New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-06
LINCOLN as COAMANDER.INCHIEE
THE LOYAL LEGION LISTENS TO AN ADDRESS
FROM ALEXANDER MCCLURE.

THE LOYAL LEGION LISTENS TO AN ADDRESS
FROM ALEXANDER MCCLURE.
The "Loya Leeioneers,' or u gallant 400" men,
bers Of the New-York Commandcry Of the Military
Order Of the Loyal Legion Of the United States met.
talked. passed resolutions, dined wined. sung war
songs. and listened to war "reminiscences In the large
banquet hall at Jaegers last night 1t was their
first feast since weeks before the beginning OF Lent,
and each one seemed to be In his best form to per-
form the duties assigned TO him. General Wager
swayne, the commander. expeditions alert. prompt
and always pleasing TO listen to In his Introduction OF
speakers and their subjects. presided. The one
feature OF the afterdinner speaking was the address
of Alexander Mcclure. OF The Philadelphia Tines
upon I" Abraham Lincoln as Commander-nChlef.' lie
cited certain data and quoted from letters to convey
just appreciation OF his careful study Of the military
situations at periods Of the war. his Intelligent
knowledge OF the proposed results OF campaigns. ana
his entire willingness gain the best Information to
revise his judgment II In error.
OF the "n01ie and elect 400" who listened to
this address there veteran soldiers and veteran
sailors who served generals or admrals. colonies
or commodores, majors or commanders captains or
lieuenapts in the line. the engineering, medical or
some other corps In the land and SEA battles to
which the speaker alluded In his history OF the COM
mander hlef. A few Of these Colonel John 7.
Nicholson recOrderin chief Of the Grand COmmandery
Generals George s. Greene, H. o. Burnett, stewart L.
WOodford, J. Foster, Edward l.. Molyneux, ~ d.
Smith, and Charles Plume; COlones LOveland, Charles
n. Swift, Richard Day, IIorato c. King, Anthony j.
Allaire Samuel Truesdcll and A. c. Porter, Majors
G. F. Ulrich james IL. Butler, o. W. Leonard Joseph
+. Laud, John Fassett, II. 4. wilkins and James &.
Cooley Captains Patterson Charles /. Chatfeld, H.
b. Smith, Thomas ). De Wolf, Charles +. sprague'
Killaen Van Rensselaer,, Frank NJ Clements and
David Dennson, OF the Army RearAdmiral ID. l..
Braine, Commander John MCGOWAN, Medical Dlrec,Os
A. Is. GihOn, DeIayan BloOdgoOi, and j.. s. BO5cr:
Captain G.. O. wiltse Lieutenant Loyal Farragu Pay
Inspectors Arthur Buris and II. T. b. Harris Lieu
tenants d. Men stauter, Charles s. Cage and John
Miller: Paymasters c. DE +. Barton and A. Noel
Brakeman; Commander James Parker of the Navy;
Colonel James Forney, Captains f. p. Meeker and
c. S. Williams, OF the Marine Corps.
Mr. Mcclure said In closing: 81 have simply
presented facts leaving for others the task of criticism
but this fact will stand out consIlcuOusly in
the history OF Civil War, that Lincoln was, in
fact Commanderin-Chief from the first defeat Mt
Manassas. In July. 1861, until March. 1864, when the
silent Man OF the West brought him welcome relief
from that high prerogative and gave the Republic
unity and peacc.'
At the meeting the following were elected Major
General Isaac 5. Catlin, Major Isaac Arnold, 1r,
Captain Alfred Atkins, Captain william Wilson, jr.. Of
the Army; Assistant Surgeon Matthew Chalmers En-
sign Joseph Ware and Assistant surgeon Robert Boyd,
OF the Navy; Bradford W. Hitchcock, william W.
Mallory. Edward 5. Woodward and Marvin NJ Marcus,
by inheritance.
The CommGndcry called up for consideration the
cases Of Commander Theodore r. Jewell and Assistant
Paynaster George Wilson, whose applications were
voted down at the previous meeting, through mis-
Gndcrs :anding and misrepresentation Resouons. were
adopted asking the Grand Commandery to take such
action ms would enable the candidates to put In new
applications without waiting the customary time 70,
rejected candidates: also sending the cases back 10
the original committees TO report back ut the next
meeting These resolutions passed by unanimous VOTE