The New York herald., 1878-07-04
w Y ON | n G..
How the Indian Massacre Of One Hun
dred Years Ago Was Celebrated.
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT HAYES
The nsreis Dssds Of The Fathers Described
BY Hsndrisk ,. Wright
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PATRIOTISM AT SUMNER HEAT.
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT HAYES
PATRIOTISM AT SUMMER HEAT,
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thrss sass' lone sslns ss sissssss fe@ssA, ~h'sh
vii be- c~lebrsasa te-morsoN vth foastas
aemessrston s.sA sever ~as kne~n 40
the istsrlsr thls state. a fseasni rather
queer taste shss sss sess psssss % NE sysmns Val
ley sheud wsrE ~ak s1issrs~i msssy mAkias shs
anniversary - ssassiy sss sssss, ssssssry Of s"sH
sirss, rss~usiiss 40 d. ssy lsiasssssss evss iss
nassscrs Of nxusesss.s~. Asias Hsm ha ssss
uss Of prspsssy ts-ssyS fess vsa msxnsmsuss sss
Ths ,shss'ssats sfsvsry 100. sns esy ssS val
sy ssrasd ess. ssa by every pssos ossvsyss~~ tnsy
sa9s sbssaslss " NE bsssis srsssa ssssrs sasFss
rhs rstsrssd ssnpsniss rsspss ksrv~~l rssu
passenger sssssss could carry . tsbe 81 ths
ses~as tnressiss sss stations, ssa aas sas isssss
cars cabeoses, even cattle ssss esi %
the service wnkssssrss. vheh 70 ssy msss
from battle sroasa. 10 tss asssss~ssrs o. many
tlssins soishsa vsstesA Aboss Strangers
In town. More coming ~ svsry 10
,o-morrow's display. The srssss tssssssa wss
people, and the hotels tsrsias guests ~ TEE
score.
aam rnK rEsnsEsrAI rxsrr.
Tho President and sbe Gsvssssr s The stsss arrived
on the SPECIAL tram tbis msss,sa q ssat c'cisck
Tho Presidential party :els~ss-ns Excsslsscy
Treasury Sherman, Attorney ssssras Devsas. Mr..
sollaes. guest OF tss President; a.. Hayes ssa w.l
Hayes. sons Of the Prssdsnt: o. L. Prsass. Asssslsas
Secretary 70 lhs Prssdsnt. asa kr. Crsmp
~ 40 "a GovExxoR HAkrRAHvr's rAars
The suoernatorisi party ~ss composed OF Gevsr~ss
and xrA HAr,raafs their twe yosng dsuxAtsr.
Misses Marian asd Aanls. and their soss. samuel ssa
Linn; chs.,sr " fsrr. private sserss4ry sls Gov
srnor; James Y. sterun N. D. Hswissa. si lsasss.
spoiis; Goaeral J. II. coxs, surgeon !. D. cempsoa.
Dnsi Charles c. Knishi, Colonel Gsorrs H. Norlh,
coloosl B. X Jameson. Colonel X. b resss. ceehsi
Iohu W. Scpwai. gaFE
SPEECH ny pRxsrnsxr nAyra
lfhs Presidsnt's train arrived ~ Kugston eight
pclock, bsviug bees stopped . dexsu towns in
way from HARRISBURG ~ gxtnssisgs of tbs people
ANXIOUS 10 and hear lev words from Has Excsl-
Iency. AZ Kiogssows. just epposne this cay sna
follows response the cassrs OF large crowd
My FxLIow cirizxss-it gives me great plsssurs
tors than those questions al psney oi sov~rsmsst
Of STATE that divide US l am happy 70 amoLg
that contributed largely tAe isrrsiios 81 snis gov
ernment. NY fsllsw ci,xsns, tns btes.ings that we
you siIcsfsy, heartily; thank you ior sn,s ovdsscs
snd trust That TOO csepraton N tbts eeassui valley
w When @ 4 tho % Train IN roaehsc Wyoming d.pu.a,,os Of
citizens WAS OH hama to rscsivs tDe dssias uishsd
w,.h uI salute ~ Of 100 guns Hoo. nsary NJ ns,s re-
publican candidate for Governor, welcomed guests
happy welcome speech, 10 Whcu the FFesiasDt
responded, ana Ia . brief ana informal way merely
OK rus BArrLK GROUSE
The scene on the battle ground bsggars description.
