New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-12

bis home is the memory OF what nc was. Wiil not
attempt, Mr.. President TO speak poor, cold words OF
sympah by and consolation to tire stricken hearts o.
lis family. | know, Sir, how hitter and irremeol-
able their anguish -; know, Sir, hos 1t rends the
heart-sIings, all willing though we be, TO lay our
loved ones as sacriiices conutry's altar
The death. dealing hand OF War has Invaded my own
household and slain lie victim there and know that
words rng healing 10 the gief that fOlo~s these
bereavements The heart turns despsringly away
from horrors voice which provosss lot the
silent dust, and from the batteries which cannot
" soothe the dull cold OF DEATH" aud the spirits
ebb ard lfes enchanting scenes their nsier lose
and lessen in orr sight" Time alone can bnnR
healing on its wings.
"Time the besutiher Of the dead,
So Adornei o. 'he ruin, comforter -
And only healer wi 70 the heart beth blsd'
can alone mitigate chasien and ssnc,ify the cruah
ing sorrow. And not till after tine has done its
gentle work and stiled the tempest OF feeling, can
the Borrowing hearts around his now desoate hearth
stone find consolation in remembering how worthliy
be lived and how gorously he disd--that he is
" foriuoes now and fames ' end that when peace
on downy piniOns comes sgan TO bless our trouOIsd
land, aud all hearts have renewed their allegiance TO
the beuehcent Government for Which he dledi DE-
tory will claim him its OWL, and canolize him IN
tie hearts OF his eOuntrymen, as heroic martyr III
the great cause Of human rigbts aud chronicle his
deeds in pages, illuminated with the gratitude OF
eenen and as impciishable as the love Of liberty.
EULOGY OF MIR. RIDDLE, IN THE HOUSE.
Mg. SPEARER: The nation Inourns her dead-not
as Ia The peace time, when one Of her klngy one.
went from rounded aud perfect career, leaving our
eky brisht with bis pasSage and g!itie Ing with
the new stars els hand had set in ii. Then, indeed,
she mourncd, bat IL with proud and satisfied
soIrow az she Qarnered lis ashes in her bosOm and
transferred hi glory to Ter dadem more radiant for
the tears she dropped upon 1t. Now we feel as II
strorg and beautiful column bad been suddenly chat
tered in our midst, II was finished, leaving em-
pie tottering for It's support AS II we had suddenly
stumbled on the OF the Senator: lot composed
in the dignity OF calm death, with bis robes about
him; hut mangled, rent field, with the cloud Of
battle lis brow, and its iaan sll ckerog IN MS
eve. With his battlesblade shiyer,d in his hand
and the nations ensign torn from s staff, scorched,
aud crmsoned, and tramI led into the red earth under
him This il the icure that starts fresh Gnd gbasiiy
before us and we contemplate il with p,llid sor-
prise, with tie gush Of frst gref aud with fierce
Indignation. for We know the hand that robbed us
If this regal form, aud royal soul. And az We con.
template il, other forms maTed by the hand
of this war; CONS ia mOuTiing procession,
and range themselves about this grand figure.
