Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 16, 1874, Page 1

itago Dailp VOLUME 29, ART BALE. ART SALE. The Grandest and Most Valuable Collaction of Modern Pnintlug_s ever ‘brought to this coxmtr_\.' which has been on exhibition ag the Iixposition during the last month, will be sold at PUBLIC AGCTION n TMucsday, Wednesday, dnd ghursdn 3 E{nnlngs, Oct., 20, 21, end 22, in the Lxposition Build- ing. Buch an opportunity has not pecurred before to sceure beauti- ful_works of art at INVITING PRICES. The Collection is now on view at the EXPOSITION ART GALLERY, Tron 8 a. m. to 10 p, m. Until E;tl)llrdn\' night the “PRODIGAL SON” will ¥émain on cxhibition. ADFUSEION TO ALL, 29 CENTS, _STORAGE: STORACGE. ;2 Building at the corner of Olark and ?v}:." Efiu.,nfonncfly ocoupiod I:irflaosn & R OIS i d Be iR for & Gen- fiallilwruzo Waraliouso, and will bo known a8 tlLo ATTANCE WARBHOUSES, A B, & C. 2 f Btorago molicited. Rcetss na !o'ewxr-,uk’nid; Ielmh%infiu gmgligutlhaé C}?;“t- = 88 1ow #22ny Warc! . ORI CHAS. L. JANKS. 088 & PHILLIPS MI'G. 0O, hove con- m:?:i mted their business ot their large T'ao- tory, cornor of West Twonty-zecond and Fiokests,, where, with incronsod factlitios, tne:r ave bottor prepnred thnn ovor to fill or: der;s for_Bash, Doors, Blinds, Moldings, tairy, Frames, ete. Oarzoos assorted, doclad, dressod, and shinped. GOS8 & PHILLIPB MI'G. 00. _GOAL._ ANWD IRON COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA. ALL S1ZKS OF HARD COAL AtDowest Markot Rates, for both city and oountry delivery. F. M. WHITEHOQUSE, AGT. OF MINES. Offtcs, 19 Chamber of Commerce, Dooks, Twonty-second & Indiana-at, Bridges EXCURSION, UTH CRICAE ) A free train will leave the Illi- nois Ceniral Idepot at 10 a, m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 1874, on the Baltimore & Ohio Railrond, for South Chicago, to give persons an opportanity to visit the property adjacont to tho terminal shops, docks, ¢epots, &c,, now offered for sale by the Calumet and Chicago Canal and Dock Co. Returning, the train will leave at 4 p, m. JAS. H. BOWN, Pres't, 152 Dearbors FISH. HSH! HEFBINE!” FISH! 200 brls Labrador Split Herring. 300 brls Labrador Round Herring. 100 bris Dalhousic Herring. 500 kogs Holland Horring, (C. B.) FOR SALYE LOW BY B. BE. BROMILOW, WHOLVSALY FISH DEALER, PACKING HOUSE, 2,4, 6, 8 & 10 North Welis-t, OPF;CEi INO. 10. TUBULAR FURNACES & GRATES Aro atirncting marked atwontion at WO. es5 LAKEBE-3T. g Tho Fumnace Tira Pots fammod of vertical tubios, | Alr 1 passed through and fovor them o Tapidly ag 10 knon em below red heat, ' ‘Tho advantages gnined hy their e are puery ule for respiration, prosarvailon of fite-not, economy of fuol, Tha Tubulur Furnaco Grate, oo its ame indfcatos, s set bohind a wmantel, and wll’ ravelro v uto 4ir like a furnaca, Call ar eead for clrou- 4 CUSIIING, WARREN & CO, 3 EEERE, o . DUNCAT SNIFFEN, e Chicagn pChteagn ¥ire Risks slaced fu_peompt. Lot pasing G- e tdair rater, “All orders execatod with prompte ‘arroapondence solicited, THE MARTYR'S CROWN. A Noble Monument to Abra- ham Lincoln. The Dedication Services Them- selves a Monument, Twenty-five Thousand People at the Grave. President Grant, Gen. Sherman, and Many Other Offi- cers Present, Judges of the Courts, State Ofi- cers, and Senators Join the Throug. Oration of the Day by the Hon. ‘R, 3, Oglesby. The Dedication-Poem Dby James Judson Lord, History of the Lincoln-Monument Asse- ciation by the Hon. J. K. Dubois. The Bong: *“ With Malico Towards None, with Charity to All.” Gracoful Tribute to Lincoln's Memory by President Grant, ©tlier Brief Addresscs. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago 2ridune, THE CITY'S APPEARANOE. Serivorrerp, Iil., Oct. 15.—As Tac Trmmose supplomont of yestordny contained afull descrip- tion of tho Lincoln Monument, it will be unnoc- ossary to repent anything concerniug the archi- tecture of that now famous nationnl memento. If thoro was ony ono who donbtod tho great hold which the glorious old Martyr-Presidont Dad of the affections of the Amerlcan peoplo, tho maguificont demonstration in this city and at Oak Ridgo Cemeotery to-day, ot the unvoiling of his coloseal statuo, would have removed that doubt, Springfield was literally floodod with poopla from oll sootions of tho country, eogor to pacticipato in tho last groat xl‘.{'ll-m(ugol the m{‘flon :g, the honored dead. ‘The netional colors wavod on every house, flut- tored from every;windorw, crowned overyarch,—in short, oconpiod overy possible vantage-place within the city limits, Men carried them in theic hats, 8o did some of the ladios. Ilorses sported thom ovor their manes, and whichever way the oyo turned thero waved tho flag of the freo hoorie’ chosen home. Tho streets of Springfleld, not particularly noticoablo for noatbosa in ordi- naty times, wore well swept, nand the dust was Iaid by & fortunato eprin- Klo of rmin which occurred during tho preceding night. The sun remained stub- Dornly behind the clouds, as if Nature hersolf woro tho eombro hucs of mourning for tho honor of a good, aud true, and simple momory ; but beyond this the woather was emineutly tittod for & momorial colobration. g THE PROCESSION, military and civie, was, according to the pro- gramma published yectordsy, to have marched to tho cometery from tho main stroets of the city at 10 o'clock, but, owing to the usual vexatious dalays in formiog men unused for tho most part to martill promptuess, it was fully noon befors the United States Band from the St. Louis Arsonal atrack the koy, note of tho march, and the head of the column commencod to move, (Tiho line was formed in tho principal atrot strounding tho squars, moving from the Opora-Houso and passing un- der the arches of triumpb. The procession filed by tho old house of Abraham Lincoln, already described, hieaded by Ciov., Doveridge, who was mounted on n magnificont charger and attended by a brilliant stafl. The following gontlemen constituted his nids:* Col, Speed Butler, Maj. A. J. Pinkham, Capt. J. N. Reoss, Gou, L. 8. Mather, Col. A, McLaughlin, Col. G, L., Higgins, and Col. John P, Baker. Gen. J. Me- Cqok, n triod and dashing soldler, led tho firat divigion, TIE HEAD OF THI COLUMN was formed by tho Springtiold Commandery of the Kuights ‘Cemplar, who mustered fifiy-six meu, nounted, and prezented o ver: im)muing appearance. Thoy were followed by [ho Pulaski Commandery, of 'the smme Order, ‘l'breo com- panien of cadets, from tho Champrign Univorsi- ty, camo next, and marched vory well, consider- ang their greonnosa and youth, Butlor's Band fired thoir soula wilh tho nocessary martial nirs. Noxt camie tho Stesling Cily Guards, o hand- some militin company, aud_in the rear of them marched the Springileld Lincoln Zonaves, col- ored, who looked vory warliko indecd, This lnst comguny hod musicinng of their own color to invoke the soul of musie. . TUE SECOND DIVISION, which comprised tho Govarnor's Guard, o splon- did body of young men_in superh uniforms, was lad by Col. %, 8, Johnson. Col. Dudley Wickor- sham commandod Lhis division, which formed n grard of honor around tho enrringes of I'residont Urant, Vice-Prosident Wilson, Hecrotary Dotk vap, and ofher notables, who asppearad in the MISOCLLANEQUS. CAUTIONI Gortain pastios peatonding to callest. Ing, por