, 1877-10-18

Ap.n :, y 1,e"iann Church: hy Inhn Jay. not hy sr
n ~ th.t srs,se W t..t IL, nas @ :" NJ,
nent,u,,,a nen.,u,,onarT charaettr The voice Of Patrick
.sntY iron. the nuun.atna answered III of lanes
r,,rh ~, n thc valley of tho l1ulson md flashed
.nus Tic cliffs of the hnc Rit;yc; Fhe 'catttrln3
sory Of Lexington t'retn swcllca 10 tug triump,,
i1.n,t,,"vncr int alnx arms In New york shoek t'!nFo
nstn.ftafnwalt In Virginia from his ltsnaa. Donhss
js.s.nes' ffs,e FL Union or u the sonies 10
isrrty fntctod the nnion Of ihe States to maintain
Il; snd Wherever we ftand un precautionary heiae'
u t"i,nlr tho AwcctntEs Ut revolutionary tncr1hfcs.
". ira. ihe ground anH breathe tho air OF lns'nc'
os rhe orator then related At length the story OF
the eaupalgn from bGfgoynes departure o .'11n Ia
ssrnrI 10 L'rn. Gates, and concluded rs follows:
snch wa the smpie ceremony that markell
RIG TuNNtnG POINT Or TIE REVELATION.
All Tho deftat., tRdscd ~ The s'rugEet ne pst.
te,ut y fis'' eo"sor Le."sto1; bunker ii s.ai:
mou,n mn Camden. cowpen. t'utIford. E'!taw
spfnet, Yorktown hmes'ean M 59es 3 81. not i k,n.
i"iIon i-whcthct victories or defeats, Are AIl e..
,.@nsi liehts md shades in The Immortal Picture
H. .s,ss " al e. III :s'fsf e
,h ,S.t tic defeat u Darroyne determined Amcs,enn
'a'utn " sn,e Tho ereat doHht solved i'nt of
f. + S ST. It. ss'; Ell; s:1Ss..:s iss'' III
1,e,pIinea troops In tic world. IN the ar.t bitter
s'osto @omeat of hs defeut hargoyne generously wtoe
soi,e, e,' nore .ieri or halter p!ep.rsd srmy IN
ii essential po,nta Of military !astltuton, hu,
.'f.d il not to IT, icuua on our ;de Of Tue anes.
lie ioyallst4 were strongest had anaw,. what WIN
stttsefwsrds constantly proved. that The Btlttsa
crown r's ~ nt eant 81 Gesy vHey ~
'estse III, from The Turtles moi fron' tho Indians.
Al lit It vas p1afn that, u Britain would cnnquer.
sIsai nni II, Enrope It. Lord North himself.
kes t!tofKe', sllsf M.nI;ter oynetlIt Ard kt,e3ed
pesse On any terms. charIce Fox exclaimed That
h. s:' It, rSa puke o s so S~ rt iss 'ss
son, Who IL .rau,ent had voiei throughout the
m,,es eF w"s os Te ns
nLn to e7 !oa thst he '9"'a ths
ths VA, lie French and Tho American. hntllcl 10.
se.her aea and land until on th.s yer! day; tho
I, t" ef = l,utros ne. cornwalls. on sne pstns Of
tfmies OF France and the Emitted STATS. Tho
mss wss sn ;s spes ee@1 rs cst % %..ng"n sg ."
nd Lafayette stood aldo by aide ~ The Nritish nii
down their .sm. w.s r. tne rn. sns,snact Of Pr.
French alliance aecnsed tic final triumph,
IT IS 4 sT0nr or 4 HUNDRED YEARS 400.
sH,s hen 1 S 81. fy Ire se + *qa .e eGns n.
ttaps Of the eame foe, and the bright day Of VIC
tory nt Plat,sbuf9 m tho lake, renewed and c0n+
tween The parent country. and the child became
trsIillonal and on hotn siles Of thc sea narrow
prejudice survives, md stlIl somttin,cs accks TO
kind Q tho cmbcrs Of that wasted lire. lint hero
md now We etand upon the grave OF old tnmtles.
Hostile breattwotk and redonbt arc so!tly hidden
a; s s e9 ,nes sne sn4 s4. ill., n"
@ tospen net rprnea iii tho Varied yerdnre lint make.
I'll tey sfens 1epa. II oi ~a ssa
10 hostility to linecr in onr hearts. Two
month. ~ ths !.Fi!.h t;osesnor, General oi
otstinn not Of british actcat but of triumph Of
ss t,. s sy s ps I'll 'ss 'ns s
iefe. to tbc Eng!and that VIC fought, let ii. now.
crown great and strong with hundred years. hold
sd where M The Ensltsh iiuFeoyne in Tho very ement
Of his bitter humiliation. generously pledged
oeotgo Wasltneton let ~ in s onr hsh, hour p, of
Qnecnt Here. IN tho grnve ni brn, @ anil unknown
foemcn, may mutual jeaioaster. ana doubts. and
sens er @"5s si s1
tiaul auJ America press siwaya forward side BY
ide. in h0hlo and inspiring rrhlry 10 promote the
Fe!Iow.c,.txens. with tho story Of l'useoyno'.
.attender-tte revolutionary g1ory of The stato ot
New YORK still frcrh In onr memories. am!t there
el"s with lofty PRIDE an riad that tio ha'Iowei
spnt M which wo stand enmpels NJ to retncn,hct
CO.. eS t % Ss osstRe;
l,ruck the blow, and on whasc Older head desccIa
TIC ample tsncdctton Of tho victory. On ,yontlet
canned. beyond. and further 10 tho north, watched
New hampshire and Fnrmont. Here, In tho
Wooded np1nnae at the south, Atond New Jctscy md
nec,lcnt and Maseachnsctt4 c1nsed tho triumphant
line. licro WAS the aymhol of ths Novolution. Il
common en,..c, ean'm9n ,9 str'fe. 1 ;omnon
natu1u-lhc triumph mt OF 4 colony. but of United
america. And We who stanl here proudly remeul
-ths North md Ito south, ,.-,nore bitterly ,o.tily
than The armies whose battles atOok thls ground
wc who hAse mutually rfhscd In .ieadicr conntci
which. rruad !o he rcers, yet awn no master bu
tht!r nniteA selSct-wc renew our hearts in,rer.
i.tahlu devotion to The common american faith,
The common American nrlllc. tha rontnon Amcri
tan s!oryi Hero Americans etnot! and trlnMplcd,
Here Americans stuild and bess tl1cr memory.
And herr, 'er t'ourand years may 9ratcfGl gc.t,
ttatiohH AmcfCaht ruInn to rthc&fse thc R0riGui
story. and 10 Fci"ica IN aupremo aud bsufsuan
orMEy ExEaclsxs.
Alfred 7. Street read poem.
Addresses were made by William J., Stone. Il
". Throckinorton, at New Jersey; Judge A. 4
Yates of Bclncetady, and II. l.. GIadling, o
Albany. -
ten J. II. Wilson read Hallcck'ss pocm
Field ut Grounded hrtna." An uis by ticn
J. Watts Depcystcr! vas read, also version 0
Tue "StaE-spa,lgled banncr rendered for th'
Gyason.
Atb o'clock tho troops hatl dress.paradc.
Gov. loblnson vas represented by lien. J.
6tonehousp aud Gen. A. II. luyior, Of Ills staff