The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-14
LAND Of the forest and the rock,
OF dark blue lake and mighty river,
OF mountains reared Aloft to mock
The storms career the liHhtning's shock;
nv native land forever, ~

He then added, jocularly, shat he often
felt, like Mr.. Douglas, that Vermont was an
excellent State to be born In and emigrate from,
but that Pennsylvania was better State to
live and labor in" N'i
But horn and educated In a land that never
felt the tread OF q slave, or marred Its statute
ing unjust distinctions among men on account
OF race or color, he, at the age OF twenty-one,
bore his principles, as his guiding star, 10 the
land OF the immortal Penn; thenceforth the
State OF his adoption and the theatre OF his
early and subsequent public acts. But neither
Vermont nor Pennsyl ania can specially claim
his sympathies Worldwide; his plans cosmo-
politan; and universal humanity must honor
him as its champion.
His policy was always liberal and just In
regard TO local and general interests and i'm
provements. A FREUD of public education, he
advocated and established amid great opposi.
tiOn system OF common scho6is which win
An opponent Of caste and class legislation,
talthough a Whig,) he advocated the repeal OF
the Infamous black laws Of the State and the
acknowledgment OF Its colored people. An
enemy OF oppression and slavery, he ever YVES
found 10 the front ranks OF the friends OF
human freedom and elevation, and detested
slavery with all the ardor Of his noble nature.
Emancipation In this District and through out
the country was for many years the object
and ain OF his highest ambition, and when Its
| bulwarks tottered and fell his fe deum to lib
| erty was loud and long.
He was always generous, yet not Prohlgste
In public expenditures and gave from tho
public treasury as from his own private funds,
whatever the Interests OF community and
| the State or nation seemed to require. But
| his noble and generous nature led him to de-
spiBe lngratltude, 10 soorn TeAchery and to
| detest treason. His most severe measures
and invectivcs were directed against the ene-
| mics OF his country, and the future may dem.
Indicated that his radical policy would be the
best for the republic and mankind. But
though dead he still lives. Mortal tenements
may return to native dust; columns OF granite,
marble and brass--even the splendid sareofa.
gus and seulpturcd mausoleum may crumble
| In ruins at the touch and tooth OF time, but
the name and fame OF Just and good msn can
His earthly sun has just sunk below the
horizon, but beauty and lustTe still shine from
his deeds and records Ike the mellow soft and
Washington has lost a friend, liberty a do.
fender, our country statesman, and the world
Let his life and death remind us
T ES1 II IL q F Ssa IL q q a 'fS to i've
That he lives best whose life doth give
Then let Us strive " lille life dolh Last
| To rear acme hnnored dome n w.
| Whose spires their golden rays shall east
Far out IN times to come
With memories bright and long,
That. WHOM gur, "a rthly sun goes down.
CoSSslInsn ArrisoR S' said dU Mr. President IT
| Ia eminently proper that the authorities OF
Washington city should pay some public trk
butte to the memory OF one who has always
been the steadfast and generous friend Of our
| city. Had Mr., Stevens no greater claim upon
/ our love and generation than the regard he
| always manifested In the adVAncements OF our
| material interests, and the pride he took In
this beautiful and growing capital, It OF itseli
were warrant enough for our action. But
| when to this we add those higher and nobleT
clRimsi his lifelong and able devotion TO the
great cause of humanity the services which
| he has rendered to the cause Of popular edu-
| CatiOnj the grand sacrifices OF those later
years Of life, which ordinarily, men give to
| repose, we have a character worthy OF all the
| feeble honor human tongues can pay "a life
| whose deep significance takes hold upon the
eternal tru IN OF things, and illumines the his.
| toFic page forever.
| We do not mourn to-day as over the ashes
| OF u hero who has persisted usolessly ina lost
| cause. We are shedding no tears over a
wasted life. We have no regrets, such as they
| feel who bury their champion and their cause
| In u common grave, For the faith that was In
him animates also his countrymen, and the
grand cause goes on.
| But we mourn father In counsel, q friend
In trouble, q stalwart defender In danger, q
heart always open to human love and sympa.
thy.