The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-13

soDay, and go much tho deeper iron my attachments
To hin) was the pang in own breast, well
those vi millions AZ the manner OF his horrible taxing
or That was the climax OF our woe, oI our trouble.
aud tho spring from winch camo aterward unu um.
bcred woes. But oil those events no more now. as q
trend may say
NO farther seek HE m erits 90 disclose,
Or draw bis rallies from their dread abode.
Tho bosom Of his father and his God
SO much have felt II mr. duty on this occasion TO
say Gu behalf Of my friend.
THg GREAT EVENT
Now, TO tho great historical event which this
picture commentaries, and which We aro nero TO-
day 10 commemorate. This IS subject, perhaps,
AS remarked by my friend IRON Ohio (Mr. Garheio)
when the people Of TINS day and generation are not
exactly IN the condition 10 weigh figbly ana Jndge
correctly. One'tning has been remarked, enianoi
pat.ou tho chief object OF Mr. Lincoln WIN at
his Chief object The myth, the idol with VIII CHI
hts whole soul vas concerned, was the preservation
Of the Union. Now let not history confuse events
That proclamation, pregnant as u was, initiative AS
II was, IN point oil iact, originated moro from tho
necessities oil war than from any purely Humanitarian
Vows. Let this be noted IN our history. Lie 10 ali
INST, and in the dark our fortunes meet. Mr.. Lin
CON- ike all tho rest OF us, IN my opinion
s,runont 10 the hands oil that Providence above
which
Shapes our ends
Rough hcw them how
doubt much II hc knew AT the time or realized
the great results OF The act. The proclaim alton
iiselt did not mako irco, declare Tree, all
tho coored race. IL was only to operate IN those
parts which were IN rcsistaDcc TO tue government.
Had rcsistaUce ceased that would havo been ali II
tho emancipation OF the coored race DO TO that
ponds much on themselves. If II Is, representing
tho southern states mere, may claim In their behalf
that that freedom was never HnaiIy consumu atod
untii tho southern states sanctioned the
thirteenth amendment, which they did--cvery
OF them--and by their coustIt-
uencies They, coming to tho conclusion
that mat institution could no longer survive ac-
ccptcd the position, and, by their acts ana oy tho
adoption OF the thirteenth constitutional t.
Ar. Lncon's idea was consummaicd.
THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY.
NOW, as TO that institution which called slavery
many errors we're INDUCED IN and many prelude cs
Oh that the people OF the United States coud dyes
themselves OF prejudice! Prejudice, that moral dis
torton OF the mind what mischief has Il not done
What HIS mas II not causedi What Advancement
would not the world have made n not been for
this Thug, prejudice Or all the grand expressions
that greatest OF American orators Daniel Webster,
the srindcst was that Ia which told the poop oil
Massachusetts,, when Fancull Hall was refused To
MN
You have conquered tho you have conquered IN.
stere .oii you have conquered the elements but you
must yet conquer your preJudicrs.
Indulge mo u moment this subject OF so-caIIcd
slavery IL was not an unmitigstod evil; II was not
without It's cornpensa,ions. IT, Is my purpose now,
however, 10 bury. not 10 praise, nor aught OF egn 10
extenuAte II was not tue best relation Tor the VOL
fare aud happiness OF botn races morally physically,
intellectually aud politically. II was wrong and
ought TO have been abolished THIS l said
| years before tho secession and repeat ye,,
| Tut there Is no time 10 discuss thus question
| lett 50. have seen something OF the worldi