New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-13
VIRGINIA PAYS 4 TRIBUTE.
THIRD LINCOLN DINNER IN BROOKLYN.
Ex CONGRESSMAN WISE pRoxouxcFs A EULoGY
on THE MARTYR PRESIDENT.

The Union Lcag1i, Clab OF Brooklyn he'll e. third
annual dinner In commenoaon of the br,h D. 40 ahsIn
Lincoln ut the clubhouse in Bcdoid ave. last evening.
over go covers were laid. Francs H. Wilson. prcsi'
dent Of the club, presided at the dinner. Beidc him
were exC Congressman John :. WIFE, Congressman }. L
Burrows, ex-Coneressran william c. Wallace, W. =.
Hepburn, H. X. Pangbosn. s. Y. White. H. +. shepard,
the Rev Dr. George +. Morris and George c. Reynolds.
After IN eabo.ac oiancr had been served President
Wilson made "A shor, speech and introduced ex Con
gresham Wise, OF \ireLiL, whose subject was "Aba-
ham Lincoln In part Mr. Wise spoke rs follows:
How long ago 1t seems ince Abraham Lincoln lived
and died Ccntunc, nave passed within the period
on authentic h..Jy withouI Witnessing such revo-
luton ana advance n nave Ieeh cro"ded ihto .no
Short period Of our own manioOd. Never before
have men scen a nat%a FIRST asundcr IN doubtful!
irltrlchlal strife then reunited and hurried forwla
upon career OF unity pty ana M seTSwl edge
that he resufs reached were best OF all ana ~ whieI
the actoy IN It, to9d;t seci N l n"eenn ca Io
philosophers upon the causes ana results of t'e''
own stusgc'. Appanss) ,o.o ,oor oadrssses
by men who were co-loDoFrr, with Mr.. Lmc Din IN
the great for the preservation OF tie Chioh' ,
shall speak TO YOU as who, While yet Doy' en-
baked enthu Sscally IN the Confederate cause and
who even Mt the hour Of the foul assassination o,
Mr. Lincoln, was still III arms asa"S' 'nc '0'e'''
The nomination Of Mr.. I.rcoln pictured in boyish
faction with n cruel quixoc purpose the ldea 'na.
he lis followers could or would prevail sghIss ,me
ors | laughed in my heart us school boy tripping
along TO school IN The sprlngtime of 1850 ut tho
whole social and luitca fabric by which was sur,
rounded. within five years from that time. $1,000
upon the same spot paIoled prisoner Oh tue arny Vi
Yet great and surprising as have been these tS,
ca"ee @ are not e O and Character Of Lincoln
hy the southern people Toward the man himself our
feeling Chen was that by early association ~
h. totally untitled for his position: and that
when ie;ed by the demands OF gses a. t nrve o
ptable failure. Our first experience with pr Lnsoiu
after his election produced deep ana lnstns iWprl h
slons upon the southern men who visited him In wGsh
lngtOn, concerning the sincerity OF his nature. ne
impression Became widespread throughout the South
that whatever else might be said OF MT; Ian
coin, however opposed to own, might be
his convictions rs to the cG"rSe ne sH S3ent
calamity Of il possle; and f. that ibis his
ngainst MS southern brethren. Applause Even
then. in that fatal hour. when all Others seemed drunk
hm the germ Of that blessed charity which proved TO
be the browning quality of his geatness-hSt DIVINE vine;
The GuSak released Mr. Mr. snS;S x frS%
endeavoring 70 malntan peace. lie had the IN,
legal aspects. lie did not ponder on 1t as It would
affect his own personal popularity or fepn'StOn n 'os
coping with n powerful antagonist found mighty
boulder mountain peak which released as, would 10
his enemy was pitched. lie saw the danger to his
friends as would Leap "Sne t The
force upon and crush. his foes. None but giant
could hayc climbed G height wh enSs This
with shoulder to the rock until 1T started from S ee
Of MS SSe St D0q p0nsby for the
danger WIKI the step invoved to himself his friends
and and to nus sc Row Son hat It
STROKE Of master hand dong and continued applause
sr Tho sssae G Sope and psaee the str
the only olive branch from the food; the sole
bow Of promise spanning the heavens in that awful
storm Yet unlike the bow OF the covenant. 1t is I'M
fading II Is stu enduring: II has become an en-
in op oG and viii sT bind the unon Of these states in
firm clasp forever. II Lincoln had left no Other
" Of On a dsy SoaG ali
postery aS the calmest wiscSt. fenderest ana most
v sosn a;erward came the evacuation Of Petersburg
and Richmond into the deserted Capital OF the Con
r. ws them that the psope Of the Confederate Capital
caught t ther first and lSt sight Of lbrham lincoln
a nG Da Re enter N a With
% s h o% G2 sn nS gentle w
Lincoln was standing at the deserted door OF the
rnsr s any s smile Of triumph Upon his face Tn.
