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JACKSONVILLE, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 18G5.
VOL. X.NO. 17
X
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THE OKKGON SENTINEL.
tsii-rD itvxnr HATi'itiiiT ftonxixo.
B. F. DOWE1L.L., Proprietor.
ScmcntrrioK For One ycr.r. In mfrnncc.
Four imllsrs If paid w,lu'" ,u' np,t ",x
Boutin or tlic ypnr, live dollar j ir nut paid
mdUI thi' expiration of the year, six dollars.
AiiTKRTMiKrt One square (10 llni or
list). flrt Insertion, Three Dollars : cadi
subsequent I iscrtlon. Ono Dollar. A. ells
count of llfty iiifcrn'. will be made to those
whosilnrtl-fhytliovcar.
iff tnl Tcndf tt recell nt rorrint nttt,
1,0. 0. F. .Tartons'fSi" 1.0t!r;2
&at7! iltti cii-i'ilnit en every
'J"oliifi!sy evening eccept
naiith.Aud in Frltoy bafiira '!,""' sltr'
j,y lii moli month, nt tlto Marcr.!-: Hall,
nnithrrila R'"' ataur'lnc ' Invited to
Xd. OK UtOIU,"JUDG, N. G.
Kkwmav Fmir.r, Il.CWy.
Iru-irtf. J. U. XuUsc., V-J Tlay nru
s. J- t , :
nsmaZii vxr nrni .--Hiiruay in eni:;i
VaTTt U&n V lPi & T. : A. SI.
JL ,taBaVhelW&n?SV"?
AAm reet-dliiir the full moon, laJ tack-
""""""yoiiss.Roacw.y.
C W. PAri(ir..riic'y.
0.JACOS4.
K. 7. r.zatzu..
JACOBS. ,nUSSELL.
ITTOKKKVti ANIi COUXaSLOM
iKBOUcrrai's i.s imiakccry,
JAfSwi;r.;.!.r, Okridx.
OnW mp'A ie Cui-rt llNi
Allbjlne ciintmittiNl t their care will
I promptly ttteiuW lo. July 2!), 'C2.
o.."dowell,
J.o:.o.viu. Oiikjuii.
tTIll practlj" h all t!: Court f Vm Third
JudloLl H! id. t!ti-ri:tvintf Cnart r On
iron, ails' In rtin, 'J-.'. War Scrip wair.i
j cwllecle-'. "c- "
:.). QTINSOr.'.
ATTOllM'.Y !i cm'AJULLO::,
AlWny. Lm enmity, O.vgon. octlltl
.'.CHOWMIO,
8UEVEYii:i'' CI7II. jaGirssi,
Jnu. l.viu: Oiiuer..'!,
Ih!Ai i: tti UimiIi vimI nf Or'.Trn
ilrsit. Jauuar, :, lUoJ
Odin tttil.1 rriK-nw mi Orctfun sireel
(711. L.O. THOMPSON
orritw
CITY DH'JG: GTOR,
IIKktllkMTS
07V14' '' Ctint; Jail.
Jscsouvllle. (Jj;3. dccgltf
T'VAULT,
AUoriioy
nii'J Counsellor
J iVLlobXlUA. Oiau II,
4fflee at rtrUmce ;i CaliWruli S'.rcit
All kuilu... crftiit.U'd to I.Uir' prompt-
ly iiitiidid to.
jiulitl
PCTtiR DRITT.
PHOTOGRAriUC ARTIST
upiiGiv.iirn
TO TAUtS .nir:tM
IN EVliilY tvi.t:
OF TBE ART,
WITH ALL THE
LATKIMI'ltOVKMKNTS.
'' rictnr do not ;lu ratiifkctlon. no
tUr nil) lie made. Cull m hi new (inl
lr;. on the hill, i-Kutnino hu picture, and
Ml lor your lU.eiic.
DR. A. JJ. OVERBiCK.
Dr. Ovirln-cU r.ould aiiuouiico lo the clt
ln uf J&cHhiii county hiiiI Vislnll). Ihst
Ubt rttiiriietl to JnvUrunillt'Hii(S ivsunied
u praetlco uf koIUIiip. lie ill always
tumid at l.U old stand, ilw Overb.ck
Huiiial, unleM ttWnt pnfesluu
l buliiv.. Ho would refpecifully tollcit
a rtueaal of former patronage.
