New-York tribune., 1867-03-06
AUTOGRAPHS.
THE AUCTION SALE AT no 95 BRoADwAY-cURrouss SIGMA
TCRES

TIE AUCTION SALE al no ie3 BROADwAY-CURiOus SIGMA
TURES
II il not altogether an uninstrctiye task to sit
among q circle Of autograph collectors, and ana
hear the written signatures OF distinguished men ratified
OF 10 the highest bidder by the glib tongue Of pracced
aUctonecr aud the present valuable collection which -
being daily disposed Of al tho Trade saic5Rooms OF
Mcssrs Lcavit.. SrcbcgA Coz No. i'5 Broadway r. ol
peculiar INT crest from thu extent and rey Of The Gaia
i0guc and the many noted names comprised lu it, Od!
lists. There have been many distinguished men DOth li
ths country stlu LuI"pe, NI,o H'v Hc,o,ou ~ its
there still many In New York who enjoy 1t greatly
The genuine altosraph-coHectqf Is by , no D mgan'
matist slowly boards ana arranges his old COINS.
Another antiquarian may heap his shelves with parcels
collector and lover Of autographs has o mystery Of hu
merely vain IN the possession Of scrap Of paper which
bears the impress Of gtoat mans hand he studies %
able 10 trace the purposes of o lifetime in tho sig
natures which age has yell0wcd but not erased.
life which thrilled warmly fought and stroyc hated
ana 2yea ages aSof ana l1en paeseu on 10 lle eiAi
trembling harliue. firm resolve. IN the strong
The Later is e4pecidv I'M rpsfipG I'm Ena1s6 coUntries
do not sign their names at ali TO important documents
but merely dash OFF their peculiar flourish which IS not
the descendants of t writer a. a sort Of heirloom OF ,
individuality But the genuine autograph lover secs his
tory IN every fragment OF the penmalsP The states
OF letters. The clear integrity, eyenIDiudcducss and
lofty nOJty or the Father OF his Country, less
revealed i'm the high large LandWTug Ol his
than the genial love for his fellows, the fearless prObity
aud tho deathpss d1untleSs gOOdnaure the maryicd
5ayi0f OF hs Country in the long leaning cautious are-
mentatye uRme-sWecp OF Abraham Lincoln. There is
nothing backah1cd ebOut the latter IL leans Indeed
bii always 20 the right AS there i moral horizon
which no earthly compass can definitely fix, 50 must
there Dc % moral East and West and, turn that loving
signature which way you will, IL Will always lean and
fOiut ike an angels finger 10 the Rising sun OF Human
ity We have seen the handwriting Of Old john Brown
OssawatOmie BrOwH-and were there 40 other proofs OF
his universal influence, II would not DE diiicut 10
distinguish the heroic soul marching on, with the
halo his apOtheOsls, serving as morning star
of liberty 20 all the world for ali time to come.
The slow handwriting Of Bacon would reveal his abund-
ant euldltiOn; that OF Emerson would point to the
high throne wherefrOm he views and judges, ana
mstructs tho mad world that throDs at ms feet
and the Scotch accuracy Of Carlyle would not be con
cealed by the precise indicated IN his sure pen
strokes In She penmanship OF Marlborough Or vel
lngtOn, the capacity Of great geneTalship may be
cvinced, while IN that OF Napoleon, the rcmorseless
ambition which would have trampled tho vine
yards OF world in the dust, peeps out from every
OophOe and cye-0le OF the hurntd rs es and Os The
dash and spirit of Byrons poetry Is infused INTO his hand
writing, while the studied pluSic Of Campbell aud Moore
Is displayed IN theirs Tse many OF tho features
wn,cn render the at0grBh collectors pursuit nteleeh
ana pleas faDe % him, And we have many tu NcW-1o DIN
VINO are ueFOt .d 70 CO cctiOus OF this khd 49,
44e seehe Al tue ~ adc saestOom YESTERDAY was papy