, 1874-05-02

Seottonato friendship, which no olash Of diaa-
grecinK opinions could break. sumner loved Ia
toll his friends after Ltncon's death,--apd
heard him relate II often, mover. without MI, OK
who dialiked md foarol his Intimacy with tho
pEesldont, and desired to 400 1t disrupted,
thought 1t wac irroparably broken. It waa nt
the close OF lincoin's Administration, III 1909.
whom tho rrostdont Ind propoHoa certain .Ia
State Of Louisiana. Tho ond OF tho
tosston OF Congress- was near at ha'iu:
and tue auccesB OF tho bill depended OH vote Of
M o DtS SeSr' s e h9%s eo N d o
vosy much at hoart. hut Simmer oppoaea. ~ ~,
because 1t did not contain sufficient gara,h,soes
for tho rights OF tho colored people an9 ,',,a pv
parliamentary maneuyro, simply colbu,lEk E .,'nu ~
three othor Senators, succeeded ~ doioa!G H. w.
Lincoln was reported to DO deeply ol,ngraneu g.
Summers action, and the nowspapeiia a'rowu5 "s
announced TINT tbo breach between III o aan% np
hut those who aal 80 did not know tho men.
On tho night Of tho 9th Of March, two days after
Liucoln's aecond Inauguration, tho customary
insagurHon bill waa to t"TO mt phSs sSnor
Inc ho received q card from tho President, which
reRd THUS: ....,.
DEAN Mn. SUMMER Unless you send m mo word to
.hs q Ho sl tns no soSnK o
ration BALI Sincerely yours, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Mr.. Sumner, deeply touched, ut onco nate np
bis mind tu go to All inauguration ba'l for tho
frat time. Soon tho catrlnge arrived, the pres-
ident invited Sumner to take scat tn it with
him, aud Summer found thero Mrs. Lincoln md
Mr. Colfax, the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes. Arrived at the bali-room, tile Pres
ident asked hlr. Summer to offer his arm to Mrs
Lincoln; and tho astoniHhed spectators,
who lad boon mado to believe that the
breoach between Lincoln and Sumner
was irreparable, bel,eld tho PRESIDENTS
wio OH the arm OF the Senator, aud tho Senator,
gu TINT occasion OF state invited to take the
word passed. between them about thoir dis
agreement. The world BECAME convinced that
such friendship between such men coulu not
DO broken by mere honest difference OF opinion
Abrahnm Lincoln, u man Of sincere aud pro-
found convictions himself, esteemed and hon-
ored sincere and profound convictions In othors.
1t was thus that Abraham Lincoln composed iis
quarrolH with hfH friends; md at His bedside,
whon I,o died. there WAS no mouruer moro
doaply afflicted than CharoH Sumner.
AFTER TIE PROCLAMATION.
Let me return to the yoar 18G2. Long, lnces-
SAINT, and arluouB was Summers labor FOR Eman-
cipation. At last the great Proclamation, which
scaled The fato OF Slavery. oamo, and no man
had done more to bring it forth than he. Still.
Charles sumner thought his work far from ac-
complial,ed. During the tlrco years Of war that
followed, 30 full Of vicisstudos, alarms, and
en1ietiea, lio stood In the Senate aud in tho
Prenident's closet as the cyer-watchful aontinel
Of FREEDOM edo aud Eana Rights No osSso99 n
Slavery, not only by sweeping decrees, but III
aotala you. ~ pursuing ~ as WIZ piottans,noI,
lnso every nooK ano corner OF ass Gxastecoi % -
s ~ oa,1 ~. w" ae,,;i,, I'll
.no l.epelnon esI sh9'la Surely aua 9tnynY ~.
blood that was shed should surely DO couaecrated
to Human Freedom. He could not rcat until
.t, nsau.nneo mas aaae uoup an,e, nna uuuu'
Mnotees uul .oSaS!a.ise ntstoa} enom' w. H.
Pc OF 9quaA naoilty ana ueyotlon 70 gseas oG.
wns ,nG ~ wer o. f
legIsls!lvo ~. aSsiyity our,ng tne WaF r rotons
an 'ne neno,.on @ su;aumpeu moT ptopGma t1ia
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owar IN tha afato hu ~ tE;nes az ~
I,rovent valiant ranotioma and l,naiin collisions.
r. iana aonisi faroaa an ;aaor5ant ;ntn nri'orIy
md i'1 fr,;tSn1 co.oneration and to inf,sn ;nto
communities but recently rent by the most vio-
comn,on ,,ationa;ty " ,voa certsmiv ono of
tba 1,oet arnr;,,I +".1sa asor ;,,naaad ',po1,
Tia at toteamrnnah;n - anw Tins md INV oo,,nt,v
In1t 10 Wr Eunponar'a m;n.I tia nroh,om ~ m
conatH,,St;n-, a. ~ o,,nna. -,orno1,n1 NJ a,
naiia,Mo ~ ~ INK III nagocrat;c
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arnupsin cnnto;ro', nv ,,ltfmate1v cortain salm.
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ei ostrnrod n a,,o,, W. H. or1oI
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atrsiahteat ,;me and xrt ta trnuosa ~ ~ nv
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