THJE IKYJEOTIW 'mLMRAJPH. r vou Vl.-Oio. 58. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER T, 18G0. double siieet--tiiuee cents. FESTIVITY. THE PRESS CLUB BANQUET. iWiswiv V A Ieunt of Victuals and a Mow of: Soul. Who Was There ana Who Waxn't What Was Said, and W hat Was Done. That the Philadelphia Trcta Club baa a kuack lor Ooinp things superbly the press or the tinned state ha, by this time, become thoroughly convinced Whatever doubts were still lingering in the mind ef any 0110, alter the hanquot at the c'oso f the 'Wigwam Convention, wa disposed by the banquet of last cveniuc. This timo tlio a 11 air transpired a the t ontinoutnl Tavern, as Mr. Theodore J ilton ha dabbed it, and everything- was rotten no In the stvle" which has rendered tnat establishment one of the r'den ot the earth. The in vited irnes s of the Club assembled in parlo -C at 8 o'clock, pin smn t to the forms of the neatl printed card whiuli tlioy had rccolvod during tlio coimo ot tbe day. After an hour spent in ploasan' social converse, interrupted now and then by pro cessions to a table in the corrorof the room, the company filed into the dining hall and seated them, solves at a labyrinthine table, arranged aftor the fashion of a gridiron with three pronsrs. The Decorations of the Hall nuil Tnblc were profusely rich and exceeaingiv neat. The entiro wal's of the dining-room were leatooued with tlio national colors. Tlio 'able itso f groaned with palatublo delicacies, ana was Korjjeously arrayed in flowers. "Who Were There. Among tlir persons ot more or loss distinction whom wc noticed about the fo -live board, wore tho editors, peinforcr, and repoiters ot the Philadelphia pros. With the exception ol' a tew tireJ-out and ui.pubie-sjiirited individuals who had jrono to bed in the attcrnoou, disjtustcd with the length of tlio yrcat Convention, the Philadelphia press wa out in force. We also made a note of tho presence of General Franz Sigel, of Baltimore, Gcmral Hiram Wa. bridgo, of New York, General John Eaton, of Ten nessee, General Joshua T. Owen, ot Philadelphia, General Brisbm, of Kentucky , and Gcneial Muzy, late Private Secretary to his Excellency the Presi dent 01 these United Stale. These gentlemen were mil understood to have had military tendencies at one time in their careers. '1 hen there wa tne Hon. .loliu Minor Botts, of Virginia, who w as not understood ever to have had any military tendencies. Kuierson Bennett, K:q , who wis likewise pre suit, we have considerable difficulty in cinui'ifyiu,, inasmuch as ae is not supposed to have been a mili tary man, and yet has fousrht an immensity of battles and slaughtered a legion or two ot bears. Oiher lighli'n? men were present e. 9 , a Colonel Charles K. Moss, of the St. Linus Pre, nnd Cap rain J. K. Brj ant, of tho Auuusla l.oyal Georgian. I hero wcie other men than Mr. Botts present, likewise, wl'o had ne ver had a passion ier stuulitor. Amoug these mil! it be uumed Mr. J. vV. Hunniuutt, of the liichiuoud Attn Auiiou, und Mr. Albert Gril tin, 01 the Mobile Kativnni. There were also present several lucrehunts of good repute amonawhoui we noticed A. R. McUeury, Stephen T. Jsouder, William Dovine, Joseph A. Miller, and the like. The others that wore present were altogether too numerous to mention They numbered, in fact, oue hundred and fifty, a') told. By u little engineering, this number was substqut ntjy developed into three hnndred. Precisely how it was done will be told ac the proper time. to much lor those who weie there. As lor those Who Were Sot There, wc aain stumblo upon a long 1-st of military and uninilitury names, wnich is also too numerous to mention. But among, those whoe presence was particularly missed wo might noto George tranci Train, Kq., of O.nalitt, ebraska, and his Honor Morton McUichucl, Mayor of Philadelphia. Uoorge Francs was cpecinlly missed by those gentlemen pr sent who imagined tha'. they carried about on their shoulders twenty-live-inch heads, which ri valed am thing of the kind or size to be found in the British Parliament or tho Kebraska LeeWaturs. It would have been pleasant to have had George Krancis in the neighborhood to assure thorn ot the fact by mentioning it. As nobody else could vouch lor it, nobody eiee would take the responsibility 01 doing so. But while Train was mifsed by lew, his Honor was missed by all. For these leasons: Firstly. Tho idea is prevaleut in the community that the Mayor bus become tunny iu his old ate, and a tunny man was just what was wanted on such au occasion. Secondly. The idea ha also got abroad that there is no such public functionary as a Mayor to be found in the city, it is positively certain that such was the cueo last week. It w as, mueed, rumored lhat his Honor bad sluco returned, but those who had not enjeyed tho pleasure ot meeting him faco to lace had hoped to oncounter him then and theie, so thut they might l.e satirlied that ho was aud Is a ji, an ot flesh end blood. Thirdly (und lastly). Wbtn, on a former occasion, tho Press Club had invited its frieuds from abroad to a gathering similar to the present, tho Mayor had presided, and had Bet the minds of every one at perfect rest and peace by p omismg to lend his card 10 any Individual who suould tall amoug thieves, or other meddlesome persons, on the wuy to his lodg ings. Many individuals desired the presence of tho absent Mayor on this occasion, in order that they night giacefully accept tho tender ot his card In eate w orse came to worst. The lact that the card was not to be bad was a saving to the Press Club, lor at the close of the entertainment two corked bottles were noticed standing at the head of tho table, and three at the other end. The Feaat Ilt-glna. It was shortly alter H 'clock when the guests wero seated, aud then Colonel J. U. C. Whiting, Chair man of the Commitieeof Arrangements, welcomed the eoniDany In bnel, and announced as the Chair man ol the evening Thorapnon Westoott, Esq., the President ol the Club. Mr. Westoott likewise made few remarks by way of weloome, announcing, among other things, that nobody present was sup poted to have any politics on the occasion, fie then prepared tor business, an example that was pretty generally followed. Knivef, and lorki, and gia-see raged Iniiously after that, wlta bat Two Intcrmptlou. The first was the entrance 01 Mr. Tneodore Til ton, bringing in his wake the Key. J. P. Newman, ot tho Mew Orleans Advocate, lb roe cheers for Tllton, and knife, fork, and goblet, went at it