Year: 1874




Letter from the Sole Surviving Literary
Executor OF the Msssachusetts Stetes-
man.


The following letter from Mr. George Ticknor
Curtis was written and forwarded to the HERALD
before the writer had learned of the death Of his
brother, Judge b. r. Curtis, whose demise was an
nouhced in the HERALD yesterday morning.


NEW York, Sept Is 1874
offer OF Mr. Burnhsm to erect Colossal bronze statue
E % N M raE 5a s hv IT, o been an
vy,ng literary executor naturally read this proposal
pleasure OF Mr Burnhams personal acauanan but
Immediately sought to know him, and toexpress TO him
IA PM him % ed with
great sn MGom he wishes to to
no one viii think singular that ne should have my
that n, nurnns% has offered Ter d.
art Of o TO e py ns
one OF the most remarkable men that america has pro
he was the greatest statesman OF his time. What he
Ss diS To S he a
was his intellectual preeminence what was the union
ha he
Nd MAS N he most ST M an
that were united with his mortal frame We who knew
another human presence and il those Who never eit
the Of that presense may think hst this was
onewho Will that he has any other
image now xed in the imasinaons oi probably Greater
hI1 at Of % Any n vino nns LIVED IN the
ton and Napoleon But the generations who knew HIM
SerS sIRa Us M
to come after us viii desire They will want him
he the a IS sha
ns
sneediul to be done Is to follow nature with careful
permit. Fortunately tor the treatment o. this great





best portrayal the mind and character that person
like many other men Whom ws know 10 SaSs been per: %
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his intellect and s the strength OF his his character "a


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were 50 situated that they c0qd not leave US
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forms OF the in the former were neces
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There Was or appeared to be- for considerable period
of time, room for debate and doubt to the real
was Was certain that the truth lay somewhere and sna
tns p ns o s sS the n
ton OF political truth that practice and sdmnistra
ss @ roSnd S
Ibsry and EnIiSa now and forever and


one nse
OCCASION and IN single intellectual effort to satisfy this
want by an exposition of the nature OF the constitution
that could be accepted truth and suppose this
have bcen as believe have elsewhere said, the only
instance in the history of tree government In which
the character of great political system has practically
turned a single debate and on the augmentation OF
single statesman say practically turned; because
it 9 he true all that has since
Hsyne III 1880 did establish the theory of the Union
which alone the late civil war can be justified and
which that war confirmed by arms


l should expand this letter to most unreasonable
great person should receive the commemoration of a
statue in the chief city OF this Union IL that
needs no such discussion All feel alike in regard
All feel that we cannot afford to lose such op
portunity Is offered to suitable statue
Webster am not specially acquainted with reasons
that have caused some hesitation In the acceptance of
that all difficulties ought to be and can be surmounted.
that the public may be enabled to thank both the
sioners who may receive this most appropriate orna.
ment the Central Park.


remain, Mr. Editor. yours most respectfully,


GEORGE TICkNOR CURTIS