New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-30
SCHURZ AND SUMNEh.
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- ~ annearea overlooking in his assumptions od
ohority; hat II was the ,,ps exasperating his
sTers vet scarcely ever failed 10 ss nor fer
them a certain SWAY ,.b n and stiT In his
he, rs vears his vast learning began 70 oeoT 1n
a. ncumbering burden 20 hs tiUgStrations NOS
Au ouoed sayings and historical ~
m - -, areumul ateT beyond measure ana grotespuey
s~red sometimes threatened 70 sunoCsse al 7han
orss scarcely ever failed 70 cham the atIen-
ron OF the audience, ana nave NOR h,i he pead
sen the senate attendyely hstehng Vile sonistion
80, printed slips the most elaborate usYu'S, n,Idi
Shch attempted ny any one OF a sIeries But there
eTe always moments wIeR he recaeu ~ V -. ' ~ ,o
DAYS Of his freshest yigot t ~ the country with
sreat struggle, hitting up the you'n ol nv 49, nder
stirrinu appeals. and with the noh-tlke thuhucf
49, v1iee shaking the Senate chamber. -,
Ell, there was another source from which that Iascf
on sprung BEHIND all he said ana ala there ssoou
mi manhood which never failed 70 make ltsen Ielt'
A6at ngure ne was, with ms tai ana i
manly face, topped with MS shagsy oeks, ms hoDo
49, go o the forest. And how small they appeared oy
si,ie ne common run OF politicians who spend ther
uis ,plng Of wires who barter office 70 secure
80 vNfe and procure contract 20 get that; VINO stand
Xays with 70 the wind TO hear now the Al
ss.,.ion sueezes and what their constituents wills
- IN morte trepidatiOn lest they fan IN being an thhgs
- ,,rssr1ce made YOU forget the vulgarlties OF
tics hfe who dared 70 Gier with any man, ever so
rtrd marty as nothing bur a means for higher ends,
a. Tor those ends dehed Its power 70 whom the arts
of
a,,cr have sunk Into ohscuriiy and oblivion than
descend them u whom the dignity OF ms ON ONE 5 S
20 sacred that ne would not even "sA A'A ~ 4 + Va
Honor 70 the people OF Massachusetts, who for years
seut ia he senate, and would nave kept INN OeIe ever
q, ong had he lived man VINO never even 10 tnou'
conceded single ioCa OF nus COW III oESeI 20 S
devoted 20 good and noble. AueIe ne stoou ia
the midst OF the -raspns m"sSII4 az, Oi U dniIsT
no enough % nj AID disturbing lis high endeavOrs
HeIl he
even tempt much less denauch; from Whese presence
s61nk back. a life so unspotted, an integrity
~ 1o,st 5ar'n, eagerness of caumuy. the
ost Wntou aucactv usinuatiOn standing on up-tue
co., not touch the sOes ~ his shoes. Ihey say taJ ne
,ndslred IN Oyerweeuiug interpretation Aye He
a. NC n 1sanHcent pride, lofty self-estsem. Why
should hc not Let wretcnes desQise lAeul-
selves. for they have good reason 10 do so-not he
I'M IN his self-esteem there was nothing small
and mean. No lived 20 whose very nature
envy and petty iealOsY more foreign Conscious
m Ills own merit he mover deprecated the merit OF
ohlrs Nay. he recognized II ana expressed Jhat reco-
uIlon With that cordial spontanelty winch eau Only
aov from D snCerc and unenvious heart. Ills pride OF
81 was his pride Of country. He was the proudest
amer: and yet he was the most cosmop6l-
nan American l have ever seen. there was
N him the iduest shadow Of that narrow prejudice
which looks dskancc at WHAT has grown IN foreign ahds
Hs generous heart anu ms en-h'eheu n.hl were zoo
generous ana 200 enighIened nos 10 give Tue Iull''
measure Of appreciation 20 all that was good and "Or-
Ivy iron wnaeyer quarter OF the globe IL came
Mr.. SUMMERS HOME.
