The New York Herald Newspaper, July 5, 1872, Page 2

THE FOURTH. The Anniversary of the Day of the Nation’s Independence and How it Was Celebrated. PATRIOTISM AND PYROTECHNICS. What Was Done by the Dawn's Early Light and the Twilight’s Last Gleaming. THE MILITARY DISPLAY. ———— Fervid Eloquence and Impas- sioned Orations of Pat- rioiic Citizens. MEETING OF THE TAMMANY SOCIETY. The Star Spangled Banner in the Cities and the Villages of the Union. BOULEVARD CLUB CELEBRATION. Fireworks, Fires, Accidents and Minor Inoi- dents of the Eventful Day. Manifestations of patriotism prevailed through- out the nation yesterday. ‘The day we celebrate” ‘was made the most of, not onlyas a national holl- day, but also as the “red letter day” of the year, and all the familiar modes by which joy and glad- ness make themselve sapparent were obtruded be- tore all observers. The heated term that continued to make itself felt until a welcome cooling breeze came along in the afternoon, subdued the pleasure-seekers of this city and had the effect of keeping thousands within their homes. The comparative coolness of the after- noon beguiled many into the streets, the parks or to the ferries, and to outdoor gatherings generally. A sudden thunder storm between dour nd five o’ciock had a disastrous effect upon ‘these pedestrians and forced them to obtain, in the shortest possible time, a temporary shelter. These, ‘however, were but the minor incidents of the day, and were but as ripples upon the broad stream of jJoyfulness that made itself heard and felt on every hand. The heart of the people was in unison with the spirit of liberty, and the sentiments of patriotism that declared itself either in the explosion ofa torpedo thrown by the hand of a child or in the studied and eloquently delivered oration of the statesman had in them the ring of thedmmortal principles of freedom, The tricks of Politicians and the heartburnings of envious place- hunters found for one day, ut least, a period of obli- viousness. The well-earned prize of the na- tion’s liberty and freedom from the thral- dom of a foreign foe was too sacred fo be tarnished by the polluted breath and turmoil of a faction fight, and thérefore the poll- Uicians of either Presidential party laid aside their combativeness and wore the olive branch of peace. fe nearly a century ‘has this country maintained ‘) its independence, and each anniversary day has ftrengthened and ennobled the principles on which that independence was founded. Every intelligent \American is constrained to admit, with Emerson, as he looks over the arena of the strife of politics, Shat Foolish hands may mix and mar— Wise and sure the issues are. At the meeting of the Tammany Society this thought was eloquently expounded by the Hon. James Brooks, and the principle of the self-govern- ment 60 strikingly manifest in the conduct of the fational affairs of the American people was, with Bil its apparently temporary evils, the admiration pf the civilized world. At the Boulevard Club Mr. Perkins aroused the patriot- ism of his audience by a reference to the fact that the locality. of the club was on ground that ‘was made classic by the historian of the Revolu- tion. Thus from sunrise to midnight the memory bf “the Fourth” was kept a living force in the heart and mind of the young and the old of the forty mil- Mons of people of this mighty land. HOW OLD TRINITY OHIMED, The chimes of Trinity have rung out laden with music and patriotism as each succeeding Fourth of July since 1846 has been added to the perished festivals of dead years. Yesterday morning, while the lower city was deserted as on the Sab- bath, and, but for the ever-recurring concussions of Chinese firecrackers and young America tor- pedoes, would have rivalled in quietude a ruined city, the bells began to play. Adam Mayer, as usual, rang the changes on eight bells; then Mr. Aylitfe rang on with the programme. “Red, White ‘and Blue” and “Yankee Doodle” were followed by @ melody from “Oberon.” In time there came Snatches of melodies from “Guy Mannering” and “Strike the Silver Bells,” in the ravishing sounds ‘of which one thought of Jean Ingelow, and the Fairy wedding bells faintly rung to us, Down in their fortunate parallels, The charming pictures of a vagabond fancy were only catied into being to be hastily dispelled by the Die tek en) of the “Bould Soger Boy,” which rudely, but effectually, brought the listener once more Back to the reailties of the glorious Fourth, the fizzling of firecrackers and the dull, stupid re- ports of the noisy torpedoes. “Hail Columbia” broke out then resonant and royal in its strength, and ‘Was succeeded by the pretty romantic airs from the “Child of the Regiment. The “Sultan Polka,” “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,” “Pop Goes the Weasel,’? the ‘“Switzer’s Farewell” and “When the Bells Begin to Play” succeeded in rapid rotation, and were followed after a pause by the concluding piece, a repetition of “Yankee Doodle,” When the morning chimes had ended it was Pearly nine o'clock, and from that time till nearl, ‘twelve Trinity and’its churchyard were deserted. Then the people began to collest—not the large Concourses or other years, but some four hundred men and women. Two hundred, perhaps, sat in the aisles and pews of the church, while the others ‘wandered among the graves, pausing in little knots to decipher here and there some nearly effaced in geription, Many an old couple found thelr way to the flat and shattered slab of red ‘andstone that rests above the remains of Charlotte ‘emple, and their pensive looks showed how Strong the impression remained upon their minds, produced when as children they read the sad story, Of her life and sorrows. ‘Others mounted to the first lookout of the spire, 75 feet, and a few climbed to the upper openings, feet above the ground. Looking out they beheld the city at their feet profusely decorated with flags, while the shipp'ng in the North and East rivers was profusely dressed with bunting: Three steam- ships lying in the stream were literally covered ith the flags of all nations, the Stars and Stripes joating at the fore. The whole scene was rich with colors, and the silence of the streets below and the dearth of life to be seen gave a peculiar character to the national holiday, viewed from the Spire of the lordly church in the midst of the lowly Graveyard. At Loon the same programme was rung, and at Bnree o'clock the changes, and call for service was chimed as usual, THE MILITARY PAGEAST. One of the most interesting features of the day’s baervance was the parade of the National Guard 4n large force at an early hour of the morning. The force detailed was the entire First division, Major heral Shaler commanding. As early as half-past six o’clock the members of the various commands began to assemble at their Yespective armories, and, although the hour for starting the division was set tor eight