Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-24
TELEGRAPHIC.
YesterdayAfternOOn'sRepO
From Washington.
The following dispatch was received too
late for insertion in this mornings paper;
Memorial Exercises.


Memorial Exercises.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-Before IL
o'clock this morning the galleries were
crowded, in anticipation of the memorial
exercises in honor of the memory of the
late Hon. Henry Winter Davis. The flags
above the Speakers desk were draped in
black, and other insignia of mourning ex-
hibited. A fine pontrait of the honored
dead peered through tide folds of the ma
tional banner above the Speakers desk.
The marine band, during the hour pre-
ceeding the opening of the exercises, occu-
pied the ante room Of the Reporters gal
lery, and discoursed appropriate music.
At II o'clock the Senators entered and
the Judges of the Supreme Court pre-
ceeded by Chief Justice Chase, also many
officers of the army, and others. The
President was not present, but Secretary
Stanton and Secretary MuCulloch entered
the hall before the opening of the exercises,
and Senator Romero, the Mexican Minis
ter, Governor Fenton, of New York, and
Judge Advocate General Holt, were
among the dignitaries present.
After a prayer by the chaplain the De-
claration of Independence was read by
Hon. Edward McPhearson, Clerk of the
House of Representatives, which was fol-
lowed by the playing of a dirge by the
band. Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of
the House of Representatives rose and
said:
Ladies ana Gentlemen: The duty has
been devolved upon me of introducing to
you the friend and fellow member here
Of Henry Winter Davis, and / will detain
you but a moment from his address, to
which you will listen with saddened in
The world always appreciates and hon
DTS eourage-the courage of Christianity
sustained martyrs in the ampi-
at the stake and on the rock the
of patriotism which inspired mill
ons in our land to realize the historic
able Of Curtius, and TO ill up with their
'wn bodies, if need be, the yawning ehasm .
which imperilled the Republic; the cour- {
ge of humanity which is witnessed in
house and hospital, and at the
bed and prison cell of the
onvict. But there is a courage '
f craftsmanship, and nobly
fas it illustrated by the statesman whose
ational service we commemorate to-day.
nfexibly hostile to oppression, whether
f the slave on American soil, or of re- f
ublicans struggling in Mexico against
Faithful always to the princi- 5
le of liberty, championing always the
ause of the down trodden, fearless as he $.
as eloquent in his avowals. He q
as greatly mourned throughout a
and from the Potapsico to the
ulf the blessings of those who had been
lady to perish followed him to his tomb. :
is 6tti1g, therefore, though dying a pri-
ite citizen, that the nation should render
M such marked and unusual honors in
is hall, the scene of so many of his in
triumphs; and l have great
easure in introducing to you the orator ,
the day Hon. ia. Cresswell, bis co..
ague in the 3sth Congress, and now
from the State of Maryland. n.
Mr.. CresswelI then delivered an eulogy
the life and services Of the eminent
ad. b.
'noPsis of Mr.. CresswelI's Address.
He commenced by an appropriate refer L
ce t, the memories of the day and the
mes of him in whose honor it is observ- r.
and to the recent memorable services !,
the second father of his country; then
OCccucu 70 give u Ufltl DAOSrApuy Oh Tue Clt
life of Mr.. Davis, bis struggle for an oil
and a profession, with a record :
the subsequent events of his remarka-
career, his political opinions and his
,ors, and his triumph of freedom and
He pictured wildly the
ening successes of the rebellion in
revealing the deceased as the .
1tral figure and master spirit among the
unch opponents of secession in counsel 7
d on the stump, in the columns of news Pa
pers, and in every other field of loyal Ans
ion constant, untiring, almost obiqui-
IS in his activity, cheering his friends g.
l astounding his enemies, who, while 0U'
sing him, were yet charmed by his mar
lous tongue. n.
lie illustrated fhe Congressional career ut
the deceased, and his zeal for unionism,
l his antagonism to slavery, with gems
his speeches, the recital of which A
w tears from many eyes among his q
.er associates. =
1t the close of the Grafton Mr.. Stevens,
Pennsylvania, moved that a vote of :.
INKS be rendered to the orator with a
uest for a copy of the Grafton for ~
nting, which was unanimously carried.
he benediction was given and the con-
rse dispersed.