have treated the air Of his house in washngton-that
atmosphere of refinement and scholarship, friendship
aud warm-hearted hospitality. They have seen those
rooms covered and hed with his pictures his engIay-
mcs us statues brouzes mis- books and rare manu-
scrrts-tlc collections OF a lifetime. the image OF the
richness of his mind the comfort and consolation
- bis solitude They have beheld his ehild-ike
smile u satisfaction when ne unlocked, one by one, tie
Tav prSmenper Tie CONVERSATIONS az his hospitabe
re- trI
art and books. ami inventions. ana great times,
-Ud great m.n when suddenly some time by
accident. a new OF curious knowledge was discOv-
cred IA hun, which his friends had never known ne pos
.--.. A q SUI burst the afIrctiOnaJ3 genteness OF
DE- sou. warmed a hearts around him. They remem-
Der Ills craving Tor friendship 10 spoke through the
far Clts,retcbeI hand when YOU arrived. aud
came :" and me be,eeching and almost despOnd-
fuj tone when you departed do not leave
much 20 speak with You" IJ Is al gone now. He
mid mot saw himself aud has left ms friends behind,
Inn well bJt 10 love him. Now we have LAID him into
6.S g..ve I'M the mJthery SOIL OF Massachusetts.
va, .I,n TS %S sf,lwart. brave oid champion
AOe face and bearing zero SO austere aud whose heart
p,IRetic piea for universal charity, and whose whole
lie was a ardu0us, incrs,ant never resting struggle
" IN eIt him an covered with scars; and We can 10
nothing FOR him uut remember ms l0Ily Ideals OF
liberty ana equality, and Justice and reconciliation
anal -fy ana the eafnestness and courage and touch
.rg fidelity with which he fought for them-sO genuine
In bis sincerity snglemlnded IN his zeal, so heroic IN
H. devotion. On that could out Tor one suOrt hO1r
r ftrn IN fro0 his coffin 20 let him with the
ewes tnat saw so much hostility that those who
stood AGAINST him the struggles of bis life are
~ euerrr. no longer. We would show him the Tllt Of
iae couAct ana suerngs Of his last three years ana
mat be had not struggled and suffered in vain. We
would BRING before him not only those VINO IRON Of
ieded partisan zeal aSsalicd him, aud VINO now, with
s.-rov.fl hearts praise the purity Of his patriot
.sI. bat VIC would bring TO him that
man OF the south, Shareholder and
. leader OF secession MS time, the echo OF whose
r spoken IN the name Of the south II the halls OF
fhc Crol heard but yesterday words or respect,
N gratitude. tenderness. That man or the south
sboutd tGeu do what he depOred not having
due while he lived. He should lay bis hand
anon she shoulders OF the Old friend Of
Tie human KIND and say 70 him; Is 1t you whom l
hated and wl0 a. thought, hated me- have learned
roU me creatures ana magnanimity OF your soul and
lere oner you my hand and heart" Could ne Out see
ms with those eyes. weary OF contention ana strife,
low coutentedy would he close them again. having De
neid lie greatness of his victories.
People 0 Massachusetts, ne was the son or your soil.
m which be now sleeps but he IL not all your own. tie
bones 10 an Of Us; to tue blacks he helped 20 make
free ana 70 the whites he 5trOye 10 make brothers
srgu Let, on the grave OF him VINO was by so many
fboucht 10 BE- their euemv and found 10 be their frend
me aUds be- clasped which bitterly warred against
sscn otter Let upOn grave the youth OF America
D. taught by the story OF lis life, that not only
genius power aud success, but more than these,
patriotic devotion and virtue, make the greatness OF
fDs c..zeu n this lesson be understood. more than
Cuare. summers living word could nave done Tor ths
glory 0 America VIII done by the Inspiration OF his
great example and viii truly said that although
lie BODY moderng in the earih yet IN the assured
rguts OF al N the brotherhood Of reunited people,
sud IN a purified Republic, he still lives, aud Will live
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