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Scotland.
borne of the power and originality of his genius . It has heen left to posterity to bear this testimony . Already his fame has been echoed back to us by distant lands , in which a differently constituted society judges as impartially of his merits as the latest posterity will be able to do . It must be pardoned us if we indulge in a feeling of self-gratulation that , while every anxiety has been expressed to pay a tribute to the memory of Sir AValter Scott , Glasgow has been first to reabse the honourable intention . Pie has deserved it at our hands—his heart and
imagination were wedded to the old chivalrous times—and yet no man has delineated with a more grajihic hand the peculiarities of the founders of that state of society in which we of this live—the originators of that self-reliance and persevering enterprise which has changed the face of the whole country around us , and which will change it to something nobler and better still . Gentlemen , I return my sincere acknowledgements to all who have assisted me in the discharge of this pleasing and
important duty . ( A pjdause . ) To the Brethren of the Grand Lodge : to the committee of management : to the members of the various public bodies who have favoured us with their company : to the whole of my fellow-citizens , with whom solemnities like this draw closer the cords of love , first knit by more onerous , and , therefore , more anxious ties : to all , this monument , when comjileted , must be an interesting object . ( Cheers . ) To me it must he eminently so , from the gratifying recollections it
will ever awaken in my mind . ( His lordship concluded amidst great cheering . ) The Very Rev . Principal Macfarlane then returned thanks nearly as follows :- —My Lord Provost , —deputed b y the committee of subscribers for erecting this monument to acknowledge the honour and favour which you have conferred on them by your jiresence and countenance on the present occasion , it is with no ordinary feelings of satisfaction that I ajiply myself to the discharge of the duty thus imposed on me , and offer to your lordship the warmest thanks of the subscribers and their
committee for the part you have taken in the ceremony ofthe day . ( Applause . ) To admirers of the genius of Sir Walter Scott , our gratification in being enabled to transmit to posterity an enduring testimony of our admiration of his genius , is enhanced in no small degree by finding our undertaking applauded and encouraged by the attendance of your lordship and so many of our fellow-citizens . I trust I do not go too far in adding my congratulation to your lordship on what has now taken place ;
for sure I am that , by the frankness , good taste , and good feeling with which you have come forward to aid and animate us in our work , you have erected to the memory of the period of your holding the chief ; magistracy of this great city a monument equally honourable and durable . ( Cheers . ) In the tribute which your lordship has so justly paid to the citizens of Glasgow , I join most cordially . It is , indeed , a proud distinction which they have achieved , in their being the first city or district
in the empire to erect a public memorial to our illustrious countryman ( cheers ) , and I am confident , that however extensively their examjile may be followed , whatever may be the magnitude or the cost of the edifices which may be erected elsewhere for the same purpose , no one will be constructed on a design more pure , chaste , and truly ornamental . ( Loud cheers . ) And may I not advert to that genius whose triumphs we endeavour to commemorate ? High as the literary renown of our country has always stood , by the labours of Scott it has been unspeakabl y extended and exalted . His quick perception of human character
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Scotland.
borne of the power and originality of his genius . It has heen left to posterity to bear this testimony . Already his fame has been echoed back to us by distant lands , in which a differently constituted society judges as impartially of his merits as the latest posterity will be able to do . It must be pardoned us if we indulge in a feeling of self-gratulation that , while every anxiety has been expressed to pay a tribute to the memory of Sir AValter Scott , Glasgow has been first to reabse the honourable intention . Pie has deserved it at our hands—his heart and
imagination were wedded to the old chivalrous times—and yet no man has delineated with a more grajihic hand the peculiarities of the founders of that state of society in which we of this live—the originators of that self-reliance and persevering enterprise which has changed the face of the whole country around us , and which will change it to something nobler and better still . Gentlemen , I return my sincere acknowledgements to all who have assisted me in the discharge of this pleasing and
important duty . ( A pjdause . ) To the Brethren of the Grand Lodge : to the committee of management : to the members of the various public bodies who have favoured us with their company : to the whole of my fellow-citizens , with whom solemnities like this draw closer the cords of love , first knit by more onerous , and , therefore , more anxious ties : to all , this monument , when comjileted , must be an interesting object . ( Cheers . ) To me it must he eminently so , from the gratifying recollections it
will ever awaken in my mind . ( His lordship concluded amidst great cheering . ) The Very Rev . Principal Macfarlane then returned thanks nearly as follows :- —My Lord Provost , —deputed b y the committee of subscribers for erecting this monument to acknowledge the honour and favour which you have conferred on them by your jiresence and countenance on the present occasion , it is with no ordinary feelings of satisfaction that I ajiply myself to the discharge of the duty thus imposed on me , and offer to your lordship the warmest thanks of the subscribers and their
committee for the part you have taken in the ceremony ofthe day . ( Applause . ) To admirers of the genius of Sir Walter Scott , our gratification in being enabled to transmit to posterity an enduring testimony of our admiration of his genius , is enhanced in no small degree by finding our undertaking applauded and encouraged by the attendance of your lordship and so many of our fellow-citizens . I trust I do not go too far in adding my congratulation to your lordship on what has now taken place ;
for sure I am that , by the frankness , good taste , and good feeling with which you have come forward to aid and animate us in our work , you have erected to the memory of the period of your holding the chief ; magistracy of this great city a monument equally honourable and durable . ( Cheers . ) In the tribute which your lordship has so justly paid to the citizens of Glasgow , I join most cordially . It is , indeed , a proud distinction which they have achieved , in their being the first city or district
in the empire to erect a public memorial to our illustrious countryman ( cheers ) , and I am confident , that however extensively their examjile may be followed , whatever may be the magnitude or the cost of the edifices which may be erected elsewhere for the same purpose , no one will be constructed on a design more pure , chaste , and truly ornamental . ( Loud cheers . ) And may I not advert to that genius whose triumphs we endeavour to commemorate ? High as the literary renown of our country has always stood , by the labours of Scott it has been unspeakabl y extended and exalted . His quick perception of human character