The spot ~ as lovely as poets ursam. The dsscom-
forts OF the day left no one Ia the Lumor 10 admire
the beautiss Of nature, vho 60 700 people crswdcd
tain and fought 20 sSs undsr wocia nos
shelter hall the number. he nrat intense the
dust choking aud bliuding and Tue crowd squeezed
vns anothcr almost to ssnocssioo There we're no
police arrangement, and IN the couiuson and
Bile many accidents occurred Several ladies ~ero
Wei
knocksa down ana ,rampsd upon, .sd oss ieu snceo.
falling upon her from platform.
ckLEBRATioN ExERcisEs.
The exercises N ths tens oce.n 40 hour late, by
OF humanity under the canvas, and the hcat was
..ns:s u'snaur..,e s.n, Alter 'Ss band nss paysa
M Taste, ''n s"s lad he ''a are.. nsr % S:iss ssss
sung and poem w Dr.. Coppss read. After ssis
PRESIDENT Hayes was introduced. and As he Tor
pertsrs ana said pisyiully, 81 wish you were not
here" Then, addressing the orowd:--
PRESIDENT HAYES INDIANA
Fer two or three ycars past have been CON mcu.
Grating national history. but
,h,s which draws W. .exsshsr to-day Is pseulisr-aa
. conflict between the red mon aud The
!"Ys HSu'', ,os ::.,''' ana Ss,a 'h: problem 70,
tho legislation for our frontier Indians ike those
who slaughtered here, mean tne dcisnse OF tho
hsr. The rod man, Isd BY the wnitss has many
grevous things, but he Is not alone Responsible. Let
US b. just 10 hin, and II come Let w iur-
pish 70 the settlers ample means Of dsisucy and pro
AN USMASAaxARLg CROWD.
After tho applause With which Tbs was received
had subsidcd, Colonel Hendrfc b. Wright tho wen
known mem Der ot Congress from tbis distssct, Who
introaucsd peculiar land grant b essxysa 10 denver
inc first address OF the formal sxercsrs Colonel
Wright upou rsin< 10 speak. found tnxs the
was suca that he could %. procssa He appealed again
aud ngau TO the crowd ior order pom tue ON.
ondaga Indians present, Who were quiet and orderly
aud desired W know whether civssd wore sos
mi lha "A IL
was not much use. however but he haslly proceeded
Al tnis time the jam became something terrible
OF crowd because Of its density, and those Who
not yet presssd TO the fanIng pssnt grew pale
by she surs'ng, swaying mass. That loss 6i LIE was
nvs chr0nicsd 10 wholly due 10 the retirsmsnt
this place Of the President and The prominent
gentlemen from abroad. The announcement Of thIs
seemed 10 relieve the crowd which gradually became
eompars'.vsly msnsssaoIs, .hossn nos onti The re-
nesvy bodied women had staa'psd, trosding over tic
manuscripts OF the newspaper men with eeci terribly
damaging 10 the notes.
the xAssAcRE.
When Colonel Wright dii got an opportunity to
speak ne spoke sequsa,iy, describing the massacre
He said form our opinion VI the grade asd
character OF the battle assemble 10 nofate
gagged or slain or the ssnsequsncss aspcuasat
upon tho Issue. Ii this were the
shade Of Persian arrows Al The cnsrso OF ine Six
Hundred o. balakava, would be absorbsd In the famo
sss o. srouSS ans 200 ps;a, o. J'SasDa wsssoo %
300 Of them were ieft upon tue ssuguinary
nsId History furnishes win fev examples ~ sno
great battles OF the world vhere carnage was 50
great, compared with the numbers OF the rank aud
Mo. ss with the lIttfs army whicn nled oul OF
yondsr Tort that istai ID day Of July, l77S. |
Our estimate OF the character OF the battle OF
Wyoming must bc formed upon the courage
snd vaior of nsn up0n their deeds OF dsr-
ing on the nsa, upon the contsmpt OF death itsof
and the almost unprecedented slaughter Measured
brayea the storm of serried war viii favorsbiy com
pare with the like number Of men thai marched
battle Held under auy captain, la any age
or IN any land; and In the name OF theso
martyrs whose lives were sscrihcsd upon
the altar OF freedom, here upon tnis field.
stained with thar hearts blood In the presence OF
this vast multitude boldly chniIsngc the world bar
barous, cvhiset er enlightened, 20 name Their supc-
riors courage and manly forttude 10 their coun
try IN dedicated their lives. We here TO reap
the rich harvest OF their fauIsiess memory.
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