The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20
THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 90 So

patriotism, and all men that only the truly good
can be truly great. In no other country under the
sun could the obscure boy have found his way
through the long succession OF mysterious and
grave events TO such eminence and power, and
found Who Welded ana 20 S Sep w 1fs
slch grace. humanity and wisdom
affections Of al men. Posterity, profoundly
moved b the sim Pile ~ of his private life, ele-
SsTe6 Of and MD Sy the purity and spsn
shall rank highest in their yeneration: He has
new light shines down upon his beloved
countrymen from the American constellation"
conclusion two sisters OF charity seated on
either side of the statue and amid breathless
from the Iee fd 5ea w1e aha oHs
the Normal University, then read a poem writ
ten for the occasion by James Judson Lord. The
bands again played an appropriate air, when,
loud calls being made for
PRESIDENT GRANT,
he stepped forward amid enthusiastic applause
and spoke as follows:
MR.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: On
an occasion like the present il is a duty on my
part to bear testimony to the great and good
qualities of the patriotic man whose earthly re-
mains now rest beneath this dedicated monu-
ment 1t was not my fortune TO make the per-
sonal acquaintance of Mr.. Lincoln till the be-
ginning of the last year Of the great struggle for
national existence. During those years of
doubling and dependency among the many
patriotic men of the country Abraham Lincoln
result would be in favor of peace.
union and freedom TO every race in This broad
recti.lg our arms to this final result was the
| faith OF the Christian that his redeemer nveth.
Amidst obhquy,, personal abuse and hate un-
| disguised, and which was given vent TO without
! restraint through the press, upon the stump
and in private circles, he remained the same
Of ehps people
ward his traducers But he rather
pee and Ia tSe 0o adG nopea iTr sne own own
might desist for a SINCE moment. 1t did not
occur to him that the man Lincoln was being
assailed, but that reasonable spirit, one wait
ing TO destroy the freest government the sun
ever shone on was giving vent to itself on him
cause he was such an executive. AS a lawyer
/ in your midst he would have avoided all
p sn oe n ns @ woSd p9re eee ana
much happier man. But who can tell what
might have been the fate of the nation but for
Lincoln. From March, 1864, to the day when the
hand OF an assassin opened a grave for Mr.. Lin,
States, my personal relations with
him were as close and intimate as
Would permit 70 know hi@ ppersonaS Wss
to love and respect him for his great qualities OF
head and heart, and for his patience and pa
ON the part Of hoae 70 Whom he Sad
entrusted command, and treachery on the part
| OF those VINO had gained MS commence out &c
betray it, never heard him utter a complaint
not the least censure for bad conduct or bad
faith. Itwas his nature to find excuses for MI
adversaries. In his death the nation has los
its greatest head. In his deatf
the South lost it's most Just friend
Vice-President COlfax, who was discovered
on the platform by the crowd, was loudly calleC
for and finally forced to speak, and in very eio
quent and feeling remarks paid his tribute o
love to and respect to the honored dead. Re
marks were also made by General Sherman
Vice-President Wilson and General u. f. Lindel
dny 1soff<
pronounced and the vast assemblage quietIy dis
persed.