The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-13

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s1Snoauted every obstaele, ~ had fss4sss
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Triumphant On tie Dsak - ss-y ~ issss- aslf
These alas, were csly fosd dslusiass. The
hin. In his various mediati0ns, IN his hOeest
out-spoken declarations, - had come In col.
| Asa0n with the extreme Optniono OF both Sec
sions-he had not hesitassd to tell then Of their
errors, and the sharpnees Of the rebukes had
not been forgotten. And be had never nat
tered or yielded to the politicians, and his tate
| renewed the force of tho remark Of Cicero 70
Atticas, thai his bani&hment was due rather
| to the envy OF Caesar, the lear Of CsNssas and
| ine hate OF Cl0dius, than to the dislike OF the
| Roman people. And 80 our perpetual tri-
oune OF the people, was again rejec ted-de-
feat. unexpecte saddeninG crushing deteat,
came upon us. And who that had his feeiings
| strained to their utmost tension In that. great
excitement, can en- tirely shake ON the despoud.
| ency which fell like dark shadow on orr
| souls l--who eaa altogether forget the grief Of
| that time when every friend incurred as for
| some great personal calamity, and even his I'd.
yersaries seemed TO 60 sorrowing for the deed
they had dOnel yafsasr y i f-ss.ss "a n sslte
And yet how nobly he bore it-exhibited no
personal spleen or morufed ambition; but
lifted himself as il unconscious Of defeat. and
came forth once more at has cOuntry's call to
| tional strifes had again brought upon her and
| this time he returned with the battle-cry Of DE
ATgentine: q. trfe
Zone effort more. one brave career,
saf~ Must close this raca Of mne. - z74tf'1s a.
| The work Of conciliati0n was accomplished; ;
| but even his wonderful vitality sank beneath
| the prosracted struggle. He appeared in his
place at the hext session but all saw that the
| glorious light was fading from his noble brow.
He died as he doubtless wished to die-in the
public service, in sight Of the theatre of his
great renown, almost under the flag Of his
country. Once again his body was in that
Capitol-nOt as before, erect with lofty crest
and giittering eye; but prone and pailid in
death. Words of earnest and truthful eulOgy
were poured forth, and then commenced that
great national fuEeral march-the more than
| Aurelian triumph. Through Baltimore, Phil.
| adelphia, New York-and solemn silence rest
| cd on those great Cities and the crowds that
| once came forth to hail the living form, we're
| there in sadness to honor his passing bier -
His remains were fifty placed, the first night,
| in the old Hall of Independence, afterWar
| under guards of honor in City Halls and State
| Houses; up the Hudson, every vessel with its
flag at half-mast and cannon booming from
every town and village; along the railroads
| with mul,ituGes assembled 1T every station to
manifest their share in the general grief !;
| across The lakes he loved SO we'll; another
pageant at Cleveland; Wreatns OF oak, OF i'm
morielles, of cypress. OF ivy, Of laurel; Old
| men bursting into tears as they guZed upon his
| coffin; maidens pressing their lips upon 1t in
| agoay of heart; young men bowed down by
the crushing sense thai the great chieftain, the
/ centre of their love and hopes, was gone; IN til
| at last he reached that loved kentucky, be-
| meath whose green sod: with the remains of
her own gallant sons, he wished ~ be Laid
There let him rest under the epitaph suggest
| ed by gallant adversary:* "Aere lies man
| who was in the public service fifty years, and
never attempted TO deceive his coun untrymen."
have thus passed i'll rapid and ilnper feet
| review the principal incidents in the life Of a
| man. whose greatness is attested by every
proof thatingenuity can offer. To obtain the
full measure OF his power, we must remem-
kn~ 81 inv n Nn ESAd dly1
guished men by whom he was surrounded, the
different theatres upon which he acted, and
his undoubted and undenisbIe superiority
| wherever he appe; ed. In the COURTROOM,
before the people, in the legislative hail. at the
diplomatic board, in the cabinet council, he
| was the acknowledged leader. He added
| dignity and power TO the Senatorial character,
| and often made ii more important than the
Presidency. Unchecked except by executive
I vetoes, he led the legislation Of the country
for thirty years, ranging through the greatest
aud most intricate ues.ions Of currency. COM
| merce and general polity. He built up ma
| tionai party, inspired it with his own enthu-
siasm and bound it TO him, not lees by person
al affection than political sympathy. The
| mere mention OF his name was the signal Tor
applause i'll popular assemblies, ana every
| Journey that he made was an ovation.