again. Then, by-and-by, an excited individual arose, and after securing tbe attention of the company, doclared It to be his solemn opinion that the wine was flowing too ireely. Uo thought the peachos ought to flow The hint was taken, and although the flow of wine stopped not, inside of two minutes peaches were a scarce commodity, except In ne imtneaiato vicinity of the platos and palates. At the extieme end ot the table, and opposite tho Chairman, sat William V. McKcan, Esq., of tbe Public Ledger, When this latter gentleman thought tbe victualling process had gone far enough, he arose and said that a bottle-ho.ding contest would now be In order, and that it would be conducted ac coiding to tho following rules, which he had been instructed by tbe Committee to promulgate: IIiiHn of the "P. P. in Fcatlvlt Asy. acmhlccl. Rule 1. Kvery person called upon for a speech is obliged to respond, except wueu the person so cul ca out proves to bo stone deud or totally dumb. Unaer tucn painful circumstances be will be reluo tamiv excused. .hulcid Kveiyonnwho so speaks is expected to sav something, provided alwajstunt he is able to do so. Itulo 3. All imorinable subjects are in older. An oruior muysiread himself over tho entiro earih, provided, always, that ho docs not Carry the war into Auiea. Aud finally, ad persons may bj al luicd,t, except American citizens ol African di'scmt and tliuir imiuouiate and remote ancestors. Itulo i. jNo one is at liberty to speak longer than twoliouis, 111. HI all have hud a small chance to sav something. In case any person cannot got through who Ins remarks within tho allotted time, ho is at periect liberty to continue them In his own paper, Irom day to day or from week to wee, as the cosj may be, alter tho nuhion ot the "Big Hear and Little Injun'' stories of Emerson Bonnett, Esq. Mr. .AIcKcau then laid down some neat rules about tho direct proeoss ot bottlo-holding, but in the con fusion of the moment we lost the dritt ot them, lie was uuderstord to say, however, that if a man had two haudit he could hold at least two bottles at the some time. "Pen Hllsic" Is tilorltleil ami General is IK tl Culled Out. Mr. McKoan then gave a vivid description of the battle of Pea liidge, and several other battles, if we remember linhtly. Ho also rendered in a happy manner a lew strains from tho campaign song of "Tho Boys who hht nut Sigcl," aud proposed as a substitute for the fighting part of it, that the boys should see how well they could succeed at drinking "mit Sigel." They made theefl'ort, and succo 'ded adni'rab'y. And thereupon Franz Sigel arose, amidst cheo.s, and aiscourscd awhile concerning the Constitution, the Declaration ot 1 u dependence, aud'of free schools. liidt peitdeuec Is Eulogized, n nl Theodore Tlltuu Ii.e!oiidx. Mr. McKean then paid a direct tribute to tho motto' Virtue, Liberty, uud Indepcndenc ," which remnuled him, as a matter ot course, of the it pendent. Mr. Tilton, iu response, stated that his throat troubled him likewise hi9 appetite, vilncti was enormous (His own wovdn ) Ho also told a story about a crazy man who shook his hat at Tom Mar shall, arid cried out "lollJer." Turning 10 Uenor.l Mgol, he romuiked: -"Sigel leads thn column, and I lead the column." (The reader will please .notice tho joke ) Mr. Tjlton then deo'Incd to shake his lit ut Mr. McKcun, but ofi'eted him iiis open hand, a piece of magnanimity, considering the ciicumstuue.es, that deserved and received afplause. Mr. Tilton also In fo t mod the company that lie was so unfortunate as to bo a young man, and related several anecdotes to Hl.ov; the na'ure ol his troubles on that score. in conclusion, he stated that a mun might be lespectab'e, even tboueh he were a minister of the Gospel. Iu that capacity he introduced the Utv. .1. P. Newman, Who Related Ills Trouhlew, and thereby gained the sympathy ot his audience, until ho inadvertently claimed, as one ot them, the prettiest wife on the tace ol the earth, when the company rose en waste, and shook their lorks at him. A lry ('nstomrr. Colonel Char es E. Moss, of the St. Louis J'rets, ' was then eailcd upon lor a speech, but excused himself on the grouuds of Lis being a dry customer. Bcferc sitting down, however, ho proposed the Press Gang ol Philadelphia, "the best Press Gang that ever got together on the face of the oarth." Colonel Moss was rowarded with cheers lor this l.rilliiait sally. Ur. McKean then threw out a little flattery towards General Hiram Walbridere, who appro elated it by responding in a little speech. In the course ot this, ;eiieral Wnllhridfte time a lilt at Johu .Minor Uotta, whom be accused of having on one occasion slept with John Tyler. For this reason General Wal bridge tendered Mr, Botts the meed of immortality. jHr. Uotts HcHcnta. When Mr. Botts took the door, three cheers were given lor "liotts and Liberty," Mr. Botts then said that, having spoken last evening to a mil Ion of men, or moro, in the open air, he could not make a speech, tie would say, however, that wlon he slept with John Tvlcr he did a blackguard thing lor the last time in his life. In conclusion, he proposed, as a toast: "A free press, the pciiauluni which regulates tho clock ol tho country, and in rime ot peaco Is what tho army is in time of war!" (Applause, aud drinks all mound J At this point np rcwe an excited Individual, who proclaimed himself to have been The Ut'iitleiuau who put Mr. Uotts to lied with John Tyler. The excited individual, who was identical with the one who had previously intimated to the company that, iu bis opinion, the wine was circulating alto gether too freely, and that they had hotter take a turn at the peaches the excited individual, we say, arose and declared that ho desired to make "a fow remarks," As no one had the good sense to object to such an irregular proceeding, tlio exc ted mdi viduul proceeoed with his "few remarks." He knew all about the sleeping arrangement ot Mr. Botts and John Tyler, and as the former seemed to be rather ashamed of it now, he would remove all cause for such a harassing feeling feeling by as sunng tho compauy that it wasn't Mr. Botts' lault. "When a man is put to bed," exclaimed the exottcd Individual, "he can't help it." (Cries of "Oi no !" "Of course bo can't.") "Well, then, gentlemen, I put Mr. Botu to fced with John Ty er, and I'll tell you just how 1 did it." The Individual then proceeded to relate along and lugubrious tale, in the mysteries of whioh he soon became so fearfully involved that Mr. Botts lost