The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-05-17

FROM tie L0HdOH Star.
| For ABRAHAM LINCOLN enc cry of uni
versal regret will be raised all over the
civilized earth. We do not believe that
even tue iiercest parli-ans Of the Confcd-
eracy in this country will entertain any
sentiment at such time but one of grief
and horror. To us ABRAHAM LINCOLN
has airags seemed tie finest character pro-
dHced Jy tie AmeJ1c0a ,roi. on citieI siie Of
tic strgag'e He was great, not merely
by the force Of genus-and only the word
genius will describe the power Of intellect
by which he guided himself and his coun-
try through such Il cri>is-but 10y the
simple. natural strength anil grdacle,a. Of lis
/ character TALLEYRAND once said of
great American statesman that without
experidnce he - OWNED his way through
any crisis. Mr.. LINCOLN thus dti7ae3 his
Udy through the pelilous, cxhausting and
unprecedented difficulties which might
well have broken strength and blinded the
prcScience Of the best-traincd professional
statesmen. lie seemed TO arrive bv in.
stinct-by the instinct of noble unset
fish, and manly nalure-at the very ends
which the highest of political genius, the
longest of political experience, could have
done no more than reach. lie bore HIM
self iearlcss y in danger, camly in difficulty,
modestly III success. The world was at
at last beginning TO know how good, and,
in the best sense, how great man lie
was. 1t had long. indeed, learned that he
was ms devoid OF vanity as of fear; but it
had only just come TO know what maguan.
unity and mercy the hour of triumph
would prove what he possessed. Reluctant
enemies were Just beginning TO break into
eulogy over his wise and noble cemency
when the bastard hand OF Il vile murderer
DESTROYED his noble and valuable life. We
III England have something to feel asliam-
ed ot when we mediate upon the great
ness OF the man so ruhlessly slam. Too
many EngI!Shmen lent themselves TO the
vulgar and ignoble cry which was raised
against him. English writers degraded
themselves to the coarsest caricaturiss
when they had to tell of ABRAHAM LIN
coin. They stopped TO criticisc Il foreign
patriot as nenal might comment on the
bearing Of a hero. They sncercd at his
manner, rs ii CROMWELL was Chester
fields they accused lin of ugincss, as if
MiRABEAU was Il beauty; they made
coarse pleasantly of his figure, as il PEEL
was poSture-master they were lacelous
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