contract, In (uenioh [hinie PR similar fo nurs, *'CHR'TR A VRUUDC™ 17 danbior floaegales iiftnc, fos sheolsiratsun s, Yhich i N 3 iy ViA- BIET Mith A ST LEGTION awaits whow Huul s BERER WANTED, Furnlshed howsa to May 1, 1953, ar four th hoard, iu prieato famllsy orih i ply at 70 North Olinton-st., or addres: Eranston, Tl Allemenia Insurance Company of Qleveland. mon L e o TR R Ui es apenriant tofor. i IY5 LD, TR ':'}‘lr:,s:b FINANCIAL, TO LOAN, " 26,000 ou Airat«cluss Chloapgo Renl Batata; & teread, Alao, 31,0400 In and, ey D s C08), 106 Tabelioeats procession at tlis point. Thers were about thivty onrringes in all, containing, besides tho fgentlemen alroady mentioned, sovoral Genornly in and out of mervice, the mentbors of tho Lincoln Monument Assoclation, clorgymen, Sisters of Charity, Judges, and athor peoplo of prominence, Uha Government Boud, @ fino bady of musiciaus I cuvalry uniforms, played at the hend of the division, THE TIIRD DIVIAO. compraing soveral Amovicau, Irish, Gorman, and Sreuch sociotios, followed. It was come manded by Gon. 3. Harlan, o geniel and gal- Jant soldier, who made his merk in the Juto War, Among the_ socicties m this division woro the Cnpital Lodgo of (he Knighta of Pythias, tho Anciout Order of Hiberniany, of Eust 5t, Louis, wpringfleld Hibernia Iennvolont Association, M- depandent Ordor of Odd Follows, aud the Ger- man Catholie Chureh Rocieby, This division mado n vory line diepls, CGen, I, N. Plorsou TILE POURTIL DIVISION, 1t wes headod by the St. Louis Areenal Bang, Lo compruies of old soldiers in tho anclent fatigua uniform boing sn uniquo feuture, Theno waro followed by the Amuy of the Tenuensce, 1n wheka foramozl rauis meschod Gen, W, T, Bher- man, who refuscd (o onler s carriage, iinylug thal o proferrcd to “tramp 16" with his * buys," Genu, Pupo, Noyes, MeDowell, and Jefforson C, Davia luflm\ed the domocratic examplo of the General of the Army, ¢+ THE FIFTI AND LAST DIVISION of the procession, commauded by Gon, John Me- Conwmol), wnamada up of the Sprivgtiold Fixe Dopartmont, snd & hoat of citizeus In privata esrtloge, IMlags and bannave weyo planitifully Haunted in tho tauks, swl added much ta che CHICAGO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1874 picturesque oftest of tho scono, In thls order the pagoaut moved to TNEG CEMETERY, which was orowdod in_almoat’ evory part with {wnple. Military guards hold the :{mrwuu of e monument o that no porson not ene titled to that privilego cowtd got upon the torrace, Tho numbor of peraons prosont may De safoly ostimated at 25,000, nearly half of whom wore lagics. Voutursomo boys ollmbed into the surrounding troes, and looked amid tho chavging folingo like #o many ravonn looking down upon the crowd. Chalrs wora provided in tho terracoof the monytmont for tho moro dis- tinguisbiod of tho gueats, but the accommoda- tions wero by no moans amplo, although thers was little or no confusion. TIE BTATUE OF LINCOLN wos draped in tho national colors, cords be- ing attachod thoroto o that ¢t the proper moment tho Slsters of Chnrlty‘ Mother Joseubine nud Blstor Rachel, of tho Jaoksonvillo .Dominican Ordor, who wero grantod leava by tho Dishop to assfat at tho ceromony, might unveil tho otligy, T'ho military formed a cordon around tho monumout, and kept up o rognlar guard- mount during the Pro‘cucdings. 11 the poople of noto mentioned in, former dlgfntchau 1o con- nection with tho Army of tho Tonnosseo wore on tho platform, ‘Che absence of Bouator Logan, who i still very sick at the Gubornatorial man- Bion, wag parfionlarly nolicod, Mrs, Lincoln was not prosont,” but the Iumllfl was soprosentod by Capt. Robert T, Lincoln and his wifo, Grant, Yilnon, Bhorman, and the To8t, eat all togother, whils ox-Gov. Johu M. Yalmor conducted tho proceadings. ‘fha prayor was offared by Dishop Wayman, of the Afrlean Dlecthodist Ipiucopal Ohurehi, who aequitted nim- self juan eloquont sod touching mannor., Tho cholr, composed of Springfleld Iadies, sanpg n memoriol hymn, compored for the oceasion by Mra. May Reilly 8mith, munic by Col. George A. Banders, as followa : We sing to him wlioss soul, o holghts divine, I1as venched the ataturs of the undefiled § In whom a judgraout ripo und lonor flus Wera blended withs the nature of a child ‘Whosa pen, with patient $3il and Godliko gracs, Ticked out the puzzied knot of nlavery ; Uuloosed (he gyves that bound a hinpleas race, And dared to write, * The bondman shinll be free," cuonus, Then eing $o him from whom theao sweet words fall, “¥\¥ith malico towarids none, with charity for all,"* And write this epitah abave lis grave, “ He bound the nativn and unbound the slave,” [Suggestod Ly Theodors Tilton in the Independent ‘asan cpltapl,) Tho sweot humanitics that graced lis life, The tonder hoart that through his justico shone, The sympathy {hat eoftencd Luman atrife, And mado o brother's suffering his own ; ‘Tho Mifo which shadowed forlls the perfect plan Of God's own Inw of Equily and Right,— Buch were the attributes anid such the man, Whomn death has hidden from our mortal sight, ‘Wo can but praiso him, though his work fa done ; Iix words still move ua like & mighty host, #Wrlto down,” lic waid, “ My lumble'nanio as one. ‘Whose love of conntry waa his highicst boust," © man of men, whots name we all ravere, Tlia dearost naino fi1 Liberty'a fair crown, .Dright bo the waking from tby slumbars here, Biweet be tho slecp that folds thino eyclids down, CHORUS, Still from thy lips wo hear thoso sweot words fall ; ' We'll manlico show to none, but charity for all.” This bo the aElloph above thy %r.\va; ' Ho bound {bo uation, snd iinbound (ho slave,” HISTORY AND TRANSACTIONS OF THE NATION- AL LINCOLN MONUMENT ASSOCIATION. The following sketch of tho history, and re- port of tho transactions, of tho Nationnl Lincoln “onumont’ Acsociation,—written by tho Hon, Jeeao K. Daboir, Vice-President of the Associa- tion,—was thon read : When Abrahsm Lincoln fell by tho hand of an seeas- oiu, Aprit 14, 1855, after tho firat expressions of honor snd grief, and » partiol recovery from tho shock which Tor the inblant bad pralysed tha mation, & epontoneoud focling oroco demauding that somo memorial chould Le orected, to_convey to fuliiro generations the cati- fmate placed by bis contemporarion upon tho lfe, vir- tuos, and publlo seeslces of tho Martyr Presidont. Whilo tho faneral cortego was niowly Proccediog from Washington to Springfield, lettcrs wero recoiv daily by our men $n publio life, from all parts of the country snd from oo of eviry station, Euggeating that A GREAT NATIONAL MONUMENT 1o exected over Lis romsins, oud in many casos tender- ing contributions, Tor sotno days nofling was 68id on the subject o nis hiome, where Lls lifelong nelghibors wars bending all thels’ cuergles to prepaio for tho funaral ceremo- nlee. “The first meutfon of tho subject in Spriogfeld was in the State Journial on tho morning of April 24, In tho following' worda : o suggest that our cilizons as~ semblo at tha Statc-House atan early day, aud organ 420 an cesocintion for the purpaso of sclacting officern from the State officials and othor loading citlzens of the State, and taking immediato steps for tho collection of tho necessaty funds, The soonor dona the better, Our idenis that tho Treasury of the