, 1874-06-12

tofta!nmonta IN which mDntlprh or U0nHFpsS
md Iltorary ladies and. gontlomcn participated.
~ Seward, didtllngs, Ohaao, 1ialo antlothorS Of
thor atanlp of mind and chnrnoter, playing blind
man'a.bnff mud other paatimos appropriated
usually by ohillron IN u,oir pleasitrabo romps.
Of intellectual powor, ao oxorted H. great in'l1l-
onoo III winrinE frotltlB, securing a hoat'ny Tor
tho groat carHe he asivocatol, md III shaping
thoe, political dcstinlos Of lilo country:
uo waB also n man of linrvo MID or ]itE moral
oourago. No mobooratlo violeuoo could nIf'nt-
dato him. notl, in Cincinnati and Washington
he had opportunity to Hlow with what
GOODNESS AND B1s1.r-poYHEssfoN
ho could moot n furious popuaaoo, md calmly
proceed In ha work. notwithstanding all the
tlreatontngB Of MI irrational moblod only poll
itiohl. asplrants for placo md: :rowor. 1ftH M1t-
dcnco co,lragot mud intellectual nctlnlen onnDlod
him to maintain standing In Washington ~, III
editor which ultimately brought hiB papor Into
notice mud made 1t power ID tho Capstol itsof..
Whom II proposed to ostab}ihll an Anti-5layory
rrasa in Washington.1 I waa one Of tho nl1lnbor
who WAS consulted as to Tho PERSON to Conduct
It,. Many Thought tlat JoD1na Lcuyitt. should
he tho nun. 1.waa Il 'Efeat nlnlircr Of LeaYitt
aa n scholar. a writer, skillfuG tsobater, md
powerful editor. Bull did:not think linn 80
prudent and vito man' ~ Bailey, nor lint ho
was 80 we'll adaptoa to conduct a nnpor' in a
Southern city. III this view Of tile caso 10 matly
concurrcd. that tho invitation van given to DR..
Dailny, and tho results proved that whsthor
Lcay{tt was adaptedt to tho position or not, those
vlto recommended Bailey laluo roason to ro'
Grot It. uo was in every wuy tho nan for tho
place..
It ID and to think tint did not live to witnoRs
tho triumph, of luis prinoploB md tlowonferinf
succcBa Of tloso 1abora IN which no bors nc
active a1,d 30 1argo aharo.
n1a DTvoTEDHEss TO HIS WORK
was too much for his physical strength, and he
passed away from earth in tho trln1nphs of q
Christian filth. Ia carly AEo ho naado profes,
sion Of religion, and he, had III tho i,'tinl.e
friend OF his youth TINT doyout aud Colt,
Ohristian minister and great pulpit orator
its effect upon him through lifo, md doubtless
added mitch to his natural cudowmcuts to givc
him TINT force Of clnraotor which distinguished
him among Ills distinguished coad1ntorB.
In these romarhs about Dr.. Bailey woneC
not dotract one iota from the .psaihe duo to hit
early, noble compoers i'll Cincinnati and itB VI
cinltY. And IT would hayo boen gratifying te
me had'my health md engagements l1orsnittcd
me, after tho invitation I Ind from HIS Com
r1ittoe. to prepare something for this Occasion
III relation to those Jealous co-lnborets, hnyt
brought forward aon,e
PERSONAL "REMINISCENCES
OF dear, departed brethren whose companion
ship / shared aud enjoyed In tlose days wll1et
tried men's souls. Ihero waa the fugtiyol
ablo loyal alyocate,-tho polite, genkemapl,
low. tho eloquent Samuel Lewis. tho hospitabl'
Ernst the wutchfrl John Hatfield. the attentty.
