Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-10


difficult for 4 la e-cSmer 10 sc; within
| hearing distance of the speakers.
Exercises at the Capitol.
Mayor Brown, as President OF the Day
called the vast assemblage to order, anC
opened the exercises with the following re
marks:
MAYOR BROWNS REMARKS.
Ladjos and Gentlemen: Nearly six years ago il
was Sacramentos proud privilege to welcome
within her g1tes the worlds most famous Gen
eraA America most lllGstrious citi2cn to shout
the glad tIGlngS OF q true people TO returning
nero; to take uD and continue the sTatiOn 10 a
chietIgin upon his entry to mis- native country,
such as the heroes Of old never dreamed Of
To day all Is changed The triumphant nn-
plause of the multitude is hushcd. The martial
air of the musir gives place to the nouTniul
dirge. The Joyous booming of the cannon is
now changed TO the more solemn minCte gun,
and the merry peal of the bells gives pace TO
the measured toll.
We again meet to pay tribute to Amedea's S
hero. Not in q .pournful strain, but IL. the
grand and noble way. that betokens the homage
and gratitude due The ilnstrioUs dead, yvh0
silent and immGyable while living, now dead,
the purity ana njbiCGesS of whose chara.-- ?
shines ont with more than living tOTce, and we
but learn the manner OF man he was, move
thoroughly in the last struggle OF life strength,
than did we know wien living manhood nam
bered him among her own.
With his indOmtabie courage and tirmnesS Of
Will he sought to preserve This mighty Union
While living and by his death and the circum-
stances surrounding it he has ceInented his lies
work, and was able, before his final taking Off.
20 see a grand and great reunited people, the re-
sultof his noble endeayors.
He conquered as 4 soldier; as q hero ne
lifted up his conquered foes with a magma
nimity, generosity, q nobleness Of feeling, that
makes hero Of The soldier. Lincoln of the
citizen.
What grander tribute could be paid to him,
what palmer lesson taught, that he was the
connecting bond between the North and South
than to see the South, through her whole peo-
pie, her iOmer Generals and soldiers that stood
against him in that long and terrible struggle
to-day doing homage to his memory by uniting
with their brothers ofthc North to condole with
them for Il common loss
To-day we cannot Judge his character to its
full extent, nor appreciate his greatness and his
force but i'll his death America mournS as a
united, griefstricken family and bows her head
in mournful and respectful silence as all that is
mortal Of America greatest hero is laid to rest
to take his place on high with the immortal
dead.
Music By the band followed, after which
the Rev. G. B. Taubenhaus made the fol-
lowing
INVOCATION.
Creator of the universe by whatever name
Thou art called, under whatever form Thou art
worshiped, we seek Thee, cause of all causes
fountain of life and light. Thy glory we adore
my mercy we mplOrG, ana Thy praises We
sing. Thou art our rock and shield cur King
and Redecmer in Joy and sorrow. in prosperity
and adversely, il life and death Hear us, o
God, when pray to Thy Grace. Thou art
moi in temples made by man only. Thy Shechina
is everyWhere III the grand temple of the uni
verse, which is Thy handiWork Under the
azure sky, We pray TO Thee that this day should
not die away without awakening the people
from the slumbcr of thoughtlessness. BE it
Thy Will that this day should exercise an an
gelic influence On the nation. Let 1t not be
only Il day OF outward demonstration OF doing
honor to the great dead, but also a day of bene-
fitting the living; day of instruction Il day of
encouragement and inspiration. " Ii Il great
man dies, Thou AIT sanctited, . GOdr' for
such q death shows plainly the pCriShableneSS
of earthly glory and the shOrtncss of human
life II is not startling at all when the blowing
wind OVerturns the small, weak tree, but when
the cyclone upscts the mighty oak, who does
not fear? When the man falls who was power
tul to carry this grand Republic who can re-
main indifferent? Grant. O God, that on this
day every one should engravc it deeply on his
heart, that if we do not obey Thy word, if we
do not endeaVOr to rise above the dust Of per-
ishable nature # we bury ourselves entirely
beneath the mud of senSuality, life is not worth
the living. Life Is mere dream which van
ishes. shadow that disappears, and all its Joys
like the flowers in which the insects of deStruc-
uOn are making havoc while they are equipped
with the pleasing color of choice colors, make
Us feel that we have mortal frame, and the
threads Of lives are i'll Thy hand, that We may
become more watchful toward our duties, less
selfish and more charitable. May every officer
feel that he i the servant and not the master of
the people, and that he Is the guard, the Saucti-
t. of public trust, and inspire every citizen
with patriotism love TO do all in his power to
hasten the day when this country viii be the
tabernacle of peace, love and justice, ana this
