The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-13

acle Of fame and im~perlshable glory.
In early life. he stored his mind with
useful knowledge. In matured life his
ana iearn.n were IN ms she q co nlsa s%1t 81 sonfs
he enjoyed all the ainusements Of their
cheerful spirits. With refined and gentle
P Ra9snl his A MitS v shs 6 Sri Ssnasa Il in tehe IS
he lowered with the ~loftiest. His sol
dierly quality asserted itself early in HE
e en- ane We iii Classes sTeat and ali H nati Ramanssy
sacred than life itself: He was willing
to e. sa ss,1nm eyeryu MI ~ aor v ens r goo of b 81
country. His sad face, as he raised the
National colors over Independence Hall
1861, PR Presented a p picture 9 Of heroism pre-.
pared for sacrifice as grand as that of
the soldier as he marches down to the
field of death.
Amid the most disastrous conflicts of
war he came to us. with all the endear-
ing sympathy and love of a father. We
low low h ho' i n5ismPa on career rnss occf Il Is STANCE t a n9is
to reflect ,1hatyssuch a character should
before the time. or. even the promise Of
regard to eA anather iass dneu an nn an eeca a.
sion similar to this In 1872
This is the one hundred and tenth an
adversary of the birthday Of Washington.
49, tAo q
Washington is the mightiest name on
earth]ong since the mightiest in the
cause of civil liberty, still mightiest in
On that name a eulogy is expected.
1t cannot. be. To add brightness to the
sun, or glory to the name of Washington
it. il. alike impossible Let none attempt
Tn solemn awe pronounce the name,
and IN Its naked, deathly splendor leave
How ffttingly now may these words be
applied to that of Abraham Lincoln. The
cause he loved was saved largely by his
devotion and sacrifice.
The ship, the ship. is anchored safe.
Its voyage closed and done
From fearful trip, the victor ship
Comes in, its mission won.
Exalt, ON shores. and ring, oh bells!
But / with silent tread
VIII walk the spot my Captain lies,
Silent, cold and dead!n
Mr.. Seth Low, President of Columbia,
who was expected to talk on The True
America" was unavoidably absent, and
his PLACE lace was saak filled led b Mr.; Robe T z Sid-
ham Lincoln, the Emancipator.,
He said at the outset that as the Mat
terhorn of the Alps overlapped all other
heights in mystery grandeur and awe, so
Abraham Lincoln ov~ertopped every other
patriot that had ever breathed. HIS life
was born in poverty and his life exempli-
fled the saying:- G
Honor and shame from no condition
Act well YOU part: there all the honor
les
Abraham Lincoln, said Mr.. Davidson,
was a distinct ype of an American. He
had no ancestors, no faint of aristocratic
the people. He, referring to Lincoln, was
gentle in manner and firm in purpose,
and as true as the eternal heEs." His
aim was to do something to bring out
the esteem of his fellow men and lock-
ing into the face of the future portrayed
the highest image of craftsmanship.
exhaustive length the early history Of
Lincoln and his to slavery,
and the great opposition he encountered
Of slavery. The Il - speaker pea a eruI rec o. auon' the
early struggles of Lincoln in the Leg.sLa-
ture of Illinois, when he entered his pro-
test against slavery. The opposition to
slaves. the speaker said, was really be-
gun by Lincoln. and the great discussion
between Lincoln and Douglass was the
some, The speaker said, thought tina
Lincoln was not extreme enough, and
others rebuked him for his, what they
termed, premature doctrine, but when the
cannon roared and the muskets spoke
there was no doubt about Lincoin's atti-
tude then. HIS cain for volunteers was
nobly responded. to, and his tact, Judgment
and wisdom We're at once understood. He,
Lincoln. had before him one thing be-
fore ms eyes; and that was the preserva-
slavery He determined to save the
Union and free the slaves. (Cheers.)
These truths he kept in view right on to
the end of it's accomplishment.
In face of the difficulties of the army"
continued Nj. Davidson. Abraham Lin
coin babe the people wait, and by his
the great work begun was accomplished
In olden days when the Jews were
punding the temple, a stone was sent
IRON no on the auarries. It. was peculiar, and
was neglected and aid aside. But when
the temple was nearly finished, it was
r roud ID that tina e peculiarly shaped stone was
thought OF the stone laid aside It was
found and cleaned of the moss and mud
AND It was raised, amid the shouts Of
or the corner. (Cheers.) Abraham Lin
coin was the peculiar parsonage needed
70 complete the construction of the great
temple OF the American Republic.
(Cheers.)
Congressman Mahlon Pitney of Norris
town spoke very e%loquently. He said in
Lincoln was a peculiar man. a very
mysterious man. After all it seems to me as
though his chief characteristic lay in the
fact that he truly reflected the best COM
mon sense of the best American CITIZEN
ship. He represented to the best of his
ABILITY the best sentiment of the people
OF MS time. He put into practice that gold
en- rule that the plain people, the whole
people can be trusted every time.
HE relied upon the people who had
elected him to such high Office. He shows
hrs reliance on the people by his appeal to
the citizen soldiery to come to the rescue
OF the dmperilled nation. I call for 75,0 BOO
volunteers aid Lincoln. I call for 800, 900
men, he said at another time, and from
workshop and prairie, from the mountains
and out of the valley came the volunteers
singing, We are coming Father Abraham.
we are coming, 100000 strong Great
cheers.)
Congressman Pitney referred to the SUBJ
sequent drafting of the soldiers as an in
stance of his determination to uphold the
Government at all hazards.
In conclusion the Congressman said
"Lincoln's death made one people out of
what had been a nation of factions and
discordant sections. The nation of God had
q new birth of freedom. Yes, out of the
death chamber Of Abraham Lincoln came
forth a new conception of citizenship,
.Ex-Judge W. T. Hoffman, at the
eleventh hour, was called on to respond
to the toast Of New jersey in the alb
sepce of Senator T. c. Stokes, and he
accomplished that task in such a brilliant
manner hat evoked the loudest applause.
1t was an admirable speech, full of in
terest and patriotic to the highest degree.
He humorously said that since Major
Pangborn and himself had been selected
to fill vacancies, 1T reminded him of the
story of a Niger who was riding on
horseback beside his master. The lat
ter turned to his servant and said
'Sambo, if the devil should appear. whom
would he take?'' Guess, massa," re-