Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-18
GENERAL sLoAT's ADDRESS.


 Fellow Citizens-On December 7, 1882, the town of New Haven, in town meeting as sembled, voted an appropriation of $50, 900 for the erection of suitable memorial com memorative of the services rendered by her soldier end sailor sons, who participated in the war of the revolution, the war of 1872, the war with Mexico and the war of the re- bellion. At that town meeting committee was appointed with full power to decide upon location and design for such a memorial, and to erect the same in accordance with the resolution under which the appropriation was made. This spot, which to my mind is exceedingly appropriate, has been selected on which to erect the memorial, and to-day we have assembled here for the purpose of for mally laying it's cecner stone with becoming exercises and ceremony.
 Invested with the honor and charged with the duty of representing the monument committee on this occasion now in thei-s name, invite the Grand Army of the Repub- lie and the Sons of Veterans of New Haven to place in position the corner stone of monument which down through the years and centuries of the future shell speak to coming generations of the virtues, the sac rifces and the heroic services of those who voluntarily offerod life and all else that was dear in the cause of liberty and for their country.
 Colonel s. J. Fox responded on behalf of the Grand Army of the Republic as follows:
 COLONEL Foxs ADDRESS.
 MT. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con-
 mittee:
 The invitation you have extended to the Grand Army of the Republic, to lay the cor ner stone of the soldiers monument is duly appreciated, and we thank you for the honor conferred and in the name of the Grand Army of the Republic and the veteran sol die1J of New Haven desire to extend to you fbnIr fhaV 1IyJf 1o1,0 o11 formed and which now take shape aud posi- ton on this spot-and also through you to extend our thanks to the town of New Ha- ven, whose iberality has made it possible to commemorate the deeds of her sons in gran ite and bronze.
 nifcent pedestal of nature overlooking the most beautiful city of our country, will commemorate in their grand silence the deeds of her sons who assisted to establish liberty in that long struggle of the revolu- tion It will tell of the daring of her brave sailors who resisted the demands and aggres- sions of England during the dark days of 1872 to 1915; it will illustrate the deeds O. those-some of whom are with us to-day who carried the flag of our country across the plains of Mexico. And last but not least, Mr. Chairman, it will speak of the val or of the soldiers and sailors of our city who twenty five years ago responded to the call ot duty and gave life and health that the Onlon established in that long struggle for inde- pendence Should be maintained inviolate Again, Mr. Chairman, thank you fer this honorable duty that the Grand Army of the Republic is called on to perform. The brass box ten inches long, seven l wide and six deep, wrapped in oil paper, was | then placed in position. The box contained l the following:
 A copy of the city directory of 1886; CODY of the city year hook of 18S5. a reDort | of the Board of Education of 1885; the pe- tition to the Selectmen and copy of the vote of the town appropriating $50,000; copy of the special acts of 1883 validating