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Obsequies In honor of Humboldt --Eu-
l0gy by Judge StallO-Remarks of
Hon. Thomas COrwin.

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lOgy by Judge Stallo-Remarks of
Hon. Thomas Corwin. @
A representative portion of the German popu-
lation of Cincinnati, appropriately honored the
memory Of the great Naturalist and Philoso-
pher, by meeting yesterday morning in the
National Theater, and mirroring their appreci
alton Of his worth, in the eloquence of oratory,
in the solemnity of vocal and instrumental
music, and in coup dell of beauty and
harmony, from nature, consisting of plants
of all nations, clustering around tomb OF
granite, surmounted by the bust of Hum
boldt, crowned with a green chaptet. The
Manner Choir gave the subdued melody of
q funeral anthem and a symphony from
Beethoven. Every ear listened to the solemn
strain. Luther has said that music is the art
Of prophets, the only art that can calm the
agitations Of the soul; it is one Of the most
magnificent and delightful presents God has
given us, the occasion, the sympathy, the sur
roundings made the music magical
Through every pulse the music stole,
And held sublime communion with the SOUL"
The dirge sung was tuned to soft woe, and
suited to the hour. Honor to the German cit
izens for this worthy testimonial.
By the good taste of Herr Dempka, now
of this city, who had been gardener on the
grounds Of Humboldt himself, numerous
exotic plants had, with partial hand, been
disposed around the monument that had no
occasion for an epitoph. Filially close to Hum
boldt's tomb, were representatives of the
palm trees of the burning tropics, where
their shade had cooled him in his travels,
and whose milky fruit-the cocoa-had been
his nourishment; mossy frs that had dropped
their cones oD the SHOWS where he had trod
in polar circles, werc linking their branches
with the broad-leafed plaintain and banana,
that grow on the shores of the Mediterranean.
The flower gardens of Lombsrdy, now bleed
ing with war, sent their carnations; orange
trees, pomegranates, oleanders and myrtles,
that only have rivals in the court yards of
the palace of the evacuated Milan, decorated
the stage-geraniums, French and African
marigolds, figs, aloe trees and balsams stood
around, that would have delighted the Zou-
aves even in Italy; Paris sent rarities from
Jardin des Plantes, and cypress from Pere
La Chaise; Versailles furnished the rose of
France, to link the memory of the great gar
dener, lie Norte, with that Of Humboldt.
The odor Of the hyacinths, narcissuses, mig
nonette, breathed of his once cherished gar
dens of Berl'n-while the cypress and weep
ing willow from the gardens of the Prussian
King, bent over his mausoleum; the i" I'm
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wound about, its tendrils clasping the tomb
with memorable affection. tits said that the
virtues of the lower classes of society sup
port themselves on those of great men, as the
feeble plants, which, to escape being tram
pied under foot, cling to the trunk of the
oak. .ar s-..|r as.'
John B. StallO, Esq, gentleman of supe-
rior mental gifts, and distinguished for his ac-
quirements in natural science, was the appro-
pirate orator Of the occasion. He advanced in
front of the monument, and in the German
language, delivered, to perhaps one of the
most cultured audiences ever assembled in the
Theater, an eulogium Of rare beauty, force and
eloquence. His sonorous sentences, in his mu-
sioal language, delivered with ardor, and warm
ed with enthusiasm, made an effective influence
on his auditory. The whole was listened to
with continued interest, and at times the au-
general applause, particularly when allusion
was mads to "Cosmos"-ther most popular of
his publications, written in the evening of his
life, in which he oontemplates all created
things as linked together and forming one
whole, animated by internal forces. His sug-
gestion, that plan was maturing to establish
an University in our midst, met hearty ap-
prOval. Mr.. stallo spoke extempOre one hour
and half the achievement was the best of
this able mans efforts. Our space, of course,
will not allow even an epitome. We trust
that II will be published, for IT will be worthy
Of being placed with the memorials written and
said Of the departed sage, by professors of the
Academies Of Europe. ...-.-
Ex-Gov. Corwin, on the return Of Mr.. Stallo
to the side box, told the speaker his speech
was to him in an unknown tongue, that he would
never shake hands with him or speak to him
again, unless he translated that speech into
English.
DR.. Lilienthal and DIR. /. M. Wise, the Israelite
Rabbis Of this city, felicitatsd the speaker, and
declared that they subscribed 70 every word
that h, had spoken. A desire was expressed
that Hon. Thos. Corwin should make some re-
marks in English, when he was introduced on
tho stage by Mr.. snobel. After applause, he
apOIogizsd at his unexpected CALI not expect
ing, on Visiting the temple whore the hOnOrp