The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 23, 1866, Page 1

_— Oe me ee ere +. 7 20a + Co eee ee ao @ ‘form. The meeting opened by appointing Hon. , Francis T ALE _—— Number 10,484. oe THE VET MEHTING. GREAT ENTHUSIASM. Speech of Secretary Seward, OTHER SPEECHES AND RESOLUTIONS: WASHINGTON’S BIRTH DAY. Observances Here and Elsewhere VETO MEETING IN WASHINGTON. Address of President Johnson. &e., &.. Ke. The Veto. maereoment by New Vork (City—Tmmense Gathering at Cooper 'wetitate—All Par- ties Kepresented— peech of Secretary Seward and others, ito. The Cooper Institute last evening was found entirely too «mall to bold the immense concourse of people who eathered together in order to sustain the veto of President Johnson, Becretary feward, Postmaster General Dennison, Jadge Daly, F.C. Benedict, Moses H. Grinnell, 8. B. Chittenden, Geo. Opdyke, Count Joannes, Cyrus W. Field, A. A. Low, Wa. M. Evarts, Thomas Wheelan, ieneral Prosper M. Wetmore, and hundreds of other prominent Republicans and Democrats, were on the plat- B. Cutting President. Bixty-six Vice Presdents, and four Secretaries were also appotnted. Mr. Cultting, on taking the chair, spoke in compli- mentary terms of Secretary Seward, who he said had enemies but had acres of friends. Mr. David Dudley Field presented the address and resolutions, merely remarking that he had been re- quested to prepare them, and also to address the moeting; but that be bad nothing now to say beyond what they contained, The following fs the sub- etanees: The Address opens stating that the magnitade of the questions gow before the country demand calm dircassion. giori us issue of the war leaves no our hands the great task of pacification and to this all other qu s are muleervient, Our brave A Idiers want p ace after their ardnous struggles, Bey, abown this ty the alecrity with which they joined in the peaceful peanie of life. The enly element of distarbance in the National councils ind affairs is the question of the status of the vegroes ere is however po gubstantial dasagreenene lata d almen ting their civ ehte, Bat whe with the ten they also bave the right of suffr fs the dividing question. A large party maintain that ther ought to have it sea natural right, others Ly at that it is the only safeguant of the colored race r the p eservation of their freedom and civil rights and that the power which cave them this fr 1 ean alo give them the righi of suffrage, This view of the question is denied by « large class of citizens roug % the country chiefly on two grounds. iret, that the Federal government, bas no right to intertere with the question of suffrage in the Btates, and Becondly, that in respect w the rict of Co- Jumbis and the Territories, wlieh bject to the legislation of Congress. the question is one of expedi- eucy, depeading upen the ciicumetances of each particular case—the elective tranchise being nots right, but trust-—and that whe r great numbers ofthe biecks are in em igno based condi- tien, it would be nnwise and dang to the suffrage. Lhere are the opposing theories;and it cannot be denied t the jadememt which men will form upoa them depends wach upon their theory of government, No State has «right to say who shall or shall not vote in any other State, and it is the duty ot Congress to legisiate oqually for all the Btates. ‘The address then are | to neere opsrece pa tee Dissrict of Columbia, and says that " frenzy te allow allthe blacks who may flock into it from the adjoining States for any discrimination, is am ect of rev wy. Tosay that @ like indiscriminatio: the whites is vo anew It la bad to bi sand ignorant voters; it is worse to have wand, Because the blacks have fought ter the coun Gry, that does not mecersaril, them the richi te jovern it, or te participate in ite government. ¢ re aberw » every brave boy from sixteen to ty-one, who fought in the Union ranksand there or housands Base thousandr of such, should have a Vote instead of waitin, th fou, rticipate in fo! to forty . The blacks ernment to which he is subjec: "Sr bore countey, and they bave it; they tought ‘neir freedom, and they have obtained it. For, ‘w be to God, sun of this glorious morning no Seen 88) slave through all the unbrokou f, aca to tea. Wo would welcome our eman- Yaother to the rights of manhood, We would hand and bid bim stand up and be ‘ood e| @e% for henceforth no man can call bim- Bus when we are asked to give all at the moment of their emanci- Wer he wore in the gyverament, the words of one thats own t an many re bla: *— rye able bodied only oo ‘the .Yle-minded only should vote.” The address tha'n 6068 On to reier to the Freedmen's bas just vewed, megroes cannot “ same