New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-31
THE EVENING SERtiCES.

In past years the evening ceremonies OF
Decoration Day generally have been poorly attended,
hut la>t evening Booths Theatre was crowded win an
audience rs cnaIknle for IT. composition as its SIZE
Among those on ihc Stage General Lloyd Aspin-
wall, General william 4. Sherman, General liancock'
General Banks. General schuyler Hamilton General
Henry !. Barnum, General George ". Palmer, Gchcrai
Nelson C,rse, General Kiljorn Knox General j. /.
owens. General Henry T. Davies Jr General Horace
Porter General Olyphaui General Arnold. General Fry.
General Heron. General VI. I. McAlahon, General
Edward Cook GcneraiJ. C. Robinson. General sharpe.
Major W. Ballard. Major j. b. Fa~Sitt, Captain j. C.
j. Iangtcu Captain George II. Cooper the Rev Henry
ward Bccchcr, Governor Avord. cX-Juise Henry L.
Davies, and Judge f.. +. Morgan. The music was given
10y the GOVERNORS Island Band.
General Lloyd Aspinwall took The chair, AMI a'ier
brief ansIo to tr honor conf rrcd him and TO the
work of The day. said:
II is not uapprouriaic for "a few words ON
behalf OF small li,.ns army oi mon, too manly TO
plead for what Is due tIcm. too p-"ud &" demand ihr
r,eh- that -hUiid he freely given {" them. The army
seem, De the special t.r-ct oi aCa- 81 small ccoho
mistS, penny N-r aud puuHdI"n rh Ne Hh"u l'"''''
here against them. (Chccr~.l II >ucn cconouIr, are
necessary perhaps these men mi-h st the example III
their own cmnumcnts. Consider M difference h'I "r'h
lie in Washington. on hNc or IN lhou,i,u en- i"I
duties occupying oHy piit oi tl' year WIN oi' iH
Iy and surrounded hy ones friend. aud the uAur'," i
civilization, and lie thousands OF miles away, ~ one
fourth or oIic-,h'id that salary among rough Lava
!" r', ,d IA. IN" f,h nid .lilni custer OF y,,rc
those who died Uifh him Too well compensated Facts
tell ~ that Vt,ty officers iu Congress are better paid
th,n ann, officer, VINO have tyru tLt srIt icp Of M
time. I mean irI,ycf,ncc, but u would seem that
when L sI: II ,,oun rlinrr nc 4 dooracerrr m the
House to dwell IL tents I"ci- aud ituSAtrr
General A-vIuwall announced that the Rev Henry
ward Eo,cAcr would make TIE prayer and w. cchcr
WI, greeted v.lh hearty cheers lie prayed ihat God
would confer times the spult OF wisdom. fort-
udc aud faith IN TIE right whcI lie had given 10 oar
forcfatAors that IL would hold back the passions Of
Md lrff TO- her Is "A uui -
had nicd swords al each others breasts, HAT they
might b. welded together a true and manly manner
never again De- separated lie prayed for the widows
ana orphans and that those who gave tn lit best might
never forgotten lie so pray ed for the brotherhood
Of nations.
The Vocal Union. OF Nrw-ioIh, then sang M'nf Is
soIiu'. Judge Ne, o God"
GENERAL sIGIRNtNs Address.
IL introducing General sherman 10 tLc audience" Gen
cral A-nWal said 1t was almost work OF snprr"roSI-
ton 10 Introduce WHO hat habit 81 making himself
welcome every where, ana WHO. lille while ago. had
habit Of mtroducng himself where lac Was nos quite 30
welcome
AsCcrcr,i Sherman came forward. tie audi noe
and ohrprcd rro-' heartily. When the cheering died
away sofa. one ia the uIcucr ca' for three cheers
f,YUuclr Billy" and They were given with a will -
soon as De could De heard, General sherman spoke a
follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT, LtDrr- ANp GrNrir"rS: Tho grald
pageant witnessed today IN the streets of tins
busy mart OF "oomsrre ana "a" h'na%lnr Gn.tr
of people HAT now nus TINS nan 4" "F'i H""h. demon
str.tr unmI-tnlihl that thc public interest ia the
events of l-Gl 90 dd n"i die "ui Win the lF't oi The
lrroc- ana MARTYRS Of that epoch. We know thai il
over broad aud thl- memorial dhi has been d"i
iairc.t ana freshest flowers the graves 81 the patriot
men VINO died that ~e might possess III peace united
rauccoi these flower I,inst0 Heaven nom I'll ALTAR,
cannot but prove an Hcc"ptuHr Icac'"hriius
nand- tho destiny Of al people. The sicnt
.rt. lr H.tN NJ the.