There is the shalOwed face Of Ellsworth, whose
winged spirit bore Kim step beyond cold duty, TO
meet a murder. Yet that spot Ia "a shrine, ana the
dark edifce that holds il is Clipped away for me-
mentoe, and amnets. We now know tie meaning
Of that nameless shadow that de,pened bis 0Oyish
beauty. And Winthrop, radiant IN young genius,
with biz Lilt wreathtd with the choice offerings Of
poesy aud ROMANCE rushing blitLely 10 battle and
to death As young Bridegroom 70 couch Il eA-
pecthnt love. Aud Lyon, la the fr-Of Missouri,
who hun ed bis four or Eve regiments into tie batlo
embrace of 90 900 loes, aad grasped victory out Of
the iron fang. OF fate-tha, ne reiDquished only TO
tie hand OF DEATH They throng about from scores
OF fields Of glory and disaster. Hundreds Of our
brcad.browed, open.eyed yoalEs, without q taint in
their blood or q stain on their souls-puro as the
mothers that bore them, and beautiful tie sisters
ia their hoBef-haye gone down 10 death IN fierce
conflicts, where individuality 10 lost melted oOi IN
the fiery mass Of molten yalor that swclled and
roared around them-where wounds do not smart,
and death does not siiOg. And Inany-oh, how
mauy-In lali-iurnished. tilapidaled hospitals ard
open tents, half tended or wholly neglected, have
passed away, unsolaced saye by tie fever dreams Of
far oil homes, bringing The inaRes OF cool bands
and loved forms that hey shall meet only
IN tie client laud--and tisos- No. enn1ah
A proudsr and nobler Fgcrihce-tLe highest and
noJlest The land could giye-he whom The Consliln-
ton written ty islhers MADE the peer OF tue
President, and whom tie Contribution written by
the finger Of God nude tho Yeer Of the ITyudca, hv
ing or de.d-was demanded, ard then IN that hre-
grt field at Tire olose Of that daTkened Autumn day,
under that Tiiltss gray sky, sEid defeat ds1sier,
and death, II was made lpat ohelng was perfect.
Tie laud held no nobler victim. That man-iOrm
IVES ed by tie brin OF a statesman, ana gar
nered he wisdom Of n sage. IL was warmed by tie
heart Of hero, aud IL held tie arm OF warrior.
In il glOwed the Imagination OF poet, and is utter
ances were with the tongue OF an orator. while oyer
all reign ID soul almost angelic in its eleva ION.
The ration nouns her dead. Bot when we feel The
bitterness Of this great lOs', and contemplate tie
liuessue.s national calamity OF which 1t is part;
aud when we look below 10 tie springs aud causes
and the evil bands that mt them In motion and that
worked this dire war demands for an almost re-
Iqious vengeance seek for place and expression
mere We feel ar If we should summon Llthor our
impatient legi0ns and bidding them dip Their
weapons in this sacred blood, we should bufl
them On the guilty land, 10 drive the plowshare
of utter destruction through soil th-t reeks with
the ieculence and SLAYER OF all crime That we here
invoke that the red.visBged angel Of retribuiye
wrath 20 be looseued AID sent the wings Of fright
aud terror to hover over Tie doomed land ana disii
images OF horror among the ebasly, shiyering, guilty
wretches below. Pardon me " such emotions
should find an uttcrance here, where everything
should be sotened and elevated to the tender grand
sorrow of u great nation, In the presence oil
great grief. Mr. Speaker what iruliion IA TO
spriDg from this wide, wild waste and de.olsiioni
What great fitting coHclufion ia TO leap or grow
from this cru,hing OF the caskels oil 20 many
be made III vain or may we game,
from them inspiTa,ioD, and courage, and
strength, and stature, TO confront and grapple
with the event that so overshadows and dwsrfs ms
all; or shall toey furnishing the only light on The
darkest page OF human history, he transmitted for
The benefit OF "A better generation, to whom that
page shall tell the story Of our vsitGiOn, and our
opportunity; of the meals before us, aud weakly
tuning from them. That instead Of our springng
into the stature OF giants, and doing giaDts' work,
we dwind 3D., and driyeled, and were buried
under iurden could not carry. This
Growing loss shall be ali loss, IT, ike blinded
men 10 darkened rooms, We waste our strength aud
energy in bniietiug shadows, and phantoms, and
slams, that mock US Gs we suie; not in vain, ii.
with the Que great object, We 60 confidently forth
into the field of Gods Providence and IN tue clear
white light read the inscription emblazoned on the
front of this huge treason and apprehend the lesson
il teaches. Ihon. TOO, we shall ind ample means
II O l,nlden nrnnrtunIiY: Ike seNeIe. bIOMed yet