left a record which the land of his nativity, his adopted country, and the city in which he lived will always cherish with pride, with honor, and with respect.
The Chairman.—Colonel Taylor was right. John Boyle O'Reilly was one of the hardest-working men in the country, and even his recreation and pleasures were those of physical exertion. We have here tonight the hardest-working man in New England for the past forty-five years, and I want you to take light from Gen. Benjamin F. Butler.
REMARKS OF GEN. BENJAMIN F. BUTLER.
Mr. Chairman: A perusal of the public journals for the past few days will show greater honors paid to John Boyle O'Reilly in the shape of memorial meetings like this grand one, and smaller meetings, where fewer people could be called together, than will be found in any other same period of time following the death of any President of the United States since Washington.
With such a record, why, then, need we come here to eulogize him, to speak well of him. His whole life was a eulogy to his character, his conduct, his bravery, and success. I can add nothing to what has been so well said of him in every relation of life.
His reverend pastor has told you that he was a
