Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-20
The Procession,

The procession of the Army of the Cumber.
land was composed Of five divisions and was
onc hour passing given point. Gen. T. T:
Crttendeu was the chief marshal, assisted by
the followed marshals of divisions each of
whom was attended by brilliant staff: Gems
Il. Il. Musscr, Il. Boyntou, E. A. Carman, B.
Grafton and Col. Hamill. Upon arriving at
tho circle where the statue is placed, the cere-
monies Of anveiling were begun. After
Spansled Banner sung by grand
chorus, with band, drum corps and artillery &C
cortpauiment. The statue was then unveiled,
people at distance being Informed of the fact
by salute OF thirteen guns from Fort Whip
pile. Grand hymns were then given by
chorus of 100 male voices, supported by mill
tary drum corps and artillery. At the conclu-
sion of the hymns Stanley Matthews delivered
the Grafton. The presentation of the statue
Was made rs an offering from the Amy of the
Cum berlaud to the nation, and President HAYES
accepted the offering on behalf of the people
ct the United States.
HON srANrEI MATTHEW'S ADDRESS.
Following is the grafton delivered by Hon.
Stanley Nlatthews:
According to the mythology of the ancient
Crooks, memory the mother of the muses. /;
that Plutarch tells the completed sisterhood
of niue was included in tho common name of
rcmembrances. The truth in the fiction is that
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ton or suffering must precede, because it in
spires the heroic in representation. Man must
become conscious of the noble and good before
he can express it, and he can become conscious
of it only in his experience. God and heroes
walked the earth and wrought their wonders in
action and suffering before Phidias and Praxi-
teies could embody them. Lord Bacon said {:
AS statues and pictures dumb histories,
80 histories are speaking pictures The name
of George Henry Thomas,
SOLDIER AND PATRIOT,
has already been inscribed On that scroll of
hon orab!e fame, which posterity will reverent-
ly guard in the archives of our national his
work, lifts aloft the dignity and majesty of his
person as the society Of the Army of the Cum
ber!and by these public acts and solemn cere-
monies dictates to the people OF the United
States the form and presence of its beloved
corr mander Surely this was {. noble subject
and power! What frmness and self-possession;
what immo5ility, and yet what quiet gracious
benignity were set together in the
manly proportions of his physical frame. he
was large firm planted and paternal, like o
sturdy oak planting its roots deep in the
ground, bat without spreading branches
offering protection and shelter from
fierce heats aud fercer storms. His
movements were easy and quiet, his postures
hud gestures ucODtTnSlVc, so that MS port and
mien suggested reserve Of strength not
called into action.
In fine he was combination and a form
indeed, where every god did seem to set his
seal to give the world assurance of man"
There was nothing in him fuctuating, mercu-
rial OR eccentric. He was set, inlexible, un-
deVlatlns, steering steadily by the stars upon
the arc of great circle. He was conspicuous
for nodesty aud dignity, and was altogether
free from affectation envy. He did not
lack in proper self-esteem, but didn't think
more highly of himse!f than he ought. He
was not coarse, vulgar, impressive, careless of
the good opinion Of good men. Rather on the
contrary. nc quick in his sensibibilities.
keen to detect the sel6shness of others and
smartcd under sense of injustice yshen in
ficted upon himself No personal considera-
tionevor warped his Judgment or clouded
his sense of duty. AS he had nothing to con-
ceal his whole character was so transparent
that he never opened himself to misconstruc-
tons No conspicuous man in our recent his.
tory is better known as to his Utmost character,
more thoroughly understood or more correctly
appreciated. So that there is no reason to be.
lievs that the iudgmeat of posterity as to his
place in history will be other than a record of
contemporary opinion. There lies buried with
him in his grave no mystery to pluck the heart