State chould bo ‘made the Treastrer of tho Areociation, and tunt every Tastmastor ond every Natfonal Bank' in_{ho country ehould e requeated to nct a8 sgonts.” The edltorial closed with tho words, * Let us move in the matior at once, ‘Tto enme day, the Commitice of Arrangements that Ead beca previonsly appointed by publia meatiug of the cltizens of Springticld, to preparo for the reception of (o romniua of Preaident Lincoln, Leld a meoting, and, mmong other itema of Lisinees, * Regolved, That Goy. Richard J, Oglestry, Licut,- Gov. William Broos ; the Lion, Sharon Tyndale, Socrae tary of Stato; the Hon, O, H. Minor, Auditor of 8tato; the Hon. N, Dateman, Supérintoadont of Db~ lie Iniruction the on. dohn 8, Stuar, the Mo, 8, IL "rest, the Hon, Jeeso i€, Dubiols, tho 'Hon. O. M. Hatch, the Hon, Jobn A, McCleanand, tho Hon, Will- - fam Butler, the Ion, James O, Conkling, the Mon. Thomas J, 'Denniv, Mayor, elc, and such others s they may seloct, constitute A LINCOLN MONUMENT ABHOCIATION, for the purpons of recelving funds and disbirsing tha 2ame; for obtalning gronuds and erecting a monu- anent thoreon {n Springheld, 1il., to tho mewory of our Inmentod Chief Magiutrate, Abreham iucoln, * Resolved, That ‘the Hon. James If, Moverlige, n, J ‘Treasurcr of the Stata of Illinolr, Le the Treasurer of - faid Assoclation.” A call wen at ance fesuad by the Aszoctation {0 #The ofiicers, soldlers, and nailors, fu_ the ‘army and navy, in camps, statious, forts, and kospltats, Loyal Leaguce, TLodges of Masons and Odd. Fellowe, religious and bee nevolent ansociations, chirches of all denominatious, aud tho colored populativn,” requesting contributions Ly the second week n May, of s #oon thereaitar an poasible. Nationsl Tanks and Postmesters were ro- Wueated to 2ct £ agenta. Tho procoedings wero telographed to all parts of tus country nnd published {n the newspapers, Two day aftor iho Assaclation was argenized, ifs Executive Committeo puplished an appeal {o the nation that it would *by oue smultancous moveraont, tostify Ha vegatd for his ezalted cluracter, its appreciation’ for IMs distinguished mervices, and its eorrow for his death, by erecting fo Lls momory 8 monumont that will forever prove tiat Republica aro not ungrateful.” THI FINRT WORR of the Association wan {o secure, condiffonally, the lat of ground where fhe now Sfate-louee is now be- Toig Vulft, nua "tho buiILE of & temporsry vanit thercon, "But, when tho remaing of President 1 arrived, it was sxcortalned that Mirs, Lincoln objected to tho Viady being placed there, cven temporsrily, and, o4 hier requiest, the body wus placed In_the pubilo res celyiugevault of Ouk Rtiilo Cemtery, May 4, 1865, On tiio 8th sy of May, & call wus teni out Ly the Antoctatlon, requeating a1l Sunday-schiools ta tako np eolloctions the second’ Hunday, snd all public schools ha firat Tuesday, 1n June, 1835, “Tho Ansociation waa without legal suthority until Mas 11, 1805, wheu it war. argauized under the Gen- cral Iucorporation s of tho Stals of ilaols, with the following icoln ANTICLES 07 ASKOCIATION § “ We, Tchard I, Oglesby, Shnron Tyndale, 0, H, Miner, ' Jutes If, everidgey, Nowton Datemni, John U Bliinrt, Samual H, Treat, Joase K, Dubole, O, M. Mateh, duines C, Conkllug, Theniaa #, Dennis, dohn Williame, Jacob’ Buwy, 5, H, Melvin, and Duvid L, Phtitips, ' af) Velng of 'full si9, sud ' citizens of tho Uuited States aud of tho Stato of' Hiinots, certify that wa do Liereby sssaciato aurselves_nnder aid by virtne of an act of “tho Geueral Aseontbly of tha Statd of I~ noix, cniliied ¢ Au ectofor tho fucurporation of benov. olont, cducational, lterary, muelcal, seicntifle, aud missonary_eocletits, fucluding sorities formnd for mnutusl linprovement ‘or for the promotion of aris,’ approved Fob, 1, 1859, by tho fullowing iamo and for thio purLoso horeinarter npeslfed w Arttele |, * ‘Thin Ackociation sliall e calied tho ¢ Natlonal Lin. cotn Muntuent Asoctation,? aw Lo located ol Spring. floldy bitata of Ilols, and sinll continuo In oxistonce for the torm of twenty,yere, A rfiele 11, “ Le abject of this Ascoviation slill be to construst a nionnment th the memory of Abrabam Lincoln in the City of Horingtiel, 11l i “drties 1T, . “Thy tonuumr peraons slialt bo {he Directors of the Awsactation during Ibo st year of Ite exiatence: Hichard d, Ogleaby, Hharon’ Tyndale, 0, 1. Mi demes H, Teveridge, Nowton Batéman, Tt ] Jusss I, Dubokw, O, 81, Tinteh, Jomies O, Conkilig, “Thomas J, Depnlv, Johu Willlanir, \facoh Biwo, 8, 1, Alelvin, §, H, 'Lreat, and Davia Pullips, ** It {oathmony whereof, wa uyo lieronuto set our Danda and ecali, thin 1ith'day of May, 1853 [Bnal “onAND J, UiLEspy Keal, wOnL i, Miser, Beal.} “dOHK T, BTUAK, Seal.] “Jauen K, Do, Seal, “TANEN C, GuS ey, {seal, 301N WitLiats, (Senl,} “Jacon BNy, (Beal, “5jAnON TINDALE, {Heal, NFEIYTON BATLAY, [tieal. , ToET, {Soali] U, M, Mateh, s 5 1L MeLvis, al, Jastes 1, Tevenroor, Beal. itoxas J, Dexx sl " DAYID L, Puisuies, On tha gamia Gy T B UL dey of sy, 193 “.m“!““.-ll 4 ¥ 7 1595 PERFZCTED ITR ORGANIZATION by olecting Goy, It J. Ogloaby, Prosident ; the Ton. JToeso K. Duboly, Vice-Prasident'; Oifnton L: Conkifng, Beoretary 3 Jumes I, Doverldge, Troasursr, A cods of Ly-Iaws way ndopted, sgents {0 coliect funds ware ppointed, and the Treasuror directed to invest the funds in United Slates scouritics, Tt was stiil the lutontion to ercct tho inonument oo tho ground whero tao first yunl: \na built, but a letter wne recelved from Mrs, Lincoin, dated a3 Chicago, June 6, 1893, in which shie repoated hor objections to that focalily, On tho lilk of June, 1303, it was decidel by a ma- Jorlty of one in s full Board of Directara to bulld the ‘monument in Oak RIaze Comotery, Six acres of land wero given by 'the Clty of Bpring. fiold to the Aesociation an w site” for the inonument, Mossures wero at onco taken {o crecta temporary wault near that belonging to the cemetary, in which to ‘keap the remains until the monument shonll bo ready to reccivo them, The l)ml{ of Mr. Lincoln was removed from the ublic roccly dng-vauit to the tomporary vault bolong- wociation, Doo, 21, 1805, process of iransferring {hio remafns, the bot contafulng tho colfu waa opeued, in order'that the featurcs of the docoased ’ MIGUT DE PEVN AND IDENTIFILD and six of is personal scquaiutances—i, 4, Ogleal . Minor, dearo K, Dubots, Nowton Datomen, Oy Tntch, onil D, L, Philliyo—iilod n written ntateniont it tho Boorotaiy lof the Associztion tha it was tho body of Abraliamn Lincoln, On tho 23th of December, 1853, Clinton L, Conking, Esq., tendorod bia resignation an Secrotary of tho Ag- wociation, which was aceoptod, and the Hou, O, A, Tsteh clécted to ill the vacaucy, Early in 1808 tho Awociation published n Notice to Artints," offering, with the weusl conditiony, £1,000 for the beat dosigh for o monument, and named 'tho Iat of Scpteiaor 2o tho day for thé oxaminatlon of esigns, - Thity-toven_designa by thirkysono artisti—six. of thom rending two cacli—wero reeetved and placed on oxhibition in the Scnate Chamber, ‘Aftor patient and coroful examination, on the 11th of tho ramo tnonth, the Bosrd announced 'iis declsion in tho followiny rosolution ¢ *t Renolzed, That this Assoeatlon adopt tho design submittod by LARKIN G, MEAD, I, to bo conatructed of graulte and