The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-15

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period In her history and the distinguished Senator
VINO received his commission as the representa-
back throughout the whole Of his career. as every
one OF his friends knowing him will confess, upon
20 81 s ~ ne the s
whom he could always appeal for support In the
discharge Of duties. On that principle OF fidelity
/ nad carefully prepared himself Tor just this mis-
SION 1t was tue only public once he ever held,
WIN the single exception Of ministerial ONCE
and delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
In the varied requirements that are necessary as
as Judge no man ever stood higher, ana man
ever I'd stood stronger tApplauseo He had
adapted to this high magisterial once.
He had IN the nrst instance determined
himseli-tnat under no circumstances and upon
no mo. CALI except that IN connection with public
Senate Of the United Ay states sna oe
yGn aS,. al other men, az the representative
and although little thing 1t is an important ele-
ment In the estimate OF his character He had liked
n ms mnS upon point he had
menlary, by connecting his name with measures
81 the time Representing more or less the acct
determined to look TO ideas and principles, aud
the whole Of his public life was directed to the DIS
He was the defender Of principles and of ideas.
He was the propagandist OF great truths, and
umns TO sustain his IDEAS In measures which he
d1 leader was
Of the columns just brought up for his support In
| and glorious field OF action, and at the very mo-
ment when his spirit departed from this world
course of conduct with reference to this
advance and progress, to which We are all
but siuggishly and slowly come up to support In
his preparation for duty he was more conscien-
AS an a can aav sax n
think, personal Notwithstanding from anthem
TIC inlormation-that when delegation OF the city
or Boston or one OF the towns OF the Common
wealth in constitutional convention the state OF
Massachusetts, where the question of popular rep
resentatlon was to be considered and determined,
he carefully studied every page OF the dolngs OF
the House OF Commons and House OF Lords during
the great reform struggle in order to inform
himself on the philosophy as well as the prac.
tice of the experience OF the world upon this
great question. And in every situation where ne
was placed, whether 1t was when as member OF the
Senate excluded from all participation IN the work
had discharged the duty of chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Foreign Relations, from which he was
piausej-he had but one idea ana Thought, and and
that was-frst. Ior humanity and then for his
nse S
Mr. Mayor, the city OF Boston, can Ill afford to lose
such man. There Is no example that leads us to
duty SO bright, 80 constant and so undying this,
and there Is no service that more strongly claims
from us an acknowledgment and grateful
In connection with the single Idea to which have
adverted, that in his advocacy OF ideas and great
the mere phraseology or OF the framing OF meas
nres ia which those principles were to he en-
the practice of the government and TINS country
In its purest and greatest days parliamentary
philosophy and parliamentary law; and the spirit
OF parliamentary legislation precludes and denies
TO members OF these great bodies that are TO par
ticIpate In the duty OF making laws OF initiating
ures or the particular form OF the measures upon
mere personal considerations alone. We have
unw1sely and TO a very great degree, and, l may
say, almost TO vicious and criminal degree, de-
parted from this rule, and within my memory it
has become practice tnat man was at liberty
to pass anything, any idea principle or measure
to which he had not IN some form contributed 1t
Is unhealthy and unwise; 1t cannot but come
i'll, and 1t Is practice from which we should de-
part. But at this moment of sadness it is a relief
and JOY that throughout the career of this Illus
trlOus Senator, this ilustrous scholar, this Illus
trous legislator, he placed no claim to respect
honor the mere measures that are placed upon this
statute book. 1t Is rs the advocate Of immortal
principles, OF immortal truths, part OF which have
future to be fought for and 10 be vindcat saS
that the triumph OF his life and the honor of his
right to participate in this honor, assist in the
commem0ratlon OF these great trlumphs, and to
seDed end to s Def n % pe pre-
assembly. honored like this in this hon0red hail
amid THESE emblems OF woe. They have this right,
as they call themselves the metropolis OF the Com
monwealth. and the state, as we'll as all Its peo.
PIE, will assist in the discharge OF the duty.
(ApplauseJ
REMARKS OF Ex-MAYoR GAsToN
ExMayor William CASTOR came forward and
| spoke as lOllOws:-
The great man who in the fulness and COM
pleteness OF his fame has just passed to his rest
had the accomplishment and graces of the sta tes-
man, OF the orator and of the scholar. These &C
cOnplishments attracted your admiration but it
Is not merely to the statesman, the orator and the
scholar that you render your tribute to-day. You
recognize something In the person, and in the
had not acquired in the halls of legislation,
IN nv the forum , or in the school; you recog-
IN i'm ti.,o
and to truth, which generally lead through fierce
opposition. but always lead to triumph, ana at
find IN his character placid and determined
courage, which feared neither minorlties nor ma
Jorties His vision seemed to SO reach into the fu-
| ture as to give him the power OF prophecy. He
looked through the clouds which surrounded, or
beyond them, and by that light he saw the triumph
Of his principles and the vindicaton of his fame.
of hatred but at the time OF her defeat and his
victory he failed not to be Just to her,
see her true to him again. To-day Massachusetts
and south Carolina JOIN their voices in lamenta-
lions. To-day Massachusetts ana South Carolina
unite TO do him justice Tor purity in the public SER
vice. BY unselfsh patriotism he won the crown,
and; ana ne wore ahat crown most regaly. HE OF
victory, IN glory and in peace.
SPEECH OF REV. DIR. HALE.
| Rev. f. E. Hale was next introduced.
| How often he stood here, said the reverend gen.
tleman, and looked down upon sea of upturned
faces when they were not unanimous-when they
did not agree with hinl-and Is not that the thing
to be remembered to-day that he dared to say the
thing which was right And though he wounded
his nearest friends, mis- best friends ana the very
people who had loved him and honOred nm he
was pierced to the very heart but still he did his
! duty and said his word, and now we are so crate.
ful that that word was spoken and that that duty
was done. That homage to the right seems 10 nave
been what made the man and will make his mem.
0ry lie said to young man who repeated 1t to
bate, when there was any course TO be adopted
and when there was any policy which seemed
strange or difficult when there were any OF those
clouds OF which we have been speaking, when that
truth was to be found and was hard to
! hnd he never took counsel with men, but
separated himself from men and went alone and
conferred with the highest authority, and wneu he
was assured by the highest authority then he
always went forward and asked no question more
Applausel. Is not that tile history OF his llfe2 I