, 1881-10-20
YESTERDAY.

AZ lsAFAiETIts llAAI.+
YoltlsrowS. Oct. l0.-About IL o'clock
Secretary Dlafno and the Frencl, aud Ger
man delegations, In full uniform. arrived ut
Lafayette lIall. On entering, this Marine
l,unA, OF Washington, played I'LL appropriate
alr; tho military officers. Senators, Cm,gsess-
men, aud other pursoMs Ut distinction greet
taE thuln MS they pissed. At tho entt Of tho
l,Al1 thu President met tho distinguished
g,tcst3, md an Informal interchange OF
courtesIes t0ok pl4ce. Iii II fow moments
The pariy started for the grand atal,d, 1'resI.
tlnnt Arthur utld Secretary Hunt lcutllng.
They wuro received with cheers M they al,-.
poured upnn the platform. Next ea,no Sec
retury l!ta!ne, escnrtinu the Errnch Lega-
tim. Gen. Sherman witt, his stutf, In Mnl-
form, were next III line, ticn. llnncovk u1lf
stu!r following. Gen. Hancock WIS glyem
three cllusrs.
PRAYER.
Aftor general hnndshaklng, ttle proceed.
ings wore OPENED by prayer by bishop liar
ris. ilu invoked .'tyino blessing unon' lilo
United States a,ld tho !.upubllc of France.
and III co,lciuslo, askcd t;otl'a blessing upon
all thu cruwllel l,catls VI tho world.
Tie FOInlfexter ContellnIal LYNN was
then SINE by Tho cioruscs fr0ln baltimore,
Richmond. al.ti Washington.
FiststDEST ARTHUR
was tllell lutrmincetl BY Secretary DlaiMc,
a,ltl delivered tho following address:
upun thls soil, lt0 Yours AHt,, our forefathers
brought IL aIgccssful issue their burulu StrllK-
Riu fur independence. lI0ro antl thuu waa U.s.
tAbstctl. utd. Us VIC trRt, lAaAe secure Ill this
continent TOR ngea yct to rosnU. that rrliupn Ut
| goyurlmunt whuh Is tue yory I'bra III nar po!tt-
Ip.ll Bystuln-tho Sovereignty of tho IIupp!o. The
| ruscnttaunts which nttorded und, for tho slno,
min Mt tnttn air
| cpasrtl 10 intimate our hpnrts. II ~ viii,
III fcel,nK Ut oxultatioM over hu-
! fentpit roc that today we huslmon
] M n remembrance df those ovonts whtch hHye
| made holy tho ground wheroon wo tr1Nd. SHru.
| iy 10 suu!a unworthy sentiment could lind har.
hor III our hears 10 ptofoundly thrilled with tho
[ expression Ut sarrow uud sympathy which nt,r
national hcroayo,uent has evolved from tue
people Ut England Rliu thor august sovereign,
hut 1t IL nbspluteIy ilttipE that VIZ should Knher
here to sofrosh our souls with tho conteulpla-
,ton OF tho untAttaslng pAtrl0tfsrn, tho sturdy
zual, and tho sublfu,a faith which Ach!eyvl tho
| tesuIta VIC now coninoEnorato; for 10. II wu
Ioarn as,xht
| TiIE LESSON OF TIN loun,
shall We 30 luoted 10 truns.uft IL the generations
| which shnll foliow, aae precious legacy whru
our fAthers left tu ut.-tho love 0f liberty, pro-
| teetea BY law, If that hIs.ario scsas which w0
huro celobrata no feature IL moro prominent
md mono luoru touching than tho partfpatlon oI
our gallant atIcs from aoruss tho ECU. IT WI!
tho presence vi our gallant ailica FROM acros.
tho sea which gayo fE1sh aud vigorous ilaputss
~ tho hnpes af our eountryMrn. When
well nigh dIshuartonel by d lonx setlea of llsaa-
ters. 1t wns their poolo aud generous aid. cx
tended tn the darkaat period Of tho struggle
which sped tho coming ut our triumph, R1,e
tnate tue capitalization ut Yorktown possible
century ago. 10 their descendants and sopfe
.fuft.t u1ukr. hs,hh f1rtu.,
EuosIa Ut the Natou, IL Ia my glad duty to utfc
cordial welcome. You h4y1 u right ~ shar'
With III tho associations which cluster stout sht
day when your fathers fought s(du by side Will
our fathers In the cauS0 which was hcro cto"nct
| With success, an4 nvno Of the uvlnVslcs aWak