The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-02
The Voice of Europc's workinEmen.

Tue workingmen Of Europe have addressed to
President Jonssos the following noble letter II
was received by the editor OF the TRIBUNE from
friend In London, In advance of its delivery to tie
PrcEdeni-whom Il has doubtless reached by this
time No more eloquent or striking uttcrAnce has
been called out by the nation than this from
the men who live by labor, and honor tie st.tes-
who sprang from their ranks;
To A-nREw JOHNSON, President Of the United
Stlhs;
SIN: The demon o. the "pcculi,r institution
flr she sup emacy Of which the South rose in arms
would lot allow his worshipers b. houorably snc.
cumb the open field. wha, he had begun in
treason he must needs end IN infAmy. As Pailp
Ms war ion the inqusitlon, bred Gcrsrds thus
jefferson Dsvis's Pro-3lavery war, Booth.
IL is not our part 10 cul words Of sorrow and
hOrr n, while tho heart OF two worlds heaves with
emotion. Even the sycophants who year after
year and day by day, stuck to their sisyphus work
Of morally ssssssinsting Abraham Lincoln,
and tho great Republic be headed, stand
now ayhast At tie universal outburst u
popular feeling and vie with each other In srew.
ing rhetorical flowers on his open grave They
have now ut last found out that he was mAn
neither to DO browbeaten by adyersty, nor intoxl-
Gated by success inexibly pressing on ~ his great
goal never compromising u by blind hastr slow
~ maturing his steps never retrscing them car
red away by nc surge OF popular favors dIsheart-
euod by NO slackenlng Of the popular pulse; tam
peilng stern acts by the CLEANS o. KIND heart |;
illuminating scenes dark with passion by the smile
Of humor; doing his Titanic work as humbly and
homely a. heayen-born rulers do little things with
the grandioqueuce of pomp and stato--in oro word,
ono Of tho rare men who succeed In becoming
great without coasing TO 10 good. Such,
indeed, was the molesty OF this great and
good man that tho world only discovered
him hero after be had fallen . msrtyr To 10
singled out, by the side Of such . chief tho second
victim to the Internal gods OF Slavery was an
honor due 70 Mr.. Seward. Had he not at timo
general hesitation, the ssgacity 10 toresee and
tho msuness to foreIell /" the irreprcs,iblo cou-
ilct - Did he not, In the darkest hours Of that
conflict, prove true ~ the Roman duty TO never de-
spair OF the Republic and us STARS We earnestly
hope that he, and his son, will be restored 10
health public acnyity, and weil-deservcd honors
within much less than ninety days" After .
tremendous civil wan hut which, II We consider its
vast dimensions and Its broad scope, and compare
tito the Old Worlds "a years. wars, aud 80 yelrs'
wars, aud % years. VARS can hardly be said to
| have lasted 30 days. Yours, sir, has become the
task to uproot by the law what has been felled by
! the sworu-to preside over the arduOus work Of
political reconstruction ana social regeneration. A
profound sense OF your greaI mission will save you
| IRON Any compromise with stern duties. You will
never forget that, TO initiate the new era Of the
| EMAScuATlos OF LABOR the American people do-
volNed the responsibilities Of leadership upon tlco
| men ~ labor: the one, ALBANIAN LINCOLN, the
| other, ANDEEw JOHNSON.
| InK CEsTRAL CoUSon THE ISTKRSATIoEAL
WoRKRGNES's ASSOCIATION, LONDON, NAY IL,
1866,
(aeEe follow the signOtursJ