New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-02
SENATOR sUMNEH's EULOGY q
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

President Johnson, by the Hon. Charles Sumner the
following extracts IRE made. After bfici ihtrodue
tory. Mr.. Summer said
For tho second timo IN our history. the country has
been ,uu,moned by tie President to ui'e, on an hp
pointed day, ia co 'e , M. es eo,r.
was,;n'S,on when. as row. day was set apart Tor
simn.,renus eL.Ogy throughout the idnl ana citirs.
towns ard villages All Y.eu w i' o. 80 NOW
century has passed since ,h's cary service 10 NJ 'ry
~ he Father of lis Coany, and nos IL Is repeated "
mo,ocry NJ Abraham Lincoln
1t! A., Washington aid Lincoln associated IN tho
rr of their obaeques. But This association Is NOT
coion,a 1t ia from Tie Inturc If the case. nnd be-
eause the part which Lincoln vas called to pefiorn,
resembled in charae'er We VT wicn wv j'.,on
NO. coptnuad by Lincon. kindred In scryce kindred
IN ra,rioism each was naturally surrounded at feeth
nv Mildred homage. One sleeps IN Tire East ana we
e~s In the West; aud thus ia death, Go in life,
one is tie complement u the other. nv,
The TWO might he compared after The mamie of fu'
tsy. but II will be enough hr tae present II We glance
only AZ certain points 81 roScmblince and OF CONTRAST 90
as 10 recall tie part which ese, perioI med. -,
Each was the head of tho ke?uolo during rcrlSu
Of scrp ssng tial; ind each thought only o be pHpiv
GOOD simrly puloiy constantly that single hearted
aeyulon 70 country viii awnys hnd s-yr0nym IN heI
names Zach was she National cb'ci DUNG ume o.
sncecssful war Each tho representative Of MS
mnntry At a great epoch Il history. But heie'
nerhara Tho resemblance ends and tho contrast re-
Gins Unlike IL origin. conve sation and cLatacH,
ihcv were unlike also IN the ideds which tSey served
xse,t 90 IA ma each was tie servant Of ! 10 ccan-
try The war conducted by Washington was
mike the var conducted by Lin"on - az
the peace which Drowned the arms OF sAo one was
mike tho peace wbich bean 10 muila upon he other
The ,ao wars did mot oifer IN tho scale OF Operations,
and in the tramp OF mustered hose more man IN ''
ideas involved. The fret wa for SatlonI lEicp'Iu'
cncc. th, second Was 10 mako the Errhio one ana an
divisible on the indcstrgct DO ndRops OF Lipei
and F0g.lity Tic first only cut he CONNECTION wan
The ,utber country AM opened Tho way 10 the dHies
ana advantages OF popular Covernmeli. re 'ecena
ril Aats eil,d rnss erf'i att o. or ina FTea,ses
Of ,saf declaration uAo Hh0s TOOK ufJ. tssT ps
r.cr hey becamc MARION. In tho relation of cause a!
effect The trst was the natural precursor aud berad on
the second Na.ionh Independence wa mo hr'i oinen
IN history. and snch VS. us ~ (oi''. i,' La1
cite boafcd % the Fst Consul OF France, ;aa hulth
iis battles bat skImlshes tie! DECIDED 'Ae iHe u
Tho worid.
The comparison oftho l.ycs Of Washington snl Lin
COLI Is GItaer continued and tho two 1ars IN which
they were respeo lively engaged are also conras'en
wih great force and The address zoe, with sketch
OF Nj Lin oous life particularly 10 the Development
Of bis mo.ll traits and very rp!e disposition upon
his political yleas ley took shape ahi eoioF rom
time TO time. NJ Influenced By ourren. e'enta HE
memorable discussion with Stephen A. Douglas t'o
rcpIoduocd aud Mr. LilcoLs p.ri tlcren IL sainrna'
ri2td IN Ito following:
Bat the topic to which the future President re-
turned with lie most frequency. an 10 Which 10 cphs
With M the GRASP %. his sOr the igaecst hid,F
ofhs Dsr,eri.cH % IritPssSeaCc n aHs0taeag t io
,rty and Equality Of az ae These were no ite ""fe-
bu, substantial truth binding ca tho Conscience q I'I
tlrd I krow rot II I'll. grand peftnAcii! h.s tc'h
not icet before bu, deem u NY duty 20 Sy t,dt 10 '
mind II Is by fax the most mFc nt feature CT Tat coa
tro,essy. and on' OF the most interesting ih.H,SH
The biography of the speaker. Tie words Nbioh ne
then nj red Two 7,.r him. ana no enc chn hca. :" tt
chaupior-hip without feeling rev motive 10 hdeh!