""OSfiORN & SESSIONS,
KRniiSLNO A.l) roSUlSSIOX AGLMS,
619 Merchant SL, Sbu Fr.iucisto, I'nl.
Having bad exteaslvt) exnerlenee In lesth
"liuleiale and retail trade, we feci can
Went lliat to COU.NTKY MKilCUANTS
Irlm a residcul agent, or to an occmIoii
al purcliucr. wa cau ou'er tuuvnor iudnce
bhiw. Particular atleotloii given to collections,
tan purchase and salu ot Letiftl Tender liutes.
frails. SUmnu .-nltur jliir.lilniij. etc.. or
tlitr tranacUou reinlrlng the services of
"Kenenciu aim reliable sgeuw.
Purchases will to made lor cab only, ex
pt iu ces of special agreeracul to the
Mutrary.
co u). sbom,
Jwmerly with Canki.i.d. Tikiison & Co..
wflOKtaie dealers iu Que clolulug, Can 1- ran
&. C Session,
rortierly with 0. It. Gouuwi.v, & Co..
Whole.ale Growrs, San Fraucircoj also,
-"""" nwie, JBCKSouviue, u-egou.
- -
REFER BY PERMISSION TO
' if"SPPi,V??u,,,,J ,tuQ omIs'. San FrsncUco
irJfVC',l,V C0' Uanlwsra ltaalsrs,
t'ruuclKo.
Rui
ci5iSiL.,r 8" Franco.
Sn Froncltco.
nuliMir
jPHEouly Inmranco Company that can
iv.i8l,K do busmesa n Oregon la the
cf?ir?; Tbjmave comptUd wllh the laws
Siau ??,tb' PO'Hing $50,000 In the
"U. c capital $758,000,
'WmodyIIU, Fabruary 25lb, mi. febWtl
RY OVERLAND TELEGRAPHi
nitroRTrD r.xct.vsivxi.T row tiik bixtikki,.
Memphis , 2BtrWl k,bnrg Herald, or, ,nrhrt , lhp prM1 lM gM!rn ,0 Hek.
e ...ih hi, Ubp.irl.i d.ird.t Ihp T that no one will em be able lo discoY
mill f Reel River. .1,, 23d.whtel, f t.trd , cr Ihe spot where tl.e assassin's cor,.. 1. 1.
I he
mm
that nt 9 n'elnek thin mnrnlnr. ihp fusions
rebel rum, Wth, ran nnt of lap mouth of
R.il Hirer, porstng ilip ur.ln.ut and Iron
clad hrrp.nnd wss dcr-crnillnc the Mlrsis-'
s'ppl. When Erst dlrcnr.-nd. she hnd no
Hg'ils, emitted no smoke, and looked like c
hucewnsp. She was fired on frrm the
monitor Manhattan, whrn slip Immtuietely
Inratd slgm of life. A shot p'irid the
Maiilvittan width rlgnnl.d t!if (!it. -Tltr
Lr.farelttstarlirl In pursuit. The officer
of Ih- ManhnltBn nllniuliil the spr.d of r srmy( rrcPn,',y CnpUrr(, iwrtl ,;,, ,.
It? Abi .3 n.llM,,,, honrwh(nrasln?,V,p(ple rrnnm from Richmnml nas in '
lhrr.1. The steamer Onia!..Ca met the j
.eb ntTiinlrp Hm1. Film nltinptnl To i
rwi rfo.vn the Sarnlo?B, but rras moppets-
;nl""J ""' n ih.. rim. His
,",,,rVn1 "' 1,'",'"1 " eliHrnjr unrcotn-
" -"ri"' " "" I'roim. rnn. j p stairs, mrther, that the nmnunliiart comes Mrraming down llc pathway
Urr.!:?snnlpnipMne'rapi'lnllirOnlf.I,rmity ,Bperated. nn.1 mn3rm. Oen.ofonr mllnnnl history, throwing out in
ii iiniiiini: Happens in ins ,i) Wie can ,
rraeb TCew Orli.ins al dr.yllglit tn-ninrrow.
end t.ip month n,' (he r.llsr!sip;il by noon.
Cen 'Vuhbrinp' nriJer, dieliirit? Ihst
nflrr April 2."n!i l! pnnfid.rntp soldirrs
in !ilsr!Mi!:i wnuM berPBiinltdasfilloin,
nnl n,i pelsoners .f wnr, t hnvir.g u rluta
ry r'.i'ci. GrcV. numbers of ri lelfl Iibvp
surrr'iilrreiL
A sienmbnat cuUm.lly, unp-rallrd In tii,
history of naviilon. oerurri.t n:i Thnrs-'
day nfrninjr. tin iiu, nr thr stenm'o.t
Pnlla-m ImrMlnr her Mler, b mi'es above,
M.mplM.v,hlpmhrr-..y to Ibis lflpp.
