Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-06

Robert g.. lugcr>0lI il the author nj many
irrevereni uttcranc..> hut there was never
anything more revrr,rt >I,"keu nf man
than the r"Iurnt and loving tribute which
he has paid Ia the memory OF Abraham
Lincoln in the December number "i the
North-American Eeview--eNc-p' in the title,
Motley and Monarch" which i neither
reverent nor true As a characterization of
the great American, who. a. ing"rsoll SAYS.
was the grande>t figure "t the h"rrest
civil war" This title chosen for lis aliit"ra-
tion. WAS lily chosen.
But the article itself is cathedral chant
of praise. II i worthyof its great subject.
! There is certain resemblance between
IngerSolrS styl. and thatof Emerson; only.
Emerson gltter> like diamonds. whereas.
lngersoll glitters like sparks of molten ore
! from h"t-hlast furnace. lnErr>"N i Emer-
son on fire.
As many Of our readers max not
have an opportunity Of seeing this It.
markable pro>,-poem tor some time. II ever.
We are sure they will thank u tor these
few pearls from il at random >trGng
''Strang- mingling Of miTth and tears of
the tragic and gT"ic-qur. of cap and crown.
of Socrate, and Rabelaie. OF .F.>op and
Marcus Aurelius. of all that j. gentle and
/ laughahle. lovable and divine. and all con
| secrated 20 the u>r of man: while. through
/ all and over all. All oycrW heimiug sense of
obligation. Of chivalric loyalty to truth and
upon all the shadow of the tragic end"
| Nearly all the great historic characters
are impossible monsters. disrrop"rtiomedhy
/ tiattery. or by calunny i-formed" Wash
! ingtOn is now only steel engraving"
In cultivated society. cultivation i often
more important than soil. \ wrll-rNrcuted
counterfeit passes mole readily than a
/ blurred genuine"
For the most part. colleges are places
where pebbles are polished and diamond,
are dimmed."
Lincoln was a many->idrd man. ac-
quainted with smiles and tears complex in
I brain. single in heart direct A. light: and
his words, candid a. mirrors. gave the per
! feet image Of his thought" He was can
/ did. and with candor often deceived tn. de
ceitful"
| He was an orat"r-clear. sincere, nat
ural." Between his lips word, bud and
blossom. III y"u wish To know the differ
ence between an orator and an rlocurionist
/ f-between what il felt and what l. said
between what the hear; and brain can do
together and what tn" brain can do alone
read Lincoln'S wundr0uS words At GettyS-
burg, and then the speech OF Edward
Everett. The Grafton Of Lincoln will never
he forgotten. 1t will live until languages
are dead and lips are dust. The speech of
Everett will never br read
+ Lincoln was an immense personality"
He influenced Others without effort. un-
+ consciously; and they Submitted t" him A.
men submit t" nature. unc"n~riuu~ly."
: He did mercful things 4. ,l",utniiy a.
Others committed crimes
/ He was willing 10 wait. He knew that
the event was not waiting. and that fate
was not the fool of chance. He knew that
slavery had defenders. hut no defense ."
With him men were neither great nor
small-they were right or wrong" He
was patient a. DESTINY. who>r undccipher-
able hieroglyph~ were 80 deeply gra,"n on
his sad and tragic face"
1T is the glory of Lincoln that having
almost absolute power. he never abused il,
except upon the side of mercy"
I He knew no fear except the fear of do
ing wrong. Hating slavery, pityiug the
master-S-eking 10 comqGt.r, not persons.
but preiudices-he was the embodiment of
the self denial. the courage. the hope and
the nobility OF a nation" He raised his
hands, not Ia strike. hut in hencdiction. He
loved 10 See the pearls Of joy nn the cheeks
of a wife Whose husband he had rescued
from death" He is the l-ruflc>t memory
Of our world.
A novelty i a long cloak of Silvcr-gray
plush lined with cardinal talllc francaI>r
and has very long. close sleeves that hang
nearly to the bottom of the garment. II is
designed especially for carriage and even
ing wear, and resembles ostrich feathers in
their natural colos