, 1866-06-20
THE DOUGLAS MONUMENT.
The Cornee Stone--Moeting OF the As.
sociation--Report Of the Comntt-
tee On SECURING the Attendance:
OF President johnson and.
the Cabinet,

the subcommittee appointed 10 Invite President
Jonnson to he pretent at tho iaying Of the corner
ttone Of thu Douglas monument.
70 the Bon. Mr. F. coolnaurn, chairman Of he
Committee on lnyttauons for laying the cof1es-
stone Of the Uonglas Monument in uhtcaeo:
Ihe nndersiEncd. = tubcomm.ttee aRpolntee hy
the Committee on Invitations. to visit Washington
and socat the President OF The United states and
members OF the Cabinet, 10 Be present ano nke
part IN the ceremonies ertanEed 10 take place ON
etone Of ,ht mupuncn, 10 be erected on the rround
ps9isha.sd b The ate' s;ca5.n ns tns Fe,s noIr
las, tes leave respectfully 10
AEroRr.
That in accordance with their appointment. they
left Chicago on the Srh day OF May, reaching
Washiucion On The Isl dav Of Jnue instant. As The
rcanll Of 1his vislt they announce With great sais
Mc4i0n ,br enbstantsal sucocss Of ihetr mission.
The wclI-timed movement Tins made IN behalfoY
yous great benevolent ano patriotic enterprise, ia
Of The President o, the United statcs anu 70 far a
ms5 bc sslbif. every mesnbes Of his Calumet. A.
the result therefore, Of the uassiou 1nancnrated
The SUITE, a. vel NJ TO e ftrndt OF your enterprise
IN ali The ssates thu, your hopes 10 be realized
In The graceful act OF condesccnSton by which
President JOHNSON aud his highest ot5cdai associ-
undertaking you hase commenced the higheat
of The enterprise implied from 70 distinguished
participation and presence az that Of oar CHIEF e.
ecuttve fanctianAt1es> Il III that could be required
10 crown your 1aboE6 With the success 1t 80 well
deserves. And 30 flr a. great ma2isfraey, power,
OF Official tEnclott GU ever CO. IN 1rnpaEsiu9 80
le1nnii. TO tuch f1tes, you have cestany secured
n,ty on II, sbe globe. Fot What cTptFned pszsa.es
foya! partanlty can equal IN moral grandeur The
SIMPLE md Hnos.snssnens Presence OF ANDREW
1t The AcYnve OF Stephen 4. Dougtas. Ay
Pre.fde1. 81 ihe American Repubne. Tbs sublime
e'zniGezuee Of The Circumstance ITSELF IN the minds
Of tree people, needA no comment that will not
he tupp1led in Their l.nastnAt1uns- II Is howeyer
veil 10 remind Jon. 1hst The corresponding obliRa
s. 10 aos Se
IL ceremony. tre greatly increased. Tne past will
be and - rtoelvca ii the guarantee Thai Illinois
ad her Nor hHesteIn aittcxs will not fai IN being
equal TO whstese. emergency OF occasion demands.
Id This instAnce the nation Itself comes To the tomb
ol Douglas ID tbs person Of i&s dr>t mnc1srates.
The penLmoules must be pla0sd on 4 footing Of
commensurate g1snoeur aud magnitude.
N!tther H1li it he forgotten among Westesn pop
ns,ons hs r. SaeW o. 1a, dns ?, . " sn
Il md ntt'ng In The eyes OF the nation
at large, that the propo.et ceremony shonfd become
State honorrd By his adoption. necessarily claims
! the Grrs place OF hocor In having the monument
erected ovef his remains On her own soil, and III H.
in her oxn bordc71. yet the wide field of service
occupied fy Senator Douglas 10 The national coun-
cias, JuFly Eeq1lree TINT The opportunity should
:adsa 70 tDs a,en II 2
foHn3,nr .nr n.,.,rsrsrt nann+}s1 ~ fn1H .1sc,sJ
to pespesnsse ~ tasns.
" one ~ Ga-1 ~ nn: .as ~esn & nas
gard 10 the civil sttfr that for time spread such
gloom IN connett,on with bis dcatn over The whole
81 4s,s ~ 9r.nsn;e7nnsi~ .9a,s.d ~ +. f1s,.
rites.
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i.hed tnne no, ~ ~ ,ss ~ n song tne r.
DouGias Ia the fact that. IN connection with the
ss1s nnsenst11 1endd nc I,eI II cEelt y eonn
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: stor Doue!as tn tefna OF ktndest remembrance
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