2 20(1 peoiili wire on ImmiiI. Of till1 lm-
men- c-irpt of precious life, iinly si:: bun
dr.i 'in- known in have turn iivtd. Of
C"iir. mnfp will yet lie fiMind. Itut ni
the IfH, the terrible margin ( from lvlOO
l LoflO livis will in all probability hnvp
1 1 si, io:l to dip credit of this calmnlly
Tlit nccl.'.etii ivturrtd when kII were nkep.
except 'be &.w r Hitptuyit on llie lneii.
;'il.e bud l.li. Mid obi from 1'iliipiiiii an
l.iiir liifori, vith o:i!; s-f. rnouu'li to
propel tie. eiiil mih-s di.r,rg ibe hoar.
The 2rt mat. thiaka tb.-re must luvchttn
some Infertal iiiMibine pal i-i the bnlJ.cs
tlie b-: :tAi rr.n:.lii(; ?ry elraily u the
time, hii.'i bn.. o.l fi -llrtl: leuin that an
."xplotlun -t inijifsible. He WsirliM's
Ilw rcrni- r.ffer lie ixploelon' w Ifriible Iu
the extreme, lie tm blo.vii from the pi
lot Inii.'C into tins rivir, nliere a m.is of
rlmwiih !nmnlty rrp. strr..-jlirc, mnn'
wlib liiiitw limkip, miii-culil-il; orr
which f Pi-no III- !1 nn-A of 'he wreck li.iew
a ;tiijt; glare, o sm-cor was ut huii.l,
aad only the best imimm'rs co'ild iinpe to
be raved.
(rli. Oriuil la reported tn have said that
wlien l.o iuformiil Uheiinan of the di-np
provrtl hia terms r..(t with The hitlir
frankly inlr.lillid that be had nude a ml'
lake iu nut Imvln; put in writing tUt
stuvery wn dead, but it wus In the n thr
sluuiliic' te'tneeu them. As to permiilini;
tl.erilhl I..(;i-luinre in i.immhle, thai wr.
bciiiiiu lie In.d ju-t learnt d ilml the Tie;;,
isture was jiermiHeil to ji oib!e by MSilmr
lly of the Iisii!eiit and In the beiuv ol
ofhelal iiiauncilun Le ImiI lultrpieiiil the
Pre detilV. i!eiri' to lo that rebel Jjute
piV.MIIiiellt s'lould be rrlullleil for the
preservation of law and order, and to avoid
the wulutaiuiirj of a military fores in the
slate.
Tlie World's special sayi Johnston
pleiiged bis wind to t-serclw bis authority
and vigilance to pnvent IJnliwUcKlif
or any kind nfillefl urfare.
New York, 1st Tlw Trihumi special
says llarrold has nmde c. voUmluous con
fesslon.
Herald's r.Icbmond correspondent sny:
Ha'hel:, since assuming command al It eh
m mil, has sluhlll In that clly r. Hurrhu
of Public Archives, In wlileh are lo be d'
posilwl nnd preserve! nil documents 'ound
within his department bearing on the lib
lory of the rebellion,
New York, 2d.-Trihrne'j special says
the President is preparing a proclamation
declaring all vissels sailing und-r the Coo
federate flag pirates. They are to be pur
sued, and if caught, treated a3 such.
The headquarter of the army of the
United States will be established In Wash
inglnn.
Washington, May 3d. The Executive
orders of November 1st, 1862, prohibiting
the exportion of arms and ammunition
from the Unlied 8iates, and the Kxecutlvs
orders may 13ih, 18C3. prohibiting the ex
portation or horses, mules or live siock
being no longer irquired by the public ne
cmitles. the aforesaid orders are hereby
rescinded nd annulled, by order of the
President. Stanton,
Sec'y of War.
Booth's heart and bead have been placd
tn the Army Medical Moeium in this city. sT pinousin, uuB.8 --
ThecoVrwa. placed in charge of two clonda with tbe beaut, and effulgeoc, of
Men. who, nftrr various movements calco- hope and peace.
