, 1874-05-02

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oppsesaor who denied That right and that lilo fornor
hleolf could SURELY count spoa Tho fafness Of lila
soyo sympathy frcely givon IN tho sprit Of cqnl
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r.. pf hasre! oven for tGe wrong.door. who hated
m. tho ,,o3 They know not how well 10 deserved W
cartoon during te lats rrcssatial eampagn,-a car.
tn8nn, asaRned TO 10 malicious. which roptosented
ton eoa atrewing oweEs on The grave Of prcs
hnck 10 thd full brolherhood Of tic American people,
crs nn %oua cxpoao hmss'f to blow wounding him ~
ground in tho Bouato Chamber, And ills nav blow
norc1 hs o ,os them To people Of .hS south sg
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THE "nATrLr-PLAo nEsoLurroE.' y
5om EUROPE hlF. 9umner returned late In the fall
a c onanhs ah r, but fur fo sSns VOL
~ " TsSosa IT, po!!t'sai s oas
Congress-. und tho othor, resolution providing
tsai thS names Of he battles won ovor felow-czcna
y ~ tho War ct sho sebelon should 10 removed from
Tue fegimtntal colorH Of tho army. md from tho
Army hcg!stor., It was indeed only repetition Of q
resolution which he had introduced ten yeara before
IN 1o02 dring tho War, wen tue rst natnos OF vcto
rios were put On American batttc.aags Th!a rcaou-
tioa called forth now storm against him. It was do
uno Of IL the xo
earned laurola. 1t was condemned an unpalriotic
charles suu,nor insult tho sol,crs who had SMILED
their blood !n war for human rghtal Charles Aum-
ner DECADE Victories aud dopracnto laurcls won for
tie cause Of univorpal Freedoml How strange an i'm
Lot tho dead man have = hearing. This was his
thought Nc civilized nation, from tho republic OF
trolto to proscrvo tn conspicuous and durable form
tho monentoss Of Victories won rollow-cizcna in
hmse "" e ohs1s s5a ese y wosa
ernmenta Of our days hayo tpstnoslvely followed the
iasman S shns o od zasad zg's9'a Z was9 Hs
loo, waa not to behold ths red cross loaing over
aas Il inoyas II: snshs. Tss 81 5e1soe
= ra@nea = oaliodsn. No F. French sssiSHt ,oidisr 4
my "Reminiscences q tho vendee. 10 Hungarian Il
Salowa t% wss tsunSd BY sny Austrian bannor with
sa1ony or Hanover, CHARGING anor the iron al of
0ravelottc waa made to ramomber, by words written
on Prnssiau standard, that the Black Eagle had con-
tho son Of South Carolina, whom af lone future day
dcfendng tho Republic ugalnst aomo foreign foe, bo
6Sar @ Sy an nar ' a., On H. Tho eeos floating
killed ~ father q aottyaburg7 shonld this sroat t
and enlightoned Republic, proud Of standing In
llarge-heastcd. than tho nnrlents wero two
ag 9na thG angy Of
Volunteers, which thoy brought homo fro ii tho War War
with the glorious record Of thor Victories preserved
intact es proud ornAlnonr Of our state-Houao and
tho sons OF al the States to nces and mingie iu
common patriotism, apeak Of nothing but Union not
which is tho mother Of oil, equally onIcr 10 ALL kuow
children D. you want shining eeinontos q your
every frecn1nu who alave they aro written
on tho gate-poaa Of restored Union; aud tho most
cd people, reunited In common uauonnl pride.
AnTTEn TlME.
Such wcrc the sentiments which inspired TINT reso-
storm OF oblo1ny. Such were tho sentiments for
which Tho Legislature of hassachuaetsa passed sol-
Massachusetts, his own Massaohuaeits, whom ho loved
40 ardcntiy with alial 1ove,-of whom he was 30
proud, who had houored him 40 much IN days gone
to serve and to honor. Oh those wero owl days. that
winter days sad mud dark when be nat there III his
lonesome ehambsr. nnaolo 10 leave It, tho world
Ing nrounl him, and In it SO much that was hoattte
md he Frustrated by tho tormeuing diaease which
had returned with fresh violonce,-,nablo to defond
Why waa not thss resolution held up to scorn
nn9 vttupcIation a. an insult to tho brave,
% IT. hs no y 5 and
BEFORE anu when he was In tho fullneas Of manhood
md power7 r. not then, why now7 Why now7
alnll never forget tho melancholy hours ant with
him. seeking to lift him up with cheering words aud
hohs frame for hours rackcd with ercrloiating palm
md then sxhan.tea VIII broodins
How thankful n,n, how thankful every human soul
In Massachusetts every american must 6e, that he did
seemed to be knocking at h.s door How thankful tint
be Was spared 10 sec the day when tho people by Rtrk
lug doveop1nents wore convinced that th!ao who had
acted % ho did had aftar all not been impclel by
a'niatcr designs but bad good and pasrotio reasons
came back 10 him fuil Of tho old love and coudenco
for her representative scat n tue House ot staseB;
when the awgivers Of tho old Commonwealth obaylnR
An irresistible tnpuae Of Jcsicc wiped away from the
records Of the Legislature, and from tho far mama OF
him 30 deeply; and wlou returning Yigor lifted him
UP, and new sunburst Of hope tllumiued his ufeI
longerl
And yet, haye you thought Of 1t, II he had died In
those dark days. when 20 many clouds hung oyer hla
"oulu uot tAea VIC uVtu Fuuou nun huVa been tho
sumo Charles aumner, whose death but year later
afflicted million Of hearta With ping Of bereavement
whose prise evory lip for the purity OF his e
for hs fidelity to great principles aud for the ofues
OF his patsiotism7 waa hs not ago the aaueshe
aano lii purpose the same n principle, tho Hln,o in
character? What had he done, then, that SO many
him7 Sec what no lad doue. He had simply been
suo to hla convictions Of duty. He had approved and
urged what ho thought right ho hud attacked md op
posed what he thought wrong To Ills convictions Of
duty be had sacrificed political associations most oar
to hin. tho security Of his position, Of which ho
proud. For bis convictions OK duty liz had stood I'D
against those more powerful thun he; ho lad exposed
Himself to reprosch, obloquy, and persecution Had
not done 80, he would not hnvc been tho man you
pra1as to-day; aud yet for Ioing he was cried down
but yesterday Ae Ind lived up to the great word ho
spoke when he cercd the Sonate THE slave Of prin-
ureeei w sppnsc md whsn tru. to s opa *Sa hs
refused to cal party mailer, The act vas covered
with reproach.
The spirit impelfng him to do 40 was tho same cou-