invading armies toexct1 the Vict0S
10 exhibition OF uu PHI over fallen foes. But tncy bore
tnemscyts. nos mon intoxicated by fuccessul for
tunes but rs men who felt IL was IN tnem To WIN
rr.ofies cIsew ere. Ihcre Wa catnnese IN
he uour Cf rrunnh which than courage upon
he battlefield Impressed The defeated army with the cuai
auter oil t.lpse nom hey had spoken cOucn'pu-
ously Tue enemy twice conquered, ANA 10 many
WAYS the last victory tDem Wac mos kee.y feat
We are tod That dru1rg lhOre than twenty CELL
turtles Of and bi0odsred only niieen battles have
been decisive lasting results The contest OF Saratoga
Ia ie o. these. From ,he Jaiue OF AdUtLDn 10 te Held
OF Waterloo lerOd ~ mOie iiln Two tlOusaid years,
there Wa no MAJ tsl event winch had 4 greater inrh nee
uo human affairs than tnat nlch took place OH these
kTOunds
The orator closed with eloquent eulOgy OF General
SCHUYLER ~ no was removed from mis- command a
time waon his zeal aud dbty had placed victory almost
within has REACH
GEO. wM, CURriS's ADDRESS.
The mex, speaker was George William Curtis, who gave
an eloquent ncsouut Of The eyenis preced and leading
to tho surrender o 400 years Gso Near the close he
said:
Here and now We stand upon the grave Of old enmles
Hostile DreAtwork and softly hdueu Gndor
Or,ss aud gran; shot aud SHE'LL and every do.nly Ills
ALI ma on buried deep beneath our feet, aud fJil
n ing dust OF hinged iocmen springs AL the
varied yeiuurv that makes tiS secne 40 ilI. lille
.Ire t,udcry and swiftly repairs tie OF
infer no hostility TO iingrr IA our hears.
Herr ia grave OF brave ana unknown tO@men may
mutual iralo,ries and doubt, and animoses lie Ddlod
forever! III, ncciOrtn, Teytrng Tier eOniI.oh go11us
Traditions NAV England and America press a'wuys rur-
ward s,e by slde noble aud inspiring ny airy To po-
p,u,r TIE welfare OF h.anl AN glad that Tie
h.,iow,a spof on which stand comp TO !.
Der not only imperial Stale. but tie National Com
monwrnitn whoe young hands here tog, Their struck tie
hon and on whose odor head desoenos tue ample ben