The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-19
Inauguration Of t.Ae Webster
Statue a.. Boston
The Procession Apoilcd by the stSsA-
Ceremonies Performed IN Doees-Ora.
ton o. the Hon. Edward Everett,
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mr. ata1S IN an vuhi~h ha
S"<"s""'o' !" n'eS'n y" Sss~'"asa ~n'oi ~se 'h0 ~
anniversary of the naming Of Boston Extensive prepare
A6pus had been made for maguscent spectacle. pro-
,.... :, ,,,n,,., sa,o. go. so,,,,. ,ha .,rroro,on
~ee'''i VI ''"'s oeo, wv ''eoi ~ i
md other State and city oihoa, was 10 nave paraaea the
lky and an urncnsc display was expected but the
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Snucus storm compelled the managers 70 aoanooh 'h'
part of the programme and the ceremonies were accord
,, .,~,r.aea In tho a.,s. Hail These consisted Of the
,s.,.u .s,so s,.,no n predecessor pe,.on rccept;ve
1EdSco<auoh oi <he suAsuS W iioieooo'
address by Mayor Lincoln, speech by Governor banKs
ma tho GRAFTON for the occasion by Hon. Edward Everett
.,. !, ~. ,.,,or
we give inc ieaaihs pm uohn VI ''e '
MR.. EyERETT's GRAFTON.
.~.,.a,o,,. vast crow assembled and referrinp
aver ~c'conA'ns 'A0 ,a's ~ . -, - -.
- the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS III All h"sfoh1 '" eiooss VIC
.sos or THAR i,,sr,ous men Mr. Everett proceeded to
- ,.noroa ,.,,rres ana
What thougn 'he Gear ana WV uaS Ssasd With
person, on which While hvhg we never eaAeo Nitn
cut tenderness or yenerauon' lave ueeu Iacm ;So
sesomethng OF the iovcincss somct'hg oI lur majesty
&bdes in the portrait, the bust ana tne statue Ane uet
Aeref Of the hyn9orgnass turns 70 hem ana coa ana
silent as they are, they strengthen ana animate .ne
cherished recoectons oil the oved the nohored anu te
host The skill Of the painter and sculptor wnch uiis
ssmes in aid Of the memory and mssinaloi - m its
highest degree one ol The faes as " one o. lle most
exquisite accomplishments within our attainment, ana ~
rs perfeeton US seldom witnessed as inc ,efIecuou ~
he same ethereal instinct the eloquent hips or the TO-
sordine pen. The number OF uaose VINO, ~ ~: us %
vf Michael Angelo can discern e uhsla s s, ~, ~
heart Of the shapeess ooek ana oa - s,' =, ~ :, .
Me, who are endowed WIN .he eA3o s 49, rannss
0se rigid bronze or le i1 n - o", crs,er than
majestic ana .nple ho ,ec ah,c With enna majesty
he number Of those VINO "a maze INC spiritual
grace and 70 ma %As =, "a
0ae Finest shades o. .us h r in ~. n,vsiario,S on,
a,nd, through he eye anu - a my r. IAN Gun
eodmeht o. .e WIZ IA n,, onp pnrccs enc nat ,so
= her pamest DAYS h"a ou' ono foieeS' e''o i'' Aeo
but one Fhdas .,,., ~ no,,,o 49, -, ,,,o, ,,o
= or =. .nS go ~ ,, sr,aa arc ,rs.asy. ~ no
sncc and the form OF tue departed are Pfeserveu 70
oaimg ihpo ue hehes. exc . .s 40 .y ,s an,.
we anu nea'.l.ns 49,, s onr ,anSsr. T,a Mor,ra,s
leas. ne h Sonore Az da rindle ,hs pner"
smpiuoh u tne you.h IN, , .saihs j.; ,h" r. a 5
could moi steep ioi .ne uuin,es =, @ ,s,' 9
when the hvhs Dtmos.nencs " mlon' !u, on, a.. 70
soh) nave auueo nAa cc.scu ~ Spa, -. nps ~
manned 70 repuSe anu @ h a,s id ; Tho %
more tnan hundred yeais s Law e't s ne ,, Ia
newton passed away pa iao ase T ~ W. i ~
koooiac, IN ,he an.e enape, " ay az S, wv W.
