, 1874-10-16
In Dcctmber Of that yoar tho oncthir1 Of ths s,,n,
WAS rn!d tn Mr. Mea and ho WIS ordered 10 construct
Ain f1f0f NJ In Inf nkrrtt

MeasEa; oa'enoy .nd i1,iHps, aging s;er ;nnsruG-
nen n each Of hoeo citicr tin proposition that tho
nns ronn ia. Rsw 's Yor soa 1S fsS o
Mani Rronp plltlsd.1pl.la t!c Artillery group. and
tssor sna eucorsaoment IN eaeh eity In .he fty II
Nov foyt ,.u5er tho leadership Of CIV. l.. y: alor.
sach, a:nosnting to t,y7oc nod lie Naval sroap hss
neen oraersd In accordance w1th tho terms of tho
1t ID proroned 10 raise tho s.no amount tu slguar
monner % n rnilado,rais aud M Roston, aud tho Apso
a' ss IsSg9 sg nst Ct sn influential
r1a1suxp AND rA1p ron.
Tho meanE are provided for tito completion of two of
the Group. aud hope, from Tho sssurances ieon
bostnn sna rhiisaephia that tho lwo others aso
generous oopo w pfe m e - oeonoy ! NC o? Ts
work stantn to sposk for teor. T4o ln.torjnla ara
granite ana bronxe,-tlan Which mono mora rc-
coasfuly defy tho elements Tho foudnt.ons nro laid
the work is wo and faithfully done. - 0~. '''''
vyo to tho resu1t Of their abors except tho Hon
Sharon Tyn1ac whose sad taxng.otf by violent handa
tho death Of ar. Tynlac waa aled BY tho election Of
Gov. John II. Palmer.
with zeal and fidelity, ard without rccnn!ary reward
tho most labor lias dnyolved upon tho Secretary liz
lion. @ II. Hatch, tue Treasurer. tho lion. Jsnes d
| +. Atuart, Jncob Bnuu, and John Hlllic,ns.
| Tho Association Nnd its contributors ore undcr
MIN Of !he Executive commit.oo, and 10 tho Ion o.
il Shsh they svs performea thn many nties Of
TAo me, msneess Of The Association congratulate tho
srlst upon tile success which lsn crowned lila eilorto
i rATus;L nsSpc1t.o
ct tho faee and form OF tho beloved dead whoso
Ito Asooeiatlel, Was neighbor Of President Lincoln,
aud most of them had tnown him intimately since his
r1,,
70 fuurs generations pcrfccuy accnra'e conception
Hero end,. .sl,.t hns been to tho merabars Of the
Astocsso, for slnioEt ten ycart, labor Of love and
hnvs been cnshleh to provide suabls piece for tic
renaina of ouo Of tho wsca purest n'cn known to or
D?auss TncIe my m'';iis; thsey rest in pcscr.
The band thou played a solemn air. after
which Senator Richard j. Ogleaby delivered tao
following oration:
W.. SENATOR oaLEsDy's BEEEoH.
The tenth Of century Is nbont taking It's departure
giucc the coas Of TITO droat 1,chclhon-an epoch u
:he hisory Of orr contry marked y glowing ssaoca-
ion md 1FaE1t, 1, With gso IT, and imposing eonus-
inauguration, which found
coNrEH:En AND rnosr1noua pEor1E
enjoying The fruits Of 1onE yrasH Of tn Goycru-
sncnt Of their o~n chpcc glsaracc III Constitution
upon 1rtneiples 80 nat and basis firm It waa e-
to contemplate i.s destruction. This Government had
descended to ns from tho Revolution, wc.HhApcn by
s Das o. ssahsg in p
ample md local - to tho States. undor its broad
thlod liberty sought and fonnd ralose. Thcro WA no
conscience and Thought and not corsnitcl repre-
seted In al Us actnnse Government tho frots tho
had. by long cAretr of prosperity, unsettled II not
destroyed tAs dogma OF tho old school If pu6cIats
Tint TIC durable establishments OF Democratic Gov.
crnncnt wns not posstbo III country Of great extent
and with d ,nulnuroua population" There WAC one
! etaiu upon 1t nil men wose not free.
