The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-31
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY JULY 81 ls7wITH SUPPLEMENT-


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our stale Let "a not iase or er.1lt IN eouu.,tss
These rcnilcmen are etsble .lf.l T.er afiac.
ment TO the cause is Confessed .na tns,r a1ls IA.
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| fui NOMINATION. forty-ore r.a1,as,s. 20 lafsg
WAS vs' elected soth sovs -s 40 f,.sssssn,
Goyernor He resgned the l.tser ono. .nd s,s nsrai
Pierre Van Cortiaudt AS President Of The senate BE-
crnor was cast in the mould Of The rsrnsst and mott
ipdexbIe patriotism Tho highest once IA The Eln
| bas,da,ef rtonr hefors scrsns,,r N Rsusrclsse
| of nersonsl sacri6ce or smbu,an Ne wanted nrst
cesrIv "a sce ~h.,n~r he autv 40
sho c.,sa .on,a no h..s nerforr,ed An
the soia ar tho Exccus,ve chair fhe Council Of
Safatv rass,vo uctar ,h.,r vr~., de-
,"avc.d ,hs, -. .. ~ aud
assume The hain, Of STATE Wash,,g,op ard putnam
o oninon from ali ana ricrx Inc consls,oTy of the
mich Rntarmad c,r,rrch y, s,nSs,on ADDRESSED
h,m mos, snocsi and con ,rasas.ion. from
the beginning OF Inc present wurp they said .thc
cnrs,ssnrv ,S nao,,a ri E,,"s,i, Lay. uniior,nIy
Soan All 10 tbs canso al amsres and Justify
vrn .ns ~ nr~,nss NJ ,a.,on and morallty
se % ion Of rss ad ns as eo
go, 'ns. wiz sn' ave'ass:n AZ. .san,aa, mo
uovr hs !. ' ppsn Ia ' ,nsol,sc,,cd voce of
~" vhni" s,a'a ~rovom rcon 90, n enter
Inc ~noic STATE preys" upon you 70 .-,s,m
sSsm is esnSsoy bspnv N hawai- 70 believe
III, re,,aors Iharv u,,fSon, ,vcs ali otcr priyii-
eyes arc NOT WORTH enjoying viii be strsnuousy sup
nalrt0 ~ Ia
ment To- the universaI snxetv And The aoth of Julv
III wos dxed for III. ,n"rr,rs,son Ara 40 i'd
v.ars a"o ~ nnon this sno, H. cou,c,I os sa.lv
snrrendcrsd ~ nawcrs ,encr,, Csorcc Clinton was
Governor and Inc state Of Nov York uudor
a consttuton ma ,ulv oryonved sovcrnment began
ts history lie came froI tho very presence Of Tho
enemy 10 assume the robes of ONCE 70 return to his
pos. when tho ceremony was over and the prSclsms
mander of tho Militia and Admiral of the Navy of tho
state was tho first state PAPER bearing the sartng
nrcst "God save tho Pcopien Forts Clinton and
Mont yoncrv zero ATTACKED In thu Hi,blanas ucrki-
mer Was battling in the Valley OF tho Mohawk, Bur
aovne was marching from The North. and Il VAS
months before he could sAmmon from the field aud
onthor IN councii tho first eoisature Now YORK hsd
6u, 300 COO neooie was witnout manufactorcs or in
iernal i'm nro nts ana hemmed in and invaded on
every side by hostile fleets and armies One hundred
years have passed, aud to-day in the sisterhood OF
States she is the empire Ia all that constitutes great
com monw eaIth An Industrious intclligcn and pros
per ous Of OOO 600 Of people live within her
ana in her manufacturing industries she Is the
first State the Union. She sus,ains thou
sand newspapers and periodicals. has $50 900 600 III
vested IN church property and spends Sl2 200 900
year upon popular education. Upward OF three nun
dred acadonies ana colleges NJ her youth ior
sp na,a Pr, anu h oI
nperal icsinIuk anu lic n.snes. oui'9Ic anu
STATELY eunoes ~ ove. 'nI ss"'c, uea.ca.ea
70 nuanc any ocnesS.ns ~, ,, NM .no
arc ~ nct nn aoo 0o =. Ia
ner ns arance anu ~ luz 'Sp
!.a auu ioans VI ne' .rso au ,."n noo oos
snoussnu ncs VI S,, ouSx ~oov s,,i 49,
ner al Tho stare and maintains against a rivalry and
competition her commercial prestige.
J., zoos ,non an as S rah nn"n ,,o p.,. - No
York city IN response te the revcrberaons guns
from Sandy Hook, It's echoes were caught up ana re-
r y ya - ts Hiona,d. and .Inn ,La Cu,sri,Is
and the Valley Of the Mohawk, and past tho
falls OF the Geneseo, WI lost over tho
u,s ~ nmn sorr .,J ,,van'v n,n,,as Inc ubnIo
length Of the State that the waters OF the lake
welded TO the ocean, and the Eric Canal wis CONF
pietcd. II marked new era in the prosperity Of tho
aud tho history Of the nation. II the tide
OF emigration 10 the Northwest, developing there
great agricultural States, and added immensely to the
wealth OF New York. All honor and gratitude TO
the men who at that curly day had the courage
and foresight to plan and pursue these great public
improvements and whose wisdom has been proven
by repetition Of the lessons Of the ages that along
civilization ana power The glory Of each State the
common property OF the nation und We make this day
-xo need not stop beyond our own boundaries TO ind
lustrious annals and noblo examples. We are rich in
battle folds, decisive IN results upon the freedom OF
the nation.
Jaw Morris and Livingston Schuyler and Montrorr-
ery Clinton and HerkImor Hamilton and Kent are
names which will 1.-Two among the soldiers patrots and
saaos Of All time In cyery crisis of its history the
virtue courage and wisdom Of tho people have been
canal 10 The needs of the present and the of The
S1,nre Le. ms weIcome Inc second century and enter
mon it's duties with the stern purpose high resolve
to maintain the standard of our fathers IN tho pubic
and pr,vate life OF the State and the honorable sumo
riority of New York in tho Federal Union
A, ,ho conclusion of NJ norow,. ota-oss por n
Hoes read lettcr written by Rev. DR.. Doll pastor
First Dutch Church. IN 1777 to Governor Clinton on
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'ne ooeason u us 'nAusu'a'on' WHICH was io"o"eo
by speech from General George H. Sharpe descrip-
tive OF the place ard the men of 1777 whose admra
49,, -. -. ,,.., -. -. -, -. .--.-
Ole 'aoors one hunueo years aHo ormea so important
part OF the great struggle which gave tho world
trce nation IN Tho new continent Altar norratpo tho
80 ~ " e W.
events wnlcn preceaea tne ormaton OF inc new state
and the announcement o tue change from the condi-
lion ot British colony, nc SAD
GENERAL shARPE's SPEECH
with these noes OF preparation, on the evening OF
THIS day. ioo years ago, the simple out great ccre-
monia TOOK place: Inc principal actor III the scene,
OF course, was Ieorse clinton. Tnc people OF this
county, Win all inc otner people OF New YORK, owe
great DEBT oi gratitude to many distinguished men OF
tho Revoiutonary era Iheir names are emDazoned
IN the Annals o. the Sa.e am nation ana VIII I'VE IN
oil future time But Chnton was son OF
this county. Born In our midst educated
upon our SOL ana over claiming u az his
home nc was tho Trend and elder brother
OF our lathers1cas ID the most heroic mould oil tho
stock oil israeli OF the tribo or Benjamin. Hebrew OF
tho HcorcWs his lathcr was man culture, rcsid-