grand Republic be the Messiah Of the world
announcing liberty to al! men III all chimes and
zones. We pray 10 Thee in behalf of the
dead General. May he who fought for the
peace and welfare of this country, the dear
interests and good principles OF mankind
receive a rich reward in Heaven. For
give, o God his sins and forget his guilt
May his Righteousness so before him and
may Thy mercy go out to meet him. Enable
us, O Lord, TO hear the grand chorus OF singing
angels and the rolling wheels of the Heavenly
chariot prepared for the reception OF his soul
that we may be assured that a warm reception
is rendered to the bcheaetor of the United
States in Heaven; that we may he sure that he
who rendered most meritoriOus service to his
fellow men on earth will find gratifying com
half of the distressed widow. Her loss is great
her a..lletion almost unbearable. Too soon hes
the star Of her life become cold and T horizon
dark. Console her, Mercittd Father and we
pray Thee to look down with mercy on all the
widows and orphans. Since it has pleased
Thee to open 2 well OF misery and to give pOWer
TO the Angel of Death 20 take the best of lives
and to destroy daily the happiness OfthoUsanGs
may il he Thy viii to Tighten the burden of suf-
fering; heal every wounded heart aud tighten
mp this world with the benign rays of Thy loy-
ing kindness. May Heaven say Amen.
The choir followed with vocal music.
after which the people listened to the fol-
lowing
oRATIoN BY GENERAL HART.
M PIcstjcnt. Ladies aud Gentlemen: It is fit
ting tnat on this occasion Of extreme melan-
choly we should speak Of the life and public
services of the nations heroic dead that we
should aid in making The record of Il peoples
lasting gratitude for life OF pubic services de
voted to the best Interests OF mankind, and for
duties well, faithfully, Yaiiantly performed. \
nation gratitude is due 10 her idlthtU servants.
but who can measure the debt to those who, in
the hour of the nations peril, were willing 10
brave the dangers and Vicissitudes of war, to
leave family, home and friends behind them,
and 10 risk their lives, their all, in the defense
of our common country Il is well that we
bring sunlight to the hearts of the old veterans
of the war by doing honor to their Chief-fOr
they are rapidly passing from our midst and
joining their comrades who died upon the bat
ue-feld amid the carnage OF war, in order that
the commands of General Grant might be filth
fully fulfilled and a nation might be preserved
This is not the first time in the history of the
Republic when our people have been called
upon to mourn over the loss of a military genius
of unsurpassed rcpoWn. Born in Il struggle for
national independence and individual liberty,
it was necessary that our country, in its infancy
should receive national entity from the military
genius OF washington ana IN our struggle TO
perpetuate the Government of our fathers the
whole people Of this Union leaned upon the ge-
Mus of Ulysses S. Grant, and Gpplauded his in
domitablc will and trauscendent valor. while Mt
the head of his army he stood upon the battle
ments Of the Republic, the conspicuous hero of
a heroic contest with the Constitution as his
warrant of authority, and a united country fully
preserved, and the establishment of perpetual
and universal justice rs his fixed and deter
mined purposes. Generations have come and
gone since the spirit of Washington broke the
shackleS which bound it TO mortality, but the
memory Of this people is fresh with his acts of
generous patriotism and the nation which ac-
kuowledges him as its benefactor and father has
erected for him Il monument in honor of his
deeds which Will carry his name down through
The cycles OF time as long as the English tongue
shall continue to be spoken.
This day viii mark an epoch in the nations
history, and its imposing ceremonies all over
the broad territory of the Union viii serve to
teach us that republics are not ungrGtcful.
Ii is not an uncommon event for Il human be
ing to die. In the mutations of time men come
and 90. Souls are daily born into the world
and each hour witnesses the yuWuiu% of the
grave to receive the bodies of those who are
passing away. But beyond the immediate cir
Gle OF Il limited acquaintance, the news of
deaths raVages is usually received with com
paraJive Indifference. To-day. however, the
funeral train is not confined to locality or ma
tionality. The world bows her head in sorrow
because the fire of great mans genius has
been extinguished; the people of the world,
without respect TO nationality or color don the
drapery of mourning because of the loss Of one
whose life, character, example and teaching all
combine TO demonstrate his Incorporating
adherence to those principles which vouch-
safe to ali the greatest freedom consistent with
the existence or organized society. Indeed it
may be said of him that he is buried Ito the
noise of the mourning of great nation From
Maine to Florida, from the surglng Atlantic TO