, 1864-06-12
TEE E.HVyLOY TEEETEN s.
AT PRINCETON.


AEktC1 IRON ETEAGGbk A1nCD1ns
The Princeton Eepu1licsn for tho eurraut
week is 1early filled with tbs report Of the
proceedings and speeshas OF the rccsnt meet
i1g in th.t town to inau:urats Al Owen
LoyejoJ Monument 4ssocistioR. Tho report
DOES great credit 10 Ill WHO Ind part in the
meeting, and to tie loyal peop!c Of Bureau
county. Amorg the nzmerous letters roal
On the occasion was one from President Lin
coin. II Is ~ fellows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION. .WAsuNo7os.l
Lay 81, 1SH
Lion. John II. Bryant:
H. D+ar S1: You1s Of the 18th inst, in
closing cs1d Of inri,a,ion to preliminary
meeting contemplating tho erection Of
moprment to the 1nanorJ Of Hon Owen
Lovejoy, IVES duly received As Joa antlcl-
Ts:e, it will bo ous Of my power to sttsnd.
Many Of yeu Lave known Mr. Lovsjoy Ion.
Ger than t*xe, and are ectser able than 10
co Lis memory justice. Ny personal ac-
guninlarce with lin co1nmenca1 xnly about
len tara s.o, since when il III been quite
iAtimzte; aud every step in it has been one
of incrtaainE ttspsct and esteem, ending with
his He, In no less thkn affection on n part.
It can te truly slid OF him that Whils he Was
personally ambitious, ne brzselY endured tho
obscurity which the uupopu1srltF Of his prir-
cip1es impotxd, aad never accepted Official
lonoEs, until those houors were ready to nd
,air Lis p1inci les With him Throughout my
heavy, and pe1plcxfus responsibilities here,
to tie day Of Lis death, 1t would scarcely
wToEE any ether to say, he waz my most
generous friend Let him have tia marble
monument, along with the Wxll-As3ured and
more cnt.nrfng one in tie hearts OF thsao
who lore liberty unsolGshly fer all aen.
''''' e'.s. Z LINCOLN.
We take fton, the ZANE report the follow
ing eloquent extract from the address Of +.
A. Ecetman, Es9., o. this city, delivered on
that occasicn:
FL Eas Under stood bs map1y: bus history xin
great Il Of onr nation and Of our time. ue pos-
Fts.cd the tender feeling and ths strong courage to
take mp the cGpre OF the oppressed and 10 ht for
advocates Of ;,6en, were theor,e!7E and e5plaip-
tsss e. e, ony Il. .ss a sees tesa sss III
ID fh:fr Kid tharshts ans employed rhc:r at iess
Int emphatic 1angazcn: Thus 1t was he did mase
thhn nost n:cn toward edGcatin. tho people, dres
upon slavery. Ths formula Of tas "irreore.sibie
coniict'' vas moi hs, bnt ,esss before Nj. Seward
It.erra Il be bad prepared thous.ad.-teas Of
oaSo wnea fss stsas. his
slave Own Lovely had resolved that It
should be all frec. fCbccrs.1 By bold and per
eietent uteraaee ofl! Views In plain terms. .hahaa
toucEed The public cJE:ci.nce, ard nude 1t for
esrdidate for political hnnors In Illinois TO avnw
.1ha: ho3ae divided against Itself c4uuot staRd,'
1; 5ome o. at ht 1e,useq to o. s eonvls'ed;
Mysefl having been horn into The Democratic party
IL having eas st the fcer Of the great men OF tbst
ed thst @ [cbeera It Wa: not us nat iInnf
dtn3y there ehone round about Saul a light from
ita tEat be ceased thrcatenlag: and slaukhte.
FEaine1 Tie dtecipes Of the Lord. This waf ID not
curse, l thapk God again. In Ill The ea.nessucas
c.nron Of the elavehoiders to dash light aud
he loyal 1ail!1oss to s~c and feel and awesr that
al! ue eel u this nation belvngs to iree 1.bor,
sId 1tai nee labe1 shall not BE- deGaxded Of single
lreh. Loud chss1sl II 10 not for 90 to speculate
s.1 ,as x sss 81 81 The Cow
uen We could not solve the mystery. but be
will doubtless have. when the day csmes, better
view. clearer apprec1s1lo2, prser happiness
I.oecttd itself Into tbs fsture ard be- hid bshe1d
h.s country nd Of the last .e.tsse OF slavery, the
sot' gsandi1 prosperous. 1at ost tra1, free Of Ill
4ociasitn. Publish your Diana. Send out saIIcltsrs:
t4ke large sums, md rake small SUM. You must
5t:s bMij sD s ns n5s n.5s i Ia ta
opalons in marve'1oussy tsief period b. free Is
hor. Size hc!de the eeosi. .phcal position and will
soon he strung enough TO keep together sna united
.he t;nr1ent tecuons Of this Union. Wneu trsc
labor oss replaced elave labor IN al this country,
there VIII be no znolo secession forever, and no
more civil uar. LLond cheersl Here. tken, !, sae
sh.ll not belong 10 Il1lno!s or to Princeton Alone
~ nampden beionced t. Ill nstions ti Mhsre men
cratic privilege; ~ Ashagton Wa, like bis fame.
par: Of he treasure Of to Civilized world; ~ the
immortal advocates Of british emancipation are
Sill hoEcrrt! and lored By evesy people In waateE-
er la'isude or cline, wher', are those who believe
tlsat the c1ark OF the slaTe'o chain o:ends the A.
mighty; In hl e r1snner shall Lorejoy-and Gid
81 heroes and behsed reiormsrs lire il history. aud
III tbs affections Of nniyez.sl man- Make the ha.e
OF tbe monument solid: build It of enduring ma
ivr1a1s; rearl high :-thc reauisie funds shalt be
for.beoranE. And then It shall stand t. Easrk the
reetiaE plaec Of your DEPARTED friend, TO hourly
loi1d You Of Ills virtrca, and to impress upon tho
youth Of the land that the autest road to high dis
ftnct,ou opd permanent fame IS that to which the
ep1ichtercd conscience po:nte. and In which IN
ar1ihlc trctt lcaLs the 8zJ. lLo1d and conttn.
ned appleEse:l