Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-15

o field, he was surpassed by many of his revo- lutionary associates-by many, whose cona- missions ran cut for one cause or another
 before the end-as well as by Washington |
 and Greene. Like Wayne and Arnold he |
 fought whatever was in front of him; battle | line, fortress, bushman, hostile boats, white |
 man. black man, red man-n it hindered
 his cause, if it stayed his advance,
 it must go away or go down.
 He believed inae:hard pounding in |
 attack, so did Wellington and Grant. He
 was fertile in plan within certain ranges, and
 could fight the fire of stratagsm with the Ere
 of counter stratagem. Like Grant again, he i
 moved very early in the morning, and like l
 the same great general and greater man, he
 never learned that there was time to quit
 the field while ray of light famed the sky.
 He was military leader rather than great
 general His leadership was marked by en-
 thusiasn and faitH, by daring and tenacity
 of his being true mankind, honest, pure,
 conscientious, deveEt. He loved goodness
 and good men, and good things; he hated
 iealousies, and envies, and bitterHEs, and
 injustice.
 Putnam was not scholar; he knew noth-
 ing of the dead languages of Virgil and Hero
 dotus, but he needed no pedagogue to trans-
 late for him the legend .sE pluribus unum,"
 nor clerkly minister to interpret for him the
 motto "Qui transtulit sustinet.n He was un- familiar with the written philosophies of statecraft, but he knew that freamen were competent to make State without the con sent of king. He knew nothing of naviga- ton, but when duty called him ro descend the rapids of the Hudson he found new course through boiling waves and sharp edged rocks He knew little about the scientific distinction between the original or,A Vafn e of the spectroscope, but he knew that the moonlight on the river was his ally to scourge the treacherous Indians. He had never heard of evolution nor studied the birth of nations, but out of the travails of campaigns in Canada and bitter sufferings by lake Champlain, by the stone walls of Lex ington and the hay-fence ramparts of Bun 'ker Hill, he felt the certain birth of an inde- pendent nation at that early hour when even the great Washington and Adams only dared to hope for better and more honorable de- pendence upon the mother country. The flores of his being were neither by nature nor culture delicate or refined, but his heart beat and his nerves thrilled with patriot ism as pure and as true es the on-rushing waters of Niagara. If there was no place in his garden for tropical flowers, there was no room there for poisonous grasses. If he had little conception of the great universe of stars and planets he knew there was to be new day and he stood and waited for the dawn with his sword in hand. What went ye out into the darkness to see? reed shaken with the winds But what went ye out into the wilderness to seei a man clothed in soft raimentl Be- hold they that wear soft raiment are in kings houses.
 But what went ye out to sssa prophet? Yes, say unto you, and more than prophet.
 On the conclusion of the address 'sAmeri- ! ca" was sung, and the exercises closed with the military review by Governor Lounsbury. After the ceremonies the procession formed I in line and went over 8 short line of march l in the following order: FIRST DIVISION. Platoon of Police. Chief Marshal Hemau A. Tyler and Aides Third Regiment, 0. N. G, Putnam Phalanx, Hartford. 1 Governors Foot Guard, Hartford SECOND DIVISION. Montgomery Light Guard Veteran Association. Roxbury Artillery. THIRD DIVISION. Battalion of New York Veterans. FOURTH DIVISION. Providence Light Infantry, Bristol. The statue 1 is an honor to the State, and one worthy to be erected to the memory of the great Revo- lutionary hero. While the sum of $10, 900 may seem small sum for a monument ofthis character it should be borne in mind that it could not be duplicated for less than
 $16. 900 or $1s,0oo The statue and pedes- l tai together are twenty-five feet in height, the former being twelve and the latter thirteen feet. The figure represents General Putnam mounted on handsome horse, leading his troops, his upraised hand pointing forward. His head is slightly turned, showing face full of determination And expression. His erect form, clad in the Continental uniform, is every inch soldier. The horse is in the attitude of motion. with uplifted forefoOt and erect head. The equip ments are perfect in every detail. The whole I is of the best bronze, highly finished. THE PEDESTAL Bis of dark Quincy granite, oval iE shape, making an appropriate foundation for the statue The base or platform is square, g feet inches by 12 feet 6 inches and one foot thick. This is surmeunted by an oval seat 19 feet inches by 10 feet 3 inches and foots6 inches high. Then comes the die, IT feet by feet 6 inches and feet high, composed of three courses, surmounted by ! the capstone. Below the cap stone is frieze of oak and laurel leaves. On each end is an ornamental wolf's head in bronze. Large tablets are on either side, running from the capstone to the platform, and these bear the original inscription of Putnam's tombstone, written by President Dwight of Yale (grandfather of the present president), as follows:
 Sacred be this Monument ISRAEL PUTNAM, Ese., Senior Maior-General in the Armies of the United States of America, in the Province of Massachusetts, on the 7th day of Jsuuary, and died on the ssth of May, Passenger. l if thou art a soldier. drop tear over the dust of hero, who eyer attsntiee dared to lead where any dared to follow. and gallant services rendered the country by the patriot who sleeps beneath this marble; if
 cheerful tribute ef respect to man whose gen erosity was singular, whose honesty was esI esteem and offices of eminent dis tinction, by personal I, worth THE POEM. After the singing of 'The Star Spangled Banner" ," led by the bands, and just before Mr. Robinson's address, Professor Charles F. Johnson of Trinity college read the poem, opening as follows:
 The men of Rome who framed the first free State,
 When Rome in men and not in wealth was great, Rude portrait busts cut with no art divine, But roughly clipped from rock or wrought in By craftsmen of the town; so might time pass, And still the worthy sire perpetuate
 Brave thoughts, brave deeds, in men of later date And these they called their household gods, and Fuew
 Them worthy worship, and from them they drew The consciousness that men had lived and died In days agone; these dull and heavy-eyed
 Stone faces mutely testified that life
 Is grounded in the past, that toll and strife Are not for self nor borne for self alone,
 That children weep where worthy sires have sown.
 % For Greene for Putnam or for Washington
 We need no Abbey and no Pantheon
 They fought not to exalt conquering race,
 But for mankind; their pedestal and place
 Is underneath the overarching sky,
 Our dome of State is Gods own canopy.
 Erect in Natures presence let them stand,
 The free born heroes of our Yankee land
 
 Thus Putnam felt at cause was right,
 And tarried not to think of England's might.
 The ragged Continental uniform
 Was freedoms chosen livery when twas worn
 By men like him. No labored argument
 On policy or law was his intent.
 Bluff, hearty, simple, cheerful, resolute,
 A firm set soul torn by no subtle doubt,
 By birth and nurture he was formed man
 Fit for the time great freedoms partisan. x
 A tower of strength was Israel Putnam's name,
 A rallying word for patriot acelaim;-
 It meant resolve and hope, and bravery,
 And steady chesrfuiness,and constanoy.