, 1874-04-30
Summers Career as Compared with
Those Of Webster and Clay.
Mr.. Lincoln's Friendship and Regard
for the Noble Champion Of
Liberty.
Touching Allusion to the Famous Battle"
I. Flag Resolutions.

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Hall to-day was ono that will not he aoon for
gotten by those who woro fortunate enough to
be presont.; Tho arrangements woro admirably; l..
md tho exercises, In ovcry part, justified tbs !:
highest anticipationB. Tho decorations wcro,
elegant. exceeding anything oyor attempted be-
foro in Boston; no flags or mourning oolora
woro uaod, tho decoras ions being simply over.
green and f1owors, but tho general effect was
" wonderfully graceful md pleaaing.
I'M. suMNEn'e PERSONAL FRIENDS INVITED.
The Committee woro at great pains to secure
tho attendance Of all OF Mr. Summons personal
friends who could como, those who were such
In tllo early part OF his careor as we'll us thoao
who in later yoars wero intimately assoolatad
with him in labors and sympathy.
BONE OF THOSE PRESENT.
Among tho first to appear WIS William Lloyd
Garrison. who sat on tho front Of tho platform ut
tho right OF tho orator'a dosk; around Linn
soon wore Ralph Waldo Emerson, Horny ".
Longtollow, and Oliver Wonlcll Holmes. Senator
Washburn occupied scat ut tho loft of tie desk.
Among tho otllor invited guests proaont were tho
istato authorities, the United statos and stnsa
Judges, ox-Chtof-Justice Blgolow aud ex-Judga
Ourtia, Joshua D. Smith, Charles Francis Adams,
ali tho living ex-Govornora Of tho State, JohnG.
Whittier, Mrs. Lydia Marin Child, Mrs Horace
an9 4oR Mrs. Agiss e. ofcnsn 3ysss " o1d n'a ra A.
/ G: 0ordin, Of Now York !; Horace White,
Of Chicago; hInrat Halated, Of Cincinnati
aud Henry Wattor1on, Of LouByillo. In tho
body Of tho House woro most Of tic nlcmbora Of
tho Massachusetts Legislature. and many people
oflocal distinction from all SECTIONS Of the State.
TIE HALL ENTIRELY FILLED.
BY O'Clock oil the room assigned to holders
Of standing tickots was filled. but 10 providing
cd, Wng permitted. THO hall was as fui1
o. It could TO without crowaing nnd confusion.
1he gentlemen were In large majority, but tha
Punctually at o'clock Mayor Cobb, followed
by tho nev. Phillips Brooks,
SENATOR GAIL soHURz,
md Wendell rhPs III eatsro 1 fr9m the snte
with respectful, but not boistorous, applause. As
aoon a. shoy were Boated, the organ WAS henrd,
and tho exorclHes began.
THE EXERCISES.
Tho prayer was brief, md Was listened to with
bowed heads and the deepest SILENCE. Tho sing
ing, both Of tho prayer by. Stock and Of Dr..
llolmos' hymn, was by tile full Apollo Club. It
Sas sSSe sil1n s9a es eaa an
satisfactory feature Of tho occasion.
When sonator Schurz ;aroao, he was greeted
in cordial manner, which aignitied rather in
Ills oratiou lay on tue desk before him, and hn
began tho roatling IN q quiet tone, converaa-
tHnt1 dHtlHnntOfY.
nttrsct;vn1 rlrnu1h thn eariv i,iato1ioal nor nor
tons Of tho address, hc preserved lie
closcat cH '1 attentfon Of tie vast assembly. vet
] seemingly without effort His slight. foreign
accent was not, aftor.the first movements. my
''Dp'''N"n rnp FRET DEEP srysAr1oN -; 90.
vaa nro1uce Cd bv % tnat % tine passage ] in which the
cnn;}tinn NJ tbc nation Whon Simmer TAX hia
soat IN the sanato was opctod and lie @ csre
mi: fni nhiloeopicsi analys,g Of tIe clanpo in our
] 1n1if}ca ~ 'a;Ss;;fina Iv tno antranon nf Sumner
pn';4ib' ~, liz a;aro iust nnittcd hv Wohator and
II GIav uo WIS s1R iRstensi to With esger attont,on,
,t; san osI.o dI;nm ~ fto arn;nothu 1"ith 1;a
thps tnoasGs, Until aaaaonly tbiiing sound ot ap.
paasn puIss sstra;,at, - Fro T. a,;fastotiou Trou,
th ts tme on tue Interest doeponed md tie ap-
p]auso was 1requont' ata,t urr,,nn,. ao,,,zn
Or ~ ta ott'o.Ia roso
ansaEun ,ar o,,r. - nG J., tn Ra,,to no-
| mlngo. business, and OF nls prea9 Will tno