New-York tribune., 1872-12-07

The following is the full text of the remarks
made OH Tlnrsiay afternoon. in the Constitutional Con
yentlon at Albany by Nj Estus Brooks upon the res
outon GU the death aud burial services Of Horace Gree
ley:
pace nor ont OF time call the attention OF ms Com
mission tn an event which, within the week pSt hat az
traced the attention OF the people OF the 9iae anu ot
the country at large. Coming from the great metropolis
OF our commonwealth, as one yesterday t4kIhG PsIt III
the Obsequies OF the occasion, perhaps a luuy li
pre @sed with the very marked aud peculiar SORROW
manifested by fle people M the dcath ain iiu ol Ii
Greeley. In my long residence IN Ne"1ork; ,xenu
ing over years, have seen no huch deunhStIdlioh
there or elsewhere. 10 tribute OF great Muttl
tnde f living men 10 te memury Of the distinguished
dead: honor TO man without title. without Once
and all of whose earthly honUrs no" NC III tuo
@raye The Cnief Magistrate Of the country, within
The month victorious over the honored dead-now ~
we hope and believe the elect OF HraVcn-tne iIcs'
don't. Ninste~s OF slate eminent Senator's and Repre-
sentaveS iu Congress distinguished men ut nome ana
abroad OficersOt The army ana navy olate anu
mi officials from near aud distant commemorative, al
sat .Orrowuy aud reyercntaly by the bier OF the de
parted. II rarely happens IA lifetime lhat one,
In church edihce great avenue OF trade is permitted
10 behold such spectacle at numbers OF honors fad
even TO the most exalted ia rank Along four miles 9i
th, public way either SIDE business Is suspended
thr Streets thrunged and when hc great cry where ar
greeley lived is left cross the river Whet now rest S
mortal remains. almost an equal de!nJnStrauon
Of public AM, private grief Everywhere rs the BODY is
borne along hats raised or heads uhcpNt il lu oh
of respect great editor, phian hIOpsi ana te
trie man The business the day IN the great inetrop
ole and the surrounding country ls Tor the @ uu,e
checked, while representatives. oI the 'oNerhht pause
10 participate in the general gnei. ,.,.
snch WAS on Yesterday. the over one VINO, wlt-
much attraction IA person, "lthoI. n'sbe ,Isi a ~
voice or manner, without brilliant "rdory linpresSen
ms great heart and great NINA uOh lic natio .it
Greeley was, indeed. a great "ofhci IA thpuSu' an1
brain and hnnd. He loved and served manknd' ana
fnun his hest happiness and hereafter II not hcfe, his
greatest reward serving bis fehoW-meh lic Mtuie ~
Franklin wrote with simplicity, force, and efrgt lie
VS. etnIurutv practical IN life ana lhOught MS pen
and tongue reached all GLASSES aud conditions o people
and Le abor"d for tho benefit Oi all mankind lholsh
not without ambition. he prSeired duty 10 honoT'pi9
place, and more than once asdlu'l th' nN"e VI , ~
friends he sacrificed hg pTrcrneht IL Once even lue
highest IN the state by bold and manly obedience 10
conscience. He has Ruue from among ~ an" ~ ils
commonwealth where he lived 30 long, dud whose Po5
in The mast he so largely nodded trnst u a. not uhDe-
coming 10 pause y moment u our nehbeiallonS ~ Pal
ihis trhnte 10 the memory Of the dead u Is Sau Dr.
Greeley had great ecccntfices OF chafatIcri pht 50
Iou0 A. eecenTrcities nat bcmrhes. VINO shtl sly
mai ,yh,t seemed eccentric not right Ana ~ i
Lao said tnat he creduiOus; bhl "hdt men cah
criuIity lr often cUiy large altD III men, III t.sI
yy,r,l. ana Thoughts u their promises ana me- hI'
Greeley believed much, trusted lnuCh anu 10 he was
snme times deceived IN He cdhed Nlsluhdiy,
yscillatiug aud uncertain In purpose; Dut who' Slr
would not prefer 10 err upon tDe sue oI %
and human hope men, than dlsrnsung al Hooahts
close one eyes and 10 all those better impulses
winch " receive from 6udt - -,
Mr. Greeley certainly far from perfect hnu III
many thing, ms own lie t0iicd 100 Hucn
with BRAN thOug ght Tor his own good ANA ia TUE en
whcu sorrows accdnulated aud disappointlehts eane
upou him. found nut little OF hnt reprse 30
To- health strength, and 4 cheerful min lie remihue1
me I'm tbo great d end OF his life Of the words uttered
by one great poet ~ the sorrOwiu ahd sudden ei i"
tIe world OF one Younger years, aud The close vi
whose life was also full of SorroW
so the struck s,sls Stretched along th- p.la.
No rnor ,broagh rolling c'Oui 10 soar sgsm
Vews bis osni ieather on the sts DAT
Thst Cd the sasf. that Iui1erd IA IBIS heN'
Keen -,re hi, papgs. bot k.euer ifr 70 fe,i
He uur,,d the Pnoa which 'npeied hr ,,e.. ,
I'd the snep plumage uhth bad NGTinei lir he',
Dranh the last hie-rop Iom hs hlf'diis uir'''