Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-07-21
A Truthful EuIogy.

Truthful EuIOgy.
The Hon. Richard Yates, republican can
didate for Governor in Illinois, at a recent
mass meeting at Springfield, paid the fol-
lowing eloquent tribute 10 the character of
Mr.. Lincoln ...
"Now, fellow citizens II may strike you
as rather q strange matter that the people
of so great q nation as this should come to
Illinois for its Presidcnt-tbat this mighty
Republican party should look to this far
away Prairie State for its standard bearer
in snch a momentous contest. Yet, say
here to-day, that have heard the great
men Of this nation, North and South, East
aud West, for four consecutive years in the
Hall of the House of Representatives and
in tie Senate of the United States
have heard the Stevens and Toombs of the
South, the Stewards, Chases and Corwins
of the North have heard the most re-
nowned orators on the floor of the Senate
and House daily for years and say here
to-day, that for clearness of statement, for
penetration OF thought, or power of irre-
Sistible logic, comprehensive. statesmanlike
views, for exalted purity, of private aud
| public character your own Abraham Lincoln
is the clearest noblest, purest, and best of
them all. In the history of his life---in all
tue elements which inspire with enthusiasm
the hearts of the masses of mankind, and
rouse the millions TO action, stand up here
to-day in this the Capital of the State, aud
in the presence of my countrymeu, to say
that the name of Abraham Lincoln is this
day and hour the mightest name upon the
Continent of North America. Prolonged
cheers
my friend Green, who introduced me,
told me the first time he ever saw Lincoln,
he was in the Snngamon River with his
pants rolled up some five feet, more or less,
trying to pilot hat-hoat over q mill-dam.
The boat had got so full Of water that it
was difficult to manage, aud almost impos-
sibe to get it over the dam. Lincoln final
ly contrived to get her PROV over so that
it projected few feet, aud there it stood.
But he then invented new way of bail
ing at-boat. He bored hole through
the bottom 20 let the water run out, and
then corked her up, and she launched right
over. Great laughter. think the cap.
tain who proved himself SO fitted TO navI-
gate the broad horn over the dam, IS no
doubt the man who is to stand upon the
deck Of the old ship, the Constitution
and guide her safely over the bilows and
breakers that surround her. Enthusiastic
and prolonged applause. ..r
al said Linccln was once o poor boy.
! And is it nothing Is there no lesson in
his life to you fellow citizens 2 Il not his
example and his achievement lesson to the
hopeful, the young and the poor And
will you blame the people if they love their
own He is the best friend of labor, who
himself has labored. He can best sym.
pathize with the people in their wants. Is
the story of his life nothingF He is the
representative of the great idea of the Re
pnblean-labOr-fres labor. The repre-
sentative of the genius of our free institu-
tions. A boy, the son of poor parents,
himself poor, begins life unaided, save By
his own industry and genius, struggles on,
advancing step by step, through many
years of patient and earnest endeavor un'
Ill he rises TO that proudest of all human
elevations, the Presidency Of the United
States.
"What an example here is for our chill
dren. Hereafter, the poor boy who follow:
Thin in his history as he leaves the State o.
Kentucky, at the age of six years, anC
grows up in Indiana, laboring faithfully
with his hands, going to Illinois and work
ing on step 10y step, until he becomes tn
mighty statesman, and honored chief o
thirty millions of freemen-as the poor boz
, of future years reads the story, he will fee
strange emotions in his breast, and deter
mine to emulate the example OF the nobl'
| Linceln. Cheers The poor boy-th,
poorest of you, though his parents may b'
humble, though he may have to face thu
colds of Winter and the Summers snu
however poor he may be, in this land OF free
dom, where the avenues TO Office and sue
cess are open TO all, he can point to Abra
ham Lincoln, aud straighten himself up anC
+ say, . | have the same right and same op
| portunity to be President as any other boy
"Fellow citizens, the name Of Abraham
+. Lincoln, which we present to you, is win
ming name-a name TO rally on whereve
+. freedom requires champion--a name t
: boast of wherever you would point to a
honest man or a patricia name TO loV
{ wherever affection would seek war;
: hearted or generous spirit-a name whic
T is a spell to gather millions wherever frs
. hearts and strong hands are to be snmmol
: ed in favor Of liberty and humanity
t Tremendous applause, .aa
3
e ALMOND PUDDMG.-Half a pound OF q
monds, including five or six bitter ones, w
; nnnnded The vnlks OF Aeven errs and Il