National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-17

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senator, no man viii ever BE- abe to satiay eithe
Oharls. sumner 10 any s.tsnps e portssy =
value - lifs- woekor IN the cAuDe q bleeding hu
manity. And q to the sorrow We feel tengu
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81, there are . million 81 hearts to-day smitteu
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% express their grief would willingly have died
maj cna.ss Sumner might have lived . s.s z:
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gave hh life, and all the mighty energies Of hill
graf and most magnanimous soul.
feilow .ettilens, Il was n the midst Of the I'm.
sPsd our moral sky, that . star arose and gal.
iantiy took its way among the hill, Of 0allilee
and over those eacred mountains which circled
that consseratsd nsneer IL BethIshem q Judes.
Where Chris, the Saviour Of the world AIst opened
the eyes Of that mortality which blended through
= We all remember how those clouds OF daskpsss
had been gathering over our earth with only here
51d TIER hs beam q 3! ophs,c light shining out
ice Of coming Messiah. II was, sir, amid the
blackness Of darkness, which overriding our polit-
ia ,ea S,' Ia .s. aro.S cut 0%
made its way down through the granite noun
tains Of New England, until at last, in blazing
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psilanshropy q Kca.p cSsiiss summer. INV
me- not vas I Culy pnCspaors.e.ns nght-oss Of
our sky, leaving 20 lasting traces Of fs ever hay
ing existed. u vass eolstaA brilliant hight, q
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Il csnno. b. eousIdefsa .ses,,ssious to compare
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Unite aad iniinite-between tie hamaa ard ths
tIs masniSssst workmanship & ID Ssnds a
aenonstrstsd IN the per.on Of Charles Summer.
The speaker then briefly bat SHY revisv0d the
70 his invaluable services q The people 4 Bis
n ZEE SRI ss,s ), s.ai.n. Of
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IF Mass.ehlestts in the case Of Saraf q. Roberts
~ me eity Of Boston; argued in defanss Of her
g sfSe A' public schools Of that CITY, De-
He quoted many Of the stronger points or the
argument, and declared that never for . single
moment NOR in . single instance had Charles
ions Of justice and duty, sithsr On the part Of
himself or Of his country.
He advsrtsd 70 the circumstances BY which Mr. |
hs unsS gss snd q hs srss
which ewoke the Ire Of Preston 8. Brooks AID 90
Srieusly augmented the vindictive b!tternsss Of
through those more thrilling scenes OF the war, |
!hich % happily terminated q the Of
he now snffanch.sdraee. He claimed that for eli |
,ossessed they were Infinitely more indebted 70
charlss sumner than TO any other score Of men |
low living. The speaker referred to those most |
l. aid that Il sssrs "a nv r.ai md tsas .ni
CeIst.s i sseip1ssnI tdtHashlp soirsspSndIas !
flth that whtese un.ses men In other relations Of
nan Of old, Mr.. Sumner did moro at his death for |
vil rights than b was ever able to do In his life
ie had in his dytAs hoars laid hold upon the |
prejudice, and had shsEsa ihsx non esntrs to
He said he could not see how any /
4 those strong personal friends Of Mr.. Sumner
appeals Of their friend in favor Of civil rishts,
however slightly they may have regarded them |
Turing hts long and earnest efforts in the Senate.
portray in anything IKE proper manner bis est.
nate OF the life and sessices Of the iilustrious |
lead. and he continued: would close these brief
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moral world, % was this "New England Star"
more especially e the oppressed progeny Of Ham
ipon this western continent. When New Eng
and's star arose No were passing through the |
eisn The raging seas Of poitiea ,seis opUe
mis- dark and most inhuman system of cruelty and |
,arbarifm were rolling up its fisrcest and most |
lpon the vitals of all those who could muster .
rain Of sympathy for tho distressed. The tide /
4 antLslavery life 10 seemed would inevitably |
md oppression. Just then this star arose that
las been the nations guido through all those |
ortuous ways, and that sea Of blood In which the /
lation was baptized into the new Aie Of freedom
And, sir, Il shall serve to light our pathway into
hat broad ocean Of civil equality for which /
,harles Sumner 50 ably contsnded. II will do
nd sor1a1 character into nearer apprehension to
hose iipe qualities Of mind and &sntr,nce mon
Hat new and grander Iiie upon which our de-
sS.ed friend and bsnsf.etSr has just entered.
ur y hole country, We unite our sad t{ibutes Of
REF but not ~ they that have no hope. For,
lille We mourn bis loss, We trust our loss 10 his
,rsver recorded upon the tablets Of our hearts.
And while the more learned and eloquent eulo-
lie his character in prose, We will lovingly com
his worth In song BY Transmitting to
ur children through coming generations this
tory:
When marshaled on the mighty plain.
One s,a sene oar sn
Fixed slave shd master wondering eye.
From every bruised and ieItered soul,
Till one alone-'tis Sumner-speaks
And stays the dreadful tyrant thronE.
o r.. on hs si se Il ss IA. dark
assin.s
Deep horror then our vitsls froze:
wssn onss sasn ss hs sssr to
nss S csf PssS: s our II: 1ime'
And through the storm and dangers thran
MI y Leo " 70 the port t, q Psa PEACE
.snes IL a He.sens i Rs.i Fl train
sS. sssos. sonRss .ery Il, me
r.; gone: w ys;es No more more
or consress halls e or senate s moor rAA '"s'
o. Sos az ing p .;sa M, 4. er,rs
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''Can nothing give this body rests''
Then raising bis majestic head
A friendly grasp once more he pressed.
Would wscould warm your hands, :, said Hoar.
'.But shi" said he, ..you never will;
Yet this to me 10 valued more:
Pray, Judge, don't Let them crush my bill.n
Kind messages Of love be spoke
For distant ffiends and those near by,
Then Srying out, my booki my bookI
I'D Anlsh that before die. I"
The nnAl hopr had now rolled on
When h TIE vale or death must cross. -
As.ia hs sla1ssd 4 thoss asSs roy
Ha asksd loy quiet ptayed for rest
-. A n TO sooths hlb mortal pain,
Yet not cen this could break the spell
That bound 70 justice this proud VIII;
And IRON his iips again theyp fell
These HoTdsi 1.D6n't let them kill the bill.n
SUCH was the star New England gave
To light our country through the strife; /
That broke the fettefs from the slave
And warmed her into nobler life.
We'll may the 0allaut Schurx, too, weep
While outt,f coarse he tries to al,
And memory vteils OF repeat: I
Dear friend, den't let them XIII the bul.s'
Whate'er nay b the course pursued 1
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