New-York tribune., 1890-04-15
THE FLAG ON FORT SUMTER.
TwENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
rN1ON VICTORY IN CHARLESTON HARBOR.
CELEBRATION BY THE PORT ROYAL SOCIETY,"
ADDRESSES By FREDERICK f. AVER,
B. DAHLGREN, CHARLES cow
LEY tND OTHERS.
LEY md OTHERS.
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served seats in the audience and many civilians and
ladies also were present. tn the platform, BESIDES
tbe sneakers Of the evening, sat Mayor Palmer and
nromincnt citizens Charles Cowlcy formerly judge
aavocoto on Admiral Daigrens stan presided and
made the opening address He briefly outlined tho
bepinning of the Civil War, saying that impartial
history will date the beginning Of hostes not with
tho firing on Fort sumter. in April. l-Gl. nor even
with the attack on star Of the West previous
Ianuorv but with the occupation Of Fort Moultre in
December 1850, by the troops Of South Carolina.
When Anderson withdrew under threats he referred
n the mart horne by Captain G.. Y. Fox, of Lowell,
Assistant Secretary OF I've Navy, for the relief of Fort
curter when invested by the Confederates: also to
the part of General Butler, Of Lowell in the war.
After praver by the Rev. DR.. A. At. John Chambre,
~ St Anne's Episcopal Church, formerly chaplain
I'm the Army Of the Potomac John Reed, OF Cambridge.
at one time an officer on the ironclad Keokuk, gave
a vivid account OF the attempt 10 recapture Fort
sumter on April 7, 1868. Although the effort
then failed. it gave moral courage to
thc troops and to all the North, and eventually the
fortress again fell Federal hands. a. b. Dahgen,
son Of the Admiral made speech which reused muct
enthusiasm He goried in the deeds Of the soldiers
in that War; and while he admitted equal vaor tho
part Of the southern troops that DID not obltcrite
the distinctions Of right and wrong
Frederick F. Aver, of New-lork son Of the late Dr.
lanes c. Aver of Lowell spoke follows:
invited to come u Lowell and meet some Of
old friends again. Such invitation could not decline
Lowell Is always my home; am only visiting ewYork
roweu l. all the more attractive when | come here
from the crowded noisy streets OF that freul metropolis
10 affords me world of pleasure 70 sec face u face
to stand again the banks Of the beautiful river
where l wandered as boy, ana "here my memory ana
affections wander still.
You Will have listened this evening history OF
Fort Sumter and restoration, from eloquent lips and
enough Will said 10 you on that subject and all the
mighty lessons It has taught US without additional
st-od nd nf mad frorl mi
toe their kind indulgence in allowing to dgress from
the -bjcct we are here to commemorate 1 will only
say 10 YOU this connection that am against war
the approved method Of settling national disputes Ind
vduas are quarrcllng themselves the world
What would be our situation IL millions
Of disputcs were 20 be settled the by mutual
blows instead the courts o law es'ab she'd for their
,rLtraton Boards Of arbitration with hign courts OF
apnal and should be-, and Will be, created
or the hearing and adJustmon, OF national and intena
onai conplalnts such cou.t,. short ALREADY exist
in fact II form, by The Mutual assent Of nations
Tho Ministers several c01nte, o Europe daily
passing upon and settling by mutual consideration Of the
dinculte. involved questions which century would
have plunged sane counties into war. The Pan
American Conference has just advised the negotiation OF
general treaty by every Republic on this Continent
pro,iens for arbitration tribunals for the settlement Of
oonientlons may arise between them In the future
You may be sure that and OF modern dplo
macy T. against War possesses terror for our
civilization which dd possess Tor the ages that have
b,fo Sf1tc-maH,hlp no longer tvl~l>ls III
fomentng quarres between nations, and ministers must
now answer TO humanity Instead of % kings. The heroes
of the future will be found the fields OF slaughter
and the destruction OF human life T. settle national ds
putos TO be glory War taxes the young ana
esye, the old When Visited the Md 81 waterloo
noe.d in the skulls been dug up that the teeth
were all complete and sound, showing the comba'ant TO
hay. been young In wa the spolS do not oeions
70 the ,c,or, bat Generalization and bankruptcy o INC
national character and the national purse Ihe uio.
acv ~ tho nrsent day sranng every ner'e ,o avoid
relations that have any appearance Of rupture between
the Nations. and who = successful IN pre-
serving peace II . hero forever 49,
Divorced Europe ana It, quarf-- We "'o ~''"""s
H.. strugres but we not the less In the ma't o'
DANGERS lurking the bosom OF our national prosperity
,d neace II 4. In order that direct your att'n'
or IN one or two dangers that DO not u"'l
ors a. lon 9Th upon topic OF the evening FeudaSm
was abolished IN Europe in the seventeenth century
r.cr ourselves that the institution does nov 'N' on '
lido Of the Atlantic. How many ot you have come 70
i,,e that We have under our Government system Oh
,ore powerful than Europe ever boast"d IN the
reudal Ages system which makes tho Occupation anu
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ord The power increase this number A'S WIN 'o''
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mild T. stationary. A. the country enia'Re7 ho' n'"
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,.r., and united motive for standing army AWAY
,ehind the Pres o the United st'te'-Suo'oVe 10 NJ
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v which in The vent Of a displtei election WIN tl
ol,cous purpose II overcoming force ana i"'u N''1
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master OF Great Britain ,.,.,s md
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, o.t comprehensive department OF human Hn""''N~''
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required fo the production Of trained ntesen'. anu
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r,,.e of the country What would You say 10 system
which reduced the military service to four years -u '
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n,,,rv educationl Does the argument fall Win les
farce upon the Ciyn ScrNicel To-day the natohal "ofA Il
reformed by noyces who have not had ana VINO h'Ne
,,u have learn the duties oi their o"'e'' ih
natural result system OF spols, which Tor shn'iess
. and rott.nncs- Iva, no parable. among the govern
ment, of earth. system that ceNatcs once ana tn
retention OF above allegiance To duties nauly per
formed system that scrueniles the vote oi every MAJ