Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 11, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1874 — Page 2

; ' - ' S ' THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY, OCTOBER SO 18T4. ' - . .

LINCOLN.

"UNVEILING OP HIS MONUMENT.

YESTERDAY'S EXERCISES ATSPRINGFIELD. ... ... crrrrn V THE LIFE OF THE MARVTRED PRESIDENT RAISING TDEMOaiais-M THE MONUMENT PROGRAMME OF EXERCISESTHE PROCESSION LINCOLN'S HOUSE. A special to tbe Chicago Tribune ol yesterday morning gives an account of the exercises which vrere to take place at Springfield yesterday: More than nine years have rolled into the past since, on the 4th day of May, 1865, the remains ot Abraham Lincoln -were laid at rest in the beautllnl cemetery oi Oak Ridge. Doubtless had he power from the other world to bigniiy his will, the slmDle nature of Mr. Lincoln would bave rewtl the Idea of raising a monument to him. A calm grave in American clay was all tbat his ambition migbt call for, but his admiring and laitbful countrymen could not allow the last restine place of one ot the most wonderful men of this country to remain obscure. America saw the beloved ruler stricken Hnsn when bin creat mission was arcom--niiaVinri. and resolved that tis obelisk hnnld arise to commemorate not alone the 7 7 . jt. v... i r,ri ih trageay oi nis ueai-u, uui uuu a.m fflorv of bia life. Tbouch born upon the I soil ot toe cars nu u.wuy amuuu, Lincoln was essentially a Western man, and in the city of Springfield he madd that repstation for minzled hamor ard sa2acity whifh fiTentuallv made himithe idol of one section of the American people, -and the wonder of all sectinnts ?T-n those who most bitterlv crTosd his coiicv. Long yetra of pro fesäional nd of political toil marked his ca reer in Saagamon county and in be State of Illinois aid it was in our legislature, taen ' ... . . , , , . . , i THBeilDC di äUUlia. IU nuitu no noa in 1S34, tlat JUr. Lincoln nrst noiaoiy uisplayed that talent for debate and that fidelity to principle which characterized him to me latest jiomtJUL 01 u with great distinction during that session, and served, by re-election, daring three sncceedine terms, being speaker of the house during 1SG8 40. During tbe session of 13S be bad among his confreres ex-Oov. John M. Palmer and the lata Senator Douglas, for bcth cf whom he formed a strong attachment. Of all tbe men who served in that assembly of 1S36 only tte following are now among the living: Col Richard B. Servant, Chester, 111.: tbe ReT. Barton Parish; tbe lion. John Dougherty, Jcnesboro; Gen. John A. McClernand, Springfield; the lion. John M. Palmer; the Hon. Usher F. Linder, Chicago; the Hon. Norman Edwards, Springfield: the Hon. Johi Ilogan.St. Louh; the Hon. John Dement, DixoL; the Kev. W. English; the Rev. Newton Cloud. Franklin; the Hon. William O. Richardson, Quincy; Maj. Jonas Ttowal. Canton; the Hon. William McMurty, Abingdon; the Hon. Richard T. Walker, Oirard; tbe Hon. W ilium Sanderson, Marion. All these gentlemen were specially invited to attend THE CEREMONIAL, and most oi them will be on the ground to testify by their presence their veneration lor the man whose noble nature raised him from the very humblest sphere of frontier life to the pilot of the American nation in the triooirilest and bloodiest epoch of its history Perhaps this may be a good place to recall the pithy but significant farewell address de llvered by Lincoln to the citizens of Spring field on the occasion of .his departure for Washington. February 11, 1S61. Read in the lieht ot events that have since occurred, the words seem to convey a spirit of sad prophecy. It was a long farewell, indeed, for the whole ' world knows that Abraham Lincoln, with living eyes, beheld tbe eity ol Springfield never more. When the news of the presi dent's murder first reached Springfield, and -when it became known tbat his remains were to be there entombed, patriotic citizens at once set to work to prepare a suitable place for their reception. They procured a plat of ground on the demesne of the new State house, and had a temporary vault con structed by the beginning of May, 1S65, but Mrs. Lincoln was averse to haying the body E laced there, and Insisted tbat it should e, instead, laid temporarily in the public vault at' Oak Ridge. Her wishes were accordingly complied with. A military guard of honor was kept there for several weeks after the relics of Mr Lincoln were placed there. The citizens of -Springfield, on April 24, 18C5, held a public meeting In regard to the sepulture of the -dead president, and appointed a committee to look after the obsequies. This committee subsequently resolved Itself into what has ince become historical "The National Lin -coin Monument Association." The first call for contributions was made upon all the ' Sunday schools for the second -Sunday, and All public schools for the first Monday in June. The response in each case was generous, and showed more, perhaps, than any other thing in connection with the movement, the grate- . mi ana reverent spirit or tne people. . , The association was formally organized tinder tne laws of IUlnoia governing volun ar7 societies, on the 11th of May, and consateaor tne ioiiowtng members: Richard , J-IOglesby, Orlln IL Miner, John; T. stiert, Jessie K. Dubois. James -C. Conk ling, lohn Williams, Jacob Bunn. Sharon Tyndie, Newton Bateman, J. H. Treat, O. M. latch, T. H. Melvln, James IL Beve- . ridge. Thomas J. Dennis and David L. Phil lips. He above named gentlemen const! tuted th board of directors and eUcted the followiDf officers: President, Richard J. Oglesby; Tiee president, Jesse K. Dubois; . secretary, Clinton L. Conkling; treasurer, James H. Beverldge. Agents were imme diately appointed to collect tands through out tue tonn, ana naa ElXARKABLE SUCCESS, Ihe proceeds teing Invested in United States . securities. Mrs. Lincoln objected to any other place of burial except Oak Ridge, and, as a consequence, on June 14, 1865, the association, passed a resolution In accordance with her-wisUs, and immediately therealter six acresof land, in the cemetery, were donated as l site for the monument by the city of K?ringfleld. Meanwhile the association had cmsed a temporary vault for the reception cf the remains, to Be built within the precincfe of the cemetery, and to this, December 21, 18Ö5, the body of the president was removed, remaining there until the partial completion of the monument, September 19, 1801, when the body was once more distuibed and, encased in its magnificent sarcophagus, was finally laid to rest In the central crypt of the catacomb; iis sons, Willie and Eddie, who died early in youth';, and his well-remembered playfellow MTad," who died in Chicago, July 15, 1871, being deposited in the right hand rypta-' Tne two "crypts to the left are still unoccupied, but are closed all the same. That In which the body of the president is deposited. Is closed by a marble slab with a plate-glass window of oval shape, though which the sarcophagus can 'be viewed. The association issued "notice to artists' In the spring of 1868, offering f 1,000 lor the best monumental design, and ou the 1st of September, of the same year, 37 designs were received and placed on exhibition in the Senate chamber of tbe State house. Mr. Larkin G. Mi, ir., of Brattleboro. Vt., was the fortunate artist. He fursishea two Elans, and one of these that which has een built upon was adopted by a formal resolution. Tbe monumental site is very .picturesque, being the summit of a hand-

