The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-16

he again alluded TO his acquaintance with Mr.
Sumner, and gave a some what detailed statement
81 MS case asserting tnas wpen MI sumner came
saA assault COMMITTED upon HIM nth the Senate
Ss sYow se ans PAINFUL
showed that the nerves OF tine spine were irrtatSd
and a @ pS re%b Be was ;;
one of the most painful operations known to medI-
cal science When he informed Mr.. Sumner of this,
the patient only asked whether chloroform
would be sufficiently effective, and when
told tnat It would ,. not he de. decided to submit
turer, "he did submit to flve OF the most
terribly painful operations have ever performed
and his only reason for this was the fact that
torrent OF abuse was being heaped upon him. He
MIS- TINE in Paris When ne could and snonIa ba1s
been IN his place in the Senate. He suffered all
the terrible pain that inflicted refusing the use
OF chOrOform with a heroic courage in order that
the effect might be more immediate and he might
return to his duties ana still the voice of caumny
seas This consider 1t my duty to inform you of
now, that yOu may know, perhaps, little OF the
grand character Of the great man you have just
lost At this point the speakers feelings so over
came him that he was unable to control himself,
and, hastily apolOgzing to the audience, he lett
the platform when MS lecture was about half
MOVEMENTS OF THE MoURNRRs FROM ABROAD
The Congressional delegation and others from
abroad in attendance upon the funeral have spent
the day very quietly. Nearly all Of them attended
divine worship in the morning and remained at
their quarters in the Revere House the rest OF the
day. the only interruption being brief visit to the
City Hall, where all the visitors were received by
the Mayor and rendered the Inequalities OF the
city during The sOrr0wiul occasion which had
brought them here few took short ride in the
suburbs among III then en- Cyrus w. Field Mr. Lowe,
q short call upon PROF lr LOngfelow at Cam
bridge.
PULPIT t. srHE DEAD.
auglOn
made to the great los. IN Massachusetts and
the country had sustai. che death OF Senator
Probably the most representative discourse was
that made by Rev. James Freeman Clarke, of the
was tastefully draped In purple royal mournlng)
also the table IN front and the clock. Upon the
smilaX.
The services were conducted by Rev. Francis
pirate selections, commencing, "Help God for the
cody man ceaseih." The hymns Servant OF God,
well dOne,n and "Go to the grave in ali thy glori.
GUS prlme," were sung by the congregation.
Rev. James Freeman Clarke, not Venturing to
speak at length, his address was read to the audi
ence by Mr. Henry Williams. The address CON-
menced by auding 10 the profound impression
which mad been caused by the death OF Mr.. Sum-
The friends who have fought by his side
during long years. when success seemed hopeless;
whose little barks have sailed attendant on his
and partaken the same gales; younger men who
have chosen him for their leader, and amid the
thick OF battle pressed on when they saw his white
In silent sympathy. The colored people-whose
hearts are always right, though their heads are
often wrong-now recognize in him the best friend
their race have ever had; friend who with his
dying breath still besought that equal rights might
be gwen them. Massachusetts, disgraded by
fastened TO right the " wrong Gu Where Il
was s.g given and happily her voice reached
those VINO opposed him now hasten to revise their
opinions and float in the great current OF sym
pathy. The American people admire smart men,
loved. So 1t was shown that the people loved
Abraham Lincoln and John A. Andrew, and they
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popular OF all. He was emlnently what the poll
tcians call ian lmpracticable man"-that Is,
his sncpes 70 he SUCCESS Of his SA pa
Nor did he have the tact which some men ana
W s
ponents, though he had one Of the kndest of
hearts, Therefore this large, warm heart, longing
continually misunderstood and was very much
alone. People accused MIN Of selt-c0ncett, AFRO
dae n San TINS wuc er WUS SHaS %
own career and his own accomplishments. What
other men think ana conceal CO oad Mr.. Clarke al.
saw and party Of which he was. They We're al,
jecs. He Was AFRAID that there was nothing in
the books which MIR. Sumner had prepared with
so much care nearly 80 interesting as in those
anecdotes Of his daily life, which have probably
persisted forever. He was unpopular from first to
IL %Ss w 81 @ Put
bought it. He loved the good viii Of men,
but was obliged to rellnquish it. He
loved sunshine, but had to live in storms.
Lincoln and Sumner were always friends. Differ
ence OF opinion never estranged them. Many dis
liked sumner because be always kept himself on
not come down to ' the more com mort
dies whose virtues have created hostility there
often comes singular reaction. 1t was the case
with Lincoln, when the nation was weeping 'fn
the passion Of an angry grief" and so 1t is with
Charles Sumner. Death, removing him from our
outward eye, enables US to see him inwardly ana
tain and nus only seem the ' Creeping msts and
clouds which concealed it. SO when the west
wind moved the air the vapors suddenly were
dispersed and the pure snow SUBMITS came out in
sharp outline against the blue sky Death does the
office OF that cold wind. After the earthquake and
strife have passed death comes, and the Lord
speaks in that still, small voice.
When any important subject came up Sumner,
always studied it in the light Of history and politi
cal science, without reference to party interests
Is s9u os s se ,srs s srs s
s devoted d public the Service ns OF Th S
and black. In him man was sacred. During all
the long contest with slavery his voice was heard
ke afeoa for the the
eye young Apollo, I'm silent majesty Of
stern dsdaln," and dreadful was the clangor Of
his silver bow as he shot his arrows, thick and
fast, into the s0phsms used by the Shareholders
and their allies, When they could not reply by
but Sumner did as much for ' the cause Of freedom
by his suffering as he had done by his speech.
When the news reached Boston of that assault
meeting was hastily called. The men who ought
to have spoken were absent, and, SAID Mr.. Clarke,
/ remember with some pleasure that had the
opportunity OF speaking first in Boston
against that cowardly, brutal ahd murderous
assault. But many man who did not
raise his voice in public at that time, took q vow
which prompted that assassination.
"Once" said MIR. Clarke, "while Mr. Sumner was
here in Boston, still suffering from those in
juries, l called at his house in Hancock
street. He was resting in an easy chair
and with him were three gentlemen. He
introduced them to me, one as Captain John
Brown, of Ossawattamie. They were speaking Of