Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-02-23
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EIGinen NIissionary--Freed
In Observation-Disclosures 10 Ecua-
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New YORK, February 22.-he Tribune's
Washington special says: Statements tele-
graphed hence that there Is to be an imme-
Niate and general disruption OF the Cabinet
are entirely groundless. 49," .......
Rev. Rufus +. Buell. died in this city yes
terday. He was for many years an eminent
missionary of the Baptist denomination to
Greece. y,,.
Mai! Gen, Baird, Assistant Commissioner
ofthe Freedmen's Bureau for Louisiana,
has published circular to planters ofSt.l
Martins in reply to certain resolutions
adopted by them at meeting to regulate
contracts with freedmen, in which he COM
pliments them for their llberality and JUS
tice, and speaks of the resolutions as high
ly creditable to them, but suggests few
imp rovements that would render the rules
provided by the resolutions acceptable to
all parties.
The Times Washington special says: F.
Dassaurcck, Minister to Ecuadore has sent
in his resignation to the State Department.
Already there are four or five candidates
for the succession, all from Ohio. Among
the aspirants are two members Of the Ohio
Legislature, namely, Messrs. Stanton and
Nixon. '.'"'
Memorial Services I'm HOuOr of
Henry Winter Davis.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.--Before eleven
o'clock this morning the galleries were
crowded In, anticipation of the memorial
exercises in honor of the memory of the
late Hon. Henry Winter Davis. The flags
above the Speakers desk were draped in
black, and other insignia of mourning were
exhibited. A fine portrait of the honored
dead peered through the folds of the Ma
tional banner above the Speakers desk
The Marine Band, during the hour preced-
ing the opening of the exercises, occupied
the ante-room of the reporters gallery, and
furnished appropriate music.
AT II o'clock the Senators entered, the
Judges OF the Supreme Court, preceded by
Chief Justice Chase, also many officers of
the army and others, The President was
not present, but Secretary Stanton and Sec
retary McCullOch entered the hall before
the opening of the exercises. Senior ROM
ero, the Mexican Minister, Gov. Fenton,
of New York, and Judge Advocate Gen.
Holt, are among the dignitaries present.
After a prayer by the Chaplain, the Declar-
ationiof independence was read by Hon.
Edward Mcpherson, Clerk of the House of
Representatives. After reading of the De-
claration, followed by the playing of dirge
by the band, Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Speak
er of the House Of Representatives, arose
| and said: I2f " .'.ul|.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN The duty has
| been. devolved upon me of introducing to
you the friend and fellow member here of
Henry Winter Davis, and / will detain you
but moment from his address, to which
! you will listen with saddcned interest,"
The world always appreciates and honors
courage-the courage of christianity, which
Sustained martyrs in the amphitheatre, at
the stake and on the rack; the courage OF
patriotism, which inspired millions in our
land to realize the historic fable of Curtius
aud to fill up with their bodies, if need be,
the ,yawning echasm which imporiled the
Republic; the courage of humanity, which
is witnessed in the house and the hospital
at the deathbed of the homeless and the
Iprison ), CELL of the convict. Bu
there is courage of statesmen be-
sides; and nobly was it illustrated
by the statesman whose national ser
vices we commemorate to-day. In
flexibly hostile to oppression, whether
of the slave on American soil as of Repub-
licans struggling in Mexico against mon
archical invasion; faithful always toprinci
Iple and to liberty; champiOning always thu
cause of the down-trodden; fearless as hC
was eloquent in his avowals, he was mourn
ed throughout q continent, and from tht
Potapsco to the Gulf, the blessings of thost
who had been ready to perish followed hin
to his tomb. -It is fitting, therefore, though
Idying a private citizen, that the natior
should render him such marked and unu
sual honors in this hall, the scene of 81
many of his intellectual triumphs, and
have great pleasure in introducing to you
as the orator of the day, Hon. j. "A. Cres
WE'LL his colleague in the 3Sth Congress
and now Senator from the State of Mary
land .ya.vz.e .,1-, ~,,s, iss5}eg ,-3fs..
!, Mr., Creswell then, delivered eulogJ
upon the life and services of,the eminen
dead.
Mr.. Creswell commenced by an appre.
pirate reference to the memories of the day
and the;times ofhim in whose honor it is OBJ,
served, and to the recent memorial services
of the second father of his country, and
then proceeded to give a brief biography
of the early life Of Mr.. Davis, his struggles
tor an education and a profession, with &
record Of the subsequent events of his re.
markable career, his political opinions anC
his labors, and his triumph of freedom anC
patriotism. He pictured yividly the open
ing scenes of the rebellion In Maryland, re-
vealing the deceased as the central figure
and master spirit among the staunch
opponents of secession in council, on
the stump, and in the columns of the
newspapers, and in every other field Of
loyal action; constant, untiring, deter
mined, almost ubiquitous in his activ-
ity and never >despOnding in the darkest
hours; cheering his friends and astounding
his enemies, who, while cursing him, were
yet charmed by'his marvellous tongue. He
illustrated the Congressional career of the
deceased and his zeal for 'UniOhism and an.
tagonism to- slavery with gems IRON his
speeches. the recital of which drew tears
from many eyes among his former associ.
atesJ q 0LHO & g9nMlT lAQ
At the close of the oration Mr.. Stevens
of Pennsylvania, moved that a vote o.
thanks be ete6iered % the orator, with 4 re.
quest f4t q copy, of the oratfon for print
ling. which was nhanimouly carried. lHl
The benediction was given and the con-
lIoOurse dispersed. eA1 3V 5EpUI HETI
lThe Presidents Policy Indorsed-
hns speech by the President.
\ .sWAsHtNGToN, Feb. pa. large politica
meeting was held to-day in Growers Thea