somely wooded height,' having an almost equal elevation from all sides. It Is approached by a series of iron stairways, constructed at Intervals en hard gravel

walks, which are very well laid out. The monument. The excavation for the central part or tbe monument, on which the main shaft arises, was 23 feet deep by 17 feet square, filled with concrete to a depth of 8 feet. With this concrete lor a sure f.mnrlatlnn. the rest of the 17 leet square is built up with solid masonry ot block stone tions for all outer walls and piers were mart a ß feet deep, nuea win concrete vn.tViirri of the way. ins SOLID MASONRY restlne upon It. Eaca of the four corners of the central shaft has a round pier, 15 feet in diameter at the bottom, and tapering so as

to form a pedestal 11 feet In diameter at the u Wft8 tbnft ne bejd ni3 nrst reception, preTv,a hoiA rf th monument is 76 feet vions to his departure for the capitol: and

LI J If. AUU v - I otns. which land on a broad promenade tprrar. aoove wnicn ktouus "iu'ji rpnresentine tne aruuery, ihmuhj, v alrv. and marine branches of the United States service, are j h,tr th corner peaesiais aiAbraham Lincoln, 11 feet high, done in K.nT,a nnHnr the directions oi air. iUfdu, is in place, on tbe main pedestal, looking, ,i ,. ntrard th Snnth. The con V 'v.r. r. r . tQar Q, thQ Dead, the moid oi me leaiures, . tv,. Gf the countenence are .njrnn, v lifn.iike. Jsotnine in iuo imo ofstatuary could b 3 more perfect; but the nronorli0ns 0f the figure are much too musnri twrtnlri lx more apropos to tne mtnnA pvelonfnent of Long John 1 Villi 11A w w w r- - Went worth than to the meagre form of tbe. martyr-president. Just Vu.ir.w tha oilossil fisrure. on the face ot the pedestal, is carved in bronze the United th sbield and holding in his beak a broken tk riimnt KtatM of the Union are ruaiUt a utu. iviiiw"" w - I MA-,i hslho r Initials. LfLSLRIull V Cub I taDiets which surround the base ot tbe oyjjgjj The latter is entered, under the tatne 0f Lincoln, and the top can be reached means of a spiral Btalrway, 77 ieet nign. T . , an lro T,utiorm. from which San iramon county can be surveyea with great convenience, me muuument also contains a memorial nail. in whlh relies of Mr. Lincoln are preserved. Tt 1 finished on the inside with Illinois stone, the rest of the structure being comnsvuwl of trranite and iron. Tbe hall con tains a stone from the wall of Servius Tul.lins. sent bv some Roman patriots to air. Lincoln after his second election to tb6 rrsidflnov. On its face thev placed an in scription in Latin, of which the following is a translation: Tn Abraham LlncolD. .rresiaens ior ioe second time of the American Republic, citizens of Rome present this stone, from the wall of Serviui Tullius, Dy wnicu the memory of each of those brave asserters of liberty may be associated. Anno, 1S65. This singular present was aouuuess shipped to Mr. Lincoln about 'the time ol his assassination, as it was aiscoverea iu iuo . . . a. 1 JI.Aa.jk. White House onlv after his deth. Presi dent Johnson authorized the monument as sociation to place it among other relics ot the dead statesman. Tbe following recapit' ulation of proportions will place THE MONUMENT, in a condensed shape, betöre the readers of the Tribune: Base, 72H feet square, with circular oroiection ot the catacomb on the north and Memorial Ilall on the south, r makinsr a t round lenjrta of 119J feet. Alti tude of terrace, 15 feet 10 inches. From the terrace to the apex of the obeiisK, rj