, 1865-04-28

g eereons "a ,sli i've s'eh d tIe laa feoeiious
stsses. the eealee that have long covered them.
Of 1teul'e 10 Viii he II oeliion tends and the
triEes which 1t sneendezs. lcapnot suppose the
nass O. ne southern people eau sympsthlze Ei.h
,lctoes and nsssteins- If they were 90, inte,d OF
seeking 10 re establish cur iornec patcrual rcla.
tions, we Rhonld nrive them Into the eea, ss enc.
ibat tlose 5norg enc e ,hem Those Mo Sesfts % have 10.
!eeu utterly corrupted by The demon Of treason
and rebellion. Will 1epuaste both the act and that
Which bus ehsiss,sszea I he I Rieb@opd b % pt{ss,
from Hhn:e teschirgs the nci has, douhtlets.
ep1ung. iou remember when Charles James Fog
ministry. shortly before his death. person pro
losed to him the aseaee,naton Of Napoleon, then
the dreaded enemy Of England; Fox not only . 70.
to the Emperor, with absorption of
the rete9n, In order that he might be upon nis
gn1td. This Immediately led to the most kindly
relations between the two Governments, which
eonttLued during the residue Of Fox's life. can
hardly suppose that men like Alr. Stevens Of Geor-
alton, and thus create at least one new boni Of
sympathy between them and us.
But however this may be at the South. there 1s
I u I'LL, iiRstns apo1 uses ses ns!as 50
this natlonal calamity has brought us all, once
more, into unison OF feeling. We are again one
3s q ops Tss1s Is 10 s
cordant note, az the national rentiment is borne
to us tn The public prees: As hare already slid,
in hef Jews as to Sn apiy Of
the hour II sustaining our new Presldent
But while We grope In this way for goma conso.
comes back ,bat no ohe vas So qualiaed 10 deal
with the questions be lore us as be who Ia gone.
The power Of the rebellion Is broken. bdt the
problems to be solved In connection with recon-
EftHrfJnO 6itHr11bf
sented to an American statesman. 1t Is precisely
IL this field that the qualities Of Mr. Lincoln'a
mind would have rendered the St1te u1ost SER
hts freedom from al pfejudices, bis readiness to
adopt measures suited to the emergencies Of the
a opaohh r.
Willingness TO yield on minor poiats for the sake
Of great results, that benevolent chatdcter-as
well known to the rebels as to us-Which made It
impossible for him to be yinoictIyc, and, above
41l, his ability to secure the acqulescence OF the
North In the adoption Of measures which might
be eistYstefnl TO united to the popular coAVlc-
tion that he would, und,r no circumstances, con-
eent to the continuance Of that system ot human
slavery from which have fpt7ng all our Toss-au
all other men, qualified 10 restore the unity Of onr
beloved Republic, On basis which should be In
in IN he midst Of our national woes we;ousht not
to forget her who was the cherished companion
of bis lite, and he children who surrounded their
freside. As, at this hour, with mutlled drum and
,omb, the agony Vi 1iat household circle must Be
appalling. We may not further 1ntrude upou 1t
than 70 offer them nations sympathy, and na.
mons ea1e, and to commend them to the God Of
base yery imperiectly spoken Of sorne Of the
qualities Of Mr. Lincoln. His name has now
! noon.day Of his fame and usefulness, with tuch
claim. upon our Etailutc as none, save Washing.
ton, have eyer WOE. Ills life, abrupt a. was its
termination, WIS rounded Into cpmnlete proper.
11n hal h fFnn ERrf Inn,
and rescuCu az entire race from ahiect bondage.
Meeting, at the outset Of his career, With
a rebellion more formidable and more wick.
ID than s1y recorded n the, annals ol
time, and With ali the world abroad, and many
persons IT home. predicting that 1t could not be-
nsdned he Rss 11hensd It Fan npon IL
that rebellion spfane nnd drew its Strength, he
struck It down. WELDING po "er almost despotic
he nas neytr exerted It 10, his private adTanrage
world, the peer of The proude.t mon41chs, he has
never LOST the primitive simplicity OF his charac-
ter. snrsounued y u b, 5attsrers, hey have meyer
object Of the worlds gaze, be has constantly louk.
I'd fnpaiet ny forward 10 the day OF returning to
private life. The savlOr Of the nalion. mud the
idol Of the people, he has seemed wholly uncon.
Ectocs Of h1a own greatness.
What htles are these. ny coun.rymcn, to our
love and 1eycrcucs. y ho, in all thu ude Of time,
can hhow clearer claim 10 DC ranked among the
foremost Of the sohs OF men? Nothing dims the
lustre Of bis fame. twill 20 brig hts uinc like
that Of Wa>hipeton, from 1ge to age. Our chill
tstn, while they Will enteltsin more OF reverence
forrhe one. "1l. fee! household affection for tae
other. The one will be among the demi-gods, the
ether. loved with personal love, while huuored
with nations gratitude. In the hearts OF our
ltople. TO The remoteHt time, his monument will
he built, more iEpershable than brH:s or marole.
It IL the character and nit moty Of lis great ren,
that constitutes The r.chest treasure OF nation.
It II not the possession Of brute force, 1t Is not
the accumulation Of material wealth. Ii Is not ex-
ten;ien Of dom,nion, that we funtly linee1 over IN
from the etoEy o1 imperial Rume, scnllnv Tia con.
Qus ting 1egions tnto all the remotest corners of
tue known world, to that earlier. eTenit bal! fab
Of republican erfatnses and virtue.
We leave, with disgust, The record Of loyal In.
tttsues, during the reign Of the Stewart. and the
ereatm Who have made Enslish il6eris and N % Eoe-
lieh law. The unse!tah patriotism Of Abraham
Lincoln resting upon the heart Of great people,
So long az the Anglo Saxon race shall endure the
example Of the man Who, without aareatitious
a mafH ~ hs Way from the hamnlest station Of
and then exhibited such greatness and such vir-
tuee, will te the spur Of just ambition and the
model of a exalted p1trietsm; In M mere vul-
priceless lerac5 to our chfldreu's children.
4. have spoken ot the Goom that has settled over
tie nation irom the dguhr that overhsne+ the fa-
tuTe: VT have lost leader, hut the rebellion fs
crushed: and II We are worthy Of the herltage
cur thtrs left us the country can etfll be saved.
Although 1ndivioua men have seemed at tunes to
embody the power Of people, yet tie s1fst5
of eounsry depends amer al upon the people
Themselves The virtues Of Abraham Lfneoln
wonll have been vain, II they had not been cup
ported hy the sublime Willingness OF the n3tton
IL DO all, 70 give a' md 70 suffer al for the eafe
ii which nation thus ready to 1edlcste Itself to
great cause, has failed be- ecsnee OF The fill Of It's
Cherished leader. The vacant plsce is filled. A
people rnce!tng 10 sare ITSELF from anarchy ind
ruin Will, #. true 10 Itself, accomplish lts end,
Now that the supplying -hock Of the first fn.ellt
gercc has passec4 We should renew cur faith in
tue final triumph Of our cause. II The spirit or
Abraham 1incoln could speak to us from the heav-
els aboye, he would tell rs to meet the pcrils OK
tic future as TIC knyc met those Of the past, with
an unfalter1ng ta1th to 90 onward in our course
With judgment unswesyed by the fierce passion
Of he hour; 10 give to others the trust We have
heretofore given to him; 10 rely upon our own
tide US, never TO despair Of the dna salvas IN OF