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arose 70 their feet In spontaneous tribute TO tho
highest dignisary Of tho occasion.
vIcx-pHEsfDsSr MORTON.

Arose % their feet In spontaneous tribute to tho
niShest dignisery Of tho occasion.
vrcE-PEEsfDsSr NORTON.
Al the close OF tho grafton. yice-prcsldent Nor
ton spoke 10 part as follows:
Mr. Prcsidenf,--Deep indeed must be tho scr !
row which prohibits the President Of tho United |
States from being tho central figure In these !
ccremonla's. Realizing from these sumptuous |
surroundings the extent OF design, the adequacy 7
OF execution. and the yastness Of results, we 1
may we'll imagins how ardentiy he has asptrcd \
70 bo ofiieially and personally connected with I
this great work. No linked TO the past and TO /
the present OF America, with what eloquent 1
words he would have spoken OF the heroic I
nchieyements and the radiant future OF his be-
loved country. While profoundly anguisned IN
his most tender earthly affection he would not /
have us delay or falter In these ded catory SER
vices. and wo can only offer tosupport his courage
by profound and universal eympathy.
THE CITY OF CHICAGO.
The attention of our whole country and Of all
peoples elsewhere concerned In Industrial pro-
eress, Is to-day fixed upon the city Of Chicago.
The name OF Chicago has become familiar 70 the |
speech Of oil civilized communities; bureaus arc /
established In many points in Europe for the /
purpose OF providing transportation hither, and |
during the coming year the first place suggested /
10 the mind whom men talk OF America will be
the city Of Chicago. This Ia due to the Column
bian Exposition. which marks an epoch In the |
marvellous growth and energy OF the second |
commercial city OF tho Union. am not here 10 I
recount tho wonderful HtDrt tnl8 CITY IlHs anu
advanccment. OF the matchless courage Of her |
people. OF her second birth out OF the ashes OF |
tho most notable congagration OF modern ttmes, |
nor OF the orninent position she las conquered IN
commerce, in manufacture, Ia science, and In /
the arts. These are known OF all men who keep |
pace with the worlds progress. am here in be- |
half Of the Government OF tho United states, In
behalf Of all the people, to bid all hall TO Chica-
CO. all hail to tbe Columbian Exposition From |
the 81. Lawrence TO the gulf, and from the peer |
less cosmopolitan city by the sea to the Golden |
(totn 81 Tatf nVpfa IL M n
TO Chicago, except 70 emulate her In promoting |
the success OF this work.
THE cougTRY's FUTURE.
We are near the beginning Of another century |
and " no serions change occurs In our present |
growth. in the year 1885, In the lifetime OF 1
many now In manhood, the English-speakng |
Republicans Of America will number moro than |
1S0, 200, 900, and for them John Bright, In |
burst 81 impassioned esoquence, predicts ono |
people. one language, one law, one faith, ana all
over the wide continent a homo OF freedom, q |
refuge for the oppressed OF every race and |
CLINE.
The transcendent feature In the character OF
Columbus was his faith that sustained him In |
days of trial and darkness and finally gave him |
Lake him let us have faith In our future 70 |
insure that future the fountains must be kept |
pure, public integrity must be preserved.
LIBERTY REGULATED BY Law.
While we reverence what Garibaldi and Vic |
tor Emanual fought for, union oil peoples, we
must secure above all else what SteuDen ana
Kosicusko aided our fathers to establish
liberty regulated by law.
IL time should ever como when men snail
trine with public COINCIDENCE let me predict the
patriotic action of the republic In tho language
of Milton: "Methinks see In my mind noble
and puissant nation rousing herself like n strong
man after slocp and shaking her inyincible
locks; methinks see her as the eagle renewing
her mighty youth and kindllng her undaZzled
eyes at tho full midday beam, purging and un-
sealing her long abused sight at the fountain IT.
self Of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise
of HmorOus and hocking birds, with those also
that love the twilight, futter about amazed at
what she means"
THE DEDICATION.
Mr.. President,-In the name Of the Govern
mont Of the United States, hereby dedicate
these buildings and their appurtenances in
tended by the Congress- OF the United state ior
the use OF the Worlds Columbian Exposition to
the worlds progress IN art, IN science, IN agr-
culture, and Ia manufactures. dedicate them
10 humanity. God save the United States OF
America.
At tho conclusion OF the vice-Presidents adj
dress, and as he pronounced the dedicatoiy
words, the members Of the foreign diplomatic
Corps arose simultaneously 10 their feet In
graceful approval Of the sentiment, and the ex-
ample so decately set by the representatives OF
foreign nations was instantly followed by all the
thousands assembled beneath the vast ro0f
wATTERsoN ACCORDED AN OVATION.
The HalleluIah Chorus" that followed added
TO the soemnty Of the scene and the true
gravity OF the moment, inetiaceably impressed
on every mind, ard when at its conclusion Henry
Watterson advanced to deliver the dedcatory
Grafton, the great editor received an ovation
worthy TO crown lifetime Of glory.
A dead sllence reigned over the acres OF hu-
manity as the orator OF the day delivered his
address, aud tho heart OF every hearer was
thrilled by the eloquent sentences OF the mag
netic orator. AT every point OF MS mastery
effort the great American Was interrupted by
the tribute Of cheering thousands. AT toe close
the spell Of enthusiasm reigncd supreme IN
every heart, and az the grand chorus struck up
the "Staf-Spangled Banner Bishop Fowler
fervently shouted, Everybody to his rect and
the suggestion found an instant response from
1O0, 900 reyerentlas Americans.
CuAUNoEY DEPEW.
Scarcely was tho ovation ended, when Chsun-
cey NJ. Depew, OF New YORK, advanced 10 Dc
liver the Columbian Grafton. IL was nearly
minute before the applause subside1, and when
silenre was finally restored Mr.. Depew spoke
elOquently, as Is his wont, and at length.
The first TO greet the distinguished New
Yorker as he concluded his oration was Henry
Watterson, who clasped his hand and congratu-
lated him warmly upon his eloquent words.
CARDINAL GIBBONS
The twilight Of approaching dusk was stealing
through the building as Mr.. Depew concluded
his grafton, and the mellowing scene was favora-
hle 10 the ieryent words OF Cardinal Gibbons as
hs uttered the closing bencdiction
Tho opening words OF Cardinal Gibbons. char
acterizing Columbus as a religious enthusiast 30
soon after Mr.. Depew had typined the great
navigator as the founder OF an asylum from the
religious persecution Of the age, displayed con-
trast OF sentiment which was by no means lost
70 the audience.
The divergence Of opinion. however, was nc
cepted as an incident easily TO be accounted for
in the declaration Of Depew, that, looking
through the dim shadows Of the past, each was
free TO draw his own conclusion.
THE BENEDICIIoN
ain Praise OF God" a selection from Bee
thoyen next rendered by the chorus was O So
lection favorable to the closing exercises OF the
ceremonies, and was followed by these words OF
benediction from the Rev. II. C. McCook, OF Phil
adelphia: "In the name OF God the Father, Son,
and HOLY Ghost, invoke and pronounce the di-
vine benedctiOn upon this Worlds Columbian
Exposition, its officers, managers, patrons, and
promoters"
And now may the grace OF our Lord Jesus
Christ and the love of God. and the communion
OF the Holy Ghost be with yon and abide upon
YOU all forevermore. Amen"
slowly the multitude dispersed, but 1t was
nearly half an hour before the last OF the thou
sands assembled filed from the building and
bade farewell TO the scene OF the dedication
ceremonies of the Worlds Columbian Exposi-