patience and interrupted him. To enable the reader to see the force of the inter ruption, a few remarks aside are necessary. There was present on the table, In fcarlul quantity, a liquid commodity which one gentleman who bad a little thickness in his speech termed cherry." Whether it was really " cherry' or not we w siisWo to ey, teUf charged with a full, true, and faithful report or the proceedings, we were not allowed to dabble In such things. Well, this "cherry," or what not, was par taken of by everybody, ourselves excepted. Some partook sparingly, some partook moderately, some partook liberally, and a few a rery foa partook enormously, To the latter class belonged the ten th man upon the floor. At least, so thought a great many. He evidently thought so himself, when h" proposed to stop the flow of wine and start a flow of peach juice. Mr. Botts, however, was of a different opinion; and so he Interrupted the narrator with the words: "My lnend, won't jou take a glass of 'cherry' wito mef" This Joke-was so barefaced that it brought down the house. The knives clattered, tho goblets rat tled, and somebody at the end of the table pro nounced an approving cat-call. 1 be excited individual became more excited than ever at this Interruption. Ho declared that he didn't wirnt any "cherry," but that be did want to finish his story. But tho ccmpany had other objects in view, and so half-a-dozen mock'ug birds threw In their cat-calls, tbe table rang as If the spirits had gotten itnderit as well a? on top, and things b. came decidedly mixed all around. When the up roar ceased, tho gentloman who had actd In tbe cupucity 01 valet to persons of note was nowhere to b.- teen! ,"!. P. C ( onrntiiln ten the Universe. jwier some other and indefinite proceeding-, Mr. McKean announced that a telegram had been des puicbcd to the erds of tue earth, tendering tho con grutulotlons of three hundred Amer can editors this is wheie and how tho number was suddeuly duplicated at dinner, to all t ie other edi'ois in tho world, on the general nreva'euco of peace through out the world, or good-will in Heaven or some thing of that sort. Theodore TUIoii'h Deitpntch to the Pro vincial Prma. The journalists of tho United States, represented bv 'he American editors, sitting ui dinner to night as tmesis ol the Press Club ot Pniiaueipbht, send by Hieirraph a iratoruul salutation to tbe leudiug joiir i.u ists 01 the Limed Hates, ask n a a response bv 01 0 o'clock to too sen imcnt ol ' Peace on eunli uud good-will to all men." f iikodoiik Tilton, or American Journalist Prss Cub Altei a few more speeches there was A I. title Mutual Platter) indulged In between General Walb idire and Mr, ft.cKeun, which terminated in a neat little speech by the latter. Mr. McKean wa very happy with his stories about kicking men out of the house, and o teiiti, und Una ly came to the conclusion that ' evciything is lovely ana the goose bangs nighl ) (At plausc.) How the Itumxuet Ended, Such a procss could not last tot ever, und so, a lew minutes beforo one o'clock this morning, the ju'tilul announcement was made that tho Club JUoi'se ol the Union League was wrapped in Haines. I no meeting adjourned withont taking a ote, each olc t rctent making the best of his wuy to tho ne of the con tin era ion. ritOM IIA31PTOX IIOADS. The "Kor.g-Kong Ambassador" with Jen,'. Davis - h'cMal Reception to Acting itcar-Aaiirat Eiephon C, ftowau, Etc. l' oTBt!s Monroe, September 0. - William B. lteeri, of Philadelphia, one of Jeti". Davis' cotiii sel, arrived lie-re eariv this morning, und waa in consultation with hi' client nearly all day. Tlio. object of his viit, bejoml a mere prolVss'oiul one, la unkuowu. '1 lie weather lias been intensely hot for seve ral duys past, the thermometer being us liiu as Ho doprcesj in the shade. I u obedience to an order Issued oy Commo dore Hitchcock, the officers attached to the Norfolk Navy Yard, the Naval Hospital, and tho heceiviue Ship, assembled at the navy yard yesterday morning, lor the purpose of recciviutr lfeur-Admiral Stephen C. Rowan, who was to relieve Commodore Hitchcock in the command of the yard. The Admiral arrived at the yard injthe stoani-tue bands, about 11 o'clock, and vas there introduced to the assembled offi cers, while the usual salute was lired. Couimo. doie Hitchcock left for New York on Inst uipht:s boat, taking with him the hearty e-teem and good-will of all his mibordiuutes. i, Kcar-Adniirai ltowan Is 110 strauacr in Nor- Iclh-, having been stationed there many yearn ul'o. tie entered tue service in i;, ana nus teen over forty yeaw ol service, more than half o! which has been al sea. He received the thnuks of Congress In l'3t4 for his gallantry, and was alierwards promoted to the rank of Rear- Ad in iral. He is the tenth Admiral on the active list, the others being (JoldBboroujrh,. Davis, Dahlgreu, Bailey, Bell. Thatcher, Godon, Pal mer, and Radford. He is looking remarkably well. Dr. W. J. Wolveiton, United State Volun teers, quarantine otlicer on board the Vitij of Albany, stationed at Cape Henry to board all voisels bound in, has been relieved 01 that duty, and ordeied to Richmond upon special medical service. Dr. J. A. Prince, United State Volun tecrs. ha been appoiuted the Examining tuur amine Surgeon. A Formidable Weapon. lltliNCH KXVIR1MEKTS WITH TUE CHASSEi'OT MUSKET. A curious experiment with the Chasaenot im.bket, adopted by the French military com mission appointed' to examine tbe different indentions of bree'ch-loaders, has just taken place tit the camp of Chalons. A letter in La rraitCt gives ine iouowiug uccuuui: (ieneial d'Au'cmarre, the President, ordered a company of eighty loot Chasseurs, armed w ith the gun in Ut stion, to b? placed at lour liundrej metres Horn a target rcjire-eiu.ng mo iroui 01 suau ou 'ut eavalrv. In the rear aud to the light of the Jias- i urs was placed a detachment of guides ut four hundred metres also lrom thtj line of lire. On a siuai given by tho president, the latter euatgea at a galloo, and at tho same moment the oile rs com menced thing by lilei at 1 he target. The object of tbe trial in question wa to ascertain bv counting tbe slims tired and the balls recoived bv the target whi ethe cavalry was going over tne distance of four bundled nietios; or, in oilier words tue eilcct produced by a tire ot intamry on 1 souadron charting Tho gu des weut over the di tunce in thirty-iwo seconds -an extraordinary rapidity lor horsemen heavily accoutred aud in a troop ibu iniautry lired