ADDKESSES 



Delivered at Prospect Park, on the 21st of October, 1869, 



on the Occasion of the Dedication of the 



Lincoln Monument. 



MR. LOW'S ADDRESS. 



Mr. Low said : 



Fellow-Citizens, — In the eventful year 1865, the " War Fund 

 Committee of Brooklyn " resolved to signalize the close of their vol- 

 untary labors by erecting a monument to the memory of the lamented 

 patriot and martyr, by handing down to posterity, in truthful outline, 

 the form and features of the great man who had successfully guided 

 the destinies of our country through its most perilous crisis — thus 

 bringing art to the aid of history in immortalizing the name of Abra- 

 ham Lincoln. 



It was at once determined to raise the necessary funds by a 

 small but general subscription. An appeal, accordingly, was ad- 

 dressed to the people, and the people responded gladly. Circum- 

 stances favored the movement. A sentiment of gratitude, tempered 

 by a feeling of the profoundest sorrow, wrought upon the hearts and 

 will of all. 



The struggle for the nation's life was over. The flag of the Uuion 

 everywhere waved in triumph, and the return of peace was hailed 

 with universal delight. While transports of joy, and the cheers- of 

 the loyal were resounding throughout the North, the death of the 

 President was unexpectedly announced, and the shout of triumph was 

 changed into a wail of mourning ! The people wept ! 



And now the lessons of the war were rehearsed anew. The 

 providence of God in the events of the war was in every mind and 

 on every tongue. Memory recalled the time, less than five years 

 before, when a man, in stature like unto Saul, was summoned from 

 an obscure sphere in life to fill the highest office in the gift of the 

 people. 