o'clock, some regiments had taken up the positions assigned them as carly as seven. The troops were formed in close column of com- panies, right in front, with the head of each col- pran resting on Brosdway. the First brigade, Gen- @ Street; the second brigade, General Funk, on Great Jones street; Batteries B K on Fourth street, west of Broadway; the Third brigade, General Varian, on Fourth street, east of Broadway. The separate troop of cavalry, thirty-five strong, which acted as the ad- vance skirmishe!s, to assist the police in keeping the streets clear, formed on Broadway opposite the St. Charles Hotel, The other detachments of cay- alry formed on the cross streets lower down, At haif-past cight o'clock the command moved up Broadway in the folowing order :— Platoon of Police. Separate Troop of Cavalry. Major Genera! Shaler, Sta!f and Escort. FIRST BRIGADE. General Word aud Stam, Twelfth Regiment, Major Conger commanding, Twenty-second Regim Lieutenant Coinel Brown commanding, Sixty-ninth Regiment, Colonel Cavanagh command- ing. Seventy-frst Regiment, "Fientenant Colonel Vose commanding, Seventy-ninth Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Stet- son commanding, First Battalion Cavairy, Lieutenant Colonel Madden cot SroTy Company C Light Artillery. Company G Light Artillery. SECOND BRIGADE, General Augustus Funk and Staff. Fifth Regiment, Colonel Charles Spencer com- manding, Sixth Regiment, Major Fisher commanding, Eleventh Regiment, Colonel Kelmar commanding. Eighty-iourth by ones Lieutenant Colonel Mil I imandin, chell com + Ninety-sixth Regiment, Colonel Stout commanding, Mounted Band of twenty pieces. Third Cavalry, Colone! Butke commanding. Battery B Heavy Artillery, Battery K Heavy Artillery. THIRD BRIGADE, General Varian and Staff. Ninth Regiment, Colonel Braine commanding, Eighth Regiment, Colonel Scott commanding, Firat Regiment, Golonel agra commanding. Fifty-fitth Kegiment, Colonel Fuller commanding, The Washington Gray Troop, Lieutenant Van Buren commanding, The line of march was up Broadway to Four- teenth street, through Fourteenth street to Eighth avenue, up Eighth avenue to Thirty-fourth street, through Thirty-fourth street to Fifth avenue, down Filth avenue to the Worth monument, where the regiments were reviewed by Major General Shaler and dismissed, Nearly all of the regiments were dressed in white pantaloons, the summer uniform, ‘As the command moved up broadway by company front they presented a fine appearance, and their steady marching elicited applause from the specta- tors who lined the curbs and windows, Notwith- standing the excessive heat that the men were sub- jected to cach one seemed bent upon making his regiment the most noted for good marching. Each regiment had its usual contra of musicians, but the bands of the Fifth, Ninth and Twenty-sec- ond were very large. Colonel Spencer had in his nearly one hundred and tifty men. Taken asa whole the marching was superior to last year, and the regiments that most especially showed improve- ment were the Eighth, Ninth, First, Fifth, Sixth and Righty-fourth. Many of the companies of other regiments proved that they are capable of improve- ment. Colonel Spencer appeared for the first time since taking command of the Fifth and was loudly cheered at points along the route. He was mounted and equipped quite elaborately, and, under the Prussian helmet cap that supported a monster ostrich feather, he had quite a distinguished ap- pearance. His staff was also superbly rigged for the occasion, and the feathers showed to good advan- tage. Everybody remarked that the Fifth never looked or marched so well. Among the regiments most admired was the Eighth, who were dressed in the gray uniform, that looks well at all times. The SeVenth regiment was missed from the line as a matter of course; but the smiles and salutations that used to greet it yester- day were distributed between the Ninth, Fifth and Twenty-second chiefly. The heavy artillery moved like veterans, and seem to take pride in their or- gualzatlon, ‘ne only organization that appeared 10 poor advantage was & Sompany of cavalry, who sadly need a drill officer before it can appear in ublic with credit. At one time the cavalry were ‘hrown into disorder by the unhorsing of one lub- berly trooper, but they soon recovered their former Ine, Along the line many wilted under the heat, and dropped into the shade. The companies of all the regiments pertcinstiog were well represented, most of them having thirty men under arms. At noon Battery B fired a national salute at the Bat- tery, and this closed the programme of the National Guard for the day. THE FOURTH AT 81. PRANOIS XAVIER'S OHUROH. The Catholic Union, an association organized about three years ago, and which has in that time spread over Christendom, celebrated its third anni- versary yesterday at the Church of the Jesuits in West Sixteenth street, near Sixth avenue, This as- sociation has masses performed on stated nolida; in different churches. The first high mass was said in St. Patrick's Cathedral, the second in the Chureh of St. Paul the Apostle, and the third was yester- day celebrated in the Church of the Jesuits. Thean- niversary of American Independence was commem- orated by the attendance of a large congregation at this well known church, and none but members of the Catholic Union, who were compelled to show their cards at the door, were admitted. The ar- rangements were under the direction of Mr. Peter Dglan. The altar was decorated with flowers ina gala manner in honor of the national sete day. The musical programme at the church was ofan unusually excellent character. Professor Berge, the famous organist of the church, had summoned to his ald a choir of sixteen voices, who sang Pro- fessor Berge’s fine “Third Mass” in E flat. The ar- rangement was as follows:—Solo quartet—soprano, Mile. Teresa Werneke; alto, Mile. Mary Werneke; solo tenor, Signor Tamaro; solo basso, Signor Bacelli; second quartet, Madame Berge, Mrs. Schultz, Mr. Huck, Mr. Stanton, and chorus, double —_ quartet. The various parts of the mass were sung as follows:—“Kyrie,” cho- Tus; “Christi,” altosolo; “Gloria,” chorus for eight voices; “Gratias,”’ basso solo; “Qui Tollis, terzetto,”” soprano, alto and tenor; “Quoniam,” chorus and ‘um Sanctus,” fugue and chorus for eight 3 “Credo,” basso, solp and chorus; “Quai Cum Patre,” chorus for twelve voices; “Qui Propter Nos,” duet, soprano and alto; ‘Crucifixns’’ soll, soprano and tenor chorus for ten voi ; “Et in Spiritum,” soprano solo; “Et Vitam,” chorus; offervotorium, “Veni Jesu,” yi Cherubini; sanctus in the canon, “Agnus Dei,’ duo and quartet and chorus, and the “Dona Nobis Pacem” for the cho- rus, The simdale on the organ—the march in the Prophete’—was played by Berge in his best style. Father Gluckmeyer, who has an exceedingly fine voice, sang the mass, and was assisted by the sub-deacon, who has also an excellent voice. Father Gasso, nine priests and eight acolytes assisted in the celebration of the services. ‘The solos sung by Miss Mary Werneke are worthy of mention, this young lady having a vibrating alto voice, which is not often heard in church choirs, Signor Tamaro and Signor Bacelli, as tenor and basso, also did magnificently, and the soprano, Miss Teresa Werneke was in excellent voice. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Father Dealey on the temporal power of the Pope. He said our Lord never gave @ more remarkable proof of the divinity of His mission than when He made one m Peter, the head of His Church upon earth—Thou art Peter, and upon this rock Will I build my Church.” The promise made by the Divine Master has been abundantly fulfilled. The Church has lived through successive ages and through various mutations, and in every stage of its existence has preserved the attributes which constitute its imperishable glory. The sovereign head of the Church at Rome is inseparably associ- ated with the affections of the vatholies,. te 18 the guide of their religious faith, the guide of their con- sciences and the light of the world. The Church, though divine in its origin, was in- tended and instructed to preserve itself with h man means—human means, however, always subje to and co-operating with the supernatural, Inthe early days of its career it had to contend with dan- gerne difficulties, For 300 years the first Popes had no home but catacombs; but the Divine power that was in the Church within it carried it along and bore it in triumph over its triais. It was established in the very heart of European activity; it has witnessed the rise and fall of spien- did empires and outlived them all; for eleven cen- turles it has been the beacon of civilization and the star of hope to all Christendom. When we com- pare its trials now with those of 1,000 years ago we empted to exclaim, with Solomon, “There is nothing new under the sun!” For the past eleven years the Holy See has been subjected to successive attacks by Its enemies, (ahead him = who falsely styles himsel. the King of Italy, Victor Emanuel. Persecutions like these are no new things in the history of the Church. ‘The rabble of the streets and the soldiers of princes have raised their impious hands against the successors of Peter, and we have only a repeti- tion of the same thing now. Let the struggle, however, be long or short, we have no fear of the final result. A dynasty that has God for its guar- dian and defender can never be overturned, but will always remain firm as the rock on which it is immutably founded. The issue of the present im- ae attack will only be to add another to the long ist that has graced the chair of Peter, The rev- erend father eloquently traced the history of the Papal Sce, detailing the retribution that had in- variably overtaken its assailants and the blessings that had come to its defenders, and concluded with an eloquent appeal to all true Catholics to be falth- 2 ful to their trust in this momentous hour, THE TAMMANY SOOIETY, Celebration of the Fourth at the Wig- ‘wam—A Slim Attendance, but Intense Enthausiasm—Speec! by Grand §a- chem Schell and Brother Brooks. ‘The Tammany Society yesterday celebrated the anniversary of American liberty with their cus- tomary effusion and enthusiasm. The meeting was, however, held in tha smaller hall of the Wigwam. _and even .was but very moderately filled. The Platform was elegantly draped with the Stars and Stripes, and at the left hand side of the rostrum a large red cap of liberty, with a circular band at its base of blue silk, studded with silver stars, was up- lifted on a huge pole. Over the proscenium boxes were hung the escutcheons of Rhode Island, Penn- sylvania, Maryland and New Jersey. Assembling at half-past nine, the Sachems, braves and warriors held a business meeting of the society, and as this lasted a little longer than was expected, the public exercises did not begin till somewhat fater than had been announced. The delay was improved by the audience in stamping and other expressions of impatience, which, how- ever, subsided when the band appeared in the gal- lery and played vigorously @ select répertoire of patriotic and national airs. So time passed, some- what slowly, -until about half-past ten, when the Grand Sachem, followed by the other chieftains of the society, attired in the bravery of the order, came upon the platiorm and converted it into a perfect blaze of gay-colored collars and insignia. ADDRESS OF THR GRAND SACHEM, Grand Sachem Schell, having formally opened the meeting, sald that the socicty again met in their great wigwam to renew that pledge of devotion to the principles of civil liberty which had been de- olarea by our ancestors in 1776, The spirit of devo- tion to the cause of freedom had been preserved ever since, and tho changes of @ century had but served to illustrate and perpetuate the patriotism of those great men who gave us the American con- stitution—the grand safeguard of our liberties, Be- fore the sun of another Fourth of July should have shed its light upon the earth, our millions would bave passed through the etrain of another Prest- dential contest. The last three elections for the Chief Magistracy of this republic had been held at the beginning, in the midst and at the close of 3 great civil war, Those who had tried to divide the Union, which the constitution had been framed to perpetuate, had tong since yielded to the patriotic efforts of the federal armies; but the blessings of freo government were still kept from them by an administration which it was now the solemn and patriotic duty of the Tammany Society to use fts best efforts to overthrow. A military government maintained a tyrant pressure on the neck of a sub- missive and loyal people, and they ought now to pledge their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to remove that pressure and restore to the government the principles and the practice which the men of 1776 recognized as alone securing the happiness of our people. This year would become an important epoch in the history of this country, and Tammany, with the aid of Divine Providence, proposed to pro- tect the government from assailment and destruc- tion in the hour of its manhood and strength. He ald not expect too much from the ancient and hon- orable society wher he asserted that they meant that this government should not remain what ‘was now—a military government; that it should pass into again being a govern- ment of civilians; that it should not become what it threatened to become, an imperial govern- ment, but that it should forever be what its found- ers intended that it should be—a Union of sovereign and independent States—recognizing the obliga- tions and receiving the protection of the federal constitution, They meant that war taxes should not be levied upon the people in a time of peace. ‘They meant that the taxes necessary