prrties who supported Slamertsas for the sarenien of the to them. It then ailuces to the exclusion of trom Congress, on the Bouthera Keprerentatives eae 4 jt im tbe theory that their Bretee oo simto a the Daisies the war. It is said, alo, by OF rete vesiaet tale the sath eannol task, 0 4 Pee as & test-oath, they should ot there.ore be edimisied, But these has the regulay Coram i " of 7 ard to questions, and others Sulie ess penoes od to aire apd the exclusion of their representatives is used as @ means Of compelll the Bouthern States to do sajusthing which wl eould pot ines wise be cosa pe see do, T eas end en \ = Srass cannes rucht full do indirectly what it cannot Qiirecuy, We aie bound, there to express our govviction that the exclusion as representatives ahe eleven States which are now unrepresented ip Congress of loyal men, who were fairly elected sod eau take the oath, manifest usurpation. The address then calle m all our foilow-citizens to gustain the President in every patriotic, Lumane aud righteous act of bis admini ration and winds with an expression of confide: in bls dategrit d fidelity to the principies in reference to whic was elected, and giving a lL arty commeudation to the general doctrines of bis two messages and reudj+ qaess to support b m in ail constitu measures tor the public wesfare. The tollowing are the RESOLUTIONS, s Resolved, TH) the citzens of New York, here mew bied, loyal to the Co tion and the son, nd faithiul to the princ.pies ch have carried the country triumphantly through the war, are convicted of we necessity of an early and completo pacification ef the country, thst the people may ali on, ein their proper pursuits ama reap the just rewards of eur Eaters. it state is 0} whole North dui many, that proper OM eotveds That, therefore, we desire to seo the restoratien of practical and constitutional relations betw all the 8 cies and the Federal Government st the earliest practical period, and to that eud we favor the rduission into Congress of eli loyal repre- tives trom the States lavely in rebellion who were ly elected and can take the eath prescribed by Cougress ass test of unswearing losyity turough al the pressure and peril of the rebellion, Resolved, That we approve the general principles ampouneed by the Present in bie annual message ‘and ip bis late message, explaining the reasons tor withboiding his assent 40 the bill tor th contin @nd eulsrgement of the Freecmen' while we eapeene this sorcste ve ot en oo ell proper meesures for the restore fon ef ocasttech toa qovernmeant in all parte of the cou tre. Kesoived, That we also take this occasion to ex- * o@r approval of the action of our Senator Edwin ihe and our Representatives Henry J. S end William A, Darling, im sustaining it esolved, That. pe bek! ap ape | the failure of the Dill Lately passed th: the two Houses ef Congress for the protection of the Fieedmen, #@ wiso it ua- derstood that we claim for them the full and enjoyment of all civil rights equally with any other imbabitants of the country, by which we mean all rights of person and property, including those Without whieh the others aie urelessthe right to sue and to testify, and complete equality before the law—and we think that Congress and the President @re bound to ase all the means which the Conustita- tien has civen them to secure that end. Resolved, Thas the Constitution ts at once our charter and detence ; no magistrate ca beyond It; Do departmant of the government, however powerful, legisiative ecutive, ia perwitted to transcend it; and however benevolent or otherwire meritori-~ ous a measure may be, if it be mot within the powers granted by the Constitution it cannot be and we insist that every one of our public servan' all conform to the will of the whole ple, as man ~ iteated in the great nic act, which ts antecedent and superior to te Government itself, The Hon. Wm. H. Seward was then Introduced and was received with the most enthnelastic cheer- ing, which was again amd again repeated, the bend playing, “Rally round the flag bors.” SPRECH OF AEORETARY AFWA RN. Mr, Beward, in opening, requested the audience in ebarisy net to ask him to speak louder, as his voice was broken, It had been his habit, for many years past, to address the citizens of New York on the eve ef important elections, and although his voice had been heard all over the State, yet he neually spoke from his own fireside, He had come bere tonight not asan alarmist. There were no dangers, nor perile, ner oerasion for alarm. The country had been etelr, thanks be to (iod, and it was not to ain in thieworld It would be saved if th: y bel.eved what the President said (applause) ; and even if