Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-09


in the full fruition of well rounded
life and leaving behind him the
precious heritage OF an honored name,
has passed into the Borderlands OF
Eternity. A t II
His last moments were as calm and
peaceful MS his life had been true and
good, and today he lies,sepultured in
the spot he loved so fondly and so we'll.
or him, it can be we'll said that
whom the summons. came TO join the
mighty caravan which moves to that
mysterious reain where zach AshaIl
take his chamber in the silent halls OF
DEATH he won't, not like the galley
slave at night scourged TO his dungeon,
but sustained and soothed by IN I'M
faltering trust. He approached his
grave like one who wraps, the draperies
Of his couch about him and lies down
to pleasant dreams. In fulfilling tho
requirements made of Inc todsyit is
not necessary that / shall review the
life and career Of Mr.. Bayard, for that
| life. for the past half century, has be-
come a part of the history Of our State
and country, and your honor, as a
scholar and student of history, knows
| that life far better than / can portray
1t to you; therefore it remains for me
to pay. d simple but sincere tribute to
the memory of the man have ever
respected, honored, and admired. &
| OF distinguished parentage, Mr..
Bayard, in his youth, had the environ.
mepts Of culture and refinement and
later, yielding to the inspiration of q
noted ancestry and employing md de-,
yeloping those abilities, with which he
had been SO generously endowed, he,
now. at the close of marked career.
has laid down tho sacred trust of an
honoted birth untarnished aud with
out reproach, He has added lustre to
u name already illustrions and history
will ascribe TO him n place in the
GALAXY of the great mon of this century,
men whose memories succeeding genera
tious will ever honor and revere.
Like all men prominent in public
affairs Mr.. Bayard had his critics. He
was man of progressive, positive con-
yictions and fearless utterance. But
no one, even in the heat Of partisan or
| political difference. ever doubted his
honesty, sincerity, or integrity, and
now, in the hush of death, the voice IT
criticism is 81 lent, and Respect, Com
mendation, Sympathy and Love chant
the requiem of the distinguished dead.
Such is the PATRIOTS boast, whereer we
Each last best country ever is his own.
is q sentiment that ever found re
sponsive chord in Mr.. Bayard's heart,
for among his most prominent qualities
was his intense love of his home, his
native State and its people. Even
amid the adulations of the world re.
nowned, when prince and potentate,
lord and conimoner, seemed to vie
with each other in doing him honor he
never forgot the little commonwealth
that claimed him as its own, and his
thoughts were ever Of homewart
, trend. .s,S.. ~
Of striking presence and fine per
sonality, he was the charming centre
of every social circle he entered. TIL,
, world is the better for the life that h:
lived. 7f.'s X
In literature, his purity Of though
, and grace of diction made him write
, always entertaining and instructive.
In law, his success at the bar anl
/ the written reports of his many lega
! contests, speak strongly Of his achieve
J ments.
, In craftsmanship and diplomacy, th,
} many high and, responsible positions
7 that were given MIN, ana inc unlVerSa
esteem in which he was held, and thu
implicit confidence reposed In him a
j one OF our most trusted and faithful
] public servants, are more eloquent thai
l words Of mine, to attest his abilit.
and worth. .@ ~
Mr.. Bayard was true TO every trus
I reposed in him and faithful to tn
G end is a Just enconium.
. 4 His work is done, THE silver core
h is loosod, the golden bowl broken, tn
0 dust has returned to the earth ,as j
was, and the spirit has returned unit
v God WHO gave it, 4
j A fitting conclusion, is the beautifu
i thought of the poet,
t o, iurist, statesman, diplomat; o, man 0
i lofty mind; ~ .t
t Thou didst ever love companionship o
q those refined.
I All evil things have spared thee from thci
= blight,
y And now thy soul, unfettered, has winge
its flight
s To the Realms of Mystery and there, Will
each guest
k Hast found that which it sought Etcrnn
4 rest.