New-York tribune., 1886-07-23
TIE EXERCISES All The RINK.
A SPEECH BY GOvERNoR HILL AND POEM By
W. II. M'FLROY.

A SPEECH BY GOvERNOR HILL AND POEM BY
W. H. MFLRoY.
ALBANY, July 22.-After the parade Presl-
dent Cleveland Governor HI. -ecreiary OF state
Bayard and Secretary OF the Navy Whitney went TO the
rink where the Governor WAS to deliver MS Grafton
The rink crowded.
a Of male voices first sang Memberships To
tie sons Of Art" William H. McElroy. OF Newly ork.
rose TO poem. Peter ocuuycr's Mandate" ="
He was greeted By = round OF applause by his old
frien1s and neghDor for It in Albany Journalism
that Mr. McEroy drst won his spurs. lie recited his
flowing verse from memory IN Gear voice that ned
every Of tie rink. The between
we're frequently He'd IN with applause and MS maay
neat hits provoked hearty Laughter IA- poem IA gwen
IN full ou the sixth page OF this issue
The v-ll-luEed melodies Of George Edgar divers
musical setun. to the Bcentennlsl ode. written by
Bishop DOxne then flied tue 0uItns. Governor Hl
then came forward to deliver his orauou. lie was
greeted with loud applause VIII ch was led Dy the mem
bers OF the Legislature In the VI As address the
Governor said:
FELLOW CITIZENS: The traveller uron the ocean ap-
prolc1iug magnificent hal Dor OF new YORK iDstnc
ivey turns his rye uOrthwaf4 tOwIri the beautiful
waters OF the plctures lue Hudson. Passing ID hi- view
se.tn bar ier- of West Poat 49, under the deer
OF tue storm King. and sul ip tie n"riAwird
beTOnd the me oi He "iy taI@hlls hr neho"s ID me
distance the cr.ggy and precnitous hederoergs anu
removed Uon tner base i4rie appears rnersns Close
by the bink O' the Hndson surrounded Oh every
al y
broad and spacious hills upon winch the city of AbADy
IA 50 grHndly built
nv the eupbOulOus uane OF Aurala, TINT your DUicn
5refs hers settled. with their tAmc-. nted the
Germs ~ civilization nearly thrre hundred years a-o.
Hire Dy side oi his inlet OF the ia the interior
of . vast wilderness. yet Sneie tue tue o the great
came TO TINS country and aid the fOundsiou o ia" New
Nrfheflau!s. Tne,e were Ia" Dcopie tO wuon
rhn5.s Dongan in l6-C, granted tlat cl iitcr Which
m,de Albany cry. Ana VINO - mona p'i.ani LIE ii'
I..-f AMI tItI4
ll.cre0u winch seldom permitted mistake, an mtg
rv which always loOsei 10 iAr good %; the culonsts
t,iIed an -yhich yivlded o.s;aclr revcr,es
Tue critical state OF at.irs d.. mat ar o' tie
colony IA wlIch Albany -n,tei, sltH tAe Ir-lch
Ana Inalah- cle1 in QUESTION every executive a'ty
of Governor Dousan. ami t"ey proved lv effective IN
tLe 10 maxi 4ltanv in large de-rrr the seat OF
yeruurni ~ lie province where hc Often came ID
rlc ,llscAarg OF hl- executive duties
y, - nm seen tA,t Albany Decaue repres ntatve
- c.nit,l AZ tnie early peroI ID ber astory. and
40 II continued. tie frequent rrprrsen a We c"NrA
I,ou. held mere up To- the vrrv time OF Ine Revolution
Hsrr ~ 1874 beld convention cf DELEGATES from
New Hampshire. Massacnu.et's Connecticut. i.no 10
Island Maryland 1nI New York Bancroft says
Ame~ica has assembly venerable Tor
III ot.,es lh.I represented "r fo tie great ana
able shO eoD""sed H. Every V"i'r ""oia,s'
uulou of all colonies TO be abs" nteiy Il cess .ry
I'm. convention ~a- pe' hao- the hr-t .trp toward
-cheine tur common defence pan 'or i"iiu'a,
'nion was drs|n by Lenahl3 fr'm"l.h On ne ilH "i
nly I75I but II me- viii the sinsnai m-'ortInr ol
being rejected Dy tic provincial "'s M os ~, % 80,
axe Loo power To tue crown sud re e'rd pS Tue
IL gave 100 poNrI % tic l'"Flr
pn, II gave t. Albany the distinguished honor Of elns
~ nl a.. where nrst steps tOwaid ie4eI" union
we're taken. - - . -.,.. .,,.
H,orians nave told OF the suffering an prVa IONS
U te reope oi Albany dHrius -" iu-slr "i ,,d cn
80 RI lie north aud northwest .sd az th~ M"LawS
River al the OF border dnd terrible cN l'ir
waerd rendering the a. scene 81 ietrHi .e .erl} rl}
"rerrd greatly II II not decisive baltic iI"ihi
- WAS not astatcd he march o! Oppo-hs "in',
or cnnuonadcd by th- enrmb "as III Coz -l"i' AN" %
=, rn,,v OF these visati"Us lhe roar oi buf
,1,'s cannon -sraOga. ans~r ed ~ the SUE ~
49,, Conruenta, reVerbrratrd over o. willie Tue clil1rns
80. IN. n,.i of -iT William Howe anu hr army we're
ad.avorine 10 make Their way EP Ae HHd'"n 7" i'1.
ehuc", ~. I'm rne -out l. Tho Importance OF
.Ysnys position to tSe stats and NatDn !IuS''"'"u