Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-06-09


mon them would resolve EheIn at once in,,
fgbtipg factions. lie laid heavy take. h.
irafted them into armies, he made DO eFr,
n excite thei. admiration. he seemed to rbrs,
d,vn even the ancient monuments OF tf..,
liberty and he went back .
crave through the very same people, - IN
into one by their love for each other and thor
reverence Tor him that .he cracking Of D.
continent hardly could part them. Attn.
entrance. on ms office he found the leader. hi
the LARGEST, hercest, most tenacious Re6elIr
known 10 history. apparently IN all thn,.
surerior 10 himself-ln caI acity, IN cuiJur.
in noIi,Ical experience, IN control over n,B
in General weight with the country It--ii
md whom he was assarsinated. ne left ,..-
-, utterly Dvershr0wn and dlscJmhted ..,.
thew lied over she sea or had them-elys, r
vomen's skirts. \ power that 1t had tao,
hftv wears to mature "a power that bad 81.
sverc thing into the cOntest-mOney, 81,
,,rbors homes. churches. cities, >r
tber-elves-and that fought With a
,.v.r surnassed. he not only crushed but
,;n,p;sbed in four years. \ Court that
bsen m. chiel hulgark Of slavery b.
re-or,snized ~ o. make IL a cini-
Iit-rtv and light for all time o. -u.
lie l,,1nd A t..cr imnured III A bondag, .,
bas lasted alretdy tWo hundred year s1.
had only been compacted and fortified b,
invention and commerce, by arts. By .-si,a
tion. by social usage. by ethnlc thsliie- sa.
ey.p by what Wa called rclgiIn b. LA.
tended 70 no SPECIAL iondness tor the rs,
he refused 20 make war IL IT. behalf -l.--
lee
Mans and left 10 d race. ol tire wrr.t-- a..
.,ldiers. He came o. the capital 1T nm IN
mir, severed bv what seemed 70 Oh, W..
.ternal lines wIts sectional interest. IN,
;rrsnovable harred- % an empire r--f--r
thar th.. thought Of TO- division T. H-1rs -.
AN absurditv with IT. unity more -ll,---
/ than that 0t Great Britain with .t. s.-
| and it, unchallengyd raj" -upreua s.su
/ fr,u, the Lake. o. The ruh- Nay. a, .1r7
/ a nation that had io-t III % mta-ur- %. rra
,tiy. faith IN rhc grand idea- li IL own Con-
.tiiutinu: and be left tnat ri,1r 81. a.
-tlucted and renewed, -c a~arr 4i tis -
pr,rnary ,i principles over irat-. -e egr-
/ mitr.d 10 the iu-tIe- ana ,h' u',-rv V-f.
II. t,uuders had ,iiurd. t.,' f1- rU. .. r.-
n,,,.r has been tls yra o.. D.. n-s -.r.a
LAT il. history forever viii t, r-.r, o.. .- ...
none Luminous for his uniy memorial OH.
I influence has CONT, itkr tur rirtr shining Oh
Ter rain. on the lesser Interests. Iu OBJ, .--
yst, career, and the personal eltr-'.,-r % '-.
reo,,l.. whom he ruled. lie ,iuaJc1 - a,-
non with tn. Ber-rrkrrr blood 90 &c rt
ouisru.,s- more strange khan i-- -sIl
more. glorious than IT. valUr quebec
which even the sight Of starved usr
not sting into ierocity through hi- l-'-s
-p,rit h. restrain, j and exalted Or s--
If "a continent aud our letter. .-s
nur art more spiritual. our On ---.
!. more generous. GUY very .---'l-
are more earnest and tree. ..sl-
If what We have already lrsrur- .-.r
him The public estimation
.-rv /. higher. the sense % ire pa
and grandeur OF character D., more ini-.-
IN mems minjs We Suos hcns~iorIus
.rvIe Of manhood America needs, su1
in her progress ~. trnd- 70 pr1dure. -.
nav. . new courage concerning the il-lr
, W., bay,. nyw and deeper --n-- OF o.
: eternal Providence which hr recognize
Nor 70 our country has his WORK been c.
