, 1875-01-13

ihe Presidential chair tho nation irntl Lech
passing through LIS is'l Sca nf civil war, and II.
var, at f},Ht no larger than mani lAn. ex-
lon1c1 ever tho wl,t5ie Houshern horizon, the
Ic1,elliot, fonnd itaolf con5rontad by great up
rising Of patriot. ready 10 die Tor their country.
Our land was still filled to-tlay With tic graves
Of those mnrtyfs 10 constitutional liberty:
Golden and living trearurcn wrro heapcd
without stint upon "ur countrys altar,
bot, after, ali these . coni|ier sacrifice
al tho latld tho victim came. The spirit OF tho
lehellio1,, baf1icd In its attempt 10 ashassinate
tho nation'S jlfo. rovenng"A itself on fnm who
represented tlle natfnnn cpntest and Tim nation'a
triumph. 13nt tho muffIer Was too latn to rob
him of hiB fis.rionH place In history. for he Was
Atrieke! down in tho HnPEoJnast. GrAnloAt mo-
mont OF lIb lifo for an tmperiahabe fame. which
wu,,la l,e ~ wltlc al tho world and ah enduring
~ tins.
I1o ton n!lulet Ia tho heroes OF the 1sobellion
WHO tad won .leAhieEs honor. mentioning tur-
ticnlariy Grant, siernan and sseridsn, ZAP
lis object in ll,c lecture was from Ills little
hlll.top of hatory. ten years after Mr.. I.iucolns
| death, 10 turn tho eyes and tliouyhls Of tho
audience to o,Ic. whom, tho nation ncarcoIy APP
precla|e1 wen living. Ll.s bad csrllrnctl since
with tho Father Of tho Republic. 1,orii in a
loorIees cabin in Kentucky, With lahs than q
years instruction at country school, he owed
much to the preccpta Of l,in mother and stop
Which obligation Ao gratefully nclnowl-
slavery VAS his earliest political prin-
ciplo.-is was absolutely ingra'ne into las
| boylood life and le hover concealed hY au.
tagonism 10 Il. Nominated for tho Senate by
tile Republican Htato Convention OF Illinois, he
fearleBAIy advanced bcyondthe lines nt luis party
dcclaripg in ringing bentc'ces. characteristic Of
son In American history, that this nation could
not endure halt slave and half free. And. in Ills
grcat debate afterwards with his opponent,
Douglas ho refused TO analty or retract q Hlngle
word Of this daring and defiant avo"a though
it kept him constantly o1l tho defensive.
THO ue1t point spoken Of waA the lHsuinE OF
Tho Emancipation Proclamation. an explanation
being given Of Mr.. Lueoln's delay. and iustfa-
tons BY which ho Justified lis co1rso until at
last, when every family altar was crimsuncd with
rntriot blood, and every cemetery crowded with
patriotic graves, hs determined to strike al
slavery with tue baitle.ax Of tic war rower-to
destroy it utterly aud forever, tApplanse.l
tai sxcellencics. the generous character, the fer
vid patriotism. the overnoving sympathy, OF Mr.
Lincoln and to illustrate these characteristics BY
1nontonihg his acts,--1s parloning Offenders
and other evidences OF tie sympathy nlil mercy
Of wLic', Ills heart was 30 full. Through h1r
whole life, tn public or in private aplcles Of
duty. in prosperity or adyersty. his i'oar star
was Right. lie believed that light was tiR!ttol
than parties or artnies and he le1d, with Joht
Bright, tile great Co,n,nonor Of ngiaud that 1le
great national question could he safely settlee
, except on the eternal and immutablo principles
Of Right. Denounced though ho was go bitterly
dnring his Administration lso never answered
railiug with raing or reylling with reTiling. ant
WIS the farthcBt possible remove from that clan
of matienants WHO lowered themselves hencatl
tho lavel Of q decent minis contempt BY barking a
tho heels Of those from whom tlloy differed ant
, throwing mud at those whom they opposed 20
, I lltlcalIy. lie conceded tue charge against Mr.
, | Lincoln that he was often lackihg in etiquette
and what the world called dignity, and gave ses
era1 aml1Bing Illustrations Of his responses t.
foreign Ministers and others.
| lie closol With an analysis Of f1r. lincoln
! character, mud Of the nsrikug avents Of tile luz
duys OF his life, stating that his latest o1jcia
; net was. learning the afternoon OF tho dar b
was assassinatcd that two Of the rohe chiet
! wore to arrive disguised at q New England 20,
> from Canada to escape to Europe, to. i11stfnt
the officers not to arrest them, but to let thot
t lice the country unhsrmcl. Only fow lou1
, after this message of mercy, lila rebel assaseit
= | slew him nul when tue wave Of VOC awci
I eoon,fIy over tho land from Capital to frontie
4 tile whole civilized world became mourliors I
Lis tomb.
From the tor Of Fame + 8ddcr
+ lila kirn,>ri a the skfce.