The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-10

The Speaker 0. the House Of Representatives.
The Chaplain and Clerk.
Members OF the House, ex-GOvernors and ex.
Lieutenant Governors or Massachusetts.
Distinguished Guests.
Governors Of other states.
The Sheriff OF suffolk.
judges Of the Supreme Judicial Court.
Members u Congress.
Collector Of the Port OF Boston.
Invited Guests.
The procession marched down Park, fremont
and Winter streets. and entered the hall by the
Winter street entrance. The hail was nlied with
great audience. Lieutenant Governor Talbot
and the Executive Council heads or State depart
ments and members or the Legislature and others
occupied seats upon the platform and adjoining II.
The audience was one Of the most notable which
has ever been gathered within the hail. and in
Guided many OF our most prominent citizens In
every department or lie.
OPENING EXERCISES
Ex-Governor A. II. Bullock presided, and the
exercises began at one O'Clock with an organ vol
unrary by Mr.. Dudley Buck. after which the TEN.
pie Quartet chanted 'Remember Now Thy Creator
In the Days OF Thy Youth"
Prayer was offered by Rev. James Freeman
Clarke, D. D., after which Miss CLARA Louise Kei-
logg sung the aria from Handel ~ Know that Ny
Rsdeemer Liveth." Miss Adelaide PHILIPPE sung
the aria from Msndelssohn, ''oh. Rest In the
LoYdn
Ionx ny wRITrIsa.
John q. Whittier wrote an original poem. entitled
'4umner," which was preiacsd by the following
quotation from Milton's defence OF the En- alsh
Peopls":-"I Am not one who has disgfaced
beauty Of sentiment b. deformity Of conduct, or
the maxims Of freeman BY tue actions OF slave;
but. by the grace OF cod have kept my life I'M
eullisd., This was read BY Pyoisssor Churchill
The poem contained forty seven sslSysa and
closed a. iouows:-
statncraft thn 0oiden MA .0.e4
c nis r,xh. q vote q sssrsd trust
Al heard hIs challenge Is L just !"
Not for himself a tnous6t he gave;
AZ Ne sa4 re- Was Han ios the a hsIt.irssa av.
Nss Iainly dasky hands la upeors $500.
W. Z: s;sss s ;S.:Ias s
ns .a tss sossa os.
T u Ss I nssr shu ne nor sou w
nfsr one moment turned thy face
w MSinsr ca iron ny III son. n not long
The sure remorse which follows wrong
TSs one Sriei lapse, The single blot,
Her righted record shows 1t not
Tns MED sword above her snield
With Jealous care shall guard his fams,
10 al the lew winds shall Is speak his Sis name.
The marble Image OF her son
Ana irOm hsr pictured Pantheon
His grand, majestic lace look down
state, so passing rich before,
Who now shall doubt thy highest claim
Shall longest pause at Sumner: namel
ADDRESS or EX-GOVERNOR BULLOCK.
Ex-Governor Bullock then addressed the audi.
! ence as folows:-
In the train or those paying mourniul tribute to
Charles Sumner most NJ Is the presence OF the
through winch lie passed 10 the senate q ,ae
time ana the close OF his career the government
and the people Of this Commonwealth
the contribution they have made to the nigh sphere
Of they recall his rst appearance
WSo were the enrichment ana % ySe u
ideals So much less esq.,. heroic and elevated
ms he Began AND n sIeay
mission, abating nothing, Disgusting nothing, see
lug the perspective sss many Of the results
his main purposes accomplished. He ss1 leaves
OF statesmen and senators derives a sdsusd
scholar and pnilantnrOpist, the nberator and re.
foimer. AT the moment OF the greatest triumph
ss Sir hom s%a Ing
| ringing accamarlons OF the House OF Commons
ow rns reMsras % ysrvs
to al tue vuigar conceptions o. ambition 10 the
nOuf OF the greatest triumph OF sumner, the hour
| Ut his death. O like admonlton arose from his
vacant cnoir, calling upon American pubic life TO
marx the lofty exeinplap by whom, aniu Astounding
CORRUPTION, comparative poverty had been held
rs honor, to whom article ana Intrigue had
been ahhorrence, who IN the long practice
OF off1clal transactions and oflcial manners, mad
never acquired an oficial heart; who had guarded
his conscience against every assault aud al ways
Kept that vessel pure: upon whose heAdstone the
| whole republic thscrlbes 'Hncorruptibe and una p.
| proachabe." With one mind the senators and
Representatives Of Massachusetts successors to
those VINO nearly quarter OF century
since, sent him forth witch the seal or
uis great COMMISSION are present ny these fnal
and august ceremonies to deliver him over to MS
| tory. IN selecting their orator for this tender
ONCE they could not TAIL to call for him who Uest
would give voice TO their euogy. As our iamented
senator was master In all the OF literatu re-
IL Is lifting that lie should be emoaIme by the art
OF another and similar master ana u personal
! friend. l introduce to you Mr.. Curtis.
THE EuLoGY by g. ". CURTIS.
The great point or interest In the exercises was
| the eulogy by MIR. George Ilam Curtis. Although
vi necessity retterating many circumstances pre-.
viously discussed since the death OF the lamented
/ sumner, the orator riveted the attention OF the
audience from the beginning to the end OF the
/ discourse. 1 Know, said Mr.. Curtis, how amply,
how eloquently, how tenderly the story or ms lie
/ mas been told. In this place yvu heard II In
words tnas speke Tor the oulturs AID the con.