, 1861-06-06

Action Of tho Board OF Tfustecs-Re.
:.eAI* md Faculty Of the University
0t Chicago.

-sMEa NAA E1cuuy OIL the university
OF Chicago.
Tho meeting being called to order, on mo.
t:cn Of DR.. L. D. Booze, William Jones ESQ.
WAS called to the clair, and Thomas uoyna
WAS appointed SECRETARY Of The meeting. The
CHAIR stated the object Of tho meeting to be
TO ray some 1ittiug tri''ute Of .eepect to the
nt nsoly Of the late President Of tho Board Of
Trustees, the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, On
nlctien Of DR.. Boone a committee on rczolu.
tlo.s. consisting of Hon. John u Wilson, Hon
Na.ter s. Gurnec, Hon. Jas. Il Woodwork,
Afscn Bray man, Esq. and R:v. J. c. Bur,
1cE11::=, S..s 2i2ointSl IT,: Committee
1clstted tic following resolutions Itch we're
ln4n:n.u:l; ato1.tc:.
THE EEso,r11oSs.
Etsolred, That Will. thousands OF our fellow
citzvhs Ill TIC s't&ts aud na,lun mourn tod ~ 1;1a
Ge1'h cl ore great lit each Of t. widely vnyitl re-
lstl"1s IF life INV. ft lie stood to society that
II l. Tic SAD t1itt OF tht.c boards to remember
# The University II Chicago .t.l ,,s President Of
,'s Heard VI Trustees, lae Hon. Stephen l. Doug
it:clrtt!. That these Boards have ever 5ceu I'M
ttssetd witt: The rare aid Gobc motives, I'll: en-
liz hsntd ;lna Etr. rous ri.,Ss which originally
prompted tl:c dtIls lion Of the beautiful sftc Of ta
C;',crsit., aud which have characterized all bis
i'sEs a11 cnGnsr r4s 1c.Itinr it. AID 4i:at ~ ;,sc
o wien Lag devclvc'l ll4e tFs1 0( Carrying ont ,3
otjttts u Ai- nllhiictnce We sill ever regard the
i1tst a. sacftn.
Itttltfd. That IN respect TO the ,re:ao.y 0: onr
lily lily s # e nfiEt Frs
fu'sE! in at:sly, aid WAR The u-ual badge Of
n1's for thirty :ay-, and hist the University
balldlIE- Gr dlaptG i'll lnnlrAiuy.
Msssr1, THAT 1h's. reroln.icrs he entered uron
the rect.rdf ef tut tltyer.ity, aud copy with tAc
t5rr. ~=itn tf cohdulerce ri the p1c. III. ). r,-
se1,tsd TO the vic aud n"th.r Of thu deceased.
II SUPPORT Of thesc rtselu:isns Hr. Hoy ne
nsdc TIC following remarks:
nInAHRs OF THOMAS nn1SE, ESQ.
In sec"rt'i:: the rsso'nticys, Nj. Hoync said,
That s:uM iEia lrstitation more pccuii1rly than
any ttkc7 III lie Si::e Of Illinois, the meniusy Ut
As dsssas,t e. .':5... . ti.t;n: tribute ef scen
cnnl.tr. tri.:ss:,t. In The de7lh Of Stephen 4
Douglas il ia'i Lost not ouy the rt or.:s " THIS
sard-1ta most powerful patron. hat aieo it, great
.u;.Gcr. Without nls 1tlit e.lt cs.ial Ct g land
n.Gn which TIC Collsge buildings have i'ern
erccira, in all probability this Iastltuion never
would have cXisicd.
