, 1874-10-16

moral rreeeps aud asalust consc.snec.-.Is eyen .a
mst IN come wl,tn Slavery In tho tinted Uistcs
cred % doce 'na.t,t.sn aud ss In " Inc eons,d on
aS 81 !nfo o9 is ,sn m X to roots and erateae on h
These two grcat ieaders
= aEr IN .o1S7 nrnA7r
n n, sa0s teos: tao wlo!o country w,re SPECTATORS
nellnst, eloar Understanding broad Sl.ws iuost
"a eoeeo.so Will! rol'a: eonstitution, aii tonsh mnoh
r. rhys!ea! stature by no glalt-hai soms. ~
a|cu neests. sl ii. ~ stn3nsn tT3psers; 1n,ras hf
HnsH,, ,sN tn on regar:lsd e L!t.la aisntS Ia.
try c-iong peosrn true 10 bs paptv ri 'nS nSd 11
4 ig WIN '!ndou1tinC confidence upon its fsalty, wills
nesr.ed y !, 2tre 81. uxers an ."i IL II,
o Hn,episn MS ,.ase1sr Nth faculty escec "
ana . aors,ele language political cnons cioar. ioT,
sy se saos o + e os* Mas 9oSaon . md xhs
people III campaign, S0'
1,,.o,r GREATLY TO Re DREADED.
,,rn ho1t,roSo<sed, contcnap1attvo by ns
nnsn .,.t e sras ny propoaton an ayzo evory oo.
o3erS uslss sco statons .kng position mill
from Il Sy eq orsn oase sesissa ss1sssa
eooiingy tenacious oi conviction shfewd ID Iiseor.
cE1ng tne weaf rointa Of an rr2ut3cn ind canuhjc ~
sssfsz as ns ~ s9ns5
bringing hnme to tho learned and The uIesruen aliIc
laaas II e sSss sSso y 1na rsn se,s unae
n,ons Of oecdote. fond Of apohegm IL his prcacaoo
srev pse!oasE sae pn ~ no Gusrter aa ho procnso
Mp nss as n, TO &c ts people sene oa
Standing aud higher uattreo tat thev wnrc nart at
nnrais rt ana responsible for Its laws and
srss,,ry rns touched by Tho conviction that ereas
Of fnpendng o1 to III. contr s p,naes
h,ss above tho stnudar of ordinary iebats aud a.
wAs TRULY ELOQUENT,
Iho debate covered tue cutiro ground 0. tn, s,r.rr
amd aeysoned re views held by each Ut tss
sse deesoa %bssx l. IL ns sos pssss1f 81
nela Lselt eound to rcspcc az Judicial atcrnfct,.
nroer'y inso the Territories against tho viii Of tbs
sop.s Or any aT Of Congress Or TorrusaI LeRis-
trneye q tho great principle Of Popular sosereisnty
10 Which he sSa 80 heartily devoted nni which ID hjs
boldly to deteud ts fayotite ductrr, and s heid H..
people might cxrldo Slascry from to Terror,es hy
rs ay fksa.Sn tka aas ., Ss1 nss s s ss
n, feryently denied that 1t waa just sxpoaison .,
the consttation ealacs.iy eno'ecd Il as sioatlyo o
Aunan ri4hta. and pledged himself to oppose It IN
nnGh Until }Nst public sentiment shoud legally rru
siao tic means to resersait. lie hel Slavery to be
,n, ~; ;aionat sociAt. ASi' POLITICAL wnosu.
anu Fosscd ngAins TIM further spread OF It iuto the
territories a. tho election which followed, Lincoln
resalTG T. majority %t tho popular douglas
United States seaale for third term. ''
strange destiny acenod to hang over these tva
for worldly honoru, Tor tho poaition of Highest ussfu
ess ts @ o le ~ ry patriotic for tho hshes. prize wth.
ass nfb fSp f.e ,e
oscnpsing higher ground in tho public esteem than
ssst BEFORE now uaoss generally known throughout
the wondcrfus abilities 10 had shown in thut debsts.
~as nominated by the Republican parsS, In 1890,
| lTs CANDIDATE ron THE PRESIDENCY.
