Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-20


 President Cleveland and other distin- guished men to arrive from Washington. Among those present were Governors Flower of New York, Pattison of Pennsyl- vania, Fuller of Vermont, Reynolds of Delaware, Russell of Massachusetts, Werts of New Jersey, Morris of Connecticut and Brown of Maryland.
 THE PROGRAM.
 Bishop Starkey of Newark offered prayer; General William 8. Strykes, presi- dent of the Monument association, deliv- cred an address on ''The Victory at Tren. ton"; the tablet presented by the New Jsr- sey Society of the Cincinnati, was un- yelled, and an address delivered by Cliff ford Stanley Sims, the president of the society.
 The statue of Blair McClenahan, who led the Philadelphia City Troop, which took part in the battle, was next unveiled, and appropriate addresses made
 The unveiliDg of the statue of John Russell, the Massachusetts soldier, fol- lowed Governor Russell made a speech and Mayor Shaw of Trenton responded. The retief, 'The Continental Army Cross ing the Delaware" was next unveiled, and Governor Psttison's speech was among the most eloqu@..s of the day. W1ilism L.
 
 Hague, responded gracefully for the mon- umeus association, and when he had done the relief entitled "Ths Opening of the Fight" was unveiled, Governor Flower 1 making the presentation speech, saying in | part:
 GOVERNOR FLOWERS REMARKS. s'New York is proud to participate in the | exercises of this occasion. Her generosity has provided one of ths bronks tablets which adorn the base of this noble monu- ment, and that tablet commemorates the conspicuous part which New Yorker took | in the battle whose memory is here oele- brated. But these considerations alone nave not drawn us hither. By our pres- | enoe we would also indicate the patriotic l interest of our citizens in all efforts to per petuste the memory of the heroic deeds of the American revolution.
 ''The battlefield of nations are the re. minders-as they have bsen the scenes-ot it's severest struggles. We recall them, "Weltering fields of the tombless dead, J scenes of mere physical encounter and con- test. but as ground hallowed by patriotic l sentiment.
 ''It falls to my lot to day to formally present to the people of New Jersey the bronzs bas-relief which the state of New York has placed upon the base of this me- morial column. This casting represents the opening of the fight by Captain Alex ander Hamilton and his New York com. pany of artillery. Hamilton was then school to organizs military company and join the continental army. The ability and discipline of his command attracted ths attention of his superior officers, and ht won their favor and confidence. In thll battle his bravery was marked. Although his fame does not rest upon his military achievements, 1t Is another leaf to hil |, l laurels that he suffered the hardship of thii heroic contest and shared its well earne, | honors."
 Ex Congressman John Hart Boewer o New Jersey responded.
 THE LAST RELIEF AND THE STATUE. II "The Surrender of the Hessians' wa the last of the relieves to be unveiled, an Governor Morris spoke for the state of Con , necticut, ex- Mayor Mcgowan of Trenton . responding. ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR MORRIS.
 "Mr. President-Meeting here as we to-day to dedicate this monument, erecte ', upon the site where the battle of Trento
 was fought, it is we'll to turn our alter tion brieay to the condition of the colonie
 at that time. Less than six months ha
 passed since they had proclaimed to tn world their right to self-government They had declared themselves free fror control of the British government an
 had taken the field to maintain thei rights against one of the most powerful
 nations then existing upon the face of tn earth. The colonies at that time wer . without any we'll ergani xed militar
 force. They were poor in financial re sources, and not well fitted to enter into ) contest with a nation rich in resources an
 with a we'll trained army ready at it's com
 nsnd. As might have been expecte : under such circumstances, tho result of tn l contest up to the time the battle wa fought here had been uniformly in fsvo I ! Df Great Britain. The well trained soldier g ! If the mother country had been more tha
 match for the new recruits which tn
 colonies dad hastily put in the field. Prot D l ably at nc time during the revolution di ! he cause of the colonies look su dark an
 onpromisinS ss iu December, 1776 At n
 .ne was there sc much need of a victor lo restore confidence so that the colonie b could raise men ana means to prosecut
 the war to 8 successful issue. Probabl
 no one battle during the war can be desie
 mated as the turning point in the revolt - rion more truthfully than the battle c ? | Trenton.
 . "Connecticut had four regiments in thi
 battle, the Nineteenth and T wentieth Cor
 tinental and two state regiments unde the command of Colonel Ward and CoIone
 Baylor. The Nineteenth and Twentiet a l Continental regiments were enlisted fo
 the year 1776 only. Their time of enlis,
 ment had nearly expired. NotWithstan6 . ing this they not only took part in the bat r tls of Trenton, but at the request of Ger eral Washington they remained after thei
 time had expired and took part in the bal 7 tie of Princeton on the Sd of January l 1777.
 q "How appropriate, then, is this mont l ment to o-oommemorate the battle of Trsn 4 ton.
 "How appropriate is it's location upo @ the spot where the battle commenced. s Glow appropriate that the states whic
 furnished the soldiers which fought ths battle should contribute tablets in com 6 l memoration thereof. f "This monument with it's tablets wi convey to posterity not only Q history (
 the battle, but will also commemorate tn
 patriotism of those who here fought to eI g tablish ths principles of self government E May the states which constitute th 1 l 6Aoos 1epubAo 0SVA 6A0I0 tAo ooA4AO PAVAAO
 ism and union of feeling in maintainin r the same." <
 STATUE OF WARRINGTON.
 Then the statue of Washington SUI z mounting the monument was unveils - amid the booming of cannon and the bla1 2 of music. It was at this junoture ths . President Clsvelsnd's speech was expected Richard Watson Gilder's poem was read however, and the ceremonies came to a end.
 The poem by Richard Watson Glider wa as follows: ; THE MONUMENT ODE. Since ancient time began, } Ever on some great soul God laid an indnit Il The weight ofesn this world, the hopes o Conflict and pain and fame immortal are hi l Ruerdon; And this the unfatering token -e Of him, the deliverer-what though all else fafl II Though bravest ranks be brok0A- He stands unscarred, alone, and never knows de
 feat. | Such was the man of men: @ And if are praised all virtues. every fame, Most nob'e, highest, pnrest-thenl ah then, ,Ss Up leaps in every heart the name none needs te
 Ye who defeated, ,wnelmed,
 Betray the sacred cause, let go the trust;
 Sleep weary while the vessel drifts un'
 heimed,