Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-02-22
I.incoln Memorial Services.

| Lincoln Memorial Services.
Mr.. Bancroft's grafton on Presiden
Lincoln, at Washington, on the l2tl
inst, absorbed all other business Th'
Grafton is admitted by all to be an clio
quent and powerful effort. There were
some criticisms on the propriety of in
viting certain foreign ministers to hear
an assault upon their governments,
but these parts were most loudly ap.
plauded by the audience, while the al
lusions to Mr.. Lincoln's Louisiana let
ter, indicating that he would like to
see some colored persons let in, were
also applauded. Indeed, the orator
was frequently interrupted by APP
plause, especially in those parts which
he emphasized, and in which, while
speaking of Great Britain, he said:
"Let bill of reform move the worn
out government of a class, and infuse
new life into the British Constitution
by confding rightful powers to the
people and we cannot be indifferent
to q country that produces statesmen
like Golden and Bright. But the best
bower anchor of peace is the working
class of England, who suffered most
from the civil war, but, while they
broke their diminished bread in sor
row, they always encouraged us to
persevere."
Mr.. Bancroft, on Sunday, caused an
intimation to be sent through the prop
err channel to the English and French
Ministers, that he should probably, in
his address next day, make some allu.
sions to their Governments which
would be unpleasant to listen to. thus
leaving with them the option Of attend
ing or not.
The orators contrast of Palmerston
with Lincoln-the former, after a few
years, hardly to be remembered with
Essex and Chatham, but the latter to
be remembered through all time by his
countrymen, and by all the people of
the w0rld-was received with mani
festations of delight, Sir Frederick
Bruce being an attentive listener /; but
the applause was more extended and
emphatic when Mr.. Bancroft exclaim-
ed: "The Republic of Mexico must
rise again."
Those parts of the address referring
to the Emancipation Proclamation, and
the utterances Of President Lincoln in
that connection, in favor Of freedom,
were received with earnest responses
by the vast assembly, as was the
clause referring to the answering
friendship of Russia, and the act Of
China in closing her ports against the
war-ships and privateers of the sedi.
tious. Mr.. Stoeckl, the Russian Min.
lister, was pleased with the compliment
to his Government, while the Minis.
tiers of England and France, it is said
preserved an appearance of stern grav
ity. The allusion to Mr.. Lincoln
wish. only three days before his deaxh
that the elective franchise were confer
red on the intelligent Of the colore
men, and on those of them who serves
our cause as soldiers, was greete'
with prolonged applause, as was ais
the remark that he but followed tn
manifest preference of Congress in ar
pointing the head of the armies. Ma
, nay eyes were at this point turned up
| on Gen. Grant. The following is tn
concluding portion of Mr.. Bancroft
address
In his character Lincoln was through
and through an American. He is tn
first native Of the region west of tn
Alleghanies to attain the highest sta
ton /; and how happy it is that tn
man who was brought forward as tn
national outgrowth and first fruit @
that region should have been of un
blemished purity in private life,
good son, kind husband, most al
fectionate father, and, as man, s,
gentle to all. AS to integrity. Doug
las, his rival, said Of him Lincoll
is the honestest man ever knew"
The habits Of his mind were thos,
of meditation and inward thought
rather than those of action. He ex
cellcd in logical statement more thar
| executive ability. He reasoned clear
| ly. His reflective judgment was goo'
and his purposes were fixed but, lik.
the Hamlet of his only poet, his will
was tardy in action. For this reason
and not from humility or tenderness O
feeling, he sometimes deplored that tn
duty which devolved on him had no
follen to the lot of another. He neve
sought to electrify the public by tax
| ing al ouV0hCcu pOoitiOn Will UoH
ner of opinion, but rather studied b
move forward compactly, exposing nj
detachment in front or rear 80 tina
the course of his administration nigh
have been explained as the calculs
ting policy of the shrcwd and watch
fui politician, had there not been see
behind it fixedness of principle whic
from the first determined his purpose
and grew more intense with every yeal
consuming his life by its energy. A
the sum Of all, the hand OF Llncol
raised the flag Of the American PEI
pie. He was the hero of the war, an
therefore the result is new era OF r
publicanism.
The disturbances in the countr.
grew out of anything but republican
ism, out of slavery, which is part 9
the system of hereditary wrong en-
the expulsion Of this domestic anomaI
opens to the renovated nation q caree
Of dignity and glory. Henceforth on
country has q moral unity, as the Ian