New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-25


petaal / AZ nocamint would be. To lhe unknown Pc
sou 10 vA ON be addressed iis fty.fN sonnet be q
with prorA sio Consciousness lis futLNe imInortal
e1u essod In SIT III these words
mot 70. e uartbe gildei monuments
Ofprnoc,' flal outiye tui. powerful rhyLs
Bui YOU shan q ne more hri IL IN a csc contents
| Than EFT stone, besnearcd by slgttish tLoo.
When eiul shall statues oTerturn,
And brcils roo. QUO the work Of masonry,
/ Nor Msrs's sword. wars quick hres shall burn
/ Ihe hVlns record Of your memory"
And again, in the eighty.iSrst sonnet:
"Your monument shall be my gentle verse
! Vhieh eyes rot yet created shat Ger read,
| You sill shall live tsuch virtue hath my pcn)
"hoe breath most breains even IN tie mouths Of men!
But feeling as we do. to quote again from his own
works, that
| Wherever the brgh. sun Of Heaven shall shine,
Ills honor and the greatness Of bis shall be-
We can and shall do honor 20 ourselves by adjoining
the central and principal park OF city with wOfk,
TO be executed Ly an American sculptor which shall lie
alike commemorative of tie event celebrated to-day.
present to all Tho visit this place in their hours Of
recreation among the many objects of nature and art
which embeh it the figure and expressive features of
man who was too universal to be the property Of any
one age or nation. While much that is connected with
the celebration of this day VIII pass away with the
event ana DO forgotten We propose at least to DO some
Ting that viii he permanent
To the gentlemen Of the dramatic profession we owe
the inauguration ofthis monument and their exerons
IT. the future we shall be largely indebted for its
pletiOn. From them this reyerential duty comes most
appropriately for Shakespeare was himself player,
and accordingly call upon Mr.. Hackett a distin-
gulshed member OF the profession native Of this city
and the oldest American actor present 10 perform the
ceremony OF laying the cornerstone.
THE LAYING OF THE STONE.
At the close of Judge Days address Mr.. Hackett
advanced and said:
Having tie honor thus committed TO me viii pro-
coed NJ once in the prosesce Of this sssembnge lay
the cornerstone Of the first proposed 10 be
raised IN America to william Shakespeare, and after.
ward viii rely upon one Of my asSsciates-Mr William
W heatloy-to close this Ceremony by adding some of
his TO TIE sentiments which have lust been so elo
quenty and inpressiyey uttered by G,s Homer Judge
Daiy-ny own voice being bushed in the performance
Of this reverontial act
He then stepped into the place prepared r the stone
and taking few trowes full of mortar spread II on
the ground. The stone then lowered by pulleys
and Mr. Hacket finished his part Of the performance
by tapping ii three times with the handle Of the rowe
MR.. WILLIAM wHEATLEYs POEM.
The band then played Me0delssoln's Wedding
March at the close Of which Air. wLeatley said.
Standing rs DO in the midst Of the wisdom and the
reverence OF our great city. may wen feel some dd
deLoe ID attempting to address you. Here Sid grave
Judges reverend diElnes Statesmen, poets authors,
actors az gnteron this, the three haadre4tA GnnTer
sary Of ShalespeaIes birth to do honor to III memory
the myf1adTnirded Shakespeare the sweet Swan Of
Avon, the deer-stealor-Oi Heart
Zach ofysriod Life be dew,
Exhausted worlds, and then Imagined new"
pllhlt OlsefF1blC IN tHcntefh spectators
OF ~ cisses snd sges never wpared Of representa-
tons OF Spakespeare with every year Of lesgthening
lie the lovers Of pOdiry and the observers Of mankind
feel the Inks which bid their afe lion to him grow
fttugcr In you'll tie spirit and action o. hr scenes
erede the attention ard the Imagination; 10 msture
years the wonderful variety ana truthful excellence or
The characters and the exquisite parts Of the images
that cnric. every page are more secsiby aYpreciatd
may ordinary delights Of life diminished by still
adyGheing twe-he reader recITn 20 Shakespeare and
btds the charm unbrOken.
Oh al sfa ~ a. aI In
srpe.sd We arS disposed to yield full assent % the
weI l! expTo ssed Judgment " Haam that the name
Of hhAkespeme u the greatest N our iteEaure-is Tie
greatest IN cl literature" will detain you bat few
moments lofge- while read these Ines, prepared for
the occasion:
Three hundred year. have passed away,
Since BY The Ay0Is-s'ntl. river
A boon o. cheer tbs hearts q msn
Was sen; a. by the great AL syer.
Who has no, reed biz honeysd pagel
Ncpt with TIE n ID wie oi ef0nii
VIII teafhce and Eossliad ycyedi
OF sisheo with g.nte DesieuoHal
Who ha. NJ, rnourued with rjlrsd Lcarf
,,1 1r siihed , 70. to mad feira'io!
A. deaih Of gal ant brave McTcutiof
w1o has NJ. r-v.u,d with Prince Hal,
~ Al. me, What l.I,cie, nee up thieky
And qssaed saoG bTvwse ~ iioste.s GGioxe,.
Whsro'sr our English language pour.
IL wealth olsons-wleT er ~ spoken
Thor Ayops swan Lnds wofshiTs4s;
AID there h CHARMS ear ut'eT be b.oten |.
Dwell for space "a history stony
Sic 3us, Of age yet .
Cgnuot eAacr our shnkespeaIes glory.
And Ions - bahb.hg Avon pours
It. npyiH. -Tibue to the ocean,
Long a. The planets IN he sky
Keep on unchanged theiE heavenly motion,
So long shall sh,kospeare's name be sung
Ind homage 20 lin b. awarded,
III meu ~ IA eli he.Tts kept green
III The last fylla5e o! time = recorded.
These happy and appropriate lines were delivered
gith fine effect by thor author who has rich musical
oloe. and is al accomplished clos 1tionist He was
frequently and heartily cheered
THE CLOSING CEREMONIES.
lryo- Gun.her accepted the monument for the city
nd The ceremonies ended.