, 1870-04-09
The Last Sad Tribute to the
Memory Of the Late Gem
eral Thomas.
Grand Memorial Exercisea at
Fa1wel Hall Last
Evening.
EtoQuent and Feeling Address
by Governor I'1almcr-.A
Splendid EutoEy.
II CHICAGO.

Yesterday his bnig was committed to its Last rest
lnS place ST Tn's, without poup and parade, and
trstrriay evening numbers Of his old comrades
aHd soldiers met st Farwcu Hail to mar a nnal
tE'futs' Of inspect 10 the metncyy OF the honon.a
ss.ad.
THE HALL
M s7erlai attempt was made 10 decorate the
lasL Tie desk on the platform was draned win
Hack, ans! troEe tn fsunt large white rros1 E1or
ft'%es were woven along the edge OF the rlatform
w!9!e two American naEs hing on tic RIA. wall Of
1at siacr, having near them the tnscr1ptlons.
"TaaE1as," "a Nashville "Stonc Rircr,- ARock
Ct tfickamauGa;~ and others confronted them.
depending from the upper gallery.
THE AUDIENCE
Was very large one, leaving but few
t'ass vacant The ushers did taeIs dQty ad.
1Hira!'iy. and al fund their places without noise
u: e"hiasiun- The two central divisions on the
&C. rrwtre reserved for gentlemen accompanied
1,Eg r1~'tn on The platform together With several
rFtElanent veutse1ntn, among whom We noticed
sA!;oyeInor 60 oaleshs, John y. Farrell, General J.
Gti:esal nas1sufF. aud the other Officers On duty
NJ ShfnIiAn's Headquarters; Generals Ducat, White.
S.-f'o"- Osborn AffglssF f!s. !, s. and Dur'ts.
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Reverend Henry j. Wh,shuuse, Bishop Of iii. iii.
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. REMARKS OF GENERAL wERsrrn.
.aii: The tocasn Wntrh hs, cae1 al G''e,. as e.,
E''tiltF Is t,c II Unusual sorTpw. IntrC4 j,rIv,,
TINT syIs fw times IN 1he history Of ,hls country
Has I'4t 1telllIE been lnHtc Universal The whole
AlA1'nn Iasurlln Hkt- faIny from which one Of in
hxaE-t 'i1e~ Tn has keen removed III such ctrrum
rElnsts W. lu'k Tor su1ne one tu express wGr1hl]y
tt7r Feelings. and Interpret uR tho lesson n III.
i';"r and hare tho pleasure to intrrtuce to you
Ss,,., Ss So, , ,,e m, his tnt;naf psE9nal M ea
Ter anu tairats: ft',tn hs oNn eminent services III
11 nli,aIy a as &C. csil ne, ttc'! y pay worthy
rnrrnl lhn II Palmer, Gsri1r Il s he ST. 10y, =;
ADDRESS Of aorENsnK rt,NER.
Goyir1er Palmer then El,oIs as follows:
tc-u'gt, Al the Invitation uf those Who msy ~.
EIrr'stI 10 rrnreaent some portion sf the r+sp!c
q tat city q Chtcaxa nad t,e STATE, .a Assist tn
pa.lEE such hon0rs Us We ran To tite 1ncmry If
The juE,, u,'flt na Wln tn-lay, In distant cI,y
la. lttl, consigned by lusnr tailt.s to the buson
OF thai klI! rthtr who has ~ in.t,srtIai!x In ,h
past r,Is.7l all cur rarc, an VIII Will ii M ,Ms.
1aut day, receive uA but now, that a,u hrr,.
NLn h.,h aruId ,ar, am! o:'s:rvr thss va,t uni
facts VI thts': Eho Snew General Thomas LOGGER
than l: when observe, too, the solemn prrpnfa-
VIZ ss. a ssn ''F ~s s d.: II IN eapns s hs
ID ID - = t.e.s @ q xa.h = gsse1: ,ssstas !ss9 ss2
That iht 1'arton fccla Sor can '@licye. caa I
h"pc, thai word Will tt spoken llrrr tLnight thai
VII % qn .,, a! t';t 80 sSss mysy M :" .hat Esoviece
s,eE'ia!, nrvr life; that r1,utnc,rd him through
iht. s<in, "f hunnrt.l hattt-l.l1s tt,as eajri,,
t.f linn !rsn t!fah In Nj xtc.s. tho pIairs an,i
7hngE,'nt tlLr campaigns Gf year. III tbr Souff,-
It'll States. ahf tut few sl:r n1n. whr It seem.
~ :" u tlat US hangers we're Eas:el. while get
a,td. when surrounded by those 1ha, he lnyetl.
