New-York tribune., 1872-11-04

mCg1i1e and locked up in the twenty
Calvin testified before the Coroner that no never draA
UNYAIIING THE SCOTT MONUMENT.
CEREMONIES IN THE CENTRAL PARK-REMARKs
| OF CONTROLLER GREEN AND w. c. BRYANT
1t seemed eminently fitting that on an early
November day. beneath branches OF the trees half
stripped Of their vestmens of green the statue OF s
Walter Scott should be uDvailed in tho Central Park 1t
seemed fitting too that it should be placed near tho
statue OF the Bard OF Avon and upon the high ground
where the cool biting air Of FAIL suggesting Highland
breezes swept from the northwest The appearance of
the 10th QIghanders) Regiment Of the National Guard
with kits bare knees and ads the sound of the pbroch
by the bagppa the Scotch dialect spoken by the larger
portion Of the spectators and the airs played by Dod
worth's band all reminded one Of Edinburgh or Glas
gow The chief places at this festival surrendered
to tho Scotch residents of this city and s vicinity and
right earnestly they welcomed thcr privilege.
largo crowd began to gather in the vicinity OF tho
statue as early as p. M. on Saturday, and an
hour later over 5000 people were on the ground.
small platform had been erected the south side OF tho
statue while the monument was draped with the ma
tional eOors At about O'Clock the 18th Highanders
led by tho Committee OF Arrangements and the special
guests and accompanied by fvo bagppcrs, marched
with cOlors flying and their fun musical force from the
Casino TO the site of the monument They were received
with cheers by tho asEembase, and made hne appear
Gnce they drew up in line and assumed their
appointed station. twenty tnOusaDu people were on
Mall by this time aEd the scene was an animated one
In front Of the statue the largest number had gathered
filing every Geat that had been provided by the Park
authorities and standing far in the of the benches
The speakers platform occupied by the Committee
Of Arrangem consisting OF Richard Irwin, Chair
| man; william Wood and william T. Patton, Vice-Chair
| men, Robert Gordon, James NOR, John s. Kennedy,
Bryce Gray John Patton, Walter Watson james Fraser
! Robert Macko, Robert Dnwddie, Alexander Knox, A.
VI. steEart. Joseph Lains, aad the Secretary, James
| Brand.
Controller Andrew i Green ard william Cullen Bry
| ant were also on the platform All wore sprigs Of
heather in their battonholcs. Behind the platform,
mass Of people eager to acc aad hear was kept back
with difficulty by the police To tho east Of tho statue
were ranged the musicians under the direction Of H. D.
DOdwOrth. and behind it the 5sth Regiment Of High
lauders who stood in open space marked or for them
by ropes. On the northern site Of the statue invited
guests occupied seats while many spectators, unable to
| obtain positions elsewhere, stood behind them.
The ceremonies were opened by Richard irwin, Chair
man Of the Scott Monument Committee, who formally
presented the the Commissioners. William Wood
stepped forward and made few remarks, ending by
1 quoting Shakcspeare's lines:
| ash lived peerless.
| So his dead likeness, do well bci'5s
Or band ioiiSsSi of man Rsih 'GS Gonei
TS Ts .ss es tse Ise p lSs, mocl.d .,evsr
still Sleep mcekei death, behold, aai sy 'ts wel'
As he uttered the word behold" tho covering was
suddenly Withdrawn from the statue, and Sir Walter
scotts scupturcd face appeared. second OF breath
less silence foowedthe first glimpse OF tho great Scotch
poet and then there burst forth from the audience ap
plause which was prolonged for fully FIVE minutes. Tie
pipers with their bagpipes playing "BOnny Dundee"
then marched three times around the statue Controller
Green formally received the statue, and In th3 course
Of a short address said;
In the disposition Of works Of this monumental char
ton OF tbe Park Commissioners arrange mem tnSt
along Lis spaci6ds Afa s8fF irePE a. ne ploSegos
emes and natonaitles. At the head OF one of these
so49ns by the % o OF your ba as9Ietes @ &c sand
illustrate the lqnd OF ms 1th ana 70 celeDiate tne
and sterling he has introduced to successive
We receive this tribute OF the affection OF his
well as Of you Attended by his countrymen in civic
and characteristic military garb, at the sound of the
enduring granite OF Aberdeen. the head OF line of
OF which hs cultured taste would have never tredi aud
long these elms invite the breezes that play among
their branches, long shall wo greet with hOspta0le
welcome the accession to country of the people OF
Walter Scott They have brought TO u.s. and will still
veraucc, industry, and upnghtness-that have done
much I'm the development Of this great and LIBERAL be
cause cosmopolitan, city.
Wm. Cullen Bryant then delivered address, the !
important parts Of which appear below
ME. BRYASI's ADDRESS
The Scottish residents OF this city whose public spirit
to the people Of NewYor the statue OF their country
man which has just now been unyaled to the pubic
gaze have hOnOred with request that should 30
lar take part in these ceremonies as 10 speak few
words concerning tae great poet and novelist OF whose
assembly perceive few persons OF my own aee-iew |
who can remember, as can, the rising and setting Of
this brilliant lurnnary OF modern literature / well
recollect the time ~hen Scott, then "a years OF |
age, gave to tho world bis Lay OF the Last Min,
the enthusiastic admiration that sfterward at |
seottsh baaGsDt6e most beautiful Of their class-yei
again. In It We mad all their fire. theT Tpp4 narrative
their unabOred graces, their pahos, an4atng story
We read 1It6 scarcely less delight his poem OF Mar
mOn and afterward the youths and malgeB p our
of the Lake" I need not enumerate his other poems,
but this will OF them oil, that no other metrical
equal power Of eDclaRng the attention OF the feader
aud carrying him from incident TO incident with such
entire freedom weariness These works, printed IN
cheap editions dispersed aloyer cur cOunryi they
found their way almost every resde and their pop
tadS ad i nfa has RB RSs Soa SS 6soeh sHh ~ 's'' D
have Seen design by some artist In which Scott ls
shown surrounded by the persOnages whom IN bs poems
and romances, he called intO being They formed vast
crowd face beyoqd face, each WI ts claracieTsc e6
sSG5 SSt cali Hnt o FS9Gfa cSeraS@ RS Which
IN Certain pictures the walls OF European churches
surround the Virgin Mother his tS6 IGTy ye9 sca S
this Park an Image OF the noble brow so Iortunatel
his mag naton grew into being. Shall we say grew as
II they sprang up spontaneously IN MS 9l9o IKE plants
noted down their words aud recorded their acts or
should We imagine the faculties OF his mind to nave
busted themselves at his bidding in the chambers Of that
active brain and gradually to have nodded the charac-
ters his wonderful hctons to their perfect formf At
ali events let us say that He who breathed the breath OF
life into the Of which copy before US impaired
with that breath portion OF his own creative power
Mr.. Bryant was loudly applauded, and the ceremonies
concluded with national American, Scotch, aud English
s;rs -At - k2si-' ss.--. 80 49, = .EiaAS"
TfA statue IA OF heroic sEe and cast 10 bronze. 1t
stands on pedestal Of Aberdeen granite. In size the
sbv scott s as eeated Of his natye
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