for an eco- nomical administration of the governinent and for the payment of the interest on the panne debt should be so levied as not to'paralyze the industry of the people. And they believed that the nominees of ‘he Baltimore Convention would do all in their power to change the policy of recent administra- tions, which threatened the existence of our rights and of our personal liberties. READING THE DECLARATION. After some music from the band the pend duty of the day, the reading of the Declaration of Inde- mdence, was then begun by Mr. Tho.nas Bottmann, who gave new meaning and sig- nificance to the noble, familiar words by the dignity and vigor of his elocution. He read quickly, but the force of each word was epareciered. and almost every paragraph was greeted with applause, Then came some more music 4 the band, and the Grand «Sachem introduced as the orator of the day the Hon, James Brooks, who was received with @ flattering burst of applause. MR. BROOKS’ SPEECH. Mr. Brooks said he had accepted with alacrity the invitation to address them on this the natal day of our Cae ay The Tammany Society was formed with the beginning of the constitution of the United States, and no society had ever exerted an influence so vast upon the whole human race in the promulgation of the just prin- ciples of freedom. Mr. Brooks then devoted him- self toa lucid description of the origin of the two great parties which now, as they would ever do, divided the people of this country, One\party was formed of those who believed that the people should not govern themselves, but should be ruled by astreng centralized power, while the other be- lHeved that government ran with the family and then ascended to the township, the State, and, last of all, the federal government. The ernment of Mr. Adams illustrated the principles of the first, and the Allen and Sedition laws were proofs of its aimsand principles. But under Jefferson, in 1800, that party was defeated, and the democracy had ruled this country ever since until 1860, when the federal party under a new name had again succeeded in placing itself in the ascendant. And now, in 1872, we had laws worse than the Alien and Sedition laws of 1800, The Senate of the United States passed two or three years ago an act of Congress which suspended the right of habeas corpus. The democrats had been able to limit its duration to the expiration of the last session of Con- ess; but the Senate sent down to the House this session an extension of that act, to go beyond the Presidential election, and so give the President throughout all this great country during the next election absolute control over the personal liberty of 40,000,000 of human eon the entire population of the United States. No Parlia- ment of Great Britain, no House of Lords even, would have ever dared to have passed an act like that. it had only been by the continued efforts of democrats, and by their resorting to all the ex- tremes of parliamentary law and by an appeal not only to that but to God for protec- tion against tyranny, that the; had been able to keep back the passage of that act and let it die upon the table of the House, Another act equally wicked had come down from the Senate—an act like one now in existence here, and which had been tried in our city elections, but which it was proposed to extend all over the United States. They bad seen here, under the act he referred to, the minions of federal power, the very seethings and boilings of the city sewers, thieves, robbers, murderers, standing in the election dis- tricts, appointed by cater i to regulate the votes of the people. An effort had been made to extend that law throughout the whole United States, and to give the federal power supreme con- trol over all the States, The democrats had not been able to resist that altogether, but they had extracted its fangs and made it practically harm- less. And now there was another miserable wrong to which he wished to cali their attention. The dominant party were not content to give the ne; the right of suifrage merely, and making him cally equal to the white man, but they wished to give Nim also a “social rights bill,’ for that was the true meaning of the ‘civil rights bill,” conferring @ rt to enforce what could not be done for any Irishman or German or <Ameri- ean, and deprivin; white men of the right to exclude him from any hotel or association of any kind. The republicans had gone through the. forms of passing such a bill in order to curry favor with the negro, but had themselves ac- quiesced in changes in it which deprived it of all force and effect. These three measures showed that the federal party was still alive, although the influence of American self-government had been such throughout the world that every civilized people had adopted or were attempting to adopt the principles of true freedom. But he was told that democracy was dead, because, true to its principle of assimilation and absorption of whoever ‘would accept its embraces, it proposed to receive the support of former enemies. Democracy never, never died! Jt was undying, immortal, unchang- ing! It was born with the patriarchs; it travelled from the Nile with the Jewish prophets across the desert, and looked. down from the heights beyond the Jordan upon the promi land oF Palestine, and as long as the Jews accepted and preserved the God-given democratic government they were the favored people and all other peoples were sub- ject to them. Democracy was again born on the a of Galilee with Christianity among humble fish- ermen and tentmakers—the noble men whom the Saviour Himself made the aposties and leaders of His Church, And, again, it had sprung up in Greece and in Rome, and, though it died during the Dark hai it revived in Venice and in Frankfort and the other German free cities, and in Switzerland. It was transplanted here by brave and noble men, who had become disgusted with English tyranny, and it had spread to the far shores of the Pacitic. Millions and millions now, and mil- lions and millions more to come were democrats— iti- undying, immortal, unchangeable democrats. Mr, Brooks then concluded as follows:—Restore but once more the principles of Jefferson, restore our principles and our party to authority, and no longer will the American drop his eyes and blush and feel ashamed in his negotiations with the i at Geneva; no longer will the proud and ughty Spaniard either in Cuba or on the banks of the Guadalguiver imprison our countrymen; no more will lexico = =march across our border and destroy our flocks and _ cro and kidnap our le, but the name of the erican will be what it once was under Jackson throughout the whole world, Brothers! on this great let sachems’ braves and warriors alike snatch an ember from our council fires and carry it not only thro our country, but hold it up a8 a light to the whol world. Then conquer we must, for our cause it is pop oy Teta opty Toa am Glor the land of the free and the home of the bravel Hon. W. R._ Roberts, Hon. 8. 