reet blA inches. From tbe grade line to the summit of the four round pedestals, 23 feet 4 inches, and to the top of the Lincoln statue pedestal, 35s feet. Total height trom ground iine to anex of the obelisk, as feet 4 incnes. j.ne entire cost, ircludine trroups of statuary not in place, will amount to about f 200.000. The programme or exercises ior to-morrows solemnities is as follows: ORDER OF PROCESSION. Knights Templar on horseback, advance escort. Grand Marshal Gov. John L. Beverldge and aids. FIRST DIVISION. Gen. John Cook.Marshal.and Assistant Marshals. Band. Military Organizations. SECOND DIVISION. Col. Dudley Wickersham, Marshal, and Assist ant Aiareuais. Band. Governor's Guard. In carriages, National Lincoln Monument Asso ciation, family and relatives, ana tne rever end clergy. President of the United States and memoersoi me vaome t. j uuiciary of the United mates, officers and ex-officers of the army and navy. Members of Congress, Governors and other 8tate officers, officers of municipalities, and members of the Press. THIRD DIVISION. Gen. E, B. Harlan and Assistant Marshals. Band. Civic and Benevolent Hocletlea and Associations Knights of Pythias on the Right. FOURTH DIVISION. Gen. R. N. Pearson and Assistant Marshals. Y ' Band. , Sherman's Guards Escort. A Army of theTennesste. l. FIFTH DIVISION. Gen. John McDonnell and Assistant Marshals. Band. Municipal and other organizations, citizens on foot, horseback, and in carriages. 2. The procession will form at 10 o'clock A.M., Oct. 15, tbe first division with the right resting on Jefferson btreet, the left extending north on Sixth street. Second division with the right resting on Sixth street, the left extending west on Jeflerson street and south on the east side of Fiftbi street. Third division on the north side of Jefferson street, the right resting on Sixth street, the left extending east. Fourth division on the south side ot Jefferson street, the right resting on Sixth street, the left extending east. Filth division with the right resting on Sixth street, the left extending east on Washington 3. Gen. Jolin Cook, CoL Dudley Wickersham, Gen. E. B. Harlan, Gen. K. N. Fearson, and Gen. John McConnell, are appointed maVsbala of divisions, and.are hereby assigned In the order named. They will appoint such a number of assistant marshals aa they shall deem r.ecessary. 4. Col. Speed Butler, MsJ. A. J. Pinkham, Capt. J. N. Reese. Gen. T. S. Mather, Col. A. McLaughlin. Col. E. L. Higgins, and Col. John P. Baker, are hereby appointed and designated personal aids. 5. The marshals, assistant marshals and personal aids will repoit promptly at the executive office, where the headquarters for the day will be established, at 9 o'clock, A. m., of the 15tb. John L. Beveridoe, Grand Marshal. exercises at the monument. 1. Music by tbe band. 2. Prayer by Bishop Way man. 3. Music by the choir, "With Malice Toward None; With Charity lor All!" (Words by Mrs. May Riley Smith; music by George A. Sanders.) 4. Address by the Hon. Jesse K. Dubois, acting president of the National Lincoln Monument Association. 5. Mo sic by the band. 6. Oration The lion. R. J. Ogleaby Un veiling the Statue. 7. älusic by the choir "Rest, Spirit, Rest" Rooke. . 8, Poem "Lincoln's Monument," by James Judson Lord, Esq.

Bonare and the central shalt, wnicn risen to u w lurrr, iw, ui "'l"'utJ '" " iBhtof Wfert hU luture policy when the air round him u.rnWh, fmr nights ot marble stone was filled with tbe dread rumors of rebe -

