, 1866-09-07
SENATOR DOUGLAS-lN hsEkaoRiAM
Meeting Of Former Academic Class.
laates-Hon0r to the Illustrl-
0tls Dead.

On the evening Of lAe burial Of Stephen Arnold
Douglas. student Of Canandaigua Academy Ito
the ScaEH 1s:2 aud sata sata, number of old students
and classmates assembled Ia Chicago. Mites s.
Henry. OF stctttEg, was reqnested TO preside.
Upon trkius the chair he spoke feelfnely ot the
the deceased, and allntled. 10 the masie.1y power
of his great intellect oyer large masses OF the l,0~
pie. Atlcs sc1-choscn remarks by others Of The
ana acssrtca as iSe aes.ient of ahe meesias
IN NEN0nfAM.
When man, distinguished r1blic life, kaown
tiot, is called from his labors, te paitoa maurns:
appreciated ~ the later Years Of his life. Few
fewer sim arc disposed 10 do Justice to tho means
and give honor to the persons vito aided most In
Forming thst character and ssshleying tst great:
distinguished man who has thi. day gong from
onr eight- It eceu!s ftilng hist VIZ Ehould 1oo:s
q ea tsn ~ bsin
tions for usefulness to his friends aud his county,
Amongst the mahy Students al Canandatgua Aca.
deny who fG have m at'atned to positions of honor
eminent. Ard IL took delight IL bouoTinE III in-
nIi thc rassonT high positions to which tle peop!e
this, his adopted State, 10 Jndse Of is Supreme
States md candidate III = large portion Of
the pcoEle Of the UnIon for President Of
our Republic. As Students aud carly friends, MANY
uf Ms long separated from hin and from each other,
and this cay only again met around his eorToWful
grave 70 assist 10 Performing the 1ast sad Offices
we honla look back through qna:tef Of q con
ta:y asd n recall ths names and memories ot orr
arc s,i1l living, ftsnEgIinS in :e path Of duty
and Of honor; sumc have suHk into he daIE sea
VIC ea.t dsani, and some. alas. have sunis into
Us s,mi- ?lhizc with The living, honol thc dead,
arh LOOK wilh compassion uron those who. In the
zs = sssc1, sase M hsen east on .he banks oflIte
n Earn 70 emulate The energy aud scltrclsanre
u:Sirrc AID cunstancy. the purify aud nobility
81 .ncH M scholars OF al a.es whose lives aud
] as'os nss e. preserved to rs. Thus thatl i1ac
t:n'es q issE4tste never wither, the flowers ol
memorial. were directed 10 hr ifa,smitIei Ia Pm
!essor Henry Howe, fo:mcr principal OF tho Aca-
DENY, with request that they lie read 10 the a.
ofthc Institution as token hota or asceiion fos
uur carly instructions aud In remembrance or q
| departed feilow-sfudeht.
proceeding, Professor Howe wriies:
"ln the Heath Of Judge Douglas, lost not only
= NJ sasstionatc Purl h4t seEy warn = snd Din. sint
tnses.ngs with him ahci be became member Q
Consse.s, .9d found lin The samo true.acariet
and VAIN friend as be had been pnpii.. Few
n1 q a.S r. PEN dsa nss deeply amented aud hon
In anticipation OF the ceremonies OF layfue th
| cornerstone of the Douglas Mouunlcut. apothe
meeting Of @ s5s stnasn's @ Of canadsisua vas helt
The Chairman Fernando Jones, ESQ. an
nounced that he had received lclier rom >proi
| Noah \. Clark. etatfng tlst as Prcs,den: Of liz
| village aud Of The Academy, 1t WIS tnndc hi
| pleasant dnty to receive The pressasnt q
United STATE .ss,r and ,2ax b bis gsfsy
ihat tbo President would make a visit TO lhe ven
crable zao,hcr OF Senator Douglas, who is lisin,
IL = green old age, few miles from that p%,ast %
proE Clark was also expected To- bo Present VII
ue, md nnlte in the ceremonies Of Iasans In
| cornerstone. ,-
The death OF the venerable Professot Howe
rrfncipsl OF the Academy from SIS to 1873, whic
took place Mnce The fotmer meeting. was &C
rertcd TO by some Of tho ol1er students, and u
| tribute Of an atedfouatc thought paid to tho mna
oIy of tAeSt early teacher and friend. Alter COT
enltatIon, the mrmotta! OF tho formcI meeting Ts
| adoptcd, with the following additional clause.
tLe same 10 be deposited Id tho corncr-etone {
The monument, with The names Of the class -matt