New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-23
LIFE AND HABITS or ABRAHAM LINCOLN.


The Hon Isaac n. Arnold lcctured last even
ing in Plymouth Church the "Idfc and Habits Of
Abraham Lincoln" MI Arnold. after his introduction
hy the Hon Geo g. Lincoln, said that he vas proud 10
sneak of Abraham Lincoln in place where hs principles
have been 20 long 40 often. ana 80 ANY Fdlcaled' anu
HI. grd ch3ral9r 20 'iy spPeeen o u; 9 he
ofcst characters TO bo found IN poetry or fcto IN ms
ideal man of the rontcre IA Ms nero e 1s % %
direct ana guilclcss simplicity OF character man VINO
truth and 10 This creation of genius Abraham Lincoln
bore ia an lns LIE a very close Resemblance. The
hero of the Pioneers" WAS not puror not Drawer IN
spirit or more tender toward woman not OF higher or
trucr ypc al gentleman. than the pioneer cA WOousa
OF the praies. Mr. Arnold then rccOuntcd TIE lhhos Oh
the early life of Mr. Lincoln and his struggles 10 obtain
an education. ana said that having known him for more
than 20 yras ~ public ana private nlt, ne Mouu a,h
that cvcry thing D. either said or did was h"ief NUN
f, frauk generous. maly his personal character was
without h'm.h The rcturri thrh ieIe PuHo.''avI,
from letter written BY Gen sherman, ~ "hlei ne shu
that God Ia giving to America t"osuch men hs N.snllS
ton ana lincni gave u. rue Rtca''Sl "l.a i', ,
h given toward the formation OF nationality, higher
gone before II Was not until 1855 mat Abraham
lincoln became known 10 the nation. FROM tnat
until the overthrow ~ slavery 10 was the long head aud
the siDut heart 81 the Illinois ra splitter that Was To
iict Planting On. foot firmly ON the principles OF the
Defamation II Independence. believing ~ ths brother
hood OF man. and with the people FOR his guide, ne en-
tered uruu hl. t"mpcstuoua political career, iehUHlB
tnruugh ire ~, -dorel mansion to martyrs gtnve.
\, uu u.traton q" bis political ana moral '1hlAclcr'
tho SPEAKER sai" rat prominent member of Congress
once ashe' RI Lincoln why hc did not Join chAch;
,rr,t0 TO som, ar.icc, o. faith hc made rpE hFen'
ever any taurth Nil ssut over iis hiii as ~ sno
: rr % faith Thou shalt love thc Lord tp God. &c.
| That church viii / ioin With 10y winnie hfari
Nj Lincoln Notwithstanding his want Of carly cduca.
s'ur- ana scientific questions Of the day. lie had mas
tered Euclid and made some progress In Latin; aud Eew
'ltr lives Ia pcIuial aud IN a De had Throughout
the most ulli,It confidence ana iaiib' Or. Llte9h
was indebted great measure Tor his succt 49, 20 hl'
i1Il i bui ,,,,yd ,l'r deal table the apartment
] ,lf.I AZ.
az DouFl.ir. the silver toneurd Baker IrumDui ana
\ browning and Shield. and Harding and Lissel-iic
mon Who followed the Circuit Courts OF Illinois aud
among whom Lincoln was the foremost man.
10 Douglas moro than 10 any other man Abraham
Lincoln indebted for his greatness and his fame. They
the leaders Of then respective parties and Lad met
long before les III 1910 Lincoln aud Douglas were
stamping Inmos aud IN the course Of the canvass Mr.
Douglas charged That the Wings were Ia favor OF negro
| suffrage Nh Lincoln rtlled teh such ChHse VaWo
! with had grace from imam whose candidate Tor INC
Pfcsidcncy-Mr. Van Buicn.Was IL favor OF iHG Ne,y
same thing quoting ~ PROOF iis asseIioh lI , ,, u,
Life Of Van Buren, Douglas noftrd Hereby thht u was
false and that Holland was wing Hnclep MI llneon
got friend 10 address note TO ma Van buirh teques
/ Ing Information the point. Mr. Van Ihrei r'phcu
that true Lincoln again repeated the enatge III
| the presence of Iincolu, ana Douglas hHiii N
| dignanty reiterated tho assertion a. ~ faisliy'
Lincoln never made statement which hc did not know
Ia Lc true In 1853 Douglas came home to seek reelection
,,d Tiurnl by marty fO. the Senate Douglas was
one 0f the most accomplished dcDaiers III Tue county
lie had met DAVIS, Cass benton ana NOR I.eon i
comNtcd Hin sivlc YVES CCrideut vigorous ana aggics
sve Lincoln deeply IN earnest ne WnseIel ouiu'
cool c0uro ols and eloquent; aud was Wonrerinl how
In these discussions. as In every net OF MS me- nc li
r..ed the people with truhfuncss and hrnness Every
one felt aii hearing him. with the honest quaker Mlo
said iouhtess Alm ghty God might have made hobel
man than Abraham Lincoln, but doubtless ne never uiu
I'm This canya3 the people learned BIZ wonderful manntl
~ hIitine thi,T (which euQbled him ~ writer aud
snc1kcr 10 exercise larger influence on puDlo Qpgh9l
than any other American" Depg2s t!eYee1 Il .tate IN
the csyass call ngc5 and COrtees. aud music hnd ban
Nora sncudIng IL wa- taid, bali his fortune. Inc1ns
| oXpcnfes did not amount 10 more then fNO
Srcaking Of the bred scott dCcZQpl NJ Lincoln In hls
gnct way said II Is Strange that while Or courts uni
fomly decide that II mans property il stolen q may
take IL wherever he finds IT, yet II man is stolen b.
pslaniiy loses Lis right 10 hin5clL MY nuoll tlel
fdFd To ;he first Inauguration of Nj LluGol, when lie
"dSrssfd lyil S6ras !. peace 10 the throng Of
Sicnists Who surrounded HIN, ara VIC kTr1 thf high
places In the land. The war GAME aha while II lasted,
though he was slow 90 learn, he felt that lie was merely
an instrument In the hands OF Providence for great ends,
hc felt the Injustice oil slavery and That God would never
pcrmlt the Rebels 10 succeed. The PfOclamHtlOn OF
Emancipation next alluded 90, and the noble words
| of owen Loycoy on that occasion. The dedication OF
the VIckshurR cemetery next received the attention OF
The lecturer and the address Of Edward Everett; ana
then The second Inauguration ~ Mr. Lincoln, when the
scene was changed. peace secured aud the RebelOn
al an end Specializing. nj the close or his lecture, when
Listed over an hour the probable course Mr. Lincoln
would have pursued In the Reconstruction policy Mr.
Arnold said thar could only judge from his rast me-
and we NAV feel confident that under his administration
would traitors in the back seats anu o!I hV ia
a "a