Nhstt,cr n.ay trcune el the political record.
which biz distinguish. c.rcc1 pu1,lic man lus
l. il int pt=ctity c.i,itire ati:.ltr: whatever
1s@l,e 1t ahrtfiun his ursrc-r fie1ls may 1asui-
s1 toward. III: Eaaly ssc;al ::il private ritacs
sAis fet.'aft.'t tlT, with which his harle s.:.Eds
iEI:ssc:uhy uuittd, viii forever re,nzin his r:oa
-! EeufiL!t lit. 40 sosa.a o. E0lI1 rs c III tt
lxs:i,;g Munu1Ae.it as this Is 1u the l1ohte ,"i-
Gree AID grnt1su. pto::r1iD;= Of which i. is in
ltccis hr a.ost enduring uf bring The .tcat or
'a.hie may eeen'ne dn.t a d a-ites as scara roll
OF, hut tEs' Ihirt5tyy u L"S.G:0 viii rein in iur-
ever: Every ttsu1nsn- year Of IT. cx:=te.re, AZ
EItG-cIs nf the 5nulst II the coputry leave lis
c:a: sic la:s 10 I'LL ny the various departments of
civil tnriusncit ls:=her :,allauis will be- tl,snsa
sIfn Ills ttlh, and the nu:'lerics Ct hi, iiic aud
4ei vice vii; he ltrprsua}!y r:tewrl ami ;oraeI
BY Ike .etliue sud iuelli*= If III: youth nl
hffI Hx3
Sir, I may dccn, it my g5cd lorture, that an
able IL speak from It1so'a kn:~iedgs, Of tho first
I:ttli'oa "f 'hi+ @lta! enterprise, Thai was in
drt d. very Euntb.e Instrument in scalixin;. its
flTs; trg!i'Eiu: a- row Established. Tir. private
hirtt.rs of The establishment IF tic INSTITUTION
ttstlf will eed nlvfc hunor upon lhe motives, i'll
te'!ecl aId slr1rt 1t Judge Douglas than asy
sH:S,-s achieved in Ills public career. however
The establishment ef great literary Institution,
nr G1ivertity af learning, upon the me-t liberal
fEEla!lons. haze il. bis tsn city ~h:. lc I'll:
lrcdicisd wor!d ultimately become tho ncirapoli-
w,set, long since was with him cherished olject,
1t wss his rnn suggestion, rri.inattI frt,n hin.
TO anGtter dc,4enliEa'ion q: Christians. 1hey
failed, lowevtr, to r''a1izc his expectations, III
guaranteeing tn. erection Of bindings tnd tue
Wi; ~ iutuiti,e sasaciss b.. rsafIFed s s ned ii
,tls I"r,itu,iun and IT. 1=pit success, ard only
required fvr The execution OF his design.
REhpes I1:H% 3Is1 Ire ShCcAsAfE SEtFet 3ta nAkGe
iLe l,ap": usc Q. the splendid endowment
lie rrol.atr'> Finally tas man was found. Mr. j.
Z. lsisTou.hs, 1,.w ircritcnt Of the college, then
a sst'auger to .1ud::e Douglas. appscciatH,s the
rg taipg ltttv:e of 1..tr:ductiou with him from
gets.' Mcr in (hiracs', ri-itsd Washington tu SEQ
v:.necs wt7e e..sdialIy met ~ Sir. Douglas, with
his distinguishing COM tsy and fsankcss of m
ner. Il. hst rs i rs.u:., a'ikc hnas":hc to t,:
<rea! GeAd As we'll .ie il, ing. the UvrrsI-
lhF.tc-f+ III F--t:afji-hf1 fHs
t.tiou uDcn hth 1t Efay &c. ts Brad atsa c:tho
ltc in spirit. it rejects rhc views Of 70 pscr;ia1
itF cor-:i'ut;'n, 1tw= and charter. It's d''r. ar:
open alike TO Students Of I'll classes cr".rl4 aul
:4',ies free q: austIing d~nslse ur rtct.irllvty.
st'.n!tl IL. II I-@njr ktH Lqttif'N9H u Ltdrnin9
~, t: t:.eas West l;.t. 1t 1t liz cs,a,'niftli
c*E.1a'. I'D: it,: l'fr.;ilent, Mr. EIrE.u:a., a.
i.- the alta n..n If III: c,,usfy, and tku, It's
TUX anot. lhs frs, sc2ools aid colleges ri ti:s
Ni,i J;:gc p":,::as !. w:s .1ua:= caicr pn;u.
