New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-07

sstI1i efficient defenders Of the \, lag that
Iights OF the Southern Ho had done cf;ryI To the
ustioe and mssnaEiIiy dictated - sustain them we
members Of the Legislature - SAID Whsievcr error a.
committed have been loaninE 30 iar TO the bo,;n'
.e,- Of the CuOa against my OWE; to the people o.
CAAssgo Aa lie gone ITO TIE utmost extremity i sE
nanmty generosity" and that tue return was VAT ~
ths ovsrprpent 10 was this Of the nuity Oh ms
own personal sacrifices and bos gnd The usgenerous n u
on the part those for whom he and Others ecting WIN M
had done so much thai embierd the last days OF bis life "
aggravated the disease under which be was aporns vel
Of salness through these two last speeches ana seens
nov az we look back 90 the events speedily following them
preGEurson Of bis approaching death On these WO intel
sctusl efforts bis reputation may wei rest as e1amps OF the
unrest patriotism and Of uudyins faith in the ultimate tT
umph Of the cause Of the Union few hundred yards
west Of u.s. shut oqt from our .ght D an INTERVENING
grove stands the Chicago University In the magnitude OF
It's extent the msssiveness OF Us architecture and us wen
balanced proportions It Is not 9ny "a ornament 70 the o
but living testimonial Of the hberaity with which private
wealth has contributed TO the cause oil science Two budreu
students receiving instruction within IT'S walls rom
and accomplished faculty and from ats noble obserya
tory astronomy holds nightly consultations VITA le heavenly
bodies The ample grounds IN the center o which, the ns
tuition stands the muncent gift Of Mir Douglas whose
youth he abOred hard TO obtain be wished TO see fully 1
tended TO the young men OF tbs city and State And thus
hghened and liberal founders and this OF which you are 70
lay the foundation to daystand side by side trust Tor
great landmarks OF civilization the shore Of
Lake Michigan where little more than quarter OF oeplur
majestic from the beginning Of time had not oes
ronsed rsm Der silent and solitary sleep. And now tlo~
cEens our TASK Is done-mlne IN TINS oIeI thu
delneaOn Of the character and review Of the services u MI
Douglasyours in laying deep the solid eaTh the iIunua
On stone Of the structure which bear his aud
stand for centuries memorial to your children OF one
the public welfare you would wish them 70 know aud 70
the changeuness of human things the tune may
be brought down the level Of that which TO be laid at ITS
to-day For families aud communities and empires must
the future in the past their course and perish but
great actions great and thoughts emanaon and
attributes Of the spiral life types OF the immortality when Is
10 come shall live when ali the monuments that men
oontrye and fashion and build peretuate
of themselves shall like them have crumbed into their
pssry 900 years ago boosted that Lis
long the priest with the silent virgin should ascend me
az
decoration Of tho capitol no trace remans ITS very ste was
long dpued and priests and virginia WIN tue knoNleues
mysteries hey celebrated have been buried for more an
1000 years In the darkest Oblivion But the immortal verse
in all its purity and grace still lives ana VIII MAKE tse ae
and genius ts familiar until the records OF human
thought shall be Obterated and lost Thus snail the name OF
him whose memory yon are honoring DO as 6 S
died; borne its annals as one VINO was luenuhe9
with its progress and improvements who Illustrated the pol
icy and the social spirit Of the Great West; who gained
strength and influence from its support and commences ana
who eorifed in its energy unoOnquerabe enterprise
He will be remembered all for those heroic wordsthe
last ever ueredwOrtby to be on stone snd treas
ured the end Of time oil patriotic hearts words Ehch
come to us as we stand around his grave with somn
and pathos which language can express when MS we
him spirit departing and asked him he
had anything TO say his chidrenforgetlng himself hiS
domestic everything precious IN life nom when De was
about TO be severedhnkng only Of his country rent by cV
strife and oveshadowed by mpeDetrbe darkness he replied
Tell them obey the laws and support the Constitution oil
the Union"
Aer the Grafton which was delivered slowly and DELHI
eraey and occupied the Mayor presented the
President received with cheers. He appeared al
the front Of the platform and delivered the following brief
address:
SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT
Fellow citizens. travelled LOO miles aftef haF
ing attend the ceremony Of laying the corner
stone the be erected vii say. 10 fend.
