New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-12
THE SARATOGA MONUMENT
OFFICERS ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MLhl-
ING OF THE ASSOCIATION.
n,,,opr or TIE COMMITTEE or DEsrGS-sPEtC"
OF COLONEL STONE IN PRESENTING
pr,T OF HoRATIo SEYMOUR
rv,yaR,rn TO THE rRIBUsEI



co,,,a y Y. Aug 1.-THE Saratoga Monunlen.
-, hold IFS nnnual meeting at the uhi'0u
-. u,t., today and elected the following ohi'e''
100. s,dert John II. Starin, OF New-lOrR' Noe-P.
-, lanes NJ Marvin, Of Saratoga springs '
u-a.r Miller Of lIerkimer; treasurer Der0o"'
n.,or of Glens Falls secretary, William b. oon.' y
80 civ. ~ j.: trustees, James Grant "i,so"'
Amos Cummings and Mathew CIar"S'h' u
York City. ,..... ,,os,or WAS read BY
49, ohairman william l.. stone. 1t saiu' III 80"
stance g., Tho success which
IN, leon met with in securing Tor tle snder THIS
cannon capbed hv the EFFORTS OF Of our In
va hon John sanford during the ldNt a"anaI aud
VIC lio I'd the cannon nov NJ MdterNiicl ~ 80 how
RresS, o. NJ fonr II FOUNDER guns one o~tar
s,nan. one "a FOUNDER hJwltzef; one have heen
and one 24-pOunder mortar, an rpoydsd a bond for
iVen 10 the association IN t,l, Pt trr line safe
s coo i filed i'm the War Department ioi in them
keeping Of the properly, he 81 800 but four unused
on arriaqeS at Watervlet can be ae Sanford
,be four II ponder guns at COSY Vi an appropri-
SIs4S4 for the dedication Oh InT by
ment. bill Tor this pnr Is ss Year. resd twice.
ma ma IN the Committee on the LiDaiy an nnmmittee
&c g., nrlnted In addition to WHICH oor1,mending its
20 not only entirely unanimous ID ~ w. Congress
worc % tt urlrd Mr. sanford 10 report IL W NJ rst
PGis mir sanford lost no time IN for lis passage.
everSI"'t no lii would have been undOunelS odge
% ~ t been that tie Tariff. Free Ooae' conpIeteIy
ha1 IL n,,,G nm nearly smuitaneou1ls' cimeion Of
bills, cV he tantion of Congress TO the yt Con
eVery other interest. ConseQuen, nre ai appropria
grcss Is ne" ov, DO novo The monument y, P 0PPo
u to mis- time has cost S35ooo, I%
being for interior anu the death since our Sd
,, nS FdTaId W. y. CANNING our hIsS dered great
nS e' t Sssccaton in it's first begnnh aS penned his
n Aupnsf IL OF last year, lu5l Az ANIMAL meeting
Oh or ttocitoIs letter to be read at our
tofH
., oiat,on nv William L. stone, Oh 'er'es 49,,
" "'T -, 20 the hon. John H. Sarin, the glNcr'
stone said in part: ,ehalf Of our
In p,t.entng to the association on ~ former presi
respected president seymour brief sketch Of tlS
latter seems appropriate-a with the saratoga
private me- location As one Of its ons Sent and
corporatOrs and for many year is not merely nOm
r nonned To- verbal pautudes expesSes S III
eral interest in its welias devoted both by his
ms em0 d On he platform to creating pn9c spg rtS
yor Of the objects Of the association, ~ FOR many
moreover the recent centennial celebrations an
800 the land had become the FASHION a4o n.ennenfIy
eit0TiS doWngt aup-h' work to create Ruo no
Eminent in favor OF monuments OF az, Any de1Hs tbey
1attar how uatriotic and pralseWortIV uS - hi
@ deScndd 10 commemorate The ereots o. eI i
Confined effort on Governor seymours PalS saI Ma
SonSth Armament when, In procuring tle 80 aIIrovs
sosl and state ropratIons hs name % ns1ro1ic
used 10 conjure with and as o r5eaS,r1es He
mani faf ora
dSilverd il will be remembered one OF Ie al I'M monn
t,nns Of the LAYING OF the cornerstone Oh tle ard
lent and contributed most Literally nov only ~ d
tho eyneuscs of that celebration but 10 e Neiy 20
Toned 10 further our success an0 Wnel ne uo.ai.S ~,
Cele In act longer as PRESIDENT lie sun IA
tron New York 10 his bedside at ms nome III .,
near Utica (chossn partly account Ol us
the oriskany batle-grOund), for the purpose o. V @
Nc re.gnafou ON this OCCASION alter Bivn ai
nv re1Iost various valuable suggestions ior ule n
romnetion of the monument, he stated that no ~ ~
Soorasted INV personal presence chleny 10 peg vi he
asocatinn thai John II. StahH should De tenaeIa ene
orce of president made vacant oy ms
This he urged should he done not only IN t,
~ Mr. Starn's successful efforts IN procuring lvli
Congress the 10000 appropriation 9y WInoh ue LA Ia
| OF a monument had been IystalBEen nlo nAI se
snlId fact but because he thought that uo lntSf
eSfs Of fine association could not be cOnnden 70 ~oTc'
| 81 abIer hands Governor Seymour, ut this VINE,
| smoke 10 me In substance as follows: ,., -
Mr. stone the election of Mr. StariT-deScennea az
be ia from an old Revolutionary family In the MOHAWK
Valley nearly all of whom suffered for their PalrlOS
Ism in their persons and fortunes during ST. Legef
| raid-would be eminentlY fitting, BESIDES Delhg
| worthy tribute 10 a most patriotic man," -
| Hence Governor Seymour beng one WhoSe .le la
ory MIR Sarn "delighteth to honor he has pau tnis
classic bust now before you, made by one OF AteIlCd
| we'll known and best sculptOrs, George f. BeSseu-tne
| same who fashioned the heroic statue OF GeneIal
| Gates which now stands above the portals OF tne
| monument l. therefore, have now the mRp honor "
nresert TO the Saratoga Monument Association, on De
half Of President Starln tue bust d orr late revereu
| nresidont UOratio Seymour This glft-s0 long q.
fronze endures-sha perpetnate the generosity ana
| hiyh patriotic spirit Of two noble men.