, 1866-02-14

Nashville, the capture of New Orleans, VIcks-
burg, Mobile, Fort Fisher, the march from
Atlantis, and the capture Of Savannah,
and Charleston. all forctold the issue. still
more, the seh:reEeneration Of Missouri, tho
heart Of the continent Of Maryland, whose
swectly as when they rang out to earth and
heaven that, by the voice Of her own people,
ahe took her place among the free; OF Ten
nessee, which passed through fire snd blood,
through sorroMs and the shadow Of death, to
WORK out her own delfverance, and by the
laithfulness OF her own sons to renew her
youth like the eagle-proyed that victory was
deserved and would be worth all that II cost
II words Of mercy uttered NJ they were BY
Lincoln on the waters OF Virginia, were deH-
antly repelled, the armies Of the country, ,moT-
ing with one will, went as the arrow to it,
marx, and Without feeling OF revenge struck
death.blow ut rebellion.
L1vcoLx's AssAssISAr1oy.
Where. IN the history Of nations, had
consolation and Joy than Lincoln: His
countrymen hnd shown their love by choos+
ing him to second term Of service. The
raging war that had divided the country had
lulied; and private g.sef was hushed By the
grandeur OF Its results. The nation had its
new birth of freedom, soon to be secured for
ever by m amendment to the Constitution
His persistent geptlcness had conquered for
him a ktn1lier feeling on the part OF the
South. His seo:feEs among the EEandees Of
Europe began to do him honor. The labor
ing classes everywhere saw In his advance
ment their own. Ill peoples sent him their
benodictions--t And It the moment Of the
height OF his fang; to *hich his humility aud
modesty added charms, he fell by the hand Of
the assassin and the only triumph awarded
= him was the march to thc grave.
THE GREATNESS OF MAN.
This is no time to say that human glory Is
hut dust and ashes, that We mortals arr no
more than shadows in pursuit Of shadows.
How mean thing were man, II there were
not that within Elm which Is higher than
hlmseE-M he could not mastar the Illusions
Of eense, and discern the connections
Of events by superior light which
comes from God He so shares the divine
impulses that he bad power to subject inter
estcd passions TO love Of country, and person
nj ambition to the ennoblementof man. Not
In vatn has Lincoln lived, for he has helped to
make this Republic an example Of Justice,
with no caste but the caste Of humanity. The
heroes who led our armies and ships Into bat
tle-Lyon, MePhe1son: Reynolds, Sedgwick,
peers-and fell in the service, did not die in
vain they md the myriads Of pameless mar
tyrs, and he, the chief martyr, died willingly
"that government Of the people, by the peo-
PIE, and for the people, shall not perish from
lh8 e2ElQ-"
THE JUST DIED FOR THE UNJUST.
The assassination Of Lincoln, who WAS so
free from malice, has by some mysterious in
auence struck the country with solemn awe,
and hushed, instead OF exciting. the passion
for revenge. It seems as If the Just had died
for the unjust. When thiok OF tha frlcndsI
have lost In this waE-and every one who
hears me has, Ike myself, lost those whom he
most loved-thern Is no consolation to be de-
rived frcm victims on the scaHold. or from
anything but the established union Of the re-
generated nation.
In bis character, Lincoln was through and
through an American. He was the tlrst ua-
tive Of the region west Of the Allegh8uies to
attain to the highest station; and how happy
1t Is that the man who was brought forward
as the national outgrowth and nrst fruits of
that region should have been of unblemlshed
purity In private life, d good son, kind hns-
band, most ,adectionate fnthcr, and, "a
nan, SO gentle to all. As to integrity, Doug
las, hls rival, said OF hin, :" Lincoln Il the
honestcst man ever kneW-n
The habits OF. his mind were those Of medi-
tatton and inward thought, rather than Of
action. = He excelIed IN logical statement,
more than in executive ability. He reasoned
clearly, his reflective Judgment was good, and
Of bis only poet, his viii was tariy IN action
and for this reason, and not from humility or
tenderness Of feeling, he sometimes dcp!ored
that the duty which dcyolyed on him had not
fallen to the lot Of another. He was skillfnl
IN xh precision tn
hoH to dtsengago 1t and present it by ttaelf In
few homely, strong old English words that
would be intelltgible to all He delighted To
express his opinions by apothegm, fllustrate
them by parable, or drive them home by a
story.
Lincoln gained name by discussing ques.
ticns which, Of all others, most easily lead 10
tanatfcts1n but be was never carried away
by enthusiastic zeal, never indulgea In ex-
travagant language: never hurried to support
extreme measures, never allowed himself to
! he controlled by sudden impulses.' During
chosen President, he expressed no opinion
that went beyond the Jefferson provlso oi
1sS4. Like Jefferson and Lata1 cite, be had
faith In the institutions Of the people, and
read those Institutions with rare sagacity.
He knew how to bide his time, aud was less
opinion than to Ing behind. He never
sought to !electrify the public by tax
ing an advanced position with banner
OF opinion; but rather studied to move for
ward compactly, exposing no-detachmept In
front or rear 80 that the COURSE Of his Ad-
ministtatlon might have been explained as
the calculating policy OF shrewd md watch
It f1edneas Of principle which from the FIRST
determined his purpose and grew m0te In
tense with every year, consuming his life bv
its energy. Yet his sensib1lities were NOT
acute, he had no yiyldness OF imagination 10
picture to hts mind the horrors Of the battle
deld Or the sndettugs In hospitals; his con-
science was more tender than his feelings
Lincoln was one Of the most unassumiue Of
Men.t In time of SUCCESS, he gave credit for
II to those whom be employed, to the people,
;I.sa ana ~ aue ptos.usnce o! 9ou. ne aid not
6 6aoM "aak ostenlauon Is Mhcn he became
nna .h ms conanel ~ Lar ana manners Ahowed more
anan aa, e'q5 ms oenel tnat al1 men are born
eqnal. he vas no respecter OF persons and
neHner tank. nor reputation, nor services
e1sra%e9 9,sa r.. MN. IN 1odsmg OF character ne
1aale u IA ana nis aRPo1tments
10 nnh1Ic oninon 'au ma w. ~ ne M de,gsd h
OF me armies nc followed the manifest prefer
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