Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-07

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was great and generous man. Had he
not been he could not have gone through
ten years of opposition to me without
having in my heart pang or wound. II
proved what knew all the while, that
he was patriot. and he thought me TO
be one also. When they were broke
down with grief for his loss, struck down
as he was, on the ramparts OF his coun-
trys defence, they came to me ana
begged to commit to me the case OF his
great fame and memory | was unable
to accept the proii'ered trust. ! am glad
now that l declined, because | reJoice
that the task of his eulogist has been per-
formed by one, who Throughout his whole
life, was united to him in the bonds OF
political and personal friendship who,
therefore could more quietly appreciate
his great mind, and who having
known how his fame ought to be
presented for the emulation of his coun-
| trymen. ] am sure the Grafton just de-
livered will live in history long after you
and shall have persisted, and even after
this corner stone shall be crumbled into
dust What, fellow-citizens, made a
whole nation admire him during the
eventtnl years of his life; what was it
that has made us unanimous in the
homage paid to his memory? IL was
because, in the most eventfnl crisis that
ever overlooked his country, he rushed
forward to the countrys defense, and
gave up his life in the effort to maintain
and save the Union, [applause] and
through it to preserve for posterity the
blessings which, by the will of Provi-
dence, it was designed to confer 1t
shows one great important truth, from
which men in every age should take
encouragement 1t is mistake to be-
lieve that the greatest merit on
earth is to form an empire or a
State There is great merit in founding
a great empire or free state, and is al
ways easily produced where the exigen-
cies and convenience of things has ar
rived The spring of exigencies, which
cannot be passed by, but the little obser-
walton have been obliged to make of
the affairs of nations, has satisfied me
that he who saves falling state is greater
than he who POUNDS a state. Great APP
plause Therefore, think that Stephen
A. Douglas, with Abraham Lincoln, will
live in the memory and homage of man
kind-equally with the Washingtons and
Hamiltons of the revolutionary ago. For
myself, | could not ask higher common
dation to the favor of mankind in future
ages than this, when they shall mark
the trials of this. our beloved country,
under the administration of Abraham
Lincoln and Andrew johnson, that
they may find with Abraham Lincoln,
Stephen A. Douglas, Grant aud Farragut
and with all heroes; with all the great
statesmen who have given TO the Ameri-
can republic new love of life, that |
now feel able to defy faction and sedi-
ton and powerful enemies, either now
or hereafter, forever more Tremend-
GUS cheers greeted the utterance of these
sentences.
General Grant was next introduced,
and received tremendous greeting, as be
has in all the place. through which we
have passed Admiral Farragut was, as
usual, noisily greeted The other dis
tinguished excursionists we're introduced
and applauded. The ceremonies closed
as rain began to fall. The excursion
lists, with the exception of the President,
visited the Opera, attended by the Com
mittee of Reception. The arrangements
by the proprietors ofthe Shermon House,
and the Committees having the arrange
ment Of the honors in charge, is the gen
eral theme of praise.
The President and suite will leave 10
morrsw morning for Sprinfeld, Ill; on
Saturday, for St Louis, remaining there
over Sunday. According to the present
programme they will reach indianapolis
on Monday, and remain there until Tues
day, thence to Cincinnati direct Wednes-
day, will leave for Columbus, thence to
Pittsburg and Harrisburg.
New YORK, Sept Gold, 455; ex-
change, sight, 1917; cotton, unchanged
HoIbrook's Democrat majority for
Congress in Idaho Territory, was 1000.
The Unionists and Democrats in Mich
igan nominated Major General Alpheus
Williams for Governor.
HEARTS CONTENT, September Dis
patches from the Great Eastern report
the cable paying out well, and that the
Great Eastern will arrive here on Satur-
day, the Sth.
PHILADELPHIA, September T. The
Union League building was fred this
morning, and badly damaged The jan
itor was arrested, as the supposed incen-
diary.