Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-05
THE LATE GOVERNOR ENGLISH.


 The Public Opportunity to View che Administration by the Chamber of Oommerce-Dy she Historical Society Tributes Paid His memory .G Gov. .ernor English's Value as . Cisixsn- Governor English,s Historic stand in Congress for emancipation.
 At the chamber of commerce meeting yesterday noon to take action regarding the death of ex-Gevernor Euglish, President Dewell presided. Among those present were ex-Mayor Lewis, Judge Sheldon. Seth H. Noseley, A. 0. Wilcox, E. 0. Beecher, Ed ward McGowan William A. Beers.
 A vote was passed recommending that the merchants of this city close their stores from two to four Thursday afternoon, during the funeral, that the board of education be re- qussted to order the schools closed on the afternoon of that day, and that the flags in the city be placed at half mast.
 President Dewell paid fine tribute to the worth of character of the deceased and spoke especially of Governor EnRlish's thorough public spirit and devotion to the intareeta of his native city. He was Q true New Havener By his social and business qualifications he had endeared himself to this entire com :. munity, and the high repute he sustained was not confined to this locality, for he had a national reputation.
 Eulogistic remarks were also made by ex. Mayor Lewis, A. 0. Wilcox, E. 0. Beecher and Edward McGowan. The latter gentle man spoke particularly of Mr. English'e broad spirit of hberality, and said he was a man who know no race and no creed, be- lievipg that all had equal rights.
 Ex- Mayor Lewis, N. G. Osborn aud Judge Sheldon reported resolutions, which were unanimously adopted. which recognized in ceased to the interests of New Haven; hia lofty character; his honesty; his unswervine business integrity; his unostentatious life; his simplicity of tastes; his personal purity. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
 The Historical society has also taken ap. propriate action and passed fitting resolutions in tribute to the high character of the dc. ceased and his usefulness in private life and in high public station, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. The First National bank directors have also met and adopted similar tribute of re spect to it's late vice president. THE STATE FLAG ORDERED AT HALF-MAsT. HARTFORD, March 4.-Governor Bulkeley to-day directed that the state nag be placed at half-mast over the executive department of the capitol Thursday out of respect to thu memory of ex Governor English. CLOSING THE STORES. | A general feeling is evinosd among ou merchants in favor of closing the stores ol Church, Chapel and State streets tomorrow during the hours of the funeral. A pape l will probably be circulated to day to obtair concert of actian on the subject.
 HoNoRED IN MR. AsHLEY's ADDRESS.
 In the address of Hon. J. M. Ashley be fore the Ohio society of New York at 1t 1 fifth annual banquet Wednesday evening February 19, occurred the following:
 Bancroft, the historian. has drawn with . graphi trious I men enc of the revoIution W which achieved ou independence. It writing of George Mason of Vir Bold, modest and unchaneing.w with . scorn for any thing mean or cowardly, as illustrated in hi. un identical qualities of head and heart were preemi nently conspicuous in all the border statesmen wh voted for the thirteenth amendment.
 It would be difficult in any age or country to fn grander or more unselfsh and patriotic men tha of Maryland, or James 8. Rollins, Frank P. Blai and Governor King of Missouri: or George H. Yea wo1y ing fidelity to principle are all the northern demo nS nod as ns Connections, Judge Homer A. Nelson and Moses Odell of New York, Archibald McAllister of Penr sylvania Wells A. Hutchins of Ohio and AC. Bald win of Michigan.
 1 Of the twenty four border state and mortimer men who made up this majority which enabled U to win this victory, all had dened their party dii faith marched to their political death. These ar the men whom our future historians will honor, an to whom this nation owes debt of eternal grat tude.
 But seven of this twenty four are now living, tn others have gone to | "Join the choir invisible | Of those immortal dead who live again Il In minds made better by their presence; live In pulses stirred to generosity, In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn ,l For miserable aims that end with self.''