8, Cox, General McMahon and Mr. Ell Norton siso delivered abort Se ee THE BOULEVARD CLUB ‘This club, which is representative of the Man- hattanville democracy, aud of which Sheriff Bren- Ran is Président, and the indefatigable Captain Wiley Vice President celebrated the anniversary of the nation’s independence yesterday in & manner that was thoroughly patriotic and highly commend- ableto the club, At sunrise yesterday a grand reveille was beaten, and @ number of the more prominent inhabitants of the neighborhood, quite a goodly company of the “Villingers,” and the “Boulevard Quartet Club” answered tothe call. Captain Wiley superintended the arrangements, and, in accordance with war office tions, only gave the Star-Spangled Banner to the breeze when the sun gilded the cap of liberty with its ear- Mest rays, “The Star-Spangled Banner” was sung with very great d¢clat, and the early morn- ing of. the memorable day received its Sppropriate ovation, The friends of the club and the invited guests began to arrive towards noon, The oppressive condition of the weather, and later in the afternoon the turbu- lent atmosphere, that threatened a heavy thunder storm, kept a number of members and friends away. At four o'clock, when it was decided that the more formal proceedings of the day should commence, there was 4 large number of ladies and gentlemen in the grounds of the club, who, at the sound of Captain Wiley's voice, as heard from the floor of the elegantly decorated plat- form at the side of the club. honse, formed themselves into groups, under the umbra- geous shadow of the trees, to Usten to the speeches and the music, both of which were very excellent, Tho latter was rendered by the Young America Band, an amateur volunteer band of youths con- nected with the prominent families of the neigh- borhood. They played a selection of popular airs ina manner that was highly creditable to them. The Declaration of Independence was read in a style of elocution seldom surpassed by professional roaders. Captain Adams, a professional elocutionist, recited Eliza Cook’s poem on “Washington.” The orator of the day was Mr. Hosea B. Perkins, SPEECH OF MR. H. B, PERKINS, Mr. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN—When I received a somewhat informal invitation from your patriotic (and I presume the ladies will nov inake It a serious matter of dispute with me when Isay handsome) Vice President to speak on this occasion he quoted the well known lines of a stinguished son of New England— Solid mon of Boston, make no long orations; Solid men of Boston, drink no deep potations, Was not this, my fellow citizens—if I maybe al- lowed to use the expression—a diabolical insinua- tion on the part of your Vice President that a Fourth of July address ought to be brief? Mine, if it has no other merit, shall at least have that of brevity. The theme upon which Ihave been invited to address you is @ somewhat hack- neyed one—in fact, is worn almost entirely thread- bare—and I hardly know what to say that will be hew, interesting or instructive, I cannot discourse upon any of the sectarian topics of the day, for I see around me men of differ- ent creeds, and were I to attempt to do anything of the kind I should be quite sure to offend some one present. I cannot make a political speech; for the moment the King of Day opens wide the golden gates of the East and ushers in the anniversary of our nation’s natal day, then we ignore all petty prejudices, all party considerations, and stand as one man upon the great American platform. We are Americans all, and do not care a rush whether the “Later Franklin” wins in the coming Political contest or whether the “Modern Cvsar’ continues to hold the chair of State. To-day we ask no questions as to a man’s creed or nationality. An Italian or an Indian sun may have bronzed his brow or tinged his hair; he may have been born amid the banks and braes of “Bonnie Scotland” or among the vine-clad hills of Germany, or in the land of Tell, or among the bogs of the dear old Emeralu Isle. All that we wish to ‘know is that he has knelt at the altar of his adopted coun- try and breathed out a prayer for the perpetuity of its benign institutions, for liberty, humanity and justice, and that man is a patriot, and we ex- tend to him the friendship of a brother; ‘And though ten thousand altars bear On each for Heaven a different prayer, By light of moon or light of sun At treedom’s we must all be one. To-day we invoke the blessing of Heaven upon the down-trodden and oppressed of every land, on the exile and wanderer everywhere, and on every man who has left the persecutions that embittered the home of his younger days and built an altar fire in this land of his adoption, Mr. President and fellow citizens, I know of no place on this whole Continent more appropriate to celebrate the anniversary of our National Indepen- dence than the very spot where we now stand, situated as it is on the banks of this lordly river, surrounded by @ scenery unsurpassed for its gran- deur and beauty, with a “shrubbery blooming on every hand that a Shenstone ora Downing might have envied,’’ while in the blue distance stand the Palisades, like faithful sentinels, guarding the happy homes of a free, intelligent and prosperous people. It is not, however, the ‘andeur of the scenery, or the pure, bracing air that comes to us this evening, sweet and refreshing as that which “trails o’er the violet beds of the sunny South” tion of the that makes this spot dear and sacred to our hearts, but it is the glorious Revolu- tionary memories that cluster around the whole of the upper part of Manhattan Island that make its wild and rugged hilltops altars and their history the imperishable testimony to liberty and Liberty's God, (Applause,) Oh, that the “Father of his Country” could be permitted to re- visit the scenes of earth to make a pilgrimage over the land tnat sprang into being by the magic of his sword! What a scene of prosperity and happiness, of power and grandeur would meet his astonished vision, and how tionately would our adopted children of evel nd greet him with songs and gratitude praise for the in- estimable blessings which they enjoy under the government which he founded. (Applause.) Come, then, ye patriot heroes and martyrs of Revolution- ary renown; come, peerless Washington, from th: long, dreamless sleep, and tell us of your hard- fought battles and dearly won victories. Come, Putnam and Warren; come, brave old Stark, from thy narrow resting place on the shores of the dark rolling Merrimac, and tell us of your toils and struggles with a brave and a allant foe. And ye who are numbered by thousands, whose blood has crim- soned every field of Revolutionary renown, whose names are not inscribed on monumental brass or marble, but are written by the hand of the Eternai Justice on