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cheers, during which tho President re.
sumcd hisscat.]
Chauncey NJ. Depcw then delivered
tho Grafton OF tho day, as follows:

Chauncey NJ. Depcw then delivered
tho Grafton OF tho day, as follows:
Mr.. DErEws GRAFTON.
Mn. President AND FELLOW. CITIZENS:
Tho predominant. sentiment OF Gen.
eral Grant was his family aud his home.
As son, husband and father, his caro-
and devotion was constant and bcauti.
full Whilo visiting tho capitals OF tho
Old World, he had seen tho stately
mausolcums OF their great soldiers, or
statesmen rostingin the gloom Of cathe.
dral crypts, or tho solitude OF public
places, far from tho simpler. graves OF
their kindred. Under ST. paul's no
saw the massive tomb which encloses
the remains Of the Iron Duke. He was
impressed by the grandeur OF tho Tcm.
pic OF tho lnvalidcs, the superb monu.
ment which France erected with such
pride and tenderness over the resting.
place OF Napoleon. Tho. perpetual cor
cmonial, the inhuman coldness, OF these
splendid tributes chilled and repclled
him. He had shrunk all his life from
display, and ho desired TO escapo It af.
ter death. 10 liG In tho churchyard
whrre slept his father aud mother
would have boon more in accord with
his mind. But he appreciated that
his conntrymen had claim upon his
memory and the lessons OF his lie and
fame. He knew that where he was
buried, there they would build shrine
Tor the study and inspiration OF coming
generations.
Ho selected New York because it was
the metropolis Of Tho continent and
the capital OF tho country, but no made
ono condition. No spot must be chosen
which did not permit his wifc 10 be by
his side at the resurrection. She had
been the love OF his youth. the COM
pnnion and contidant OF his maturer
years. She had made the humble cot
tage at Galena, the camp, the white
house, and the stately city residence,
all equally his home. He would have
no monument, however grand, which
separated him from her during the un.
numbered years Of the hereafter. At
Arlington, he would have lain among
tho soldiers who had followed and re-
vered their great commander, but at
Riverside he will await the last triumph
with the partner OF his life and the
mother OF his children.
OUR HEROES RESTING PLACES.
A Westminster Abbey or Pantheon
is impossible with us. They arc tho
indices Of centralized power, and that
is contrary to the spirit of our insti-
tutions. The memory OF our heroes, our
patriots, and our men OF genius is ono
OF the strongest OF the bonds which hold
together our union, and perpetuate our
power But the affairs, upon which the
fires OF patriotism are ever burning, are
north, south, cast and west. Wash
ington is Mt Mount Vernon, Lincoln at
Springfield, Grant at New York, Sher.'
man at st. Louis, and Jackson at the
Hermitage. Jefferson is Mt Monticello,
and Adams at Quincy. Irving rests
among the scenes immortalized by his
pen Mt Sleepy Hollow, and Longfellow
amidst the inspirations OF his muse ut
Cambridge. Every state chcrishes tho
remains OF its citizens, whose illustrious
achievements are the glory OF the
country and the pride Of their common
wealth. whose works and lives are liv-
ing lessons OF love and devotion to the
flag and Constitution OF the United
States. 49,
New York, in accepting this bequcst
OF General Grant, has assumed a sacred
trust. Upon no municipality and its
citizens was ever devolyed q more
solemn duty. From the tenderest
motives. he took from the; national
government the task which it would
most loyalty and lovingly have per-
formed, and entrusted it to this
great city. The whole country are en-
listed in the army OF reverence and
sorrow, but he appointed New York
the guard OF honor. Let the monu-
ment which will rise upon this corner
stone be worthy OF the magnitude Of
the metropolis and tine grandeur OF the
subject. General Grant needs no stately
shaft,or massive pile to pcrpe.uate his
memory. The republic is his monu-
ment, and its history during what must
always be its most critical and interest.
ing period will be the story OF his deeds.
But this memorial will continue for
coming generations an object-lesson,
teaching the incstinabIe value OF tho
federal union and the limitless range Of
American opportunity.
GREATER THAN ALL. Il
The schools cannot create heroes.
They train and discipline faculties which
only opportunity can reveal whether
they are the gifts OF great commander.
We have learned confidently 10 rely
upon the man appearing when the
emergency demands him. But until
then he stands in the rcur ranks.
Full many gem Of pnrcst ray serene. -
The dark unialhOmed caves oi ocean bear;
Full many II flower Is horn 10 blush unseen
And waste Its sweetness OIL the desert mir"
1t is the paradox of preparation for
the mastery OF great events. that those
who have been most conspicuously in
control OF the government, or the army,
have rarely been equal TO the demands
OF revolution or rebellion. Won Moltke
is almost alone among eminent soldiers
in having exhibited in youth tho prom:
isc SO cloriously fulfilled in his prime.
Cesar was disspa,cd dandy. Well
ington was dull boy. The only record
Of Napoleon at st. Cyr beyond the aver
age was that he WIS every healthy"
Grant preferred farming to the army,
and entered West Point with reluctance.
Standing near tho middle OF his class,
he neither secured the attention OF those
above, nor aroused the envy Of the
cadets below in scholarship. Neither
instructors nor fellow-students saw in
the sergeant, reduced to tho ranks, the
germs OF the first strategist Of his time.
The intellect which tired Of the rou.
tine of n soldiers life in times OF peace,