Year: 1865

rFoAn tKc Iofohto 0lOoes


We hear in all quarters the strongest
expressions OF admiration of the char.
acter of Mr.. Lincoln, and deep sorrow
that bis noble career should be brought
up to An untimely end. His simplicity
of character, his straightforward hon
ed y, his kindness, even his blum tness OF
manner, seem to have won the popular
heart, even among a foreign, and, in
matter of opinion, hostile nation. We
Judge Of the fact of his popularity among
the citizens of the Northern S. as. Al
most all of US feel as if We had suffered
q personal loss. Mr.. Lincoln is spoken
of in the same terms as are used toward
familiar friend. All mourn his un-
timely fate. He has risen by industry,
ability and integrity to the great position
of Chief Magistrate of his country. He
found it in the most imminent danger,
and bis power to control the elements
which were sweeping over the land
were far from generally acknowledged.


He was regarded with fear and trem-
bling by the friends of bis Government
and with contempt by his opponents.
But he steadily made bis way. OF all
the statesmen who have taken part in the
American crisis, he alone has emerged
from it with greatly enhanced reputation,
be alone can be said to have been per-
fectly successfnljn winning the praise
of friends, of former foes, and of keen
and disinterested critics. He was not
the best man that could have been i'm
imagined for the Chief Magistrate in O
great civil war He had not the CON-
manding force which infuses energy into
all around him, and his public appear
ances were often lacking in dignity. But
be was sagacious, patient, prudent, cour-
ageous, honest and candid If he did
not inspire great Generals, he gave
every man in the army an opportunity
of developing the talents within him.
BE recognized merit and rewarded it.
He placed confidence, as q rule, where
it was justly due, and he had his reward
in great military successes.


Some say that he has been cut of ct
q favorable moment for his reputation,
but we cannot accept this view. It
seems to us that he had gone through
his worst trials, that his patience, sagae-
itY and honesty, would have borne even
better fruits in the settlement Of the af-
fairs of the South than during the wild
commotion of the war He has been
cut off at a time when, certainly, he had
accomplished a great deal, but leaving
much undone which he was we'll quail.
fed to do. A naturally strong man, OF
only ffsy.six, he might have hoped to live
many years after finishing his work an
President, in the enjoyment of the re-
spect and admiration justly due to one
who had saved the life Of his country,


He will be held, we think, by Ameri-
cans, if not equal to Washington, second
to none but he. Bot he had not the
qualification of his great predecessor, Of
seeing his work completed aud enjoying
for long period the gratitude Of his
eountrymen aud the admiration of
strangers. There are few so hard of
heart as not to shed q tear over the sud-
den and bloody termination of SO bright
Q career As great as Washington in
many moral and mental qualities, his
genial character was calculated to win
far more popular sympathy than his pre-
decessor Ability and honesty all ad-
mire, hIt when to them are added kind
ness, simplicity, and freedom from self
ishness, hsaghtiness, and pride ih high
position, they win love as well as re-
spect