New-York tribune., 1874-03-16

undyng as this And there service that strongly
claims for acknowledgment and grateful COMES
ought to have said. in connection with the single
IDEAS and great principles and disregard of the mere
framing Of measures IN which those principles were 10
be embamcd. he acted according 10 the spirit ana the
practice of the Government this country In its pnrest
| and In Its brightest days. The philosophy on Pa,na
mentary law and the srt parliamentary legislation
denv 70 the members of those great bodies that par
ticipao the duty Of making laws Ine lti"ton ,p p
measures IN Which the principles adopted or agreed upon
should be expressed or represeuleu. VIZ % naa1 G ~
inai desreeEdepartcd from this rule, and within u!
memory It has become practice Tor man 10 consiao,
himself at liberty TO oppose anything which he had not
initiated himself in some way contributed II Is an
unhealthy and unwise practice m Ta %ne1 SU @ hnnS @ % Az
possible depart but In TINS moment OF -
tbs i pS SON tins ustrous scholar ustr
GUS legislator he placed no claim To respect OF 10 hono
nook II s ON the advocacy immortal principles, OF
Immortal truths, part OF which nave poen au1pcu o ~
be viudcaod the triumph OF his ie ana hohor
| of his name must rest ,,. A. .or,io,n.,o -,
this honor. TO assist In the contemplation OF tncs9
great umphs to drop tear upon his ber wnen y Sn
be presented and To anticipate the C0lnOh"eaih ana
| the people In the discharge of this duty
| Tho Hon. William CASTOR made few remarks.
Mayor Cobb said he had hoped il would he his priyi-
lego to present to them of tho late Sr Summers
personal and most esteemed friends who was present
He alluded to Mr.. Ralph Waldo Emerson. and re-
grettcu 10 state, however, ludi II III u"
| speaking and did not feel able to be presented to
| them. He then introduced the heN LdWaiu ENeielI
| Hale
| REMARKS OF THE REV L. L. HALE.
How many times no stood here, looking down upon
this OF upturned faces, often when they were not
unanimous. and when they aid not agree with him And
Is not that TO be remembered-that he dared to say
| the thing which was right although he wounded his
nearest aud friends the very people who had loved
| and bon6red him He was pierced TO tho heart but
still dared 20 do h duty utter the word, and now
we are all grateful that that word was spoken ana
that the duty was done That homage to the lght seems
TO have been what made him man ana wDa an who wh
him remembered He SAID 10 Young @ man, n VINO
TO be adopted which seemed strange OF VIII ht
tno S way T'I 5inf from them that he went alone
| and cOunsced with the highest authority ana
| when he was assured by that authority, theh
he always went forward and asked more questions.
Aud that not the history Of his life sec young
men who think OF him, no doubt, SIMPLY as an Anti
slavery leader who imagine that that feeling was the
center OF his life. But ho did not so. lie sald early
in life he looked war as the greatest misery
a. great as any avoided but II was because he
hated war and believed IN peace aud finding organzed
in this country standing war OF Li!e minority 4i
whites upon millions OF blacks, he committed himself to
the osavcry cause The very story seems 10 m Illus
trate mis- life and having got hold OF principle or an
idea-tho central dea-ths great ldealist OF our ut1o
did not always show her love to him Boston was some
times very cold to him. but he did love massaehnsets
Just let read TO yOu niue note ol MS written III
what seemed TO the darkest times, just before the
| firing on Fort Samtcf ,r. ~ On ,yco
Ny DEAR HAIR: doubt whether asyihng be done l Winter
for ancient s Of no5s % .nG S ne s the Rd o the co1n
and intelligence she belongs NGens can BE- gained
guard Not in have uied my S here AMI
to saa as 1e y @ 10 bo t 10 the Old ag Pr.y heD her But
count upon Governor God bless Jou Ever yolis'
vorng men. remember that and remember BIN in |
these days want TO bring the state back where
capnot help repeating here
1 many boys, young men here. VINO 90 NOT re.
man not long ago as If Knowing that lie going 10
die pat bis hand upon bis shoulder and SAID III Is
on you Young that the character OF the nation de-
pends I.omemoer that young men, that character IL
every thing And when in this last month 10 the midst
win not, except by accident get into history Senator
Nn he Smallest OF them-said to him: MIR sumIer how
win this your election r. He said A1ect what g.
snaoE :" the senator said. "Why- next year. 1S75
the period Of yosr election comes round Ile had not
spoDdeJ ION, yes, my esc.On dOeg come round then.
may long before that but so long as | live can
yesss before you. DO youy duty. wal any man of us
prenci a sermon as tlas Tomorrow
Viee-Prcsident Wilson wss present, but his health
did not permit him to speak, The following letters
were read ,...-.ou,, ,,r.,
Hon. ALRxASDER RIcE--MY ntAR SIR Your note liz
received conveying to mo the request oi the committee
Iia Tomorrow. WGiie hope to he present ana listen
10 tho OF others, am compelled to De silent
and increase the admiration for or add 10 tse fame
Of sbe iustrious OF MassacAusetts whose sudden
for thirty yesrs. aud i5 was my priyiI Fe to
aid IA placing n,m the Senate OF the United states
and to sit by his side there for more than
elghtren eventful years. Ihsye sosp Kim in days Of
trial disappointment. disaster and ~ seasons too OF
snccesfui JriumpbA and | have witnessed his faith,
hope resolution courage, and us tirees abors II his
death Impartial Iberty has lost devoted champion the
country true patriot and satesman, and repUbl
institutions thronghont the world sympathizng
and undoubng friend He had lived 10 see the ex ar
patton OF slavery and the trump Of tue Union Fut
trials diss ppOntments and sickness came TO him hat
none but intimate friends knew now ersvey he bore
become neapacated for labor ana further usefulness,
he had no dread OF death-
in his room giving himthat adylceso easy to give and
hard to tketo cease from labor and take the much \
needed rest, said 70 with earuestness II
my works were comEleted ana my cvll Rights bill !
more Welcome than death" The failure 10 complete
that allotted task his regret in his last moments.
Colleague and friend. Loving hands VIII complete that
unfinished work, which the student VIII read. and the
historian ho would the great events Of the last
0uarter OF a century will fail carefuly study.
And him 70 his burial, may we not hope that
hs last ipi lpcton will, DO needed, and thar the pro
visions OF 6 Civil Rights bill will be Incorporated by
the nation into It's oGsation and that the equality
before the which long the Inspiration OF his
gging efforts maybe assured to all without dis
tinotion of Fsoe or color Very respectfully & yours
LETTER or HoN. CHARLES FRAEeIs ADAMS.
No 81 Mr.. yERNOSsT.. March Is, 1s7t |
RICHARn,H. DANA, IT,, esq-Mr DEAR MR. DANA; 1
regret much tna All engagement previously made must
Dreyept No Joining in the proceedings III honor
Of our laa friend, contemplated tomsrrow Ia Faneul
Hail IL would have gwen u mOurnful satisfaction |
20 contribute me 10 the general testimony borne TO
his long ana abors the countrys service aud
more paaiculary to that portion of them with which
YOU and were both most familiar. IL Is now nearly
thirty years since became associated In she prosecu
t,on of ane great reform the polical Institutions OF
this country IL Is more than twenty SINCE
Sm him the most fully TO develop his great powers
to the attainment of that end How much he eH
erted soaring the early days OF severe trial. and
how deeply ha suffered his person as penalty