New-York tribune., 1868-10-22
GEN. SEDGWICK.
DEDICATION OF THE COMMEMORATIVE sr,..-
AT WEST POINT YEsTERDhY-ORATroa ~
GEORGE w. CURTIS. w

John sedewick the lamented commander OF the s,sa
Corps Of tho Army Of the Potomac, was ye,,.ss
formally dedicated al West Point With approp,st
military ceremonies. The statue is OF bfoIzc -
represents the general in undress unornI in one
characteristic attitudes, his hands folded oD his sxo,
hilt, and his body bent slightly forward vhua A.
countenance Is indicative Of thought There s.a,
opinion expressed by the numerous officers Of a..
Sixth Corps who present, ana who bad fouyb, .
the general up 10 the day Of his DEATH that the se.
excellent and that Mr.. Thompson bad been wono.
fully successful In his work Tho pedestal, a bana.0~.
granite block, bears the following Inscription.
n Ss Bo;S SSss sss S'HpT e. s,s ka & s !. ~ c
Potomac The sixth Army Crps. 10 ioy!ag A,Gon of ~ c
manier detcses this statue 10 his memory. w
Yesterday cold, rainy aud Thoroughly dsagre.ah,,
and sufficient notice Of the dcde had not been evs.
in time TO the widely scattered oiceIt Of the Sixth Corr
yet Notwithstanding these mishaps about 20 Of tho ON
OF the Sixth Corps were present. Among the di
tinguished army officers upon the pstorm were Gen.
H. G.. Wright, Truman seymour Frank Wheaton. Rickett
Geo. b. Mcclellan, Newton. Franklin. Tompkns Neun
shaler Hyde. Warner Doubleday, Hclutzicman Hsmb,n
The military display, parade Of the cadets evolution,
OF the cavalry and Griug OF tie salutes were cousua
with that faultess precision Of which West Pointer, ara
justly proud. The music. furnished by four nlb,,r
bands, very fine. Though Mr. Cnrts read his ors -,
under the shelter Of umbrella, hs coquence aid A,
fail Of ts Yontec effect on his audience.
Mr. cCRTIs's OR,TION
Under this October sky. among these historic bl, v,
this historic river flowing at f here mon vrana
that Washington trod and which Knew the darlcHtr,e
edy Of the Revolution beneath lat Gag the brct morn
ing star OF hope TO the nationsbe flag ihat noa ao.
uuchaeDged from this central post and tie remotea
frontier surrounded by fields golden Ia the moasugabs
harvess by homes OF happincs and By hearts a
fidelity to country and to man. coae TO honor ts
memory OF the brave and modest soldier who ded 10 eivs
to our homes that peace 10 confirm "a heats th
fidelity. ts keep those fields prosperous and ccuc Yo
father men of the Sixth Corps, cur soldier fellow c
zens the silent aectonate, hcroc leader. whom the eys
desiring sees not whom the attentive hears n0.
Whose part In all the pomp that Glls tho on.
cult OF the Autumn hills, Is that his grave I.
green" Death hath this al,o" SAYS Bacon. thss
it openeth the fate to good fame bat good Ec lurs
conduers death. He Is not dead although no nOp
see hir Behold how vast and various L his Ne 10 ha
fair and noble statue he lives again on tue most horos
page of our history he lives and In your hearts
he is immortal the deeper spiondor Of he as he bora
in the supremacy Of tho Union he maintained, m ihs
equality in that Union which he secured IN TIE Larger
power and increased justice Of the regercra'ed copu
that he served. John sedgwck hives nov, ard shal "
forever natural and noble, aud beaut'inl Sin toe ~
snct that inspires hands 20 bG.ld molurtEi- os
nlustrous dead, we their names upon meiAond
stone exqustely the sculptor mod the forms n bronze
or marble, aud they carve their names upon Hs'"fL
they impress CIVILIZATION Win thcE ifcHt-'5 bN "hNt
than marble more lasting than bronze. i, tho nonE
ment which their honesty builds IL orr pHrcr IN
poses and nobier lives. The American tr9H - 10
great monument Of Washington and t'e infh
the ReyOuton-the American Union Il the tionL
ment of sedgwick and OF 100000 OF oar fathers Na 80
with him The tale OF his hfo = stho simple 't"r'ois
brave and good man who did his duty. and dcd IN cong
it, sedgwck was but ~ the soldier Of tho tn'a
tho fierce struggle with whch fhc land ,t rocks ahi s
air thrills That struggle IS old as history II IS fo'sh
by the tongue and pen as earnestly as Nth SWORD aha
she'll IL the contest for the largest nylil irred0p
Now II is nation fighting fov independents, TOW wn
asserting moral and intellectual liberty no" tr i%oof
das and the Persans linked in the de'ti-siruesi'
Tlermopyln; then IL is Gallileo wrestling w. tp iriul
sition There upon the continent OF Eusc 10 fhiP
H. and the Netherlands here an England % d, tL' kIg
and Parliament yesterday IL was the Colonies Hn. 10
mother country; to-day III ss the Union as-t lie HS
federaey; $40 years ago Y was Gerard sh.oips'S
Prince Of Orange; three years ago h was "DEs
Booth shooting Abraham Lincoln. But eycryHhe.o I'D
ALWAYS IN whatever crude aud lmperfo CT lorm Il b.
