The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-04-01
Bakor's Eulogy on Broderick.

Bakor's Eulogy on Broderick.
! The most famous Grafton pronounce ID
in America since the days Of Webster
was that Of Edward u. Baker over the
dead body Of David Broherick in San
Francisco, on the 18th Of September
1850. The concluding passages are
strangely appropriate to the occasion o'
the death Of their author:
"a Senator lies dead, in our midst
He is wrapped in bloody shroud, and
we, to whom his tolls and cares were
given, are about to bear him to the place
appointed for all the living.
1t is not fit that such man should
pass to the tomb unherai,ied; it is not
mt that such life should steal unnoticetl
to it's close; 1t Is not fit that such death
should call forth no rebuke, or be sur.
rounded by no public lamentation. We
are here Of every station and pursuit,
OF every creed and character, each in his
capacity Of citizen, to swell the mourn
ful tribute which the majesty OF the
people offers to the unreplying dead
The hopes Of high departed friends
droop like failing flowers upon his
breast, and the struggling sigh compcls
the tear in eyes that seldom weep,
Around him are those who have known
him best, and loved him longest; who
have shared the triumph, and endured
the defeat Near him are the gravest
and noblest Of the State, possessed by a
grlef at once earnest and sincere; while
heyo:d, tho masses ofthe people that he
loved. and for whom his life was given
gathers like thunder cloud OF swelling
grief.
And now, as tho shadows turn to-
wards the east, and we prepare to bear
these poor remains, to their silent rest
ing place, let US not seek to repress the
generous pride which prompts a recital
OF noble deeds and manly virtues. He
rose unaided and alone, he began his ca
reer without family or fortune, in the
face of difficulties, he inherited poverty
and obscurity; he died Senator in
Congress, having written his name in
the history OF the great struggles for the
right of the people against the despotism
of organization and the corruption Of
power. He leaves in the hearts Of his
friends tho tenderest and the proudest
recollcctions. He was honest, faithful.
earnest, sincere, generous and brave
He felt, i'm all the grea, crisis of his life,
that he was leader in tho ranks and
for the rights Of masses Of men, and he
could not faItcr. When lie rcturncd
from that fatal field, while the dark
wing OF the Archangcl of death was
casting his shadows upon his brow, his
greatest anxiety was as to the perform
ancc Of his duty lie felt that all his
and all his life belonged to tho
cause to which he had devoted them
'Baker,' said he to me, they were his
last words" Baker, when | was struck
tried to stand firm, but the blow
blinded mo, and | could not.n trust
1t Is no shame to my manhood that tears
blinded me as he said it.
But, fellow citizens, the voice OF lam
entation is not uttered by private friend.
ship alonc-the blow that struck his
manly breast has touched the heart OF
people and as the sad tidings spread, a
general gloom prevails. Who now shall
speak for California? Who be the inter
prefer Of tho wants Of the Pacific coast
who can appeal to the community of
the Atlantic who love free labor" Who
can speak for masses Of men with pas-
s'onate love for the classes from whence
he sprung: Who can defy the blandsh-
ments OF power, the insolence of Office
the corruptions Of administrations
What hopes are buried with him in the
grave?
"Ah! who that gallant spirit shall resume,
Leap from Eurotas bank, and call ,lS from the
tomb:
But the last word must be spoken and
the imperious mandate of death must be
fulfilled. Thus, 0 brave heart. we bear
thee to thy rest. Thus surrounded by
tens Of thousands, we leave thee to the
equal grave. AS in life, no other voice
among us so rung its trumpet blast upon
the ear of freedom, SO in death its
echoes will reverb crate amid our noun
talns and our valleys until truth and
Valor cease to appeal to the human heart.
Good friend! true hero! hail and fare-
well!
MUSIC IN PUBLIC SCIIoOIS.-Thc Y. /
\. Etening Post says that music is now
leading feature in the public schools of
that city, having been introduced after
long continued efforts, in spite Of per-
slstent opposition. 1t is taught in all
the departments by experienced teach