New-York tribune., 1876-09-07

here tn honor Laf yoe s simple and natral that
the chief OF TINS great cy sn9aa eavs @ ms
also simoe and natural, but we have many Things
upon gheh to ourselves S IN n connection Ia
happy with US on THIS OCCASION The day the day OF
the the CENTURY % which has MARKED this country growth
as successful beyond any parallel IL we had had any
monument aud II we could have called upon him to
from his grave; II life could have been restored
into that face which charmed our ancestors so much;
we could say to Lafayette "wbere do you wish your
image TO rest tor in order that our may
look upon 1t and love your would he not have chosen
Just the spot we have aud have said, ~ wish
TO be near the man who called me son,
And H. exulting as we do we should be disposed TO
gloreanon, we have Oh his other side the image .,
that President WHOSE fortune II TO guide through
the darkect period OF our bstoy-lapplauseI-and we
WIN then remember looking upon nm tnst ths M
hour and the greatest strugglo and the worst cson OF
blood that we ever saw was brought upon US NOT Dy
perate haste And whatever partisan spirit or party
feeling mpute to Lin, and Whatever shortcomings
cruelty aud suddenly sent, yet may say, and
think all united In saying that so earnest was no
in his iie honest In his love OF his country so sweet
charming so gentle and so good IN hs love Of men, tnat
these two would have received him WIN open arms
cnarity for al and mahce toward none." (Appiausel
Singular indeed the good fortune OF our nero VINO
served, too. among strange people, even whose Ian
guage was strange 70 him. and yet his name is now on
He served tine cause OF freedom in his own country and
meeting all the wild bloody exec ses OF the day while
that the blood OF their brothers was thicker than water
he to nG ss s' sS S S 2S"d
Such the good fortune OF our hero and YET when no
Il twas was no holiday task that he undertook. He
sM. wh his his esds advised and b ms to sy
nd gentle loving friends they used eyery argument
every artinco they could 10 bud him stay Let u.s. how
with grateful rccoectons honor tee faithful low
ing wife that bid hin 20 help America Yes, gcntemen
1t is pleasing thing TO remember that here upon thus
when Lafayette, still in the full yigor Of his manhood
was Americas guest 1t almost diminlshes the re-
a day in his history and I'm the history
Of country He came to receive only smiling wei
who loved him next to only onS and that the
whom they honored themselves and him by calling tIe
aud honor III the great credit and great honor is not
for the sons who dd noble deeds but for The mother wac
spared them France great In the traditions OF her no
bic deeds, great In all things charming men by her arts
lnstgating them by her wisdom pleasing them by her
Iaws-!oyng cheerful impetuous II you please, charac
teristic francel lAppla1sc.I
Mr. Couderts speech was followed by song entitled
"France" composed by Laurent dc Rifle.
Charles yilla Secretary OF the French Committee was
.then introduced He gave extended description of
the manner in which the statue completed and its
final arrival In this city In tie course OF his remarks
which were In French he said that In coming TO the help
tho American colonies Lafayette and his noble young
companions did hesitate free themselves from the
traditions Of their fathers Believing in the absolute
right people govern themselves they gave their
blood IN benalt OF so nODlp cdise n
more fitting place could have been chosen for the in
auguraton this than In the centennial year OF
American independence, and in the most beautiful park
Of the finest city in the United States. The
9th OF September would always be remembered
as great day OF this great It had been said that
Iayettes services not appreciated by Americans
It had been said that ther had little sympathy for
France IL was necessary TO say that these asser
tons were calumnios. The work was now achieved.
Lafayette was In his true place, between those two
American heroes, Washington aud Lincoln "May this
statue remain" Mr. villa said. Gas eternal symbol OF
tat sympathy which should forever unite our beloved
young French Republic with the grand Republic OF
America"
Dr. Cattel President Of Lafayette College, intro
duced and spoke.
Gen. Eoone, Grand Commander Of Knights Tempars OF
the State OF HewYork. in the absence OF an expected
speaker o. g. Brady, OF the members who was pres
ent at Lafayette initiation into the Morton Command
cry In 1929 said In brief review OF Lafayettc's life as
Mason that tting that the soldiers OF the Tenn
ple knights Of the Cross and Free mnsons should DO
present and bear testimony TO the love and admiration
they felt for whose prdo II was to call himself
their brother During the OF hts remarks he In
trodueed knights Andreas and TmpsOu. who were made
Knights Templars with Lafayette.