movement Of the same confetti u the struerf te
tween those who declare that some men have no MA
aud those who hold the truth 10 ie ieie'ueht ~.
men are created equal In Europe, ulet centN', ase
the cause OF the people tOOs form "a, tlc tfo t i~
form, aud transferred to tho battlefield Ns nc tLy
years In England-drawn 20 hhei l4as ~ 'm M
sermOns uf stern preachers. in IA, debates i ~
in the loud snarl OF pamphlets was AnoTn IS FlIs
longer At Edgchill. John Pyu.s ,qce1he- Eac is.on
Charles's fasehoods swords Ile Cay2hti io' sAl ~
pryilege-the Puritan for The pee Pc ne ,tIes-.s
fierce aud long and, when the s'ule OF baue lSi@
away. Purtanism remained blyO"loAed 1yn "a. I. -,
But its complete victory was i's,rl1" ~ s.s
country and another continent Tho GA I.','s. I.',
ism doubtless gloomy aud sc' e-tie tre NAV ~
the rosy aud delicate fruit Of NmcrlCan uNeiN "
Gnotted and gnared. But VII: The cayaneF W
Tory, and the gristoerat, hoie ef.yNvis, - 80
always divided Puritanisui, rent lbet tll nc
OF all EnSlands rulers was Pufi n-the srSat y & % ~
policy abroad swept the MedltcI 4ueau pirates. aA
protected the protestants of france aEd >1,s,9,
Puritan policy ut home delenoc. Iyll uhd n is.ou'
erty against despotism, mlired 9sheP an1 sI9s%, W.
aS a King. Across the sea % PA. cd tie ROCKS W -,
1igBts Tbe m,'h harvest IS as rs6ro as he o or ne
dom is "a rude plant and loves : cooler istla,.' -
became modified. nodded, enlarged, out OF stregsS
came forth sweetness. GoyeInmca5 by church n' III.
s@S o TRe Larger rue aud PdS
America inspired the Revolution. They werT I1,itSS
guns whose echo is endless upon But ler I'M II NasS
Puritan spirit that spoke IN the Dccl ration ot hdsl'
ence. II was the Puritan VII that shock 20 W.
fis''' the Hudson. paA' It It was TO t, Puritan dc
that CORVALLIS surrendered At yorktown, ss Ss
~ years later IL the Cavalier Wh' 1-ain surct% w
to The Puritan under the AppomSttox ippetroe 20
s q m eSkedq and az na ShS an S ia in p
laugh and swear to-day were the ind'mitablc yanguss
they smote in nght-t they Srg throu N their noses S
hymn they chsnted was hbery-A ,hoy made Diyoe
monarchy they have founded the IRE At, the most eP
ughtcned the most prosperous. the uost powerful Rs
public IA history As we look back toosy upon that re
mendOus conflict, emerging nom the pter sn g
the grim champion OF the people oliver Cromwell, af
by his side there rides sturdy Purlta Major Gen BOB
ert SedgNyick. when Cromwell became frotecl9
ne sent his general commissioner TO "a
maica. aud When the KlDg returned the inlth
decided TO remain IN America. IN honored ashts
live their won,ed fires" And mo.e than a ceniuy
after, Nasty and Worcester, descendant or Ryye1
sedgH ch major IN the revolutionary army, doiehJsa
the good old cause Valley Forge AZ the end OF u~
war he was made Major-Gen OF Mifua, a.d ~ ~
house. which the Connecticut Tories had burned WHO ~
was away, was rebuilt for him BY his townsmen II va
In the little town OF Cornwil In the pie. .sant Nael "
the IIousatOnic, in the northwest part OF Connecticut
tne state OF Putnam and ~ Wooster; and there ~
grandson, Gene al John, born On the lSta otP
tcmber, 1913. lie is remenO red quiet farmers w
going 20 tile common school and working m The leae,@
fields OF Cornwall Hollow. A generous, manly lad, :
natural leader among his eOupani0ns. But the .PlN
the Ironsde trooper and o the mental Noinn,oS