very embodiment Of his own noble utterinces lie stoV
Grs spP Sam e end hs STRIFE a hmny an"
cep happiness as lie saw II In store for them Louu
Near BY year tho South Is learning to know Lincoln
as lie was ard not ~ she had pictured mn: she Is
learning to realize that his d~0tion to me Nnlon anu
his advocacy OF emancipation were rs natural 10 nm
as the contrary views entertained by her own people
She IS learning. above all to realize that, strong ana
M the very hour when he would have proved himself
her friend and that. whether viewed as freud
trriest simplest and greatest men that America has
ever produced. Npplnise0 ,. J.,
ftend and foe alike. as the great sad almost lonely,
n Of 5 che nSg the Of GUF nS 81 ts PE %?
who. never yeenng u point was always guided hy ms
remate chart. with malice toward none aud charity
for all" Appau'e)
The next toast was a Government OF the People
by the People, for the People," and the response
made By Congressman j. c. burrows W. p. Hepburn
spoke on How shall We Extend the Labor Field Of
the United states ?" and Z. X. PanGbOrn' The Re-
pubcanlsm Of Lincoln aud la Lesson Tor Us To DAY."
All the speakers were received with enthusiasm
The dining room was handsomely decorated with
c,-s and over the guests table hung side by SIDE
The aims o. New York and Virginia. The Dinner Com
ml.t.o consisted OF william &. Wallace. Russell Bene
diet, John /. Covington AID W. l. Comes
Among those present were Howard ". Smith Mar
shall r. Davidson, j. .. Redcll. William H. Williams.
John : Nugent John Il. IIarman, II. e. Laromc.
" H. Adams Or. y. j. Watts, Charles Jewctt,
spencer A. Jennings e. c. Hamilton J. f..
Henry = l.. WoodhouSe, George l.. Weed.
+. j. Iiddlebrook, T.. \. D0y. Charles A. schierel.
j. H. H.rricI A. p. Hodskln9. Henry L. Hutchinson.
David Thornton. T. NJ. Thorbnrn, Dtmls Jewell, I. H.
Benton \. J. stevens. r. Il. Bromheld: ID: IL. Allen,
:, n Ror,rS Ir Dr. g. e.. Hopkins. y. ". Josseyn
4. : chppcli b. H. Morse, William Adams. "; E.
Iipegro>c, William jeremiah W. A. keddns' William
& cIuton " ; TAYLOR, r.. q. BlHckfOrd, H. T.. Dcsser.
George G. Bralnard. II. ~ Calvert. ID. u. Hartman,
j. W. HusSey ID. NJ. Munger, d. H.. Carr, j. H. BuTts,
~ {, Estes BENJAMIN Estes B. f. Blair, r. H.. Hobbs.
g. X 1,iiinv Granville W. Harmon. jesse Johnson.
clark ID. Rhinehart, Demas Strong T. f. Linton j. o.
tarucntcr \ b. Duryea. T.. J. Granger. \. y. Bhnch-
uiJ H. C. Kimhau. Marvin Robbins, Samuel Van Wyck,
II. = lIayes and G. ID. llcaion.
COIORED PEOPLE REMEMBER TIE DAY.
The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
M o14 suI;ivan-st WAS filed last evening by en-
tbuslas;ic aud patriotic coorcd people who had as
semblrl o celebrate tho birthday of Abraham Lincoln.
The exercises were under the auspices OF John A.
Andrew POST No. a3i. Representatives were present
,rom the Sumner Pioneer Corps William Lloyd Carl