Freenlan, aud tho brayo-heartcd Cornelius Bur
nett, and many others worthy Of oil honor fo
thoir Jealous devotion to tue cause OF tho slave
Oh, they woro such men as were fitted BY thei
various qualifications to Do coaljntors with Dai
Icy Chase, aud Morris in tho sublime work wlicl
God liud given them to do. It does not bocon
us to speak OF those who yet live, but may aAt
II is no disparagsnlont to them to my it waa III
little honor to be associated With such noble
hearted men, In counsel nnd labor. 1t was
sublime cnuao in which they wero engaged, nnd
moro thau Ucrculoan worx to ho accomplished
In The great city umong tho Swans nnd Che elit
thoy woro luokoa down upon as oVor-zenlot1a IT,
1iatics and diBtnrbets of tho poaco. But tho
WHO were intimately acquainted With thom ltnes
they wero wieo aud good Mon. Thoy thomsolre
folI strong, not Ill their own might, but in tod
and they know that truth aud riehteousnoss 1nrs
in tho end prevail. They bad mighty enemy t
coutrud with, but Il mighty God Ill whom. the
| trusted. Tho "pcculiur inBtitutiop," M 1t wn
called, was tho idol OF tho nation. Twas inueo
peculiar, bccause thoro WIS nothing like 1t u1
der tho wide hcavcns,-notllng ike
III the sup, moon, or stars-uothing iGo 1t 0
this diversified earth-nothing Like it in HEAVIER
earth, or holl-it was cmpLatlcally poouliaF--tt
peculiar instftutioll--pecull in it's own cl1arat
torstics peculiar in itn relations socially, pot
III tho Church. It had no counterpart in ts
renl or III The ideal. we cunId not describe it b
anything that Tns; ITO could not delineato It
tho paintor's bruah b !; wo could not reach it
the lights of roetio fancy. It vas truly r
| nmong itB nunberlcss pceuliaritics, that it had
mystic power oyer tho minds and hearts Of Ino
| to stu1tity tue one and to oblterate tho h,,mar
| ity Of the other. It stretched its acoptrc owe
the head Of the minister in hiH pulpit, aud forbl
tho freedom OF hiH thoughts and the play Of hi
sympatLics. Merchants. lawyers, doctors, mi
! chanics. farmers, legislators, Governors. m
Presidents, Judges and jurics plobcianB and arit
toerats, the poor, and tho wealthy . ntates an; an
shty b. an in PGnmblo submission
| though, afraid to hear tleir own broathlngt
| they whispered in tho mystic presence, :,
HTpucn NOT THE PECULIAR INSTITUTION.
| Talk about the pondorous Car OF Juggernat
| bodies Of idol -worsLipersl Why, this vi
nothing to tho soul-crusbing power Of tho Car
| Slavery. Talk about pagan reverence for. tt
monster limoges carved In wood and stone! Wht
! yns this to tho abiect gonutlexions-yea, bcs
| prostration--of American intellect mud America
reliRiou before tho torrible soowl of this mon!
! tor god? Our great statesman, Daniel WehHte
| NAV hayo had the hoad of Jove, 80 full Of inte
loctual thonglt that fulI-gEown ginervas bur
therofrom and our great divine, Mosos Stuar
theo1or.cal lore that his pharaphraa
| tlo inspiration Of tho Almighty; but onr We
stors mud our StuartB brought Constitution
Bibles, mud all, and, casting them at tlo feet
this most hideous Of all tho gods Of ancio
| mythology or modern domonism,-tho conce
tration Of all tho doformitios Of Garth and bell,
royorontly ana mcek1y, and with thoir hands
their mouths, aud their mouths III the dus
prayed: "Toac! us whit interpretation OF til
| CONSTITUTION aud this Bbleithou wilt, and we q
roady to write Ii down as thou commanded
AUDI kissing tho great toe Of their hidoous &c
thew lnsteuod to obey with "alacrity," and !"
tic fullest oxtcnt," tho behoHts Of their terri
idol.
Yes, such was Its peculiar power that
EVEN FATHER MATHEW.
tho great Apostle Of Temperance, although VII
fur away in the Emorald Isle 10 could, vi
O'Connoll, head tho signatures Of the address.
lis countrymen ill., Anlerlca TO unto ri
Abolitionists in tue battle against, the monat
vet no sooner touched our sllotes thun the sp
| Of tic demon was cast over him, aud ho was
captive ut lis will, ignoring lis own princp
and cutting his own words. And tho great IL
sutl,. wAoao na1llo could not be utterca wlthc
rebuilding, or rather iucroasing, tho blaze Of t
lire Of liberty In our bosoms while In Europe;
mighty Kossuth, mighty in intellect, m'gl
in logic, mighty in eloquence, mighty
tho loader Of u noblo band OF patliot8,-pow
ful ia argument to convince the understanul
Of ue,t, And powerful In pathos to direct tn
sympatLioB, ycs, tho groat, tho noble tho ILL
trionH lzossuth, by some unaccountablo, mya
J ca], miraculous fascination, stood spoll-boul
: and could not utter word, RyllaE
!: thpt Euye tho romotost itlcA that
had eyer heard, that 10 had over dreamed th'
could be Blaye to crouch beforo tho rod o1
muster in ouy Of theHo United States. IIo '
striving to break tue sllackloa OF milllons
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