during the same period three hundred and twenty shots, and the target was siruck one hundred aud sixty t mas. or by moro than litty per cent, ot tbe bullets discharged. The experiment was repeated the second time, aud with exactly the same result. Tbe efl'uct of titty percent ol the shots is terrible; also, as in hail a m'uute eighty Chasseurs sent three hundred and twenty bullets at the enomy, that is, exactly four to eaon man. It eighty horsemen had really charged those eighty riflemen, tney would have been all struck down on the way." Letters have been received from Professor De Filippl and Sisnor (Jlglioli, statin? that great success has attended, their b&'anlca) re bvmhv fl Japan, TBI DOUGLAS HIT. THE DEDICATION YESTERDAY. Orntioii of 3InJor-Goneral .Toll 11 .A. I) I x . The Life and Character of the "Little Giant." Addresses of President Johnson and Seeretarj Seward. Imposing CorcmonioH, Etc., Klc, Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc iH'L't'IAIi DESPATCHES TO THE EVENING TEI.EOBAP1I.) Chicaoo, September 6. The following are the drtuila of the great dedication ceremonies of the Douglas monument yesterday alteruoon, which could not be telegraphed in time for your editions of yesterday: At half-past twelve o'clock the head of the procession leached the entrance of the ground,, tue e nicueo iiigniuuara uanu Deing tne urst, to enter, followed by the Kinhts Templar, who wercorawn up in line 10 receive tne president and orator of the day. Then followed tho eWii- cers of the Grand Lodge ot Ma&ous. At this time the immense throng surrounding the monument srounds broke through the police, and in the twinkling of an eve the chared space set apart for the ptocension anT ojiers who were to 1 ike part In the dedica ton, was completely tilled by a heterogeneous muss ot' iiierj, women, and children. A scene of sreat contusion ensued, when the services of tha Chicago Zouaves were obtained, and with much (lit'.iculty aa open space was cleared. The President, General Grant, Admiral Kar riigtu, General Meade, Members of the Cabinet, senator Doolittle, the Committee of Arrange ments and others, then entered tb? grounds and matched, uncovered, oast the Kuiglits Tem pltir, to their proper places on the monument. Speceli of Mayor liice. After order had beea secu-ed, Mavor Rice pro ci cded to address the multitude present. The pita ot tie Mayor's speech was that the ceremo nies of etedieating the monu incut of Stephen A. Dou'iias would be proceeded with, and that the nrst thing in order Vould be the laying of the corner-stone by tbe Order of Free aud Accepted Mi.rtous. Speech of Grsud iM aster Itrooinall. liruiid Master Broonmli (hen, lu a few words, stated 'that the Kree and Accepted Masons ot Illinios would lay the corner-stone of tbe monu ment to the memory of Stephen Arnold Doug las. He sii id that the great sratesmitn was an active and zealous Mi.son durins Hie, mid a member of the Graud Lodge of Illinois, aud Companion of the Holy Royal Aich. The speaker then proceeded to eulogize the departed Senator, alter which he asked the blessing ot Almighty God ou the undertaking bt'lore Mm. Alter 11 lervent prayer, the Rieht Worshipful the (Jrand Treasurer, Jlr. SI. J. Noces, proceeded to deposit the following articles in the cavity set apart lor the corner-stone: List of Articles Depoiiltcd. Likeness of Douglas ou porcelain aud in pho tograph; Sheahan's "fate of Douglas" to l5fc; Dougliu' Pedigree; Statistics of Chicago Cham ber 01 Commerce; first and last Chicago Directo ries; copies ot the Catalogues of the Art Exhi bition in Chicago iu 18.i9 and lh65; Charter of the Historical Society of Chicago; autograph letter ot Douglas; schedule of Excise Tax; pho toirrapn ol Blockade ot Chicago river; phoco pniph ot bird's eye view of Chicago: his laso bf.eeches before the Illinois Legislature in tlu Wigwam; his funeral ceremonies iu 161; ct.iiuary addresses in fhe United States .Sen ate aud House of Representatives ; eulogy be'Oro the University ; miscellaneous docu ments relating to Douglas; records ot the Dtditlas Monument Association; certified char Urol the tame; a copperplate with names ot trustees: pamphlet, by-laws, constitution and appeal?, tliplomu ot membership, blank circu 1ms. aaents' credentials, etc.; inedalliou ot Douglas, with date of laying stone, photoerupu Vi montinient; United States medals aud coins; g( id. silver, aud copper specimens ol paper money; copy of Douglas' deed of land for the Ur-iversity; copy ot daily papers; copy ol flar ver with lnonuinent illustrations; nr.si and lat copies of catalogue of Uuiverslty. The Masonic Kites. The Grand Master then directed the Grand Senior Warden to apply his level to the stone, to see it it was level. The Grand Warden did o, and reported the stoue level. The ceremony A pouniig oil uud strewing corn was then pro ceeded with by th:- Grand Slaster, alter which be stated that the Maonic rites would conclude with nu ode. The ode was not sung, however. The Prayer. Mayor Rice thi n stated that he hoped order would be preset ved during the remainder of the ceremonies, aud said that the next thing iu order would be a praver by the Chaplain of tue day, Rev. William H. Miiburu, D. D. An im piessive prayer was then delivered by the cltipluin. Muyor Rice then introduced the orator of the day, Major-Gcncial John A. Dix. Oratlou of Mnjor-Ueucral Dlx. Pkliow-Citizeks :-The scene in which we are actors to-duy, with ail i,g surrounding- circuiustaucts aud a -touipanvlng roeo lections, bus no 1 arahel iu this or any other sue. We are assumb,ed w ltlnu tlio condnes oi city uimiberiug over liKl.tHH) InliabltanU. distant one llioiisunu miles irouj Uie ocean, where thirty -'our years ago no.hiiig was seen but an unbroken expanse of prairie on the one Me und the outsurond waters 01 Lake VtlcUi van on tne other both extending tar Olid tho com pass 01 the sinlit) notning hearo but the voice of the yreat Inland sea lrom he sands ou which its waves were breaking, or the more uuwe coma voices ot the savage liibi-s who roaroeu over these nio.lestio plains. Whore, w 1 1I1 in rmli the pun 01 an ordinary lite thore was oue vast solitude, nil k lull ot activiiy and progress and the treasures 01 a j.olishi;d conization. Industry aud the arts difcplay their stores with a bounieuusues which 111 gilt veli be udsukeulor the accuuiu a ed surpluses 01 eenturles; scieuco is teaching tbe truths which have been developed by the ressarches 01 the past, and euiaig Inn tlie boundaries 01 human