El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-15
LINCOLN Praised
BY S0UTHERNERS
Judge Clayton Delivers a
Beautiful Eulogy on Lin
coin in Federal Court.

Abraham Lincoln, on the anniVer-
sary of his assassination Thursday.
was eulogized by the son of a con-
federaue soldier, from the bench Of the
United States district court. who de-
clared that history had been enriched
! By his life and who regretted that
{ he had not lived to soOthe the wounded
heart OF the south.
Henry ID. Clayton, ex-cOngressman
! from Alabama and special United
States district judge, delivered the
splendid eulogy of Lincoln from the
bench Of the federal court Thursday
morning in calling attention to the
presidents proclamation regarding the
anniversary Of the death OF president
Lincoln. The address was delivered
during a pause in the routine Of the
court and was received by applause
from the crowd in the courtroom, al
though court was still in session.
Judge CInytOn's EulOgy.
AS the son OF q confederate soldier
who believed he was right I have no
apologies TO make for what he did"
said judge Clayton. Should I apollo
giZe for what he did 7 think I would
prove recreant to the teachings that I
received at my mothers knee.
Mr. Mckinley was, believe the
first Of the presidents 10 say in MS
speech at Atlanta-and believe /
quote his WOrds-'thac the time had
come in which the northern soldiers
could put flowers on the graves Of
the confederate soldiers and, likewise,
the confederate soldiers could put
flowers on the graves Of the union
soldiers"
In his celebrated speech at
Charleston, senator Hoar paid beau
tifHl tribute TO the south and he arose
70 the occasion and passed an eulogy
or the southern people and gave a
correct and patriotic review OF all the
states Of our patriotic country
4 think one of the greatest utter
ances every made by any man was
uttered by Gen Grant after the war
let US have peace'-uttered at the
time, and considering the surround
lnEs, those were golden words and
viii go down in history as the words
OF a great soldier ana a great Amer
Jean He would not yield to the clamOr
o. the partisan politicians Of his time
Was LineOln'B Spirit.
That same sort Of spirit, I believe,
would have actuated Mr.. Lincoln. For
he, himself, said to his brothers OF
the north Justice shall be done TO
the south They shall not be oyerrun-
They shall not be Oppressed-they are
ia the union. I cannot believe that
Ar Lincoln, with his great soul and
the confidence which the northern
people had IN him, would have sug-
gested. or sanctioned, some OF the
things that partisan politicians per-
petrated upon the southern people.
i believe that Abraham Lincoln
would have proved, in that day and
A4LAEr LAE most QHELQA ana the most
powerful friend that the southern peo-
pie could have had / believe that
his patriotism was broad enough and
his great soul was live enough to have
had that conception Of what Amer
Icanism means, that conception which
much Of the conduct o. his successors
1t is no wonder that the people OF
the world stand and look with admira
tion upon the people OF this republic
~HHra = l. -
New York, who said that self govern
meuL a republican form Of govern
ment, was no longer al experiment in
our country-it is a reality-it is an {
assured fact as much as anything
Has Enriched History.
i merely want TO call your at !
tenuon TO this proclamation OF the /
residents, TO invite your cOnsiders- /
ton 10 the life and character Of Abra-
ham Lincoln and for Us all to rejoice, l
as Americans, that we have had the 4
history OF our country enriched BY I
the life and character OF such a man. 4
And we can all regret that his life was j
not spared TO further and greater uses
in the cause OF the rehabilitation OF .
torn and distracted country.
1t is easier to wound than it is /
to cure. And while MIR. Lincoln had /
not an active part in wounding, his 4
great and merciful life, If spared. 4
would have done much TO soothe and /
heal the lacerated heart Of a bleeding
nation and would nave saved the 4
southern people many Of the hard
ships and trials that they have under
gone during the dark days Of the re-
construction
Collector Cobb Speaks.
Zach Lamar Cobb, collector OF Gus.
toms and the son OF a confederate
soldier; mayOr-elect Tom Lea, a son
OF a confederate soldier: ". H. Burgess,
Judge = l. Camp and others were /
called upon by judge Clayton and I
made short addresses. Court was then
adjourned UBtil ESQ o'clock in keeping
with the spirit Of the presidents Lin
COLI day proclamation.
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