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Career aad Character at Abraham
. Lineoin"-Lord Roscbcry Intro-
duced MIR. Choate aud Also raid "a
Tribute 60 the Great American.
Edinburgh. Nov 2.-Joseph H. Choate
the United States ambassador 60 Great
Britain this evening delivered the inau-
gural lecture at the Philosophical lnsti-
,usion of Edinburgh nking As bis theme.
The Career and Character Of Abraham
Lincoln"
Lord Rosebcrry who presided. intro.
duced MIR. Choate. as follows.
MIR. Choatc rs ono q that choice suc-
ccssion Of men whom the United states
have sent to this country. he has en-
dcarcd himself to us Ia q uafhaaie d.
gree by his briniuns and ceuai qualities.
For his discourse he has selected ono
OF the most interesting subjects within
the range OF possibility, the great man
whom he personally knew in tho ncsn.
Abraham Lincoln" The following are
extracts from MT Choltes address.
when YOU asked me 20 deliver the in
augural address On this occasion. ] roeoE-
nized that owed this compliment to
the fact that ] was the official reprcscn-
tative Of Amcrican-and 60 selc.tlns sub
lec, I veuturel 60 think that might in-
terest you Tor an hour 20 brief study in
popular government. as illustrated bv the
life Of the most American OF aN Ameri-
cans. therefore ouer no apology To-
asking your attention t. Abraham iln-
colr-to his unique character ana the part.
he bore ia two important achievements
OF modern history. the preservation ~
the integrity % the American Union and
the emancipation OF the colorcd race
During hts brief term " power. he Wa
probably the object OF moTe abuse. WILLIE
fcation and rdicu,e than amy other man ln
the world: but when hc feH by the hand
81 an assassin. az the very moment OF hIs
stupeudous victory. an tine nations q The
earth We'd with one another in paving
homage to his character. and the thirty
ave years that have since eiHptsci have
established his place DO history as one
Of the great henefactors not Of hts own
country alone. but Of The human race.
"One Of many noble utterauces upon the
occasion OF his death was that SEQ which
Punch made its maguanimous rscantatlon
81 the spirit with which 30 hnd pursued
him
Beside this corpse that bears for winding
sheet
Tho stars ana Stripes he lived TO rear
anew.
Between the mourners at his head aud
feet
say scurrilo Jester is there room for
..
Yes. he had lived to shame me from my
sheer
To lame my pencil and COMPUTE my pen
To make me own this hind-of princes
peer.
This rau-sp.ittcr-a tnc-born king Of
men,
'Fic,ion can furnish no match FOR tho
romance OF his ne and biography will boz
searched IN vain FOR such Startling vicis-
situdcs Of fortune 40 great power and
glory won out OF such humble beginnings
ana adverse circumstance
1T Is now forty years since ! FIRST saw
and heard Abraham Lincoln. but the i'm
precision which he left on my mind o. fu-
rffaceable After his great successes 800
the West h. came % New York 90 make
a political address. He appeared in every
sense OF the word like one OF thc psain
people among whom be loved to be- count
ed Al first sighs there was nothing im-
presslve or imposing about nlm-cxcept
that his great stature singled him out
from the crowd. hts clothes hung awk-
W. rdly on his giant frame. bis face was
Of dark palor without the slightest
iinge OF color; his scanned and rugged
features bore the burrows OF hardship and
struggle his dsop-sct eyes looked sad and
anxious. his countcuancc Iu rcpose gave
little evidence OF that brain power which
had raised him from the lowest 90 the
highest station among his countrymeu as
he talked to me before the meeting hc
seemed III az ease. with that sort
OF appre hcIrssion which Young
man might feel before presenting himself
T. new and Strange audience. whose
critical disposition be drea cd D. was "a
great audience. including an tho no .ed
men-all the learned ard culture To- his
party In New York. EDITOR. clergymen.
statesmen. lawyers. mere harts. critics
They were all very curious 10 hear him
His fame as a p3we ful speaker had pre-
ce4ed him. ana exaggerated rumor Il
his wit-the worst foreruuner of an ora
tor-had reached the East Whea SIR
Bryant presented him. n the hign 9 at-
form Of the Co9pfr institute. % vat a
OF eager upturued fac greeted him .ul
OF intense curiosity 20 see whit this iuie
child Of the people was like He was
equal to the occasion. when he SPOKE
he was transform q. MS eto kindlei lis
voice rang. his face shonc and seemed 20
lEht uD the whole assembly F4r an
hour and half be held bis nu-
dience in the hollow Of MS hand His
style o. speech and manner u
delivery were severely simple. What
Lowell called. Tho grand simpllciies Of
the Bible with which be was 40 familiar.
were reflected 81 his discourse. with no
attempt az ornament or rhetoric. without
parade or pretense. he spoke straight 20
the point II any came expecting the
turg!d eloqucnce or the rbaldry Of tho
frontier. they must have been startled az
the earnest and sincere purity Of bis ut-
terancos II was marvellous TO see how
thus untutored man hy mere self-disct-
pline. and the Christening 81 his own spr-
H. had outgrowu al meTiiric lous arts.
aud found his way 90 the grandeur and
strength Of absolute simplicity
'Alasi In 1--WE years from that exulting
night. / saw him again, for tnc lnat time
In the same city borne iu his coffn
through lts drapei streets. with tears
and lamentations a heartbrokcu people
accompanied him from Washington. tne
scene Of his msrtyrdom. 90 bis last rest
ing place fu the young csy Of DE West
where he had worked bis way 20 fame.
In al the grandeur OF the vast power
that he welded. be- never ceased 60 De-
one Of the plain people as be always call
cd them. never lost or Impaired bis per-
feet sympathy with chem. was always .n
perfect touch with them aud open % their
appeals. and here lay the very secret
Of his personality ana o. their power Tor
the people in turn gave MIN their abso-