Al..n al was lsase, Mhra he lad before l!.n ~;
EAns srarx VI nsefa life, withdrew it, ann, and
l"was >ml',rn i'y The destroyer. That fearful
E.1ery will not In. disclosed here We may
.r:tNe. a4..l We arc ae.ouishcA What ulore ru,
Te "c N''
N, friends. the President ha, Ea1d u ron ,ha,
tHvtlt l." al''e II Speak Of General Thomas from
lily hny ant tt.tibi3ft HsSts'iutinn with him +.
Was ny Et'o fO1tun, casiy III the ia:c civil war tn
n.,t t;'ntrs: Th"rnas, aut- from that tine Irfji
lis lst, he was Luy euIntrAusler utII tiint mr.
ta,.1'. l vas permitted 10 know lin, Veil an;, S
S+t that T! knnN l.rge units me for Speaking ri
,l!In y would The mem ordinary fyieiJsS,ps
nf tai@!c OF 1tyaie fe impose no Peculiar ulII -
1ui, alyn ua- Eut the friendships tha1 are forms.
H.:s s:E:;, painful circumstances, tha, con.
ra,-1ss. tia. ~ s,rrns;t:,tnt! ami ccrscnted hr
t!mrashs and c.,-ercEa1ipn on many battItHt.i,i
] wrTe dsa1a hea ,,a, n,Sh carnival where lin 81
deliberate. yet always firm. ever faithfnI and rsr
truc-11enl>tt!rs titus turned enduring: thrr
tx themselves In The hear, anu no row.rs ~
Elc+'rh that have yet brcn c,.rEcrr,-l uron msu al
,l.r sufficient for Their expression. ID aidltioa "a
t4caaun lkc this, thrre arr emotions; ycs, thrss
nrc convictions OF The mind in respect to tho.t
,a, w l1se IN rss M IL n tes ,aat Ms EsssEs
1.sld The uluIo1s thai entertain OF the eminent
capacity, Of the unouesttnntr1 anti unqucs:lonahit
fss'hiulrss and patriotism Of General Thomas
rrrtair. ThcIrfosr, while rrpttas mysel
br11 'ic:iIlGsSs. EnSow" "@; saast tr an
equally !lcststlt Of speaelnc xours4 return
eau 10 to-n.sht. We caunot renew the dead
We. IN 80 TO at tonight that will insure to Us o;
10 rs nainc unr single 5ras Of additional retiem
hfanc.. Al tha, nc ean 10 tonight la to SPEAK o.
tr rasfi @ amd i: stas o. she dsad Warrior and sui
iHs'Ener that We nIrrelsts are tflll here with fef
Ln1':rEs ait duties stil1 ur'n us Wcknew that
wEatcvtr may have tccn sait, mca.s guod dec.ls
~" a';tE tEcn1- We know that an example of ua
s1Hin on'l ea:nest devotion 10 tlutE an examine
l"ttv earaety, viii 1--we, will bless and wu bsn.
t3cnr'al Th+tna-the tcsf tribute that for Ton
aFt 'r Ht eli, can render IN his t1rrunrT-,tat
}hnll peek thtIl for the few moments tha. n s
tCt.rtl !+uF HtttiltiIh-
1E,- life and s'eetls and fame Of Kood u1sn are
th+ rich Inheritance Jeff to hts rotntrrnen The
drt,'s aaa fame ri General Thomas hav,ng t,es;etj
natc and guide not Is alone, hut tuusc who NAV
came *1it.E III far generations to come For nny
,. M th. 1af urifr these dccd= should he treas.
u: properly estimated Nv cnnnffrS.naa M sAsua! t!
csEatE women, tho var that has jnst ciosei VIII
,snns -, II Iu hs,s, !" s1 ana to me- vas r1ch IN
ths, and 10 .1cw u the uncertainty of All r.rht ~
thEss, VIC cun y INIT ourselves to ts.ax tlrn -
5rnitful II patriotic example, Fc1Ha,. "as a.
no GthtE occasion III the hsstury NJ u,3nktnI In -
men exhibited 70 1nasy and s0 wonierful rsam.
been tic s!sI' t1Eg views Of our ls-,plr Tc ri ~.
1nrnter with rE1'!r, nnw that The Struggle 4. nrs+
anA thc passions That gave II ststh have subs.ir1
that men frCm all Fta:tnns u Life, men In n. ,.n,
p!oymcnts, men With tltverac views unIn nrs1iy
nlI Ques!IcnS, came from nur httf-tons FINN nnr
va.l!!s. firm n, our ps,ns finn nur el:ies, r1oin ali
i4t our cnmrnon county. TLOSs WIN rt,a.,t....i