Lronze ; and that the wholo mattor be reforred to tha Executiva Commite {eo with power to act,” Ample time wns taken to discass the dstalls of a con- tract, caro bolng had to fully protect the intorcstsof all parties thereto, Bythe torms of fho proposala for dosigns the successful corapetitor was ontitled to tho contract fo build the entire monument, Mesd's Heaign was nccepted, he at onca commenced ar- Taupements o build the architectural portion of tho monitment, nnd coeed full plans and speéllications to b prepared, Aftorsravds, by agresmoent between tho Aenociation and Mr, Mead, ke sarrendered hia right to Dulld the nrehltocturnl part of the nioaumonts and tho Areoclation, for gaod rearons, relesved hiny, nml | agreed to pay the expenees i had inourred up to that tfme, On tho 00th of Decorabor, 1863, A contract was con- clided betweon tho Associntion and Larkin G, 2lesd, Jr., in whlch it was stipulated that tho Assoclatior wad 1o manage the bullding of he nichitectural part of the mounment, and that it should be donn striotly 1ftoe {he drawinjta uud apecificaticna of Mr, Merd, On his part, Sir. Mead was 0 mold, cast and do- Iiver al THE STATUART IN DRONZE according to his design, natnoly ; 4ok A o of Lincoli, not loen than 10 feot high, or $131,100, 2,-A group reprosenting Tnfantry, containing thres “Ngires ond apniroprinte acocetorles, tho figures not less than 73¢ feet high, for 3 3., A'group of 'Cavalry, 1o contain o horas snd two hwman figurce, with nrnrnpmte necessorfes, tha Inmman figires Dot to e Jess than 73¢ fect iigh, and tho liorse in proportian, for the am 6f $13,700, 4, Agronpof Artillery, to contain thres fignres and apyropelate accessories, the fizurea to bo not less than i feat bigh, for $13,700, 5. A 3arige group, to contntn thren figuires cnd ap. propriato nccewsorled, the figures Lo Lo not. lcea than ‘I3 teat high, for $19,700, G, Tho coat of urmia of tha United States, as shown in tho_specificatious, for 81,800,—mukind a fotal of 1t wus port of tho contract that tho Asvociation should Liave the right to order ono or moro of 11080 yieces o grours al a timo, to st {ts own convenfence, and uok Lo under obligationa to pay for zny placo untiia wrritten order was given for the sawe, Woen o written oxder was given, one-third of the stipulnted prico was {0 nccompauy it, oue-ibird to 1 paid whon fhe plaster model was delivered ut the foundey, and the romafning third when the work was complated, and dolivered in good order at Spriugficld, TH. . 1t wan also ttpulated in the clatract that, if connon were given to bo used in the staluary, the valus thoro- of chould bo dedueted from (bo prico, It wna further sgreod that, if any dénations of frolght vworo made, thiey shov'd 'be to tiie Assaciation, and not to Mr, Mead. Fivo busineds-inen of New York, of known respon- slbility, gave security for tlie perfprmance of the con- tract on the part of Mr, deand, On the 7l day of May, 1869, the Board of Directars, under the above contract, instructed tho Executiva Committee to order the siatue of Lincoln and tho coat * of arnis of the United Blates, Ater edvertiniug for propossls to erect tho monue ‘ment,—excopting tho statuary,—the bid of . D, LICMALDSON, of Springfleld, was necepted, ! A contract was then entercil into botween the Asso- clation and Br. Richardson, in which he ugresd to” orect tho Nationol Lincoln Monumont, in Oak Ridge CGemetery, according to the plaus and specifications adopted Dy tho Argociatlon, for the sum of $136,G80, Ho wna fo build the foundation during the ourrent Feax 1669, oud completo tho wuperstructuro by Jan. 1, 1871, % The Assoctation narced to_yay oir. Richardson {he sumabove named on_montbly csitmates an the work progressed, 16 For cent of tho suie to bo withheld un. il tio worlt was completed acccrding ta coutract, GNOUND WAB BROKEN Sept, 9, 1869, ond tho marivo,foundation was eom- pleted Lejore the closo of that jvar, When the apring of 1870 opuned, matorials wora ready to commence thy superstructuro, There was fo tanch deloy oo the part of ths railronds tn Lrioging (hogeaulio o tho gzound, that 1t was fouud fmpogetblo to infeh within tha butd: ing season of 1370, 5 Worl was reaumed eatly in the following spring, and the cap-stone was clevuled to ita porition on tho obellsk, Muy 22, 1871, “Cho moUMOnt Was so far advanced that the re- mains of "Thomas Lincoln, a son of Presidout Lincoln, who died in_Chicago on the Iith of July, 1871, wor brought to Springtild and depostted n tho crypt ut tho exireino weat, oii the 15th of that month ; cud the remaius of thio Déesidont, and of iy two sou, Willtam aud Edward, were romoved fron tha temporary vault to the monnment, Supt, 19, 1871, Tho elx personal fricads of Mr, Lincoln who fileutl- fled his reanaing on the ocension of their Delng depos- itod in the teruporary vault, ngaiu viewed Shons, and agaln certified in writing that it was the body of Abra- ham Lincoln. Tiols poners aro an fle withthe Secrelary of tho Aasociation, TiE EVIDENCE OF JDENTITY s thus unbrolien, Tha total contribuitions to tho general fund of the Natlounl Lincoln Honument Asso- clation have smounted to.. PR TR TR To this add tho sum realizod for intorest and prewmium; Giving s total of.... Wiilch ka8 been nppropristed L, G, Mead, fOF dCAIEN . vy v evveeesevse Puld Larkin G, Mead for dravings, speci tlou, and all detalls conuceiedl with the i fotiavwa ‘irebiteciural part of the mounment, ee,.s _5,600,00 L, G. Mead, statue and cost of arms. 15,400,00 W, D, Richardeon, on contract, 1:i6,550,00 ‘Comporary vaulg . 1,618.97 mout,.. Buperiute 'y pensce of 8o Heitlng ngente, commiseluna toageuts, eto, 7,6%0.13 Total 2ppropriationt $173,282,7 h which will The balunco wnapproprinted 1 $6,833. in the futire improvemonta all find profitable use of the grounds, TIE CONTRIDUTIONS may bo claseified as follows ; Recetved from States, ..., As follows @ Btate of Ilimols. .. Bluta of Now Yorl Htnto of Hja: ‘Iho next Inrgeat ftem s the contrihutions of sol- Aters and pailoen, whick amous $27,892.12, Thess coutributlons, by compaies, regmonts,ships, and neparate communds, will average nbout $1 por Tuat, und i noarly ull cars u record 3 preserved of the nmo of cach sontribulor, < Abont 4,000 of the mim 18 the contribution of the colured foldiora of the United Fitates Avary, utiona eredited to Sunday-selwoln smonnt to # i3 vepreronta the contriifitions of 1,500 sulwols § und the names of )mfl\'mm-lcuulrllmlons, enbyaving moro thin 00,600 ellldren, ufo eurollod tu rorarate ook, The contzilutions taken up fn chures amount ta 480108, ‘The contributious of benaswlent sucletles Bmount to £1,542,39, This wuni won eontelbuted by Jodges of Mwone, Od Fellown, and Ujion Liugiten, Among muuy contributions _recefved 'from public sehiooit, the Dibtio._schooln of Cnllt‘nml{‘n-autrlnuwd, tlrough tho Stnto Sngerintendent, 3,7804¢, In aiddiz tlon 1 the above, the coatributiund o thgencral fund of other govtcties end orgauizitions and ¢ Indivilualy wmannt in the nggregule o $23, 70,00, A caustilorubls s, sone (housands bt dollars, ia cronited fo boxas which were put up b bauks and post-oilices and othice publio plnces, ‘Flio drge smonny o thieso aonsmmuis contribntions is tho st evidency of the UREST OF ALL CLABSIS | In thoe undertuking, | TL 133 beeit {La rule of