Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-06-12
JUDGE MORRIsoNs ADDRESS

respective addresses on that occasion.
JUDGE MORRIsoN's ADDRESS.
Mas. BoIrox:-1he Grand Chapter of In
diana gratified to be permitted, thus public
iy, 10 assure you of their warm personal esteem
anI high appreciation of your poetic merits; but
especially 40 they congratulate themselves that
the opportunity thus afforded enables them, in
tie nanIe Of ancient free masonry, to thank YOU
Tor your noble and disinterested vInLIcatlou OF
the principles Of the order.
IL the ancient and appropriate symbolic GER
emony of LAYING the corner stone OF the Grand
Masonic Hail OF ludiana. you, madam, were so
hiud an1 so intrepid as to voluntarily come for
wirG, Ia the face of VIDE spread and deep root
ed pre- u!Ices, TO animate Us III the work then
Just begun. And when the cdIilce shall he com
ptrt.d, we trust II soon will be, we can never
look upon ITS imposing and symmetrical proper
lions, looming out on the blue arch Of Heaven
a monum- nj of the taste and liberaity Of the
IN tsonic fraternity Of indiana-wthout asSocI-
atlng recollection of the beautiful and soul
inspiring ode chauntei at the laying Of its cor
Her stone.
i To speak Of the poetic excellencies OF the
ode, Is not, of course, the object of this mani
iestation; tt,t has been done by those more
competent To the work than the individual ad-
dressing YOU Nor, madam, DO your cialins 10
high poetic merit rest lone, or even manly, on
this or any other single production. Far from
II. Many, very many gems. rich and rare, are
enwreathed in your coronet OF song; and, ever
and anon, another and another brilliant is made
to II ish upon the eye of an admirinc public
II, therefore. you have been emuious of fame,
you must feel that You bad already attained a
most envabie niche in her Temple. May you
long live to enjoy the untold luxury that raj e
endpwnents, united with iovelIness of charac-
ter. never fail 10 bring their possessor
As masoEs. madam, we attach peculiar value
to the signal service done our order by this Tree
Viii Offering of your muse; for we so conside r
II. repeat The sentitne ent-we do CONSIDER 1t
most noble. glowing, and truthful defence OF
the cpritnli principies Of anciem free 'nasonrg;
principles, alas, most grevously inaltgncd anc
inisrepresented. because they are not general y
Penetrated therefore. With due sense Of the
o5iIg,tcn under which YOU had thus brought
the whole masonic fraternity. the Grand Chap
ter. at is last annual meeting, UNANIMOUSLY y
adj dopted the following re outlons:
'Resoirei unaninouslg That the thanks OF
this Grand Chapter are due 10 Mrs SARAH L.
iioIroy, Of Ind lnapolis, for the beautiful Ma
>onIc Ole composed by her, winch was sung on
the occasion OF LAYING the corner stone OF the
Grant n:sonic Hail, i'll said city, on the 23th
day of October last.
'.kesoirei unanimously. That, as token OF
the high regard which the members Of the Grand
Chapirr entertain for the character of Mrs
Bolton and to manifest their appreciation OF
her merits rs poetess. the Grand Chapter Will
present for her acceptance a silver cup, with an
appropriate device and inscription.
'Res0trcd, That Il committee be appointed tc
carry lHe>t resolutions into elieCt ana tiIet
copy of The resolutions, under the seal of the
Grand Chapter. be furnished Mrs Bolton, w iii
the pfeSr Iltiticn.'
And now, tnadam, the hono-ed organ @
the Grand Chapter of Indiana, in their name
and presence. present fer your acceptance this
cup--the main device on which, you will notice
Is the Roya Arch. and unaer which, and be-
tween its sustaining columns. Is this inscription
''The Grand Chapter OF the State OF Indiana
to Mrs Sarah T. Bolton, as token OF acknowl l.
edgmen Mt for her excellent Masonic ode. the
LAYING of tho corner stone of the Grand Mason
lc Hail at Indianapolis. October 70, \. d. Isis
A l.. 5-2S.''
The minor device represents craftsman it
the act of adjusting corner stone to its prope
place The inscription Is one quite familiar t'
YOU, being three lines from your own inspiring
ode:
..Come. lay the corner stone,
Asking the Lord TO
Labors that tend to HIS glory and praise
This token, Mrs. Bolton, you will please re
ceive as an acknow edgment. by masons, OF
debt that neither time nor circumstances VII
cancel or effdce.