personally ard poiticsy and ~ accepting the nvHaon 70
be present this for the purpose OF bearing
testimony Of high respect for man who persisted IN the
public service respected and loved Cheers
have 10 euogy ponounce that has been done better than
could do it, and will be handed down and placed IN the
possession OF all who took an interest 10 TIE history ana ch
OF the distinguished individual who Is now no more
Applause Some may wear the civic wreath which the
for those who serve their country IN loy
positions or they may be paced win l1uIe
their names may be engraved upon the lhpeinape e,ss
natiOnal glory This column reared IN memory OF The
legislator and the representative consciousness OF
duty performed was bls remuneration WINE n'hg alu NE
ard viii be the inscription Of lis name high on the eeno
tsph erected by grateful nation the services
Of who lived aud oed for the people and the Union Of
the sss a % coSd ne sS anS
cause them to what ranspIng Oh eartb-wsre IL
possible for Stephen Douglas be disturbed nom hi' stun
the tomb proclaim Tle Constitution and the Union
they must be preserved" fGren, appausel
Mr Seward was next introduced. who spoke as follows
SPEECH OF sEcEEIARY sEwAED.
TELLowCuIzENs: You mus excuse DO not speak loud
ike the Precedent Of the United States am not here TO make
speeck Lest Of all would consent 70 make basiy ouer
unsbOred tribute 10 tie memory Statesman 81 TIE
worth and greatness and the fame OF stephen a Dong
You have lead that Duugrss las been concerned IN
great affairs Of this natiOu ut us capitals and yoo
perhaps are not Ignorant thot nave Desh ai'Ine
10 the way ard on the same Ebor 81 the lnst
was Ills cotemporary and differed with him the last six
months Of hs n year. stephen A. Douglas and were work
the line; oil The previous oi lions OF the tine we
adveTssrics eud II among ihe poudes iecoecon OF
this Of mine that although were enemies ~ the
world calls A. and politically oppos for 10 years aud irend
poll zeal friends aud ass9caies OILY month"; nc we VIC
children aud the friends the cOuutymen % stephen n
Douglas paid me the compliment tie wonderful compliment
assembled. II proved that stephen A. Dougas was
len wears Of au orpOIiiol 20 me without caIng painful
regret aud that he could fall as he did on the aar OF ms
countfys defense without awakening feeling Of ap
probation AMI gratitude which mad" The whole country
soy should become his orator and honor his memory was
tr1s ~ a,nctS Win M, Doaras throughout his Whole
NE in the finn donft friendship and who could more justly
appreciate than The points which his great merit
fame ought TO e presented for the imitation q BIS
Dix will live the books Of monknd long after be
snd shall have fen and even alter this stone shall have
broken and persisted the earth lCheersl Now fellow
citizens who that makes whole nation TINT was
divided about Stephen a. Douglas for % years OF lie
LIE unanimous the bonors which paid to his mem
DRY 1t that the fact that in most fearful crisis which
and give up his lie in thescffor aud this
Union and preserve postey the blessing WITH which h
the will Of Providence shall be endowed IL shows
one great and important truth, from which oil
may take encouragement 1t Is mistake
believe that the greatest ue on oarth is 70 found
Empires states. There II great merit IN founding
Empires and States. But Empires and states are easily
founded when the condition OF things have arrived ana they
be founded without they out Of eHgence
which coud passed BY but the little observation have
been able 70 make over the nation during the ume
have lived has satisfied me that he who saves the
State is greater shan be who makes, aud that
stephen A. Douglas will live in the memory and homage q
will Abraham Lincoln equal In honor TO the Washing
and HanOns cried this nation into existence.
feel perfectly saFeJ cbeeT and cries Of good for ny
self could ask higher commentators 10 The favor OF
mankind In future that when the 10 look back over
all the history trials of this Constitution and this Unon
under the Of A Lincoln and A johnson they
shall fDd thereon however obscure my name associated
with Stephen A Douglas and Uyssns Grant and Admifa
Farragu aud with all the great statesmen and heroes by
whom the nation has been preserved which los one shall
DEFY all powers faction now hencerh and forever 10
destroy. Cheers.l
Gen Grant wss introduced and raised storm Of sp
plsuss and Secretary Wees afterwards brought for
ward but wa with cries Of "Fsrraeut FarrHgu IN
was glad 70 q ibebnd the Admiral 10 hide his confusion The
,ss over Farrse was much greater than