the Awsaciation néver to order Tork ner ake any contrzet juvolving tho aheoluto payment of money until the money is in ‘md to oy At whals amaunt, “Chis couteact with sn recogul. {ion ot thin rule, As wiresdy slown, the jrocceds of coutributions, publie and privato, hud ben suflicient fo pag for tho architoctural portion of therwnnment and tho statue of Lincoin, aud the cast of' arme but tinthl the summer of 1871, w0 wpocial affort kud benn mada to yaina funde for the four groups, _ 10 July, 114, citirena of Chicago, thtough lhe Ton, ¢, Young Baammon, voltuuterily pledgad therveives {n aiss 113,100 10 pay for tlig Jutuntey group of |ialusry, Mr, Mead was drawn PAGES, ecember of that yosr the ono-third of this sum pld tn 3r, Mend, and ho was ordered to constract the modal of tha Infantry granp, Blennrs, Oglenby and Tlilins, scting inder tnatrue. tions of the Assoclation, vistted Now York, Philalol. paln, aud Boston, atd anbmiticd o prominent gentle. men'tu cach of Theoo cities tho proposition that tho tbres cltiss shonid snawine the coct of tha lireo ro- eining gronpm: that Now York shonld furulsh the et ronp, Plladslphls tho Ailllory qroup, and Tianton the Civalry group, 'This proposition met witly lqvnr and eucouragoment 1n esch city. In !.lm City of Now York, uuder the leadership of - Gav. £, D, Mor- gan, 107 gontlomen hinvd subsortbed_and Fuid $100 each, amounting to $13,700, nnd _the Naval gronp has been’ ordered In accardsace with ho tevma of tho contract, 1t 14 yirononed 1o ralss the stma amonnt in n similar monner (b Philadolplia and i Boston, aud the Avso- cintlon lias (ho plodge of prowinont and infiuontial gentlemen in each cliy that {5 shail o dono, Thomonument {n TFINIATED AND PAID FOR, Tha meant are provided for tlio completton of {wa of the groups: mud ses Liope, from tho sastirances from Boaton and Philadelphis, that the two othors are. 0lao provided for; if, howevee, we fail In that, wo daubt 1ok R generous 1edplo whl ok up the doficionay, Tha work ‘atandn 10 rpeek for iteolf, ‘Thio niaterinio aro granite and bronze,—than which nono can mors st~ cerafully dofy the elemonts, Tl foundatious aro Iaid dosp anul atrong, and fu all the detuils of construction the work s woll und falthtally done, Of tho original members of the Astoctation, all sur- ¥ivo to tea tho result of thalt Inbors, excopt the Hon, Sitaron Tyndalo, whose snd taking-oft by violent hands 4a atill frosh fn otir rocollection, Tha vacancy caeed by tho death of Mr, Tyndalo was filed by tha clection of Gov, Jobn M. Palmer, Whila all tho membars of the Asgoclation havo worked with zeol rnd fldsllty, and withont pecuniary roward, {ho most Talior 11 'dovolved upon tho Secratary, (o Ilon. O, M. Latel, tho Treastrer, tho Jon, danich I, Toveridge, nud the Exocutivo Commitice, Moasrs, Joun T, Bluaze, Jncob Baun, nnd John Villicte, ‘Thio * Atweciation nnd s . contribiitorn aro ander especial obligutions to tha 1o, Jobn T, Striart, Chair- may of tho Execulivo Committoo, and to the ion, O, AL Uxtel, Bevrctary, for tha wiso ond eneygoticmans ner in which they Niava pecformod tho many duties of tuair otlices, ¥ Tho members of the Asscclation congratalato tho 7rifat uoa the success which lan crowned b eiforte ogive, 5 A FATTOFUL nENDERDNG © of. the face and form of the Leloved dead whoto res mains reet beneath thix monument, Ivery memnber of the Asoociatien was o nefghbor of Presllent Lincoln, sud most of them hod known him fntimately sinco his early msuhood, It ia their unanfinons opinion that thodlatua s o {rutliful Hieness, antd will scrve to give to future génerations o perfectly accurato conception of Abraliam Lincotu, ¢ licro ends, -what bas been to the members of the ?stmchuou, for zlmortten years, = Iabor of love and duty, Bi‘. {he liberal contributions of o grateful nation wo hinve been cnadled to providea suitable place for the remuine of ago of the wiseat, purest men known to our ‘national history, TFhicro may they rest {n peace, The band thou played & solemn air, after vhich Beoator Richard J, Ogleaby dollvored tio fullowing orntion : . REN/TOR OGLESDY'S BIEEQH, Y/ "Tha tenth of 1, century §s abonl ug its doparture “Tho tenth of v contury 13 abont_taking its dopart riuco tha closs of fhio Groat Hebellion,—an epoch in e biatory of our conutry marked by glowing resocin- tlonn and frought with grave nnd fmposing conva~ qQuonces,—a Ttebielilon, in s inception and upon ita ipaviguration, whick found A CONYENTED AND FROSTEROUA PXOPLY enjoying the frults of long; years of peaco fn n Govern- ment of their own choico, pitarantead In » Qunstitution npon principles 5o funt and hasls £o firmm 1t was to- Ieved 1t couwld antr Into the hearts of none seriously to contomplato Its deatruction. This Governmont hadt descendod to us froim tho Revolutlon, woll-shapen by thie honda of our fatheis, clothing in plaiu and simplo Isuguiago powers, general and national 26 ta tho Union, amplound local au fo tho States, Undor its broad *hlold lberty eought and found repase, Thoro waa 1o citizen In its broad doinain who was not unfettered fn conselenco and thought, snd not covsulied and repro- sented in £l {ts actluns,~& Goverument tho frocst, the nildeet, and tho strongest on thie face of the eartl, It nd, by'n long earecr of prosperity, unsettled, it not dertroyed, thio dormia of tha old school of publiciuts, ot (ho dutable cstabliskmont of u Damocratla Gove crinmout was notpossiblo in a countey of great extent and with’ » numeroua population,”” There was oue otain upon §¢; all men viore not frce, TIE CURSE OF BLAVERY had taken decp suot {n an nunatural sol, ‘Tho canceleucos af & Intge majority of ‘the Amerlean people waro not at rest with thia scourge of mankind in thefr midst, and o now palitical party waa openly protesting sgalust te cafims for imoro gonoral reconnis tlon, It lind been tho rource of much disquiet, and wzs tho prolific agent of endivss dircuseion and die- sension. At last, hnliiug upon sfo_ground, with the lights then nrousd us, tlie frisudc of Freedom sald to the frionda of Siavery, “Wo will errest tho fapther epread of it, and place It whora the public mind shall rect In tuo bolief that it fa fii the course of witimato eatinction.” Tta ndvocates argued, “ We will push it forseard until it sball e}fko Locomio Jawful, iz all tho States, old 25 well as new, Nozth as well as outl,” Tho' Rebellion closed, Ieaviug In its wako broken hiopes, bissted auticipations, ulnod fortuuce, desolatod Liomes, znd thoueands of déad and wounded goldiers, ~—3tates djsnevered, Civil Govornmonts dethroned, dis: cord in the place of order, ond coclal and political dovaetatlon, Tho soldiors of its vast armice, victora for n thno on many ficlds, bwith a valor, courage, curd discipline, 1 a just cauzo, which would 'hava esrnod for themacivea the prateos of all men, stacked their arme, parked tholr artfllery, turned over the public propsriy to the oflicers of thy Unlon, and returned to thelr homee, on thelr paroles of honor, prisonors of worin u lost eaune, Again: tho Rebelllon cloved with THE UNION NAINTAINED in 21l fts strength audmojesty, cnd with liberty pro- served, The long yearsof toil and taxation; of hunun patienca ‘and lmman suffering; of war,—bloody, de- ktructivo wur,—shrouded fu cloids of Litter anguish, or lighted by