the record on high, come and tell us of the sacred trust which ye confided to our care. Shall we, my fellow citizens, be recreant to this great trust? Shall we show ourselves to be the unworthy custodians of the great heritage of lib- erty bequeathed to us by the purest patriots the world ever produced and permit the bright sun of American liberty to go down in darkness and night forever? No, @ thousand times no; rather let our country be the dearest object of our affections; let us preserve its laws, guard its honor, and bear onward with brave hearts and strong arms our glorious standard, with the noble inscription em- blazoned upon its ample folds, whether it floats on dome or tower or gilttersin the haze of battle— “Moral grandeur makes a nation great.” (Great applause.) Our government, which is perhaps the best ever devised by the intelligence of man, is by no means a perfect organization. No perfect human organization ever yet existed, or ever will exist, save in the dreams of some wild visionary; and the legislation of the country may at times appear oppressive and unjust towards a small portion of the people, but what, Task, are these small burdens and defects when contrasted with the great blessings that the union of these States bestows upon 40,000,000 of peo- i (Applause.) True, we have had our angry Fiscussious and our days of tribulation and triai. We have found traitors at’ home and enemies abroad, You will remember that at one period of our recent civil strife, when everything around us looked dark and gloomy, and defeat was staring our brave soldiers in the face and the cause of self-government hung trembling in the balance—you remember, | repeat, the kindly me: that Her Lo pres od Minister, Lord Lyons, flashed over the broad Atlantic into the very heart of the British empire—‘The great republic is no more.”’ Come up, O millions! Gather round the bier Where lies the great republic in ita sleep ; ‘We bury nations like the loved and dear O'er whom inger while we stand and weep. These, my fellow citizens, though not the exact words, were the ideas and sentiments of the rulers ofa nation bound to us by the ties of a common kindred and a common language. But, thanks to the God of Battles and to our own brave people, the republic lives, and the day is far distant when we shall be called upon to witness the melancholy spectacle of the titled, tinselled and purse-proud sons of old England standing as mourners over the ave of the great republic. (Applause.) Fe Lae igitea by temple of American freedom still stands in more than its original strength and solidit; No clamors of opposition at home, no thunders of war cannon from abroad can shake its massive columns; beneath its wide-spreadin; dome “miilions assemble whom the proud lords o! man have driven in aa r fear from their wasted homes,” and our noble government throws the broad shield of its protection over all its citizens and crowns the brow of the humblest son of toil Titpresigents there is nota: people 1m the wide re lent, there world, from Palestine in the far distant East back ssages and even 4nd mysterious caverns of the ocean have been made a int Into every city and village in our land; Dismee) Nor can I say more thana single word in ref- ,6rence to our public schools, that are the pride and lory of every intelligent mind, and the’ brightest wel in our national diadem. lay the flery billows of Peace and and hanaty draw Around their symbols of light and law; and may this great Empire City be in the future what it ever has been tn the pore the first of any ia yl aor in art and arms, in acience, literature Tough the elements threatened in murmurs loud and deep that a storm was on its way the gudience stayed until the close of the specch, when & eoterst Lye to the pouse ey : lace, In ere Was & grant of trewor! under the direction of ME King. * me MEETING OF THE SOOIETY OF THE OINOIN- NATL The Late General Anderson—Lunch at Delmonico’s—Fraternization of Secre=- tary Fish and General John Cochrane. The Society of the Cincinnati of the State of New York met yesterday at noon to commemorate the anniversary of National Independence. Hon. Ham- ilton Fish, Secretary of State, presided, and though the attendance was not large it was composed of good stock. Those present could boast of ancestors who held commissions in the army during the Revolutionary war, and on the left breast of each member was suspended the rib- bon and medal of the order, instituted in 1783, when American independence was established. No more respectable assemblage could be brought together, and the presiding officers detracted nothing from its character. Mr. Fish was courte- ous, affable and easy. No one to look at him would have thought, without previous knowledge, that on his back rested the dieposition of questions involv- ing peace or war, and certainly no one, to mark his words and actions for a moment, could fail to recog- nize the high-toned and cultivated gentleman. The Society of the Cincinnati was organized by the ofMicers of the army of the Revolution to render permanent the cordial relations subsisting between them at the time of its disbandment, as well as cordial relations among their descendants, and to keep alive the sentiments of patriotism that then obtained in their ranks BUSINESS TRANSACTED. The business transacted yesterday was to a great extent routine. The minutes of former meetings were read and approved, and it appeared that the sum of $3,000 was lying in bank to the credit of the society without drawing interest, Mr. John B. Varick, in the right of his grandfather, Richard Varick, was balloted for and admitted as a member. The death of Mr. William Irving Graham, Secre- tary, and General Robert Anderson, United States Army (honorary member) were announced. Gen- eral John Cochrane offered the following resolution, which was adopted :— Resolved, That the Cincinnati Society has heard of the death of General Robert Anderson, one of its honored members—the cultivated gentleman, the pure Christian and exalted patriot—with deep regret, and the society de- sires to record its high opinion of his merits and to per- petuate the esteem in which his memory is held. It was determined that the future annual _meet- ings of the society take place on the 22d of Febru- ary, and a committee, consisting of Messrs, John V. Plume and William H. Leggett, was appointed to make necessary arrangements. ‘The election of of- ficers for the ensuing year resulted in the choice o! the following gentlemen :—President, Hon. Hamil- ton Fish ; Vice dent, Wm. 8. Popham: Ceoretel A Rev. Marinus Willett; Treasurer, nry H. Ward; Assistant Treasurer, John Torrey, M. D., L.L. D.; Chaplain, Rev. Mancius 8. Hutton; Physician, Alex- ander Clinton, M. D.; Standing Committee—Messrs. Pierre Van Cortlandt, William Stuart, Wickham Hotfman, William H, Crosby, John W. Greaton, Alexander Hamilton, Jr.; T. W. Christie, John