Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-28
A GIFT FROM MICHIGAN.
A Statue Of Gen. Cass Formally Pre-
sensed TO the Nation.

The statue or Gen. Lewis C0s5 was Tor
mally unveiled in statuary hall In Washing
ton on the 18th Inst.
The statue is nearly ak feet in hight the
fullncss OF the generals person giving the
impression that IL IL not so tall. The pres
ence OF the figure Is commanding. The
face denoies great strength OF mind ana
will power. IL is full and classical in out
line. The forehead is high and the eyes
deep seated, but clear. The statue is Gear
ly the most striking one in statuary hall. o.
1t has character, force and life. The art st
received warm congratulations at ali hands
upon his fine work.
The relatives of Gen. Cass present at the
unwilling were his grandson, Henry Il.
L.edyard Of Detroit. his great grs ndchil-
dren, j. u Il. and A. c. Ledyard of Detroit,
his great grand niece, Mrs Nj. >. Vanhorne
Of Chicago, and his grand nephew, Geo w.
Cass of the same city. The later arc chill
dren Of tho late Gen. Geo W. Cass, the
great railroad magngte. There were also
present when the statue was unveiled, it's
sculptor, d. &. French, the Michigan com
mission, consisting of Philo Parsons, IL. Il.
Leuyard and Dr. Hamilton r.. Smith; Col
j. NJ. Farland OF Dearborn; Mrs. PhilO
Parsons and number OF other Michigan
people. All of those present were highly
pleased with the figure and those who had
known Cass were W. rim in their commend
alton as an exact likeness. MIR. LedyGrd
viewed the statue critically. He had not
an opinion, but it grew on him constantly.
and his congratulations were among tho
heartiest that Mr.. French received.
Senator Pdlmer secured the floor OF the
senate TO offer the Cass resolutions. Ali
the leading senators were present. On the
floor were Postmaster General Dickinson.
ex-senator Ferry and Represen atives
Fisher, Chapman, Allen, Brewer, o Don
nell, CGtcheon and Seymour Of Michigan.
Near Senator Palmer sAt slight fne-look
ing old lnan with towing snow white hair
and beard. This was a man whose life is
retrospect Of the history Of the great
northwest II WINS Hon. George w. Jones
of Iowa, who was the last delegate in con
gress from Michigan territory. and for
many years the colleague OF Gen. Cass in
the United States senate. lie had come on
TO hear the eulogies OF his old friend and
associate Gen. Jones Is believed To be tho
oldest member of any congress now living.
He entered congress in 1885, when Palmer
and Chapman were toddling babies. Among
other public men who had known Gen.
Cass that were present were Payne OF
Ohio, who was Cass presidential eieCtor;
Harris of Tennessee, who was on the Cass
electoral ticket, but was defeated; Pugh
who was a Taylor elector and cast his vo; G
against Cass; Sherman, morrill,, Reagan
and Colquitt, who served in Congress with
Cass; German, who WIS a senate page in
the generals time, and old Isaac Bassett.
who has been doorReeper OF the senate
thes5 sixty years. In the galleries there
were the Michigan people who had been
present AZ tho unveiing and Hiram A.
Burt w. G. Vinton and daugh err and Miss
Jennie Smith of Detroit, Congressman
elect Bliss, ex Congressman MCGOWAN, T.
Jerome, Mai. Blackman and Timothy Mes
ter.
Senator Palmer offered Concurrent reso-
lutions returning the thanks of congress 10
the governor and people Of the state OF
4fahs to- ho Cd 81
''whOse name is 30 conspicuously connect
ed with the development of the northwest
territory and with eminent services to his
state oand country both at home and
abroad" accepting the same in the name
OF the nation and assigning it place in
the hall of representatives. He then pro
cecded TO deliver n address in which he
spoke Of Gen Cass as one who, more than
any other had been identified with the in
fancy OF Michigan, and who had defended
her in war, guided her youthful footsteps,
laid down rules of conduct for her, had
brought order out Of chaos, had (when
separated from her by occans) still clung
to her as his home and fondly Locked TO her
soil az the dust with which his own was to
comminye. After review OF the life and
public services Of Gen. CnSs Mr. Palmer
said he knew OF no public man who had
filed so many places in the economy OF
lifc-tcacher, explorer, negotiator of trea-
ties, governor, pioneer, lawyer, legislator.
marshal, soldier diplomat secretary OF
war, senator and secretary of staIe-in all
of which positions Gen. Cass had acquitted
himself surprisingly well.
In coneiusiOa he said:
The Inists engendered by tho heat pas
sion and rancor of the crucial time OF the
nations history have risen, and men are
judged not only by their acts. but by the
results OF their acts. 1t has been said that
the highest place In history must be assign.
ed 10 the founders OF states. Ii this be so,
certainly the next graduation must be as.
signed TO him who builds the the suTer-
structure on foundations already laid. To
such place impartial biography must as
sign Lewis Cass. The state whose ms itu-
tons be did so much TO mold, and in whose
soil his ashes repose alter q lapse of twenty
two years, "a time sufficient for scrutiny OF
his acts and their con :equences, has de-
creed, through its representatives assem-
bled, thit he Is worthy Of a place beside
the greut men who stand serene and change
less beneath the dome of he,capitol. 1t re-
mains for us. Mr.. President, to formerly
accept mis- statue presented TO the nation by
the state of Michigan. She invoices for the
life and character which it represents and
recalls the calm tudgncn. of the present
and the future. She leaves IL In that
august tribunal--where The nation mas
gathered TN part) the counterfeit present
ments OF her heroic sons-with Williams,
the tolerant; Allen, the vehement; Win
throp, the devout, and the goodly array of
worthless on whom history has set her seal.
In that court of last resort. where every
American must of necessity be his own ac-
cuser, defender and Judge, IL were well that
we should pause end, after calm delibera-
alton, let our consciepces enter up the YER
dict whether or not our aspirations, our
aims aud our acts have becn and are con
sisteut with the glory of the republic.
Other speeches were made by Senators
Morrill, Chandler, Hoar and Morgan, all
being eloquent and scholarly addresses.
The commission appointed by tho govern
or accepted the statue and formally drew u
warrant on the st ne treasurer for 1900,
the amount still due Mr. French upon the
statue They ell appreciate his work very
much and feel well pleased with tho result
OF their labors.
The exercises In the house will be held
later.
Will Benefit Farmers.
bill introduced by Senator Spooner
DrOyispa that A syatpfu of farinerai insti-