tho torch of angry paseiona,—wers at lnat rowarded by tho return of heaco. A Lorols people, that good Government might not perish from the earth, had conquered the most formidabls encrmy of modorn times, and that cnomy its own fnternal, do- uealic, home people, Tho return of pence was hintlod as tho relurn: of oniy such a posca could be, with un- encalkablo foy, gratitnde, and tbwnieglring., ‘Tho great words of tho Gireat Preafdent were sifll Ungering tipon tho tongues of men and ringing throngls tho haarts of all peoplo, Tho Britiah Parliament and tho British Dople caught them up, s they wero caught up by atl tho civilized pations of Europe, ond upplaiuded thoin i the FODLEST OF HUMAN UTTLRANCES $ “ Fondly o wo hope, fervently do we piray, at this mighty seonrye Of war my speedily jines 3way s at, if God wills thiat it continue until il tho wealth plled by tho bondsman’s 250 yeura of nurequited {oil whull be sunk, and wntil every drop of blaud drawn with tho Jaoh ‘shall bo pald by anothier drawn with the oword, as wes sald 1,000 yeurs ago, o skl it inust be zald, "Tho Judgments of the Lord aro true and right. cans ‘nltogetlier, With malico towards nono, with ehnrity for oll, with firmuess in the Tight as God gives s £0 e tho right, let s strive ou (o tinishy tho . work wears in ; fo bind up tho nation's wounds ; o tars for Tut who elll bave boruo tho battly, and for his widow cud his orphons ; to do alt which may gherish a Jut and hating yeaco umong ourscives end Wil ail uatons:,” A juist and Iting veaco.” Latneven am February, 187, Mo carncst wax tho Decaident in Ifs deniro fap peaco, toatay, If possible, tho further affusion of blood and bind up tho uution's wonnds, that b went i per- son to mect mesengera from tho'catap of the enetny, und subinftte . TULKE GENERAL PROPOSITIONA ¢ Pirat—Tho restoration of tho Nationul authority throughout al tho Statck, Secont—Ko roceding by thio Lrecutive of the United fitates an tho siavery question from tho position ns- numed thereon fn the lato annuel meszage to Couyrosn and in precediog ductingnta, Third—No cessntion of hostillties short of an end of tho war aud of the dlsbanding of all forees Jiostile to the Govornment, Lotrth—All pronositions of theira not fnconsiatent writh the above would Lo considerad and passed upion i1 & splrit of elncera Nberulity, Thote geucrous terms werd not_aceepted, and moth- fog camo of tho meoting. A fatality bung over theso detndod poople, nol to be propitiated witaout an un- couditional Kurrender of tuelr arms and armics, It the interest of univorssl humaulty, £ tho erciit of tuo ighest clvilizition Lnown o - the world, and cspeciully thet our own blewsed countfy might escaps tho impenaing humiliation, wouid 1o God that thew und there, upon the four venrst wild carnival of passion, th curtain hed fallos, 1t could not Lo g0, I linve no hieart, even ot this atoday, fo upeuls of tho sad ovent, Amorica I8 blackenod with tho crite of aseassination. Abralum Lineoh 15 FIIE WARTYH, Dadges of mourning coverwd (Lo whole laud; the very ale wos heavy witlt wighe, and Naturo eeniod o Iiung ber Luad In #orrow, Griof—deop, bittur flled tho whole lsnd, sud mallce nt 1at, swith itu victim beforo i, elosed 1t repentan lips utld skutked away disarmed and diccomfited forover, Lhe rod newn of his deatli filled 1o world with counternation, Condol- ence poured fu upon our yrople from ¢very luod tougue, Diatinctions of natfonulity and al forms o power, forgetiug animoslties, obliterating a)l lines of repaation, came togethor ut i bior of Liueoly, Dy tiful i 1ife, comely in deatly, ho ws aointed with teurs of all untlous. ‘Chers {3 1 tho Lundu of tho neoplyy published by wuthorily of tho Nationnl Congrres, vohnno of 050 nllunrln Pages, coutainlug oxpirotalons of condolouce nd geief over (o Natlonal ereavoment, from tlio Goveruents und peoplo of almoxt the eutics world. 111y poonte took mp Wik Tiody, i 1000 sales loug followe] 1ome, and & funoral proces- lfs reninins to his old IRRE S BODY Lins, Mider the trecs uud smid tho propls who knew him In voverty and honored him in otwearity, wnd hero it Ml lie 60 Jong us dust shall mavk tae syot whero man hus fallen, Ve frionds of hia youthtud nuwuhood, ad thia elifldron of tioro who knew snd loved I when he wan yetunknown Lo the world, vl ntaid, ana frenes ration afler aunther, scutineis over hia Lody, Ilis fumo, hreaklng tarough the bounduries of his Hiate aud Nution, hva gono alirosd aver u boundieea world, and wiil dedceni with the mareh of tmodown the il timiiablouges of the hereafier, Lo generous contribufions of An admiving peoplo bavo ercoted aver Lis remaina (bla mouwnient,—in ime poing und lnsting Jestimontal (o b I mitat bo aparol tho tnsk of paesing in dotall upon its merlte na i workof urt, A momber of tho Assvclation from it organization, heattily unlting witl It in roe ieolihg 1 dorigh ol LArkia . Mo ¥oUDg Hative axtist of more than Natioual reputation, who conuscte rib; = | bis own rising fame in thts sty > S vith the name of Lis great subject—I turn ¢ &% so the impartial Sritielous of tho atidots, {beloy =2 W tho croatars ofart, Only this Taay, afier A7 & id somewhat in- timato porsonal nequaintance im 3 the coloseal ntatus invellod in yorr preen ¥ in'tho VERY SIMILITUDI: AND LIRENESS of Abralimi Liacolu, * Republica ovo ot unlike other nations in contemplating the aracter and chorishing the momary of the fllusirious dead. What they hnve ruld, whit they hnvo doue, in fMuotal over ond over adi, to imprase upon the Iiving the fporlanco of 1tka action, We creato honorablo customa fo Uriug Lliems p@ain and gnin to our rememiirance. Addrosmor i ® NUMBER 54, galo tn Iy foundations of fortwwe in dlaregard of mornl precepts and agatnat conschnce,—the "fi.m' lll: time, mtst como, when Slavery intho United Utetes must bn met an & nationa] question, must. bo. conaids gred o8 n domeatic inntitution, and rvund, In. (o on, bo plucked up by th w}‘ror o p by tho roota ard oradieated from "t "Thiess two great leaders & METIN JOINT DERATE in Avgunt, 1838, Tho whola couits fd;’hflfl" b:)ul erl;fl m&n of rnrfn\m. N RIS PSR ouglas—wall fortified with uatural utellnct, 3 cloar undorstanding, biesd Shecs. o roo] OUloRiEs, R oretioi, s b Femeniranee. A " | tenacious and Urelas memury, bold in thougns, 1 ueat of thelr praino? abutnt st I th o of sorme | 10 CONCOBAiGH wilh & To: Sommigution, ars ough o2 peariog tholr famo fartlicr niong down the conrso | 1 Piyaical sLaturo hy no means o gluit—iad tome, gy Of Mine, halr-doubling thut civiljzntion will comtluue | 18 Bixioen seara of publi cervic i Gongmen: hi sud hislory Ul ita owu (aithiuliy I rronrling grest T emleablo apceches, and Wis shining montal gvonts and the livos of distinguisiied citizeny, we oroet | Ulsiitior, to b Turiad oa b the Little Glant.» Tin. - nonuwmcents of franite, marbie, and Lyonzo, that remolest tinte tway knoh much smon livag > ot 0 A groat lifo draws nfter it tio censeless attontion ot the liviog, s1d if it bo good alan, {s held up in hitory, Tootry, uild fong, for 1ho mitation of sll men. Such TifE LIEE OF ARANIAM LixcoLX, o birth and early lifo at onco excits ovr attention, orn in n forest, ont of tha rango of schonihouee in the ranrgin of civilization, wliero Naturo yob aiae hiefd primoyal domindou, of “parenta