S SVik h7. dug . grate .to. When the telegraph flashed over . reli
to tbe rwlttBlhry, where for iom jttti j "t Mtlon the oouralu! new. of Abreian
Mon h"re brfn burirH' "" '
amnninrn ami anil oiiieil ever it careiuiiy.
A strong guard is now In charge of the
pot, onil will continue to keep It nndis-
spot wLrr; the s9anincortu
Istprrrd.
Nt- York, 3d. The r.ickmend Whip
frthe25lli.miif(i that Mimby took leave
ol hit mrn nt Silem. Fannnire told llirm
In il'tbuinl and pn hnmr, t!:at he nas bound, tlivt nournful hour, uould brook no rym
for Trxns nnd did not wuzit thrm to ae-, palhy fi-r tkr danmlnir detd could bear
company him, as they mizht .put their no nianlfeKlntlor nf Joy for the bloody
nrpks In ihp hallrr; hp thi-a rode ofT frith work of an uwmjin. Ills almost Inipns
a rmsll nnmhrr of old comsanions. i!l to conceive linw mrn, llvinr In tbr
!pn Toik, 'lib. Thr Yribnn-'s VTnsh-
Inpton special say's Col. OUrk, of the reb-
j(I, cillirpp. ,nnt h- ,rn)n br(lkr ,t)BBi n(1 , tmt , few t us bcllevr a very few-did
rmv,n Ii ImnnrVihl.i in t ll onlhn'll. Such will bo npcur.-d bv the na.
,rar:, ,f.,rc onr forces woald come np. he '
,,,, ,,urnr;1. Thc ,,,, hroV I
oppnllinkess and nppropriat.-d all there
ej,,,,!', MftjfBlrnl ,iat . jj cot tstn
tn mlKlons.
Vr.r.)ib."lor.. illi Oen. Shermsn
vn '
at Point Lookout yisierday.rn rnnle to)
Vi'ajlilnu'on, Thr principal portion of
tiicniiny of ih.' Potiriae Is already on Its
march fr this place.
Gt Leuls. IM. Ii l rfnelsllT enntradlc-ianien
fril that hut ol JifTTiowp'on's trnp'ar,
U'n siin'lnnslern Mirrnu.-i, and t!i? rumorn
,,r(. U,nn fonmlnllnn
?... v.... a,. a "r-.v.,....!!!,, ri..
Mll ,,. , ' ,,.', i flM tn,.n ,,.iipM
fr:.,p7 fmpri.om.d- nt AndeMonvllle.
wer lrst'porleil down the j-lnrlda Cea
trnl rr.llrm.1, on the 2Glb. tn wlliilp ten
mi'ti of ,Ti.pksnnvlll. and noditlapally
relnrd. GiTrral lupored entered onr
lines the same nlcht. who presented n very
plinbl- rripearnn'e, wany belnj btircly able
tn wn1,,
Jlsilfor.;, 4ih. Tee tnustltntlnnal
Pfiirrdinent, abnlishlnr rh.Tiry In the
TJiiiie'l Stctis pnMul Snt'n Iioiim-s of the
l.gl.i.ttnre cf ths Ol:..? ef Cannittlrnt
t.xlsy.
f'ai. Fratitl'co. 7tli. Four French .en
ofBratireJ tlie harbor of Cuyr.as,
Mnrrh JVtI., and tn.- the city. Their
cr..b'Z wn nnrs"etnl, atii thi Meztcao
trV'(i tvseiinlrJ She place, A slight
kitnMi lf'k p'hcp outside the city. In
.(blt'li ihne French and ls Mexicans were
kill.:.
FpprrliofO. Jncntis, Mse., Dc
Ilvitd In .'ucUtoiivJwe
Avtii aitu.
COltltlPONDENCE.
JArK'7IU.C, Ore-jOB, 1
April 28'h.lHCi. (
0 .Tac-c. T. cj . :)kah Km: We hard
with d'l'i'bl your pbl.' km i Ii qui nt
lion, yisterdar. mi thr death nl Mr. IO
roln.Ntid we dv'lie u coy of It for publl
cation.
. F. Dowrll, L. S. Thompson, 0. 0.
n-ekiiiMii. U. S. Mullen. W. W. Fuller,
j, .Wulier. M. O. ItiiHik. L. tinelii. John
S. bive, N. iMUffitt, Moiris Uauiu.ilulUr
& linniuno.