| "His name represents not merely an orator,
but eloQuence itself'' We need not search his
speeches for briliiancy Of fancy or splendor oi
! imagination. He kept no pet sentences by him
| to polish at leisure into f:ultless beauty =
| poetry he could never quote-broke down
| here, il is said, in Scott's famous patriotic
| have remembered. His teeming mind had NO
room for the thoughts of others. lie scorned
| the slow pomp of diction, and grasped his
| language as the wal rior grasTs his weapons
1 for the sudden fight. His, indeed, was the elO.
| uuence OF action-he vitaiized has thoughts by
the intensity of his feelings, and in the ArdoT
| Of debate his frame seemed grand transpa.
| rency for the soul that burned within he had
Stnl<N hIRh
| spoke directly to the hearts of men-a sympa.
| :hetic power which sWayed the multitude as
| the wind sways the sea. He had careless
| grace and negligent grandeur In his ordinary
| attitudes--a proud or defiant port when stirred
| by some mas ter passiOn-and TO all these gifts
| was added that wonderful voice whose slight
est note thrilled you like the touch Of mas
| ter musici:SA, and in its ever varying tones OF
melody and majesty, gave to his oratory the
| full power of the human word. =se
Iu forming our estimate of his intellect, we
| must not forget its versatility and promptness
| OF action. One might surpass him in analytI-
cal skill, another in massive Miltonic power
| but for the statesman he had what was worth
them all-the talent of rapid combination and
discrimination, the keen vision Of common
| sense, the thorough practical business qualif-
| cation, the consummate sagacity which is
equal to any and every emergency-and that
elastic courage which rose as dangers in
creased. while those around him sometimes
covered and hid from the coming storm. The
| clearest proof Of his commanding influence,
and the crowning glory of his life, was the in
stinctive confidence with which his country
the trustful faith with which they believed
| that, through his knowledge Of the resources
and wants of the nation, Of the temper OF lis
people-by the aid of his comprehensive and
active mind, his warm, magnanimons heart
he would discover the true disease aud apply
| the proper remedy. And they were never de.
ceived. He never failed in any trial, and when
the difficulties were surmounted, the dfssen.
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served power, the belief that he was ca uai to
still greater exigencies and capable of noblel
deeds.
We cannot deny that he was bitious-bu,
welfare and honor Of his country. His re-.
mark that he had rather Be right than b<
President sprang from NO transient feeling
1t was the needle to the compass OF his SOUL
The was too impatient At times, and regarded
prudence as timidiiy--if he wounded hearts
| less forgiving than his own-if his eminentiy ,
practicai mind was too prone to ridicule what
he regarded as the idle, II not mischievous, ab
| stractiOns of others-if ne was too unreleOt.
ing when he saw men sacrificing principle tc
| ambition, we must bear in mind that these were
| the natural, almost inevitable errors of q soul
SO self-complste and brave and honorable
they were the sa9
faults which daring Genius owes
Half to the ardor which It, birth bestOws."
| It is but q carping spirit that would dwell ON
these things, apart from his merits, aad when
they are brought together, SURELY the faults and
! errors Of such man are either hidden In the
ism. 4
Hs WAS charged with bsiug untrue 10 hia
| section, because In all things aod at all times
reesrded re- a: 40 American a cl.i.sa. Win i him =
ortGtnated the claim 70 that title which %
many haye asserted, and 20 few have deserv.
| ed, tnat he knew no North, NO Seuth, nc
East no West. He always took the larger
l n n ~ IN thn nRe