The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-29

the Almighty as distinctfveiy raised up
and ordained Abraham Lincoln for the
purpose Of his later life and activity as
mat Moses was the chosen OF God to
lead the children or Israel And l do not
want Ii TO be understood that / do not
believe in tais theory. / DO not know the
theory 10 be true. and / never can know
1t. ou; cannot account for Abraham Lin
com upon any hypothesis other than the
direct imposition OF God Almighty. The
leading characteristics or features OF the
character of Abraham Lincoln were indie
penaenee OF thought, honesty of purpose
ard uafaiter.ng integrity Of perseverance.
Ills virtues consisted Of faithfuness to
friends; devotion to party utilization. be-
cause ne believed In IL and believed that
L was the sure road 20 patriotic wisdom
in estimating men, ard broad, compre-
hensiVe and uneEring judgment Of human
character and fitness. I DO not believe
that 1fn far wrong liz saying that OF the
dead men OF American birth Abraham
Lincoln stands today admitted by man
ktna 10 have been the greatest man OF
MS generation, r not Of his countTy's pro-
duction, and IL you win permit IRE, Mr.
Editor. ] VIII say that liz all which makes
great character, You need not have put
the Limitation that you did, and IL you
had not. / rather believe that my paper
would still be what II y.
Representative Joseph Q. Cannon, OF
Illinois: Were l TO name my favorite
national character Il would be Benjamin
Franklin. He was a man OF the people,
self-made man. and amongst great num-
bers OF alleged scif-Inade men the job was
not spoiled He was typical American.
the greatest production on this continent
Of good manhood crossed with great abb
ify and culture. To have produced Poor
Richard was sufficient TO have made a
reputation for half dozen of great men.
He was "A great statesman. a great diplo-
mat, q great philosopher. u great inventor.
u great scientist, a great Yankee.
Military and Naval Preferences.
Gen. Daniel e. Sickles: Gen. Andy
Jackson Is my preference. because he
knew what was right and did It like a
soldier. If opposition barred Jackson's
path. either Jackson or the opposing force
had to go down. As a general rule 1t was
the opposing force that suffered.
Gen. Wesley Merritt. L.. S. A.. COM
manding The division OF the East: Gen.
Ulysses 5. Grant; because. in my opinion.
he was the greatest war-ieader that Amer
lea has yet produced.
.Licat. Commander Mark. u. s. N, late
Judge advocate Of the Maine court OF In
qulry at Havana: Stephen Decatur: be-
cause. as Lord Nelson said. ''he committed
the most daring and successful act OF this
or any other age
Rear Admiral James l.. Jewett: Ad-
mirai Farragut, tirst, last and all the time
Why? Because he was cur cosntry's
greatest naval commanders fact fully
demonstrated in the many engagements in
which he took part. Farragut was the
Ne.son of the United States.
Gen John r. Gordon, ex-governor Of
Georgia: / choose Gen. Robert T.. Lee.
my late NluStgious commander-in-chef
This | do without any sectional bitterness
but simply because / regard Lee as the
greatest OF all American generals
greater general in the higher sense Of the
word. than Washington. In succession
he beat Mcclellan. Pope. Hooker ard
Burnside, and, with equal resources at
his command. he would have beaten
Grant.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, OF Alabama: Gen
Robert +. Lee was the most perfect char
acter the world has ever produced He
vas a man always actuated ny the highest
principles and utterly without personal
ambition. When the war closed a New
York Insurance syndicate offered 20 empioy
him as state agent AZ a salary or SJ0es)
4 year Gen. Lee said that he knew moth
ing about Insurance and could not perform
tho duties they would expect OF him The.
New York company, In answer. sent rep
resentattve 20 the South 10 tell Gen. Lee
that they did not expect him 10 perform
any duties: that they wanted his name
their representative, and II necessary.
they would give him even a larger salary
than the one first offered. The reply of
Cen. Lee was; IF I have influence with
some people ii Is not for sale" knew
f, Ger. Lee at West Point. although he Jeff
, three years before j did 10 Join the army.
Even a. that time he was the handsomest
specimen Of manhood I have ever seen.
/ Later 70 life he Travelled greatly in for
| c.en countries. and everywhere met with
! the greatest alteration. The grandeur OF
his personal character was demonstrated
! when. at the close OF the war. he devoted
| his ijfe - The education OF youth.
Gen. oliver -. Howard: Ny favorite
! American hero. take him all In ALL is
! Abraham Lincoln. TO IRE n s0me re-
| spects he IS In advance OF George Wash
| ingtoa. who had until Lincoln been my
| beau Ideal OF manhood. The great loving
| Kindness OF Abraham Lincoln always
| draws my hrart towards him: for HE he
! silt lives. NIX, 20 him place Gen. u.
/ : Grant. Whose achievements were extra
ordinary. wGoSs courage was uEfaiiiUg.
/ whose ~ 1d@stv ag3 kindness were not ex-
coA@d eY any % is compa'riofs. These
I two heroic men become every day dearer
I % the American people
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r-4 Poo rt-e applies equally - 'ae wcri3
a-rc TacTs are an many Of them
~s htN- So Navy sides ~ them. II
,-. var - tne fey,Iutioa there were
+ eftsr NNasAlGgf ou-Tsrael Putnam ard
= esstes Green. Henry KICK ard Alexsn-
ee- NR-.}toH. E*oaa Alien and John
etatk Nad Arthe"y Wayne ard Ligh:
sf.ese Fse~~v Lee ara Mo-Ssn and Mar.on
att Sscs-e- z~t know rot Row many
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-r.-e wr-a V8-3an }fe8ry Harrison and
DlcR Johnson aad S-est ard 'ia-nts ard
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