they believed what the majority iv Con- anid (applause and hisses); and it would be saved if they believed or rejec'ad what they both said. [Applause.) The good ship of state would come in safe, wo mater what sb occur, It was only @ dispute between the pilots, Khe might touch Dottera ana roil « little, and thea perh ps some Congressman, some Cabinet Minister, some Senator, or perbape some statesman, wight unbappily get washed over- board. LAppiause and laughter, and a voiee, “I as the boes is safe |") lle good ship was com in saf@, and he shoud ve eorry if any of the pilots should be washed everboard, and it could not be helped if he was to be ono who should be lost im that way but let them beve no fears on bis accou (Langhter.) Now, then, to business. one of the pilote, and those who were Dis assistance on the quarter deck, No dent had got the Union restored as be wanted it revel debes abolished, rte, The rebel states had been ident to come tuto the | Bion presentatives to Congress, and not admitted thie was the V4 0 ted Pts 9 sending b they we conid be attempted with success at Washington with their tives nd all that was needed was, for th te qua Y Mf He thought tas to qualify the: ives op oath, i respreseutauve wi Pine the lite of the repabtle, com: ‘Tbe piaw of Andrew Jobason was t Abrsbam Lincoln had iu view. [A (Mr. 5.) thoughs is would not be right to tare loyas Bisies inte territories, Cougress m ght past such & meusure, but the President certainly would not sane : t attempt to pass it rhe v4 ‘s Bureau bill, but fe who wouid « at should Ket out & It the President should tee to & terriicrial condi- oe bee? than some buro- fs rors, Why, it took two emperors poet asset te tate oe Mexico, (Immense App. Genera) Wetmore" They'll both have w give out } Mr. Sowaid then proceeved tw spoas of tho ex-revel Btates brousus iu suce the reveidion, Ail of these Biates, be decia:ed, were happy aud con- tented, exceps poor Texes, Thus far, ue hed paid pothing of she fedlings of mormlity, religion and patriotism which bad emteréd into thie ques.ion, nor did he intend w do so. Lu these latter days ihe perp ture was not siways received as & mater of Iaiih, still lore of practice. But vow should we not Kul the fatied calf, and ask the rebei back? Five years m0, when he weut away, ore we would pursue bim, iedoce hisn, humiliate him; and Bow, when he ie brought b.e« to sepentauce, afieciion and offer him bis old seat at the family Went for the discuve: bonsent to drive beck tion, he would be bow hia This they had done, and tp she name of a ¥ ood and bouorabie he would not rye event bis return, (Immence and three cheers tor the sentiment.) Lher one thing to keep ou’ Biave, ana that ¥4as goLe tor ever. Note bair ot ery had been lett, vor auy thing for tbe use of that clase of people calied dougo faces. (Langhier.) Mr. 5 proceeded Wo speak at engi on the pi ogress of siavory ich gree and strength. ned ual as lemgth 16 organ ned itself inw a revelion and was torn to pieces. nere need be pofear. Thie mation wae wieer to-day than that of 90 years ago, ana those of 90 years to come would be wiser than us. He certifiva days ago thas slavery bad been abolished for He did not say it was by President Lincoln's Preciamavion, nor by Grant Pets Ghernee a wane ven of our Bates on 5 Sate rds ot tue Btates, all ioyal, bad a! the vem. ‘The thing wasdooe by the peuple, aud by them only, bpeaking of the treod- meu's Bureau bill, he said be did not thing it was of such importance as had been suppored. We had deen 1D © brapsitive state fiom war tw peace, and wien the latter was tully estebusbed, there would be mo necessity tor tha Bureau, It was believed by ay that the tran juon state should be exvenu- od » duc tb sident thought difleientiy, (App) Lue onl, te Know that war existed was by suv Vreside Prociamation or act of Cougress, ana by the same piocess peace would understood as being establisued, ‘ue Bud { February then was cousivered the moss Siorepriate day for the proclamation, The t’resigent thought thas as he bad 60 men, milous of mouey and about 5,000 HS gees be bad enough bo keep ernment of the cvuntry, Congress consi- apteu more, bub be ad net, Me die nos waut tobe anemperor, Buch offe:e might vempt « Napoleo aximilian, pur thank God, 14 could not tempt an Abrauam Linco. n or ag Aburew Jona. son, (Cueers.) He bad such iach ip bis countrymen that he besieved no one wan of hem waned suca powe!, or if Le uid, she poop.6 would be uusuimoumy againatit, He trusted tues they would sustain ibe hepublican Pemocratic Piesiaent, Andiew Jolin- son, (Appause.) He thought tust U evens Presivent shoulu get so much power and so much money ae LODgioss wanted (0 give Andrew Jonsson, thon they might roll am Imperia throne into the White House gud surround 1s with duperial guarcs, (im- Meuse applause.) The band then played “ Hall Columbia," and three cheers having been given for Andrew Jvubuson, * bail to the Chief" was played, General Wetmore then moved that e Committee of thirteen citizens, of which the President should be Chairman, should be sppointed to proceed to Wash- ingson and lay belore the President an authenticated record of the proceedings of this meeting, and that the Chairman eppoint the remaining twelve, Car. ried, Postmaster General Dennison was the next speak- er, and made @ brief but forcible speech endorsing the action of tho Prerident, which he said had been endorsed by every member of bh s cabinet. Hon, Henry J, Raymond followed, and aftera few remarks in relation to his intention to do his dutymo matter what might happ sald he did not belie Congress intended to up (hie Union, but he Deileved the section ere (aging wou.d uo ro, He spoke of the war as having been tade w deiend & antegrity of the Loited Btater, Congr a deciared apy other purpose. (A rows contusion ioliowed ior @ low minutes, queied.) Men in Congress migit bave ther pu pores, Lut Congress itself declared thas when \n object was gained then the war ought to cease showed t although it had been ssid the revellious brates mn conquered would never come beck now euxious to come back, sad showed & the only tiag under whkh they could obtain protection was the glorigus fiag of the Uuited pisos, |e present House of Kep esentai ready op Monday iast to adinit membe: nessee, and they would have done so ‘ tuey Lad surrendeied their power ini the hands of Guring @ moment of resentment, the othe: Higuse of | of the Freedmen' BRsean bus ne sald thas the ‘vtptgmngas thas the Faas _NEW_ YORK, Sale Geceoaines. ~p Uphecy Cd peg peop 6, than in case o' a dent ab andoned the freedmen to the late rebels was chen ion, asthe Presi eu.'s message shor - the anid that in one year the ja p ot-cting them or wwould be in full force. | ¢ looked with distros = upon the Commitee in o whose hand ¥ qoestion had been put, an! th this po .2t Commitieo met n ece.et ond He affi med th ewident at Weahine on, the lkeness of « Kinet - crown would some day ret upon bis bead un ers the paAnciplos for which the meeiing here neombied were upheld, The tmperor Napoleon hed hw crown by universes: euff:ase. and his puppet Maximil- “\an Ip Mexico, held bu from the sow. .,ed ruffrage of the Mexican people, | niversal suffrage would only 4 TeMte Mere Cospo'ic power for those who wanie .t. C Hear! hear!) He next processed to ak if the en emer- tr Government would fail, but afier 1r yoare of war they now saw their mistake, And to- We were the living exampie of the power of « pop war Government, under ourConstitu'ion. He then apok ¢ of himeselt, as having always acted upon these hee gry amd ssid that be always would dono, Lie jens po popular demonstra . Bot because he despised the people, but because he knew that they would maintain the principles of the Conatitution. Mr. Raymo.»d proceeced at iongth to sdvocase the roadmassior of the late disloyal States into the | nion, and narked that the wrongs which drove our tore ere into rebelis ere @ portion of the wrongs wiiich the Nort nied to inflict upon the mth today ; if theee foreed, thin they id drive States into rebel ion, and would deprive us of $ to dec are such rebellion would be wrong. No, bould « “ eharity for ail and with toward non 6." (Immense app.ause.) 1 eouciment te live by, and was aiso a sontin by. LApplarise.) Let us then live wether ae citi- rene, ana when we next should meet ou the battie- field, levit be aide by side, contending againet the enemies of liberty. (Appiause,) Lhe source of ad and dirputes bed van forever, and should ¢adeavor to live happily t eeier se8s Telused (hen to admis Lue Biases, Le "yt would soon flad a Cougress would Tat the Congi ees then do right. They Let them uo their duty, er they uid be removed, and if they did do it they would receive that approva: whic should be their only rewara Pisuee.) Mr. Wetmore then offered a resolution appointing the officers of the meviing a Commitioe to calla meeting together whenever the interests of the pub- le should deem it necessary, Mr. A. A. Low, in the absence of the chairman, then declared the meeting adjourned, The Veto In OTHER STATES. BEW JERARY. Trenton, N. J Feb, %2.