New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-23

S %SO dIed hopeless, but undaaed so
stronger and better-sent but stanch witness IN Tvs
rich desolaton Of the machless yalor OF American
sP Sa eo Witness In s white and prosperity
the ndssoubc Union OF American States ana inc inper
ishable brotherhood Of the American people lino"'o
What answer has New England to this message,
WIN s sse ears ' o ptSs the conqacrors
has died In the hearts OF the conqu us,ion
that I'm hearts which felt the generous aruor OF
conflict It may perpe:uae seti VIII sue %t"n from
his soldiers heart Grant offered to Lee AT AppomattoI
viii she make the vision of restored and happy people
which gathered above the couch or your dying caPn
filling his heart with peace touching his lips with praise s
and clarifying his path the gravewill she make ni3
or sV cheat or deason n she does the
South abject i'm asking for comradship must ae
accept frnnness sincerity this message OF good
win and friendship, then will the prophecy OF Webster
tremendous applause be verified in its fullest
and final sense. when he said STANDING mana 10
hand and casping hands, should remain united as
have for sixty years citizens Of the same coun
try members OF the same Goyernmen united an united
contentious and controversies but tell you that IN my
judgment"
M 81 eIS nari 81 Gq S ssfn5sn'e o SE
Shall now in mutual weiibesoemlns ranks.
March all one way. prolonged spplausel
Mr. Grady's glowing tribute to Abraham Lincoln
brought every man to his feet His graphic de-
scription of the defeated returning Confederate
soldier was well received and his reference to the
contentment of the Southern negro with his en-
poyers made good impression. At the close OF his
speech the band played away Down South IN
Dixie" and the entire company rose to their feet
and gave three cheers for Mr. Grady and three more
for the Empire State Of the South.
GENERAL sCHoFIELD ON THE ARMY AND
NAVY.
General scbofeld, replying to the Toast of The
Army and Navy" said
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF TIE NIw-ESGLASD
SOCIETY: lam much indebted to your president for not
having informed me that would be called upon TO make
speech tonight and in consideration OF the fact that my
honored senior General Sherman had already spoken
took il for granted that would have nothing TO say
Indeed 80 Informed the reporter or the great NewEn
land journal In the city of New York. VINO called upon no
this afternoon for copy OF tne SPEECH Ts n for
the reason that If had known that was 10 make a
make but would not make, would have appeared
in that journal tomorrow morning Renewed Laughter
will not for moment. Mr. President detan the feast
of which is prepared on this occasion ana wea
you all much enjoyed thus far by any alempt 70
speaking in this unexpected way am az hoery 10 say
the few words that will say without that restraint
S,derinr "ou NV mixed ancestry CNew-Engand,
Dutch and Southern am particularly happy Ill peins
With that qualification take great pleasure re
the United States has hesitation whatever
in conceding all that you any other OF the Descendants
of the first settlers of New England arc pleased TO claim
for those great people. We concede 10 you
everything that has been inspiring In the pro
gress that has been made in the country In our time
There was a day within my recollection much more
than that General sherman. when the name Whcn was
then applied to all the virtues which characterized
the New England forcfathers, namely Yankee,
was not received with profound honor and respect
in the Army nor indeed in very large part OF our ter
ritory. The error of that disrespect was so
Migrant that it became necessary in the
course OF time to correct It in some way
II was placed upon the army, as the proper agency Oh
the Government, correct that error ana Tor
that purpose numbers were very considerably ID,
creased think the increase may have amounted
to million or of men, and certain enterprises were
undertaken for "A purpose, very well defined at the
time and very much debated for two or three
wears but which at any rate developed
trrprise was to disseminate the New England IDEAS
throughout the territories OF the United States lap
can't do Differentiated it would be almost sacrllege
in me 10 do more-than refer TO the eloquent address 10
which YOU have Just listened. to show you how completely
fine Army OF the United succeeded In disseminating
those newfoundland ideas. [Applausel therefore con-
graduate gentlemen as descendants OF tne lore
fathers Of New gland rs | do most heartily con-
graduate the Army OF the United states, great or
small as It may be- that have been for the last CEN
ry-indeed ever since the organization OF American
arny-engaged in this enterprise OF disseminating
the IDEAS the intellect, the morals and the principles OF
New England foefathers throughout the United STATES
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