, 1874-05-02

aanc lii purpose, the same lin principle tho Hamo In
who praise him to-day should have then dsowned
him7 Sec what ho hud doue. He had simply been
suo to hia convictions Of duty ue had approved and
posed what ho thought wrong To his convictions Of
duty be bad sacliaced pottcal associations ost dear
proud For Ills conyictiona of duty hs had stood up
againat those more powerful tnn he: he had exposed
hns a ns as and s Had
but yesterdsy. He Ind lived Up tie great word ho
cspe, csil no party mister" That declaration was
greeted with applause. und when, truo to hs word he
With reproach.
The spirit iupeling him to do 80 wns tho same cou-
science which urged him 70 break away from tho
powerful party which controlled his State In the ays
stood up for Freedom; 10 throw away thu favor uud
deiyhs power Of he woalthy and roaued, In order to
10 stand Up naiust ho sIayo-powcr in Courress With
courage never aurpaasca to nttack the prejudice Of
birth aud religon, aud to plead fsarlesaly for the
Know-Nothtng movement was controlling his State,
aud might have defeated his own recollection to tho
trombled With foar to narcA aead Of his followers
when they were afrnld to follows to rise up nlono
waas 4s thought right others would not rise with
Aea eyerythng risks everything saorlneea everything.
Of duty. That Is Il for which you honored bin long,
for which YOU honor him again to-day, and will honor
him forever.
/ LEsaoN,
All what A lesson Ia tls for thu American psople:
lesson Iearn0d oiaut And, alas forgotten almost
often 1t Ia learned IL II well to discourage to
proacribe in your public meh that independent spirit
which will boldly assert conscientious Of duty,
nvon against the beheBts Of power party7 Il 1t
we'll to teach tlom that they must the command
and interest Of party even ut the prc0 Of conscience
or they must be crushed under It's heel, whasover
thelr past service, whatever their ability, whatoysr
their Character may le7 1B II we'll to make them
believe that he who daIes to be himself must bo hunted
he Ia dead7 That would hAve been the sad moral OF
lis death Ind Charles summer died year ago.
Lot the american people forget tlAt IL has A.
why's beeu the independent spirit, tho all-llfytng
aenBa Of duty which brUke tho way for every great
progressive movement siuce mankind has history;
which gave the American Colonies their sovereignty
md mauo thia great Republic; Which desd tho power
Whcli--who knows-may ngain DO nesdol aome day to
defy the poWar Of ignorance, to arrost tho nroads at
corruption to break tho subtle tyranny Of orgauza
ton tn ordor to proaeryo this ~ Republic. And
thorof0reltt 10 man understand otForlug what
have said about Mr. aumuors during Tho Inst
1fo was right before his own Conscience and neoda
no spoogy. Woo to the Republic when It
looks ln vain for the men who sock tho truth
without preluice Aui epeaE the truth without {aar
thoy understand IL no mattpr whether the world 10
Willing 10 listen not Alas for the generation that
would put sucl into their graves. with tho poor
boon ol apology for what waa ia them nobpst aud
splr3s which peraeoutsd him because hs followed
higher aims than party interest," ever succeeded il
aubuaatinx and moldnQ him altar ia fashon, aaelnst
h!s eoaaoiahes, bssanst Eli ssnvlqtloa II duly aAa