Douglas. to whon the Democratic party was raors
indebted than to any living for xcaliu dc{cndno
tts Rrineipies and ioe the wisdom ho hsd showa Is
5sgeaotly named fof President who wa, n 1s fsct
wha tic "st nomeut wss torsstea az by ~;
bransh cf Il which owed hin, III moro than his mora
eesed an sesion e ss coa
tho Nationnl Democracy. viii not dwell Tor W mo- o.
L!ucoln wua elected President Of tho Unsed Stste;.
Iho charmed circle woven by tho Slave ougurchJ
Around the IcMpe Of Liberty was broken and thu
CHEAT ADVOCATE 0F Hus1AN RIGHTS y,
placed at tho helm OF the cnfra,tchtsed pocy Of %ht
t,sn,,e future u, Dongas, ssm nnd enibea IL desea
iGy. Iho n:umeE. tho address OF tho preeident VA,
Closed e arose expressed satisfaction With ito lone
looking % hc preservation Ct pesco and tic refpetus
to'l Of the Union. II ako preas pleasure, e lid IL
iat ss. Of ts o W ~ not sssg
ter the Admin!et1 Of Mr.. Lincoln" ills last Ut
tcrases n tho Senate cro for the preservation of ii,
constitution, tho Union, aud the country, At late,
date. 10 yoater Capitol, In sight Of tile spot whcro
now stand ILLS last words orda Of flaming patrt
peal 70 patriots. "Thc shortest rosd to noaeo r.
through tllo most asniaeent stupeno,a I'romra
tluns ios war; United In tho ufyl rcaovo to ,,ain.
t1n thE dignity, tho hu1tOf. ENl fn of tn;.
country. hosh fell victims in tho same cause, and botS
fis buried In tho san.a SL.te. 0~'-
Who Of living uca shall forgot, and vhel s],n. his
tory ceAaa 10 recount,
TtE AWFUL CIRCUMSTANCES
N fnru euecestnn forming stl along tho horizon oi
our nIoening conntrs'a long career tf peacc iu tha
december OF lado! One by ono States were fs1;nc
awHy from The Union treaeon rank aud toul, was
breAhng over tho restraints Of rrutencc; tho 1,ed
Clouds q long reass Of Sra,l making ready to
aro,Fc and not capable of Ling aroised fcr niohs
to IL: fatAl destiny IN s'oro fur the. Congress- al
Tue winter wore hway, unable to solse the iitruites
on thu 4h Ut March. 1aSl.
10 the administration of tho sf!afrs Of nation In
by hs grateful contrymen With that largo class Of
men ~ tho Vest who knew him personally, who worn
believed be wo ho cqln to tie gravity Of toa sae ae
tien The worlt dill not know litn wefl n.ml mlght
well cnoltgh question bis caraciy; he 4nuw this md
felt 1t. Lncoln
HAD MANY apvAsrAoEa
to h him for hia graft work. lie WAS man nf grcat
dare my anoat of phypcal ~ or lis ha's III we4o
une1ccpuonably good !; lo sndn1get1 tu memo Of the
vcca Of soeoty. sometimes carried to cxtguMcd In pub
lie ucn. Ito had lo tastes that we1p not simple and
pure; ho was born and lived among tho common peo-
po; he waa of them and III deep sympathy with tham
he lad no wishes, no ambitions, 10 icai ln away
fro nake hin, forget. their bcat interests; he
had suon nothing Of tho world outside Of hia nltve
land anil aa ho bud prosperod aud grown nn distIuc
ton under ita benign ustltutionA o loved his coun-
try Intensely, nnt wished to aee It strengthened aud
perrotaatcd Wholly nnsuspectiug nnd mast lutulgent
slow to believe that men would seriously cuu6lno nnd
deliberately conspire hy force of 10 deutroy tho
Uuon. With tho greatest humility Hn,l eclF-abnege-
ton ha aet out fro home in Fnbs,art, 1sG to enter
upon tie grrat Tnrk to Which h. ll.l tesr Dedicated
llts own PARTING "o.Is will best express
HE FEELINGS AT THAT MOMENT:
ally ffleu'ta, ho one not In my position can realize
the aadness feel At this parting To th4 people r,
iInro tA1th-.