IN tho cause u Liberty uod Equality.
Co,iors extracts from The speeches made N The cam
pslrn Of ls are introduced 10 chow tie consistency
and eL,lrenes- Of Mr. la cntiS'sycry views. The
sdlre,s proceeds with notice u Mr. Is aldie'' "a
the Cooper Insy,atc 10 February l6C yn1catins tie
pocyf tie Fathers u the Roglh.c anc tho princil
OF lie Repulican party ara then ssya:
few months; later tins champion. Who would not
see the col"rcd shut frun The ouses Of tue
eearaii II IL depeIdIrcs and WHO tnris'rd opon
tie exclusion Of ssvcry frpn tbs IeIrior.a. niier
srltoonng hi. ouunrylon 10 dare 10 G,hcT onIf 40
n"n."-sd by great ei.'ig~i paFtl "a 'h'' SAnaos .
tons securing hin the support Of certain atles be
yond any oLnor cnrd lsfc exercised hna! iuLLelco
iu determining his selection bni II iseasy 10 SEQ how
from Position, character. AMI oflgin he vas AZ thi
mon cut iseerncn'y me repi''fniiN'e 81 - cv.Hy
Tho raiiy 81 the Eepab'c We uenicoi. he wss from
that vat controlling AorIhWcti wiio1 "1s'd pc'tr
Ier0unce It's communication win the sea. Nt,i'r ny
the sipgS0r by VaftHT1 avenues TAG Dfclugf "h
q InlcpendeHce was dish0uoIcd IN tie denial @! ls
primal truths 10 ba1 sirtfdy DecomO AuoNG % d
volunteer Ia iis defence. Republican insuiUii1ns Nrfo
in Jeopardy lie WA the child ~ humble r. iarufb
iou Republican Institutions wood siard c"ne' scd
These things which are 90 Obvious pow ~ me gt 81
history were ,rsS sppgTent then 10 TIE turmoil 81 party.
BDf mat Providence In whose hands the desin.cs
" nations which had ionLd ouI ssfingt'u 10 'nAduc.
lis country through the war If inar. ncenee BOZ
found ont liLc,B h. sage tle new latc ~ the triy
a. tho Rcp.blic On the Foundations Of Liberty md
Equality.
OF the election the occasion 20 to Presidency the
no, el and tying situation IN which the Executive
fund se, tie constant and fa'tlfh testimony bone
by the President NJ oil eIigcncies ~ devotion TO tie
country ard the principles 0; the DecaIGti,n o. irae'
pendenco. these arc gr-yhic narratves. And taking
tie subject OF IS eulogy from tc time Of thu Dcl Ean
disaster. Er. slmnsr says;
The first step taken In Cor 1ess nfer the defeat
NJ bui Ron. J al stl tie PTeEcDu. hesitIied. Dis.
aster thiclenci ard graves opened until a, last the
country saw that only by Justice cosd Ne bopo for DE-
vine favor. aud the President. wlo e,red 20 c'otey
npon The popular heart pronouncc1 ihGt great word ny
which al slaves in tie Rebel states set free Let
i Dc Iame. forever to LIS glory that hc aspoi the
thundeibot, though taidily under which i.e ko-
telion staggered to is fall; that, following W The
National army; Hn taHi 10 declared his nnel pur pose
never 10 I.tfact or modify tie Emancipation Ifoc.h.
nation, 10 rCtlIn INTO SlaseIy any person iEce by
the terms II that instrum.nt or by any 81 tic acts Of
Congress saying. loniy. +" II the peCp.e snoud, Thy
whatever mode OF MEANS make IL executive duty 10
reSnssTe such eisonl. nnotAer and not Aus Dc tic
instrument 10 pefinrmit"
"it was sometimes said iha. the Procl.m alton Of
douhilul cous.iiuiionality II this criticism dd not
proceed from sympathy With Slavery u evidently pro-
occdod from tic prevail ng superstition With regard TO
Ills iio Future iufisrs viii r"ni with asIonishmea,
that such fdrrant wrong could o. considered at any
tue having any rl hs ~hich court "ae bornd -
respect aud oslecay that KClols In arms conld ho
considered having any tito 10 the services Of people
whose allegiance was primarily due TO tho United
States Bur turning from these concl siOns Il seems
20 be plain that slavery hlch sood exclGs ely
local law without any support ~ natural law. uis have
fallen aitL the Oc Government both egllly aud Cln
sitntiOnsy h6Gy iunsnnch "a II ceaSed tO have n "
valid legal suppoI. and oOAsiiivrond!y hlasmucl a. II
came az within tho exclusive Jurisdiction 0i Tie
Constitution, where liberty is the prevailing Law Tho