The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-12-31


Proclamation of Emancipation in
Central Union --urch yesterday was
masterpiece of oratory. !
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millions, and the salvation of the Re
public.
''He was born champion of freedom
and equal opportunity lor all. He was
incapable of putting burden upon
Others that he himself would not will
ingly bear. He knew the horrors of
slavery, and he felt the unspeakable
ecstacies and glories OF freedom. He
needed not to read the history of the
world to know that liberty and slavery
could not live always in the same ma
ton.
The Proclamation.
''From first to last, Lincoln was the
real leader, and kept step with events
OF his cabinet. When they came they
found him reading Artemus Ward.
Some OF the cabinet were greatly dis
pleased at this seeming llghthearted-
ness in such serious times and were i'm
patient to 90. He then took up doc
ument he had prepared and said: Gen
L 4 y
notify You what L have determined to
do want no advice, nothing can
change my mind He then read for
the first time to any living human be-
ing the Proclamation of Emancipation.
ION August %, 1862, he wrote to
Horace Greedy his celebrated letter, in
winch he said his object was to save
the Union-with slavery il he could
without slavery if he must Many
thought by this letter that MIR. Lincoln
had deserted the cause of freedom, and
vet the Emancipation Proclamation was
already drawn and in his hands ready
to be issued. He was only waiting an
opportune moment to give it to the
world. On September %, 1862, the pre-
liminary or threat of proclamation of
emancipation was issued, and on Jan
uary /, 1868, the final and complete
emancipation was issued.
'These emancipation exercises are
for our teaching, inspiration and
strength. 1t is no ordinary occasion,
hut solemn time for thought and hope
and promise. To this day, we should
come as to an ancient shrine, to this
great man as a Moses of his people.
There is not a home in the land where
the printed pages of his birth, his life
and his death have not been read by
youth and age. The record of his ca
reer is the common literature of the
country. For more than two score
years, in all lands, gifted speech has
proclaimed him; the writers of history
have recounted his deeds; the pen of
poetry has sketched his virtues. Among
all the great leaders, Lincoln stands
foremost.
His Love and Faith.
1.-THE predominating characteristics
of Abraham Lincoln were his love of
men and his faith in God. His own
humble origin and early environment
had schooled him to pity and impressed
him with the general equality of man
kind. Abraham Lincoln was poverty &
greatest vindication. He gave glory to
the lowly. Through his life the cabin
became conspicuous and the poor man e
hardship road'to honor. 1t put shame
ON the prejudicei,of wealth and birth,
aud dignity on common manhood.
"When he assumed the duties of the
Presidency, ON March 4, 1861, he was,
in many respects, an untried man, UNI
Iettered in statecraft, unframed in di-
BAoiNhtNt uHihHlAiul WIN iHt ihlHtA
methods of government. He was the
Chief Executive of the Nation in its
most perious period-at a time when
the spirit OF rebellion was already de
liant Ia the land, aud the halls OF con.
gress were resoundiug with senatorial
treason. Al that time, aud under such
circumstances, Abraham Linr0n took
the HELM Of government
"Nhai need 10 tell AZ this late dag
the story OF our Captain, In tho -four
Yeart peril Of the SHIP ~ state of NJ.
steady hand, BIZ constant eourHRei his
midnight prayer bis eyes on The star.
and bic faith 40 tndf What need, wien
among ne there still femaln, with ftesl
memafF N iha Dangerous voyage, NEE
- hp Nera soldiers 40 the hfli ~ sailor.
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