The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-12

'z's.o Ceremonies at Chicago.

Ts'c Ceremonies at Chicago.
A despatch from Chicago gives the
following account of the ceremonies
at the laying of IL conversions of
the monument to Mr.. Dougaass.s :.
The entry OF the Presidential pro-
cesslon upon the monument grounds
WAS the first impressive point in the
proceedings. "A hand Of music pre-
cedsd the cortegc A battalion of
knight Tenlplars succeeded, and the
representatives Of the Masonic fruter-
nifty followed. The latter ascended
the stand and rested around the base
pared tOsperform lneir ancient rites.
At this point, and just before stle
appearance the President, the
vast crowd broke the ropes placed
around the reserved grounds and
rushed to nearly all parts of the field.
Order was finally restored by the
worth Eouaves 80,
A hight shower fell for; q {. few
minutes, but flushed soon, enough to
avoid any marin 3 of the scene
Tho President and party, with
heaS3S uncovered. now entered the
grounds. The order Of their s,,ro-
gress on loot was particularly uotice-
able. Mr. Seward had the Pres; dents
arm; Secretaries Wells and I.andall
walked together, and General Grant
accompanied SeRo, Romero.
At the approach vi the procession,
the audience, as If actuated by one
simultaneous impulse, rose to their
feet. From the aouse-tops where the
cars stopped on the lake shore, from
people ID the windows, in vehicles.
and even in the trees one, long md
hearty huzzah ascended. The demon
stratlon betokencd considerable feel
ing: being at once an. indication. oi
enthusiasm at tho presence OF the
dlstngGisiied guests, aud an an;yre-
clatlon of tho solemuity Of the ON
sion.
me first course of proceedings was
oriaf but appropriate address by
Mayor Rice The Masonic Grand
Master of Illinois, j. r. Gwin. then
appes led IN front Of the stand and
delivered q short but touching and
eloqu> :: address, in which he paid a
glowit tribute TO- the memory Of
the ihastrions deceased, both as =
friend AMI Mason, and referred to
the fact that the statue viii be uloced
on the monument, and will renal n
visible to the voyager on this inland
sea SO long as the star light and the
sun7beams love to. d. nee on it's crest.
ed bilows. ~
The grand chaplain then invoked
the Divine blessing upon the selena.
mites, when the ceremony of laying
the cornerstone took place ACCORDING
to the Masonic ritual. After q bless
ing with corn, wine and oil, the stone
was lowered in its. place, while
minute guns Were being fred, the
band ;5 the same p. wing q d;rge.
:ao GRAND Master congratulated
those present on the fact that there
Vas pror"nt 20 lcse a person than the
fresloent OF the United States. TO.
gether with distinguished heads O,
departments Of the Government.
\ prayer was then delivered by
E"Y. William Fl. Liilbur.. of the
Protestant Episcopal church, when
the orator Of tho day, Mai. Gen,
DIX, addressed the .ssemlnlase. His
osation was very lengthy, and full o,
eSeiIiS iciI1HlSccnCeS o. the
career OF the distinguished statesman
of the West. 81
After Gen. Dix had concluded
President johnson appeared at the
front of the platform, and delivered
the following brief address:
FELLOW CITIZENS: I believe IN nv
heart that if we could comnls,s,icate
with the dead, and cause them tc
know what was tlslspiring on Garth
-were it possib. for Stephen 4.
Douglass to be. disturbed from his
slrimbera, he would rise from his
grave, shake ot,the habiliments OF the
tomb, and proclaim, "Tho Constitu-
ton and the Un:on-they must be
preserved. :" Gr'a applause.