knowledge bv new discove ries; education Is universally dlltused; and, above ah, tuo fmiplua which religion has lea ed to the service or (iod lrom every precinct and a most everv street ol the ch, point their spires to Heaven, as It wero in acknow ledgment ol the merciful protection under whlcn it has triumphed over all ihe obstacles to itsgrowtQ aud be cviue atrong a id sell-reliant and piosperous. Kellow citizens, In no other coun ry of the oreaent In no age ot the past, could such a mlrao.e ol civillzntloa have been wrought I And now this great ohy aud the grat Wei of which it is by couipar s n but an Incon siderable part, have poured out the tens of thousands who siand around me. in a mass so extended that no human voice cou d reach your outer ranks. You have come heioto render tbe homage of your respoctto the memory ot one who rose among vou 10 tbe hluheit emi nence lor talen' and lor successful ahor In yoar service. And tha Chief Magistrate ol the Union whotn the coun cil chamber 01 'be nation stood tide bv side w ith nhn in the darkest boor ot its peril, and espoused with equal zeal ana eloquence the cause of their common country, when other men witn hearts leas atoot and faith constant uaaUed batvre the impending storm, baa ooue to joui wJii jeii li ku) nyt vl viUiumvui Hooox M hot est, conrarrous and patriotic statesman cot off In the 111 res 01 his Mroniith, bis usefulness, and his 'tnin, When or where has such a concurrence ot olreuin tmcfs f listed lo inspire one wl h gr-at thoughts nud yet to make him. by tlielr veri greatness, despair 01' ivlTd them appropriate utterance? so oue need look out of his own brcatt for the impu.se which has gathered so vast a mu tltude to g tber a uiuitliude which no other sun shall ever se as-enib rd it Is oneof the strongest leelings ot our nnturo to desire to perpe uate the memt.ty ot those who. irom ties of blood, laiuiilur assoclpttona or valua ble services, have become dear to us, and by the Will ot lied have been separated irom us loiever. There are thnusRTids wlihln the reach o- mv voice who have been n ade pninlully conscious of this instinct by the bereave uien s which the unhappy domestic conflict Just ended has visited upon them. When Ihe burden 01 giiei lies h. aw on 1 he heart, i Is the first Impulse 01 our nature to prolong tlie remembrance, to grave Into the solid tiono Inch shall endure when we have perished some IU ri prlatc thought, or it may be tbe simple names, of tiicse we have loved and lost. h I -died 10 these tributes of affection Is the debt of prailtnde whi. h a whole community, represented here In count ess iiouihem has assembled to dWmtrxo li the election ot a monument, suited in its proportions to tho areat qualities ol him whom It Is to commemorate to lay the foundation 01 the stricture, which is to he piled up, stoue upon stone, irom the oarth oeneath our leet Into the 1 kv above us, and thus to syniolize tbe eml tieiice to which heio-e by his genius and hl tran'ecud ent public svivlces uboe the plane o, el ration, where 1'ie.reai mass ot his con-tcmpurtirles stood auJ lolled ana strUKKli d in the haid battle of life. hlrtv. three vears uko, the year a ter Chtcauo was t uiideo a crowd 01 people were assembled at Win chester, In scott euunty. In this taie to atiend a sale 01 valuable piopeny. Whenii was about tocouimeuoe ae trk wa wanted to keep the accounts, and no one ceu d bo ,ound who was wtl Ins to andenake tne ser vl e. At this moineet a youth, sender In person aud i ebie In hi nlth, w ho hud come on loot lrom a nelgiiiior li'K ton. joined the nrsemblcd crowd, lie wa at once s ni-led out ny the salesman as one competent, to the si rvice, aud at 111s urnent solicitation ana tempied no ilctitit by Hie oflet ol etl a JKv, the youthlui s rancor ae c pied it. 't he sa e occupied three days and, be ore It was ended be had won at hearts bv his Inte IIrciico, liis promptitude I Is runkness am1 his urbanity. Iiw as the general jud ment that a vounv man ot so much pii'iiiis thou d not be petmlucd to leave the ne ghhor iioi d. A school was provided lor him; ami thus as a clerk and a teacher, a stranger, wi bout irlenfls and with out means not 21 years ol itge, relylnii on tlio talents Loo tiad given linn, on an industry which nover wearieu nuu a courage wiucu never waverea. Btupncn Arnold liougias entered opou the trrcat held of his ial)or in ihe West. it cannot bo doubted that anion a people hattllnu wilh the harnshlpt of a new country, the lavorable im- Jnession which his first appearance (mil made was con Irmcd liy a kn'wle.ge 01 the dillieultles he had over come In preparing- himseit lor active the. I here was no rou ance In his early years. Ills youth was the history 01 hurd work, and ot a perpetual strugx e 'O cultivate ti e talents of which he must have become conscious In hi- boj hood. He was born in Brandon, Vermont n die VM of April. IH13 on tho 1st o Ju y ensuing- bhtaUier Ui d "UUdenlv wlnlo ho olntr his Infant son 111 Ms arms. 'Ihe first U teen years ot his life w as pnsed ou a larua. w ilh sucn advantage- ot Instruction as the disirlct school Molded Having no other means of education, he ap pieiiticed himself to a carrenter. and worked two years ai hi irsdo but was compelled to abandon it tor want 01 I'livsicnl strrngih. l.e lettirneil to his native town, entered an academy ai o devoted hlmseli 10 classicul. studies lor a vear. tie tlien removed to t'anandaigua in bevr York, and re mained there tlvree years, continuing his classical studies, and tor a portion of th timo stuihing law. In I these phases ot bis yonth be evinced the simo Intel Igeuco and the same energy which dlst.nguished Ins ater years As an apprentice to a carpenter h tlls pln.ted a remarkable, genius ter mechanics, and had uei nature tanked him out tor eminence In another sphere of aetlon, he m ght have become oue of tho dis tinguished architects ot the country. In his c assieal ami leual sin : U s lie exhibited the same csnacitvior dL timtloni and while engaged In the studv of law, he completed, to use the language ot his blogranntr, " near y the en Ire collegia c course In mosi of iho various branches requiied 01 a graduate in most 01 our bet uuiveisnles " He is next seen as a elerk in a lawyer's otllce in Cleve land Ohio; then travoillnir In tho vest hi pursuit of tiii.ilovnicnt. snipping at I'lncinnn 1. Louisvllio, Ht, Louis, und Jacksonville and at last making his aopear antc at W Inehester, and commencing In tlie manner alit ady described, his great career 01 useiuluess and Ls tine. ion. '1 In re is nothing more touching than Ms hnef address to tho peome 01 Winch .