9. Music by the band. 10. Address by the President of the United States, Gen Sherman, the lion. U. F. Linder and others.

11. Poem "Abraham Lincoln." Read at ihe request ot Mrs. Admiral Dahlren. 12. Doxology "Praise God, from Whom AH Blessings How." IX Benediction the Rev. Albert Hale. The house formerly occupied ry Mr. Lin coln, and still owned b-" bis heir, corn, r oi K chth and Jackson street, is now jeaseu : . . . . . by Secretary of State Harlow, and will be decorated in tbe most approved manner ior the great occat-ion. It 1 a mod st two-story frame bouse, t ut, simple as it appears, it is nresrnant with historical a-wwiations. E - - o - . . . , i it M in the Darier oi mat nei-ling-place, right at the folding rioor. that President Lincoln received the official announcement of his election to the blah office In which he was destined to fa. w - - - - - - - I . nrouderofhis simple residence than he ' ... . ii m would ie or a Daiace. ana wen may. i uo memory and the dust of Lincoln have made Snrincfield the rival of Mount ernon in the American national heart. OGLESBY'S ORATION. THE FROCESSION EXERCISES AT THKCÜ.MK TART THE UNVEILING APDRESS BT PRESIDENT GRANT. KpRiN-r.FiELD. III.. Oct. 15. The Society of tho A rmv or the Tennessee assemDiea mis morning and selected Des Moines, Iowa, for the next meeting, which will beheld September 29 and 30, 1S75. Gen. Thomas C. Fletcher, of Maine was eifcted orator. The society then adjourned to participate in the ceremonies of unveiling the Lincoln atatue at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The procession Degan to form at 11 a. 5U Gov. Beverldge acting as Beiknap.occupled a carriage at the head of lev o,l hff th mlMtnrv hand lua i'i"vc3oiuii - . ... frnm .Nf-wnort DarracKS. HUU eswtwu u v iuc Governor's Uuard, a military organization or this city, as a guard of honor. Next came the Kev. Dr. Hale, an old friend of President Lincoln, and Bishop Wavman, colored, and in the other carriages rode Vice President Wilson, with Secretary Powell Baxton, M. P., and W. Or. Fors ter, of England; uens. Mciuweu uu vusmr, and tbe Hon. J. K. Dubois, with Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Beveriage. isext came the members of the Lincoln Monument Association In carriages. In which were Robert Lincoln, the only surviving son of the deceased president, Mrs. 8. L. Smith, a sister of Mrs. Lincoln, and other relatives. Mrs. Lincoln was unable to be present, as she was quite ill at her reslUCUtC IU VlU,Vi -- I " present were Ex-Secretary Borle and Ex-oov. Noyes, of Ohio, Gen. John Pope. Gen. McDowell, Oeu. Urlerson, Oen. Wolcott and Uen. Kkin, with many others, uen. onermau niwuucu iw at the head of the society ol the Army of the Tennessee, and following was a long array of military and civic societies, ine processiuu ARRIVED AT THE CEMETERY at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. 2ot less than Zj,000 person were present. After the playing or a dead march by the band, Bishop aj man made a fervent and eloquent prayer, and a choir of sineers chanted 4-Äitb Malice Toward None: With Charity for AUT The Hon. Jesse K. Dubois then read a historical sketch of the Lincoln Monument Association, and the result of its labors, concluding as follows: "By the liberal contributions of a grateful nation, we have been enabled to provide a suitable place for the remains of one of tha wisest and purest owntournauouai history. There may they After more music from tbe bands, ex-Gov. hv. or Illinois, neppea lorwuru "u wm o-rnotAfi wiin pnw.rh. xxe uiwtocu kiucuici su r ' ... . i . ... aAi.H oration. It was an eloquent tribute to the memnrv of the dead president, giving a iauniui lV tz-v. nf hl rmblic life and services to the coun trv. nntine the most striking events of his administration of rational affairs. nri mnciudlDE as follows: "If history shall become ungrateful and moral obligations cease to respond to the call or Justice and tritium in that race to which he was born. fame will still be safe. Another race of four millions with their countless decendents of free born children holding bis memory in precious reverence, will sing anthtms of praise and errant nrte to his name forever. The commencement of his second term as president f th TTnltpd States and the close of the rebel! ion came closely together. I do not know that the time or place is fitting for an examination