The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-06

lives Banks, Cobb. Townsend, Burehard Davidson
and Hanna Following them again were the
Secretary of War, Secretary OF tho Navy
Attorney General, Burchard Hayes. son OF the Pres
dent; ex Governor Hendricks Governor Williams
Mr. Benjamin Bristow. General J. NJ. Harlan, Gov
crnor Young, OF Ohio: Governor Cuilom, OF Illinois;
Colonel lngersoll, Murat Hastead, Mayor Moore,
Theodore Cook. Judge Cox. OF Cincinnati, and many
other distinguished visitors both from abroad and
every section OF this State. Then came tho Indiana
State officers. Mayor Caven and the City Council OF
this city.
AT ten minutes past one the choir sang the anthem
"Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord and He Shall Sus
tain Thce" AZ twenty minutes past one the Rev
Myron W. Reed read from ihe Scriptures, first,
the Goth Psalm, ana then tho 18th chapter OF
Ecclcsiastes. AT twenty-five minutes past
followed prayer by Rev. Dr. Henry Day, OF this city;
ut thirtyhve minutes past the anthem, 'My Faith
Looks Up 10 Thce.n
The sermon was preached by Rev. Joseph B. Ciea-
yer from the second book OF Samuel, second chapter,
part OF tho seventh verse"saul Is deadD AT twenty
i've minutes past two the anthem "And Am Only
Born TO Die" was sung
hULoGy by REV. DIR. BAyLEss.
AT halfpnst two the eulogy was pronounced by Rev.
Dr. j. H. Bayless, pastor OF tho church in which tho
ceremonies took place, as foows:-
Senator Morton, in common with all public men,
lived Two lives. Ono OF them before the public
the other was not II occurred IN his case as is
not uncommon, that tho iiie he lived pubic be-
came so conspicuous that men almost forgot he was
living any other lie. He largo figure IN tho
Senate That It was not remembered that no any
thing IN his own home His observed lilo was so
crowded with vast affairs that low ever Imagined
whether no ever kissed his children or whether ne
had any chidren The world IN him much
power that IL did not ask whether he had tenderness
as WE'LL Ii charged him with ambition, but did not
credit him with love. One almost inevitable result
this state OF facts is Misrepresentation OF character
A man wno lives dual life can be known only
when known IN both pnrts OF his dual career Love
large factor as VIII III making up the iootings to
know tue aggregate OF a man, ana, therefore,
who IS known only in the former is but half known
Ii is one OF the penalties which pay for being
great so far a ns AZ need
tie sun. You know him and judge Of
him. VIII not tell you that he had
ambition as giants often have, that the goal OF his
ambition was worthy OF his powers HIS aim
high his win unDendlng and his purpose qucnchcss
flame He brought into the struggle almost nvincblo
powers. He never uttered lriies and clumsy IN
the bypay OF debate but waited for great coca
SONS. and then spoke great things, Thcro
forc tho people listened spcllb0und ard
tho Senate sat In silence who no spoke
There Is probably not man on earth who SIT and
silence for many hours could the whose loss
we mourn. He haa the qualities OF u commander
leaders LED them to nm. with military
training he would have shonc In con-
stoallon in which Napoleon and Alexander
would have been higher than he
need not tell you that no was no iairweathcr sailor
He was hurried TO the helm in tempest He showed
his greatness by becoming master III pcrilous times
What to most mon Was depression was to him IN
sprat,on what to others threatened disaster TO
him u prophecy or victory. THIS means that he was
courageous and had tho sclfpoise which con
sciousness OF power, and no man docs much who IL
not So | need not tell you that he struck for Tho
Union and tor freedom In the dark days oil the re-
public.