-ter when ne visited that pi. ice In IHcS, alter havlua become distinguished in tho cuuucl.soi ihc ration. "1 weuty-flve years ago," ho said. "1 eutereo this town ou toot, with my coat upon 1111 arm, without an uciiuaintaneo within a thousand miles, and wi'hout knowing whore I could got monev to pav a week's hoard. Uerc I made tho Urst six dollars ti nt I ever carneu lu my Ihe. and obtalued the first regular occupation that 1 ever pursued. For the first 1 ui:e In my ills I felt that the responsibilities ot man b, oil v, ere unon me altlionuti I was under uue. lor I in 1 none to advise w ith, aud knew none upon whom I bud a I'gucto can ior assistance or irienusiiip." I-1,.. inw-rit.iy.etls. till. hi4 f,.T ot Mr. linn a act wnulfl nut Lavo been congruous, and It mlWit have been iur less oistinguislied hut tor the bard struggles of his youth bin lor his Severe discipline In cu tivaling the Intel ec tuul powers with which nature hod endowed hhn. Wo vo not lonsieer wncu we coiumisscruto tlie trials ot tho young and untrlemlcd, toiling on their wenrv war t reputation and loitttne, that It Is this very process by wuicu men are uinue Huecossiui ana great , cipare then, your syuinatny lor those who In their youtb areoon tending with dltlicuities and bestow it on those who with nil their neeus supplied ai d without the stimulant ol want, are In danger ot sinking in o inaction and nie (lioeritv. It is Providence which In Its inerev thrnwu obstucles in ihe path ot aim whe n it marks out 'or eminence, mat ne may gam 8!rentn ana courage and resolution lu overcoming them. It Is thus that the'path to gieatness is made smooth In utter Ute by the hard triulsot our early years. At the end ot three months Mr. Douglas gave up his school at Winchester and commenced the practice 01 law in Jacksonville. A mere youth blmsuli he had ahead1 given evidence of bis tltuess to he a teacher ot men. from th's moment he became conspicuous inrouguoui 11m oiaie, auu no acuieveu a series ol Iti un.iibs unexauffnled in the career ot any one 01 his age. At tne bar and in the political held be took irom tho ou -et a leading part meuiing the ablest and most experienced advocates and orators in debate, anil aiways coining out 01 the intellectual combats In which lie was engaged with Increasing lepiitntton Oillces poured In upou him in rapid succession. Karly in iW15 nu, 1 teen months alter his aooearance at Wluehes.ur i,, ihoien by the I.cylalatuie 01 the State Attomoy ior 1 lie nisi viiuio! iioiiicl; iu lciu uc wan eicctcll a tin niber ot the Legislature; In ls'J7 he wis appointed Keuis cr 01 ti e I and entice under the Federal Oovern m 1 t;anil In lb41 he was choacu a Juiie o:' the Supreme eeurt ot the State. li is not possible within the lim'ts o an addtessto sav more than this that In (every position to which be wu-calltd be maintained the sanio bigli standing lor Integrity , talent and courage and that with everv ad aixointhe importance 01 the otticea hejlilled he de veloped a corresponding power and capacity for the dis charge 01 1 heir duties. in i4a he was elected a Representative In Congress, and from this period bts reputation ceasr d t he local, ami hecunie identified with the history ol tbe country. liis tirst etlort us a speaker lu ihe Federal Legislature was as effective as bis tlrst appearance at Winchester. A bill was belore the House 01' Keprusentailves remit ting Ihe tine luipooed ou General Jackson br the Judge o 1 be ew Orleans Dlstrlo alter the receipt 01 tlie In telligence ot peace between the I'nlted States aud Ureal Uritain iu Febiuarv. 1S,A During the siege the llene nil hud declared martial law, aud re-isted the execution ol ti writ ot habeas corpus issued bv the Judge. As soon as peace was proclaimed be reseln, ed the order declar ing martial law, surrendered himself to the Court and was fined 1U0U The hill beiore Congress provided ior re; muling the tine. It had been sdvoeaied chletlv on the score 01 General Ja kson's great services to the country and it was conceded thut be had exercised an arLltrurv power. unwarranted by the Constitution. Mr. liouglas took dlllerent aud higher ground. He con tended lhat the Jutlgi wa wrong In Imposing the flue ai d that the Ueneial did not 'assume to himseit anv au liorl wnich vissnot lully wanauted b bis position Ids duty, and the unavoidable necessity of the cuss.' These positions were maintained with an ability so iimrktd as to attract and command general attention: aed lrom that time on h he has ranked with the ablest uelmters lu a body numbering among lis members some ot die most distinguished men in the countr.. it was natural that Air. Douglas, traluod as his mind had been irom bis earliest yea to habits ot self-reliance, ehou d In dealing wl .h constitutional auestlons. s like out from tLe beaten track of Interpretation Into new pains. The Instance I have cited is not the onlv one. In a speech lu the Uouse ot Representatives, on the an ucxatiou of lexas, be took the ground that tbe riidit to acquire territory one of the must vexed questions ot constitutional authority, was Included lu the power to admit n-w States into the I'nlon. tin at a subsequent period, as chairman of the Commlttoe on Territories In the senate he contended tba, the right to establish ter ritorial governments was also Included In tue power to admit uew states In nearly all piecedlug discussions It hud been assumed thai the right to institute aovern int 'ita lor the Territories was Included iu the power "to disp se 01 and umke all needtul ru es and regulations respecting 'he territory or other property belonging to the I ni ted Males." Iho proposll Ions thus ad vanced by air Doug as were stated and defended with his usual clearness and loree and they iny he considered as constituting an essential part ol the great bodv of coiuuie iruty by which the t-xereise el the powers re lerred to Is surrounded, aud In regard to which divisions ol opinion will continue to ex's!, notwithstanding the practical Interpretation they hav received In the legis lation of the country. , ., . .. in im three vears after bis election to the House of Representatives' he was chosen a member of tbe senate 01 tlie United Statoa and he was continued in that body by successive te elections until bla death lu June Isttl. As a member of both bod lew ee took part In the discus sion 01 nearlv every great question which