Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-23
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HstF and honesty o sa11 4AA1-1a- 49,
r.ors 4 aons Of Ne little band 81 mes
snd uomen u puss an6 szaltsd minds
wbo, fsariag nos % entsr npon . soaisst
whssh sssmsd hopeissa. threS them-
selves aeainat fhs r4mpaEss Of slavery
ga nads u poazihis fsE ths Naliom -
bssozns ail free.
Ths son q ere Psosident and re
ersndssa q smother, sdnsated ID tas
- schools o. EaEsps and AmsFisa,
lsatrnctsd 10 siatssmanship b . iaineE
who 70 fhls dag i locked upon - ths
mest euisaEnd and noat highly edaeaiee
a. I'll Ne PFaaidsofs. Charlea FFaneia
Adaus bro1eht 70 ths ssrvioe o. his
oountFy . mind eanippsd aliks fsf Ne
bsid aiaaek and Stern defense d Cos
ersnSfonaf debate O. for ~ more subtis
and nors dlfisuis thEuat and parry 81
dlpaomaoy. A seady dsbataE, iawysE
VIE Mad bad imbibed bis knowiedRs Of
Us Lev from he RFssa Webs.es. . diple-
mas thoroaahly trainsd 10 ne arts ct
~ most intricats a1d dinioult Of pro-
fsnsions, IIneuist Of Fsss aiiainneHts,
4 nan Of anyisldina honestg and an-
ansaiionod oouraas. heseamsd from hia
very youth 10 be . man who woaid sue
esasfuily perform any duty which hia
eountsymeu might plass upon him SAD
Who would adsrn any siation 70 which
thsy mieht call him- spruna fsom
Inns of Presidents, be VS. FeaaFdod from
sarIy manhood until advAneinR years
weakened The forss Of bis mind ~ .
probahle occupant Of shs Presidential
chair. Like The life Of biz father be-
fore him and thas Of be son altar him.
kls life YES Fsfuiation Of We Cd e.
ssssion that pgoainent AmsEiean fanai-
lies deasnsrAis from asnsEati0n % gen
sration.
By inhssilaaoa ard eduoatisn q Whia,
ohaFlos FEnnoia Adams idenii6ed him
asif with that party upon reachine
manhood, and fsom Il BE- received The
nSst honoras Of bis political career. His
mind, hoWsvef, refused b remain 50
tionaEy With shat Of his party o. taat Of
hts eountry. Ha early REaspod the true
eondsilona Of ths slavery pr0blem and
fhrsW himssli, mind and soul, into the
uork Of seeking lee solution. He idsn-
tiled himself With the anti-siaysFy
agitation, vas ons Of tie ofaAniEsgs Of
ths old Free Soil party, becoming IT,
oandidale for viss Prosidsnt, and on
she Organization Of Tbs Republican par
y be quickly smhraeed lie principles
and found bis true place in lee rank.
he advooatod The election Of Mr.. Lin-
oeln n 1880 With rare earneatnesa and
great effect, aud from bic seas h con.
aEeaa defended bis party against ell as.
aaiianss. Just before TIE outbraak Of
hosiilitiss between tbs North and tbs
south, bic earnest dealEe for psaee led
him 10 favoF compounds which would
scarcely have bten consistent with bid
life long belief, bus after The failuFs Of
hIa plan, he did nat again show 3 sian
81 weakening, but taEned hia face drmly
20 meet she storm that was sweeping
down upon him and upon the Nation.
Early in 1861 Mr.. Adams was sslscted
b. President Linooln to Ga ths position
Of Minister 70 England. Il vas IN this
position that be rendered his country
bis greatest service. Il Ia the abilities
which he then displayed shat eutitls
him 20 the respect and gratitude u bis
sountrymen Tor ali time. Upon Ne
general a. TIE bead Of the
armies Of ths Nation did thsFs rest 3
gravsE responsibility thar that Which
rested upon Minister Adams A single
falss step on HE part, single lndis-
crest word might have utterly ruined
She national causs, bat be made no faiss
stsp, be uttered no lndisorset VsFd.
ThFonRh the four long years IN which
The Struggle for the Eaiion's life con
iinuod, while the ruling Glasses Of
RngiAnd were almost q unit in their
eager desire 10 witness the disguption
81 The Union, Charles Francis Adams
represented bic sountFy IN shs home Of
iss enamies With dignity, eaiunsss
and z determination which commanded
their respect and svUntaally their e.
tasm. In eyery step Of bis negotiations
With ths British Government be SCOUT
ted himaelf With credit. hafilsd and beat
hia oppOnsatA, and exposed. - plainly
that I'll future generations will SO and
aaknoWlsdee u. NE unfrisndiinsss. ssl.
nahnes and dishonesty Of the altitude
Of the British 0oyeEnmeni toward Ne
unltsd States daring ths civil var.
The Bsiiish nobility anssFed a him.
Fidisnied him, insDlted hin, bai he can.
tinaed camly on his esaFse never doa6t
Ina the eventual triumph % HE eoun.
tFy's causo. and never a0abtise that =
Cav q feokonina woald eouAs. Il vaa
biz magnificent dlplomaoy which isft
his country In q position 90 demand
and obtain from England she rspara.
tiOn Which she Al length 90 unwillinely
rendered. only osoe did be become
discouraged. and present to ths British
0oveFnmena the alternative o. oumpli-
anse With bis demands ~ var. II wee
when The Alabama waa sweeping Amer.
team eommsrcs from the seas. Two
poweFfal ironelads designed for ths
rebel government vese lying IN he
heFesy avaitine a. oppoFtuBity 10 d.
paFt. Onoe AZ go, The damage which
they could have done 10 Abe AuaeFisan
Gauss eAnnet be estimated. Time aad
agata ord Ms.Adame call he aaaanfion Il
fsara John Russell. shs British seere.
tary for Foreian Aaairh 70 theas vss-
sells and demand thAi Ne Bsitiah Gov
ernmeni pFevsnt their sAiiins. and
time astsF tins vas be pus % wits
evasive answers AilAsi, on q Saturday
aftsrnoon, hr, AdAuas IN a neta 10 Lord
John Russell infcFned him that Aa Aad