JArxsNvn.i.r. OitrnoN, I
April 28. 16C5. f
Mksr. U F. I oi-u.. L. ri. Tiiomp
snx. J C IJkkuman, U. S. I1avdk.i, and
nllii-is: Y urs ot ibis morinng i receivid.
Kxvures lire a very ponr substitute lor ge
mi', und I slmll make none. ' ll tbe uddrees
of which j mi spuki will do any good by
civlntf It greater puoiicny, u is ai your
service.
Yourti respecldilly, 0. Jacobs.
Fellnc'Citittn: In nrrlslngr to ad
dresr jou upon this melancholly oeeasion.
I feel mv own inubllity to do the subj -ct
jiiitieej and tl.e linlluw Impoteuee of hu
man language, to express tbe sentlmeuts
ofiialioiiol woe. Wc lime usseinbleil to
honor the mironry, to revire the charueter,
nnd uconiit the living viriuisof u ftllow
patriot andsluterinun. Abraham Lincoln,
the popular Idol or this nation, is no more.
His spirit bus passed ike bourne, from
whence there Is no return. We have, In
lime of our greatest need, loot one of our
gn-atest stutesmeii and purest patriots.
In tie tnid-duy of his manhood, in the midst
if his usefulness, just l,or became stea
dy, und faith reliant and sure, Mr. Lincoln
descended to the grave. His sun of hie has
set forever. It fell from ils meridian
splendor, ns (alls a star from the hluziug
galaxy or Heaven, No twilight obscured
its setting.
Aa the sun of the physical world the
brightest and grandest cf all the lumina
ries or the firmament sinks to rest tinging
the clouds tbui stretch along tbe born&tn
with the. golden gloried of its decliumg
rays, so Lincoln, the hid intellect of this
nation, has none to his repose, naVcling
the light of his noble deeds, unJ unfalter
I t T.r . al .... eU.. iivo.ilitssr wur.
Lincoln 'a death, with the enunciation of
the cnardly mean by wlilili It wasarRft
rd, the greet, popular and patriotic heart,
momrntarily craffd its puNationn, and tbe
lire current of a nation flood itl'l for a
momcat. nntll the energies of patriotic vl
tallty gathered m-w force to rvppl the ef
fect of the stunning shock. Unbelief iind
ulonishiTipnt were succti ded by nordlces
sorrow, and this wus mingled Ulli emo
tltms of tiKlrloilc tcturranrp. Patriots, In
full blnn at thr light if (he 19ih ontnrjr,
eoul.l rejoice iitit tbe assussinalion ol a
srrM nlj
m.mrnfu
and good man, but it ill ever be a
Tnl f.pl. In I lit biiilnrr ol nur pountrr.
triotle and gno.1. Iu every lamln'm) in every
e. And as time rolls on. and as eyebs
orrpsrs KlUl- avny. and as thc light of tbe
bold relief tbe name of Abraham Lincoln.
as the ssvlnr of his country, these cursrt
ll' IncrifC In horror, bliickness and vo
nme, until liberty shall iw swipt from thc
eariti fon-rrr; or until the nngil of the new
C'irtnant ihiill proclaim time no more,
And the patriotic mid good shall respond,
I!
Abraham Lincoln was the popalsr rep
resentative of Aiiiirirun piitrlotlrm. As
President,! possessed no ponrrs but lho-p
frr-l7 deligntid In him by hi' fellow clll
sens. Ills hlghi st duty limb r the contl
tullnn. and by the delegation of the people,
wis tn pn Serve, proud, and deftnd the
Corstllutlnn nnd Government, established
by the Revolutionary Fathers. In the
faithful discharge of these high duties, le
wrs suddenly struck down by on nssssln
Tbe blow strack nnV tlie Prraldent ejone:
It reached in itsrrbomid.ihcpnpulsrhrsrt
of America. The flint meant theennihilu
tlon ol dehfatid porrets, and es such
rt ached the fiiuntnlns of , popular vllsllly
Thc people, In the exercise of their Inlirr
cut sorerelgntty.msy eket, ssys thc shot
of the usraMl.1, bat if he does not suit ll.e
despcrailo., I.e .ilinll not live. Such assasii
r.fctir.ns nr. e.-ceedingly dsngerous to liber
ty ami constliutlnnal gorernr.rtit. If the
will of the majority Is defratrd In this nan
ner. popular governments will tat long
survive. Anarchy end blood shid. nnd
general civil war, will sueod the rebound
of the p-'pular heart. The popular rrvrry
wlilili ik'veloprd llelf in mobs in many
sections of our eonolry, oil the rereptlon
of the tidings ol Lincoln's death, are but
the loglciilsrqulenees of the nuussins stroke
nt civil liberties, and popular rights. Then
It liehonvrs ewry well wisher of lid coun
try on suc' mournful occasions to give
emphasis, ond Intensity to the nation's
woe. For mark you, fellow clllzrni. there
Is a smothered volcano or wrath and ven
geancs in tlie gnat popular lirart upop
snrb iceaslnn, A word may vrnl ll, and
e.ll nil this fair land with tbe lava ol blood
olid bshes.
