Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-10-22
LINCOLN MONUMENT UNVEILED
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Pays . Touching ribute 90 che Marsyfes
Dead.

| SPRINGFIELD, I'll, Oct. .5.-The
Society OF the Army of the Tennessee
assembled this morning, and selected
Des Moines, Iowa, for the next meet
ing, which will be held September rs
and 80, 1875.
| Gen Thomas Celancher, of Maine
was elected orator. The society then
adjourned to participate in the cere.
monies of the unwilling OF the Lincoln
statue at Oak Ridge cemetery. The
procession began to form at ii a. m.
Governor Beveridge acting as Grand
Marshal. President Grant, with Sec
rotary Belknap, occupied a carriage
at the head of the procession, pre-
ceded by a military band from New
port Barracks, and escorted by the
Governors Guard, military organi-
cation of this city, as guard OF honor
Next came the Rev. DR.. Hale, an old
friend OF President Lincoln, and Bishop
Wayman Ccolored), and in other car
riages rode Vice-President Wilson,
with the Secretaries; +. Powell Gus
ton, Nj. p, and w. Forster, NJ. p, OF
England; Gems. Mcdowell and { lister,
and Hon. J. K. Dubois with Mrs.
Grant and Mrs. Gov Beverage.
General Sherman marched on foot
at the head of the society, and follow
ing was a long array of military and
civic societies. The procession ar.
rived at the cemetery at p. m. Not
less than 10000 persons were present.
After playing the Dead March by the
band, Bishop Wayman made an elo-
quent prayer. Tn. choir chanted,
with malice toward none, with char
| ity for all" Hon. J. K Dubois then
read historical sketch of the Lincoln
Monument Association and the result
of its labors, concluding as follows:
Here ends what has been to the men,
bers of the association for almost ten
years labor of love and duty BY
the liberal contributions of grateful
nation we have been enabled to pro
vide suitable place for the remains
of one of the wisest and purest men
known to our national history. There
may they rest in peace.
After the conclusion of Governor
Ogesby's address the choir sang
Rest, Spirit Rest" At the conclu
son of which two Sisters of Charity,
seated on either side of the statue,
rose and amid breathless silence re-
moved the red, white and blue drapery
from the marble form.
The statue was then unveiled, and
Senator r. ]. Oglesby delivered an
eloquent Grafton, at the close of which
the immense assenblage quietly dis
persed.
President Edwards, of the Normal
University then read q poem written
for the occasion by Jas. Judson Lord.
fine band again played an appropriate
air, when loud calls were made for
President Grant. He stepped forward
.mid enthusiastic applause, and said:
On an occasion like the present /
feel it a duty on my part to bear tes-
timony to the great and good quail
ties Of the patriotic man whose earthly
rema MS now rest beneath this dedi-
Gated monument II was not my for
tune to make the personal acquaintance
of Mr.. Lincoln ii | the be ginning Of
the last year of the great struggle for
national existence, snd during those
years of doubt and dependency
among many patriotic men in the
country, Abraham Lincoln never for
a moment doubted but that the final
result would be in favor of peace and
union and freedom to every race in
this broad land His faith in an AL
Wise Providence directing our arms
to this final result was the faith of the
Christian that his Redeemer liveth.
Amidst the obloquv of personal abuse,
hatred and disquiet, which has been
given vent to without restraint through
the press, upon the stump, and in pri-
yate circles, he remained the same
staunch, unyielding servant of the
people, never exhibiting a revenSeful
feeling toward his trsducers, but he
rather pitied them, and hoped for their
own sake and for the good name Of
their posterity, they might deslst. For
a single moment it did not occur to
him that the man, Lincoln, was being
assailed, but that the reasonable
spirit of one who was willing to de
stroy the freest Government the sun
ever shown OF, was giving vent to
itself on him as the chief executive of
the nation, only because he was such
executive. AS lawyer in your midst
he would have avoided all this Sian
der, for his life was pure and simple
one. and no doubt be would have been
much happier man; but who can tell
what might have been the fate of the
nation but for the pure, unselhsh and
wise administration OF Abraham Lin
coin. From March, '64, to the day
when the hand of the assassin opened
the grave for Mr.. Lincoln, then Pres
ident of the United States, my per-
sonal relations with him were As close
and intimate as the nature of our re.
spectiye duties would permit. To
know him personally was to love and
respect him for his great qualities of
heart and head, and for his patience
and patriotism. With all his dlsap
nointments, from failure on the part of
those to whom he had entrusted com
mand, and treachery on the part of
those who had gained his confidence
but 10 betray it, l never heard him
utter complaint or cast censure for bad
conduct or bad faith. Twas his ma
ture to find excuses for his adverse
ries. In his death the nation lost It's
greatest hero In his death the South
lost it's most just friend"
Eek Weep esident Colfax, who was
discovered on the platform by the
crowd, was loudly called for and final
" spoke, and in very eloquent and
feeling remarks paid his tribute OF
love and respect TO the honored dead.
Remarks were also made by General