New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-13
THE SPIRIT OF THE SPEECHES.
GrNErAL GARFIELD Anal Vas LiHCoLNS cHAEAC-
TER 40 GFNIUs-Mg. sTErnESs oN LMANCIPA
TloN. III. Two RACES 50 ru1 SOUTH.
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GTNEFAL GARFIELD Anal was LiHCoLNS tHAfAC-
TER 40 GFNIUs-Mg sTHrnESs oN EMANCfPA-
rloN. me Two RACES 50 rtlI SOUTH.
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W lsruSGTOY, Feb. 1.-THE galleries Of the
uou.r were crowded to-day, IN an option OF tEc
r,ccro1v q. presenting the large r1inng ~ President
Lincoln reading his EmaLcipItun proclamation to tie
t,bui.t The rfinung. cnrh by National flag, was
nrnr behind the Speakers chair. linn iihcly after the
reading ~ the jouru.a resolution was Offered by Mr.
Potter of Ncw-Yo,k and adopted. srlni'ns the rryi-
ec Of the door uring the ceremonies t. tic families ol
rhe Members Of President Lihrpa CABINET al Tue 'h
u t,ic urociImaiion.
,,.r the House nd irane ccd business FOR while 4
fcco a. WI, taken and wori scai t. the senate. in the
meantime tue Gag was withimTl from the painting.
and members gathered IN the area - csi'Irc ana - ~
,uiIc ~ yaripIs figure III ~ was the common
rrunrk hat only OF the Ccnt"Tcn rg'rtsnl'd Mr
Mon .om,fy iilair il stil living. O'Clock the re-
c.. ended and the House CALI. order. when the
Asss.an:p orkc irr. MI Donovan, announced the sen
,,e ~ a.. United state, The members 1850 and rc-
ained attending while the Senators filed III and took TIE
seats as- gned them, In the two inner rows oil sori'
circles The Vir,-Presdcnt having tcn the chair with
the speaker On his lcfO, sad:
Tho senate ana Iouse Of Hrprest natives have con
through The muniacrUcc OF Mr. Ezar'th THOMPSON, q"
the city Of YORK. 'arPtn,eTs paint "f the sgi-
ing Of the Proclamation Of Emdnclpatioh.
GENERAL GAGFITip's REMARKS.
MI Garfield (Onio, then rose and made the Prescnta-
ton speech. After few preliminary REMARKS he sad
orce character, III thorouglhess and breadth OF tu-
lure, exr rlcnee Of pabc al.irs and "a National re p
| board has had no superior perhaps no eqnI.
on,mmatc otntor the great leader of the Senate Fad
come crown his career VITA those ''nl"n's wch
fna'c with a culture aud fame Of MASSIVE grandeur
stood IA rock ani "ar Of the puhii credit the no
HE cmpodimcnt Of the public faith stanton was there,
| nan al
Eminent .dwyers men of sness leaders vi states aho
leaders OF men, c0mi's ID the group. ,.
But the man who presided that council, who H.
sprcd aud guided liz deliberations, was II character ~
lnlane ina, lie stood alone without moo IL in history
or a. parallel among men. Born ,ns day six.y-nluc
years ag0, 60 an inheritance Oh cktreirHt i"'ftS
ronndrd by the rude Of the wilderness wholly
una,iod by pacnts only year in any school. M itr
or "a lay master OF tine untii he reacned his major
ity, making nis 10 the profession o me law d!
ie Lar,l.i ani ruiglrst Load yet hy force OF IN,
ccnouerabc will and p;r-iscnt patient WORK. attained
"a foremost place IN his profession
Is cam. on fortunes cIowning slope,
The ccnu II a wOrlGs desire"
Al nr.t II WA, tho prevailing belief that he would be
ony The nominal OF his dmnstration, ard that
ia nocy would bc directed by the eminent statesmen he
had called to hts council. How erroneous tnls oInl1n
wa, ,uay be single incident Among me earl
est Il ut difficult and most delicate duties Of his Admin
I.traon was adjustment OF our relations WIN Great
apprcneuded ON the list Of May, 1861. the Secretary
Of Stale presented 90 the President hs nla 30, o, Iter
OF the United STATES and the attitude OF treat bIllah
were set forth with tno cloaines3 ana i"ice which
long ,xpcrirncr aud great ablllty lhd pdccu
at the command OF the Secretary. Upon aimott every
ungc of that OH dnal draft are crass additions ana
nar,1npl notes. in the handwriting Of Abraham Lincoln,
winch exhibit II 8agacty, breadth of w'sdoln aid a
ron,rrn,sIun Of tno whole subject tmpussibo o. ne
found except In "a Of the very .rst order Ana
e,r MOO hciti, of great state paper were mac oy
who, but three months pe!orc. had catered Tor
tlc fs tilie the vi ic theatre Of Executive acton
Gifted with an Insight and foresight Hhci, the an
clients would hayn called Il" inaiOn. he looked trORn
the mazrS OF liDgs and guucd by The logic OF events
announced the result rom from tho f'si, III us o"i
| uuaInt Original way, without Oser'a.On or offence 10
lis associates. He was pilot and commander OF the Al
nistraton H. was one o. the lew grcat rulers WHOSE
wisdom increased with his power. anu whose spirit grew
gentle and tct r RI his trumps multiplied. TINS
was the ~ and hosG his associates VINO look down
upon lis from ihc cansrss .- -,
His etry years passed IN region remote from
the centres Of political ihOugh and without access u
the grea, world Of books but tho Few books thst cam,
withiu his reach deyoured with the divine hunger oil
yeniu,, one paper above all ot l. led nun cartlvt
aud nrd his ejrt with the majesty or us truth nno t'
subllmty OF It's eloquence II was the Defamation o.
American Independence. The auinOr ana tho slgDer,
| OF that instrument became In Ills carly your