The herald., 1895-07-08

0USE IN WASHINGTON WHERE LINCOLN DIED.
concentration and great continuity of
bought, but he had profound analytical
power. His vision was clear, and he was
Emphaticnlly the master of statement. His
pursuit of the truth, as before mentioned,
was indefaf able. He reasoned from we'll
chosen principles with such clearness,
force and dircctness that tho tallest intel
lects ia the land bowed to him. He was
the strongest man l ever saw, looking at
him from the elevated standpoint of rea-
son and logic. He came down from that
height with Irresistible and crashing force.
His Cooper institute and other printed
speeches will prove this, but his speeches
before the courts especially the supreme
court Of Illinois, if they had been pre-
served, would demonstrate it still more
plainly. Here ho demanded time to think
and prepare. The office of reason is to de-
termine the truth. Truth is tho power Of
reason, and Lincoln loved truth for its
own sake. 1t was to him reasons food.
Ruled by Conscience.
Conscience, tho second great quality of
Mr.. Lincoln's character, is that faculty
which induces in us love of the just. It's
real Office is justice; right and equity are
Its correlatives. AS court, it Is in ses-
sion continuously. 1t decides all acts at
all times. Mr.. Lincoln had deep, broad,
living conscience. His reason, however,
was the real judge. 1t told him what was
truc- or false, and therefore good or bad,
figli5 or wrong, just or unjust, and his
conscience echoed back the decision. His
conscience ruled his heart. Ho was always
just before he was generous. 1t cannot be
said of any mortal that he was always alb
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just, but his general life was. 1t follows
thatif Mr.. Lincoln had great reason and
great conscience he must have been an
honest man, and SO he was. Ho was right
fully entitled to tho appellation Honest
Abe" Honesty was his polar star.
As illustrative of combination in Mr..
Lincoln's organization it may be said
that his eloquence lay in the strength of
his logical faculty, his supreme power Of
reasoning, his great understanding, and
his love of principle in his clear and e.
curate vision; in his cool and mastery
statement of principles around which the
issues gather. and in the statement of
those issues and tho grouping Of the facts
that are to carry conviction to the minds
of men of every grade Of intelligence. He
was so clear that he could not be misun-
derstood or long misrcpresented. He stood
square and bolt upright to his convic-
tions, and any one who listened to him
would be convinced that he formed his
thoughts and utterances by them. His
mind was not exactly wide, broad, gen.
eraliz izing and comprehensive mind, nor
yet a versatile, quick and subtle one,
bounding here and there as emergencies
demanded, but it was deep, enduring,
strong, like majestic machine running in
deep iron grooves, with heavy hanges on
Its wheels.
Mr.. Lincoln himself was very sensi-
tive man, and hence IN dealing with
others he avoided wounding their hearts
or puncturing their sensibility. He was
unusually considerate of tho feelings of
other men, regardless of their rank, con-
dition or station. AT first sight ho struck
one with his plainness, simplicity of man.
ner, sincerity, candor and truthfulness.
He had no double interests and no over
whelming dignity with which to chill
the air around his visitor. He was always
easy of approach and thoroughly demo-
cratic. He seemed to throw charm
around every man who cvor met him. To
bs in his presence was pleasure, and no
man ever left his company with injured
feelings unless most richly deserved.
His Honesty.
The universal testimony, "He is an hon.
est man." gave him firm hold on tho
mnsses, and they trusted him with blind
religious faith. His sad, melancholy face
excited their sympathy, and when the dark
days cnme it was their heart strings that
intwined and sustained him. Sympathy,
we are. told, is ono of the strongest anG
noblest incentives to human action. With
the sympathy and love Of the people to
sustain, him, Lincoln had unlimited power
over them. He threw an invisible and
weightless harness over them and drove
them through disaster and desperation to
final victory. The trust and worship by
the people of Lincoln were the result of
his simple character He held himself not
aloof from the masses. He became one Of,
them. They feared together, they strug!
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