Show interesting ceremony senator conness Conn of california on tho the alt presented to td president lincoln it a beautiful cane ft a gift of the late senator D G C broderick Brod crick to mr conness the formal presentation was made in the presence of the cabinet and a largo large assemblage of notables including several of tile the personal friends of the late senator in presenting it mr conness took occasion most emphatically t to 0 endorse the emancipation proclamation which would have been sustained jed by broderick Brod crick had bad not the malicious venom of a bastard chivalry tak taken cu him too early from the scenes of earth As the successor of his friend the martyred marty red broderick Brod crick the presentation of a relic of that heroic man of the people to the author of the edict of freedom was appropriate and the scene must hai have ac been an interesting one below wo give the speech of senator conness and the response of the president SENATOR CONN CONNESS rss SPEECH lie he said that this interesting gathering had no object in view other than that of witnessing the presentation of a cane which he be held in his hand to the president of the united states lie ile took great pleasure ile asure in bestowing it upon him it was a gift of david C Brod broderick elick to himself who was not only a friend of his but a ft friend of the people mr broderick Brod crick he said was a great hero and one who had battled and lied died for the salvation of his country in the hour of its trial lie ile took especial pleasure in tendering the cane to the president a as s a token of his respect and admiration for him in the issuing of that great edict the proclamation of emancipation and in resolutely maintaining it as the public law the president had bad made himself a great leader in the civilization of the world and the lion hon senator repeated that it afforded b him in heartfelt pride to present and consign to his keeping this memento of his late esto esteemed emed fi friend lend david C broderick THE presidents REPLY the president then accepted the cine and with much emotion replied that ho he never personally knew the senators friend mr broderick but lie he had always heard him of is as one sincerely devoted to the cause of human rights testimony to this point of his character had been borne by those whom ho he had not intimately known as also by those with whom he be was personally and intimately acquainted and with all of them tho the testimony had been uniform the memento which was presented him by senator conneus was of that class of things the highest honor that could be conferred upon him if in the position ho he had been placed lie he had done anything that entitled him to tho the honor the senator had assigned him it was a proud reflection that his lots acts were of such a character as to merit the affiliation of the friends of a man like david C Brod broderick elick whether remaining gainin in in this or looking down upon the earth from the spirit land to be by such a man as david C broderick was a fact he would remember through all tho the years of his life the proudest ambition that he could desire wis was to do something for tho the elevation of the condition of his fellow man in conclusion he returned his sincere thanks for the part the senator boie in this presentation and to the memory of his gi eat cat fl friend the cane is a beautifully polished one made of oak the original inscription on a gold plate on the end of the round of the cane was broderick to Co conness 11 encircling these words the senator has had inscribed conness Conn to the president 11 and thus these two inscriptions aro are blended together |