On moir preliminary censideratlnn be
fore I call your attention to lh life, char
ncier, nnd public rcrvlces of our fallm
dntMni'in.
What will lie the effect and cneqneace
of the horrid murder, cnnsldi red witli lifer
rnce to national tnattvrs? No one al
present can fully till most r.flhe ulllmate
C'liisi (j'unces are too remots and recondite
to be comprehended now, As to them,
ra- mast wait for the full developement of
the logic of events, lint Iheru ure a few
consequences obvious to the dullest coin
preheotien. 11, then, this assassination has checked
the genial flow of mercy and forgiveness
which proo tiled from tbe constitutional
clemency of Abraham Lincoln, and has In
tennOVd the bitterness existing toward
leadiug traitors and their aiders and abet
tors. Tlie universal sentimeut is, they
Uve killed the man whose inaie and
cooslltulioiial clemency stood between
traitors aud un oUluded and violated law)
and now let them lake the consequrocest
Full many a truHorwill nowlael th halter
draw, who otherwise might have goner col I
Iu this view.I have no doubt but that
Ire.
inlelligeut rebels uiuuio the death of Lincoln
with u siucer und fervaat sorrow, 'io
them it Is the subslitutiou of tbe stern de
iuudJs or justice, in opposiliuo lo the bouo
ties ol clemency and mercy. None but
the cold hearted and malignant can louk
upon this sud eveul with tmutious, other
lhau those of sorrow aud sadness.
2J. The Uoveriinent will still live
with a rigor of justice- heretofore unknown
The uatrioMo aud loyal allien, whatever
be bis parly or uauie, can rest secure in
I he puasesaiou or all but riguti, m cq
Amecican cilir-uj but tbe lood-ge.tee of
treasonable utterance! will be) shut down
lorever. Tbe public sa'eiy and tranquility
require it the item demands of public
tustice. imcerattveiv csuiinuniM ii. A.m
coin's bjood bw been dubed ii the face of
a self-reliant and triumplmiit nation; and
n more vigorous liberty, proteclid, res
trained and defended by the sacred majes
ty of law, will spring up from briicath the
crimson clots.
Let us pats to a brief consideration of
the life, chnraclcr, and public services of
our fallen patriot nnd statesman.
Mr. Lincoln was born on the 12th of
February 1 SOD. In Hardin county. Km-
tucky, and hence was Ir. his fiClh year
when hpdfcd. In hs eighth year his fath
er removed to the wilds of Indiana. In
his 20th year, he ncnln moved wllh his
father to the Stato nl Illinois, where he
subsequently settled, and laid the founda
tion lor the enduring renown which will
attend his name throughout sll coming
time. He was emphatically the architect
of his own fortune. Horn In the humbler
walks of lile, without wialth, without po
sition, nnd deprived of all thc ndrantagr
of an early school rdticatlon, his 21st year
found him n common laboicr In the gnat
West. His attnatlnn at this time was
anything but encouraging. In fact, from
the frequent chnnges which occurred,
about this time, in his occupstlons. it l
cvldtnt this was the turning point or his
destiny. Grnlus there wus, but It was
clnudt d, and oppressed, snd obscured by
pnvirly, yit Its Hiavrnwsrd joutneylngs
were clrnrly msnldsi. It wns n gmtu
slumped wllh the heraldic honors of frilt,
and snow, nnd honorable labnr. It wns a
ceulus which had lor Its inspiration, thi
motto Anbor rmcif .fmiimm. It warn gin us
that triumphantly lraied from nrlhncrophy
nnd rending to the profound prob'emsorKuc
lid, nnd the versatile and eompiehensivr
phllnnphy o' Shakespeare. Its first scln
dilations glenmnl from a fliitboat, and the
bright effulgence of its midday sphndor
lllumlrd a nation. It was a grnlus which
hnd its fonmhtina in n living sense of hon
or all ol Its developments were 'attended
by an honesty or nature and a purity ol
purpose, and ils setting glories were uaob
senred by a single vice.