—Kesolutions favoring Regro suffrage and condemning President Johnsen's poliey were introduced in the Senate to-day by Mr Boovel, Kep., and lost. Ther are as fellows Resolwed, That Congress, guided by the highest pre-existing political auihority, ought to, under the jourth article of the Constitution, guarantoe to tue States lately in rebellion & Kepubilcan torm of gov- ernment. Resolved, Thata policy which utterly ignores the rights, civil and peliticalof five millions of treedmen, sowe of whom have shed (heir bivod for the saivetion Oo! the Repullic, does bos possoes, anu CAmuOt poseass, Quy Clewenutes of Vitaiuty oF jusice Resvived. Thi 5 Jesse), and ja the name &b once Gur ay mpathy and wey our (LAppianse.) oad only « term ef two ) ears of office the bold aad ermiced men i@ Cougr who have been and are tw-dey ta: to the privcip.es thas made us & party, rried us Laplace ta? ough for ain oi civi Kewsolved, Thar toe 4 cause which proclaime equality beiore the @s one of the fundamental priuciples is strong ewough to survive the cetection Of @ay partizan, and that ip the coutliet ior tue rights of mankind we will adhere sod maintain the doo tsines o) (he Declarauon 0) Independence, Mr. Scovel, in offering these resolutions, said tnfi- dolity to liberty ls a bad investment wherever made Androw Jobnsou made the worst tuvestment of his Mie when he vetoed the Freedweu's Bureau bill, He abandoned justice and trampled upon every principle that elevated him to power. A lively aud exciting discussion occurred on (hw resolutions, MASSACHUSETTS Boston, Feb, 22.-la the Massachusetts House of Representatives yesterday afiernoon, a reries of resolntions was introduced regretting the act of I’ ident Johnsen in vetoimg the Freedmen's Bureau bill, and asserting that it is the duty of the President to give negroes that protection for which its honor etands pledged, and to which the galant conduct ef the colored soldiers entities them, The rerolntions were referred to the Committee on Federal Kelu- tions, The Honee refused to receive a resolntion thanking the President tor his veto miesage by @ vote 00 to 14, GLO. Columbus, Fed 21. At a caucus of the Kepublinan members of the Lagisiature held yosterday, a rerolu- tion was adopted, approving the cunrse of those Representative in Congress who'refused to abandon their ground upon the reconstruction question, The Democrats have also hed « caucus and endorsed the voto, THDIANA, Indianapolis, Ind, Keb. 21.--The Indiana Union Ptate Convention will assemble in tile city to- morrow, and will be lagely attended. Caucuses wore held to-night to discuss the question whother to support Congress or President Johnson, The conservative element seoms to be in the ascendency, and there ise dirposition to harmonize matiors between tho twe wings of the party, RENTIOKY, Louisville, Kv., Fed. di,-—The editors of the Louisville Jounnat, the Demoonat, and the Covnien, bave united upon «call for « mass meeting at the Court House, to-morrew evening, to sustain the course of President Johnson, Delegations from various parte of the Ktate are arriving to participate in the moeting. WEAT VIRGINIA, Wheeling, Feb. 22.—A salute was fired during the day in honor of the President's veto of the Freed- men's Bareau bill, and alarge meeting of conserva- tives, presided over by Mayor Bweeney le being held to-night, Much rejoicing s manifested. A harmoni- ous meeting is als> being held im the House of Delegates by Union members of the Legislature and , to adopt @ platiorm for the ensuiug cam- SOUTH CAROLINA, Charleston, Feb, %.-The seventyesixth annual conference of the Protestant Fmecopal Convention of South Carolina, met at (race Church on Wednesday and concluded its labors on Baturday, The session was every way barmonious, and @ report was adopted recommending « return to the communion of the Chureb in the Northern States, There is much satisfaction expressed at the veto of the Freedmen's bill by the President, intellivence of which has just been received. The remonstrance of the present Governor, as also that of the late Provis- joual Governor, it is believed, bad their influence im governing the action of the President, Two power ful protests againas the bill were sent in by Governor Orr, Tre firet freight train over the Hudson River bridge at Albany, crossed yesterday, It consisted of twenty cars of the Red Line Transit Company, A maton game of villiards, carom, fifteen hun- dred points up, for the championship of Massachu- eeits, was won on Wednesday night, at Boston, by E. Daniels, of that city ; L. W. Langdon, of Flor- moe, being the competes, The game socupied nearly Sve boure, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1866. Celebration CF WASHINGTOI’S BIRTH-DAY. —_—o-- Ushering in of the day nt Widnight— Disp!ny—'resewtation of ¢ rato the Third, ' ourth iments - Rasiness = ed icviews by (one. a bleventh Honor of the tay, and One tiandred