The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
EXERCISES Nv HARRINGTON.
Senator Depew Delivers n Memorial Ad
dress Before the Red Men.


Senator Depew Deliver, Memorial Ad.
dress Before the Red Men.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-This evenings cele-
bration by the Order OF Red Men OF the
centennial anniversary Of Washington's death
was held In Convention Hail. 1t was preceded
by half hours concert by the Marine
Band A large crowd filed the hall The
memorial services were presided over by
Great Incohonee George +. Green. After
Chopin's Funeral March" had been rendered
by the Marine Band. the Aron Singing Society
sang America" Bishop Satteree delivered
the invocation. Senator Chauncey Depew de-
livered the principal grafton. He said:
The only officer who came from the bloody
field OF the Braddock massacre with honor and
glory was Col. Washington. At the age OF
twenty six he had been for Ave years In con-
tinuous active military service under able
pendent commands. In his cam pagns ne had
become personally familiar with the country
boundaTies Of the Western sSa. wiids He wss
trained soldier OF brilliant reputation when he
ASSUMED command OF the Continental Army at
Cambridge twenty years aiterward For two
decades as u me mber OF the Virginia House OF
Burgesses. AMI OF Continental conventions and
conferences, he had mastered the controversies
with Great Britain and become a constructive
statesman OF the first rank.
IT has been given to no other man IN the
destnies OF his country in so many and such
varied varied crises in Us history Washlngton,s
Hamilton, Jefferson and Adams S we're his sa.
but tho following formed a faction. Ali parties
reposei unquestioning confidence In the up
ad the IN w va b;
universal education in our day Is the one that
no man Is indispensable to the people. tho
Army. the Government, cause or an industry,
But in the clearer view Of "a centuty's retro
speet we now see that the death OF Washington
have changed the destiny and delayed. II not
DESTROYED. the development, OF this nation.
Ppyo as sSsss and Sss %
thus entered in his iiary when he left his. home
to assume the Presidency: About 10 o'clock |
and to domestic felicity. and with mind OPP
pressed with more anxious and painful sensa-
New York with the best disposition 10 render
sser SCI, 20 my country IN obedience to rs call,
SSf aGpf n% S Hssr pShn
Lamb. the leader OF the Sons OF Liberty. aud
multitudes OF the best people OF the country.
largo majority Of the public men OF tho nation
believed in the right OF the States TO nulliiy the
acts OF the Federal Government. aud that 1t
possessed no power to enforce is DEGREES
II nag neither navy nor merchgnt marine. lts
mnpnias army was dlsnanded: There were no
currency. Our bills for only s6OO.OOO had
been protested In Europe. and by protest and
ability 10 pay ST .u6O.OOO n year In taxes. The
governments q Europe received our repre-
tempt. The only bond OF union and the
only basis for condolences were tho ldola'rous
devotion OF the people 10 their President
Upon him rested the grayest responsibility
ever imposed on u ruler
Washington knew neither envy nor joal-
ousy. He summoned to his Cabihet the ablest
ana most distinguished men. Hamilton was
the advocate Of Capitalization. Jefferson ot
state rights. and Adams and tho others VI lif-
InfHgnulhtiH
lives OF 81" President and the powers Of Com
EreIs 70 hnild nation ont OF chaos and 10
hold M and hold together tho young Republic
until stable foundations could Toe laid under
II, was he gigantic task Of Washington. He
promoted progress and encrgi2cd develop
mcnt. and brought the new machinery OF ad-
harmonious working, until hy hts genius and
irmness the young Republic. grew 10 be q ma
ton which inspired loyalty at home and COM
After torty-iy years devoted to the public
service Washington was permitted by his
grateful but reluctant countrymen TO retire to
the private station he 80 much coveted and his
beloved Mount Hernmn In a eeptury dis
Ton destrnctlVe pnr,y sprt fe ~nd po nmG
frenzy. the, life aud career OF Washington
first astonishca and then, won, the admiration
Potomac became q Mecca. and pilgrims OF
roya! birth. Of great achievement Of passionate
zeal TO meet the foremost man and the most
exalted character Of the ages. came 10 pay him
homage and to hs received With cordial md
gracious hospitality: from thence one hun
ssayen his "ope IN and MS
feet lowered their flags at half mast Napoleon
Bonaparte ordered that black crane should be
suspended from all stan dlardS and flags for ten
days; and arranged an imposing funeral cere-
monial and test lmona GRAFTON. Lord Brougham
with characteristic, clearness and eoauence.
said: IT will bn the. duty Of the hstorian
and the saGe OF MI nations TO let no OCCASION
ana until time shall be no more will a test OF
the progress which our race has maze In wis
dom anu virtue, pc derived from the veno, l.
ton, naiG to the immortal namo OF Washing
ton, ,-,-,..,
spirit and most brilliant Imagination standing
by me bier OF Washington had predicted the
results Tor century OF the experiment Of gov
t tGn ,. OF tie People by the rc9pc and TOR
rnmmonnlare compared with the marvellous
, blessings which tonight are tn" glorious hcri.
figures oi mntcria growth. Then "" lad 1"i" n
lrpun.lc OF fifteen StntcS. now lory-iIyc, our
lnur colonial islands.
,., !4g roonrIatioG nl +ooo0Oo has become at
from Sl2,OOOnO tower $500 U6UOOO, and our
stS ,l tt w"QIth from slgOuoO,ono 20 SiOO,.
WrIVnOoO, W" import SluouuO,npp oi mnr-
rnIntlSo annually against SIDOOOWu in 40
ana from an exporting country OF S7S.OOuuuOn
yrnt, the products Of our lrds. factories aud
lalnnHo ot trade against us IN 7!Il wAS exhaust
ny the slender resources Of our forcfaihar,
w .,o now H." 9pulcnt surplus is making ~
NlFr ht'i"h ~ the word, Two hundred tNOu-
, ,an,, m,lr- o railroads, and l,010,UOo me-, 81
miles Of postal routes on which was then con.
nnc'sH ,hr IulGrna lrafc by land and the dIs-
earning 81 tho railroad, or The outnmt q ne
MINES or is' produces Of our farms u- very