, 1875-05-31

sean eehtusy t"o hhctl ljlnstr1nps examples
q :clSio virtue - Washington aud Lincoln
Washington and Lincoln lle founder mud
tho pfohcrver OF our American liberties Two
names entwined In our metnorjse With the ,larx.
History. Home yeatB ago. in tho Stste Of Nova
"a, was shown picture By hosDs srtiAs, rap
fssentlng tbs Anotheos!s Ut Abraham Lincoln.
Washington. euVolopeh III n1nlbus Of clouds. was
And crowning him WITH tito laurel wreath. fto |
picture has lsttle artistic merit It was intensely
ealsiciu isa conception. and Jet beneathtslAr tho
tts ra tnst idea however eru,eIy e1pres'oi
thAt linked th.he two great 1lsttoa together; t
anu thus ulitoi shall they 70 down tn 3 grateful
poaterty Very unhko III their ansocedenta apd
dlspositlone, thoy got nleot on the common
ground OF pattotc duty. Wa.lingtun, it,
snee OF all his faculties, identified, pure
minded, ,hahsnaly cautious. bns displaying
remarkable bo!dt'ess md dash ut critical trnes; :;
nsvor dazzling. yet a!wa.h leading lia follow
nan. a nun ot whora It has been raid that ie
preferred avoiding great tntH:aken to rerfoFmng
great exploits. aonc:h'ng kotnap about him.
The descendant of wel.bosn and we!tbred
arstocEattc Boushern plantors-. nob1o raprc-
| sentative of that clara which for 80 many yesra
| controlled the de7EnloA OF thin nation, but which
nas been supplsnted of late By nav typo Of
character developed on theaa Western pr.1es,
aud OF whom Abraham Lincoln Was an admir-
able specimen.
Abraham Llncolu. sou Of tho rnop,o-the
representative not of cultarn socia! ca>te hut
a
noblc tribute to tho d.gnlty Of labor, A BeIf-
| tnads man, with all tho advantages and with all
tho disadvantages Of = self-made man snve one
I'm utter lack OF ogattsm rad sct-couco:t.
'aa haz sssi sass III. e. aeo :: 'sst; "s
Rough, hit R'nte untonth, but gracious,
ra:i.n. Wien ] saiasst, & s.ia, M wh,; VI s,vrae.s,
o,xsa @ ! .,;.ss;s i :, 4, ~ = ill.,, il ss5asst .'
Such Here these Two men, But onn tratt tbcy
bad III common, and 1t VIA this Hhich III ,de thot,
| t;ua servants TOT tho naton'u neoti Esth we're
| notAbte for their passive strength, rather thaa
for their aggressive forcs Their power was stts-
PLAYED in oudul auce rather than iu anth6ouisul.
And got syun il. t4ia nsenoiA ths'e w4n III u1,-
| lkoness. Washington was like lighthouse,
cafm assuring raya Ger rho vaeta of tho watetB.
| cheer!uH tho heat Of the mRriner, yet never
yield'ug an inch to the fury Of tho storm. Lin
co!u. Ike flexible cable Of wlro. swhrol to aud
| flo with the varying Influences Of the hour, mud
rot clinEiuG with renal kahlo tenacily tn the oud
IN view. Hafo1v. though slowly. dragged the 'sa-
ttopal ship through tLc troubled waters Of civic
] disaster,
As visited tho grave OF Abraham Lincoln at
Springfield, mud eazed upward i tho wh,ro -huf,
OF ma:blo, whose monumental gloritn Atiy utter
a naslons gratitude for one Of her no5att dead,
the thought catae 10 tne what Nil cvcntful. what
. craod l'io In he,e COMMUNICATED, anil VIVA:
aeEIeB of impressive incidents It n'fords to tho
futuEe historian and PAINTER. Ths boy Abe At
tho age Of ! seat out. nx In hand, to help
clear farm in tho pfins'nl foross.
our Western rivers Or studying l4ls lesson b. tho
dim light Of cabin fire. At.er many yeara Of
tho nason-see tho home>5, n.1nn1a. aul quaint
old man az he stands Gil tia platform nt 5;,rug-
field. and ssks the prayers Of his feilow.towaH-
tneu to follow him to hia new responsible pcst Of
dutY. Dahoil him In Washington! iaithtal,
patient, uutrrina nnselish: through all su.:
peaod OF anxiety and toll. With eItple, Of his
peu eestinR free millsona OF his felow.creA-
lures. lifting taca, out Of bondage aud dogr eda-
annals Of manhood va aueh an o1,portun,t,
qiyen to an earthly rusf aud never wns 1t 1uoro
Wisely aut faithfully made u.oot. Again. sec
him etanding on tho battlefield OF fi1t.vhburg
to utter that brief bus impressive orntiou
over the natiou's dead. ~h!ch the Vest
minister Rerico pEuuonucea tho grand
q ct. that eTer fell from human lips.