! fined. Acro-- the SCI extends BIZ iu1uer
e II yiorates this hour around the world, s-.
{ | despotIc institutions are less secure '
D prygrs-s Of liberty Throughout tl-s
c | throughout ChristeudOm, ls more rapid e..
, -urs bv reason OF that which be ha- wrIu.
I The peoples are more hopeful. and int 'l7-
+ nets more thoughtful. The millennium
rstiins /. nearer thanIt was. The word i.--
% lifted forward toward the gate, 90 mig
= gold and uearl that wait 20 swing 1u -'-'
: hines into the age OF freedom sUl pen
: All this Is his work. OF cour-v. DE- BE- -ti
e immense forces 10 work With '-a
= sell IT 10 suggest, great CaPtsln' a14 So
;. ,nIrlls % accomplish /. a million 1rlll- o. ''
= his helpers a people full OF vii ali .s'-'
% inspire ms plans and push then DO
Il course Gods power, in which be trusted
Is zone before and wrought beside nln
It be himself. aided by It. nas nulidei
10 than he knew. But still. the work
ie ues his. since be has accomplished u. y
y another man. with different power
r different temper, in the same position.
ID not have performed II. Without sigma .
MUS. or learning, OF accomplishments
f. with patience, kininess. a. faithful W.
D. mastery sagacity. planted M time
j. with peril. vet tinged a well with imilr
re oprortunitv working with instrument
50 manifold and mighty a. have hardly nj
1t been intrusted 10 man, and never beiors
II nnhlv used-it has been hi- O do tnls T1r'
Il To make his country one and grand o. OH
ID tie urinciples. In which II has IT. li-
N ylory, supreme forever; N mSke tie "
h. more fruitful and more free In thl' if'
Of l. the final viniIcation ot his iam- .
al g1andest memorial OF hI> character ami 2
Pm er which it has vet been gwen o. mta
yc build on earth IL did It ~ naturally q
u, hardly at any point does 1t give Us me ?
e. preston of extraordinary exertlon. he
Is. It 80 silently that the world was starteis.
u EXTREMIST surprise when It saw % 1----
II plished. He did II 81 tnoroug ~ tia- .'
it MS death could not interrupt. eulid
& complete and crown the whole tie A-
nj well leave a work 81 grand wn,u -
al stone had been placed upOn II. IN -i-@
re- lifted anew on Fort Sumter, -yu-'al. g
nd VS. oi the war concluded. ~ t-- aii
stored, might well he the -isuai 81,
an parture. More than almost ia'
ON he could SAY with the Lord. lriA-.-
IL hI- ministry. lit l. finished Il
he this work. - vast. - enduring. '
al lime. and looking up unto that al.-- -
to It's contamination. all eulugy
Ith if it be not in vain The mcnl.s1f
in buIld-and which it Is our n'''a' '
i've privilege to build, in all our che Il.
the at the Capital, IN tins cIty Of .u .-
his well as IN that where hr- ,ia>i So y.
ave no, nournful D. him. but an-y O. u
e a from which they arse. and '-
OF generations which they sba-i i7~'fu
ar Inc top-most achievement VT realil'-
ing no has stepped 10 the skies- Tie ieao' =
his firth tie 6o-ts whom he marshaiie'-, ~
on AZ bis word went forth to battle, TO-
an. invisible u our short sight. lie 7'al
Mt, bv side once more with the orator 50
ow and renowned. with whom he sio''
We heights Of Getty sburg; but no" -,
in where rise no graves, and On VIA Id
out in shining ranks. with trumEe IA (
hen palms Of triumph, immortal pc gs =
mt. with the fathers and founders ' =
,ss- lie. whose cherished plans 1t - ~, :,
ace whose faith and hope had II l, n ~. n
'ce- great frui,ion. lie is viii 81 -.
hen Builders o! States, who, work.n7 ~
lan faith and hope. and with true ''l'' nv
. Of have laid the foundations OF huns.
lie and made mankind their con'l4D. -
ar The heavens are BIS hoIRe, bat ile =
~. =. -. ill r.L.. care ri nls ialr o.