The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-05-18
GRAFTON
ON PRESIDENT LINCOLN,
by NON. JOHN SHERMAN.

Hon. JOHN SHERMAN, United States
Senator of this State, delivered an Ora
ton on the late President, at Mansfield, |
on the 9th inst. 1t was marked by the
usual ability of Mr.. r.vSherma9rs public |
speeches, and we regret that want Of
room prevents our publishing it entire,
We copy few of the most striking |
passages, which portray in eloquent and
truthful words some of the prominent
oharacteristics Of our lamented Chief
Magistrates: u..
HISTORY HIS BEST EULooY. .,.r
"You ask me to pronounce his eulo-
gy. Fellow-citizens, his eulogy is the
history Of our time. Poetry will per-
petuatc it. The songs of our country
will impress it upon the minds of
young aud old; but more imperishable
than all-four millions of human beings
will transmit to their remotest posteri-
ty the name of the man who gave them
liberty. I may recall few of the in
cidents Of his life, bnt after we are all
gathered into the church yard, crowded
off into forgetfulness and oblivion by
the generation now pressing upon our
footsteps, his eulogy will be echoed and
, rc-echoed By the genius and learning
OF untold generations. After all the
bitterness of party strife shall have
7, sunk into tho grave; when the rebellion
will be regarded by all mankind as the
great crime against civilization, his
y name will be rem enbered the instru
ment Of Almighty God TO lead n chosen
people through the storms and p.rils Of
expia,ion for great national sin
when tho Inks Of Tho groot chain Of
r events through which we arc pus.ino
viii no longer be obscurcd bv tempors
!, ry passions. mankind will perecive bou
q wonderfully Tie character of Abraham
o LiucoIn was moulded hv early trials, bv
/ pcculiar traits of head and heart. hv -,
s mixture of gentleness and teuaeirv. f.,
the great part he was to play in our Ma
tiounl Drama. Perhaps then, thai
: Which is now obscure to us-why when
> he was ia view of the chosen land, o.
; peace, he was suddenly taken from u,
> by the hand of violence-will be made
plain by the course of events. Now ",
can only bow. 10 reverential submission
t to the Divine decree, and seek from tn,
, lesson Of our calamity, some light tc
guide US in the future"
/ MS KINDNESS OF HEART.
"Since that scene but little more thar
i four Years ago, a history ba, bcen mad,
more wonderful in events than the his.
! tory of an ordinary generation VIA.
d varied seenes-wbat Grand r., bottea wba,
% striking politieal ohangas what coinci
: dences have crowded The oanvoss,- i,
ali these Mr.. Lincoln il i. a LEADING 6gure
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., not vet time to write i, We can onI,
H gITninee A. tboss attributos Of cho,,cto
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chaannagiin, annaii ',.,, scenes rs Tho ofr.ot;ons Of ,b
Il American people to a degree Of wbioI
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,. have been so enerafted into the wa
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