Within a few days past, the citizens of this county and of this nation were called to mourn the loss of one of the most distinguished members of that valiant band -- the great, -the illustrious John Jay, the American Fabricius : and even while I am speaking, there are only here and there one of the men of that age to be seen ; and he, with whitened locks and solemn demeanor, standing on the confines of eternity-- and taking, as it were, a farewell of us and of all the present generation, i

Illustrious relics of a patriotic age ! ye shall not be forgotten when you shall have passed away. Monuments shall arise to your fame, written over with the story of your deeds. You have lifted your warning voices to us to be virtuous and united, and they shall be heard ; your principles shall not be lost-- your examples shall have their influence -- your very monuments shall have a tongue that shall never be silent in teaching us how to live and how to die. The virtuous of one generation are monuments for the next, and so onward in the procession of ages. We know that our country is yet in its youth, and is still forming its habits and fixing its principles; and I thank God, that among her best habits is that of cherishing the memory of her benefactors. The deed that we are now doing, my friends, in gratitude and modesty, is not to be done for this day alone. In some distant period, when the traveller shall inquire of our deso The late General Philip Van Cortlaudt.