, 1874-06-25


spend n ,weck Or ton days thoro IN Waiting tho
| Hacred ahrines."
ISRAEL PUTNAM.
| DnvoflimE Il Statue to Gen. Putnam
Mt Hartford, Conn.
Hartford Conn W@Ms n ,co,.tsponde"es ef tie St'
! Travellers who pass over tho New York, Now
Haven Il Hartford Road express thoir admiration
Of tho beautiful park that lies juat southeast of
the depot in Hartford. Hitherto only single
6tatnc Ind emheiliHhed tho parIs--a btoUze figure
Of Bishop Browne]l. prosecuted by son-,ll-law
Of tho venerable bishop. who was greatly loved
| and honorod III tho diocese ov1r which lie long
| presided. But to-iay another Hthtuo has boe1l
| erected, with imposing ceremonies.
Tho now Statue il OF Conuectlcut's Rovolntlon-
nrY hero, Con. 1Hrael Putnam; the sculptor,
Nfr. J. q. Il. Ward; the donor tho lato Joseph
T. Allyn, Hartford Ind who bocamo Associate
Justice Of Arizona during the Administration Of
President Lincoln. aud who, at parIs in 1861.
aftor Il lifo Of much travel md adventure, left
$4,000 for tho purpose Of procuring picco Of
Htatuary for tho park Of hiB native CITY, dostg-
mating h;s father, ox-hlayor T. n. Allyn, Charles
az Trustoos to Bolect the nubject aud sculptor.
1tr. 7. u. Allyn then increased tho amouut Of
the gift to $4,000.
Tho 17th Of June-as tho anniversary Of tho
hattlo Of Bunker uili where Putnam won lis
fitting dag for tho dedication coromonics.
large concoufse of people assembled in tha
park at Q o'clock. to wltnoss the ceremonies:
but we're dispersed by hoayy rain sto,n,, which
forced pontpouelnont until o'clock. ut tbat
hour military procession. consisting ''f rogi-
mont Of Connecticut militia Pullman phaanx,
Governors fout-guard, aud two companies FROM
l'ntnam original homo, escorted tho orators Of
tie day to the purk.
Among tho distinguished guests on the plat-
form wore hiaj. .-Gen. ". D. Franklin. sx.Liout.-
Cows. Catn and Hyde, ox-Quar.crm ster- Gen.
Dickinson, tue Hon: Daniel I: Tyler, Of Broo4yn,
nephew Of Gen. Putnam, +! Snd linsulf fsmous
stillman, Allyn, NobiMson and Chapman.
In tho absence OF Dr.. Horace Dusl s,all, tho
opening, prayer "as made ny tho Rev. hr: Web
ster. He waa followed by Charles D. Warner,
assistant editor OF the Courank and Chairman
Of Trustoos, who selected the statue, anc in their
behalf presented tho static to the city in brief
address, Which contained, among other things,
Tue following sketch Of tho donor: MI. Joseph
heated to tic mercantile business, in which % 10
was successful: but he was Obliged to renqush
it by reason Of impaired health. About 1855 he
spent some months in tho Vest Indies, and
shortly nfter he went abroad, sailing up tho Med
travel. Upon returning with some knowledge
OF Spanish and Fronch, he took up loyal
and political studios, ia which Le WIS
interested. and in 1859. lle went to
~ HuIl0 A0 kGAllGA QuIiHb lQR 8GbSIQnH
Of Congress for two years, having ! cler1ship in
one OF tho departments, and writing able and
valuable letters to soue Of our State Journals.
