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the armies of the Revohxtion through mighty storms to a conclusion that gave us a free 

 and united country. 



" Beginning with him, we have an illustrious list. Thomas Jefferson, who said all 

 men are born free and equal ; the inalienable rights of all men are these : life, liberty, 

 and the pursuit of happiness ; he it was who taught nations that all men could come here 

 and be protected under the flag of freedom. Nor should we forget Abraham Lincoln, 

 who laid down his life for the Nation, but not until he knew that loyal soldiers had saved 

 the Nation. 



" Passing on, we come to an example of truth and fidelity that Ohio should never for- 

 get — James A. Garfield. Where is there a mound more sacred than his 1 Having done all 

 this, we must remember the country from which we sprang — Mother England. One tree 

 to the Queen, and one to the royal family, and for them and their country we ask continued 

 prosperity." 



The next speaker was Cassius M. Clay, who said : 



" All of you who have read history — and who has not 1 — will have your hearts and 

 minds reawakened to the beauty and appropriateness of this scene, in which so much is 

 said and done to the memory of the great of our land — nay, of the distinguished in distant 

 lands. I have had the great honour of dedicating a tree to Christopher Columbus, our 

 country's discoverer, and I appreciate that very great honour." 



Several other distinguished speakers also addressed the audience. 



The occasion was one of unusual interest. Eden Park presented a beautiful appear- 

 ance with its groups of men, women and children in their holiday attire, scattered ahout 

 over its undulating surface, gathered as their inclination led them — some to the grove in 

 memory of the Presidents of the Republic ; ottiers to that which commemorated her men 

 of letters, or her brave soldiers fallen in battle, or the early settlers who laid the founda- 

 tions of empire amid the primeval forests. The fresh verdure of advancing spring gave 

 a charm to the ever- varying landscape, and the stirring strains of martial music blended 

 harmoniously with the hum of merry voices. 



It was a happy thought thus to attract public attention to an important, but hitherto 

 unconsidered, subject ; to associate in the public mind the planting and conservation 

 of trees with honoured names and historic events ; to woo the weary artisan from his 

 work-shop, the merchant from his ledger ; to call out the children from the schools, and 

 the ladies from their houses, and bring them into the groves to make a festal day and 

 gain perhaps their first thought of forestry amid scenes of joy and merry-making, inter- 

 mingled with eloquent addresses and soul stirring music. 



The setting apart of a day in the early spring time for the planting of trees in public 

 parks, on the streets and avenues of our towns and cities, and along the sides of country 

 highways, in which the planting takes place in connection with such social enjoyments as 

 make the day one of pleasant recreation, is a means of attracting public attention, and of 

 creating a public sentiment in favour of the culture that deserves careful consideration. 



Closing day brought the proceedings at the park to a termination, and in the evening 

 the members of the Forestry Congress were invited by the ladies of Cincinnati to a recep- 

 tion in Music Hall, in which song, and speech and instrumental music were most happily 

 blended, the utterances all tending to keep in mind the subject of forestry in one or 

 another of its various aspects, and to fasten it in the memory with pleasing associations. 



April 28th. 



The Congress met at nine o'clock in the morning in Dexter Hall, and decided that 

 the next meeting should be held at Montreal, Canada, on the 21st and 22nd of August, 

 1882. 



The Canadian delegation expressed their thanks to the Congress for the honour con- 

 ferred in appointing the next meeting to be held in the Dominion, and for the very kind 

 invitation which had been extended to Canadians to participate in the deliberations of 

 this meeting. " We have," said the speaker, " been so cordially welcomed, made the 

 recipient of so many delicate attentions, and have enjoyed so much instruction, that we 