ol the course likely to have been taken by him nnon the Question of what is now known as re construction, it is true to say that from the great bold he had upon the hearts of the people, and their Immovable conAionfa in him. a confidence nerhans en invert bv no president from Washington down to his own time, any plan maturely con sidered and seriously put forward by Lincoln would have met with lavor. and, it is probable. would have been adopted by the people. He was a merciful and forgiving man. lie promptly ratified the generous terms of surrender dictated tr the armies of the rebellion by his humane and v.ctorlous general. His proclamation of nardon and amnesty of December. 186;. granted the restoration of all property rights and the right to vote to all, with certain specified exceptions, of which the classes which had been in rebellion and would subscribe an oath to support the constitution of the United States and the union thereunder and faithfully abide bv and suDDort all tbe acts of congress and the proclamation of the president having reference to slaves. This, It must be remembered, was DURING THE WAR. But now that peace had come by surrender and not by com pi om! se. As in 1861, actual rebellion had released him from tbe policy of leaving slavery to the States and, in fine, allowed him to move forward to emancipation, so in 1S63 compulsory submission would have released him from tbe terms proposed in 1SG3 and permltted him to move forward to higher and broader grounds. In addition to the great facts that the circumstances of the white and colored population had at the close of the war entirely changed and the glimpses ou several occasions, given of a purpose on his part, to favor a most enlightened and liberal policy, as to all so as to re-unite tbe country upon a last and enduring basis stood the great fact that In IStil he bad said that he had rather be assassinated than surrender the sentiment in the declaration of independence that all men are created equal, it is not likely that at the close of a contest in which that principle had been saved and for the first time appUed to the whole country he would have favored any plan which would deny to either those who had laid down their armd galnst the government, or those who bad used them in Its preservation, the fullest right complied and covertd by tbe broad declaration tbat all men are equal. Who shall forget that memorable scene in the city of Richmond, which ought to be cherished and perpetuated forever as a part of the history of the closing days of the unhappy strife, where tbe great and good man. bis heart swelling with modest pride, leading bis little son by the hand through the deserted 6treets of the once proud capital of treason, and beholding once more the flag of his country. In the place of a sirs nge and usurping one, restored to ITS RIGHTFUL DOMINION over an undivided union, grateful to Almighty God that lu his own good time peace had returned to a divided and sorrowing people cheered and animated by the hope of a long future of prosperity and happiness to the country ; gave assurance to the scattered and remaining few of those who were but yesterday In arms against that flag as they eagerly gathered about him, offered forgiveness and an early restoration to all theli rights in the old government, and to the humble ana long oppressed, rescued from a servitude dishonorable alike to humanity and to tbat flag of freedom, and to citizenship In the great republic forever. Who shall measure tbe usefulness of the life of such a man, and who shall hope to do bis memoryJu6tice? In the course of time, come what may, whether a repnblls founded on the lramovale foundations of Justice and freedom, approved after . a long experience of human happiness as the best form of human government still standing, or whether a republic torn inio iacuons ana rent Dy tne mad ambition of men in ruin, this monument an enduring testimonial to the humble life, the glorious deeds ami shining example of the great citizen and martyr wul stand Jor the illumination of all men of every clime, nationality and condition, who In search of the highest aims and loftiest purposes of life shall come to this fountain for inspiration and hope. Here the humble may take new courage, the proud learn humility, the ambitions that the true way to greatness lies through Industry, Integiity and

