New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13

royal purple OF his ina gnation giving dignity 10
upon the splendid spectacle. To the man who had
terms Gl w his ee than ns h
the Ocean the yloe-Royalty Of the Indies ana
phere the martial field before him only a
skIrmish on the battle line of the universe. - .,o
civilization and conditions of his time, from which
no man is great enough to wholly escape; put ms
sOtemporaries 1t gave Immortality e the hum,
clarified the atmosphere and dspelled the DARK tbc
ness about Isabella so that she c0u d ogqis9 the
mn'ny Of the and found its bo f6 IN the the
the New World. of which he had dresmed Tor
which he had suffered. and now, after discourage
ments and perils lnnumerable. had discovered
In 1892 was issued the cruel edict which confls,
Gated the property of hundreds OF thousands or
Jews and then expelled them from Spain In the
OF Columbus for It's immortal voyage. The un-
happy and unfortunate Hebrews were landed upon POI,
they receive either welcome or hospitality. The
little ships Of Columbus as they sailed out OF uhe
which were carrying these captive 1sraetes from
their homes The royal frgates were bearing .ne,n
to fresh horrors and prosecutions, but tne weak
and deckless carave,s OF the discoverer were un-
C % I lard or Shere ali red and
should dwell in the harmony Of equal rights sor
and unite In contributing TO the power ana glory
Of a government Of organized liberty. Applause)
THE DREAM OF COLUMBUS
The inspiring dream Of Columbus to utilize
the treasures OF the New World for the redemption
from the inndel OF the Holy Sepuchre at Jernsa-
lem. lie believed that by virtue OF his name. Chris
topher he was carrying Christ sacross the sea 10
the heather. The lust for gold made his followers
profane the ma me OF the Prince of Peace with such
outrages and crueltes. such torturngs and mas
sacres OF the conGdng nborlgines caused even
the fifteenth century to shudder He died. with his
dream Of the rescue Of the tomb or the saviour
stu vision. He little knew. as he lay helpless
amidst the ruin OF his hopes, that though he had
lost an empty grave, ne had found a perpetual
asylum for conscience. Applause) He could not
foresee that while In their greed those with
him and those who came after gave to the In
dams not the light Of truth, but consigned them
to the flames and brought to them, not the gospei
OF love, but fell upon them with sword and spear
yet the country he discovered would be the Dul-
wark and hope OF the Church. Applause)
The Pilgrim Fathers fed from persecution IN
England to relig. ous liberty In Massachusetts, The
Hghlanders who Tough; for Prince Charles Ed
ward Stuart found refuge in North Carolina The
Quakers 10 b. FREQ from their tormcntors sailed n,
TO Pennsylvania ana Ncw-Jersey, an "a, jir,,,'n
from the Palatinate by Louis XIV. The huguen9ts
edlct Of Nantes built happy homes on the Hui,
and under The shelter OF the groves OF ooutn
opportunity to worship God according to the.r
lights from Stlzburg to Georgia. irishnen saVtH
HfiN.4fr-
tered all over the land to cOnsecrAie their affairs
and enjoy In SAFETY her rsisi0n Dntcn ~
Delaware English Catholics TO Maryland ana the
English Church Cavaliers TO Nirsinla Inc DSst
was "A continent for the cultivation or cvl ana
religious liberty. \ State bpIl; upon the lndlvldua
Strength sire sG Of American freedom ApplauseJ
It was the supreme good fortune OF ne United
existence were labor Temperance and thrift. Inc
ri gr h. resisting soil demanded
indomiiable energy and dauntess courage when
m 1ss'9p in New E a TewYork and virginia to
excite the cupiiity OF kings and tempt the adVen-
tuners q EgFop ana and nd tax" tscm from their
homes and their churches TO the ieversh excite
gh %, nnf s s 9'F Or pgSe sentiment
The farms the bleak hillsldes OF Connecticut
ana Massachusetts In the Mohawk VALLEY along
the Delaware ana on the James. were fountains OF
National yirturc AMI springs Of free thought ana
free speech
II vas The training ard experience Of necessity
which opened The avenues o. opporiunty LOT thr
tatilci farmer M concord and Lexington to face
the veterans Of European batueneds II nerved ne
members ~ the Continental Congress 10 brave
The terrora Of treason. and coniiscaton and death
by their bold md clear signatures to IN" Dcclara-
ton u independence. Applause II reared and
was interviewer WIN thc.r poilcal system from loun
dtti.n 10 turrei and after bloody battles between
,hose Who upheld the one side and those who IA
vored tho other. could reuniie 10 labor hhrmo-
nionsiy Tor the welfare and strength OF the purified
Republic. tAlpau~1
IDEAS oF DISCOVERY
The Columbian !lea OF discovery WIS 10 hnl
land whore gold could bc mined from eNhaust.ess
store. a land flowing with rivers of diamonds and
precious stones. Llmiiess wealth. easily acquired
was 70 enrich. beyond the dreams ~ avarice. the
soycrcgns and people Of spain He had no concrp-
tim OF the adventurous pioneer and thrifty emil
grant The be.i-croNnel Pilgrims, landing on Ply
mouth Rock In rnidwnter. with no other purpose
than to found a State for the enjoyment by all of
tust and equal laws would have aroused his wonder
and contempt. The Imagination cannot picture his
anazement could he have foreseen the marvellous
results II the Maynower's voyage. The wealth
poured In such abundant measure from the mines
~ the New World into the treasury OF Spain. was
potent factor IN the fall OF her power ana pfestse
me founders OF our Republic welcomed with
cordial hospitality al who came 10 escape from
or better their condition Inc iInInl-
purposes which nave added lncdcuiany 70 ,ns
wealh and g9Ty OF Sa are dergrolzog e Europe
with gold and silver. Europe was c9htrlDn,ns 10
me " fyo ,bs fruitful carh and produce in the
busy factory annual ana evcr-increaSing VoiuIne
Of wealth: wealth Which cnrcncs nu' IDeT ,, mo
Pnses for the manv and Increases the happiness OF
Columbus Within this period more has been ac-
S5 b S%a9ty yp ,San !" the ' years
We are here 10 erect this statue to his memory
because OF the unnumbcred blessings to America
ana 10 the people OF every race and cline which
have followed his discovery. Ills genius and faith
gave TO succeeding generations the opportunity Tor
life and liberty. We, the heirs OF all the ages, IN
the plentltude OF our Judgments and the prod-
gality Of the fayors showered upon us; han co
pause)
At the close Of Mr.. Depew's address there was
prolonged applause. and General Wilson al
vanced to the front Of the platform and said
that the ceremonies were at an end. Then the !
neople advanced to the base Of the statue and |
passed around 1t TO view Its beauty.
A DINNER AT EX-MAYOR GRACES HOME |
Ex-Mayor William II. Grace last evening enter |
tanned the principal guests at the unwilling Of the
columbus monum, Mt at his homo 81 East |
The party cons OF Vice |
T. nd wifi NJ |