The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15

Eighty-sOur years ago today two babes were
born-one in the woods Of Kentucky amid the
haTdships and poverty OF pioneers: one IN In
gland surrounded by wealth and culture. One
was educated in the university Of nature, the
other AZ oxford. One associated his name with
the enfrznehisement OF labor, with the eman-
eipation OF nine millions, With the salvation
Of the republic lie Il known to
as AbEsham Lincoln. the other broke the
chains of superstition and filed the world with
intellectual light, and he - known as Charles
Darwin. Because of these two men the nine
teenth century - iiiastTiOuS A few men aud
women make the world glorious. Shakes peare
made England immOtta.i Voltaire civiiizea and
human Eed Franco; zoe he, Schiller AM hLm-
bOldt Lifted Germany into the Light; Angelo.
Raphsel, Gailileo aud Bruno crowned win fads-
lees laurel the ltAlan brow, and nos the most
precious treasure OF the great republic ls she
memory OF Abraham Lincoln.
Alter briefly summarizing the events
leading to the civil war, Mr.. IngersOl went
On to say:
The sympath'es OF Lincoln, his ties Of kin
dred, we're with the South dis 0nYictions, his
sens Of justice end his ideals were With tire
North. Lincoln a state man. A politician
tchrllts aud works eycTJ way 10 make the peO-
pie do something Tor tim. statesman wishes
20 do ching for the people. " III him place
and power are mrans 10 an end and the cad IS
the good OF he Country. itIsa common thing
20 elect really z.stt man 10 Fl she highest
offo,al pos tiun | do not say thai the great
presidents have he-u chOs. n by accident.
Probably Is would b better 10 say that they
fRyoTItes Of happy chance. The
average man IS afrald OF genius. lie feels IS
an awkward boy feels in she presence of q
sleight-Oi-hsni performer. He admiref and
suspects &c MUS appears carry too much
sail-lacks prudence. mas too much courage.
The ballast OF dul!ness inspires confidence.
Nominated and Elected.
By happy chance Lincoln was nominated
and elected in spis OF bis htnes-and the pa
tient. gentle, just and loving man called
upon 20 bear a. great 8 burden man mas ever
borne. After the proclamation OF emanoipa-
ton was signed, Lincoln held il. waiting for
some great victory before giving . to the world
so that it might appear 10 be the child OF
strength This on the 22d OF JuiF, 1852.
On thr 22d OF August o. the same year-after
Lincoln wrote his &C sbTsted letter To hoTsCe
Greeley Ia which he stated that his object was
90 save the union; that he would save u with
slavery IL he could: that Il q vas necessary
destroy slavery n order 10 save the union he
would in other words he would do what vas
necessary 10 sove the Union. This etter dis
heartened TO q great degree thousands and
millions Of the frends Of freedom. They fet
that Mr. Lincoln had tot attained the moral
height upon which they supposed he stood.
And yet, w1en tn.s letter written. the
emancipation proclamation was in his hands
and had been for tniTty DAYS, waiting only an
opportunity 10 give il 10 the Eorld. ON the
tWenty-second day OF sep emOer. 1866. the
most glorious date IN tne history of tue re-
pubic. the DFoclamst on OF emancipation Was
issue. LIucO.n hat reached the generslizl-
ton ui all argument upon the question OF
slavery and freedom generalization that
never has been. aud probably never will be.
eel ed.
In giving freedom 10 the slave. we assure
freedom 10 the free. This 10 absolutely true.
Llberly he retained and be eaJoyed
cnly Oy giving il TO Others. The spendihTIft
saves. the missr - prOdigAl. Ia the realm OF
freedom waste = husbandry. lie who puts
chains upon he body OF smother shackes his
own soul The moment the proclamation was
issued the cause o. the repub ie beo4na sacred.
From that moment the North fought for the
human FACE From that mOmsnt the North
stood under the blue aud stsrs the tag OF ma
ture-subliLue and free.
The sale of Slave.
In 1921 Lincoln saw in New Orleans q
colorsd girl sold at auction. Inc scene filed
bis soul with Indignation and horror. Turning
20 his oomDanions, he said:
Boys. II / ever get a chance 70 hit slavery,
BY Goo, III hit il hard
The helpless girl uncOn scOusly had planted
IN . great heart the seeds Of the proclamation
ThIrty-one years afterwsTd the change came,
ths oath VA, kept. anl to 1900 600 Of slaves
men, women and chilaTeu-was restored lib
erty. the je~el OF the spal. In the history, in
the tcuon OF the world there as nothing more
Liucoln's Character.
Col Ingersol's lecture was long and
abounded in bright and eloquent sayings.
Speaking of Lincoln's character ne said:
Strangs ningling OF mirth and tears. OF the
tragic and grotesq1-. o. cap aud crown. OF
Socrates aud Demorratiu- of Esnp and Mar
aus Aurelius. OF all that Is gentle and Just hu.
norOus and honest. meTciiui wise, laughsble
lOvab4e and divine. cOnsecFated n the use OF
man while through al aad ali were an
ogerw helmlnR sense OF obligation chivAlric
Loyalty 20 the truth AMI upon all the shaGow
OF the tragic eni Nearly ali the great his
toric characters are If possible monsters, dis
prOpOrtiOned ~ hattery or by calumny. We
know Of their pecuiisTities, about these
oaks there clings none Of the earth OF human
tty. Washington ls nov Oniy steel engrav-
Ing. About the real man who lived and loved
and hated and sshemed know but little
The glass through which we look 90 him Is of
90 nigh msgnifyng poWer that the features
are exceedingly indistn net. Hundreds of peo-
pie now engaged In smoothing the Iiaes OF
Lincoln's face-fOroinz ell features TO the CON-
mon mOld-sO that he may be known not a. he
really was but according 10 Their poor standard
o. he should have been. Lincoln was not a
type. lie stsnds 8 one, no ancestors, no fol-
lows and no successors. He gas a manysided
man. acquainted with smiles and tears.
direct as light aud his works
candid as mirrors gave the perfect
image of this thought. He was never afraid to
ssk-never too dignifed 10 admit that be did
not know. No man had keener wiz or kinder
bumor. IL may be that humor is the pilot Of
reason. People without humOr drift uncOr-
sci0usly into absurdity. Humor sees the other
side stands ike spectator, a gOOd-na-
tured critic. and gives lite opinion before iudg-
ment il reeohed. Humor goes with good nature
and good nature IL the climax OF reason. In
anger reason abdieates and NAL o. exfinRuishes
the torch. such was the humOr orBineoln that
he could tell even unplsasant truths a charm
ingly most can tell the things we wish
90 hesr. He was not solemn. S0lemnity 10 q
raask worn By Ignorance and hypocrisy Is IL
f.rsfsce, prologue aud index 10 the cumming
~ ia stupid.
A Natural Man.
He vas natural in his life and thought
master Of the story-tellsr's art in illustration
SPIT In application perfect, liberal In spssch.