The New York herald., 1870-02-09

acnievcL ana victories woa There are battles Il
be fought taere u u ideiong warfare to 20 wsget
| by each one OF us, IN our own breast and Agalls
| our own selsh natures. And what conflict u
harder than Lnat WHOA awaits the acculnulxtor OF
without q shudder tue emphatic testtmSny to ths
! character OF lnal c0nnict, which was borne Oy our
essed Savioar-who kaew wnat was in nau better
SAID, show hardly shall they that nave rDnes enter
into the Kingdom or God,n and when lie bade thai
rich young man ssse all that ne had and distribute
to the poor ana chen come and follow Him." II
would TO doing RrlevouS injustice to Onr lamented
friend were We TO deny Or conceal that lhsre we're
| elements ia his character wnicn made his own war;
stranger to the love Of accumulation he was no
Hoarding rners were in % Ills nature @ 'I Iis germs.
and more tnan the germs, OF economy and even
u parslmony. and sometimes thsy wosid
spr0ut and spring up In spite OF himself Nothing
less strong than mis- own WILL nothing less lndolnlt-
aOie than hls own courage, could hnvs enabled him
bg the grace oi Goo, to strive successfully against
| mat greedy, grudging avariclous spirit w0icn 30
often besets the talent for acquisition. In tn0u-
said litte ways you might perceive 70 the lsst nov
much within hiM no mad contendcd AGAINST, how
mucn within hun he had overcome and vanquasled.
| All the more glorious aud signal was the victory.
trapDings Or triumph with winch AIS remains nave
been Restored 10 us. You rob him Of ns richest
laurel You refuse him ms brightest crown, waea you
attempt to cover up or disguise any OF Innate
tendencies any 0f those acquired haOits any Of those
Oesettlng temptations agai st waicl ne struggled
80 braveiy and 80 triumpnaatiy. Recount,
II you piesse every penuri0us or mercenary acc or
his earlier or hs later llfe wnic frleads nave ever
wiinesssd-n tney nave ever witacssed anJ-ot
which malice nus ever whispered nlnted at-and
malice, we know has not spared niln IN more ways
taan one-and you nave only added to ms utes 70
oe received aud remembered a5 u hero and con-
queror. AS such conquer0r, then, you nave re-
ceived hinl from that majestic turresed ironciad
doouteo as her own messenger to Dear hin oacA TO
his home. As such congueror you have
ccanoped MS funeral car WIN the nag n,sa Of
MS MS coansrisi, SUunslsi S. Ss..ween whom I pray God
that his memory may ever be pledge OF mu
conqutror you mark the uaJ and the hour VI iiis
burla by minute gun5, and IRE farewell saot. IT
ay be- as the clods OI his native SOIL are heaped pOn
his breast. we 90 not forget, however. amld all
this llarl llal pomp, how emnenly he was man OF
peace; or how earnestly ue desired, or how mucn
he had done, 10 lncdcaIe spirit Of peace, national
anu INTERNATIONAL may not atLenlpt to nter here
TO day lnLO any consideration 0l The influence OF his
spocnc endow meuts at home or abroad American
Or Elgiish; Lat l may say, IN single word, that
think history VIII be searched III vain for the
record o. any merely human acts, recent Or re.
mote, WHICH nave been m.re IN harmony with
that angelic chorus which, just Us the 1eeG, with
th,S Sau 1reignt had entered It's funeral voyage
across the Atlantic, tue wnole Cnrsilan world was
uniting TO ring Dack again 10 the SKIES from wnicn
" hist Was heard-Any merely human acts, wb.cn
wine, aS nave saii Iney nave walked iresh and
more ferycnt echo OF ''Glory 70 God Ia Tie hgaesn
nave aone more 70 promote "Peace On earSr and
good viii towards moi.n
nere. then, mr. nlends m this home ofhis infancy,
where. seyeEty years ago, he attendei the common
village schooi and served his frst apprentice
snip as an humpie shop Doy-here, wnere, seseateea
years ago, MS nf5L large puUtlc DONATION Was l1aae,
accompanied by that memorable sentiment, "adu-
caton-a dcDt due from present TO future genera
uons"-hcrc, where the monuments and me-
moflas ,or mis- aAectlon ana his munilcence
surround us ON every side, and where he
mad chosen To deposit tlat uaique enameed por.
trait 0i the Queen; that exquisite god medal the
slt of his Country; That Charming little autograph
note from the Empress OF France, Thar imperial
pn0 oaraph OF the Pope, inscribed Dy his own nand,
and wna1ever other tributes had beea most precious
t. han IN LIE here, where he has desired taal his
own fehalns should nnaily repose, near 10 the
graves O MS iatuer anu mother, eniOrcing tnat de-
sre DJ rnose t0acnnS words, almost t.is last wnca
he uttered, "Danyers. Danvera; don't iorget'--
mere let us thank Tod Tor h,s transcen1enI ex-
ample; aud here let resolve thai 1t SHAH neither
iali 70 be treasured up III our hearts ana sacredy
Transmitted 10 our children ana our chiidren's
children, nor be wholly without an Influence
upon our own Immediate ilves. Let it never be saiu
thar the tomb and the trophies are remembered aud
cherished, Dut Tie example forgotten or neglected.
