New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-22
IN HONOR OF STOCKTON AND KEARNI
NEW. JERSEYS CONTRIBUTION TO sTATUARY
HALL
SPEECH OF WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS All THE
DWELLING OF THE STATUES OF RICHARD
srocKroN AND PHILIP KEARNY.
.rrELEoRArH TO THE tribune. ]

L TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
Washington, Aug. 2l.-Thc statues oil hichar o.ooN'
ton AID Philip Kearny, presented by the stare o
Jersey to tho Nation as It's contribution 10 the roueo
ton In Statuary Hall, were unveiled to-day win aP
propriate ceremonies
In the Senate Messrs. Mcpherson and Blohsett made
short spcec hes ard IN the House Messrs Phelps MOT
row and Cannon delivered addresses That OF william
alter Phelps wa a model Of It's kind, and deserves
10 rank among the best made on occasions IKE 'ho'
sketchng briefly the lives of Stockton and kearny' Sr'
Phelps drew comparison OF the two, saying
Could two characters been more different or two
careersi Repose and action. peace and war Stockton
was the model Of a fond OF stuty and conteh
patOn fitted every point for the dut es OF peace
tu society. Kearny the model Of 50 ef toa1 OF
excitement and action fitted at every point O' the
stern duties OF war Their deNotOl e. parouc
duty was the only In They were two most
dsslmar types OF and their grouping In edul
honor en- this another lesson that an
purpose and special temperament Is an tha'
necessary make man some way usfu 10 his ieio"
The Quaker blood in Stockton gave him that m'u
Grafton which philosophy says Il the one essential Oh
stat .srnanshp The Irish boct In Krarny knfe1 In him
gives the courage TO dsspise obstacles
and antt pae qualities which are nIsDehsaOe
military leadership
Stockton dii everything after consideration uno'
iudgmen, carefully Instructed BY study and experience
great lawyer. the wise counsellor the prud'he
statesman he did lack In courage phys ca o. mo a.
wounded and fought OF rObber who assaultel MN III
the streets Of London AMI the physical pr vaons OF
his capture without a muimur. Nor dil h hesitate
longer than to convince his judgment before h. declared
his Independence Of sovereign who hal shown MIN
personal courtesy ard given him public ohce AMI hoho
But for all that natural conservative who pre-
ierred 10 risks but to stand BY all preceden1s
where honor would permit It. He had love FOR com
pete decorun all relations which made him a. careful
the and anse ami cumin a. f. tn we h1er mat
tors OF the law As farmer lawyer. Judge Memner OF
Congress SON. husband and frient h was model
The welounded symmetry Of his character awsTs ~
minded me OF Washington whose friendship he eni yed
Except that stocktons life and character hal no military
tnge, there striking resemblance between tAesS
two men They we're both perfect gentlemen OF the an
que world dgnfei method CAL never 10 9et
ting themss Ives and justice let say n yer foguna
any one else whom they ought 70 remember Just a.
can picture Washington at Mount Vernon can picture
this New.Jersey gentleman sitting on the broad acres OF
Princeton which his gra,diather hal acquired In the
seventeenth century. l beievN be hal NJ greater
pride than in recanq his stlnless dstngu shea line
OF ancestry unless Providence had ny ltei To- him
the veil Of the that he might behold his son his
grandson and geatgrindsOn occupying seats IN the
By merits regularly ana as surrey "a lucy
were a Stockton heirloom
How dlreren, from this picture Is the active lie ana
restless genius Of "Ihl" Kearny. He cared nothing
for details ignored them all that he might concentrate
al energies upon the great principle Tor "hlcn 10
strove Toward that object he rolled In molten stream
his past his present bis his memories ana npe
his courage and his parts-a that there was IN him.
Such enthusiasm could wait FOR the slow processes
Of reason ITO appealed instinct knowing mat
no was child OF genius ami genius kind To her
children The appeal often not I'm vain. snd then
Indian and Mexican and Agerne and Italian ana COlcd'
crate looked upon him in his rapid strategy ana naghh'
cent charge as an inspired mailman And yet when IN
willing 70 trust 20 those gifts he appealed 70 the
ordinary processes Of mankind would show the Dos"
"a pan and organize the basis OF the most Solo
military character His intensity OF nature, however.
generally controlled him and brought with IL all its nat
uraI advantages and disadvantages. He could see only
thu object at aimed and In pursuit OF that ooec
he would ride roughshod everything In his way not
from Indifference not from unkndness. but his look was
focused on the distant object and IL could not be
changed Had this fierce enthusiasm this concentration
o, fiery genius been for unworthy object. it would
have lnexcuSibs and baneuL Fortunately IL was
almost always directed TO noble and unselfsh end and
those over whom he rode wounds and forgive
him knowing that he riding desperately al common
enemy Brave as O lion. tender woman. his portrait
remains the beau ideal OF soldier and the picture Oh
that slim handsome nrure riding all alone 70 death at
Chanty with his bride In his teeth and his only re-
mining arm waving his sword down TO history rs
symbolic OF and conduct Of this gallant
leader the Murat OF Volunteer Army.
At the conclusion Of the speeches 10 the two Houses
an Informal procession. headed by the New-Jersey Sen
ators was formed, which made IFS way to otatuary
Hail. where the two statues. draped In the American
nag stood ready TO be unveiled. An Interesting
feature Of Thu part of the ceremony was that two
young members Of the stockton and Kearny families
drew the string which held the flags IN position Both
were direct descendants OF the men WnOm the ceIe-
COMMUNICATED.