New-York tribune., 1875-11-30
HENRY WILSON.
THE EULOGY AT BOSTON.

words which Daniel spoke to God in the day which
him victorious over his foe, ana sitting G m se ths
words which Henry Wilson may reyerenty ana thnk-
I v ttes % as ne 6e eG g~co gdioo OF his aabe & What
he was In his character and achieVenens ne was
| in a singular the workmanship OF God Name
and lineage did nothing for him but to drag hlln down.
nor could ne begin to till he had cast them on Wealth
did not help him win social standing nor the uiverslty
polite culture, the gifts Of genius II we eXcebt
his gift for eager and unremtng toll God said " VIII
this child Of oscurity and want and Will show the
world how / make leaders Tor nations No hesh sha
glory in my presence Men shal sec tlat choose tne
things which are not and bring to nasnt hngs tha are
will teach those who boast that Abraham was thelr
father that Of the stones raise children to Abra
ham," How ungentie his birth, his lct IN boyhood ana
youth and even much In his manhood all unpropuious
the STOPPING and uplifting geneness OF God which
with him from first to lat God foresaw what was
coming to great people, and IN me Loneliness anu 81
to make ready His for the exigency. Humber than
the employment of the lad who kept his fathers sheep at
dent The lion and the bear Which he met ana slew were
| the temptations Of Ignorance and pnehing poverty.
countenancc. did the OF state ever take that
bloom from his genial face. His young eyes looked on
the hoary grandeur Of Mount Washington. He strOlled
about the shores Of the beautiful Wmncpesaukee-
Of The & Ga SPb ne b snSrn s %i roIS n V W Thss
small Voice OF God spoke TO him Very likely he did
eopreI@nd the voice or know who il was that spoke in
these tender years. The divine dream was IN ms SOU,
but 10 waited for the day to declare ii.
IN his bones when he went from bis
comfortless home to he the drudge farm There he
first began TO be conscious OF The ndweling energy,
feeling il in the form OF an Unsuitable thirst for knowl-
edge He was permitted attend the district school on
as when he could not work of doors and of his
first fcats 10 say his grammar book through rom
beginning 10 end at single recitation lie took long
walks after nghtfall that he might read borrowed
book newspaper. too precious for him to take nome,
reading them eagerly so as To be back 70 MS WORK when
the morning should dawn. KIND hdy-a sister OF the
late Levi WOodbury-saw what spirit was moving in
him ond gained MN access 10 her hu,pnu I,larg.
Thus he was enabled 10 read abou; thousand volumes
before he u years Old reading them, as We sa see,
by computing the time az the rate 0i TWO week reading
by the ckerng brands on the hearth for the most part
while the cXactiug master slept
Iyeing now of age. and still Obcyng the npuse within
him. though he knew not that u was hom God ne saftei
on foot for n certain OF Hatck, where he had heard
'horc was chance Tor youhs lhel-hVug rev uoiars
in his pocket and tine rest o. his worldly goods Sung over
the man was that stick" honest sclfrcian tough and
strong as those who leaned upon him always found
He stopped but nigtt on THIS journey OF hun
or city ON the second dly he Was not too weary
and rOOt tO 20 for moment To Bunker Itl whose
,n5Sr nrDig the come of our state House. where he
stood trembling with enthusiasm what n con
w 81 .rIf attendants and the scenes Of the last few
davs Ills death matter Of concern in foreign courts
\ nation gatheing in around his bier; escorted
through lltiinore-iye, through the streets OF Bat
NOR: resting in Ind, pendence Hal; Broadway drlped
aud throngcd with civic and military PROFESSIONS; lying
in state where ne but tolerated. The sculp
turcd forms Of immortal patriots and amid the battle
frayed standards Of the Republic and the grand old
Commonwealth. That he thst'd ior hnoWiedSe ana ior
personal ndcp ndcncc Was all hc Yet knew Of the divine
purpose concerning him, ~ ne found ms way into the
Little hamlet near lnldhI-ht ana ASKED Tor WORK
and lodging. A few months 0f ca@er reading and toll,
Win seemed
back among the hills OF New-lIamp,hre' teaching IN
Winter and working and studying an tie time, with his
face toward university course. But suddenly his
little earnings are os through nc It Oh one ho nc
had trusted ana he once more IN Nick 30 his simple