NAV not longer detaln you, my lrlend5, IRON the
sad ceremonies when remain to be performed by u.s.
yes cannot quite release yOu until nave alluded,
II the slmpe6L aad DrleIesL MANNER TO an ilcleDt
OF tue last days. and almost the last hours, OF this
noble ntc, which mas come TO me from source
WINCH cannot De questioned. Wtie he was ~ Ing,
see.linyiJ UNCONSCIOUS, Oh has deaLlbed in London
at the house OF his Kind friend, oli Curtis LaMpson
ana wnen all CnecG communication with hin bai
been Tor time Suspended, 1t mcn-
toned aoud III his presence III manner aad VITA
purDose to CESS his Consciousness tnat highly
valued acquaintance mad called 10 see MIN; puJ he
took no no;lce oi TIE remark. Not long after
warj5 IT was stated 1t q tone loud enough Tor MIN
SucClul
telegram OF inquiry and sympathy; BAT even that
failed arouse nam. once more as no long inter-
val, Is was renlarkea that faithful minister OF the
Gospel, with whom lie had once maue voyage to
AmerIcA WAS at tue door, and his attentloa was
Instantly attracted. That good mano as ne called
hlu With his latest brea.h, was received BY nIm
and prayed WIN him more tlan once. 1T Is a
Preat myslers,n he ieebly observed; "Dut / sna
KNOW all sooa," wnie his repeated amels gave
audible ana abundant evidence that those prayers
were not lost upon MS ear or upon his heart. The
friendships OF earth could no longer soothe bin.
The highest honorS OF the world--the kind atren-
tons OF u sovereign whom lie knew Low TO respect,
admire aud love-could no longer satisfy MN. Tne
ambassador ot Christ was the only visitor Tor that
houf. thus, we may liumby hope, was at last ex-
planned and fulfilled Tor MN that mysterious saying
oi one OF the ancient prophets OF israel, which he
had heard many years before, the text of O
sermon 10y one wn0m he knew and valued; wntcn
had long fingered IN his memory, aud which by some
force ASSOCIATION or releciIoi had again and
again been recalled to his mind ana more once,
IA my own hearing, been made the subject OF hIs
remark, '.Ano IL small come pass In tnat day,
that the light snail not be clear nor DARK; but il
snail De one aay whicn shall be known to the LORD
not day, nor niit put 1t snail coe TO Dass that aG
evening time 1t snail be lighs' At evening time, 1t
was, Indeed, iignt 1cr MIN. And who shall douDr,
tnaJ Whel another morning shat break upon his
GROW. II shall DC a mornng without clouls--all
lsnt and love ana Joy-for 'tne glory OF God shall
ligntcn II, and the Lamb Shall be tue light thareofu
ana so pld farewell to thee, brave, honest, noble
hearted friend. 1he village OF thy birth weeps to-
day lOr one wlO never caused her pall before The
"dower vi Essex" s gathered At tiny grave. Massa-
cnusett3 mourns thee as q son VINO has gwen new
lustre 10 ief historic page; ana Name, nJt ulnlnd
fai oi her joint inheritance III tho carrier
glorles OF the parent state, has opeued ucr
uobest laroor AID draped her municipal hats
Win richest saddesG roDes, TO do honor thy re.
MANS. New England, from mountain top far
test cape lS III sympathy with tae scene, ana iecis
The titness tnaL the ha lowed memories OF "Leyden''
aud 'Pyln0u.h''--the refuge and The rock OF ner
Pigrm Faihels-saoud be associated with thy ob.
scqules. This great aud glorious nation, in all Its
restored and vinaicated union parakes the pride
thy lie anu the sorrow OF thy loss In hundl eds OF
schools oi the desolated south tlc children
are chanting tny requiem aud weaving chaplets
around thy name. III hundreds or comfortable
homes. PROVIDED by tiny bounty, the poor OF
tue grandes5 city Of the world even now
are DreIihing blessings on lhy memory.
The prouuesL shrine Of Old England mas
unlocked It's conseuated vaults for lny reposc.
The prayest ship Oh navy 'wnose march DER the
mountain waves, whose nome IN the Geepr has
borne thee u conqueror 20 thy chosen rest; and
as passed ircin isle to Isle frou sea TO sea- In
Ia cIrcumnavgalon almost as wide as thy own char
ity, has gwen new slgnhcaDce to the memorial @
saying OF tne great funeral orator OF antiquity-"ol
iuStiiou5 men the waoe earth IL tile sepuchre;
ana not only does Jhe inscription upon columns in
their lana point out, but in that also which is
not their own, there dWes with every one an un-
written memorial OF the heartn And now around
thee are assembled, not only surviving sno0mates
aad Old companions OF thy youth, aud neighbors