New-York tribune., 1880-10-03

,nors divine than his that no influence IL moro
profound that human being Is 'ruer oo"o'
factor Of his kind. The spiritual power OF purify ia
deed ike that Of natural beauty is immessuraoie' anu
~ ia NOT easy 20 define aud describe Burnss service 10
tho world But without critical and careful detail OF oo
servaion II s plain first OF ALL that he interpreted sco,
land as no other country has been revealed by khule
genius Were Scotland ssadn ny cetes and kings and
great events would -ivo ~ histories But essenllhi
scotland, the en.o sgcnss, sac1r ibe simple
serious iaf the oharactefsiic spirit OF he 81
Is caught up Ssad ssa i've forever in the poets
verse fSs sun Of scotland sparkes in it The birds
mrs@nr Each " moT9gs wee ~ bsastie so;iS Dennes ,ss
and 0Irs IN "n ts sf acmbaeSs fold Of
fhe danntcsi battle nymn Of Scots wha hae WI wal
saturday Niaht" through the weird witch romance of
Tam OShantcr breahes the scent OF the Wliu r1Se ~ m
ov Bessars is penetrated by the heartbreaking sigh
TO Jessie:
Although thou mann never be mine.
Although even hope is denied,
Than augh in the world beside.
Tne poet touches every sound every Thought
and feeling-bu the refrain OF all Is Scotland 10 Wna'
try Of his birth and love Every bird aud aower every
hill and dale aud ryer whisper ana repeat ms Phnrt
and the word Scotland Is sweeter because VI ''0''
Rnt in ,hus casting poetic spell upon everything dis
tncvely Scotch Burns fostercd patriotism which has
@ ~, ~ he tim. of urn,s blrh England mad
with hatred Of the scots. But when Burns died there
was was moi a scotcimtn who was not proud of being a
Seotchman Scotch ploughman singing OF MS ielloW-
peasants and their lives and loves in their own Ian
guagc had given them In their own eyes dignity tDey
mad never known
a mans for a that.
And America irving to mako the ploughman's
words true Great poets before and AFTER Burns
the world: but is there any great poet Of any
time country who has 80 taken The heart Oh Wnat D,
Abraham Lincoln himself OF them, called the pian
people mat. was lately seen in EdlhDuign with ne
mad been dead nearly hundred years, wVahservn s,
..rlrh hp0 III
Tor he love and honor III bore to H03ole Burns lnty
love him Tor lands sake ana they are pe.tep '
Scotcnlnen because OF him. England do 3 not love
shakespeare nor italy Dante. nor GERMANY Goethe
with the passionate ardor WIN wGh a s s bstIe
bloomed ON INTO flower fair that its beauty ana per
fume I'LL the world wlihJoS'
SETTING THE EMOTIONS TO MUSIC.
Bnt the power thus TO depict national life ana charac
ter and to kndle an inperishable PATRIOTISM can
not he limited by any nationality country In setting
words TO Scotch melodies Barns TO music the emo
tons common 10 humanity, and so he passes from the
usiye love of Scotland INTO the reverence OF the
world Burns died at the same age with Raphaei; ana
Mozart who his contemporary. died only four years
before him. Raphael and Mozart are the Two men OF
lyrical genius in kindred arts who impress us as most
exousitely refined by careful cultivation aud although
BuIns OF all great poets the ost uscnoo, no a.,
longs poetry with Raphael i'll painting ana I'm IN
music and there Is 10 fourth An lndtscToaDie @ ren
mes, and nOwcrkc quality, melodlous grace
and completeness and dclcaey. belong to them
of Rapharl we to hear the rip
ming cadence OF and the tender and true song
of Brns They all voices OF the whole worId speak
inc i'm the accent q native land Here are ltay ana
German ana Scotland, distinct individual perfect re-
cognzape but the that reveals and lIulnaeS ther
separate charm that is not Italian or German or sc0cn
il is the OF universal nature lhs is tue singer whom
tbs statue commentaries. the singer OF songs lprti
az love- pure the dew OF the morning ana sweet s us
breath: songa with which the lover wOoes his bride
and tne mother soothes her child; and the heart OF
pcope beats with patriotic exultation songs thal cte
bnWan endeayor and console human sorrow and exat
We ca,
mower Until we know why the rose Is sweet OF INC
dcw,irop pure or the rainbow beautiful, we cannot
know ahy the poet is the best Denetactor oi lu-
manity. Whether because he reveals us 10 our, =,
divine n. .pration whether because IN world OF sordd
and restless anxiety he fills Us with serene JOy or puts
and homes of man-who snail say But the less Is
the instructive loyalty TO the poet me Proof 3i i
consciousness That he does all these things tha ne Is e
harmonzer, streughener aud eonsoer. HOW ine iaib M
OF Cnrstendom has been STAYED dOl ccnt @ uon
mighty words OF the old Hebrew oards ana Pr0Pc,'' P & @
now the vast and IncXpTessibe mystery Oh VINE loNe
and power and purpose mas osen ] otS, pivn,d 80 rv p
able and poemi II we we're forced 10 surIeneI SCTL3
aggression OF human genius but one surely We sholt
retain poetry ana an NoTe wo ali I but score Of books
mat choice and perfect remainder would be the
songs OF Burns.
FITNESS OF THE DEDICATION.
How ntly them among the memorials of great men, OF
those who in different countries and times and ways
have been leaders Of mankind, raise this statue OF
the poet whose genius unconscious but sweet ana
eeyatng influence in our National lfe II Is not power
dramatic obvious imposing, Immediate Ike that OF tho
statesman, the warrior and tie inventor, but II Is as
deep and strong and abiding The soldier fights for his
native land but the poet touches that land with the
charm that makes it worth ghting for and nres the
warriors heart with the fierce energy that makes his
blow inv1nclbe. The statesman enlarges and orders
erty IN the heart or the citizen. The inventor NULL
plies the facilities OF NE, Dut r dne nen poeV
among trees and flower and waters; here upon
the green sward and under the open Shy heIo n6
birds carol and children play, and lovers Whisper ah
the various stream OF human life flows by-we raise
the statue OF Robert Burns. While tine huhah pehrt
baots mat name will music in human ears He knew
better fnan we the patfos OF human life We know pet
ter than he the infinite pahos OF his own an hoDeae
and muses upon your statue Will see IN imagination
solitary mountain in your own oeaunin scotland, an
Uraven-soaring, wrapped In impenerabe clouds SUD
the msts part nd there the heather the brar
rose and the gowan fine; there are the
Burnies wimplin down your gens
+ Or toanius strnnf ". W. E%',g I,n s, s stsn'
the cushat is meanings the curlew Is cailngj tne
singing the red deer nd is our cea ana
tonched with the tender glory OF sunshine heaven
own benedlctiOn.
OTHER CEREMONIES.
At the conclusion of the speech 1t was announced
that Mr. Walker, of Toronto, would sing Aud
Lang Svne and the audience was requested to join
Mr. Walker manfully began, but unfortunately In a
rev much lower than the band The result was not
snggestiye of good fellowship. Mr.. walker grew
| red in the face and abruptly stopped But another
trial was more successful Tie touching Old airrose
in great chorus as the CaledDnians, clasping hands
swayed backward and forward after the custom
peculiar to the song. The singing closed. After a
| parting look at the statue the Caledonians filed
away through the crowd, their noddlng plume'
marking their progress at q distance The swarm Of
spectators then dispersed, and the beaten, dusty
grass was soon the only reminder Of the celebration
ENTERPRISE IN THE CATSKILLS.