St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-13
IN MEMORY OF LINCOLN.
Union Leaguers Cele brated His
Natal Anniversary.


Yesterday was the anniversary of the
| birth of Abraham Lincoln. AS he was the
man who virtually made their party, OF
the party under the name of which they
now masquerade, the Minneapolis men,
| berS of the Union league decided to eel
| citrate the event. The league parlorS
were well filled last night, probably $50
men, including the leading members of
| the organic alton, being present. Pres
ident j. w. North presided.
The first speaker on the list was r. d
Russell, the city attorney, who spoke of
Lincoln as a Lawyer" The great
Americans legal talents never received
| higher praise. His potency in argument,
| his wit, his clearneSs of vision, his abil
| ity to grasp and master the salient
points Of any case in which he became
| interested were dwelt upon by Mr.. Rus
sell, but above all was placed his justice.
He never pleaded cause unless he
thoroughly believed that he was plead
ing for right.
w. k. Morris followed on "Lincoln as
a Man." Mr.. Morris. as a representa-
| tive of the colored race for whom Lin
| coin did so much, spoke feelingly on
this subject. His sympathy for the peo-
pie; his clear knowledge of human nat
uT0, HIS faculty. IOl CHOOolilS tuC llSH1
sort of men to assist him; his reliance
npon them when chosen; his justice,
were all dwelt upon by the speaker.
Mr.. Morris summed up his whole ad-
dress when he said:
"He was man whom the race to
which | belong esteems second only
to the Lord Jesus Christ"
William Henry Eustis, on "Emanci-
patton" followed. The orator of the
| Union league took up the discussion of
negro enSlavement from its fountain
| head-the gift by Arabs to some POrtu-
guese adventures of few negroes. 1t
spread all over the civilized world. The
| fight made against it in Great Britain
was touched and commented upon.
| Its course, the strife it en-
| gendered, down to the opening Of
| the Rebellion claimed his attention.
Abolition. not the preservation of the
| Union, was declared the real issue OF
| the war. The issuance of the Enamel
| patton Proclamation was LincOln'S last
card, played in the game which was to
| decide his retention or loss of power.
Feelingly he referred to Gen. Sherman.
and of his near approach to the dark
| river on the anniversary of his great
chiefs death. He closed in brilliant
| peroration in which the proclamation
which freed 100000 slaves was ranked
| alongside the Magma Charter of England.
Rev. M. Falk Gjertsen was the last
| speaker. He treated of the influence of
| Lincoln upon the world. While the
great man was hated by the European
| aristocIat, he was loved by the Euro
| pean common people. A nation some
| times he said breathes for the whole
world; anon, the breath of religion is
| that of the world. Thus Rome was
once the lungs of the then known world.
| At another time the Catholic religion
was the universal seat of civil
lized life. The Reformation succeeded
Catholicism. In early days the world
was Roman; then it became Germanic;
next Gallicism predOminated only to be
followed by the aScendancy Of English.
| But the old lungs were worn out by
breathing a vitiated air. Then Amer
lea arose. This destiny Of the United
States, that of becoming the center of
civilization, hung in the balance during
the war. Abraham Lincoln WAS fated
to decide that destiny. He cited "Uncle
! Toms Cabin" as powerful factor
in shaping Europeon opinion on the
issues of that war. In closing and IN
| referring to Lincoln's death, the speak
er compared him to King Olaf, Of Nor
way, by whose death religion trium shed
| over Paganism in the north and ended
| an internecine war. Lincoln'S depart
| ure from earth cemented the union OF
| the North and South.
President Cyrus NorthrOp was to have