, 1865-05-05


ing for the admon,tioIl OF al tine to come. to
sAow mankind tho solution OF tho problem VI sin.
and 10 demonstrate the power OF free government.
tlo1 of ills providence in The character of this
wonoe1in! nan. For taken all and In all he rises
head md shoulders above every other man OF SIX
rom the etatues of,the noble dead; would rather
place IN their midst 1notnor statns that shall
2En rns honor hef t ne sloy hs
lank iuru, his eo.ied clothing, his awkward
cmoDg It's like fathtr, yet looms above Us like a
noble company: There is Napoleon, tue man Of
the muscles Of his body; kings a2d tall at his
nod, hut he lived for himself his entire Life Was
failure. he did pot accomplish one Of his great
purposes. see Wellington; great IS military
cniefta1r, competent to c0mnand armies sga1nsta
70, sign bnd hss edifdryJoe. See Marlborough,
but On svs stone 2, nts ~ ana T.
enriched himscH from the plunder Of bis country.
There ia Cromwell. dne old msD, Eneland's no,
undertook limited, he work he accomplished
ephe1nera1. Ths revolution from the hereditary
Kingdom Of the Stewards to the hereditary dicta-
torth'p Of the Cromwell: was not 60 greas ss the
Boston to the Constitutional Emancipation Of the
slave IN Maryland Yet, upon his death the Gov
ernmeut reverted to The stoartz, but upon tha
monument, and for new conquests marches bold.
" Into the fntnre. LOO see a Cesar yonder, but
hie power IL the purchase Of fraud and ctime. and
falls about his grave like w4thered weede. And
sway down yonder II the dark vortex Of history
looking OUT upon the centuries ta old Pericles-
But The thirty thousand citizen Of Athens are lost
III some 1pisnd town Of America with her thirty
millions Of citizens. There are many noble he-
rocs who Ilun1ne the darkness b:htnd rs With
The radiance Of some single Ffrtue, but among
them iii see no Lincoln. He Is radiant with all
the rreat virtues, and his memory shal1 shed
glory upon this age that shall Hu tbs eyes Of tnsa
10 they look into history. Other men have ex-
celled him In some one punt. but, taken at all
points, ait and in all he stands head aud shoulders
above every other nun of six thousand yeare. An
administrator he saved the nauou in the peti1s OF
unparalIc ed GIRL war. A .6tate.man, he justt-
fed his nea5urce By their success. a P0f1an.
thropst be gave liberty to one race and salTltton
10 another. "A Moraltst, he bowed from the cum.
NIT Of human power to the foot Of the Cross and
tee1me chrletlan. 4 Mediator he exercised
Mtrcy under the most absolute allegiance to IaW,
A LeeaeF, he was no patnsau. 4 Com rander
te wns uptainted with blood. 4 Ruler IL de9-
peraie times he was unsullied With crlms. A
Man be has left behind him no WoHI OF pss.fo1,
10 thought Of malice, tricks OF craft no act Of
jealousy, no purpose Of selfish ambition. Thus
perfected ~tthouta model and without pcer, he
VIII dropped 1nto these troubled years to auotu
1nd tnbe,ieh all thnt 10 good AID al That IL great
IN cur humsn,ty. and 70 present to all coming
time the reprtscntauve Of The divine idea Of F1es
government a child u the people, the poor
mans friend, wlnt WIS the pufpoft Of h1a art
and help1ossness tho signal for hta power As the
Gtsat Father would not suffer David. though q