10 tho ego OF history no looms up controlling
giant and tue dread spcCres OF those gloomy tiincs
He has boon the black mans trend. Know he has
been charged NTH Inconsistency GU tins point but in
consistency is only the cphet ny which onos enemies
sometimes try TO sismatze ones progress. II only
the Dgot and the fool who does not change opinion
when and bottor light comes TO him. But all this
| Is known. HIS picture IL on tho wall
My work to-day is TO show you some things the
other sido OF TINS dual career. Morton, the senator
you know. am to try 10 give you II trucr view
by pushing ASIDE Tor moment the veil which hides
from mankind at large Morton, inc man. IL
may be surprise to rome, perhaps, when
say II is the uniform testimony OF those
who knew his family life best that he was
a CONSPICUOUS example OF tenderness, ana l do not
uso tho word pcuous TO round sentence nor be-
at funerals We feel that We praise the dcah
use the word because facts demand u; his no
common tenderness; II passed the bounds OF ordinary
family lovo as Tho friendship between David
and Jonathan surpassed ordinary friendship OF men.
| II was passion That never died waned.
Whom burdened with such and tangled duties as
no otner Governor OF this or any other State ever
al! hours his VITO ana children, and never failed to
greet them with kisses II they camc twenty times
a day II was always the same. State Affairs must
wait while he embraced those he loved Tho tcndercst
paren. sometimes wcaIcs OF tho carcsscs
Of his children. and especially II they arc
offered in the presence OF company. But
no matter who was in the paror with
him what large affairs were the subject OF
sation, when hts children came he helped them 10
climb upon his knee and never grow impatient OF
their iondling. lie never went journey Of fifty
miles without his wife IL she was situated that
might crafty her, bat also because her presence was
a necessity TO his happiness. And 50 she
tell on MIN. such love wins love. and
and II Is not strange that the children who thus
welcomed when thcy caino camc often, nor that his
sons when they became men still kissed him, and he
them, a constant habit
His wife almos. worshipped him. recognizing tho
wealth OF both his power and his love- and that tho
last equal TO the lrst She gave him return the
richest love she know. During his long and for tho
most part asonizng ilnoss shc has devoted herself 10
him with an abandon OF sciiorgctilng and tirccss
service which would DO al insolubc mystery oniy
that the world knew something OF the might of 1--we
SO strong her affection that her immense service
seemed 10 hcr no service at all friend sald
the other day, as she camc from her husbands side
tor q moment, 'You are doing 100 mucn.n she re
piea, with sort OF dazcd, bewidered gazc though
such proposition wcro incomprehcns,be, anu then
said
.'Dolng too much l am doing nothing would
gladly die Tor him.
The c,vilIzci world knows something about this
man, but 1t docs not know these things Perhaps
only a lew OF his ncishbors know OF the exquisite
picture Of family lie which they had among them;
but those WHO knew the facts know that what |
that dying bed, when tho wife and sons
pressed close about u, and sho again ana
the two sons who were prcsent-grown up men al
mosi-ksscd mis- hands anu cheek over and over and
baptized them with nIal tears Mrs. Morton liz so
Frustrated by this event net 10 be able DO pres
cnt at this timc and do not hesitate, MS
might under other circumstances, TO bring
these tender things out Of the sacred on.
security Of private lie, because know am
speaking to-day countless thousands ana want to
call the attention OF Tho world TO the delicate and
beautiful coorng OF this great life. want men 10
know that this man had something else him besides
ambition and schemes and cold power. want IL
known that while no coua hate wrong with
and ,uld donouDco with this vehemencc OF lightning
he could carry the affairs oi great State IN MS iron
hand, and DO II easily ana could leap, almost IN q
day. TO the leadership vi Senate lie could also love
ike a woman and Az matter OF fact, displayed in
his constant FAMILY Intercourse affection as exaui-
site ms II was exceptional. One who has known him
many years Gays that kinder hearted man never
lived
during the war regiment oil soldiers came here
and was sent TO spend The night in u building with u
very leaky root About Two O'Clock in the mornn.
the Governor was awakened by fierce rain storm
lie instantly called his secretary and asked II those
soldiers were not IN building with bad root
on beng informed that they were no sad
IL shall 20 una thcm.n II was
Int hpv uer III