arose during those eighteen years 01 anexampled agitation and ex citement. Ills speeches on the annexation of Texas, the war with Me loo, oar foreign policy, the aggression m v.inn.an tttntAA in America, the extension or nnr own territorial limits, tbe compromise acts of I860, the Oregon, Callloraia. Kansas. Kehtaaka, and Lecompton eontroverslea. internal improvements, and Incidentally the question ol slavery, tbe prollilo source 01 nearly ail tbe agitations of the last quarter of a century, and of tbe civil war which baa dreucbed the country in frater nal blood, are all marked by the clearneaa. vigor and boldness, which were the chief characteristic ef bla ratvry. ft was perhaps In the patriotic, bnt rin attemnt to calm the prevelling excKotneni, and close up lorever the souice of the olssrosiona which had so longdia ttacted the couutrv by the preparation aed detense of the compromise measures ot SAO that the great ability of Mr. liouglas was more signs ly displayed than In any other political labor 01 his lite. In Janoarv. 'H.M), Mr ( lav Introduced into tbe Senate a so les of reso utlons, boning that they might bo made abasl. ot lenslatlon which Would be stliie toTy to the contending pal ties Wnile these resolutions were under conalderai Ion, Mr. lioug'aa, as Chairman (ot tne Committee on Territories, Introduced two bll a, one tor the admission ot ailiornla Into tho TJnion as a State, and the other lor the organ'Zatkm of the territories or I tab and New Mexico and the adjustment of tba boun dary question with Texas. In April a committee ot 13, with Mr Clay at Its heed, was appointed, and all propositions concerning the slavery question was refened to It. on the Hth ot "iv, Mr. Clay reported ftom the committee Mr. Dooglas'two bills combined In one with a sing e amendment When Introduced by the after thev provided that tbe power of the territorial legislature should embrace all aublecta 01 legislation consistent with the e'onstituiion. As re ported by Mr. Clay, the slavery question was exprewdy excepted fiom the power 01 lcgtslainn. This exception was unaequentl.y rescinded, and the hi 1 was passed as original y reported by Mr. Doug as. The compromise measures, so lar as they related to the organization of the territories, were bis work, and they were lonnded on the princlp'e that the peop e ot the territories, through their legislatures, should determine tne slavery qnes tlon ior then selves, and have the same power over It as over a 1 other matters affecting their internal polity." These measures, aa you all know though thev were, at the Presidential e ectlon of ih,v2. approved by both tbe great po it leal par lee. were tar irom ca ming the popo lar excl emetiL And when Mr Douglas in IKAI as Chair man of the Cormnl tee on fenltortes, introduced the Kansas-Nebraska hi 1. It led to a fierce and protracted uiscussion. The object, as tho cnmtni tee declared In a special report acconipanylnu it, was "to organize alt ter ritories in the luturn upon tbe prlnolnles 01 tbe compro mise measures ot lKMl;"and 'that tbese measures were Intended to have a much broader and enduring effect than merely 10 adiust the disputed question growing out 01 tho acquisition of Mexican tertitorv, by pre scribing certain fundamental princlploa which, while thev adjusted the existing dlfllcu ties, would prescribe ruesot action In all mture time when new ten itonea were to he organized, or new Mates to ue admitted Into the I'nlon 1 that the prlnomle upon which the territories of 1SS0 were organized was that the slavery question shou d be banished rom the halls of Congress and the po meiu arena, anil reierrea to the territories and State which were Imroedla ely tmcrested lu tho question, and alone responsible lor it exlsiene.ei" and tho rnnnrtnon. eluded bj saying that 'tho bll reported by fhe com- Diutee prouvsea to carry inio-eneet tnese principles hi the precise language of the compromise measures of The repeal or the Miseonri Compromise was incorpo rated into the bill at a subsequent period, as an amend ment and in this :orui It passed botn bouses of Congress and became a law In 164. whatever differences ot opinion may exist or may hcretoiore have existed In regard 10 these measures, no one at this uay wlllcad in question the pa rlo lc motive h which Mr Douglas was actus cd, his deep anxiety to preserve the narmony ot tlio I niou bis stucerity, and the great Intellectual power with which he maintained eveiy post Ion he took. No opposition In or out O' tbe fcDate.nopopuarclamor.no teur ot peisonal censi' quenees disturoed his euuuuimit.v or bis courage, flb threw himself Into every arena In which he was assailed, and de ended lnum t with an Intrepldltr and a tiiHiilv traiikness which aiways tomniandod the respect ot those wno differed with bun, and with a vigor which often won them over to his owu eouvictions. Atnopirlouni his me. pcibnp'. (lid Mr. Donglas appear o rmiarknlilo as on n occasion which you all remember wheu ha returned o this city In IMoi, a here be had often been received with triumphant demon st atlonsoi respect, and appoln ed a meeting in irunt oi the north market l a 1 to speak in deiense 01 the Kansas-Nebraska Dill. It was a moment o the wildest exciteme t throughout t ie counti v. Kansas was rent by contending parties; acsocUuous had beea organized and armed, North aud s. ntn the latter te orce slavery into tnat errtory. and tbe ioimnr 'o exclude it by mice, such was tbe popular ind gnat ion, that it was determine.. Mr 1 uglas should not be hoard, for 11 01 e than four hours he lin ed anangrrnn t excited mn tltude. euiin, undaunted reuurdloss of personal iltngci . attempt.ng to speak In the intervals of popular clamor, and at iast quiet y ret ring unheard, hut nut tbe less uncouquered and unconqueriihio. Kiiiow-culzeus. no man that ever lived conld bave conlrunted such a demonstration ot uonu at disapproval II he hud not let t thut he had done tlgh'. ou rage and a consciousness 01 wrong are never companions 01 cacb otiiert and it may he sale Iv sold that there Is not one 01 tin se who was thin arruyi d aga.ns. him that will not, now that excitement aud passion have passed aw'av , bear testimony to the sincer tv 0' bis convictions, and the moral grandeur with which he maintained and de lenoed tbem. The peculiar constitution of our Government and tne character of our poop e, have g von uu impulse to pub io speaking unknown to any other country Ora tory Is 01 the not ttal growth 01 iree Institutions 1'here