for Andrew Johnson's Vero MesengoKeccp- tion io (.eneral Grant—Halle, Parties, Rte, Ete, The One Handred and Thirty fourth Anniversary were entert of the birth of George Washington was celebrated tu thiecity yesterday with greater eclat than it has been for many yearr. The day was the finest of the season, @ regular epring morning, bricht and beauti- fal.and with « sommers sun warm im the middleof Febrnary, About « quarter to 12 en the night of the 2ist, the belle of several churches im the lower part of the city rung out their peals to wereome in the natal day of tho “Fa ther of our cowatry,” Great numbers of individuals in the streets. In fact the holiday at this time of night seemed bute reproduction of Christmas and New Years’ At an early her the sound of the drum and fife, and other martial music was heard. and several target companies marched through the sireets, in tent on speading the day in an appropriate and becoming manuer, The streets aud thoroughfares were crowded to excose during the day, and crowds of wen, women, aud children might be seen prome- | me Hading the etiy, im anticipation of witnesang the | Parks, designated as the pointe for the dis) military display which, though not wan retof sufficient importance to to the scene. City Hail eral this year, treet thousands ®e magnificentiy decorated, there being SS —=——— = WMHitery! nop Ke espe Hooker and Grant—trand Mreakfast te | of 1812 paraded through pera! Grant (me Hundred (uns in| ed by the First Com; shining bright and | ladies and and even then there were | yore ente © Thirty-Third Year. ——————— mrinutes the wildest enthasteam Provaited. Ladies Tose in their boxes, gentlemen supended their edmi- retson of the ladies, amd aii seemed to fix their even om the hero, whe shnpy bowed his scknewledgmens and walked on. Major Carr, Chairman of the “Grant” Committee, with Capts, Appleten, Robia-~ son and other gentiemen, did (he Olmess in receiving the hero property, while the suppor rooma, under Mr. ey, contributed all the delicacies of the season for those who required the same. ‘THE VeTeRans the streets as uenal, escort. pany Continental Guards ana Prece'ed by the drum corps of the 47th Kegiment, They subsequently dined at @ saloon fu Chatham street, GENRRAL ORANT AND Lapt ined to breakfast at Delmenice’s, in the Morning, by Mr. Smythe, of 14th street, Among these present were Mayor Hoffman, Hon, (eo, Ban. croft, Francis Bkiddy, Effingham Tewnsend, Messre Fearing, Gandy, A. M, Cozens, and some thirty gentleme: THE COMMON COTWOIL, The Commitice were entertained te lameh by Mr, George Roome, at the City Hall, in the afternoon, NEEDY AND DIRARILD SOLDIFGA Tiainod at 136 Canal street, and received an allowance of pecket money, tobacco, &o, IN THE EVENING, Day*. | Gen, Aspinwall received the staff and line officers of the 4:h Brigade, at hie house, in 10th street, and baile were given by the 96ib Regiment, the Lavine! - dies, and several other civil and military organisa. TUS Pimeworks As carly as five o'clock multitutes of citizens com. rod pouring through the avenues heading to the play of fireworks, These were soon joined by the tous of thoussnds from Brooklyn, Jerse, City. Hoboken and The city was in tts holiday dross, The | ether neighboring cities, who came with every arrival of the ferry boats, and when the time arrived ebout five hundred flags of various mzos displayed, | forthe opening of the ball, thousands upou thousands and @ handsome one was placed oxsctly over the | had gathered at the various rendervous desianated head of the figure of Justice, the whole being ander for the disp'ays, Beuds of music entertained the the direction of Mr. George Koome, Keeper of the | crowds with patriotic airs prier to the commence Clty Hall. The severe) hotels, the shipping, the | ment of the displays, and also at intorvals throughous steamboats, the city cars, and all public places and | the evening. At 7 o'clock Precisely the signal rockes vehiclas were aleo appropriately dreeed, and the | for the opening of the display throughout the city forelam vessels in port manned yards and fired wentup from the Battery, which was immediately “royal salutes,” which were answered from some ef | answered from City Hall Park, whieh in urn was the forte ta the harbor. All the public offices except | anewerd from Franklin street and West Broadway the Post Office and Custom House (which were kept | them from Madison and Tompkin's Squares, and open until ten A. M. only, the erfortheentrance | soon the heavens sparkied with bursting and clearance of veseel:), were closed during the | rockets as they balled their allisteming Gay, a wore the Banks, the Stock, Produce and Dry | coruscations over the entire city. The Goods Kachanges, the Mayor's office, except for the displays at every point were on @ scale of mag. Purposes of the reviews, the oshor offices in the City | mificence seldom surpassed om former oveasions, Hall,and all the Courte except (he Criminal ones | The great centre of attraction was of course the dis- The Schools wore also closed, and in fact, there was ® general suspension of business and 4 appeared inclined to enjoy a fal holiday. At neon, Trinity Charenbeils rung out their chimes, aa noliced im yesterday's) ux, ander the direction of people | nificence. The principal piece of the play at City Hall Park, which was ef unueual mag- og here war (hat Inst exhibited, This mammoth piece, called the * Temple of Liberty,” represented the Fathor of bie Country in an attitude of exhertation, standing Mr, James E, Aylifie, ands salute of ove hundred | beneath an elaborately wrought temple, the pillare uns were fired im Union square, ¢ TUR MILITARY. At ten o'clock, in accordance with regimental orders to thet effect, the 4th Regiment NG. 8. N, Y (formerly Duryec's Zouaves, and belonging to (en. Hooker's Fitth Corps) paraded on Washington square, right resting on University Place, They were dreaso! tn Zouave uniform and jooked decided- ly well, They marched threugh several streew until they reached the arsenal, corner of 85th streot and Heventh avenue, when they were received by the Third N. G. B. N.Y, (Vetoran Zouaves, under Col, Bendix.) Both regiments were then formed in hollow square, and each wes presented with a beau- tiful set of colors om behalf of the State, Colonel Gebhard making the presentation speech to the Srd for the Commissary General, who was absout through of whicb were surmounted by the national emblem, the whole sarmounted by « mammoth eagle, bearing iu ite talons secroll emblazoned with the namo of “ Washington.” Somewhat similar devices, though on @ much smaller scale, formed the ipading pieces a Madison aud Tompkins }quares, while at Franklin street and West Broadway, the principal devices consisted of a mammoth shield, surmounted by aa elaborately wroaght eagle, the whele surmounted by the figures * 177 RECEPTION TO GENERAL GRANT. The Union League reception of General Grant was @ very brilliant affair, In addition to the description of the reception room pullished im yesterday morn ing’s Bom it is hardly necessary to say anything More, save to remark that the osiling was «canopy of national lors, studded with stars, and the walls illness, and Brig. Gen. Aspinwall, te the Fourth | Covered with muslim and studded io like manner, Regiment. Cols. Hull (4th) and Bendix (4) reapend- ed on behalf of their respective regimeats. The regi- ments then formed in colamn aud marched through S4th atreet, through Sth avenue, thence through 14th street to Union square, where they saluted the Washisgton Monument; they then returned to 6th avenue, and were received by General Hooker from his house, corner ef Ninth street Fifth avenue, after which they marched and decorated with mirrors, ete,which had a rich and macn ficent effect. The soom was lighted by eight ebandeliers, connected together by « continuons wreath of flares, Atthe north end of the room, » dais wea erected for (Gen. Grant and the officers of the elab, and overhead hung the portrait of Gen. Boost, which presented to him by a member of the and | Clubimaneat speech, which recounted the heroic deeds of the General during the late rebellion, by into Broadway, and proceeded to the west gate of the | Which peace was secured to the country, Allusion Cty Hall, where they entered, and wero received by the Mayor and Common Counet!, Including Alder- was also made to the military career of the origina’ of the pictare—ibe veteran (jen Scott—and on behal: men Moore, Reilly, ete,; also Gen, Sandford and | of the Club, a letter was then handed to the Generar staff, Col. C, W. Darling, Asst, Paymaster General, | ‘rensferring over to him [formally }the possession of Major Tomes, Hirig Gen. Duryea, Hem. Douglas Tay- lor, Commission of Jurors, and « large number of distinguished citizens, the picture. (jen, (rant then briefly responded, thanking the Club for their high appreciation of They then proceeded up| bimeelf and his deeds, which he considered as noth. Broadway, and were reviewed by Ganeral Grant | 124 compared with what the humbliest soldiers ia from the baleony of the Metropolitan Hotel, after which they preceeded to their several armorics and were dismissed. As the last soldier passed out the ranks bad done and suffered on bloody flelds and in rebel prisons, He hoped ever ww cherish the memory ef the occasion, and would