Abraham Lincoln, In common with the
patriot ic and lamintid Dnaglss, the elo
quent Clay, and nur present Chitf Magis
Irate, sptuug from the loins of the Ameih
csn pe-ople. They all forced their way
from poverty up to commanding positions,
aud national renown. Their grnlus for
public affairs was triumpkanl over all op
position, und victorious In all their rlilng
griatncss. There wrrr sympathetic Uga
mints that bound -Honest Abe" tn the
pnjiular heart, null as hue been felt and
njnyidby very few men. Those lips
ini'iils htivj brn stralmd but not broken
by his uVaih. They reach from our hearts
lo llie'lenili of tl.e liononil died to-day,
Thc mind ol Abraham Lincoln wn
stamped with a murkeil Indlviduvliiy. Hi
rdiiitd Irnm no one. Ilia slandaid wss
peculiarly his own, and his (hnughts wrre
rirh wllh the nrlflnallly of conception and
lombinallnn. His Intellect wasstupilid-
rus. ills quicK iierreiiiinn grasptii, his
strong un inoiy retained, and his ready log
ic commanded, iwimrnst seutcea of iim-Iu!
knnwh-ilge, gathered from science, reflec
tion, the history of the past snd the stir
ring events of the piisent. In iKbslehe
rejedid all rhetnrlrul ornament, all osten.
tsiion nnd show. Slating his prrmbes
concisely, his- ressmiing led to the corclu.
slnn alined at, as Irrrsinlably as the
current of u strong and deep river leads In
I he sea. There wss a logical force and
point to his p'aln sinlrnres ihst tended In
his conclusions wllh ilicdlrictniss and err
lalnliy with which the eurcrtslve stiis in
a mathematical dunnnelratlon point'lolhe
grand result. He always had a mark and
bis iiitellerlnal shots fell in and arouud
ijiat mark with tff.ctlve proximity. If his
reasoning was close, e'mpael and sure, and
his conclusions irreslslable, his ridicale was
terrible. A great philosopher Lsi said
Ihst -ridicule Is the test or truth:" if lids
be so, no msn living or dead coald belter
apply that list than Abraham Llncaln.
All the great powers ol mind, which I
have menliom d, were conspicuously dis
played In the celebrated Senatorial contest
brtwrenour fallen President and the patriot
le Douglas.lu the year 1 M8. Douglsi.ss a
debater, was supposed to be without a
oeer in all tbe Isnd. II was the master
pnlm ef the American Senate. He Lad
tested his powers In ailual ronUicl, md
he knew his strength. His Irlends flatter
ed him that he could easily vanquish the
unknown Lincoln. Dut Douglas knew his
honored foeman better. Tbe conflict com
menced! both stated their positioas with
care, and each sounded with a searching,
logical scrutiny tbe soundness of lbeotb'.-r'g
position. Afier considerable logical. frnc.
iofe' on side issues, in which neither gained
any substantial advantage, they Joined
fair atd square issue on tb'j doctrine or
popular sovereignty, as applied to tbe ter
ritories ef Ibe unnea 'otalei. she repn
tation, tbe statesmarJth!p, a fact, tbe all
ol tbe great Dougl'aa buag on tbe correct
ness, Ike sounders ef his position. Lie-
coin had, in previous conflicts with the
Little OiB,eibiWtd pewera ef debate,
and vcisalilitynf grnlu?fend fertility
of resources, n hlch had attracted the aL
tentlon of all, and Invested the contest lo
Illinois with a national Imerest. Pongbe
drfended the doctrine of popnlar sovereign
ty with alt the rerrurrcs of a sliprndoM
Intellect. He warded of) the sltilrchsm
mrr blows of his antagonist wlln consnnv
ate skill. He showed a gientness of mind,
and a power of debate, such as he had nev
er sbiran before. Lincoln, on the other
asm), wasted no nmmnnltlan en the enter
works, but fired contlnnnu-ly nt the Mags
tine, and the directness and force of hie
hots astonished the nation and baulked
the genius of n Douglas. Although Iht
mnguiine wns nnt exploded, Senator Dmig
las foil i dlt necpfsary In remmlrl the de
trine of popular sovereignty as soon as the
conflict wss over, thus acknowledging that
Lincoln had rendered the old doctrine of
popular sovereignly nntennble.a work that
no other mnn had been nble to accomplish.
