New-York tribune., 1875-11-27
HENRY WILSON.
EUIOGY BY TIE REV. DIR. RANKIN.
DELIVERED YESTERDAY AT TIE NATIONAL CAPITOL

Ior from hcuceforth Yea, saith the Spirit that they
may rest from their abos, and their works do follow
them.
All fhst Is mortal OF Henry Wilson Of Massachusetts,
yice-Pre sident Of the United States lies IN deaths eth
before The nation paiss iu er gfiei BESIDE IN
nighry men every bondrhsn that wns, aud every free
man tina, is bring tribute of honor ana OF l0ie 20
las upon his dust Tne nations emblem, wbch ms ~
wears OF public service contributed much To leave mn
nigh advanced; ave, TO cleanse OF every STIGMA anh
shame I'm the worlds eye, Gnd In the eye 0i pOstcr
,roops tendcriy above him. In this honord place,
whose ctief scat s now vacant, plscs which
has so otrn echoed to bis voice, end where ne
has always stood the unnchinr rte nmofrnptlDie tie
fender Of huuan dieniy and human rgbts-we te hg-
cst aud the lDwlist, lis assoctt,s IN goyeiieut MS
icilow tiircns; Leirs alike M the heritage OF iredom
which ne ha. done - Dlen to tisnst uI.p pa re- IT,
penshes with new lile gather lor prief soehhity. Al
Il ftinS that our words b. lew. - . >,
Henry Wilson the pr.onot Of New-Ensland. W
there was iron ia his baou there strength IN his
l.cs II feie was backbone IN his frame, owed u
in part ~ e non OF tnt strrl and roc4y s1 10 ,ne @
cold and uclemcnt the stern nd serious aspects Oi MS
native Ne, i'm land Aye, more ttan This, Heniy VII
,On was the product OF NewEngiAnd idea Wal man
IA man nothing uo GREATER ana tlAt "hen uYd
niniou nrst himself aud then over ust a. sasl an
ert 10 himself Henry Wilson was Ambitions.
let us thank God that he was Wen on
Ihe light OF muraliife he the e OF three genera
tions of poverty; tue dese nant ~ ,nrse rec @
H. who had haidly kepi DoGy ani sou
VINO tnat rOuEh aud rugged Lal1-Niibti III Up
native ew-HamI hire, hed, one alter thc Other i0lgb
4 losing battle With NE unill Tue grave co'tfeu 'htii
AppTruticod To small iHrmer al Ten tIH ol age, ,i
the hard knocks ana soir ue t"'lO, oi Cnio
boy AT indt pcriou, Whti more IaNefn }OuuS i' t'c
nired and pamp, itd. ana ciHmncd In schooi nd ~ 90
lego studying fne r1id t9 OF ms naive t."e m @ i "''
history an pucs ol ms native eothFY Dl ga" nEh
oi pine knots ahi by thc ini l'r', 90 "ioi,',I
pg htrk-iogs he needed uil ms ambition Henry wilson
was ambitious but ambition ambition 10 srrNei
Ia bear buldeLs to assume responsibilities 10 Perform
Lbor5 To Sahd IN re ltont t.n h"i =, ' iel ii. ~
might lead. thas he might ase thc nara hhochs OI
leader 40 -hl, Somewhere ahd in some Ehe 90
br country ycoeu eerYice Ike that ca Washington anu
jefferson sui Adlnasi maj he hnsnt 'ntea @
mao tbs lsbors of tneSc men, hl0 N%tose %
s.,rile Yankee farm ana during on that dreary appfcn
tieesBip "a As bOyhoOd ana !ouh, dhiIh7 "a 't,'
deny ing ulgh hOds Z" t"i' 'iu l' III 80 - ~ ~
LcStite oi MS ad"pi'vh UNI ~ ,o 10 " ~ ", T ,i,lpo
uIl BiOnuneut, and IN close nS"oOf ood 30 - Ai-to
inn nilsie OF ihr hauncr upon Li. ia,t,ue, lie
was measuring his sWOid ~ debate WIN ue mtfthant'
ana lawyers Of Bo5on. be eudDg himself, css iOi
leadership less Tor d,uitics and IOtOts, thau uf III
on ice. lie sought pliccs of 'er' ice lie AWAY
served them. IL tO him as llUhSn lie na0 tHhShi
th' eouis @ it"n' t, r i " ~, t w w. and lad - m
10 him i'm the d cams ol bis bOy hood, Wnosoeyer Of yO
viii m tr rlritsI snail De strvgnt of AL - ia I,h
~ 'l n' v '',i ,c',,i II ~ r,,uI,,ri "
In ui,iu, up nuf estimate OF thi mans character, and
INC n",t r"9 t W., Charles sumner tine Cnrynr
t't,pd nf T,"ed n, whose white ro.ors were aiyi
% 'g.n % ~ 'ne h,' Sas siiyIng .lr~ In t. Boston Latin
9tCr and Wing beieaih tie favored shades of iia,-
v,Id - lad 10 wiuse mo,,I rtririon- as sol move
,out a., v. Ia owe hs II ~ >,.i m tne Uu,tcd scale
senate aud who WIS become worthy associate and
.1nr,ng bi. WDd by night a pOVcTty-S, rirarH
s'.Is .t,,i tI,nf ,vb,.i toor,..
SIMMER wa sttins al the feet Of scl men ~ Iuis,
Stor,, was IN t.o mpildst iW heAv u, s'"u't a. a.
escncr rtycllg aud rrsld ns m Europe ana Nhth
- ,v. ing la t tnc fuunlfn brdU-, DUtn home
and abroad t.e priuc.pes oi luio.H4tuual and cJusu
iiona inv. Henry wilson was WOratuE IN the S"tntk
1g ehop nj Natck until niiduigt speaking in deba,n-
s,clei ,s mace up OF Li, iiuw WOrnIIen, aud slowly
,iss.achusrtts delighted to honor, ana IN ia,
great cause OF human freedom. II - beautiful
20 see how these Two great men Of .Mss,ae.n-
.etts, born one year apart siaiuhS 20 az, fchu!
n life, educated so dN-rrutly, supported uud
.ompliurneI each 9th 1ne Que man "i books, the
slirr "a nun of men. THO luan o. dcas the oter
man OF iact. Ino man Oi the lev, tne Other
man OF tie many Tno one souo ines almost losing lm
sri iu his distance OF aaYancc hcioio thr bdph th,
tle people sUug rWad only 50 iaai ~ i3 tiUc popular
instinct taU-at am tnJt 80 pruiir were felay 10 !"o" =
tess two men, 90 uhke ana yet :" tepf 7,h 'se %,
tkttcmr- IN Au, lean succty, va, tue Nc"-i-bBtnu
iea, inodrudtcd represented on lmS hour' ,,t., ~,
belle se'. in Il ae The cause "i ihi ~ IN & ei IA VA
t ts' ~ the cause 81 COZ, "o % ; ~ :" ] -. Il " ,,,,
~ t.'l We hiisLt aliN ',o -. Va 'i' .,~ -
Illustrate iii7 own U''n ,t, i,u,r. i i ~ -, le ,ii
"t pl''V 10 W. ni' 49,, 49,, 20 Lt,,.c of .,u,.t. il,
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