New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-22
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
UNvAILING OF HIS STATUE IN PROSPECT PARK
BROOKLYN.


BROOKLYN.
The very interesting ceremony of publicly
uncoverlng the statue OF Abraham Lincoln which has
Just been completed, took place on the grand plaza OF
Prospect Park Brooklyn YESTERDAY In the presence OF
at least people The statue is Of bronze and about
nnc feet in hight, and is hfehke representation OF
President Lincoln he appeared with his cloak wrapped
around him head uncovered and the left hand IS
extended and holds manuscript. The figure stands
upon base Of Scotch granite. The base is deliberately
sculptured. There wreaths on the east ana west
sides which incloSe the letters T. s. A." and u s. NJ
On the south side II an eagle holding shleu, ~ te
drag maakt Nagh" aud on the north IS an eagle
with broken Shacke IN ITS taons Inc statue mas oeeh
medatey after the death Of the President and placed n
the hands OF the War Fund Committee Of the City Of
Brooklyn and County OF Kings" The work was executed
by Mr.. IT. X. Brown.
were many distinguished gentlemen. including xsena;
tor Morgan. the Hon. Martin halbheIseh, hayor OF
Rev Drs. schenck and Canheld and large number OF
lados. The ceremony commenced by the performance
esq presiding mado address. Mr.. Wallace on behalf
OF the War Fund Committee then presented the statue 10
the Park Commission. aud was immediately uncovered
AS the cloth fell from head and shoulders OF the figure
band played IIa TO the Chief and national salute
behalf OF the Park Commission In an appropriate address
A. A. Low esq next Introduced, and read letters
GREETING their inability TO be present.
The Rev. DIR. storrs then delivered tho Grafton in
stands AS an exponent Of what the American lfo can
produce without foreign assistance. Uncntured as he
was by school or college his whole school life hardly
covering year trained only by reflection 10y honest
renowned universities the arts and powers Of European
culture claim no part or only remote ana inpalpa-
10 have heped him much except the textbooks which
familiar TO all and the atmosphere OF freedom ana
u u'' ife tq. q Christian father and mother
the bloody fruges of whose retiring robes had hardly
vanished beyond the horizon-reading, when he could
Fables, and Pilgrims Progress-coming only later TO
Burns and shakespeare-talking in clubs, arguing IN
he deemed truth before attentive assemblies OF but
matrcuated IN any academy and never master 81
any language save that when he nad learned IN ohid
hOod-n any man represents better man others VINO
have been eminent ~ once among US tne NAIVE AMER
added What Burke said Of Give In British India. We
may with only greater emphasssay OF Lincoln IN our own
land: lie forded deep water on an unknown bottom;
left bridge for his successors over which the lame
therefore, we rear this statue OF hin for others to see
when we are dead We touch line to softer grace than
to give IL dignity that IL did not pOssess We leave the
man to stand he and face the futuren this nat
tan OF stature and tough Of srew. when lie bore our
trembling fortunes; slill earnest In face, as
Ing TO the words which made a people forever
free And when bronze and granite keep their trust, TIL
ceased 10 beat We raise this lasting memorial OF him.
But let us be grateful that his truest monument Is not
institutions which he preserved In the popular liberties
to which he seeuty in the ampier welfare OF which
he made the land You have heard already from
the lips OF the PRECEDENT the touching and majestic
with which his second inaugural address closed by
this man. Standing now I'm front OF his monument,
rccoectiug the dangers which not all buried when
his life closed remembering the duties which 10
the Republic which lie did 80 much, WELL and look
ing over the land and into the years which still
shall claim humber work, let us hear, also these
other words so solemn and sublime, which fell from him
az the service Gettysburg, years the coming
month; and let them fall afresh II God touched
and made them vocal once with
counses IL be here dedicated 10 the great task
remaining before that from the hOnored dead take
Increased devotion that for which they gave the
last full measure of devotion; that here highly re-
solve that these dead shall have died IN vain that
this nation under God shall have a birth OF free
dom and that 1.-The OF the people by the PEG.
pie and for the people, shall not perish from the earth
Until IL pershes his work in the world shall never fall
Until IL pershes nobler memorial than we can build
shall testify those who anywhere rejoice In the Aneri
can example Of a popular government and n regulated
liberty OF the wisdom and the spirit and the office for
mankind, vi Abraham Lincoln