New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
PATRIOTS STIRRING WORDS.
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
CoMMEMoRATE EVACUATION DAY.


TELLING ADDRESSES BY EDWARD HAdAM"N
HALL. WALTER r. BENJAMIN AND CAPTAIN
HENRY W. HUBBELL-GEXERAL KING
ELECTED TO THE BOARD
or MANAGERS
TIE EmnIre state Society Of the Sons OF the
! American Revolution held It's usual monthly HI
e-arv and social meeting last night at the Hotter
Normandie In tho absence OF President Chaun-
cey NJ Depew. the yice-pres!dent. Robert IS Noose.
Welt presided The meeting did not begin unit y
o'clock although for half an hour preceding 'he
meubers had an opportunity OF exchanging socia
greetings \ programme OF an Intensely lh'eres''ns
character had been arranged, In accord with the
shirt Of the day. the anniversary OF the eVaeua
ton OF New-York by the British
After General Horatio c. Kirg had been elected
10 the port on the Board of Managers maze va
cant by the death Of Eoenezer kellogg "I'sh''
Mr. Roosevelt turned to the literary SIDE OF the
evening and called upon Edward Hagamah han
the registrar of the society 10 the SUBJECT Inc
Capture Of the Island Of Manhattan s'uue",
OF Colonial as We. Revolutionary history anu
an adm.r.ng student well of tho character OF
WASHINGTON Il WIS t. be expected that MI nan
would amply fulfil his obligation to the tex, IN
his remarks he dwelt upon the capture ana oc-
cupation OF the island He showed the resource
fulness Of the leader OF the Continental army MS
patience in dscouragement and his mas'eriui uh-
ders,andng OF the natures o! men. At the c.ose.
Mr. Hall happily rounded out his period so as 10
bring the succeeding speaker into immediate touch
with his audience
LETTERS OF FAMOUS MEN.
This was Walter r. Beriamn, who has famous
collection of autograph manuscripts Of the Revolu-
ton Mr. benjamin discussed Life on the Island
During British Occupation" but very largely al
owed the writer's Of od-time letters to speak Tor
oh he
had ,ndustr!ously collected and reverently pre-
.,rvad There were numbers Of these letters from
mon prominent in the Army. There was one from
Jefferson one from Major-Genera! William Alex
ander or Lord Sterling. he signed himself an
other from General Clinton. one from Johh nan
cock whom the speaker humorously characterzeo
as the David B. H.ll Of the Revolution yet an
other from Major-General Horatio Gates, one from
General Charles Lee. and very striking specimen
from the hand of the swamp fox, Generdi .hai-on.
Therein Wayne stepped aside from the 'ec"''0"'
dignlties of correspondence to remark 10 "eheia'
BENJAMIN Lincoln. to whom the eplsue was au-
dressed: "Our rum is out, and we have no wagons
TO send for moref He spells wrote, wrought.
TIL reading of the various letters was Followed WIN
close attention.
The feature Of the evening, howevsi as dweil
upon in the preliminary announcements. was the
address Of Captain Henry w. Hubbel, OF the army
stationed at Fort Wadsworth. He was set down
Some Reflections on tho Present Needs OF New
York City" Captain Hubbeli was greeted with
much enthusiasm. He began by referring 10 'he
evacuation and. rapidly sketching subsequent nap
penings remarked that one of the important things
done after that was to reorganze the Chamber OF
Commerce. II was stipulated in that reorganization
that no one should be eligible to membership VINO
was not the owner Of more ships, thus ful-
filling Websters definition Of the word merchant
At the present time the Chamber OF Commerce
has lost its salt sea flavor
From that brief resume he turned 10 the consider
alton of the harbor OF New-York as II appears to
n military man from his lofty perch on the heights
of Fort Wadsworth, $50 feet above the tide-waters
of the Bay. He drew picture OF the beauty OF
the scene which proved him not insens'bie to the
richly varied character of the scene presented by
sea and shore ana passing panorama Of ships OF
all nations but this beautiful picture has Its
drawbacks TO me us Son Of the American Revou-
ton and a patriotic American" he went on FOR
with the exception o: the humble coasting schoon-
ers the overwhelming majority OF these vessels ny
foreign colcrs and vastly predomlnating is the
blood-red ensign of Britain. Driven from our city
and harbor this day l12 years ago. England has
since made a peaceful and nsIdous conquest Of
the foreign carrying trade of our country. The
enemy are again in our midst. and our treasure
goes forth in freghts and passage money TO re-
plensh the Golfers Of our ancient foe. How to Gust
them is a question that must be settled by the
political economist and the statesman The soldier
has other cause for anxiety when he gazes from the
ramparts OF the obsolete fertilization toward the
great metropolis lie sees 1t with It's billions or
wealth practically naked TO any enemy possessing
a spark of Enterprise. He wonders how that great
aggregation of human beings. with their boosted
intelligence remain supine uttering no pro-
test al being so neglected." The speaker went on
10 picture the possibility of Great Britain once more
sending her leglons and taking Manhattan Island
"and when she evacuates Will carry away vast
plumber In place OF the 1900 Tories carried away
h,. ~. . Adr1ira niQhV he
1900 Anglo-maniacs." He had more TO say upon
and the notion Of good many people that navy
s. meant for coast defence when its only chance or
success lay in taking the aggressive Before the
be made submitting the matter TO the Board OF
Managers to report back. This was unanimously
carried.
HOW THE WAR CAME TO AN END.
The last speaker of the evening was Walter s.
Logan. who told How the War Came to an End"
He took the view that the Revolution was not
contest for-local principle but It was the war Of
the Saxon for freedom transferred to American
soil. II effort on the part Of George III
to whip his British subjects into line with MS
archical notions over colonial shoulders. The Amer
leans had been aided in the strgSsle by he WhIg
taken from the Continental uniform.
reldy given were Colonel " j. Worth commandant
Foye. sePhan ~ Wight + ? con5 John Quincy
Jac ,ii: H. k Brown V r. Broarley. christopher
r. Forbes. The Rey. pr A. + Kitredge. Edward
tn@ra Thomis T. WHICH, i ams G S1iG Henry
pr, D. $ Hubbard T; " 0sbun. }. Lawrsnce
la.rs OF Utica: Judge Warren Hlgley. A. Gardiner
BENEDICT. Morris Putnam stevens. Ode Dyckman
jams Henry Kelly Of Rochester: J. G. Pumpelly
and Francis d. Nichols The usual supper followed