Schuyler; Delegates to the General Society—Hon. Hamilton Fish, William 8, Popham, J. W. Greaton, Henry H. Ward, Rev. Marinus Willett. AT DELMONICO’S After the transaction of the foregoing business the members formed in procession, before which was carried the time-worn banner of the society, and proceeded to Delmonico’s, on Fourteenth street, where they sat down to lunch. The amia- ble Secretary of State, who occupied the head of the table, Was flanked at either side by General John Cochrane and the Chaplain. Two old gentle- one past eighty and the other past who met at the festive board, felt themselves privileged, and drifted into politics. Both were democrats, or what ‘was the same thing, Greeleyites. The men of the Cincinnati were nearly all the same, but the sub- ject was good humoredly laid no the table. ‘Secretary Fish, rising, remarked that it was cus- tomary on such occasions to call upon members for either toasts or songs. He would ask his friend, General Cochrane, to offer a toast. General Coch- rane, in response, remarked that there was no more pleasing duty to a free born American citizen than to court the opportunity of speaking his senti- ments on the anniversary of the National Inde- dence, Too much could not be said, provided it applied to the occasion, The celebration had its usages, which led up to the true understanding of the trials of the founders of the republic and their triumphant success, The speaker, in glowing lan- ruage, proceeded to describe the character of Vashington,whose memory he offered asa toast. The memory of Alexander Hamilton was next pro- posed, and was responded to by Alexander Hamil- ton, Jr., who considered that the services of his great forefather were not appreciated as fully as they deserved. One gentleman remarked that a monument stood over his grave in Trinity church yard, and Secretary Fish added that Hamilton was “one of those few immortal names not born to die."” The health of Secretary Fish was then Pe That distinguished gentleman remarked that he had very little to say, and could ee express the satisfaction he experienced on being elected for the eighteenth time President of the Society of the Cincinnati. He then observed that he was obliged to leave the city by an afternoon train, and, as rail- roads were masters and he not the master of roads, he was reluctantly obliged to leave. The company soon after broke up. STEAMBOAT EXCURSIONS. A notable feature of the day’s pastimes and en- joyments were steamboat excursions. These were of great variety and the main difficulty was to select from the number the one promising most pleasure. Excursions were in every direction; up the North River, up the East River and Sound, down the harbor and outside Sandy Hook to various points on the coast. Most were supplied with bands! of music and all had refresh” ments, and on many were opportunities for dancing—the last, however, a feature of enjoy- ment that could be cultivated only to a limited ex- tent, owing to the immense crowds. Here is the difficulty attending these excursions. The greed of steamboat men is very apt to banish prudence, and in the employment of old boats, with worn-out boilers, and filling them to their utmost capacity, human life ts risked to a fearful extent. But some- how these things are not thought of. Anxiety to get away from the noisy city on the Fourth of July and breathe the invigorating salt sea air, 80 strikingly in contrast to the noisome air of the city, induced people to go on those excursions regardless of every other consid- eration, However, not allof the excursions were dangerous, and the boats, eae crowded, were ped reliable, and those who went had the jouble satisfaction of getting their money’s worth and of having a good time, Leading off the excur- sions was one to Orient, Greenpoint, Sag Harbor, and New London, Conn., on the steamer Escort. This steamer left on Wednesday evening, and does not return until to-morrow, thas ving to the excursionists an opportunity to be absent from the city the entire day yesterday. This was a strictly family excur- sion, and Lf feature, which might happily be introduced into other excursions, was the prohibi- tion of the sale of liquors on board, though this was no bar, of course, to the faster members of the strictly private families taking their little bottle alot with them. A pleasant trip was that u i) bt saree wd the es to ewburg an est Poin ‘Thomas Cornell. Another delightful trip up the Hudson was on the steamer Sleepy Hollow. 8 steamer took in its route Yonkers, lona Holy Land from Greenland in the frozen, north to where lagellan’s Cross shin over the storm-tormented waters of the Cape, ht to be proud of their (Arp jause.) In what other land nowledge, distinction and broad for ali? who have a better country than we. are the avenues morrow, and the it er and throbs at his bidding. od lic_ school who ti 8 by Rie inter aia ea vy Island, West Point and Cold §) The steamer Neversink took a large cSoarston | irty to. Fossa, keepsie and Newburg, also stopping at Cozzens Landing, Mariboro Miiton and fighlands. Going up the Hudson, and taking almost the samo route, was Pl the steamer Powell. The steamers nt Valley, Fort Lee and Ansonia made fre- t trips to Fort Lee, Pleasant Valley and Shady 8. Three trips were made to ykaway Beach by the treamners Nellie White Ameyicus, The Several excursions were made during the day to Coney Island by the steamer General Sedgwick. On all of thess excursions the boats were crowded, and as already stated, the Bareots, Sraliing. themselves of these Opportanitins get out of the city’s heat and dust fora few hours enjoyed a pleasant time, notwithstanding the dren rs many on the over-crowded boats got in the alternoon shower. SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ ORPHANS, Commemorating the anniversary of our nation’s birth is most fittingly appropriate for the orphans of those who patriotically sucrificed their ives in their country’s defence. It is pleasant to know that the inmates of the Union Home-and School for the Orphans of Soldiers and Sailors, situated on the Boulevard and 162d street, were not forgotten im the general observances of yesterday's great na- tional holiday. A number of the lady officers and managers of the institution and others interested in its welfare were there yesterday, and through their own and the contributions of others gave the children a pleasant entertainment. As reciprocal of this the children delighted their visitors with a series of interesting exercises in the chapel, con- sisting mainly of songs and recitations, The songs were all patriotic, as “4 f the Free,” STentin To-Nght CREliy Around the Hag so. Some of the-r lons also partook of this charac- ter. “God Bless the Thirtecn States,” by Master Robinson, was finely recited, and “the Blue and the Gray,” by Master O'Malley, was given with most admirable spirit. “Barbara Freitchie’ was most