or lion and bloodv trife. Secretary nanow is

patriotism, and all men that only the truly good can be truly great. In no other conn try under tlA I

snn coniti the obscure boy have found his way I tnrougn tue lonz itaccession or mysterious and grave events to such eminence and power, and where a ! in 4 what land can one bo found who wielded power with such ' fcrar. humanity and wisdom? The living a-sslgn him hf proper place in the affections of all men. Posterity, profoundly moved b- theslrapllc tyof his private life, elevated and enlightened by the purity and splendor of hi i administration and public services. can not fa", to fix his place amongst thoee who shall rank highest In their veneration. He has icone to tne armament of Washington, and a new light shines down upon bis beloved countrymen from tbe American constellation." ihe choir then sung "Rest, e-pirit, liest," and at conclusion two winters of charity seated on ei ther s.de of tbe statue rose and amid breathless ( ilnc raided the red. white and blue drapery from the marble form. President Edwards, of the Normal University, Iben read a poem written for the occasion by Jamei Judson Lord. The Danas again played an appropriate air, when, loud calls belüg made for . PRESIDENT GRAST, he s'epped forward amid enthusiastic applause as d spoke aa follows: Mr. Chairman", Ladies and Gentlemen: On an occasion like the present it is a duty on my part to bear testimony to the great and good qualities of the patriotic man whose earthly remains now rest beneath this dedicated monument. It was not mj fortune to make the personal acquaintance of Mr. Lincoln till the beginning of the last year of the great struggle for national existence. During those years of doubting and despondency among the many patriotic men of the country Ab'.aham Lincoln never tor a moment doubted but that the final result would be in favor -of peace, union and freedom to every race in this broad land. His faith In an 11-wise providence's dlrectLj'i our arms to this final result was the faith of the Christian that his redeemer Uveth. Amidst obllquy, personal abuse and hate undisguised, and which was given vent to without restraint through the press, upon Ihe stump and in private circles, he lemainedtbe same staunch, unyieldiDg servant of the people, never exhibiting revengefal feeling to ward bis traducers. But he rather pitied them and hoped for their own sake and the good name of their posterity they might desist lor a sing e moment. It did not occur to him tbat the man Lincoln was being assailed, bat that a treasonable spirit, one waiting to destroy the freest government the sun ever shone on was giving vent to itself on him as tbe chief executive of tbe nation only be cause he was such an executive. As a lawyer in your miust ne wouia nave avoided an this Blander, for bis life was a cure and simple one and be no doubt would have been a much happier man. But who can tell what might have been tbe fate of the nation but for the pure, unselfish and wise administration of Lincoln, i rora March, 1864, to the day when the hand of an assassin opened a grave for Mr. Lin coln, then the president of the united states, my personal relations with him were as close and Intimate as the nature of our respective duties wouid permit. To know him personally was to love and respect him for his great qualities of head anu neart, ana iornis patience and pa trlotism. Willi au bis üisapDolntments from failures on the part of thoe to whom be had entrusted command, and treachery on the part of those who had gained his confidence but to betray it, I never heard him utter a complaint. not tbe least censure lor bad conduct or had faith. It was his nature to find excuses for his adversaries. In bis death the nation has lost its greatest bead. In bis death the fckmth lost its most lust friend Ex-Vice-President Colfax, who was discovered ou the platform by the crowd, was loudly called lor and cnauy forced to speaK, and in very eioquent and feeling remarks paid bis tribute of Jove to ana respect to tne honored dead, liemarks were also made by General Sherman Vice-President Wilson and General U. F. Linder after which the doxology wassung.a benediction pronounced ,ana tne vast assemblage quieuy als persea. SAD RELICS. Ml'RDEB OF A FAMILY OF EMIGRANTS BY THE INDIANS THE REMAINS. The Kansas City Journal of Commerce publishes and avows tbe trustworthiness of the following : While a hunter by the name of Martin was passing along the old stace road, some 10 miles south of Monument sta tion of this road, a few days since, he discovered the mutilated bodies of four persons evidently having been killed by the Indians. As they were much decomposed, they must have been murdered some ten or twelve days before. Martin at once came into iort Wallace and notihed the commander, who sent a command out under charge of Lieut. C. C. Hewitt, of the 19th infantry, to bury the dead and make an investigation, which he did, and returned on Friday last. When found tbe bodies bad on nothing but their underclothes. Only four bodies were found, a man, woman and two children ; but the party consisted of several more children, as little shoes and stockings and other pieces of children's clothes were found, which were worn by smalleror larger children than those killed. A family Bible was found with a famly record in it. The names of the party were John German and his wife, Liddia German, and seven children two boys and five girls and on the fly-leaf was written the following: "John German his book this 2d Feby, 1864. Purchased at Knoxville, Tonn., on the 2d Aug., 1863, price 2J. My family is liviug near Morgantown, Fanin-county, Ga." A letter was also found badly torn up. It was written by E. A. Cox, May 17, 187,4 from Blu6 Ridge, Ga. Everything of value was carried off and the wagon burned. It ia supposed that they used oxen to draw tbe wagon, as a portion of the pole indicated this. No stock of any kind was found near there, either dead or alive. It was impossible to tell which way they were bound, as the wazon had been turned round several times during the fight, as was seen by the tracks. The place of the burial has been marked, and anv one wishing further information in regard to this matter can get it by addressing Lieut. C. C. Hewitt, Fort Wallace, Kansas. CALL FOR A TEMPERANCE CONVENTION A Mass Temperance Convention ior Ma rion county will be held in Indianapolis, on Wednesday, October 28, 1874, with three sessions, beginning at 9 a. m., 2 and 7 p. m., respectively. This is not to be a republican or a demo cratic convention, it is not to be a woman's or a man's convention' exclusively, but it is to be u gathering of the men and women of Marion county irrespective of party or sec tarif n feelings, who wish to see the liquor power rebuked and intempera nee swept away, and who will countenance, by their presence, thoso wbo feel that the time has come for immediate, organized and energetic enort on tne part or temperance people in the county. It is the design ot this convention to organize Marion county by townships for energetic work in creating a public sentiment that will eventuate in the triumph of temperance men and temperance Drinciples in the future elections of our county. Let the country people, and those living in the towns throughout the county come en masse to this meeting and mass it, in point of numbers, a true index of the temperance element of the county, as an offset to its large anti-temperance element. Luther Benson, so widely known for his eloquence, will sneak during the day, and other good speakers will be heard during the day and evening. A lunch dinner will be had at the place of meeting, which will be announced herealter, and entertainment furnished all persons trom the out townships who will remain over night. Delttha B. Harvey, Vice President for Marion County. Says the Alta California: The Hon. H. F. Page has made a tour of Inspection for the Eurpose of ascertaining what is necessary to e done to improve the navigation of the San Joaquin river.

