Year: 1870

We heartily thank the President OF the United
States for coming to meet us here, and hasten to
assure him OF our enthusiastic appreciation Of his
great services as the goriousy successful leader OF
a million Of the soldiers OF liberty in the most
momentous warm history. Ready with him to flight
IL out on that line" when war is needed, we douby
honor the great warrior who gives the nation the
cordial satisfaction the fidety economy energy MS
pure patriotism, and craftsmanship Of his adminis-
tration, we express full confidence in his continued


The native county OF Putnam and Lyon has had
the great honor TO lay its ready tribute OF life and
treasure upon the affairs of liberty from Bunker Hill
to the AppomattoX. 1t has measured its share
nor counted the cost when the country's honor was
in question. Remembering the sons who t'gave
their lives that the nation might live" have anew
dedicated ourselves to the work they nobly car
ried on. 'That from these honored dead we take
increased devotion to the cause for which they gave
the last full measure OF devotion" and 1--WE here
highly resolve that the dead shall not have died in
van ana that the government Of the people, by the
people, and for the people, shall not perish from the
earth,'


BEECHER AND BUTLER.


Mr.. Henry Ward Beecher and General Butler then
delivered addresses, which were listened TO with
great attention. In the course OF his remarks,
General Butler said =


The light of experience now teaches because an
unhomogeneous, an unnatural, an unproductve,
because unexpendng, system Of labor and class of
laborers had been introduced among US, not by
volunteer immigration, but by forced importation,
tending to raise up two classes Of society," the very
rich and the very poor the industrious aud the idle
who feed, without return, upon industry; both in-
compatible with true republican institutions. Would
IL not De WISE Inen, LOT our sldUeslueu 10 examine
with care to oresee, as far as Heaven has permit
ted men to pierce the future, what will be the
effect, what the result, and where the end
shall reach by the Importation, by contract
or purchase, Of laboring men from any
land, and, more than all, from sembarbarous
one; men who are to be tasked laborers only for
ever and who are therefore not men but merchaH-
disc? Shall we wait until the system of contract
labor has taken as deep root in our soil as that other
system of servile labor had done before foresee
and check the evil ? We deal not now with the in
dusria and economic view OF the question, but with
the far broader and grander one Of its high political
aspects. Let us not by any means hinder or pro-
hibit the voluntary coming to this country Of all men
their industry in aid Of our own. No one ever COM
planned of the negro who came here of his own
free will. From his SO coming arose
neither wrong nor danger to freedom or
brought here as commercial speculation, wrought
the so great difficulties from which the country has
suffered. The highest pursuit in this. country Is
intelligent labor. 1t is not reputable to be without
with head or hands is here the nobleman. The cum
ming artisan is the prince. All here are equal-all
are soveregns 1t is therefore, the highest province
of statesmanship the loftes duty OF patriotism, the
ton of nations take that in America labor be
neither degraded nor enthraled.


GENERAL HAwIEY IN REPLY TO BUTLER.


At the close of General Buffers remarks Senator
Buckingham introduced Ex-Governor Hawley, who
alluded to the speech OF General Butler and replied
to some of the Generals remarks touching the sub.
ject Of Chinese immigration, saying, in conclu sion,
that he would not dare to lock the inviting gates OF
America against q suffering world.


The exercises closed with the singing OF
"America" by the entire audience, accompanied by
Gimore's band.


At O'Clock the Presidential party left Woodstock
in carriages for Putnam station where they took the
cars for Norwich.