The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-14
WM. CULLEN BRYANT.
Memorial of the Press Ass0cIatIOn-Trf.s
butte to the Departed Poet


New YORK, June 13-At meeting of the
Associated Press, held at It's rooms to-day,
Mr.. Geo. Jones in the chair, Mr.. ErastuS
Brooks offered the following tribute, which
was e. seconded by MT; Potion, of the World
'The members Of the Associated Press de-
sire to put upon record an expression Of their
sincere respect for the private virtues and
public services OF one who up to yesterday
was the Oldest OF their profession. VIM. CuI-
len Bryant was for more than seventy yealys
a regular contributor to the American press
and for fifty-two years closely identified with
the Oldest existing journal, save one. In New
York"
Bred to the law. he early left the forum for
the pen, and for more than three-score years
as poet, scholar, writer and linguist, he stood
In the front rank Of the distinguished men oe
the country. 1t Is o rare thing to find In one
person SO much Of true talent added to so
great genius. Mr.. Bryant possessed both iYv
o very high order. He studied literature DC
the best description and the best English,
profited by the best books and travel and
found companionshlp among the best men.
Washington Irving, who introduced Mr..
English public In 1882, found In the poet iR
1860 the eulogist OF q life, character and wri-
ter, which for gentleneSs, humor and beauty
OF diction IS hardly exceiled in the literature
of the world.
The successor of VIM. Coleman In the Eyeyt.
ing Post, the associate editor OF Gulian @. Ver-
plank and Robert g. Sands in the 1ogismnm,
he, later calling to his assistance In the Post
William Leggett, made his own journal
among the best In the land for intellectual
vigor and free and independent thought.
What was better, he redeemed as far as Ona
man could do 80 the journalism of his early
days from the offensive practice OF personal
discussion, often ending In duels and at times
in death, and placed 1t upon the broad fouri-
dation Of that tolerance for others which II
inseparable from free discussion and true self
respect.
In song and prose, whatever he touched he
adorned, while In temperate living and steady
industry his life Is an example, alike to the
members OF his own profession and to alp
others; hoping and working for future sue
cess, frail in body, his mind was always clear
and strong. His life, as we believe, was pre-
ionged for more than four-score years, be-.
cause Of his orderly living and love of virtue.
We honor him as one OF our profession.
whose thoughts and works illustrate. that
perfect integrity of character, and that thrift
and success which, though born Of rare 0ere-
ius and talent, finds its best reward In the ex-
ample OF well-spent life.
ReS0tUed, That an engrossed COPY Of this
signed by the president and secre4
tary, be forwarded to the family Of the de-
ceased, and that 1t also be entered upon Che
journal and published In the newspapers DC
this association.
ResolUed, That as a further mark of respecE
TO the memory of the deceased, the members
OF this association will attend his funeral On
Friday, the fourteenth instant.
d. NJ. STONE, President.
j. w. ENGLAND, Secretary pro tenn.