poor aid withent oducation, lio heard no muste bt Ui snusio of Lirde. - hie smr no woudoia but the wonders of nature, At the catly nge of 8 years, his father moved from this old liome in Hardlu Connty, Xy, to Bpencer Connty, Tnd, 1t of the journey was a Hiilo down {ho Olio River upon ou_ ordinary raft,—something leas than a flat. boat, but common ' enough in thoss early doya’ of Westorn _navigntion, The ehange of homes wna , almply tho . exchungo of = ono foreat for another, but Wan n o chango 1ron a Blava toa Freo Btate, It was Doseibly fho upe folfering of a young and_priro soul froms what might havo been & (hraildon, Soon after the relloment in Tudiana bis mothor dicd,—sho who had tanghit him to Teal. i timo o stop-moter_ontered the cabinedoor, und ‘soon thoro spsangt up betweon tho hoy and hig new iother sn intoreat and a love that nover diod, Ito went to ehool about. ouo yeor, learned {0 o wride, und ciplier,” and_fuistied all of cducation colved n that wiy, ¥rom fhla timo until ho had prown fnio manhood, to nll those who care to walch 1hio dovelopment of mind aud the growth of character ainder auch circumstancos, with ot deotined o il o larpea sharoof tho publio attention and fo controt o auch fu public affalrs, tho young lifo of Lincoln pro- nents much thiat fs INTLRESTING, INSTRUCTIVE, AXD NOVEL, not, howovor, altogotiier unuwual 12 the deat atilement of & new coutiry, tnd_espeelally iu Americe, 1o wes tho wmout dlitgent student in tho noighborhood, The Columblou Urutor, the Lifo of Washlngton, Burne’ Tocma, the Pllgrinvs Progrers, nnd th IHble, o read and studied over and over agiin, Clad in the rustic ralment of tlo tivee, ¢3 he went feom cabin to cabin, {from the gatucrivgs of the pioncers for frolic and the froquent tests of physical satiength vo common in thioso carly times to tho spclling-schooland debating ciub, for the higher tests mind in sludy and dlscussion; o prompt nttonds uut upon afl ocossionsolther of frolis or debata ; seldom, if ever, second-boat i auy onconnter ; & modetator hn tha acttlement of disputes aud tho pre. yentlon of quarreln : and, When all other remodies failed, putting oll aogry passions to St by a tudie crous story or a geotl joke,~he camn in time to by Iuoked upot by bis udeairitg companions a n prodizy. “[he Laats of bis worsl sirtiotira—lutd in tioeo casly unys, out of the riach of tho ordiuary templations to vice, away from the seduclivo futluonces of miero fash. {ou, whiero the rules for the adninfetration of Justica weto few snd of casy opplication, unhavnted by tho vexutlous epeculations of metapbyuica— was BROAD AND DEXD, Aud hers ho Iafd tho foundations of » falth that sweeo tolead him through Jifo: * Thon shalt not moko une to {hiee uny gravou fmnge of any likeness of anyihing that fu I Hoaven above, or that s [n tho earth benoatl, or that {8 fn viw water under tho earth, Thou shalt not;bow dows: ..ynelf to them nor serve them,"—and hio did not, 150 Worshiped tho imngo of nelllior tho Tiving nor the dead in the materlal world, Truth ho did worsbip. Truth and Justico be did bow down to, Truth, Justice, snd Mercy, by did serve, and ko had no other master i themoral world, 113 could lovk up uto tho clear bluo sky of Hawven and desery God overywhere, In tho procession of worlds, and tho grand liws that produce’ tniformity, contious ity, ovdec, beauty, und Justice, thronghout nll spaco and throngh all fimo, Lie bohold tho henfgnity of tni- verual and Divino Intellieucy. “Thercfare, all things whatsoovor yo would that men ehould do to Yo, do yo oven 5o to them,” and *'Thow shelt_love thy nolghtor ws thyself," o comprehended as Corlstinu precopte, an lived up o them daily, Uirely familiar with the polltical bintory of tho caty try’ n life-loug Demorent, {rud o hla pasty, sedery lug wila vindoubting confidenco vupon its foalty, whily it Wao warmn in ita ntiachiment to b, and proud of his leaderahip; popular Iu hin nunners : renfal and warm. Rearled by'nature, but aiietero und couraysons fu the presencoar his adversary 3 with faoully. escelied by Tio Ameriean ataterman of clotbing In ths mont uxack and forcible lnnmm?n polltical dofintions; eloar, ogi~ fi,’;‘l;’-“l‘fifii&lgfid at thned dloguent, nmlt withal cxcocls 8, e \was n man ou ) S itone: e tho stunp Lefors the GREATLY TO BE DREADED, Lincoln, —cal, unlf<posossed, contomplativo by oa - turo} his mind capablo of thy daspest penctration, ablo to grasp any praposition and to unalyzo evory olo« m'lzllt 1t contained 3 cautlous, taking no ypositton until overy etep lending 1o it had becn teated, measured, snd Dlanted Ly ite wppropristo placo, but, once ressived lipon, 1ot o be driven from 1t by opon denunciation or apecious cxpoettion; by no masns dozimatic, but oxe coeilingly fennclntta of 'n conviction ; shrowd 1R discavs eriag tne weal: points of an crgament, and capable of unravelivg the moat complex gophintry ; clear {n states ment, powerful in seguineut, (orsiblo ' (usiration, bringing home (o tha learned and the nnlosrncd olike, by reteontug the simpleot and purest, o cloyr undere cianding of tho sublect in deboto; ‘el in raillory, protific of auerdoate, fond of apothegms in his prenencs 1he pretonder findhig no quarter nad 'the protones ne merey ; aceking no advantage, but hoping to maka tha Jhabt nppoar o olt menau” tho right, by nAdrassin \mesif 1o the reason s the poople who liszencd lifto o aud made o feel, 'by his appenloto thelr unders standing avd higher natures, that they wore a part of the cauntry, and rightfally réaponaiblo for Its laws anf morala; with 2 hutnanity thal, fuchided oll races snd Iatlons: e Loneats that oxtracted praises from his tdversary, touched by (ho conviction thata gress \\Tong a3 about belng done, or moved by tho rone felousnees of {mpending ovii to hia cauntrs, hs Eaukod fll“g.len! 2bove tho standard of ordinary iebite and o4 AR TUULY TLOQUENT, Tho debate cavered the entiry ground of the Slavery question, and developed the viows hield by cach ut fhar time. Douglas—notwithatinding he was perplexod Jith the Drad Scott declelon, witkch In somn way he hold bimself: Lound to reapect an o Judiclal {ntorpreta. tion of tho Constitntion, cithough 1t carried elaves an property, cutitled to na fess protoction than any ather Droperty, into the Terrltorfes aguinst the will of the heople, or any law of Cougress or & Torcitorial Lepis- iature to'escludo it, and to that oxtent seemed dos. tractive of tho great principlo of Topular Sovereignty 10 whieh b was sa beartily dovoled, nnd which fu his yarty lio_hud st onn time nationalized—continued boldly to defend bis favorite doctcine, and still held tha Deople might excludo Slavery from tho Territories hy unfriendly legielation, Lincolu, regarding the decin. dan as Axfig tho tatua of Dred Seott for the time bew ing, fervenuy denicd that it wana just sxposition of fie Caunlitution, caruestly denounced it as violtivo ol human righta, and pledged lamsolf to opposn it an #uch, untlia Just public sentiment showid legally pros Vide the wieds to reverso it. e belit Slavery to ba A MORAL, EOCIAT. ANN POLITICAL WRONG, ::!u:r}lrnl:!lnd ngdiust the further spread of it fnto the Terrltories, At tho clection which followed, Lincoln recelvud a majority of tho popular vote, mnfv.vfl'y in tho Legieluture, sud was ro-elec