The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-15
COLFAX'S LECTURE.
Entertaining Address Last
Night by Hon. Schuyler
COlfaX.
Anecdotes of Lincoln's Ad-
Observation-Disclosures to
a Great Man.
Contrasts and Comparisons Be-
tween the Martyred Presi-
dents, Lincoln and
Garfield.


upon Odd Fellowship and its benefits. The
lecture was given under the auspices OF
Sespolis lodge Of this city,
An abstract of the lecture is here given
Twice within twenty years has the ns-
TONS ruler, guiltless of crime or tyranny
free from private grievance or public
wrong, void of Cffsnse toward God or man.
nut on the contrary healers OF strife and
binders up of the nations wounds, been
stricken down by the ruthless assassin
bloody hand.
No assassination in history compared
with these IN Nervousness or sadness. One
OF these two died in a single night, happily
without pain, and passed into history re-
vered by all men. the other lay facing
death Tor eighty long and painful days.
while Catholic and Protestant, Christian
ard Jew almost storned the gates of
prayer in his behalf, and finally entered
the dark valley with his hand clasped in
the loving hand of the wife whom he had
50 recently nurssd back from the very verge
OF the grave The long Conflict with death
in the white house and at the cottage by
the sea, now historic for all time, was
GRAPHICALLY PORTRAYED,
and the touching interest of all the people
in his condition spoken OF as unexampled
in history. The heroic fOrtitude of the
sufferer, the hopeful devotion Of his strick-
ell wife, the submissive faith with which the
wounded man bowed To the decree which
lowered him from the highest pima
Gle in the nation TO the depths Of the C old
grave, YVES dweit upon, and contrasIed
with the sorrow of the patton whose peo-
pie almost rebelled against the will of the
Almighty. Was il any wonder, the speak
or asked. that all tongues of the globe
sounded his praise, anu all rulers with
their people united TO voice the sorrow OF
the whole race at mis- murder?
AGLowISG TRIBUTE
was paid to Garfield and the likeness of his
career and OF its sudden eclipse To those of
Lincoln briefly pictured. Yet, how many
can De drawn from his death
-th- ripeness of the fame he leaves a
legacy to his race the healing of the ieud
between the north and sOnth, and the in
spring example of his achievements and
his character TO the youth of the nation
will DO mitch To compensate Tor the loss to
the present generation Of so useful, so
brilliant, so loved man.
SPEAKING OF LINCOLN.
he said that is was not enough th4t the
and had poured ont upon her own soil the
richest blood of thousands of her bravest
sons. A still cOStlier sacrifice was demand
ID. and from highest post of honor in the
nation was called the revered ruler who
had
RISEN FROM AN HUMBLE BIRTH
in the wilds of the western woods to the
position OF chief If nearly half a hundred
millions of free, enlightened people. The
fistbOat boy was followed, in the speakers
rapid and eloquent sentences, from the
humble surroundings OF his birthplace.
through his youth of hardship and indus.
nv, through his early manhood of struggle
and priystion, through the years that
scarcely gave hint OF his future fame,
until he stood at the highest post TO which
The people could elevate him, n post which
ne left, Al the murderer's shot 'tO come up
higher"
The main body of the lecture consisted
4 sort Of anecdOtal review of LincOlr's
service during the war for the Union, and
Of the stirring seems IN which he then
moved the central figure Mr.. COlfax said
\ hen Lincoln went To Washington, the
ground trembled under his feet. When he
was so suddenly called away from
HIS POST OF DUTY
md responsibility To enter into his reward,
IL left The nation on In solid and firm
ouudation and 10 the enjoyment OF a last
Dg peace.
A touching meeting with the great presi-
lent was that after the battle OF the Will
ierness, when he said to Mr.. COliax, "Why
ire we called upon to suffer defeat after
le:eat, and reverse upon reverse? Could
We have svoided this bloody struggle
Vas il not forced upon us p
Will it ever, ever end ?" But shortly he
frightened up. saying in less hopeless
one, Grant will not fail us. On him now
-ests the hopes of the nation" And half
lour later he was telling stories and crack
ng Jokes with his accustomed gusto. An
,ther story was of the application Mr. Col
ak. then a congressman, made for the par
Ion of soldier,
CHARGED WITH DISCRETION,
Imprisoned in Indiana and sentenced to be
hot. The interview in which the request
vas made took place in the evening. The
PRESIDENT said. "Some of my generals
blame me for pardoning too many. But it
ests me, when, after hard day, i have
,hance to save some poor fellows life" and
he signed the pardon, saying: 81 shall
leep lighter tonight when l reflect upon
his poor soldiers joy"
Some of the anecdotes related were verv
enjoyable. One remark of Lincoln's was
appreciated. When he was
confined TO his room and threatened with
smallpox, he one day said, relating to the
,ffice seekers. "Tell them all to call now,
or / have got something can give every
nan of 'em."
TOM THUMB AND THE PRESIDENT.
An incident was told of General" Tom
Thumbs visit to the White House, and of
lis arrival at a time when several promi-
lent generals were closeted with Lincoln,
Who, to the great surprise of his visitors.