Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-18

especially In the faithful stewardship Of
nssea yhlsh,sim,iihsn.lJ rebound TO their honor
wisdom and duty for all generations.
Rsiolusd, That the board, deprived by the
osis,iys a.P,n'.tloS Of DiviSs Proydeass
friend and founder, will ever remember our
eradication on the last oesAsion Of his pres.
snee With US, and esp!eially 10 his sstisiae.
Of his trust, not only in assuring words but
BY the large addition made thereto, teaching
sto tssl mere than ever our responsibility
while We look for guidance and helping to h i'm
rom whom all good eounssls snd just works
In ascending the resolutions Ex-Governor
afaham, Of North Carolina, spoke as fol.
lows;
REMARKS or Rx.oovERoR oRAuLM.
Although funeral honors and ceremonies
At the command OF two great nations, with
the cordial appreciation Of the people Of
both, have been already paid TO Tho founder
OF this charity, and although, by the Presl.
dent aud others, the language Of eulogy upon
his great acts Of benlhceuce have been eK.
haustcd, yet beg 10 detRiu you moment
In secondlng the resolutions OF the commit
tee, reported BY Its venerable chairman.
As the sole member Of the board VINO hap
pens to be present. from the vast region BE-.
tween this capital and the!Rlo Grande from
tier, q region for tho relief and assistance OF
whose inhabitants his last and greatest do
nation was made, feel that silence would
be an Injustice approaching to crlmlnality,
to = betrayal Of my trust, and that the
thousands Of parents, and ten Thousands Of
children, not few Of them orphans, In this
territory, who are the objects Of his bounty,
would feel that their voice had boon sup
pressed in the general tribute OF praise to
his memory, and that they had no proper
representative In the board of trustees. In
their name, and In their behalf, reRrettinR
the absence Of our colleagues, Gov. Aiken,
OF South Carolina, and Judge Bradford, OF
Louisiana both, a. regret to learn, from
Ill health, give my hearty assent to the dec
laratlon, that for his well ordered phllan.
throPy and Princely munlncouco, George
Peabody deserves to DO ranked with heroes
and sagss. 80. m,
Assuming 10 speak intheir behalf, l rem
der thanks 70 the. Government Of Great
Britain and the United states, repr esentlng
the sincere and generous feeling OF the PEG.
pie Of both countries, aud tho State and mu.
niclPal authorities Of Maine, In which his
remains 1rst reached the American shore,
and OF his native Commonwealth, to which,
by his patriotic direction, they we're destined
70 hnal reposei as we'll as to you, cir, and
the other members OF this board who at.
tended hls nnAl obseQules, for the appro.
pirate aud IMPOSING tributes OF respect to
his character which was paid In the long
progress from Westminster Abbey to his ma
tive town, which furnishes his mausoleum
and shall perpotuate his name. Such offer
lngs do honor TO the living as well as to the
dead. They manifest the public and uni
Vorsal sense OF his noble charities and en-
courage others TO do like good works. They
tend, moreover, to curb the worst elements
or our nature and the promotion OF peace
and good will among men. And as In his
death two great powers OF common Language
and kindred blood have found a common
'ubJsct OF mourning, and, as Il were, voy.
lged abreast and marched hand to hand 10 |
lis tomb-so let us trust that, In the dlspen. |
ations Of Providence, the lately warning
ectlons OF our country will DO chastened of
ngry passions and Jealousies, to be Joined
a a bond OF peace aud union by common
dmlratiou Of his example and gratitude for
lie benehcenee In all future time.
lftho North shall indulge a commepdabls
ride In the reelection that he was their coun-
lyman, the South will Venerate him as their
eighbor beuefactor and friend, who poured
IL Into the wounds Of desolatlng war, and
royided for the moral and intellectual wants
tnelr children In the days OF imPoyerlsh-
lent and inflction.
REMARKs OF DR.. SEARS.
He was followed by DR.. B. Sears, of Yir-
inia, the general agent OF the trustees. Ia
he course OF his remarks DR.. sears said; II
! very difficult In a few words to portray |
uch character as that we are called upon
o contemplate at this hour. He then spoke
Il the visit Of the deceased TO the White
'ulphur Springs last year, and the deep I'm.
'resslon he made on all who came In contact
nth him. HIS care for mankind and his
enial disposition attracted all his fellow
neu.
His whole bearing while In Virginia was
II perfect Keeping with tho memorable |
words which accompanied the second dona. |
Ion plnced In your hands-words spoken,
indeed, 70 only few, but words to be rung
"a the ears OF the nation; ''Thls I give 20
The suffering South for the good of The
whole country" Here we find the keynote |
% all his words aud acts relating to The |
Southern Educational Fund" This SentI- |
nent will be repealed by parents aud teach. |
FRS to every child who llsps hla name In |
he Southern part Of our republic, and will |
prove bond OF union at home like that
which now, BY the same unparalleled liber-
Illty, links the two continents together.
already have the schools In Southern citlns,
lded by this fund, shown their appreciation
I his good charity by observing the day of
Is funeral on this continent, tWinIug
'reaths around his nome on the walls or
he school-ro0ms, commemoratlng his deeds
nd commanding his examples to the chllds
en- for Imitation.
At the close OF DR.. sears' remarks the reso-
utlons were unanimously adopted, and the
'oard adjourned.
Second Days Proceedings.
Tho board reassembled at the Arlington
otel on Wednesday, 10th Inst, at II O'Clock,