New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-13

Henry A. Weeks Colonel W. c. Church. Ernest HAM,
Surrogate Ransom, Colonel Mason y. stone Enn"Hu
hendricks g. C.. BrinckerhoG General clinton b.
FISK. General f. W. 'Scwcll. Andrew bry-on IT,
A,hon C. GARRISON, william H. Ford Alexander
brown ir SAecdore l.. TOmlnS0n, j., J0hh T.
CLANCY James Z. Dohcrty Lorenzo ID. Evans, Herman
+. Kocpkc. Ralph WaGgoner, Y. L. Scbcr' captain
J.hn : Ellison, Lieutenant John Walker "cieral
Frederick r. Locke. Major Thomas II. Burnett captain
| Joshua A. Fcsscndcn, George De Forrest Barton
Francis Spies David :. Brown, General e. II. J.
Coils Lieutenant Frank Thorpe W. ID. Murphy James
H. Phpps j. W. sutphcn, Charles +. Perkins, Warren
NJ Hcalcy and Albert Beamy.
on either side Of the president were General
W r. sherman. General O. O. Howard, Admiral
Daniel L. Brainc, Captain Gilbert c. Wiltsc, y. W.
Tenney Edward W. Hatch, General Ecbcrt L. Nielc
Colonel W. T. Woods, Frederick l.. Tamadrc and w. A.
simmons.
In responding to the first toast, Abraham Lincoln
A. W. Tcnney, among other things, said
Mr. Lincoln was intensely American. lie believed ia
government people and for the people lie had no
sympathy with distinctions. with ar-tocray
that came chance had it, root in spoliaton and
carnage. He believed, not in the birthrght Of kinSN
the naienablc rights Of the people lie believed
that every should himself and enjoy the irult OF
hi, hands lie believed that in the scales o"
citizenship loyalty weighed more than di'loyay lie bee
lc,cd too in the union Of States in the sovereignty OF
people and in the absolute power Of the Nation To save
itself And acting upon this belief in the crucial 'd
Republic. he turned slaves into mon and mon INTO
soldiers and declared that Nation should De saved
inside the Constitution possible outside Of 1t ncccs
sary His theory to the Nation first and take
Of parchmcntS afterWaTd. And acting upon TINS
theory saved both the Nation and the Constitution
When General sherman called upon 10 respond
the toast of our Country he received three times
three rouSinS cheers When the enthusiastic gather
ing would permit him TO speak, he said
l feel strengthened in my love FOR our country by
knowing young all over the land are standing
ready take place.. There are as good fish In re
caught, and YOU young men. are capable
II doing perhaps better than We old follows have
done. Ours IS good country my young friends and
there enough for and the children you
will bccct. good country, tho best over which
any single nac ever noated anywhere in the world II
Is good country 10 is Republic. Is Constitution a.
the outset every should be free to enjoy
life. liberty and the pursuit q happiness
Turning to General Clinton i. Fisk, General
sherman continued
Genera! Fish. We think differently from those young
fellows don't We concerning what constitut the pursuit
Of happiness, We to be- left alone In our roles ~
| 'lcan 81 spp.Itd pantaloon-' These young follows
roam nigh: in their pursuit o. happiness. until
the law step, I'm and saws You shall have liberty hr Nftu"
Of law" That true liberty / want you young rrn
to remember that justice and mercy came from Heaven
but that the sword the symbol mans authority h}
which justice b, done and mercy n.uied. b. ready
to make peace with your hand your sword. 80 one
can tel when sword must De- unshcahcd. In 1861
around boards peaceful a. We SIT here set n
tIlce 10 were, were plunged into civil war ih'
mos, horud Of ali strife. The sword mus, remain the
symbol Of authority land. In 1861 Jca's-'n Davis
did Tor The DEGREES q our saiome Cout
than. wc.l-thau sitting Bull do, now. Then 10 wa, r2t
Abraham Lincoln. and you young m'n who ar disciples
Of blackstone must remember TO- found hu. to
trying position could be- vet Doe cquo. % ih.
occasion. lie was willing have freedom Pos peace Doc
could hut would have it by force Il h. must. Young
men. emulate him.
General O. o. Howard was greeted with much
thusa,m when he Wa, called upon 10 respond 10 the
toast Of "Our Army and Navy lie called attention
to the fat that General sherman alvay- a hart
man to follow. and the significance Of the remark
evoked a hearty burst Of cheering. General Howard
said that the Army and Navy had helped Abraham
Lincoln TO save the country. without those force.
nothing could have been done. The officer, Of both
branche, Of the service had tiled 10 outv' each other
in patriotism. The speaker told uunhc, Of iutci.-t
Ing verified aHccdotc, showing the devotion of -"
rank and file As well as Of the officers Of the Army and
Navy to their country. cause. lie saf that no
snip IN The Navy had ever had hnuhy' crew
anywhere. lie hoped te tine would come wiz"
the Navy would Dee developed lu proportion g. the
gcatnt-' 81 the NalioA "'A IL ""uII nave cI.I.'i
ana lOncad9 equal to any country, ana ~ Rep
lug with the hisn degree Of manhood of Amcuc'u,
~our Home, IN War Tmc-.7 was responded 10 b.,
Edward W. Iach. lie dtc" paiAeuc picture Of -.
sorro~iul homes IN TIE North when the bow iri
marched away, when the shrek Of fife aud uc beat of
drum, the bray Of bras, and the sound Of cher Dad
died away beyond the reach Of echo. IhD-c Wrr"
cryinr tn.d. half cared children. into wno-c souls
the awful meaning oi the march away fell lui family
grief. THE grief Of the mothers was supreme. ~.
anxiety too intense, aud the agony aim too great
During the wears Of the wa. NJ. Hatch sl.a. black
weeds appeared 10 many home-. I'm other there Was
an endless agony Of longing. yet There wa ucv"r
| d -orr,VIng woman the North VAo would not have
preferred - have Acr husband. ~ou or BROTHER Sleep
requiem than - have hal hm return 10 dieh,,1r. D