Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-02
Remarks Of the Rev. E. E. Hale.

How often he stood here and looked
down upon sea OF upturncd iaccs
when they We're not unanimous, when
thcy did not agree with each other nor
with him. And is not that the thing to
be remembered to-day that he dared to
say the thing which was right, although
hc wounded his nearest friends, his
best friends, aud the very people who
had loved him and honorcd him: He
was pierced to the very heart, but still
he did hi duty and said lis word, and
now We are - grateful that that word
was spokcn aud that that duty was
done. Ihat homage 10 the right seems
10 have been what made The mau aud
Will make his memory. he said to Il
young man who repeated il to me, thlt
when there was auv new subject oi
debate, when there was any new course
to be adopted, when there was amy
policy which seemed stranger or diff
cult, whca there were ANY ut those
clouds OF which we have been speak
ing, when that track was to be found
and WAS hard 10 find, he never took
counsel Wlth men at last, Uul scpa-
rated himself from men and went alone
and conferred with the hi hest az ,ltt ,
and when assured by the Ii. CHEST ,..i nor
ItN, then lac always went forward and
asked no question more. Applause
l. not that the history OF hi, lie. see
Young men around me who think Of him
SIMPLY ~ antI-slavcry was The cause ot
hl, ilic. But he did't say 30. He saiu
IN the early part OF his lite that he looked
upon war ~ the great horror, and re-
garded this bringing up the forces oi
man against man as the thing which
Was to be avoided, and to be put an end
10 Is the stain Of civilization. II was
because lie hated war, il was because he
believed in peace, that finding organized
war ~ this country, constant war be-
tween a little handful OF whites and "a
nation OF blacks, finding that i'll his way
he committed himself 10 the great anti
slavery enterprise. That seems 10 me
to he wholly Illustrative Of his lite and
mctuod Having got hold of the priu-
ciple, rs General Banks has said, lIav-
ing got hold OF the idea, the central
idea, This great idealist ot our time fol
lowed that idea wherever it might lead
him, and YOU know where it did lead
him. Ii led him to be the beloved leader
OF Massachusetts. 1t led him to be the
foremost man in the senate of the III.
ed States. 1t led him, us has bccu >,
gratefully and gracefully said by uuc Of
the speakers, 10 be the first friend OF The
bondman, the best beloved OF those who
have led race oftive million of men out
into freedom. Applause. And all the
time how he did love Massachusetts !!
Massachusetts did not always show her
loyc to him. Boston sometimes was
very cold TO him. Yes, but he did love
Massachusetts. Just let me read to YOU
u little note OF his, written in what seem
ed to be the darkest times, Just before
they fired on Fort Sumter. A little note
of his,-why it seems to me as ii the
dead were speaking to lis as look over
it.
WASHINGTON, so Dec, %.
Ny dear Hale:-I doubt whether anything
can be done this winter for ancient history
That OF to-day will be too absorbing.
Meanwhile pray keep Massachusetts noble
and true at the head of the column, where in
character and intelligence she belongs.
Nothing can be gained by subSeryiency or
by acute argument to find Human Freedom
and its safeguards unconstitutional Not IN
vain have studied my duty here; and l know
that nothing is more important than for our
deyr Commonwealth to stand as she ls-pre-
cisely; nor mora nor less.
In the catastrophe which is imminent l
wish her 10 hold fast to the old flag. Pray
help her. But count upon her governor.
God bless you!
Ever yours. CHARLES SUMNER.
Il count upon her governor repeat
ed Mr.. Hale. Applause and Try of
"good."l Young men, remember that
and remember him. In these days,
h.,.,, tI,n I,Ii in
back morally where he left her, remem-
Der that that great man in the darkest
moment counted upon her governor
["Good" and applause. There is a
little story which heard yesterday, aud
which cannot help repeating here, be-
cause | see SO many boys, so many
young men here who don't remember
those DAYS OF dark time. Ii was This: !:
That he singled out Young man not
long ago, aud as if he knew he was go
ing to die, he put his hand on his shoni-
der aud said, ''lt is on you. young men,
that we rely, and remember, Young
man, that character is every thing.
And III this last month when In Liie
midst OF one OF those petty personal III
trigues at Washington, which will not,
except by accident, go into history, a
senator OF the United States-I should
think one OF the meaner sort, but do
not know who-when such a senator
said to him, "Mr. Sumner, how will
tni, affect your election?' lie said,
"What?' "Affect what? affect what n
affair your eleclion?" "What elec-
ton do you speak Off. "Why, next
year, in 1875, the period OF reelection
comes rOund He hxd mot heet A think.
ing Of that at all. This was no. play .ol
his there was nothing artificial in it
he did not know what election was be-