craft the hope of formal education forever given uD
Now he makes tbt aclIah,ahee oi lh1t 1oPle Wohiah
lydia Nara Child aud thus hc ~ made 10 breathe the
spirit of the Garrison movement just beginning t0 stir
me strong Nc-fn glud heiit Ihe divine dream n his
soul l. cleared UP little lie begins to see the pain,
though as yet ne d9ts 40, iSe9sALe H s tie IoIs' ,,
, rIo IN IN" %.oual n Sn..I,,ns: Fnanre snmtactirrs
fi. I.iti % lIs l@.f
- i,u,i,gird bo.r ana bis friends catching NJ the word
as popular advertisements seni lin form during the
Harrison campaign Ia tnril the souls OF M aSse' and
10 win ior himself seat IN ue tthtIi N1t, DEaie
como pushing and ebOWmg Lls way among The pOshed
Ieaief "f tie great WING party. tie iardly knew him
self who hc aiy than they, but God knew and
be yielded to The Divine impulse winch Va, sway
ins him. lie Is placed on committees and re
Offer minority reports ~en his conscience fails
20 with the majority nc - r.lufhcl "s.i 'nd .sa
from the hall 10 the senate Chamber hard by, where us
ir.is 6y Ms fc! fol- wolcOin to President Fillmore
and the famous luslrian exile. Kos,uih Democrats
were dear a. him. u thcir votes might help him place
Charles SliuHcr IA the Senate of o., United states. Ills
zeal Tor American Ltbortr> madr bin tariff zeal
a:,id n It's forces with those Native Americans
40 called tio" s it was his conscience that nadc hn
M, , or Mn SINNER Sever wore two mon more nm
ike ia all but the - resolve Whica Inspired tdrin DJh
,15 tfitc',,i tir if. of the nation and offended Tie
10 the history of tne years which followed. almost
g,1r, In itunbtr musi barely allulc Il j. part Of
H.. bI. ,i tHc uatou thc itndc,t oud MOS, dt,ldEI
rhate. u hts suni n HEicn 10 vas toth ll ol'- IONS
city tiat tu.s bu mechanic should succeed 20 tha place
OF her webster, hrr Everett, her winthrop, her tn5tt'
Bdt God sdit even thrn to ule secret h,"f nl e3nr
"Walt 20 ntc, auI yiii show you what VII do WIN
ti"~ iIiH ol -os'.' 49,, tr.,, t ,, ' c' t,.-
Whose -ecthu depths up th, yap1-s which steadily
eaDuet into the var loud on nis". IL. lis 2'I,o,
ei'hcr erommor or rlci1rc' mat tnaI ms h2 hih2
he eoid fCai'l l,i.ii'i a-".',.' t'a @ 'n c,n5t &
hc watched the key TO Tie position aJd 80 dealt ls
blows as 20 less DANCER nc the recO Ills simple
was tine iu trying So quarrel Win such mnI He
med 20 De utterly uco ciohs Of ins'i', Wae Noeys
nr abuse and bloody threats and singing tlHi, and
sarca.ms h.d thc air. Wien NJ: sumner was stricken
down sad The attack va, brutal and coNaidy, ana
for these words he challenged 10 mortal combat.
@ @tuI ne m ',,j fiI i'm ' fi,.,t of 4DirrIse AMI
th'GS. ne D.i.os ~ i,I.', ~ Ia ~ NO.. al.
frame. horcueln strength had been observed, and
- foes ieel s sure thaC else besides Henry
Wilson would be hurt ii they provoked hlh too far con-
cludcd 10 let him alone.
Al length the gathering storm burst: II could not be
ayerted. The storm must come. God Iorcknc# this as
We did not, and the whom His sentlonrs- bad been
fting up were ready cac ior M, solemn part 10 Hely
wilson tell the Craftsmanship Ol Military Affairs and the
prudigious capacity Tor work which he showed IN
that place = known to an Who saw nm tncft, Mhit
President CaDuet officer, what raj IN the heid
what governor OF regiment or patient IN the hospital or
soldier widow ever hai occasion 10 complain Oh Inn
Tho GencIaiinChior at tAe opening OF tue war said
' That his daily task was equal 10 tht strength OI
ten men" Thus he toilcd until the forces OF
the Rebellion were spent, ana lii the clear
dawn of peace, during The weary Efforts at
s;1lcton which were finally successful the prob
len of his life solved. We all saw Tor what God had
made aud endowed him IN the light Of the terrible eN
ycucy which had been his grand opportunity. And
yet tue Divine Apocalypse was st to come 10 I'm that
mystery of the energy which had burned within ln was
solved IN the presence OF death God quenched the lgt
in temple home, and laid his only nope OF po'teity IN
tIc dust lie bowed his head and was silent ana list
cucd. and in that silence he heard the voice that had
suoktu 10 him only in confused whispers before. lie
fi.s can az %
melted before that open yiOn and, lifting his dmled
eve TO the tender face he said, Abba Father"
Thenccforh he knew VINO 1t that mad raised
him NJ. and disciplined him with hardship, and