| THE CURSE OF si.AvERy
| had tskon deep ruot III an unnatural ao
Ihe co,seises. of lafgs l a'orisy Of ths American
s TO- n a. fes1 WIN ndc ans Gcourge Of
protesting aganst Ito claims for more general recogni-
ton. It hHa hcen tho tourco Of much ltsquis, and
sens1on. At last, nlliug Upon bafo ground with tho
liats tlcn around us, tie friau'e of Freedom said to
rsst le el!ei at ia ii the COURSE q ' mnato
estinet!on" 1!a alvscaes argued. Se VIII rueh It
forward Until 1t ebaM tleo Laconie lawful II, all tho
Thu Rebellion closed. leaving in It's wake broken
homes. znl thousands Of dead and wounded aodicrr,
3Eatos discovered, Civil doyornnents tctl,roncd dis.
devastation. The sodors Of its yas armies I vetora
for tino on many hclds, with vaor, courage, tud
discipline IN Just cauao. which would havo c1raed
for Themselves the praises Of all en stacked their
arns, parked tcir artillery turned over tlie public
property to the officers Of thu unton anl rcturi.e to
their homcs on their parolco Of honor, prisoners OF
Again tho Rebellion closet. with
TIE UNION MAINTAINED
In I'll its strength anu 8jesty end will lilcry rrc.
served. The long years Of toll and taxatlon OF hsn
pat.ensa and human suffering; Of xar-hlooay, de-
lighted by the torch Of Angry at lsst
rewarded BY tho return Of neacc- hurote people,
tnat s9oa s. aose.nsat might got Ro5.h from ts
moaeru times, and that enemy ito own internal, do
meaIc' home psoNs; Tl9 return Of nenes wac hailed
apcnknhle joy, gratitude and thnneEiytnE Tho Rrrat
words thc Great rre:dent were siil lingering Upon Is
a eoe Tho p BrS Tssistnt I'D ho Gra nrs T,
reopa caught them up, rs they caught up by al
SonLEsr HUMAN urrrRArcEs:
"Fonals lo va hoa:, ferscutly to we pray, That
ya il od wills tGst il continue u,ltii Ill Tic tho weait
piled by tho bondsaans 25o yeara Of nuEequitel tol
S a r. b. ta a0s n ds1p q booa ssSn
swos AZ said aoco ago, sill! 1t must DO
sst Tho iaaments @ of the Lord arc true and right
charity Tor a w lrn'ucss in thp right III taoi gives
sss 70 hto Tho right: lei s strive to nsh tho work
for h.m who s,al have bor7te tho battle, and fur bis
widow erd hta orphans; to do all which nay cherish
5ast aaa lasting peace among ourselves and with all
~ aud lasting rsaeo;" Iato even "a February
1888, 10 carncst waa tho President In his lesro i,r
ain, bind up tho nationn wounds, tla p went In per-
son to meet messengers from the camp Of the eneuy
THESE GENERAL rnopos1TIoSs:
-. Nrtt-Tho . restoration OF the National authority
throughout oil tho Atatcs.
Secona-ho reced'ug by the Exeusiye nf the United
Etaca on tho slavery Question from tho position as
nea thereon IN tic late annual message to CouXresa
aud in preceding documents.
Thit-No eeaaatou Of lostites short Of m end OF
tho war aud Of Tho d!abandiug of ali forces loio to
the Government.
Foarth-All propositions Of thclrs not Inconsistent
with The above would be considered and passed upon
In spirit Of ainccre lllcru!lty.
Those generous terna were not accerted md notl,-
ing came Of the meeting. fatality hung over these
delned people, not to be propItiae witupu Al, li-
conditional surrender Of eIr and armies Ii.
tho interest OF uniyc1ta! humanity, - tho credit
CT tho highest civilization known 10 the
world, and especially ti,Gt cur own b!essed
cnlntry might escapa tho impending humiliation,
hod to ul that then ind there upo1t tho four vcnrss
wild carnival of 1aesson, TIN curtain hd falle.,, It
could not bo 60. hnre heart, at this lao tay
to HpeAi Of tho sad event. America Ia laCkcne viii
tho citlle Of assassination. Abraham Lincoln
u THE MANvyn,
DatHcs Of mourning cuftred tho whole lautl: tho
yery air waa heavy with atgs, AMI Nutro tee,et, 10