Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-13
THREE CENTS.

II there were not that within him ,biS biS #ere man.
tnan hlmSe-if he could not master the Hin gleF
sense: and discern the connections of cyert % VI
superior light which comes from God II tu'' @ ny u
lhe llTnc impulses that he has power fo IS
,5;t$$u PASSIONS 10 love OF country and personal
ILI"i'iph 20 me ChnOblement ot man. Not in vain
has Lincoln lived for he has helped TO make KY KY
nsbnDFG an example justice, with caste but the
cAsIe ol humanity. The heroes who led our armies
and ships inLo battle-Lyons Mcpherson PcynniTs
cedgwlck, WadSwOrth Fo0te Ward with tbe;r com,
peerS-apd fell in the service did not die in oi+.
theyi anG the myrlads of rameless martyrs and he
tbe chlei martyr died wi lingly that government Of
the PEOPLE by the people, and for the uennie ehaii
not perish from the earth" Ei'''''
THE JUST DIED FOR THE UNJUST.
ne aI'asSinaton OF Lincoln, who so free from
country with solemn awe and hushed instead of cx-
citing, the passion for revenge 1t seems rs if the
trendS have lost in this war-and every one who
hears me has, like myself lost those whom he most
i9ye-thGre is consolation to be derived from vic
inns inns on the scaiold from anything but the estab-
llshed union ofthe resenerated nation.
r, CHARACTER OF LINCOLN.
IN MS character, Lincoln was through and througb
an American. Icis the first native Of The region west
Ii me acgaanes to attain the highest station: and
Wv n l',i, m II Is year the man who was brought for
regIoH should have been Of unbcmishrj nnritt, in
private e, good son. kind husband A rosi aiFec
integrity. Douglas, his rv said of him "Tii a. ~
the honeStcst man [ ey.r knew"
The habits ofhis mind were those of meditation
ana inward thought rather than action He eyceIlcd
N logical statement more than in executive abilitv
ne reasoned clearly, his reflective Judgment was
GOOD; and ms purposes were fixed but like the
Hamlet Of his only poet, his viii was ardv in action
ana Tor this reason, and not irOn humility or ten
dernesS Of feeling, he sometimes deblorcd that the
duty which deyolved on him had not fallen 10 tbe
lot OF ano her He ski lful in analysis dizrerned
with precision the central idea an yyhicb ~ ,,,,g:y
turned and knew knew how TO dsong1ge II aTd ,,-a-
sent 1t by itself in a few hOmey, strong old English
words that would he ineligible to all. He delighted
TO express ms opinions by arothecm illustrate them
By a parable, or drive them home by story.
Lincoln canned a name by discussing questions
which OF all Others most easily lead to fanatcisrn;
never nduised in eXtravagant language never hrlr-
fisa 5@ 70 support eHtrem" measures, never allowed
mmSet T." be controlled by sudden impulses. Dur
ing the progress OF the election at which he was
chosen PRESIDENT. he eXprG sed no opinion that went
son and Lafayette, he had iath in the intuitops Of
the people, and read those intuitions with rare
less apJ to be in advance of public opinion than to
lag behind lie never sought to elecrify the rublio
by taking an advanced position with a banner Of
opinion; but rather studied to move toward COM
nacty; exposing no detachment in front or rear; so
that the course of his administrator nicbt have
been explained as the calculating policy of IA shrewl
and Watchu politician, had there not been seen be-
hInd II a hNGdneSs OF principle which from the first
defc''Gmed his purpose, and grew more intense with
every year consuming his life by its energy. ct his
:enSloitlcs were not acute, he had vividncSS OF
imaflnaton to picture to his mind the horrors OF the
science was more tender than his feelings
Lincoln was one of the most unassumiug of men,
IN time OF success; he gave credit for it to those
Thom ne employed, TO the people and to the rrovi-
Gencc Of God. IL did not know what stcraton is.
when he became President he was rather soddn1a3
than clated and his conduct and manners showed
more than ever his belief that all men are horn
equal lie was no reSpeetcr of persons; and neither
rank, nor reputation Ror services oycrawed him
lng4!gIng OF character he failed in discrimination,
anu ms appointments were sometimes bad but he
readily deferred to public opinion i'll appointing
the mead OF ne armies he followed the manifest
preference Of Congress.
i good President viii secure unity 10 his admins
trallon by his own supervision of the various de-
partmcntS LincOln who accepted advice readily
was never governed by any member of his Cabinet
and c"uid not be moved from Il purpose deliberately
formed; but his supervision of Affairs was un,tpaly
and incomplete; and sometimes, by sudden inter
ference transcendne the usual FORMS he rather con
fused than advanced the public business fbe ever
1alied IN the StrupuiouS regard due to the relative
rights oi Congress, ii was so evidently without de-
sign tha no conflict could ensue or evil precedent
be eStahSh,j. Truth he would receive from any
IN Jul Nich IN pressed ny Others he did not
inClr oPlgionS tlii ny reflection he had made them
thoroughly his cn.