spiritedly given by Master Jennison, The two dialogues, “The Gypsy” and “The Schoolmaster Abroad,” the former recited by two girls and tie latter by five boys, were most comically rendered. These exercises concluded, ‘the poye wane through a series of military evolutions under their young ofcers, Captain Fulton and Lieutenant Robinson, which were most admirably done. In the evening they were to be entertained with fireworks, and the inmates of the Colored Asylum near by were invited to be present to witness them. re is certainly no more deserving charity in the city than this. The inmates—at present numbering 280, of whom 115 are boys and the balance girls— looked finely yesterday, the former in their un- dress suits and the latter dressed in white. It is evident that they are well cared for. The only trouble is that the building is not large enough for its purpose, It is proposed to enlarge it byan addi- tion of forty by elghty feet and four stories high, which wiil allow room for 200 more inmates. Plans have already been prepared. aud estimates made. The thing needed is money, $25,000. being wanted. When this addition is made all the lower part will be converted into workshops, and the institution will then become self-supporting. THE DAY ON RANDALL'S ISLAND. To the half-roasted citizens of Harlem Randall's Island, with its cool, shaded, green lawns, pre- sented a most desirable retreat. High Bridge, Carl’s Park, Christ's Park and the several otber sylvan retreats adjacent to Harlem were densely crowded by excursionists from the city, 80 many of the Harlem folks went over to the island, partly to see the boys enjoy their holiday and at the same time enjoy it themselves. The poor Uttle waifs of the city were all dressed in their best clothes, and seemed to enjoy the holiday hugely. The pro gramme for the morning was as follows :— CHAPEL PROGRAMME, 1, Opening song, children, “Unfurl the Glorious Bam ner.” 2. Reading Scriptures and prayer, chaplain. & Song by choir be tending Declaration of Independence, Mr. Spogen. 4. Reading Declai 5. Music by band, ‘Star-Spangled Banner.’ th Mr. Steel. i : Voldutger speaking, Me. N. D. Herder. * Song, “italy lorie Banuer of Our Land.” mn " % IL Dismimal from chapel, band playing “Hail Colum THE MUSIC was rendered by the brass band of the institution, which Is composed of ten of the boys in the House. Mr. Steel’s oration was not so much @ sermon as a patriotic harangue. He spoke of the pure and patriotic words of thé founders of the republic, and whenever he mentioned the name of Washington the boys in the chapel cheered and clapped loudly. The several songs which were sung during the morning were very fine, and could be heard on the New York side of the island, where, despite the scorching rays of the sun, many people lingered to hear the merry chorus, r jon the boys were dismi from the chapel, whence they at once proceeded to the gining hall and partook of an unusually good dinner, mutton stew and potatoes, Later in the afternoon, when it became a little cool, they were permitted to go to the Playground where the real fan of the day was had. Those who had been unfortunate enough to leave their shoes in the dormitory were mercilessly pelted with torpe- does, which the institution supplied for the amuse- ment of the boys. When the torpedoes were all gone the boys went at ball playing. A match game, which had been preuay, arranged, was p! iayed between a picked nine from the House and the Towas, of Harlem. In the field, with the sun pour- ing its scorching rays down upon them, they played with an animation and zeal which would have done them credit on a cooler day. At night fireworks were set off in front of the main bulk , but only the boys who had behaved themselves during thé day were permitted to witness the same, the others being sent to bed. The , supper provided was rather light, consisting of oranges, pineapples, peanuts and bread, but the boys seemed to relish the feast, and one youngster asked another, ‘Bill, when does Fourth of July come again?” On being informed ‘Next year,” @ look of sorrowfal longin; crept over his countenance, and he silently sucke his orange. THE NURSERY. The Nursery, which is situated on the extreme northern end of Randali’s Island, had a separate [eer as it has no connection with the fuge save ge situated on the same island. The chlidren were neatly dressed, and presented quite a fine appearance. The order of exercises ia published here with:— At daylight a salute was fired, with the unfurling of the Sti id Strij Hight o'clock A. M., parade Randall's Island Guard. Eight o’eloc! Rending of the Deeiaration of Independence by the ‘ardet dr Se ‘Discovery of America,” by the girls. Bong! “Yankee Boodle,” Too sina bows Duet, “The Strawberry,” Misses Doyle and Phelan. Song, “Don’t Be in a Hurry to Go,” 212 large girls. Recliation, “American Boy,” by Masters Bagan and lossing Up the Hay. by the girls, ‘The Carter Lad,” by 10) small boys. m, dressed ih character, “Nobody's Child,” nes. “Make the Home Happy,” large beys. fon, Miss B. O'Brien. Bong, Oral Dialogue, comique, Masters Graham and Walker. Young,” 100 small boys, children. 5 Song, “When You and I Were Finale, “Star-Spangled Banner,” AT BELLEVUE HOSPITAL Preparations were made so that the patients and all conneeted with the establishment cou!d par- ticipate in celebrating the great national holiday. ‘The green lawn was dotted with cool-looking white tents, which afforded shelter during the day from the scorching rays of the sun to such as were able to leave their cots and walk out, PATRIOTIC MUSIC. A band of music was stationed on one o the balconies. The thunder shower, which so suddenly appeared, while it served with its loud, rolling reverberations of sound as nature’s part in the celebration, dampened somewhat the enthusiasm and unalloyed good spirit of the oc- casion, but when the rain did not pour the fun went on witn all the greater zest. All the patriotic airs that have ever attained any heart-thrilling sig- nificance through our national history were dis- coursed and were responded to by cheers from the assemblea concourse on the green. The persons who were too ill to venture further had seats on the verandahs, where eel laughed and chatted and waved thelr handkerchiefs with voices weaker bon the ee will ee their eer elow Aes hn Cheers arose from, the | grou ' fat rockets ploughed their seething way into the dark sky there were loud and joyous shouts. The monotony broken,an thelr vent in such demonstrations as are never seen elsewhere, The fireworks were very well se- lected and produced quite a brilliant effect despite the rain which had dampened them a little. D ‘There was then di noing and singing on the green, jan an in nm anit ere Taves of the peopte which been worn by jokness and confinement became bi ‘with de- lightful smiles. Warden Brennan, with his big, manly form and honest face, was everywhere among