Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-21
PROUD GRANITE STATE
Presents to Congress Statues Of Two Of Her
Beloved Sons.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-The statues OF
Daniel Webster and General John STARK
were formally presented by the state OF
New Ha-npshire to the congress OF the
United States, today, for permanent ex-
hibition in Statuary hall in the Capitol.
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire
had charge of the presentation OF the
Webster statue, and Senator Gallinger OF
the same state presented the Stark statue.
The ceremonies were not departure from
ceremonies customary on such occasions.
There were speeches in the senate and
house. just as there have been on many
PREVIOUS occasions of the same sort.
The ceremonies begun with the reading
of letter from the governor OF New
Hampshire to the president of the senate,
announcing in a few words that the
statues have been purchased by the state
and given into the custody of the archi-
tect of the Cap.-ol of the United States,
and that a formal acceptance of the same
is awaited.
Resolutions were then offered by the
New Hampshire senators, for adoption by
the senate, thanking the governor and the
people of New Hampshire, in the name OF
congress, for the statues, and referring
in few words to the services of Webster
and Stark to the nation These resolu-
tions directed that the statues be assigned
place in Seatuary hall, in the old house
OF representatives.
The Webster Statue.
Senator Chandler then delivered an ora
ton referring to the life and services of
Webster, introducing the eulogy by de-
scriDtion of the statue. 1t is marble
model, "a trife more than II feet high and
cost So, CO.. The figure is eight feet high
and weighs 1000 pounds. 1t is dressed in
an Ole style dress suit. The coat has broad
lapels, and its large rolling collar dis
closes u plain shirt bosom. The neck is
dressed with Il stock, with broad
turned down collar. The bosom of the
vest is exposed below the coat and the
trousers are full and flowing. The arms
arc ar the sides. The left hand holds a
manuscript partly opened. The head rep
rcsents Webster in the closing years of his
eyentful career, and the likness is said to
be accurate BY those who saw him near
the cid Of his life. The pose of the entire
figure is massive and commanding.
The life of Webster, which has fur
nishcl an excuse for so many brilliant es-
says and culogies, gave Senator Chandler
an easy task, for there was no scarcity of
appropriate material, and the senator
merged the history of the chief events of
Webster'5 life into an interesting eulogy.
Model of the Warrior.
The Stark statue, which was received at
the same time by congress, gave Senator
Gallingcr an opportunity to eulogize tho
hero of Bunker Hill and Bennington.
His renown as q warrior passed beyond
the sea His daring and successful ex-
ploits in the battle of Bennington filled
enemies abroad with fear and apprehen-
sion, while the victory he won inspired
the desponding armies of the United
States with fresh hopes and great ex-
pectations.
The statue Of this great patriot is re-
duced model of the one dedicated Oct. %,
1890, in the grounds of the New Hamp
shire capitol at Concord. Senator Gal
linger, in commenting upon the services
of General Stark to the nation, drew from
a fund Of interesting and unusual Incl
dents connected with Stark's first service
for his country.
When the sounds OF battle rolled up the
valley of the Merrimack from the fields of
Concord and Lexington, Stark unyoked
his oxen in the field and left his wife
alone to till the fields and gather the har
vest while he took up arms against the
common foe.
Today his body lies beneath slender
shaft near the historic scenes of the bat
ties of Lexington and Concord, and today
his effigy in pure and everlasting marble
&c nlaced in the halls of the nation he
fought for.