hearts of H., living, more especially OF tho," VIII" have
sworn maintain and Gc:cnd me Government Of The
United states, aud To protect the lives and property OF
people AGAINST dangers from any ana every quarter
Fortunately, our position on the cnIths surface j. 80
Isolated aud distant from the other great civilized
I'M, ,d urotnrun regret nj The wars and ,ffli, 81 the
otbrr hcmsl here scarcely c"mlT'hcudlng the causes
ig,utr strength m a contc,i tor power ana influence
i"n scstccI seems iu,iiicl by the civilization of the
age. Wnn. however We are bat human, subject to all
lie contention. incident to vigorous race of men.
struggling FOR wealth.. for power, Cor Influence and ai
that man hhs ever ahoIcd lOT qua loughi TOT.
Though gcnclIiIon has grown up since the
event. which We are now assembled TO commemorate,
there SIN remain here in TINS very presence "r O Tho
witncssrs Of d llcrco civil when lcft bali a million
of rrayrE and an untold amount Of human pain ana
ANGUISH ~ Hon of widows and orphans rfi Ia HtrIg
&c Ia q cold world without the support of The strong
arm. winch they mad right 10 ran pension ron
Of 232.lOl names, at an annual cot "I 500 Ia
National dcbt FOYER S2.Ouo.OoOoOo. the interest on
which ls annually near TlOO,Uoo.oOo ana vast
amount Of property the result 81 the toll OF hundred
years, rcci 10 the earth ana destroyed forever; yet
hear men Of Inndcnce contend that all this
should be- forgotten. II has long since
been forgiven, mud some of the very men
who caused hi. OF facts share IN tine councils at
Government and would he the last man TO Will 1t 9th
erwisr. lChcers.I Trey are now our equals III All the
attributes Of citizenship; share III the common taxes and
responsibilities, and am most happy To bear witness
That many 81 them manifest ho most ardent desire To
Jon with Us IN making the iuiuio more safe anu more
glorious Than the past. lchcris.l Wo have weIcoincd
Of old and II may seem 90 some OF our old Union
comrades that il has too far 10 the prejudice the
remainder OF the family who stood faithful all tho time
This Is O the great political questions now trial,
ANA tot one hope and pray That oar old antagonists OF the
South VIII have learned Wisdom anu by thcii nets
prove the world the sincerity oi their patriotic dee
their individual motives were pure and huuorn-
bic they entitled 10 he measure OF honor and
who, by and Violence had L. enforce sUDis-i
lawful authority.
RIGHT AND wEOSG ~ NE WAR.
There are such things as abstract night aud abstract
wrong, and when history 10 written, human actions
must take their place the other category Wo
claim that. in the great civIl Of the National
Union Army night lcnc,r !, and adycrsirics
wrong; and special pleading no excuses, no per
sonal motives, however pure ana srccious change
would not for the world revive the angry passions Of
period iiUc, do question the personal mo
tlves OF our tdcn antagonists Dui do aud ever viii
contest the proposition that should tear the his
tory OF country the pages which record the great
events from 1850 to $50 for they should stand there
forever waning 10 those who come after
nsm"ho' from r"',ioH, Se iii' or any
dertako 10 destroy This Government by VIOLENCE
the deeds OF our dead heroes already recorded
In the great book of Time, and marble ana brass viii
continue 10 record them long after We dead and
gone In the language OF our great leader, General
Grant prolonged cheers We VIII never apologize for
the dCcds done In lsGl'6J, but viii treasure up their
memory ana every suitable OCCASION "a long "A. nle
lasts. VIII present them To the youth ms conn
noble examples of hrIolsn ana patriotism; for
they saved this Nation from absolute annihiaiion or
at the very least from long period Of intestine war
and anarchy. iChceTs.
is related OF General Scott that when asked I'm SCI
the probable duration or the then civil war ms an
swered: THE conflict OF arms wlil endure five years
but VIII he followed 10y twenty Of angry strife y
the bclgcrent nOn-cOmbatants.' Tho OF arms only
LASTED four years. let hope that the non
cOmbatnts VIII give pundugly shorter prriod
OF civil contention than then predicted llaugher
that nature and natures benign laws may be allowed
their sway, TO lead out OF the mazes of