The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-10-21
RICHMOND,


the 10Th, and selected Des. Moines,
Iowa, for the next meeting, which will
be held Sept. % and 30, 1875. Gen.
'rhos. G. Fletcher Of Maine, orator.
The ceremonies of unvailing the
Lincoln Statue at Oak Ridge Cemetery,
was erandly imposing:
The procession began to form at II
q. m. Gov. Beveridge acting as grand
marshal. President Grant, with Sec
retary Belknap, occupied a carriage at
the head IF the procession, preceded
by the military band from Newport
barracks, and escorted by the Cover
nor's Guard, military organization
Of this city, as a guard Of honor. Next
came the Rev. DR. Hale, an old friend
of President Lincoln, and Bishop
Wayman, colored, and in the other
carriages rode Vice President Wilson,
with Secretary Powell Buxton, M. p,
and w. G. Forster, of England; Gems.
Mcdowell and Custar. and the Hon.
J. X. Dubois, with Mrs. Grant and
Mrs. Beveridge. Next came the
members of the Lincoln Monument
Association in carriages, in which
were Robert Lincoln, the only surviv-
ing son of the deceased president,
Mrs. S. L. Smith, sister of Mrs.
Lincoln, and other relatives. Mrs.
Lincoln was unable to be present, as
she was quite i'll at her residence in
Chicago. Among the notable persons
present were Ex-Secretary Borie and
Ex-Gov. Noyes. Of Ohio, Gen. John
Pope, Gen. Mcdowell, Gen. Grierson,
Gen. Wolcott and Gen. Ekin, with
many others. Gen. Sherman marched
on foot at the head Of the society OF
the Army OF the Tennessee. and fol-
lowing was long array of military
and civic societies. The procession
ARRIVED AT THE CEMETERY.
at o'clock in the afternoon. Not
less than % 600 persons were present.
After the playing of dead march by
the band, Bishop Wayman made a
fervent and eloquent prayer: and a
choir of singers chanted with NAL
ice Toward None; With Charity for
ALL" The Hon. Jesse X. Dubois
then read historical sketch of the
Lincoln Monument Association, and
the result of its labors, concluding as
follows: by the liberal contributions
of grateful nation, we have been en-
abled to provide suitable place for
the remains of one of the wisest and
purest known to our national history.
There may they rest in peace.
After more music from the bands.
ex Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois, stepped
forward and was greeted with cheers.
He proceeded to deliver an grafton. 1t
was an eloquent tribute to the MEM
ory of the dead President, giving a
faithful sketch of his public life and
services to the country, noting the
most striking events of his admins
tratiOn of national affairs.
PRESIDENT GRANT
came forward amid enthusiastic ap-
plause and spoke as follows:
| MIR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GEN
I'll LEMEN: On an occasion like the
present it is duty on my part to bear
testimony to the great and good quail
ties of the patriotic man whose earthly
remains now rest beneath this delica.
ted monument. Ii was not my for
tune to make the personal acquaint.
ance of Mr.. Lincoln till the beginning
of the last year of the great struggle
for national existence. During those
years of doubling and despondency
among the many patriotic men of tn
country Abraham lincoln never for ;
moment doubted but hat the final re
suit would be in favor Of peace, unio1
and freedom to every race In thl:
broad laud Ills faith in an all-wis'
Providence directing our arms t
this final result was the faith Of tn,
Christian that his redeemer liveth
Amidst obliquy, personal abuse an'
hate undisguised, and which was give1
vent to without restraint through til
press, upon the stump and in privat
circles, he remained the same staunch
: unyielding servant of the people, new
. er exhibiting revengeful feeling to
ward his traducers. But he rathe
pitied them and hoped for their ow
sake and the good name ofAheir pos
. terity they might desist for a singl
/, moment. 1t did not occur 10 him tina
the man Lincoln WAS being assailet
but that a reasonable spirit, one wait
ing to destroy the freest government
the sun ever shone on was giving ven
to itself on him as the chief executiv
of the nation only because he wa
such an executive. AS lawyer i
: your midst he would have avoided a
q this slander, for his life was pu1
: and simple one and he no doubt woul
have been much happier man. b,
: who can tell what might have been til
fate of the nation but for the pure. VI
selfish and wise administration of Lii
coin. From March, 1864, to the ds
when the hand of an assassin opene
a grave for Mr.. Lincoln, then IL
i President of the United States, n
= personal relations with him were ;
?. close and intimate as the nature of OF
G respective duties would permit. I
;. know him personally was to love al
e respect him for his great qua Sties
|, head and heart, and for his patien'
q and patriotism With all his disa
t. pointments from failures on the pa
e of those to whom he had entrustt
B command, and treachery on the pa
u OF those who had gained his confden
le but to betray it, never heard hi
d utter a complaint, not the least ce
,g sure for bad conduct or bad faith.
n was his nature to find excuses for b
g, adversaries. In his death the natl,
ID has lost it's greatest head. In lis dea
in the South lost its most just frien
IS Ex- Vice President Colfax was loud
D. called for and finally forced to spea
lie and in very eloquent and feeling r
n marks paid his tribute of love to al
II respect for the honored dead. X
ID marks were also made by Gener
b. Sherman. Vice President Wilson al
a General U. f. Linder, after which d
n. doxology was sung, benediction pr
,e nounced, and the vast assemble
ii quietly dispersed.
Brigham Young informed {
Eastern furniture dealer, who cal
b. ed upon him to get the contract f
is furnishing the new Larem, that