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WILLIAM T. SHERMAN. HIS DAUGHTER'S WEDDING THE PESTIFEROUS REPORTERS RELIGIOUS VIEWS MILITARY CAREER A WAR REMINISCENCE. An interesting letter from Washington is written to the Courier-Journal In regard to the bluff general: When Nellie Grant married, her parents used their best endeavors to keep the affair quiet and confined only to those specially interested. Thev did not succeed, for publicity was given to the most minute details. Then the howl went nn about exciuslvenesa and a disregard of proper consideration for the eager reporters. Gen. and Mrs. Sherman pursued the oppoww wjuibc. iiut tuaii tuey expecieu to iare better, but because they possess a kindly disposition, and as they were about leaving Washington they took this opportunity ot returning me many civilities they have received, and cheerfully gave not only invitations, but Information to all the scribes as, well as Pharisees, and of fered them every facility for obtaining correct uems ana details. The return tbey have received for this ceneroitv is enough to make every one swear that, in the future, do reporter shall enter their house. Bad taste, to sav nothine harsher. was evinced in publishing details of the ceremony and presents in advance. It is rather hard that this kind, noble hearted family should suffer for the f?ults of those they were tryintr to benefit. Yet such is -the case, for I bave beard them accused ot themselves causing the list of presents to be published as a reminder to delinquents. Hie bherman family have never courted publicity or popularity. Mrs. Sherman and her daughters are piou. and more devoted to the relief of want and suffering than to wasting time in society. Gen. Sher man is a Diun soldier, with a heart overflowing with good-will to all li vine creatures. So farlrom the general using the grand cere!.l .1L. n it m . . inuuiai oi tne vainonc jnurcu at his daughter's wedding to propitiate the Catholic or Irish vote, he would not during the . celebration of high mass compromise himself by either bowing or kneeling, although Protestants, out of respect, did. Last winter when Gen. Sherman made his famous speech, regretting that they never had dancing at his house, and said he liked to see the young people "onrtnliiK? arftm-i " Via trlA vi r Ka, af.A. his death there need be no dispute about his religious faith, for it could be given in a few words. Said he : "I believe tbat if Eeoplo only act half aäwell as they know ow, God will forgive the balance" Gen. Sherman has another short creed. lie savs thi3 is not a bad world unless we choose to make it so. If we are kind to others in re turn we will be kindly dealt with. Gen Sherman has no hatreds or animosities. Recently I talked with him about Louisiana. Said he : " In our country we can not stand coups d' etat, erneutes or communes. Louis iana should bave been patient under her wrongs and songht redress at the polls." He added, "that an election was not far off, and if they wished better rulers they would nave mem oy voting ior them, lie says Congress and everyone is rightly and kindly disposed towards the South, but law must be upheld." He may be too cheerlul and sanguine about truth prevailing, but he has a right to speak about suffering unjustly, as be experienced ingratitude alter performing the most daring and wonderful march upon record, a march that forced our cruel civil war to a conclusion. There is an effort now made to throw the odium upon ex-Presi dent Johnson ot rejecting Gen. Sherman's terms of Johnston's surrender. This error, as it isiow called, properly belonged to the lury-Diiuded Stanton, and be did not nesi täte to attempt to brand Sherman as a traitor. Had I time, I would procure copy of tbe State paper which was pub lished concerning this dimcnity. was ever conqueror so illy rewarded for 'brilliant services? The secretary of war at nee sent Grant to meet Johnston, and alter the terms. Had there been less ol CHIVALROUS NOBILITY OF SOUL. between these two warriors, Sherman would have been crushed, as Stanton de sired he should be. But the two magnani mous soldiers naa no leeiing or envy one towards the other. Sherman felt tbat Grant had prevented the Army of the James from cutting his march short, and Grant felt that but for Sherman's march to the sea Lee would have defied him longer and Rich mond would not bave fallen when It did. Grant performed tbe duty assigned him in regard to Johnston's surrender, but not in such a way as to humiliate his brother officer, and thns the entente cordiale was there preserved, and nothing has marred it down to the present time. I witnessed the two grand reviews of the Army of the James and the Army of the West. There was a grand stand erected on the pavement in front of the White House under the shade of the old oak trees. Here sat the president, his cabinet, and all distinguished persons, including many ladies. The sidewalks,housetop?, and windows from the capitol to Seventeenth street were lined with spectatois. Thousands came from a distance to witness the grandest military . display that our country had ever known. It was a beautiful Mayday when the Army of tbe Potomac, with Gen. Grant at its bead, and every division headed by its commanding officer, all in glittering uniform, passed before the many eyes of the many thousands who cheered and applauded from 9 o'clock in the morning until 3 in the afternoon. All tbe regiments of this army had been resting in the vicinity of the city for some weeks. They had new uniforms and shoes. The review on the second day was a strong contrast. Sherman's army had just arrived. They had marched on foot ALL THE WAY FROM GEORGIA to Washington. They were dirty, ragged, baiefooted and unkempt. With dusty, worn-out knapsacks, from which occasionally appeared a pet cat that had shared the travel and crust of the soldier, or a dog or goat slowly following, these sore-footed, sunburned men tramped, tramped, tramped, with their great genera, through the crowded city streets, a spectacle that created more enthusiasm than did the holiday-looking soldiers of the day before. Gen. Sherman looked stern and composed as he rode at the head of his mighty columns. As he passed the president's stand he acknowledged the cheers by lifting his hat and bowing low over his horse's head. The ranks broke at Seventeenth street, which is the street next be von d the White House. General Sherman then returned to the grand stand, dismounted and gave his horse to an orderly and joined the president's party. Cordially he shook hands with each one present, but it was observed that he made one exception. The secretsry of war evinced embarrassment, and seemed uncertain how to act. Sherman neither hesitated or flinched, but coolly ignored his presence, and gave no word nor look of recognition. Gen. Sherman became my hero when ho wrote a letter to Gen. Hood upon the evacuation o! Atlanta. I read that letter at the country beat of a gentleman near Philadelphia. It was evening when the papers were brought In, and with the family circle eatbered around the lighted .lamp, I read aloud tbe great State paper; and then and there we all unanimously nominated Gen. Sherman lor the presidency. The nation