assign the pox - of the weet gate, the first gua of one hundred in | trait of the illustrious veteran tothe post of henor honor of the President's veto, and in accordanee with | ®™0ag the ornaments of bis housebold, and it should ® resolution ef the Common Council, was fired, under the direction of Mr, Geo, Roome, The firing continued umtil three o'clock, when the 11th [Wash- ever remain in bis family, Again thanking the Club, the Genera! closed his remarks, The supper: rooms were then thrown opens, and those who desirea ington Rifles), under Col, Maidbofl, entered ihe west | * dancing Lime were privileged to do sa, exoelleny gate to be reviewed by the Mayor, His Honor, pre- music being furnished in abundance, ceded by the Sergean Arms, and followed by the A eran! Anniversary of the Sabbath Schoo of Common Council, proceeded to the platform, and | Trinity M, E, Church was celebrated last evening, us handing the colors to Col. Maidhoff, delivered a very the charch, A large temporary stage was constructed happy extempore speech. After congratulating the | over the Palpity above and around which hung Amer- reaiment on their smartand soldierlike appearance, he said: Our citizen soldiers, taken from all ranks tn life have never faite:ed in theirduty to their country, and the national govecument has never failed to recognize their fideity, ‘lhe city government to- day recognizes you by presep'ing you wish thie beautiful set .f colors, I will make no allusion to OWL peat record, exe pt to say thar it has been moet ono able; Kor to your fulure,except that we bel.eve it will beae bright as li bas been im th therefore, on behalf of the greatest city ou the American continent, present to-day this eet of colors to @ regiment which this city delights to honor, Col, Maidhoff, in « few remarks in which he eaid | however displayed from every bublie building that his regimeat would guard the colors as their lives, received them and handed them over to his color-sergeants, The regiment then paid the Mayor @ marching salute, and proceeded to their armory, where they were dismisred, The Tlst Regt, N.G.8, N.Y. ee enade covcert at the sta regiment, The reception of the &th Regiment at the Academy of Music was @ very brilliant affair, The private holiday in boxes, galleries and walls were Leautituily draped with American flags, while fromthe centre of the ceiling hung a large festuon of red, white and blue bunting. At the siase end of the Academy were portraits of Lincola, Grant, Sherman, dc, bung om « background ef biate and uational banners, with “sth Regiment” in gas jets above, while on the floor | so military to make ® paraae with. The beneath stood four brass 6.pounders, Among the most distinguished gueste was Mayor Hoffman, who | to \ arrived about 10 o'clock, General Sandiord, Colonel (Dr.) Sayres, aod other motables were also present. At 1236 /eleck,General Grant scoom panied by Seere- tery dover, entered the bel) mocim and fax come 4 ® ¢rand prom. % Arreval, which was | Fulton streets, was iun over attended by hundreds of the friends of this “crack” 69 dreearally injuced that he ir. fean fiags, while from the ceiling another 6 pended, “The ebiidren of the school coup! “ihe stage, and around them, on e! hee ake, were little re representing the onary circles, aud bi bearing the motroes of the ferent classes. ‘Ihe eburee ss crowded, and the affair wes a very bril- @ CELF BRATION IN BROOKLYN. There was no formal demonstration in hower of thie annivercary yesterday in Brooklyn. Not « pest. 1, | military company, mor evem any of the uamerous civic associations—which turn out on almost any o casiou—honored the day by @ parade. Flags wore ® national salute was fired from Fort (irreen noon ; the public offices were closed ; business rally was suspended ; the sidewalks were (hronged with pedestrians; the care were crowded, aud the streets filled with vehicles of all sorts, In these respects the day wasas becomtnaly observed as hol. S usually are in this city, During the afternoon ‘ittle Loy, about eight years ef age, named Willian u len, in attempting to crove the lower part of bi 4 ® vehicle aud od shortly there. JERSEY CITY, Birthday having been legalized asa Jereoy, the day was more generally observed in Joreey City yesterday than ever beforo The courts were adjourned, the public offices closed, d basiness was very generall, hotels, aud an unusual number of d out the city, and all the North Ki were gaily decked with bunting. There military perade, tor the simple reason that Warbinator a¢ lightful one, the prine!pal thr and Wo witness the display of fir ka, people were generally temperate ond deny, iemuned an the Laat Wades ~ ~=<- ~~