are no orators where there Is notn edom of speecb. They degenerated and disappeared in Greece atler the era of Fill, ip and in Home a ter 'be era 01 Augustus. Suilrugo and educat.on being nearlv universal wiib us, all buve the desue and the need to know whatever con cents the administration ot public attairs. ihe commu nication 01 intelligence in regard to the designs and the policy ot par. les by the uress Is to a great extent ei pone and incomplete; and the delect bos led to a piao tice pecu lar to be United States ot holding- assemblies ot the people lu which ad uni e ior tha purpose ot dls cursing pub lo qnustious, both sides being deiended respectively by sucukcrs 01 opposlto oplnlms ihis practice Is general In tbe Wes'ern and Southern Btatos. but less so in the Middle and Eastern, it is to be re gieited that.it Is not universal. Nothing can be more lair than such a comparison and criticism ol measures and opinions When misttaiu meats may .be Instantly corrected there Is no tempta tion to make them, as there la In mere par y mectiugs; and tbo lacts ot tho case being uudisputod, the lull 11 enceot the speaker, apart from tho merits ot bis cause, depends altogether on the power ot his eloquence and the soundness ol nls logic. It has the advantage of car rying beiore the great tribunal nl toe people in every neighborhood nor ihere is scarco a locality In which such meetings are not he d 1 the issues to be tried; and thus betoro the right of suffrage is exercised every man is enuhlid to torm an Intel Igeut understanding if the dutv be Is to perform, it was m this hold of public debate that Mr Douglas oratoiv was, to a great extent, found. Ills labors at various pe loda ot bis iife in traversing tho State tor the put pose of addressing these assemblies ot iho people, are almost incredible and the influence he acquired is due In agreat degrae to ihe Impicsslou which he made on these occaslous bv his eloquence and his logical power. 1 lie most memorable ot theso popular canvasses, and one which Is not ilkeiy ever agniu to occur, was that of lie's, when Mr. Lincoln and .Mr. Douglas, bodi candi dates tor tbe Senate at the time and tor tho Presidency two years afteiwards traversed the Slate, soenxins to gether at dillercnt places designated by previous ap pointment, and published for the information ot tlie peome. The magnitude of the Issues involved in the election of that vear Gar more vital to tbe oeaceand the permanent Intoiests of the country than any oue at that time cou'd bave tbreaeen, although subsequent events were even then faintly foreshadowed), the great ability ol the speakers, the confltteoce reposed lu them by tbe political parties which they respectively repre sented, and the Immense multitudes that were drawn together to witness so extraordinary a contest, gave It an importance which no simhar trial of inte lee in at power has ever a tamed. The relutlcn inwtiicn vhey stood to each oti.tr, and the whole country so soon ai terwards, give it. now that their earth labors are ended, a postlumous character of hcrolsib surpassing thai which It possesse t at the time. They may be said with periect truth, to have been the nation's reoreseuia fives, and tbe exponents of I a opinions. They were ae ors in a Political drama aa far transcending in gran deur all other popular canvasses as an epic rises iu eig ne) above a nurra lve ot ordinal v life In April 1861. when the tlrst gun was fired upon Kort Sumter. Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Douglas were again to gether, tlie lornier as I'res.den and the iat er as a senator of the United States, taking counsel In regard to the measures to be adopted to vludlcato the insulted b nor of tne Government, to uphold It vio a ed autho rity, and to save the Union troin forcible dismember ment. Mr. Douglas advised tbe most ample preparations and tbe most vigorous action 1 have tba highest authority for saying thot be had tho en ite confidence of the President and when thev parted. Mr. Douglas set out on that last (treat service of traveislng the free Slates, and rousing theinbv his lesistless eloqueuce to the gieat duty 01 maintaining the Union unbroken "".I'Ji'."1?8"11!0 !rc9 r wnich its existence was threatened And thus these to distinguished ? ih.1 (ren Iv opposed to eocti other? came together In Irlendly conlerence under tbe liu SS , 1 i1 !!I.f,x'!-e1 rriotism and an Impending SS )hSSihP."' f0'Ketun' Pt diilerences, "bavinS no thought 01 thernsene-, and doslrous en y ol knowing nrn.CH'VHC"i.dOvm0,,t lolr lie common cause, ft pleased tied that both should perish In carrying out the great purposos ot their hearts Mr. Doug as died of fhT,?,i,i0ntr:?0iJfd !'! n,g heroulein efforts In canvassing tho "orth aud West In support of the war Mr. Lincoln Srlvr ,l"ltlous t 01 cowardice and crime on tho vei.j day wh. n the old flag went up on the battlements 5 !."Juni,ef.,n)'d.. lue houis tbe congratulations, ana the teats ot the thOLSunda who caiuo together to witness this significant vindication ot the national newer. Hanpily the one was spared till he saw the people or the fiee States inspired with his own en thusiasm In the country's cause 1 the other till be had made his name Immortal by striking irom the limbs of 3,' m;. umi human bonus the manacles 01 slavery, and seen the lust hostile force surrendered to the armies ol the Union. Fellow-citizens, there Is a view of this sudden revo lution in the social condition of the colored race whlcb ouvht never to be overlooked. Tbe proclamation of Mr. Lincoln abolishing slavery was an act of war. and extended oniy to tlie States which had taken op arms against the Government. It did not reach Maryland, lie aware Kentucky, or Tennetaee, which remained tru. to their allegiance. Slavery still existed In those Mates; and for iu final extinction, for the consumma tion of the great measure of maiiumlsalon for the ob literation ot the only teat ire In our po Itloal conatlta tlon which has ever been regarded as inconsistent witb Its lundamental principle ' iraeuom ana equality, the country la Indebted to the present Chiel Magistrate ol tbe Union HI personal Influence with tbe South has achieved what no power of the Government conld bave etleoed the adoption by tbrea fourths of the State of the Constitutional amendment declaring slavery forever abolished through""' the Union. The alorof rrl deqt Lincoln ia to bave, by an act of tua wb will, inn iw 4 m a "ri Pwi 1
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