IL i'"1'.li r l'1t::.ss, t-l's l,!!r I'D {:c ta: a
a<1i.c ;,lef.=t IN Il n't!ntcctula1 s.-'.ns and
ar'y crs,;. inn 81 :hr ct1!"Et edi!ce. only p't
f:"1. If "h:cn III: o. ~, coaslitt.u Did IT,: no1
.lrra IF tt: !rs-r.st fufn3c, "t'.n. q. "ow. tlt
s:A:ty s:al s.sact;!cttt pile ri buildings Wantt
~ 'c lie l't't:cs; orun1cnt Of his sAs':: lii
;=hc ~ Ii la'z" '5nl 1t IL" el,u" Z! lie tuw
,sr~ II 'ssc tr.crsi!y May We net kor2 lha. tls
SsH1"sE Him j. ard cr citizens, will cont:i!l.s
ia complete What IL commenced, sr1 i!.at tili
.rt 4: 1nostt!H lsr s:.tn Lt completed ~ mo Il
hlsit .4'1 appropriate eommes,soIatioA OF his viz
tuvs.
H arc,c1 .;.: sirc. les said, that no man ca,lt
h ;r-ty praised ,ntit sf. hi. death; r=cause in
:Lc v.-y::- s.&i;: .o::s Of f,:t1n1, ina
WIZ sf, IN ts.!v.'1Alin. Upon aay cuntlitiou pfif
nt i'as1it.:s. until 'hr .,d WI. astsired- oa'
rc:.f ut.d an-1tc.l associate and culs53eer til +.
Ia ryisc now Il, 1t::is c.! for lay:a: actt.yrd hon
srs ;,sri, n: lis life 4Ed alto receiving; Ill hoaor
ut Lis dccc+sc.
IT, Ha,ze "gs fY'1cwed ii the ssme st-aI.
hE A:Eoa DceCn:u, Esq, Of Springfield.
TT rrAyNAS's .:rxAnKz.
The speaker rel. srcd to The political controre1
sier 1htrE2h ~h.th afr. Douslns h:d passed, ::nt
l,al Il Tn iio:t.d vpt by the pcr.ls witch nov
threat. II The country, to avert wls.Ch Mr. D1n;ta
had d,vo.d the last and noltst efforts Of his If.
thus hsingi;g sFtInil him, in h!s el'-in;; ho:5s
u sentiment remnit's-,l,st all without distinction
I.eusn his 1s-* nnc Of tl1r great cal entities
tr*.,E tn. fai,h and testing the patriotism Of ou1
| TauTlc.
support OF the University Of Chicsso IN giving j,
'exisieace by fnuEiaccht doEotfon of The site on
Which 1t fs founded. and e,ering as one OF its Of
i. .u<ctss. Du.irg he severe political struggles
in which he We. engaged, his acts have been mis-
Understood asd biz generosity questioned. B1'
.n"rs tho.e associated with him here. his noblt
.itt, followed by m2ny sacrifices and services, ART
regarded as an1t.nc the rurcs: most generous ant
utein1 sess "s hie life: and when this Institution
| which he las cldnTed d. s1all become what he In
tended the seat ofcarEtng. the paFon End promote
Of higher Ckr:stia1. dcstinat{on-tile uassnitud,
# The GOOD he has done ard the purity Of his mo
tises will 1t known and give additional lustrc Il
his fame.
! On motion It Was also
HftSiftd That they be rcqaeeted to furnish
with TIC MiEutcs Of the meeting for puhlicatipu
ro1irs Of their speeches. and that they ae publish
! I'd BY o1dcr Of this board.
The meeting then adjourned.
The Dying Words of Senator Douglas
Fer loEg lime previous TO his death, Seas