1t was the nature Of Lincoln to forgive When
hoStIhtics ceased he who had always sent forth the
nag wit every one of its stars in the field was eager
to receive back his returning coWtrvmen and mcii-
tated some new announcement to the South" The
aiISAahchJ OF the Constitution aboiShng slavery
had his most earnest and unwearied support During
Tue rage OF war we get glimpse into his soul from
aalS ptEat-y suggesting 70 Louisiana that I'm de-
lining the franchise Of the colOred pcoule might
be let IN, saying. They would probably haIn in
some trying time to come to keep the jewel Of liberty
self rot IN favor Of what be imrrorcrly called
negro apprenticeship for the Constitution dis
before his death be dccIlre his preference that The
elective franchise were now conferred ON tho er, IN
teIEcnt Of the cooTed men, and on those of them
who served our cause soldiers" but he wished II
done By the States themselves, and he never harbored
the thought OF eyacting il from new government
as a condition OF its recognition.
The last day Of his life hcamcl with sunshine as
he sent by the Speaker of this House his friendly
greetings t" the men OF the Rocky Mountains and the
Pacltc slope; he CONTEMPLATED the return Of bun
dreds OF thousands of solde 20 fruitful industry; A.
he welcomed n advance hundreds of thousands of
emigraHts from Europe; his eye kindcd with en-
thuSiaSn at the coming wealth If the nation And
so, with these thoughts for his country he was rn
moved from the tolls and temptations of This life ana
was at peace
PALwERSToy AND LTvcn-v.
Hardly had the late President been CONSIGNED IA
uG EI9ye' WAen the Prime Minister Of England died.
inll OF years and honoTs. palmersfon traced his
went back only to his grandfather. Pamcrston re-
ccived his G'ucation from the best scholars of Har-
row, Edinburgh and Cambridgc; Liucous early
teachers were the silent forests the prairie thc river
"uo 'Le star, tdlincrstpn WAS in public life for
pnImc, ,,,' ,1 ,,ur" GGI ienjn OF that time.
h>het arIStocr4cS; Lincoln leader, or rather Il
COMPANION "i Inc people Palmcrston was exclu-
House nf Commons that the interest OF England WINS
his sal7o9leth; Lincoln thought always of mankind
aS Wei n !> own connrry and served human nature
liSell. P2!meTston, from tiS narrownrss as an Eng
l'hman did not eqdcar his country TO any one court
or to any people but rather caused u,ic,siDcss
aud dislike; Lincoln left America more beloved Than
ever by aI the pGopc OF Europe Palmerston was
of,i lv',G Una luLnlJ IN rGcoHeliTg Q conflicting
Track and ingenious, knew how 20 poise himself On
vas il,UuS % ,Go people PalmerSton
w s H., l''ei-So loNaTus the weak, quick to
iectsd c,I 49,, -: ior I.scIiG' "l fsht; Lincoln re-
,yas rt = ~ 3,t.5 s : i.tlGr OF policy, and
asscntioIt 'i uil llS, faIceI 'toh,
how 10 diy-crt 80 ~ .' In III pi,tLIr ana knew
coin was man f in py RyIGlIeylty In
dcst .arnastross ~ u hy ~ % 'la ups WIN Sa9-
representative OF the arstocratc ihcrality of the
y, @ cuGs'Hs ioi ms trlDuia not the conscience Of
~ b nGt t inc lt"nsG OF G9mmons; Lincoln took
T, M a. - LlIuFlffHcG, ana accepted the hn-
LII III .act lS 'Llt Iu1ES "I ms hueliy. PalmerstOndid
- -uu'a'E 'I"I VII endure ms great achievement. the
t toa ol oelsluin paced th3t little kingdom
nLC - iiusI Et5tNl'ale 10 france; Lincoln finished
""Ih when al Ilme cannot overthrow. Palmerston
Stifutnns bnIe Tbn br tHe E'nue llults OF in
to form the great ideas and designs Of lis country,
l"IanerFtHa On was buried N WGstmnSte3 Abbey by tho
aristocracv to his ,.rayc yrb Gu GS tno br'nin YER
hariy Be noticed bv the eiIo of tbc % ,,,i,c 81 E