, 1874-07-27
1nohB,lfe, attempted to fl'l tho vacuum, saak
Tint II will now Ind takon of itp lan1s.
LINCOLN MEMOnIAL.TOYEn.
A. Monument I'M London to tho Atncri.
can prcsiucMts

LILO IAtU ADTAFlAH lslulDtNs VI lALHGE kuH phfk
which Tho lato President Of tho Unitod sla,es
took In tho negro emancipation, llavo Joined
hanh for tho ritrpose OF promoting permanent
tnonun,ont to his fatno. In tho form Of 4 tno-
nossa.tower attached to tho now lndopendent
Church At tho Junction Of tho bennington aud
Westminster roads.
|. During tho great American ptr1lgglo many
| moetinga woro bold In South London 10 axprcas
patton; Thoso woro ehioay hela IL Surrey
Chapel, under tho prosdnucy of tho Roy, New.
man Hall. At tho close of tho War son1o Anori-
ca, citizens suggested TINT adjoining the no'g
to take tho place Of Surrey Chapel, a tower
ahould be orootoa by Amoslcaua ~ a Testimony
to tho sympathy Expressed for thcm 10 thotr
| struggle. An amount exceeding E1,500 WAS
raised, aud tile original pan Of tho atructuro was
to the buildings to bo erected beside IT, and moro
worthy Of tho object. II wns tlon resolved TINT
tho monument should 70 @ International NJ M
and England aNI that tho cost should bo equally
divided. Tho monument will cols,at Of n towcr
and .spiro, 900 foot In holglt. 1t is built OIL q
so soa s s9os Ksnts 1'q 2e ~ sait s poxsnd
| asono dEosutngs. Tho slara and stripos wili bo
inwrought in tho atonn, md tho British lion and
American eagle w!l! together adorn tho augloa
of tho towor. Tie tower will DO mRdo usofnl by
Washington and Wilborforco, to bo l,scd as claas-
roouaa for tho instruction OF acnior bosa, aud
for other purroson.
Tho coromony Of laying tic memorial stouo
considerable number Of spectators, by Ills Ex-
colleney Gan. achouck, Tho United statea Minus
ter, who, at tho close Of tho formal part Of tho
| proceedings, said "Lad,os and Gentlomeu:
The part assigned mo ia tho ceremonies Of to-
day ia in some sollso simply mechanical task
to SEQ that this Htono Of tho corner IL sottled
squaroly and solidly III. its plaoc. 1t is not for
tho to addroas you, or to explain or roruark u},ou
TIM Vrnnt tnfnftH WhHJ1 ntkHGthH tn thin
structure. That has boon already clearly, e1o-
quonty, and moro appropriately done by
another: muat bo pardoued howovar, it, hav-
Ing discharged my duty. thank tho maI,sgora Of
tho occaaion for tho honor thoy hayo dono mo
In requesting my presence aud participation. 1t
ia an honor which owo to my official character
% tue representative Of tho uuited atates to
the Court Of Great Drisain. An an Amorican
though, as we'll a. an officer Of my Government,
folt that could not docline an invitation
which afforded mo opportunity to join Ia dong
honor to the memory Of tho teverea and mar
tyrcd President whose nano this building Ia to
cal in my own country, but It la deatinod for
over to command voueration wherever humanity
ia respected Of help and sympathy given to the
II sos sbe to eopy S M ssaaos so bs
and and true % friend, % mr ~ Newmaa S Hal1s s01H L
ID known to you all that this gontle-
intolsont 8 sympathy % At ~' ItisA'ts time wIea o we
wore engaged in grand atrugglo to proaorvo
tho integrity at our uniou, aad to place our na-
tton on a Wilenad haRs Of human freetlo1n aud
equal rights. And when by tho governing classes
in this country no we're not much loved, cer-
tainly much misunderstood, thta ttlod friend in
those our dark days never failod to comprehend
aud apprcoiato the oarucst preaotuinating sonti-
munts Of TINT Government aud paoplo who ra-
jectod with horror tho idea thai slavery could DO
tho eorner-stono Of 3 FREQ republic. No such
cornor-stouo is this which We lay hero to-day.
