New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-13

down ruler and drawing STRAIGHT line on me map.
opinion lie must take, not the course that is toally
the most effective, but the that viii command the
people who are behind both ruler ana Congress lie
must argue. he must explain he must pacHy he must
ness and secrecy which are the lie soul Of success
in war. Nowhere does the greatness Of Mr. Lincoln
Patience p' cSee %H Kindness with which he
gained those whose cooperation was condition OF
WHAT HE SAID AND DID.
Was he great judged by what he said' His speeches
and writings were the embodiment Of compact reason
ing. expressed with hOmely sense. Inspired by hu-
manity. radiant with patriotism. Is not he great
but which. the moment IS said every one Iccognzcs
ss the eternal verify no one lad said II Saver
sad 1t recognized it as an axiom. II savery
Is not wrong, then the words " right and wrong
to eyeTy Young man tsncnc that Inc secret great
speech Is have yielded ones self to great impulses
when in the Immortal address Getty sburc; he said
The world will lEe note nor long Temem her "a'
mortal three DAYS Of July so opg as Sg h9r Fe ms
and that Gettysburg made Appomattox 50 long a
men shall 60 on sacred pilgrimage to Ronhd i t3P
and TO the slope up which Pickett made his charge
glolous but for the cause. 50 long shall mon rememer
yembcr "S SEr OF so8 Words IN Which human speech
| makes approach 10 perfection; so long men
VIII highly re sdG 6r o e pde shall al mot
| from the earth Great applailsc
head e Of Ffs s con@n RSrSham Lincoln and beside him
the ustrioqs man who Is yopr guest TINS GHenlm ,e
great and bcnehcent victories a. were never achieved
by any other party, might we'll takc as its platform
| through all coming time the sentiments and utter
Of Lincoln adapted to the cvcrvarying demands
| OF his greatness. we argue from what he was
Single in aim unselnsh patient. cheerful. not seeking
personal ends doing things most dsasreeable 70 MIN
self he thought they were for the welfare OF
| the country appointing men to high station VINO
were personally pugnant to him. because he Thought
the popular voice demanded il: sagacions. honestly
shrewd far-sighted almost unerring in his Judgment
of events and men-hS character was great part Of
the strength Of the National cause. was like another
| army reinforcing the Army OF the Potomac. If he
had shown in the smallest degNe ,pctulance, avarcc
calamity cid ' than ten dsfeat like chancclorsye The
concentration Of effort the unity OF pmp%Te W trca
came to him solely through the confidence WHO.
2STS I'LL 6 af brilliant q mercn cav h4y0 have
the wiscst statesman and most pregnant spaNer
Of our generaon man Of humble ofta + g nI1 own T
genius supplied. become more absolute IN power thni
any monarch Of modern tlmeS through t1e GNm bis
| sincerity his faith in God and man. and the nobly
| humane simplicity OF his character (Applsnse1
| HIS GENEROSITY.
lie had wise generosity toward his lientenants.
You remember that Louis XVI stayed safely III his
palace when the siege carried on until the gen
eral reported him that it was absolutely certain
that the beleagured city must fall within certain
time: and then the Grand Monarch would set ont IN
state for the camp. and would arrive Just In time TO
receive the surrendered keys and his naerer' sad
| rurenne failed sometimes. ana Lu1emDure so ne
times; but victory always awaits on ne TIP o. , M
Of right belonged 10 the planning general ana the
telling sGdcr DT ha eyf pcd1 nina" e"wcd np5n every
one who was enlisted in the National cause, ana %
lie bcsettng like it came a.Gut 5nat never o rii T
from the CIcNSOuled army and especially rom thoNc
two unpa aeed leaders ono Of whom I'VE vars aFo
| ia MS n
which he loved with more than royal donors -,
,ctrE,p 01 life and deah ready when the bUcie
the recall, 10 join the amy Of the iIlnortals May
kindly Providence sti spare him TO and engthen
out the golden sunset OF his glorious day, and may We
often be permitted to meet and greet IN, nero u
Marching Through GSo STSa G GSm, SOe SaTc that
every great cause shall somehow lncarna@ S ,Iiom
person and "a Rn%T ana and s" e all 1 tine World the
raying cry, the embodiment of the idea OF Liberty
N oys in Blue as SLlncon,s hlrcilGgs spoke moro
wisely than they knew 'llirclines' they we're not
Solders that ever trod the sol Of Great britain
cr9mweIs Ironsdes T., + a eo he hounds. and
| attempted nothing that would lead t. ruin. can
not call man great who IS not %nois man Ma,
| the ruimoris II moral nature. lIe was great
Ialfman. In hero, the soul matched The Intellect
II was leader ALWAYS in front yet rover 50 far
in advance as to Jose ms ho% m" ,oc"moya
dash ahead and break the coupling, ana leave inc
| stalled helpless.
| Ills vast common sense gave him the grasp Of pnn
cipcs and made him master. alike in diplomacy and
in war. in everything that did not depend upon ar
| bitrary techncaeS.
ALWAYS GROWING STRONGER.
| He was born great. and he became great lie was
great when at the age Of twenty-five. seeing in the
Crescent City slave woman nocced, he an obscure
fat boatman on the Mississippi. said: II ever get u
chance a. that Institution. will hit It hard" lie was
| great when he was hardly known beyond sangamon
| County After he became prominent In tie Nation,
Richard Fletcher Of the Justices Of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts. said to Francis Wayland from
whom I have the incldentl, Years ago, had some
| correspondence with him legal matter; and no
reminded me more OF John Marshall than any with
whom I have ever conferred" He was great, when,
| disreeardng the couneels Of tlmid friends. on tho
18th of June 1885, in his speech accepting The nomna-
| ton for senator, he said, a house divided against
| itself cannot stand But he grew, and especially
during those four wears when men lived fsst. From
the cautious conscrvator Of the Fugitive slave law 10
tie author OF the Emancipation proclamation. from the
nc6 % has arev bc s measured by mortal
man. What call his Inconsistency was in reality
only his growth. CpplauseD
lie was the typical American. lie was the product
Of soil. In forming him. Nature
Chose sweet clay from the breast
OF the unexhaustcd West;
with stun untalntcd shaped a hero new,
Wise. seadfast in the strength Of God. and true.
II will ALWAYS be the glory Of America that she offers
t. such men as Lincoln and c Grant vc who in
iisea 10 the destiny for which thew worn created lie
the typical American; not Washington. Washing
ton was The pr duct Of the monarchy under which he
was born and, In spirit. belonged to the Old World.
Is Il possible 10 think Of Washington In public ad
dress. asking. shall we carry on The war with an
eldeIesto squirt charged with roscwater?' is II
possible t. think Of Washington at midnight. dancing
about In his chamhcr with long lean lcrs Drotrudin.
from somewhat abbreviated night gown. Lincoln
did when stanton carried him tic news from GcttvS-
burg? General Washington would have aTaycd him
self In ful rsglmentaS bnforo receiving the tdinCs
he wCrld have said Mr.. Stanton. shall be In the
Presidents Ofce 10 morrow morning at 8 O'Clock. II
Won have any important communication 10 make "
| daughter and applause)
Andrew Jackson was born under monarchy: any
! body might know that. and he believed dcvouty in
the divine right Of Ills Imperial Majesty. the Gar.
| Andrew the First. daughter and appause.)
| THE MARTYRS GROWN.
| Lonely and sorrowiul in his life. Lincoln was
| fortunate in his death. Years could have added
| nothing TO his fame Wolfe had he lived a hundred
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