The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-17


ming. Slowly but surely Is justice ruling the
land. Dear even to the savage Is the land Of
his fathers; dear TO the citizen OF civilized
aRes are the institutions Of national wisdom
and the monuments OF nau9na gIoryi pas
dearer still is the lotn o. Ap'h W 'ne ne"r's
OF Disseminated peop,e.
when Mr. feters nau eohciuacu, ne is.,v-
duced The hrst orator OF tho Gay, rev sei'a
Martin. ..
SPEECH OF REV. skLLA Mhhris. ~.
NY a,n eno' xm s sUsr sIoo't sns' a aU
tne lotn VI aPrh, loys, you nhNe WY
nolning 70 MAKE tne Songress regret ftne
deed OIL manumhs!oa when was ,nen en-
aeted. iou lurnisn 10 u m example ot itn-
meaate emancipation as 70 US oPerntiou,
ana OF unconauionai emenoipatlon as 70 rs
terms, winch lustlheu Mr. Lincoln ~ tue
Issuance OF that proclamation on the lat OF
January, 1888, thnt recognized the claim Of
the Abolitionists from tho commencement OF
the agitation for immediate, unconditional
and universal emancipation. This fact Is
not only credtable 10 you, but somewhat
peculiar In the history Of races and peoples;
for the French people In their use OF freedom
began, first by revenging themselves upon
their enemies, and ended In q general
butchery OF one another so that Robes
pierre became more terrible name than
that Of any despot he had helped TO over
their liberty under Cromwell, fell back into
the indulgence Of the brutal and sensual
passions which had been nursed by despot-
ism.
nat vor q, tho rss M vour freedom have
sat a i;fys,en, ayamnis. Thongh Won were
yoor sn,, ma. No dsnr.ds ,,ons n,on nron.
erty tSongh Won were ignorant Won lold no
ois}r,. 80 asns,i,y wI,h ghoas whose odrco.
| ,iaraI "a ,aon,,ni, :, advarto.s ma ced them
oboys w" xon !. thonsh soeisty Saa agreed 10
$3.50 -, a. InS,r,as so,, nsSs, scccr, "a
ms s,, ~ ~ nal inss,iynyi,v Sr oiyIng nm
your self.respect.
Itis no less credftable To Mr.. Lincoln that
he accented the teaehinRs OF this test meas
nre N cmancipntion in the District of Co
lumbIa. and at,plled n nj the right time q
the whole domain OF Tho nation Lei ms, IN
trying TO estimate Mr.. Linooln's character,
separate him from ali other men, for the
reason, that as a statesman he was The besi
product of our institutions and had In him the
| hast elements for leadarahlp for nnnrect.
dentcd confluence and efficiency. We do not
mention him with Webster for inteIlsct. or
| Clay in the powers of affection, or Douglas
| in the nervous forces Of leadership, but IN a
higher sense than that phrase IL Generally
used he was a POLITICAL icwel--a diamond.
| lie refrncted and then reflected the best ele-
ments Of public opinion.
Let us not forget that true strength for
! leadership consists not In an unbendinR will
aud oyerweeninR self-conAdencc, but rather
nn assimilatiyeness OF political influences
which takes In all opinions, good and bad.
Il was Mr.. Lincoln's distinguishing honor to
be accessible to all. II was his distinguish
| ing virtue to be able to analyze the opinions
| of all and his crowninp honor To labor for
the good OF all. Let US to-day, under the
| shadow of that statue which Is lined 10 hls
| memory. claim him not only as our enamel.
| pator. hut as the most perfect figure dauuer-
| reotyped In the history of republIcauism,
uavin, oco.n,.d .rno nc,na,,on as ro.s,h,o
,,.,,,,,, y, III n,ssrl !, anS
1854 ' itnI 4. 20 w.. n,tn,, Sonn..s. ~ ~.