Tho building which will rise from this founda-
groat principles Of right which underiio aud sup
port your FREQ institutions aud lnws mud onra
Now dosfro, my English friends, to feel that
NO are not only laying tho foundation. Of
rost also . building typical Of lasting
frlondship botwoen our two couut..os, +
friendship which wo trust will live long after Tho
wallis hero to be erooted shall have orambtod aud
fallon into ruin. On this tower, We are told, is
to bo oroctoa 2 tall and graceful epiro. Wlion
ITO who participate In thoae services to-day shall
all hnYc gone to our lust account, may that Bplro
flushed and beautided, continue to point to tho
common heaven which bends ovor two great
1iborty-loving nations, whose people worship tho
Same God, and rcal the eamo Bible 10 the san,o
language, as silont but yet eloquent witness of
an oyes-lncraaslng cordial agroon,eut betwoen
them"
Nr. Henry Vincent. Tho Rev. Mr. Troemantls
and the Rov. Dr.. Williams delivered briaf nd
droBsos, adSerting to tho circumstances under
which the memorial waa being erected, paying
tribute to tho memory OF tho late Abraham Liu-
ooln, and dwelling In terms Of high praise upon
tho e1orta be had made In tho emancipation Of
slavory,. which could not fail to promote tho
cause Of freedom and civilization throughout tho
Tho Rev. Newman Hall then proposed rote
Of thanks to Con. Schenok for tho part ho had
taken In tho proceedings, and in doing 10 aaid
Llas tho part which tho Into Preaidont OF the
Unitod States Lad taken In tho emancipation Of
HIHpAFF mt HUffnfnut1v 11ninrgFnoh n, ff,a !
country. In consequence of which ho had beon
exposed to some obloquy. Ho explained thatsis
vas out Of tho power OF tho President to aboah |
alayory, as each State managed its own Affairs,
and It waa not till State cas5 Oh tho authority
OF Tho Central Govornmone that tho President |
had tho honor to proclnlm emancipation. Ie |
complimonted don. Scheuck upon lia heroic |
deeds h Which na he had aono much for tho
The neY. G. N. Murphy seconded tue motion,
which was carried by aeclamation.
Con. schenck, IN roply, said: "In response
Woyds 70 na9o ony y1ry low
kind manner in which YOU have recoived my |
poor contribution to tho very interesting services
Ct to-day than do for tho lattering manner in
1o ho ss bSoG sfn g by G7s ss who
nothing further to occupy the attention Of this |
meetinB, aud We Hlall part remembering that II |
has been good for ua to be togothef. and that |
sacn ono 9t us, u hls humble way, has perhaps
interest ilo has takon in these proceedings, to |
aaa a., something to tho wolcome Of goodwill, |
which, trust is growing hotweon this country !
and the United States.' [CAcers.l
A. Atter atnging hymn. tho company separated. |
Tho London Telegraph, in au editorial article |
On the Lincoln Tower, snys: "It IL, NO sup
poso tue il1es monument 10 foreign ruler ovor t
erected upon English soil. A botter aaloo.iou |
than Abraham Liuooln could not be made as n |
exception to the old negative rule. No other
statesman or sovereign not English aootms 30 |
much n akin as the President who conducted tho |
United States through that great civil war wllioh
agitnsod this country NJ no othcr contiict in ]
which We were officially neutral eyor did. 4
st1uggle IN which the fate Of slayery WAS in
volVed might bo called an English war; detcsta-
tson of thst sum of oil human vil!auioH has
been 10 70 woven into our public opinion that it's
taea a!l oVor lho world Heolu to us not forelguoru
but Engsllmon removed - owning another
falltlcal Allegiance, but our compstrots Ia
Gauuotence aud In acta Beyond sAis, prosidaut
Lincoln bad qna'ltloa that cano homo to our
haarts. He was utterly unlike the American
orator Of tue h1gh.tlylng typsi ho was sober,