The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-13

erty reignS In name and in fact; upon q
people reunited, as was most beautifully
illustrated year ago at Gettysburg, when
you met in fraternal intercourse those
whom twenty-five years before you had
met with serried ranks in civil war.
Il welcome you to our borders; well
come you to these beautiful hills, the
home where your Commander Mcclellan
lived and died; welcome you to the State
which made him its Chief Magistrate, and
which contributed many brave boy to
your ranks. Soldiers, patriots, country
men, the State of New Jersey bids you
welcome"
General Chamberlain, the president of
the society, returned thanks He added
II want to say here today that in the dark
and bitter days of 1864 when the hopes of
men and women were in the dust, when
the Army of the Potomac was undergoing
such sufferings and losses that it was not
judged advisable to disclose them, these
men of all men kept up heart, hope and
loyalty to the President and the great
cause. 1t was the moral character OF
these men, as well as their physical force,
which made them saviors of their coun-
try"
MR. PARKER's ADDRESS.
Win Carleton read a poem entitled,
'Our Guests Unseen" The Grafton was
delivered by Courtlandt Parker. He
analyzed the character and achievements
of Generals George P. Meade, George B.
Mcclellan and q. S. Grant. In conclu-
sion he said
There is a tendency since the war to undue
Capitalization. And, may be permitted to add,
that the trend of some judicial decisions since
the war seems to set in the same direction. This
tendency in my Judgment, is very dangerous.
The doctrine of national sovereignty is necessary
to our existance as nation; the existence of the
States as sovereigns is necessary to the perpetu-
alton and the extension of that existence Invest
Congress with supreme local power within the
boundaries of States with or without their con,
sent, and you open the door to corruption and
monopoly. You multiply opportunities which
wealth will be quick to use, and increase with
terrible rapidity the armies of officeholders and
office seekers, through whom, some day, wicked
ambition may seize the reens of government,
and the liberties of the American citizen may
pass away as did those of the Roman; as has
happened in every nation when all power was
centralized.
NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Portland Me-, was selected as the place
of reunion next year. Major General
John G. Parke was elected president OF
the society bya unanimous vote, General
Butterfield, who had been supported for
the office, having sent letter declining to
be candidate. The following vice presi-
dents were elected:-First Corps, General
f. B. Fowler; Second, Comrade Joseph
w. Kay; Third, General C. H. T. Coils;
Fifth, Major B. F. Rittenhouse, U. S. A.;
Sixth, Colonel George A. Barnard; Tenth,
General A. II. Terry; Eleventh, General Q.
Q. Howard. Twelfth, Captain A. NJ.
Matthews; eighteenth, General Geo. M.
Guion; Nineteenth, General r. L.
Molineux; Signal Corps, Captain Paul G.
Botticher; Cavalry Corps, General Russell
A. Alger.
On the motion of Congressman Harry
Bingham, of Pennsylvania, a committee
of thirteen will be appointed to cooperate
in erecting the statue of Hancock, for
which Con Qnnr0nriQfn6 G10 n00
Another committee, suggested by Ed
ward F. Mcdonald, of New Jersey, will
consider a plan of erecting statues of
commanders of the Army of the Potomac
in the Capitol, at Washington.
THE PARADE.
The rain had made the macadamized
streets muddy and difficult to march on,
but the National Guard made q good
showing. The reviewing stand was next
the Park Hotel, in Main street, and on it
were Governor Green and staff, the Off
GERS of the society and the principal
guests. Just beyond was the arch, dec
GRATED with flags and portraits of COM
manders of the Army of the Potomac.
David A. Bell was Chief Marshal, and
he was followed by 100 aids ON horse back
Next came the First Brigade of the Ma
tional Guard, as follows:-Fifth Regiment,
of Newark; First Regiment, of Newark;
Second Regiment, Of Hoboken; Fourth
Third Regiment, of Elizabeth; the Second
Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel James v.
Moore; the Third Battalion, Major Ed. H.
Snyder; the First Battalion, Major S. V.
S. Muzzey, and Gatling Gun Company A,
Brevet Brigadier General ]. Madison
Drake.
The following Grand Army posts
turned out:-Phi1 Kearney, of Newark;
Uzal Dodd, of Orange; James A. Garfield,
of Newark; John M. Wheeler, of Mont
clair; Edward H. Wade, of Mulburn;
Hexamer, of Newark; Bartlett; of Cald-
well; w. S. Pierson, of Bloomfield, and
Van Houten Post, of Jersey City. This
last easily carried off the honors for
marching. 1t had as guests General
Ramsay, Chief Murphy, Police Captain
McKaig and Police Captain Farrier.
Commander B. F. Newton walked in
front with Senior Vice Commander
Sands.