Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
House.

W~AsHISr.pE, Feb. l2.-The feature
in the House to-day was the pre.en,s.
ton in joint Convention of The Senate
and House, 81 Carpenters large paint.
ing of the Reading Of The Procllma.
ton Of l. .1ucipation, by President
Lincoln 10 - CAbInet. The prcscnla.
ton spec made by Guiell, OF
Ohio, and q , followed by a speech
from Stephc s., of Georgia.
In his presentation speech, Garfield
culogiz.d on Mr., Lincoln, aud then
memIer4 Of his Cabinet, aud empha.
sized the point that Mr.. Lincoln had
for q long time resisted all attempts
made 10 induce him to Induce him 10
issue tho proclamation, and had only
resolved on 1t alter he had become con.
WINGED o. its nrcessitv rs a war mess
urc, and to save the Union, which wss
hi chief Object, In this connection he
quoted Mr.. LincOln's famous dispatch
in reply 10 Horace Greely's Prayer
from twenty milliona,"t the Eject that
ii he could save the Union by abolish.
ing slavery, h2 would do it, but that he
would not do ii or refrain from doing
it through any other motive. The
speech was entirely free from any allu.
sions that could give glIensc 20 any
section or party.
Stephens, Of Georgia, said "Mr.
President and Speaker-There is but
little left for me 10 say in the pro-.
gramme assigned me on this august
occasion. On the picture or the skill
OF the artist, my friend from Ohio has
dwell at length. In regard to the mum.
icenco Of the donor he has left me
nothing 10 say. Few instances Of this
Kind have occurred in the history OF
our country. | know ofnoue, aud may
the example in the encouragement OF
art be followed by others. With refer.
cnce to the subject OF the painting
propose, II strength permit, to submit
a few remark. First, as TO the central
figure, the war; after that, as TO the
event cOmmemorated. knew Mr.. Lin.
coin well, We were together during
Que Congress. | was a. intimate
with him as | was with any other
man OF that Congress, except perhaps
Que OF general character ! nCel not
sreak. lie was warm.hearled, gencr.
Gus. lie was, as he was afterwards
said 10 be, possessed OF a heart whicl.
had malice 70 none and charity
10 ALL In bodily form he vas above
the average aud 80 in intellect. lie
WAS not highly cultivated, but lad a
native genius far above the average Of
his fellows. Every fountain of his
hear, was ever owe. flowing with the
milk Of human kindness. So much for
him personally, and so much the deep.
err, from my attachment to him, was the
pain in my own breast, as well as In
those of millions, Of the name of his
horrible taking of. That was the
climax Of our woe, OF u tr0u-
BILE, of the spring from which
came afterwards unnumbered woes.
But If those events, no more now. AS
a friend may say:
NO farther seek his merits 10 disclose,
Or draw his ~lruilties from their dread
abode.
These, there alike, in trembling hope re-
pose
The bosom Of his father and his God,I
SO much | hay. felt il my duty on
this occasion to say, on behalf Of my
friend. Now as 20 The great historical!
event, which this picture cpmmemo'
RAGS, and which We are here to-day 20
commemorate. This is a subject, per.
haps, as remarked by my friend from
Ohio, which the people Of this day and
generation are not exactly in the con-
dilion to weigh rightly and Judge coz
rect.y, One thing has been remarked