, 1874-04-30
SUMNER.
(Contlnued from t1io First ra4o.

cred by book Study but learning aa ho Went;.
quick n tho perception of existing wants and
dIiile.lltieH, and Of tho moanH within roach to
who appeared M II riding through
tho stt,tgg'oB Of thoao. daya monnted on
esP]enaialy oaparsonet charger, sword H. ean,,d,
trout; d flory and truly magnetic. Houl over-
awing with Ills frowr, enchanting with hb Hn1ilo,
1onriahing tho weapon Of oloqucnoo liko 2 wiz
ata's wana, oyerwoln'Ing opposition. ana KIN.
marahelor Of parties. whose very presence mud
Organization, And by hiB sido Daniel Web5tor
With tint awful vastncha Of brain, Tremendous +
eavo forth; it's troaasres with pondorous malen-
Of measures and politics, but q mighty advocate
he gro,tG M aayGat ths lien Son I'd egsG ho sosn
carried tie Constitution on bis shoulders. Ho
could have carried tl,ero tho whole moral grand.
his own: Such mon filled tho stage during, that
poriod of construction and conservative national
Organization, dpyoting tho boBt offorta Of their
Btatesnanahip, tho craftsmanship Of tho politi-
eat Country a 10 r ereasnoss es'' and ~oaish. and
poWor,; of making tho people, proud
ct their common nationality, and Of tmbodding
tho Union In tho contcntaaent Of prosperity, In
stitutional principle; and. whom they noar tholr
ond, they could bonat Of many grand ohieve-
mont not indeed exclusively their own, for othor
powerful minds Ind their share tn tho work.
Tho United StatoB stood there among tho groat
Powers Of tho earth, atrong and respected. The
Republic had no foreign foe to fear. It's growth
In population and wonlth, in popular intelligence
nnu progressive civilization was the wonter OF
|. tho world. There WAS no Yisible limit to
itB development. Thore seemed to DO no dan
| gor to itB integrity. Ono thing thoy and their
| contemporaries hal indcod accomplished. Under
thoir caro- the Republic had grown so great and
| to pieces under it's shocks. Whatever ther or
| rorH, thor dolusfona, aud perhaps their miagiy-
ings, may have been, this thoy hhd accomplished,
behind thom, md turned thoir facea to tho wall
| and died, aud with them stopped into tho
| background tho Htatosmanship Of organization,
| oxpadionks and compromiseR, and to tho front
canaot ready for action, tho moral idoa which was
to fight out tito groat conflict aud to open now
epoch Of American history
SUMNER IN THE SENATE.
That wns tho historic Significance Of the re-
markablo acono which showed us Horny Clay
walking out Of the senato Chamber uovor to TO-
turn, whom Charles Sumner sat down there ss
tho Bucocsaor Of Daniel Webster. No man could
In hts whole bo1ng hayemoro strkingly portrayed
that contrast. When Charles Sumner had boon
elected to the Senate, Theodore Parker said to
onco you we're In morals. not in politics. Now
hope TINT you will show that you are still Ia
morals, although still in politics. ! hopo you
| will bo Senator with conscience" That lopo
waB gratiilod. lie always remained In morala,
while In politics ho mover. was anything elso but
tho Senator with a conscience. Charles Sumner
| onaorod tho 8enato not "a mere advocate, but
aH the very embodiment Of the moral idea. From
| There had boon great anti~slayory NOR
in tho senate before him. Thoro wort
with him mon like Seward aud Chase
but thoy had been traiuod in different achooi
flolds. They understood politics.; ho did not
Ho knew but one political object to combat and
ovorthrow-the great wrong Of slavery; to aoryt
tho deai Of the liberty and equality Of men. at'e
and Charity. Ho brought to the sonate stu
dioua mind. vast learning, great legal attnin
ments. powerful oloquenco, q strong. and ar
ssrxea deat aS & and al al a ibis s hs vesa ao TO
moro oxpounder Of = policy !, ho was I
| his ideat. In no public man had tho moral idor
of tile antt-alayery movement such ovorrulinl
did not possess it. Itposaoasnd him. That wal
the secret Of his peculiar power. -
| ,, BuMNEn AND LINCOLN.
Tho following pnsaago occurs in his accom-
Of the rotation Of Sumner and Lincoln, apassagi
understood IL, tho fnll Significance Of Its confirms
with tie conduct OF Grant abraham Liucoll
was d true child OF tho people, Thcr
was :. in his hoart :. MI incxhnuatbl'
It sprung that longing to DO true, jasE, and mer
oiful to all, which made the reoplo love him. Ii
tho deep Iargo humanity Of his aoul Ind growr
his moral md political principles, TO Which. hi
Which Le defended With tbs strength Of . vigor
ous mind. But he had not grown groat in; an.
high Rchool Of atatoBmnnship. He Ind from th
humbleat beginnings slowly and laboriousl
esnG Teea his a abp boc rses a9s q ae II fa nnd
" Ito found himself in tho foremos
rank Of tho distinguished men Of tho land. Il
his youth and oarly manhood ho Ind achiorc'
no striking Rlcccsses that might hare irnparrto'
to him that overwhelming self-appreciatsol
Which 10 frequently loads Rclf-mado men t.
overostimate their faculties and TO ignore th
limits Of their strength. He WAS not a learned
man, but he had learned and meditated onougl
to feel how lnucl, thnro was still for him t.
learn. His marvellous succcsa In hin ripor year
loft intnct tho iuborn modeBty OF hii
nature. Ho was absolutely without preten
sions; His simplicity, which by Its genuiinone,99
atrikingly brilliant. His natural gifts woro great
He poageHsed q clear aud penetrating mind, bu
in forming his opinions on subjects Of import
dil3ient, tint ho would always hoar aud prob
what hia opponents had to soy before he bocam
firmly satisfied Of the justnoss OF lis own cou
cluBiona. Not aa il ho Ind boen onsiIy controtlc
aud lod by other mon, for 4e had will OF hi
own, but bis mental operations were slo,
and hesitating, md not apt to concciy
quick resolutions. He lacked self-reliance
No ono folt moro than ho tho awful woight Q
iis responsibility; Ho was not one Of thoet
bold roformoss who will defy. the opposition o
the world, and undertake to impose their opin
ions and viii upon reluctant ago. With care
, ful confederation Of tho ,poBslhilttloa OF th
! advanced, he planted Ills foot With hr1nnesa, an
40 power was strong enough to forca him to
responsibility enlarged tho horizon Of hi
mind, and oyoTy day. lo graape
, the helm Of affaira with steadtor hand. 1t va
= = to such man that Summer, during tho moa
doubtful days at the beginning Of tho war, I'D
) droHsoa hia appeals for Immediate o1nancipatio
: appeals irnpotous and impatient, III the
!. could spring only from hiB ardent and oyet
looking convictions Tho President ut 1re
passiyoly roaated the vehement counsel OF til
Senator, but he bndo the counsellor welcome
, It was h1r. Lincoln'a constant endcayor to SUI