III 1861 ho WIS appointed by Mr.. Lincoln Asaoc-
distant country he repaired, and in Tho absence
Of n Chief-Justico. organized tho courts mud
most satisfactorily administered Justice during
Tho whole Of Llncoll'a Administration. His
knowledge OF Spanish und bis thorough rending
Of constitutional lam and Roman jurisprudoucs
enabled him to bring order cut Of tue confusion
Of this aenii Mexican territory, and to settle i-
diciously, its complicated interests in
tho collision Of tho old and tho now
1866, he was again warned that he could
not live in this climate and in tho spring Of 1867
he once moro went to Eutope. In search Of hoatth
and with m unsuitable passion for information
and aelf-cuturo, ho passed tho ne1t two years in
Southern Europe. III Egypt, mud the East, some-
tinos encouraged and often depressed, but
always eager to live in order to know mora and
to accomplish moro. In the spring Of 1859 he
canlo up from Cairo, making u courageous and
desperate journey ID tue nopo Of roacliing home, @
and ended all his earth journeys in Paris.
At the close Of this speech the atatne was I'LL
yelled to tho music of four bands and Major
Generals salute Of thirtoou guns.
The statue is OF bronze, ifo size. Tho hero |
stande on his right foot, with tho loft slightly
raised and in tho full uniform OF gouera( oiii.
cor OF tue Continental army. lie has luis sword |
in his loft hand aud his chnpeau in his right.
the spirit OF tho Revolutionary tmo sia,, strict
likeness OF Gen. Putnam. although IL bears re-
scmblance to the few sketches extapt Of lin.
Mayor Joseph II. sprague received tie gIft on
sohalf ct tho City IN q shork speech. lie was |
followed by ox-alayor Horny O. Robinson, who !
delivered the oration Of the day on the lifo aud |
character Of Gen. Putnam. The following are |
extracts:
For hin, TIC olnim eminouco in TINT WON
derf1l class Of men which tilat historical crisis
hmm tt,fkt .t.,f
looked c]oar through hazes and clouds aud |
night ltsolf. 11o we'll understood tho eucroach-
Ing tyranny Of tho Grown; he knew tho straug.h
and !'eakncaH Of the British army; 10 knew, !
lut one solution Of provincial troubles, and ip
that i6sue, dreaued by many, Ito linaw tue ill.,
rincibillty of the American ooloubts. Ills Oh |
aelEationH from Cauuda to the Was: Indies haa
boen AZ romantlo ns q novel, but as real aa
inattyrdom. But in it aud through 1t all, while
fairly loyal to the mother country, he had folt
with the thrill OF soor tho coniug i,lopond-
ence.
IT 1nall not follow Putnam In tho wars against
Franco aud SPUN. In these his courage never
failed; bis resources wefo never exhausted In
the f0reatB and sWanlpH and mountains III rapila
and upon lakes aud seas. in hieges and ports, IN
line Of battle and In single conflict, he vas lAc
tirelees tighter, the dreaded fue.
"Through tlieas ton years Of careful service
]lo hal studied the British soldier and the British
General. Often llo Lad seen 1liB own suggestions
by superior officers through lleBlta-
lion or t'midity, and tho rosulta had strengthened
rutnana'b confidence in himself. For 40 yenra io
had heon studying, too, tho qualitos aud capacl-
ttes Of the American. mud especially tho NeWE-
gland people. Aud 10 when stamp master was
to enforce tho stamp act III Conuecti-
cut, Putnam inspired tile measures, .nuss foroi-
l3to thA,' polite. Which resulted II, lis reslgna-
tion. And AlH statement to Gov. Fitch upon tho
Habjecs waB 10 utnniBtatable in itH tenor that no
gtanlVs over ca1ne to this COLONY from Now York.
ana an Wien Tue tldinGa Of Lex ington came, The
l!e bad been "AtchinB. Putnam expected to
light the mother country, aud oxpeotod to wlf.
" For these intnttlons wa ululm em!neuco for
Dur General: 1t IL gircn To fow to feel tho fist
waters of tlaoH, to know Enthorlng atorus and
:on1ing snnhursts, to nleasilro the putfonoo aud
,ndurancs Of pooploa in the sl,Ados Of dealh,
s''d u forocast tho lsaueH OF crlHon by sonsa-
Ian, Sucll rower pf insight no conceive was
In hEuEnHf In al [