New-York tribune., 1906-04-27
CARNEGIE on STANTON.
Pays Tribute to LincoIn's Uor Sec
retary at Kenyon College.

lhe memory OF Edwin NJ Stanton. WAS observed AT
Kenyon College to-day. All oil portrait of Ilncoin.s
War Secretary. presented a the college bv toonel
John J. McCook OF Nev York was unveiled An
drew Carnegie who has given $4,000 TO endow a
chair OF economies in memory Of Stanton made the
principal address.
IN his address Mr. Carnegie said in part
In estimating Stanton as War Minister many
nave been justly lavish in their praise Of his
The performance Of the ordinary duties OF a war
@ @,niillsteI, cliaracterisuc or an eNceedngiy anle
Nhen M the work he oid living beyond the range Of
l., - uuuts OF q war minister IS khoNl
We see that stanton converted both President and
Soln's rlght-hand man" in additi0n To being War
Minister. There were emergencies when not only
atenty oGt benlus was shown Let Us recall three
Steamboats,, improyised ships Of war. The Navy
Department had no plans for destroying these and
opening the national forces. Stanton
knew Charles Ellet. buIder Of the Wheeling. Fair
mount and other bridges an engineer OF great
sbJy who had suggested rams for naval war
Ellet was called TO Washington for conference on
March %, and although Russia and our own Navy
OF rams Stanton adopted them. and sent EIlet to
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and New Albany 70 convert
This was promptly done and the rams approached
memphis on June 8. destroyed the enemy and capt
The second instance: The Confederates early took
stanton if asked the @ NaTy W hp peparymeh, yaF if the
tt neet could not attack Norfolk but was met with
me suggestion that the army should assault Il by
laId- The Merrimac appeared and sank the friE
seaboard cities That night stanton called com
mssttee ny together IN New York by telegraph 10 de
klse plans for sinking the terror He provisioned
FORTRESS Monroe for six months and advised the
.EsaNs apartment he could not embark the army 10
attack Noriolk until the navy bottled up sank
the Merrtrnec. on the following day he wired Mir.
s0fmeqoTe sy,if @ promptly oeEed for The purpose he
70 the government. She was accepted and irnTle-
gdste.y sent to Fortress Monroe lie in
mat lie might have the cornraTder @ ~ in chef AZ bs
: he igbT n De.Hr
failure Of cooperation. The attack was a splendid
suCcess
The [hird Instance l,t There came one serious dis
oster IN The Nest-Rosecranss defeat at Chicka-
tnadga- inperllhng Chattanooga the key 10 the
tior-reirforce him f-ono ,j as da I 5 Or sou
stsrtled by The summons, the President mounted
his horse and rode 10 Washington in the rnoonlishf
20 PRESIDE over me Cabinet: Hallock opposed the
idea saying il would take forty days to make he
transfer but stanton had already consulted the
lallUm. and had them present 10 assure the Cabner
that seven days would suffice. Stanton was given
Ny superior officer and lifelong friend. Colonel
! hoHlas A scott, upon whom stanton greatly re
stanton never left his office for three days ard
troops started and twenty-tree Ihousan4 troops ops
were with Roseorans in less than seven days
bfd I3Tes S roT g3S 81 sHn59n a 5 aPPeaT "a % me GS s
United States a Jealous Co-operator Certainly 10
% 1rbes 15 Bs5 ar EYER I 9 693 Re2 R and
his rasoeer- % sca - s.s We fi, eyfo,is hut % 20
all that has been said written about him. nothing
gives posterity such clear fun and truthful evidence
fasne into whole people TIE vibrations of his own
impassioned soul as IS supplied by an editorial
favor Horace Greeley. The following editorial ap-
Teared in The Tribune on February IS:
While every honest heart rises in gratitude 10
Cod for The victories which AFFORD 50 glorious
forgotten that It is 70 Edwin NJ. Stanton more
man 70 any Other Individual hat these ausplSlous
pr-ql Is FL nT .
done their duty with energy and courage. Off
GERS ana win 1hsn The noble demoer-acy Of the
re Re2G5.lo bat II IS by ne innasso-l,ed soul,
~ TIE Secretary Of War that The vast power nj
powder. Let no man imagine that We eEalt this
would derract an iota from that share Of glory
Thicl n Ills nornentous crisis belongs % eFet}
other dav ali was doubt. dstrust and uncert5inty.
IRE nation despairine almost of its restoration 10
life. Congress the scene Of bitter imputations and
g7rteured and decaying. and the abyss of ruin and
NprauoI- movement victory ana colnteNoe- " ?
seem 10 have passed into another state % existence
oarrsir, of their realization In one word the ma
to1 Is saved. and while with ungruoE1ng hands We
minister who organized the victory which they
Notling is exaggerated here, ,guduly laqdatory
personal knowledge for all 'ha' is said, having
known the and his work and the conditions
stanton deprecated its publication iu 1852, and lE
letter 70 The Tribune disclsiru4d tie credit given
him but standing here to-day when justice 0an p"
done The real hero without arousuE Jealousy
IN others soieunly pronoqnee every wor9 Of IioT-
ace Greeley tribute richly deserved our pan
~neou is reserved for the fathers ~ the r public
To rheSe has recently been added Lincoln who has
taken his place among The gods. Two other names
rrouour generation are ya 10 enter their services
swelling - events re~eie-- Stanton and Grant
Tn rhese days "f marerailSu. whore so many are
devoted 10 -he pursuit of wealth an enc some
pursuing IL Toy uuderhauded and dlshon7ra5le
means and in the present political ne m" am.
and value of Stanton who placed before himself as
his aim IN life his service 10 MS country regardless
~ popularity. fame wealth. cannot he Over
estimated
such an example stanton left Is one ~ tns
most precious legEeias that can he hfQueafhe1 70
uosterty-a career spent. nor IN ne pursuit Of mis-
er9tIe aims which end with self. but IN higher