Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-18

peace and health, happiness and prosperity, and have died, that you might enjoy the blessings which they have so unselhshly sur rendered Let it teach you to value liberty at theS enormous price at which it has been purchased. Let it encourage you to emulate the example of those heroes who preferred the perpetuation of the nation and maintenance of that freedom which the fathers of New England came to plant on our shores before the preservation of their own lives or the en- joyment of happiness.
 However widely you may differ in opin- ions as to the policies of parties and the dog mas of administration, over and above all, as this glowing shaft is to tower above all sur roundings and underneath all, as the ever lasting foundations of these eternal hills un- deriie this monument, I bid you rear and cherish this immortal sentiment:
 "The union of States, now and forever, one and inseparable."
 President Kleiner of the Board of Council men, who was selected by His Honor the Mayor to speak on behalf of the city, was next introduced and spoke as follows: MIR. KLEINER's ADDRESS.
 Mir. Chairman and fellow citizens: At the command of my superior officer I respond on behalf of the city of New Haven. This monument is erected to commemorate the memory of our departed soldiers. These vast hosts who have died for their country's vel fare since our government was founded need no stone structure to COmm6mOraG6 Un0u.
 Their deeds are emblazoned on the pages of
 history.
 And you, the members of the Grand Ar my, scared on the fields of battle, many of
 whom have limbs now mouldering in the soil, are yourselves monuments; and as mem- bers of that noble organi iation whose insig-
 nia you wear, than which no monarch can confer greater decoration, also need no commenoration.
 And the mothers, wives and sweethearts of those noble heroes that so buoyantly went forth to do service in behalf of their country, whose long suffering during the period of the war the marks of anguish on their counte- nances bear record to, and many of whom
 have waited for that footstep which they have never heard-even they need no sol diers' monument.
 And you, sons and daughters of veterans, some of whom have never known their sol
 dier father, and others who have heard the soldiers tale from fathers lips, and those like myself to whom the late war is but dim recollection, and whose memory con jures up the sad occations like that iR which Admiral Foote was buried, or the glad tidings and inspiring sound as the cannon
 boomed forth it's peans of victory-even we need no monument for commemoration. But to those thousands-and too soon it will be but those only-whose only knowl- edge of war is what they have heard or read in their histories, to them this soldiers mon ument, with Gods own monument for it's
 base as it pinnacles above the surrounding fanes and hilltops, shall elevate them from the bedraggling cares of daily toll and in- spire them to realization of the grandeur and heroism of those noble patriots who fought and bled and died for unity of gov ernment and unity of family-aye, even the unity of mankind in maintaining those noble principles which the founders of our Union so tersely stated: F'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
 cereated equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the
 pursuit of happiness"
 Let such be our justification for it's erec- tion, and now, MT. Chairman, on behalf of the city of New Haven, allow me to thank you for the guardianship you have bestowed upon us in placing this mounement within the limits of East Rock Park, and God speed it's safe completion
 On the conclusion of MT. Kleiner's address Rev. Erastus Blakeslee pronounced the bene- diction, which concluded the exercises. Before the exercises were concluded gen tie rain commenced to fall, which necessitat- ed little hurrying, as many ladies had left the city without any protection from the rain, and the buildings on the rock are not calculated to protect any very large number of people when such emergencies arise. It is expected that the grand monument will be completed in about one year from this time and then will come the dedication, which will be on much grander scale than that of laying the corner stone.
 The committee entitled to much praise for conceiving and carrying out the pro- gramne on such short notice, and in future years the anniversary of the battle of Bun ker Hill will also be remembered in New Ha- ven as the anniversary of the laying of the
 corner stone of the soldiers and sailors monument in East Rock Park.
 THE CHOICE OF THE LOCATION FOR THE MoNU- BENT.
 The subjoined article appeared in the JOUR NAL AND COURIER March 21st 1884. The Autograph mentioned was made for Captain Townshend by Julian H. Smith.
 Eas Rock Park.
 In Klock's drug store attracting much attention New Haven artist with beautifully proportioned soldiers and sailors monument sketch ed with ref to exact proportions and perspe ctive it's summit It is in the way of suggestion only and is in accordance with Captain Townshends concep ton of the proportions of such monument and it's
 fine effect from distance, published in the JOURNAL AND COURIER a year ago or more. It will interest our citizens to see the Autograph.
 Early in 1884 the subjoined article appear ed in the JOURNAL AND COURIER. During the year before the suggestion of East Rock as the site for the monument was made in the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 A subscriber writes 'I see that the soldiers and sailors monument committee have decided to To- cate the monument East Rock Park. I think having been the first to follow up Captain Town- shend's conception to locate the monument on the reminder of the brave deeds of our iustrious have heard he COURIER was the only paper that suggested that location for the monument. was sons presented by the COURIER foralis location and the more as they came at a time when the idea other people who were the then e0So e el vailing question whether we had not better have the monument located on the Green.'
 SOLDIERS AND SAILORS"
 A prominent citizen writes: ''We were de- lighted to notice that Comrade Sloat in his speech at the laying of the corner stone of the monument gave it it's true and proper name-sthe soldiers and sailors monument.' These two branches of the service should never be separated and the monument should always be spoken of the soldiers and sailors not the soldiers alone. In the old French war at the taking of Louisbourg the Connect icHt troops were conveyed under Captain David Wooster, of Connecticut's colonial navy and of this town. He was afterward General David Wooster and was killed at Danbury in the war of independence.
 ''Den't forget the name of the gallant Hull of the United States frigate Constitution, and Perry of Lako Erie fame, and Captain Gerry, son of Eldridge Gerry, Vice President of the United States. Captain Gerry was a distinguished officer of the Mexican war; also our Gregory, foote, Hunt and Peck and don't leave out Captain Monroe, of Fair Haven, killed while vslliantly defending his | ship, the Harriet Lane, off Galveston, Texas, and Captain Samuel P. Crafts (still with us and may he long live) whose distinguished services in command of Admiral Porter's dis | patch boat at Fort Fisher were noticed by i his admiral We say give the sailor his | place and don't forget the services of our | blockading squadron and what our navy | did in Hampton Roads, the Mississippi river l and Mobile Bay. Call this beaut iful coming | monument 'The Soldiers and Sailors Monu- ! ment' and let it be known as such for all,"
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