New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-12
GREAT" LIFE OF LINCOLN"
THE, AUTHENTIC AND AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY

TIP. ,rrruryTIc AND AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY
From TORIES Of the Tine In TIE october CenturH
ONLY his pIivate secretaries, john George
N,colsv aud John Hay had the unity and me
authority t,te the complete story Lncod" ne re-
Presidency When Lincoln died. these two returned 70
the White House. where they were sun ving u ougn
Presid-nls papers and handed them 10 Robert Lincoln
ana David Davis. who sacredy gusrde ae ri ,b 'no
r.-ievered 10 the latter. Tor tue imposes OF thls
history and have never ne'n IN any otner anu my
the data by the hogr aphers for the
purpose Of presenting 10 the wo 10 lns tP tn
lin trous chief in all its Truth and fnihesA Ihis
history includes merely the personal career %, OF
Ljucnn but graphic account OF the events when ot
nont o. view OF the white II use,he point OF view In
iact 81 the commander-ihchei OF inc "iho' au" ""'
u and admirers President Lincoln have some,
mes perhaps wondered at ne nneitv We ha'e a,ioe wei
Ger ain contributors ia their or csns OF me mar ytsu
Eut it has peen belief that the ireer The
discussion OF the motives and actions o, a"ra' and
Irur,lu The brighter wull emerge the character ana
geuIu- OF that extraordinary man Ana resi- % we nANo
been planning FOR the pesen atIon u nr MT,iu ms t
nrst mstnmrut which will he gwen id the NoNenpe'
ntI'i avnearance Of FMS lie in the pages .of The
Cemttry is at a time most fortunate. The wal series
nce to the reading OF che life OF Lincoln unpre-
ceInfeI in numbers, as II II ia also one pecuhai
"a ~ ,Le .,I,iect rhis apples not merely 10 The
snlrrandallcr audience. but TO TINS general Reader
of Ihe Centuy. who-e interest III tie wa las oeen
0nesenei by biug narratives gwen curing ihe
t co5Gicl In writing edtori .lly OF tue series
in MARCH, 1885. we then -ald that our readers OF
rnun.er generation oud. after following these
i,rr ,t,ves be al The hrtrr prepared ny inclination
a. ID or for al examination OF the real causes "I me
',rn,5is concerning wnlch he last word has by no
means yet been spoken. rms ihcnhauou an"
tanner OF the ,uhc mud is stil Iuole evident Delay
mud ne life OF Line ilu will I've largely devoted 10 siuly
nf The causes of I at war, when. when c"Sucrc. ~
itself or In its results must regarded rs one OF the
INST momentous events wherewith human history mas
ever had 10 de- do not hesitate to say that
:he no irical gospel of Abraham Lincoln - the one
which the new south l. more in the o0d 10 sthly ana ~
accept that OF other American st,tes
is one of the moving anl sgninc"nt actS ~ s'"y
NAT the mai eIc alecilOn avshed by Llhr0D uIoh rs
aisanected ellow-co ntrymHn, 10 oe me- uur1 ms n
with tte else than scorn aud lusnll, was hhy, ae,
is nnin,qy DEATH returned 10 him with rtnor~e ana
nrendinr regret Before the urlrred body Of Lincoln
r. Sonth ls LOST it, best friend !"-hOw GOOD friend
WIS thus lost the new lie of Lincoln WILL Tor inc mr.,
time au hoIItntivcly relate Sucb Is the sure eiecV w
consistent devotion to the unehansls PRINCIPLES VI
frrclon and tie" 6eep heart OF nan. ,. ,,,,,
pceis terrifying at This moment. IN NleT o , ,ne
manifest destiny Of the united hcnnhl' III ' ~,
cvillz .tiou, but also nose uhueryns iS risn,s
human bot erhooi. Of individual hoerty ana elN ig's
ch OF Lincoln cons,lcn4"tsE ,i
and which nave OF late been confused ~ many Minus
aInong us; hut principally in the min 81 CERTAIN es.,
refnsces FROM the OH World whose come 'eIe ~ .o
Tree institutions of America Is their attempt 10 u'Sfo'
them -. uo.,,, or n
life OF Lincoln by Ncoay and Hay win uesp intere
N tine sumect and SPECIAL enthusiasm for th- ler-on
nj ~ OF tie man. found tit rrcorl a lcNeIH'ion "
a finer. more winning more lee anu I,t o. we
character than had hitherto iinaRlnri ihurru' a.
Ira the manuscript OF this w"rk-a wofR tnina!
,r A. tnoronhne.s It's historical cc1racy. its literary
force is revelation of secret events, ana ~
OF events hi ertO only partially nhdefsi"ou, "lu
supremacy great moreover, III the dShly % ~ ~
a. We have tins great wprh IL mas reelnei 10 -
the fame or Lincoln, mighty as u areadv is c"ul NC
compared gigantic statue ,el w III .no uio ,,nc
but still par " yelled from Tie puDc eH"' @
which notwithstanding tnat its form anu features are
only vaguely visible, yet by the grandeur OF us
nrorortious and the strong lines which sho" picn.n
ana hihinst,s lin y, The statue OF lincoln