The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-28
THE NATIONS SECOND CENTURY.

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OF CLOSER uNIoN-PRoposED CONVENTION
or ALL THE aovERNons-A MEETING IN
INDEPENDENCE HALL AND PARTING UNDER
THE sHApow OF BUNKER Eth MoN5MskT.
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To THE EpIroR or faE HERALDi-
Your readers Will recall that snoe during ths dark.
est days OF our civil conflict the Governors oil nearly
all the Northern States met Altoona In ire STATE Of
PennsyIvania 10 consult together how hest to close
the unfortunate series OF events which then threst.
ensd 10 destroy every interest upon which Americans
90, any value and thing which they coad take
4 hat pride. These gentlemen met. consulted and
agreed upon line OF policy whose GOOD effects were
1. once felt; and what they then ana there inaus.
urated has passed into the Of his
tory Now, war aud war meAsures are ~
IN end Autonomy -seli- crnment--has been re-
stored all the States Tho people Of the States mot
each other last summer in the noIsbborhood Of Inos
pendence Hail. and peacefully and Joyousy celebrated
the close Of q reunited naton's Arss coatsnniaL IL
was easy TOR each Of them realise IN the presence
OF the splendid display there made ~ All naons that
"Peace hath her Victories, no less Renowned than
war" . 10Y.
il was proposed that during the course Of the Con.
tenpiai Exhibition the Guvern0rs OF oil the States
should nj oct, anu, as II II were "a sacranenaI COCA
sion renew their VOWS OF fealty as representatives
never again 70 be shocked or shaken By war Of
threats Of war But an energetic political campaign
unfortunately interfcred Win this arrangement! ana
had NOR special "stAe days" the last Of which
VAS as said intended should DO supplemented ana All
OF them crowned and rendered even moro memorable
by tho assembling together OF all the Governors Il all
the States. $500.
and equally appropriate. We have seen open the FIRST
year OF our second century An err OF prosperity
viii accompany the era OF peace upon which we have
entered under such benign auspices II 10 not too late,
anu no will assert that would % Inappropriate.
tor New YORK 10 exchange greetings through ia chief
Executive with those who hold the broad seals oi
all the other States from Maine 10 Caliiorrin Even
lew hours OF quiet converse; Of candid exchange o.
views ana feelings; OF statement Of The Wants and
wishes OF me people o. eacn o. me ssses COZ" no.
representatives OF our commerce, manufactures aud
Uther Industrial pursuits can exchange greetings with
those sections the producers OF all that goes TO sus-
tain lie or add to our comfort aud convenience,
A meeting OF this kind would tend 10 widen tho area
Of thought over which the minds Of these men have
been accustomed 10 move In no better way could 1t
be demonstrated in no better VI moro eloquent way
could the Governors OF these States learn and show 20
their people tue bounteous manhcr In which nature
has bestowed her gifts upon our whole country. They
viii for themselves and can teach the sentiment
4 their people that as 10 ne century which mas
IL Is high and sacred duty TO become the FORE
leaders In the grand march 1.-THE worlds progress
since the inauguration 10 TINS city OF our nfs Chief
Magistrate Wash ngton, there has been no time more
appropriate In which 10 suggest meeting OF this
kind and while better spot on the Continent could
be selected IN which 10 initiAte this movement II
would be but right proper that these represents
tive men should meet 10 Independence Hall, ~ Phla.
dophia gather again, here, IN New York. and part,
each 10 go his several way, within reach OF the
shadow OF Bunker Hill Monument
II the HERALD will but adopt the suggestion which
nave ventured make the press OF the whole coun.
try will gladly ndorse whatever you may say on the
subject you will thus add another wreath TO the
many iaurels which you have won In The cause Of
ternai views anu feelings which you have always as.
sduOusly cultivated and encouraged. J. +. G.