Ia 49,, ~ " y, 80 a. r.s,,s, sih,I,
i NJ uRon us ~ i,.S, I pSohna,,
ro" 50 "a az aT,oia M W.
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rono ,n,si,h ho.,,,s nso,,hasio"
1870 ~ :, T. o,,.iIr,a - saa., y. 80,
o7'hnsc ,rorhecIos W W 'o"e
rcrrdmher Tho TINA villa, n xas s,,,,d
,ha, II Tho nn,rnos w.. az, Sroo ,na1 ssa,jJ
sIsr,,a ,,aoo,,ss ~ $3.50 - IT,. MY
Io1irsss. and /, the newt hrsa,h from ths
"aImn lin II ,ras siso nssartsJ ,ba, 10 the
nsIrr,,I w., az, fra 4, a.. aor,h ,h.y ,.o,iS
- 81 80 - ~. $50 ~, " ~.
yvhits Inbcrnr,s month snrsIv n man Who'll,
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.,tik ~, ~, /, - ~ ,o,.L
Wv, ae ~ IA ,..,,Ia,, RI, ,h @
i',b,roN, anS nncornVsrhin nroinaIc. -.
ill.,, ,r, tS ,.hi,a ,i,a,, ~. ~
IA sn,no,,n,os To-, ~. san,s In IN ~,
a,m. hrne,h Il waS ast"d ~ the nboIi,Ioris
IL he wound he wiliing ,S,t h,s SanShte
shn"la morrv a reg,n3 '' "h"''
Ne have been 1nSustrious unosn,ri,g n,
tn s,ciaI cnunlIty being sa,is1eJ frtlv 80
lied with the possession Of nur no,isIco
: rIyLts. Those naIiticnI right gnoropteed |,
rs through The fortunate obstinancy of III
; lat, prasFa.n, 40 80. noioS, snnar'ryJ,ol ~,
,he irnor,inii;v ar5 ,hoponaI r,i,b sn,nos =;
Prpsdcnt Grant We ho % now NO por
raeJ If Ion,inn orr ,a,I,o ianJ ,n oi,ai,
nosi,,ons nc,rns; a. oIa,, on,s,ia, V -, q.
5cnieJ ms here becarss ~ an caior W US
II maJc INV hcart hIeed 10 meat I, IN,
capitaIs Of EIropc coIored men Of crIture
of wealth and of trne nstrIotism who wera
compelled for their cbiIdren's soke 10 Seny
ms The ala Of ali these a5yant,gss In eynatri
atlnp themselves 10 countries where color
did moi outweigh the COMMUNICATIONS Of man.
hood. we h1ys NOW a mInistcr an asses.
sor of intnrnoI ,ey.nna AMI n nos,mns,a,
nominoted hv The presid.nt who shoxs III
imnartiaIity in recognizinv In The sane liz,
of recommendotions what 7 co,sjJcr ,LS
lust claims of a man who submits when h.
Ia beoten' Tina mnch hsrs We ,eaIIIsJ az
home. -
! handsome conduct done l.
most as mucb good abroad. I r,member
standing in HYDE Park ON the dav Of The
threatened riot there in 1s65 hearing n
| sneaker hear the clrorest Testimony 10 the
| influence of our emancipatlon. IJnon their
acknowledgment. he aid The cotton.
growers having not only got their freedom
but their enfranchisement In America, Ii
will be a hard job II the free-born cotton
| spinners Of Great Britain are to be denied
the exercise Of their legitimate rights" So
you sec that our example here Is not only
ynstliylng the strong hopes of our friends in
this country, but stimulating the demands Of
freedom and progress among oil the strug-
gnng peoples OF Europe.
we helped to put John Bright and Glad
stone where they are to-day, and gave the
Reformers strength to battle with an aris-
tocracy, whose fate, unless they yielded, was
pre-tigured by the overthrow Of the late arls-
toGTacy OF the south.
Having cXerted this influence abroad, We
may not hope to escape the scrutiny Of both
our friends and our enemies. The prob