The Irish standard., 1907-02-16

responsible through time and in eter-
nifty
Within a month after this second
message came the immortal rrocla-
nation of emancipation closing with
these simple but sublime words: "-And
upon this act, sincerely believed to be
one Of Justice, warranted by the con-
stitution upon military necessity, in
kind and the gracious favor Of AL
mighty God.".
III response to q screnade after his
reelection in 1864, the president made
3. speech full OF episramnnatic sem
tences such as this: Cold is good in
it's place, but living. brave, patriotic
men are better than gold" AS showing
his kindly, forgivins spirit: $50 long
as ] have been here T. have not willing
ly planted a thorn in any mans bos-
om"
! In contrast with his gentleness of
soul note his indo,nitable purpose as
shown in the following extract from u
letter to Secretary Seward in 1862: 1
expect to maintain this contest until
successful, or till die, or am con-
quered, Or my term expires, or congress
or the country forsakes me-
The marvellous uprising of the north
in response to his proclamation calling
for volunteers showed that his conf
dence in the people was not misplaced.
Speaking Of it in his special message
Of July, 1851, he said: "rhe people
will save their government IL the gov
ernment will do its part only indiffer-
emily wel1.'
1t may shock onr revcrential sus-
capabilities to knoNs that OUR present
slang phrase, "too thin,' was used by
Lincoln in this same state paper. Re-
plying to the soplnisin of the right OF
states to secede he said: "The little
disguise that the supposed right is to
be exercised only for just cause, Them
selves to be the sole Judge Of it's justice,
is too thin" The voids as used by the
president We're not slslangy, but may
have originated the present use Of the
term.
This traneoripi of some OF Lincoln's
pertinent sayings cannot be better
| closed than by 4 few selections from
the last para agraph OF his second an
nual MESA sc, in which lie advocated
, compensated emancipation OH certain
terms. He wrote: The dogn1as OF
the quiet past are Inadequate to the
, stormy present The occasion is piled
high with difficulty, and we must rise
, With the occasion" ''As our case is
, now we must think anew and act
anew I'VE must disenthrall ourselves
and then we shall save the country
In giving freedom to the slave wo as
sure freedom to the free I'VE shall
nobly save or nranly lose the last best
| lopc VI edftil. ne Way OlIICllStIl-
E ed emancipation is plain, peaceful
, generous, just; q way which it fol-
lowed the world will forever applaud
and God must forever bless
Perhaps no single sentence of Lin
coins had more pervasivc influence
than one of five words, uttered at a
time when the country was seething
With Indignation over the course of the
administration in yielding to tho de-
rebel commissioners, Mason and Sill
, dell. taken BY an American man Of
war from a British vessel on the high
seas, which demand, though insolcnt
r was in accord with international law
TO the perspiring patriots, who were
, vexing the air with clamorous protests
tho care worn magistrate simply re-
, piled: "Onc war at Il Time That
Gained the storm. The country inter-
: preted his word, To mean: "Ec pa
, tient, fellow citizens, and Well got avc,
, with that big bully later on" Lincoln
, knew human nature.
in the abiding value Of the lesaci"s
they left to mankind three names
among the ,nnlortals are c,nl,luzoncd
on the hill tops apart: Moses, st. Paul
and Abraham I1incoln--thc great trl.
umvratc Of humanity.
THE LATE COLONEL BLAKE.