1 bs ZEE hs entry . aso seen s eci 1
the l:ebclfion, at Tho head Of Its victorious
liberty bringing troops. amid the hooming Of
cannon nad tlls wild jnbilec Of bis co'osed ba:-
tslious. " Babylon has lailcu:" "Dabyon has
10 KISS his hands and sti,raped 1ccs. wnile hs
l.'oks dnwn upon them with ten
ass f':hsF's n.t,an. tn,ie Fighting up ..,,,as h's
his 'nwasd Joy and shanktuln.sa. Finallv. eA1-
dest scene OF all TINT jet itv eI,is th,s strange
eyoutful history, behold that little da:kcncd
clafuQef Nh"TG, sHlttEe6 CT All A!eEAblG'h QullAE,
he Law uncan.cous b,s lite fnsccs '.bbsd away.
tl.e nations heart boating IN trembling suspense
until the Hurst WAS tuid and then t.srst!u.
forth in such passionate exhibition Of Elief ~
J suppose tue world ueysr w.ln.rse1 before.
Ny friends, NO are said to lire III a cosetous
and uaatosiat ago. hevrr cusIa alnly have peo IL
been more richly blessed t',su VIC with nstesi.t
prosperity, and rarely III tho history OF uasiona
aud Pleasures Ut this wolll. The prixos Of Ito
hse very tear, our oppartunties for personal
asRranstlzeu.aut and lnz:erlal satisfaction arc
. ssry grost. ,
: frpni our American pABi. Jet ua REMAINDER that
tho true inches Of nation do not consist ia tile
" ] abundance OF tho lungs which 1t p'saeeses. -
uelshcr 10 harvests Ut grain nor boards Of sold.
! | but In tho lofty types Of manhood and WOMAN
. | hood, the noble characters Its institutions eau
! prodlcs, and who edusu aud nasure its history.
. This was the 1rs.on that came to uls in1-
s*s ,ss CT, T. o; potse tSe ss ece. ;aa IT,
! crunttiuP TAiaess, her monuments. inposiu:
in their decay. tell Tho stor7 or her ancient
greatness. Thev speak Of = ttn,e whea silo was
) the Queen Of tho Adliatlc, lha mistress 1T tha
. saas, the richest, most puweriul, and moss
luxurious city In Europe. Too Orient poured tta
treasures ato hee lap. hsr citizens "ars pctuc"~,
: and her ~ishea laws for half the world: But
b state. Hhe produced only su1ssuous beauty
. md matera! civilization, which wrought her
: own Inevitable decay. "shs neser nuraed q
8AlnE I'D AQI uUeuuj, HUT DVl6 SH~tt HGF Ell QER'
. Tor, nor paru." But poor aud rugged Scotland.
With her 1nLos,!tAole climate aud bArten sotl,
has boon tae prolific mother Ut poets. ofators,
, philosophers. phi!sutaroplsts Aad leaders ot .!,c
, fntuso ~ rho hss enuobled tho past of
! humanity. And. wnrn tho lo!l Of tho nA'
+ tions 10 called, with ono accord the grae.
. ful heart Of 1nankint sespouds, i" nleassd
Il be thor, Caledonia amongst tle nasons!"
( From sucd Impressive dxaMrfuH y, US lsarti
i that tho ouly salvation for communiti.s, - Tor
5 individuals. is consecraton to tho tuolal aud
ldea! ,pte ents OF tho uaslon tia State and tlta
y city. Aud IL wo ctii TIT the memory of tae
i g.cat and teuo who lived and toilea, aud died
0 that these high and holy causes nigh,
j. ba rerpetuated amonst u.s. may ~e
) solemiy dedicate ourselves anex Il
). tho RIGHTS of Mxn. tic putffcAtfot
. aud welfare Of ta 8tales. The sacred Interests o
!, culture, .nd character. aud psesy. Our fathees
j! laid tue foundation Of our Gosotunank In jus
Z g,ce and elua! rights lot Us SEQ to that tht
!, aupsrStructule mo rear stands true 10 ths plumb
/. li:ie Of truth aud Righteousness. ID cemcuIel b.