$lve a's,incusss " INC eonSeplos ,lri I;, ~
uS Ss ana s ,s, ,ronscanasr, ;n,sac, whch
u'seu r.n oss.o .'. ma ~ aus, M 1890 ;i
acduced the imperial law by which the Sovereign Mind
rules the entire universe We can never hook on the per-
perpctuated the pencil and the chise familiar 10 far
greater multtGdes Than ever stood IN his h1ng presence,
and will be thus familiar TO the latest generation
What parent he conducts his son to Mount Auburn
Bunker hill will not as he pauses before their monu
for patrotism for science, for learning, for devotion to
Vie public good as ne oids MN Commonplace INC form OF
that grave and venerable Wnurop VINO iei nus pleasant
hee in England 10 come and found new republic IN this
antrodden wilderness OF that ardent and intrepid Otis,
who first struck out the spark OF American ndeendence
OF that noble Adams, lis most eioquent cnapion on
che aocr of Congress; of that martyr Warren, who
Aid down his he IN It's deencc OF tnat scn taught
Bowdtch who, without guide, threaded the starry
Of the heavens; Of that Story, honored at
home and abroad as one OF the brightest unnafes oil
The law and by felicity, OF which believe There u no
ether example, admirably portrayed in marble by his
SOM What citizen OF Boston, as he accompanies the
busy 70 our wnarvcs crowded with vessels
which range every gather the produce OF every
slimateun to the dome OF this capitol which commands
"a oveiy Landscape as can delight the eve or v;aideu
tic heart will not calls the
,sataes OF Franklin and Webster Boston taxes
harp nj in herb fail
enyrons she is grateful for her material prosperity but
richer than the stored in paaai warehouses;
recner than the s,s Of isi.is ,oyeer than III.
sncircry of land and sea of fed and hamlet
lake and stream. OF garden and grove the memory
and fame OF those who have benefited and adorned their
day and generation Our children and the schools at
ch thew arc trained our citzens and the services they
have rendercd-hcse are our jcwels-thcse our abiding
treasures
Yes YOUR long rows Of Quarred granite eIubis
aust onder villages ripenlng to tho
sickle may like the plains OF stricken lombardy few
weeks ago be kneaded into bloody cods by Inc ntdlaS
wheels Of artillery; this populous city, like the old cities
OF Eruria and the Campagna Romano may be dosoated
Sy ne pesnence winch ~aKe IN, haa decay
rings with the JOY Gus din oil trade become as lonely and
sii as Carthage or Tyre as Babylon or Nneveh bat the
Of the great and good shall survive the desoaton
and the runthe memory ol the WISE The brave the pa
lioc shall never perish Yes, Sparta s wheatfeld
Bayarn prince holds court at the foot Of the Acropos
The travelling for marbles IN the Roman Forum
and beneath the ruins Of the temple OF Jupiter Capito
lines but Lycurgus and leondas and Mtiades and De-
moslhenes and Cato and Tuly ''stll live; and he
s lives and all the great and good shall i've IN the
hear OF ages while marble and bronze shall endure and
when MAJ bic and bronze have persisted, they shall
'suh live" in memory, SO long as men shall reverence
. ESLoGiss AT TnE TINE OF Mr. wEBsrEit pEs'sAss -
Seven years, Within rev weeks nave passeu f snu ne
Mhose statue we d 70 Wa b S VAS
1ne vece OF respectui aiia @ , suiy ~ ,j
uttered IN ms vcnny anu cry a. Is 1 Ist ad =, ~
echoedhrougaout the country Inc usg , pa 70 s
memory, ~ irienas, heghoors anu s ~, b.,s ne
responded 70 from the remotesI t h, ~ INC ,1lono
ose VINO never gaze aey W Of his voice THIS oitv
listened 10 the deep me'ay VI c soe, i h oy,
winch I'D carry manno"a aS eu.s ,i h he ~ $50
clates IN tne nono s bt r. ne shnni 81 rs h
tne acknSwi'asou loAa eAe aw y. sao neeii
Dofng Iiveisiy speakng " we nps =, one ~ wen
aIie " ~ Jusuoe " nis issa - h & u if q.
wnicn ne MAS e9ucateu anu mnosc cia pNheses
ne nau successiuy peaole Ie hgnes, .ruu
~. "a ,ae cosuy, VIZ oae ~ i,s sas.a
9. .,e gar, W tie PuiP anu W ,o