The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-14
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Address Delivered Before tho Philo.
sophical Institution Of Edinburgh
BY HON. JOSEPH IL. cHoATE,
United States Ambassador to Eng
land-Learned and Eloquent Eu-,
logy PAID to the Memory Of Ameri-
z cas- Beloved Prcsident-Was Born
areat-Description Of His Famous
Speech in New York City.

ED1NBURG, Nov. ls.-In tho pres-
ence Of one Of the largest and most cul-
tured audiences ever assembled In this
city, Hon. Joseph n Choato, Uaftcd
states ambassador to England, deliver
& ed an address Tonight to thu Phlloso-
phlca! Institution OF Edinburgh. mn +
Mr.. choate'a topic was Abraham
Lincoln" He said In part:
When you asked mo to deliver tho
inaugural address on this occasion, 1
recognized that I owed this complI-
ment to the fact that was tho official
representative Of America--and in Sc
lecting 3 subject yentured to think
that might interest you for an hour In
q brief study In popular government,
as Illustrated by the life Of the most
American Of all Americans. i there
fore offer no apology for asking your
attention to Abraham Llncoln-to his
unique character and the parts he bore
in two important achievements Of mod
ern history; the preservation OF the
inEgrity Of the American Union and
the emancipation OF the colored race.
During his brief term Of power he
was probably the object OF more abuse,
villlflcation and rldiculc than any other
man in the world; but when he fell by
the hand Of an assassin, at the very
moment OF his stupendous victory, oil
the nations OF tho earth We'd with one
another in paying homage to his char
acter; and the thirty-fve years that
have since elapsed have established his
place. In history, as one Of tho great
benefactors not Of his own country
. alone, but OF the human race.
Recantation Of Punch. ~,
One Of the many noble uttcranccs
upon the occasion OF his death was that
in which Punch" made its magnani-
nous recantation OF the spirit with
which 1t had pursued him: i',2
Beside this corpse that bears for winding
The Stars and Stripes no lived to rear
Between the mourners at his head and
feet 5II fE.5 !
Say. scsrrilo Jester. |, there room for
your so
Yes, he Ind lived to shame me from my
q. snecr.
To lamc my pencil, and contute my pen
To make me own this hind-of princes
~ peer.
This rail-splltter-n true born king of
men," -5-t.
Fiction can furnish no match for the
romance of his life. and biography will
be searched in vain for such startling
vlcIssItudes Of fortune, so great power
and glory won out OF such humble be-
ginnings and adverse circumstances.
Doubtless, you are all familiar with
the salient points OF his extraordinary
career. In the zenith OF his fame he
was the wise. patient. courageous, sue
cessful ruler OF men; exercising more
power than any monarch Of his time.
not for himself. but for the good OF the
people who had placed 1t in his hands;
commander-ln-chlef OF vast military
power. which waged with ultimate
SUCCESS the greatest war OF the CEN
fury: the triumphant champion Of pop
ular. government. the dcliverer Of four
millions Of his fellow men from bond
age; honorcd by mankind as states
man. President and Llbcrator, r.
Lincoln Was Born Great.
He was born great, as distinguished
from those who achieve greatness or
have 1t thrust upon them. and his in
herent capacity. mental. moral and
physical having been recognized by the
educated intelligence OF free people,
they happily chose him for their ruler
In a day Of deadly peril. "a.
1t Is now forty years since first saw
and heard Abraham Lincoln, but the
Impression which he left on my mind Ia
inefaceable. After his great success In
the west he came to New York to make
y a political address. He appeared In
every sense Of the world Ike one OF
the plain naople among whom he loved
to be counted. At FIRST sight there was
nothing Impressive or imposing about
hiH-except that his great stature
singled him out from the crowd: his
clothes hung awkwardly on his giant
Z frame. his face was OF q dark pallor.
without the slightest tinge OF. color; his
scanned and rugged features bore the
burrows OF hardship and strugsle;: his
deep.set eyes looked sad and anxious;