New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-01

yon done me tile honor Of ITGdnens State ss
1 Tieh Sa. very large reprssentatIon in his lR
body. and for this reason the sons 20 Oh ra ,ns
because the sres OF The American Revolution In Con
necticut were many: she knew TO boruef nie De
tween her and Bunker Hill, and she sent ncr SOUS
cvcrywhcre u defend the flag, and with New, ofH ne!
relations were most intimate. rcnlemDer ~ ~, ee
q Gco:ge the Third, made OF lead and painted win
gold and the good people rom 0o'c carr" IL 70
lie hills Il Llt,hlicd and the women Of LtchIeld
moulded ont OF it 10000 bullets to light tue enrh
with. (ipplauSe) Let Us have their COURAGE whiu.l
knew not the power OF frost upon land. SHOWS IN new
England floating Ice IN the Delaware, let u nave
their freedom from personal ambition, which Knew Knew
nothing pcrsorai hut only the cansc ot thirteen stars
and their glory forever lLong continued applause
GENERAL PORTER'S WITTY REMARKS
Mr.. Depew congratulated General Horace Porter
on his election and Inauguration yesterday 10 'he
highest office in the National Society of the sons
of the Revolution. In his response, "eherai
| Porte said:
Mr.. President Gentlemen: This room preSe,i's an
extraordinary 1t Is amazing to lind so many ~
of Revolutionary srcs Lagghcr From 1f an
cc,torS are always depicted the wonder Is th',' avg
CT their descendants have survived anghtsrJ ~
remarkable and peculiar fact about this gathering
night is that each here lad grandfather
daughter This is great day for gTa nd can
also see the sorrow and chaggn that bcclondod the
faces Of those good women when they saw tneil
husbands 60 forn and shoot at the trpopa-aha in,s
| them daugher) They were good men and pl9u'
men. even in the most trying scenes OF ahe IL, Ms1 ,
more than nine ont OF times, they never allowed
the sun y ~ down upon their wral' Tt 's hi
infrcquently wished that they might I'VE III omar
| region near the pole where the sun goes down only
once in six nonlhs ana give 5h, righteous "'''"
I This is really Gto,gc Washingtons day Most OF
differ from Artemus Ward who declared NAV ne c ;u
matches and ride in railway cars; one peculiarly
abou; GEORGE Washington was that he wss cxthssveS
| from Trenton to Sew ors-the road passed over ny
Washington. They told me that 'ic0rse washington
| these houses were not more than mile apart. ana
| 1t became evident to my mind that ocorg. NaShhg,o
must have gone to sleep about every fifteen Hlhats
along the road. t-aushter) ...o..,,,v ,,,
want 1t distinctly understood In ms assembly 'ia
! also had Il grandfather AppauSe ana lalghtcr) IL
served colonel OF artillery under Washington, nno
was for lime hi, staff and there comes down
| from his lip, this story. showing that Washington mol
! Mfrequently went around lhrongh me camp WIN Il
huge joke somewhere concealed about HI person. In,
st,ry Is that one evening at Nniey torse' Witn 's
ccpdona evenings In that camp. when they had some
lis wod toasted y before the fire and gave nerance
to The somewhat Election, remark = bchold the stan
/ have always had u great admiration i9r ~,
patience not only Of orr Kevolntionary soldiers; but
| for tie cncny they encountered When ihey n'Iil
firing with their Hint lock mushets, while the method-
were slow and III" hints didn't ofl'n strike IRE YET j
tho enemy had patience and con, med to advance and
stood hi- srouud for rraSo3ne lrnth OF Ii'c, nci,
would 90 on ana MI somDoay' Inc mHihh, ~
| firing have changed entirely. Then the soldier held
| his mu-kpt - Ills slOi1rr. II ~ HapptliN 10 DC
Tory Impressed into ihe ranks. he usually shot n be
! voted Win his eyes shut uAuSacrl Nowadays
when people practise shDotIng. they h:1n to fire. not
nj the rifle range, they lie their backs and rest tn
barrel, Of their rifle, The ends ~ their toes Will
u Telescope 10 see the enemy. and ~ night naallgh
reveal him. In Revolutionary days II WaS IL" NAV
| who stood who shot now II Is the man WIZ
| fall g his back and turns up his toes. I.lughtrr)
| INT asked To something on IN" subject
! ~ pIttoii-m Patriots. Gnlihc poets are not born.
| hut made. Patriotism, Hike mo-. things els" In this
world must b. taught. II j. largely matter Of
| education. Brusbrukc tcs H. That The love 81
county Is not Instinct Of mature. but d lesson
| II reason. or Revolutionary fathers had been
trained in m" .cloo OF adversely, in their own
| had lern Injured 20 hnr,slhps educated IN trials and
| unciissd ln ,clf abncgipn. They had overturned
The THO OF tranis rcvolHtoEzed society and re-
formed religion. that hen they established gov
,rnrncni for themselves and country OF their
they prepared ~ love II With all the fcrvOr 81
| the highest patriotism. Appau-cJ II T. NJ wonder
! that reared I'm Such school triumphcd IN a
struggle IN the weakest of all colonies against the
strongest ~ all m)narchic>. ard achieved Sncc -
| forever memorable. App'arecl Their education had
| taught them that true putrlcti-m whch can turn
eon.e N llc-y which etNod the v,ic" ~ ki"c; d.
pal- TIE mist, 81 .1pcrstitiog and cmbc,hc, He win
| iuuumemlc institutions and improvements which
| make this Nation Of III" g-Tnd"st theatres ol
! civilization. lions continued npplause)
| Speeches were also made by cNI;ovcrnor Buc!,
ncr. Of Kentucky. and President l.. :. Barrett. 81
| the Massachusetts Society.
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