has seen fit to honor one of ita Vier v.

twice electine him as chief of th now let It give one trial to his compatriot, and I don't believe that there will ever be any cause for regret.--Gen. Sherman does not covet the presidency, and always Rives good raions why he would decline the honor; but we all know that he believes iu coercion, and should not complain if in this instance it ia applied to him. THE GEORGIA ELECTION. A CLEAN SWEEP THE COLORED VOTEE UNANIMOUSLY DEMOCRATIC DELFOATION TO CONGRESS PEACE AND GOOD ORDER. A letter to the Courier-Jourcal dated Augusta, Oct. 8, gives an account of the Georgia election: As telegraphed you. last night, we had as election in Georgia yesterday for members of the lower house of the State legislature and half of the Senate. It resulted in the almost utter annihilation of the radical party. Of tbe 137 counties in the State it is not probable that they have carried over eight or ten. At the hour of making up this letter the only ono reported as gone for the republican ticket is Dougherty a county whose population is 70 percent, negroes, and tbe home ot Wjiteley, the radical member of fonor. frrm ti, " - v VI V AJ a Ainany district, who has worked Lard to Keep "tue poor remains of friends" together in order to secure his re-election to Congress. The congressional election throuehout the State takes place in November. There may De a few counties aloes the South Atlantic coast which have voted the radical ticket. The party had seventeen members of the test legislature, and, aa the matter now looks, that number has been reduced instead of increased. . Tbe returns from many counties indicate a unanimous vote for the democratic nominees. There were a smre nf independent candidates, many ot them being elected; but every one is a democrat, and will act with tbe pai ty upon AH VA 4 at ft n 4 uS W . a vcir i'i?wu tea i, utrsiiuu. i must U0 lue more intelligent members of the radical party in Georgia, white and black, the justice to say that the course of their part v in Congress and the Southern States tor the last five or six years has excited their aversion. The white leaders are as Litterlv onposed to the civil rights bill as the most prouuuucvu uemocrat in tne state. They can see nothine in the future of that measurn but the direst trouble to the colored race. The great body of THE BLACK PEOPLE do not want any such rights conferred upon them. In every county where the party could get any one to consent to run, candidates were put forth. But never did party enter upon campaign in snch despair never were prospects less promising. Among the neavy items of the load their speakers and candidates had to carry, was the great Freedman'a Bank swindle". That enormous fraud upon the poor colon d people ol" Georgia was the first direct and undoubted thett perpetrated by the radical party upon them. Tbey fully understood it as such. Tbey look upon the repeated efforts of the officers of the bank to get their pass-books from them as but an effort to rob them ot the only evidence of indebtedness they have. Having lost all confidence in tbe entire concern they are no longer willing to trust them with even these books, documents which all the world would, except themselves, know to be nearly worthless, whether "adjusted" in the hands Of depositors or in the exploded bank. As a body tbe colored people of Georgia are done with the radical party forever. Tbe leaders of tbat organization have cheated, swindled, lied to and deceived them for tbe Jast time. At tbe election yesterday whole battalions of them voted the democratic ticket. In Bibb county, where tbe colored vote is much stronger than the white, and where regular candidates were in the field, representing both parties, the democrats carried the day by 1,800 majority. In the city ot Augusta there were almost as many colored men who voted the democratic'as the radical ticket. One or two of the counties reported as having gone solidly for the democrats have large black populations. It took the negro a long time to lind out who was his best friends to learn tbat his old master was ajman who would do to trust a thousand times more than the carpet-baeger. Wilkes county, the home ef Toombs, "did not cast a single vote for the republican party. The negro who has heard TOOMBS AND STEPHENS speak looks upon them as supernatural beings. Many of them can not be made to believe that such eloquence comes from ordinary mortals. In many respects the next legislature, which meets in Atlanta, in Jannary, will be important. The question of calling a State convention for the purpose of framing a new constitution will be brought directly before it. The indications all point to the certain passage of such a measure. We elect members of Congress on the 3d day of November. The radicals have no candidate either in tho Augusta, the Rome or the Columbus district. They will have none in the two former and perhaps none In the last. The only ghost ot a chance they have is in the Savannah and the Albany districts. But the election yesterday unerringly indicates that the next Georgia delegation in Congress will be unanimously democratic. In the doubtful districts the party is most thoroughly aroused and united. "There is no room in tbe Massachusetts delegation in Congress for a single representative of that (the democratic) party," says Mr. Dawes. We answer, there is no room in the Georgia delegation for a single representative who habitually votes for Massachusetts and not Georgia measures. It has now got to be even nauseating to the negro. The election everywhere passed . without a single disturbance of any kind which has been reported. The most klndlv feeling now prevails among the races. The white people bear no ill-will toward the colored. They have always censured them for being duped by carpet-baggers and voting for notorious malefactors, but forgave them, for they knew not what they were doing. But now that they have repudiated both the carpet-bagger and the scalawag, there is not even this cause of quarrel between them. It is to Con cress we must now look for causes of strife. There are none here. Sharpshoottng. St. Louis has a "team." A gold medal is to be presented to the best marksman, to be shot for on the ISth and 19tb. The medal, which will make a splen- ' did memorial for the society, was exhibited to the City Council on Monday. In shape it is an ornamental shield, with heavy base, and the article weighs something over six ounces, avoirdupois weight. An eagle surmount the shield, which is inscribed with the arms of tbe State, and the emblems of the society, two rifles at rest; while at the bottom is a w: eath embracing a German and American flag in its clasp. On the back of the shield are inscribed the words: Presented by tbe mayor and aldermen of the city of St. Louis, to the Missouri Sharpshooters' Society, October 18, 1S74: Joseph Brown, mayor; Theophile Tapin, president; Aldermen John H. Ilagerty, Theodore Horman. Michael Madden, Thomas Morris, C. E. Salomon, John T. Mullally. L. S. Metcalf, Nicholas Schaffer, John B.Woestman, Adolph Fisber, H. Rechtien, James C. Rogers, James Meegan, James S. Foster, M. D. Collierand W.U. Patrick. This medal is to be retained as the property of the Missouri Sharpshooters' Society. It is to bo shot for, by members only, once a year, and worn by the best marksman. The trial is to be made, firing at a union mark 200 yards distant, each member having three shots. "