This conflict rain Mr. Lincoln a national
reputation, nnd to It he la Indebted for Lie
first nomination In the Prisldency.
I will nnt detain yne. fellow citizen, by
n statement ol (he prlrclph embodied la
that campaign. Tiny are as famllMar to
you ns lo me. lis whore rmmnry wo ho.
or today was duly eteclrrcd, by the proper
authority, tie constitutionally elected Pre s
Idnl or tip U I'ld States-North a well
South Kast ns well ns West. During
thc progress of the campaign, ntutterlngs
of disiinlnn aid of civil war wrre beard
from tlie slave holding Slate. Their mut
tering begun tn a ume the form or open
teslsliincc to the rlghlful authority of the
government, soon after It was officiary
kiown that Lnco'n hnd sure ehd, and
they culminatrd In attempted natlnnal dis
integration and open war, before Mr. Lin
coin's Inauguration. The eyes. of the na-
th n wrre Inrmd towards the President
ekct with a trembling yet expectant hope,
and his inaugural address looked (or wllh
feelings of Inlease anxiety. The old Ship
of Stato which had hrreloforc ploughed
the main wllh sneli majestic triumph, bad
suddrnly been struck with a fearful storm,
and many on board thought she was about
In rounder amid the surging billows, and
all were anxious tn hear the dlnctloui of
the new pilot. Those directions ion
came In the Inaugural address, but sllll the
civil commotions continued. If Ih slave
holder's revolt had been fntindid on I he ap
prehension (bat llos President cont tapis
led an Invasion of llielr constitutional
r ghtr, that address would have allayed
the lorm nnd brought I hem back tn their
rnnsllltillnnal moorings again, Snrb pre
it mled apprehension was msile dnlyasan
occasion tr curry out designs ihut had been
fmming ever Mnee Ihr patriotic Jarkson
had iquelcheil the inmistrr Ireasnii In South
Csrollua. Th slave holding oligarchy,
nnllnir the prosperity a .id Increasing num
bers of ihe free North, saw at one that
political power had pusud from their
grasp, and instead of trusting In their con
stitutional rights In the government, de
li r mined on separation nt once peace
fully if poulhlf, forcibly If I hey mint. Tor-how
(heir nnraui and that they meant
work, Fort Sumter was bombarded and)
Its flsg trailed In the duM, About tbe
rame lime, the American fiig which float-
id eiver Ihe publlo buildings In Memphis,
was taken down, and burled wllh mock so
lemnity al Ihe fool of the slalne of ibe.
great Jackson. Itut, thank find, the res
urn ctlon trump ha sounded, and "Odl
Glory" has hen disinterred, The rebels,
flushed with these preliminary soecessee,
wrre every where Jubilant end defiant. The
Piesldrot, anxious to spare .the sffwlon of
blood, and lo evert Ihe horrors of dvll war,
lsued his proclamation cimmandlng the
rebels tn disperse, lo ly down Ihelr arm
and return to Ihelr allegiance In Ihe Gen
eral Government. Th rebels treated tbbj
proclamation with derision and contempt.
Wnr was Inevitable. No Imiuimi power
could avert lit no cpnrel,ina coald ap
pease Ihe mad Insurgents, save Ibe reon
dlllonal recognition of ihe Bout hern Con
federacy. That prop osii Ion eou'd net U
entertained for m meul, None but eW
ardi could ever cr,nspii, In Ihe pesreaWt
disinlegrallnn of ihe American govrrssseat,
Ihe deslmctlof, ( its unity and Integrity,
and Ihe cnrqUeot oveithrow cf III pres
tige end p-owf;r.
The r,(i ,00 cf tte Tr esldent was, in
deed, an' rmbarrasslng one. Tbe publlo
e'Vr'-'Cles druisndf.l and received all tbe
f-owers of hi master Intelleel, and execa-
live ability. One false step and all would
be lost, lie fell tbe momealat reeponil
htlliie devolved upon bins, looked e tbe
Supreme Ruler of the anlrerse ff assist
ance, and, notwithstanding the fearful
defection of the hoar, bad coaldeaee In tbe
ulllmate triumph of the right, tad tbe sav
ing, redeeming patriotism ef the Amerl
people,
Traitor isftsted tynj deper I st eft be
Government, end be knew ot whom I
trust. Hi owe life was lo denier every
(boor, end there l a doubt but ibet be
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