New-York tribune., 1895-02-13

fingers in the shadow of desolate lives; yea ana IL
blooms in beauty above the sacred dusi M Si t" heT
ished by every American hreside II should Ds
taught in public sehoo it should be be
from every Christian pulpit; 1T should pe iioiiu
venerated. loved. wherever liberty is GEAR u iA''
shall speak to you tonight of only one event in
the public career of Abraham Iincon,; But the
new civilization the dawn Of new epoch rnwded IN hn,
man affairs Not long sin since a as Of sat case n Hvovng
the title to a valuable tract of real estate there
came to the m o be olS Black face
was the history OF three-quarters OF ceniu,S 0 o'
such an he bsa stood aPon ne
and been sold to the highest bidder ne hsa d seen bx
his wife bo ann ocked his breaking heart he
upon his back the scars and ridges OF master ;
settle. by the testimony of his black lips sS cGns bs
between white eo6y mTn up and said For
ffty wears was a chattel On the 1st day OF Jan,
uary 1863 old Uncle Abe made me man. Noud
The act which set that old man free re was as nof 1ne
crownng FSTy OF but emancpated 1s
THE REAL MAGMA CHARTA.
W. q, tha Anp,o-saxon tongue are justly proud
Of Magma Charta that great constitutional Dull
wark Of human liberty set up by the sturdy parohs
at Runnymede against the unlimited exercise Vi
kingy power We are Justly proud OF the DeGiata,
Of and Of { the ,Sa, rsSs sSs
Of BY the nse2E was s0f In he
lion OF Independence but The GSspe nHon ol s in ths
Emsncipation proclamation. and the Magma Char
real freedom ID p0s and ssqay is Of n the
Gni,sd PTol.nssd a1PiaSss5 rres, co0ac,
patton Proclamation the doubtful tide OF battle Sc,
more strongly agans the the eRns hosts Of Rebel
ion seemed certain of making good their poast 20
ssSs of the National Capitol But the hour
when the cause OF the Sn4n ha eae % of the Re-
publc Became S the @ gag of liberty from the hour
stars and Stripes no Longer @ # 0ated ate se8os
new birth that dear old banner never faded s, from
the shy "a and tb the onward 1OT march wo no S VIII
the single exception OF Charlottesville. and tha'
sISbOr sa6 or as day ever az @ by the men who
with redoubled enthusiasm:
"John Browns body lies a-mouldering in the grave
But his soul goes marching on.
All along the line from the Potomac to the Shenan
doah from to the sea the ,omcbed e
bows with new courage. saw in each other s eyes
a new fire. . , ., ,,. .,a,
by The ss blue heroes a9s 'as a sy s
against brother to expate Nations ss SIN rmanc,pa
.on Mhis mssd m and @ the Stars STRIPES
ap et it oa atea over
american schoohouse; let the true story of every ever,
osnSS Of our sSidTen glory o the ksRHPi;
Ss S' ss%as dS% %
'Yankee Doodle the lullaby OF Dixie, J.
the flag Of the Nation is displayed above it, ant
the American baby can be safely trusted to pull
about the floor the rusty scabbard and the bat
tered canteen. whether the inheritance be from from
blue or gray, IL from the breast of a true mother
and the lips OF brave father its little soul II
filled with the glory Of the American constelia
tion Applause) .
on Freedoms scroll Of honor the name Of Abra
ham Lincoln is written first The colossal statue
OF his fame stands forever the pedestal Of
peoples love. About II are the upturned glorifet
faces OF an emancipated race: In Its protectnt
shadow liberty. equal rights and justice Is TIT
heritage OF every American citizen The sunshin
OF approving Heaven rests upon II like an fnnnit
benedlction and over II calmly floats the uncon
quered flag OF the greatest Nation OF the earth
Senator Thurston did not try to create a lausl
during the course of his remarks. but tremendou
cheering marked the end of his speech. Mayo
Strong led In the applause. rising and wavin,
his napkin vociferously. The cheering died dow
and then swelled forth again. Mr.. Root arose t
introduce the next speaker, but had to wait sew