Unlted Btales Senatg for a third term, A strangy destiny scemed to hang over these twa men {bey woro onice more to ho opposed in s contest for wordly honors, for the tiont of highest usefule’ 1iess to tlie truly patriotio, for tho bighest prize within the gift of the Amorlcan peoplo, Lincola, fresh from tho late contest with Douglan, and, though defeatod, '.kx:ug:mg higher ground in the public esteem than ever Leforo, now utore generally - known thronghout the countay, lionored for tho dignity of his courss and the wonderrut abilities ho had shown in that debate, s nowminated by the Ropublicsn party, in 1880, ITH CANDIDATY. FOR TUE PRESIDENCE, At theage of 21 he aguin moved with his father's fainily still further West, In 1840 tho historical family ,cauo to Lilinols and aettiod on tho Sangamon Ltiver, i Macon Connfy. THERE AR ATILL STANDING tho vislhlo smarks of hia toil upon the inclosuro around thio homs whore the family settled, s old friond and nienr relation, his steady and fajthful companion at home and on the long journey to New Orioatis on o flatboal, who ssxisted in folling the troes, splitting tho oalls, atd. maldng tho improvements upon the new hiomo in Tilinols, now venerablo dn._ years, tlough atill bleesed vl et and tho promide of ‘s levithionut 1ife, an ever-witchfal rontinel along the line of life of his jgroat and good friend, comes to drop auothor toar uvon tha grave of onn he always loved ; Jobn Hanks, who #iood by the cradlo of the mysterious boy, shares Ly kumblo part fu dedieativg o wionument to. the do- parted statesman, At tho cloas of b Alat yonr, o Jeft tho paterast hiome, and found "his’ way into Sangamon County, not many miles from this = city, Agsin’ locatloy on_ tho Sangamon River Lo 1nndo another trip to New Orleans, and upon his re- turn, in 1832, volunteored as o privato, but wus imme- diately ciosoh Captain of 8 compauy, and served threo months in the ntable Blnck-Hawl: War, AL thio expi- ration of his servics in this Indian war, he became o candidate for the Legielsture, and, though not suc- cesaful, of the 207 votes cast at his hoine ot New Salom Lo received every one, and this notwitbutandiug thers wero several popular candldatos in the field, Better fortuue, however, was awaiting iim. At tho voxt elec- fon . HP. WAS SUCCYASFDL, ond was returned overy Lwo yerra (rowm 1334 until 1349, mnkiug & continuona servics of elght years in the Log- islature, In the meantime he had turited hia attention to the eludy of law, and at the aga of 27 was ndmnitied todhe bar, * Tho Hon, Joln T, Snarl, with_ whumn he read Iaw, is & monber ‘ofy tho Associntion haviag in chargo this monument, By this timo tho name of Iincoln began to ho Imown throughout tho State. In the great campaign f 1840 ho was chosen by the Whig party to Lear tae brant of {ts beavicet work. After due considerstion and o trial contcat {n tho Uapital of the Blate, butween tho ablest debutors of both political. pariies, which Insted fora weel, and whichk was in the nalureof o lmlhlunl skitmish, Lincoln wus aelected to meet Dowga inr, who, at that carly period in bis Hfe, was put in (he front rank to uphold Deinocracy, ‘To theae stifl Ify- ing, fuvored with the privilege of lsteniug to the joint duvates of THOSE STRONG TOUNG MLN, it connot be forgotien Liow Mterenting und ablo they were, 'The placo of cach was ut once ‘fixed In the con- fidenco of his party, They met to Lo in somo way hold togethor Leforo the public eyo for twenty yeurs's metas ]xfl!llnal antagoulsts and persousl friciids, to sharo ju_poiificul policies, aud to shapn golit- dcal priuciples in” the publly nind, their names with meisures of tha higheat eignifieance and broadest influence npon Auwerican institutions, Douglas, four yozrs the young- er, witli fair education, high rezolves, and & purpore to tado for himself in the world, left Ins Eastern homu eod worked bis wiy to tho Graat West, Lincoln had preceded bim in the same journey, Each relocted Il- Uinols for bie future howme, In the contrs of (his young State, with a population et that timu of 157,000, they located at uo great distanco epart, Both studied Iaw, aud hoth attamed to some distinction 1n the pro- fernion, Dmuflfln aroRo (o the Bench, and was for two rears ono of the Judges of the Suprome Coart of the Hate, Tincoln gavo his whole atiention 1o tho prace tfen of luw when not engagod o politics, and Isin yovrrunted inthe stalanient, ipon thio usiforin icati- wouy of 2ll the grost lawyers who practiced at tho Bur with bim,—sevornl of whom v1a Liere to-day, testifying by thelr presonco tho great respect in which he'was lield by them,—that ke ranked AMONUST TIIE FINKT LAWYERS of the fitele, Both cntered politicul lifo about the same time, Douglas come froia Vermont, whore Lib~ erty eurly took rholler from Tyrouny, aud whers Blavery found uo frlends ; Liucolu from the * Dark znd Mooy (irouud * where Slivery wao already x lanted {outitution ; one from the North, the otiier 1o the Kouth, ous fiom a ¥ree, tho other from a Slave Btate, From 1840 down 10 1438, they ot at fn- tervals In ,‘xulvlic discussion, and time and again had dolated ail tho political quostions of theso times, Loth had stendily grown lu publio favor, sad both hud ‘beon Iaburfous sud faithfut studonts of the nistory of thelr conntry, aud of every publio intorcst coucorning that conntry, * In the intorval, Lincoln had served oue term fn Coigress, One efrcunetunce not sufliclently considered had mucl, I think, to do with torming {ke political cliarac- ter ol these two meu, anul of giving them prowfuence Dbeforo thiacountry, ai_lewat upon the subjsct of la- very, 1L was one of location, Living betweon the 30th aud 401 puralicls, whern the mighty eurcents of pop- ulation, flowlng 'censclessly West from the North and the South, first auet : Wwhere men with Anti-Slg~ vory und men wih Yro-Slavery views first came ther, comparedd {deas, oud freely discuzsed tho sube Jeet, for the first Hime ou oqual terms and out of its Presenco ; whiro there could bo o cumpaign ant uo elootion to choos oilicers for the ordinaty Jurporen of civil adminlstratlon, (hat did nof briog togothier ut tho polls volora uf opposiug convictlona upon this quig fo1,—1t could not s otherwina thun that these pnmi nent nen should bo brought (o ¥ PONDER UVON 1, and to alrt and welgh oll the feellugs and sontiments {uvolved, and ull the argumenta brought to beur, one way or e utlier, upon tlie whiolo aubfect, Qut ot tho rago of oxtrome views either way, yei mweling tho subjoct a8 other publlo men fu {hs "North or South eould not, tbvy poasessed unnsual cdvantages for fta fullest coutldaration, Both wero fora fong timw n- eliued {0 compromises, In 1854 Dowglas’ position moy Le yerhaps moat £aivly and correctly statod va oo conte paratively of indifferenco; lio \voufil leave it to the peoplo Lo doclide for themaelyes, Lincaln, on the con= teary, lad comne ta look upon Slavery as a yireat wrong, =i wrong o 1o dealt with, and, if possible, to bo got tldof, Ripe nga and riper oxperience word preparing thesn roninrkable mon to appear once moro on tho pop- ular foruut, hiteen hundred and - At t st como; whether bidden beyond the discerninent of uniting 5 2 1uin, or thie ranyo of (o demonstrabla relatious of nd offect ; whether nttribmtable to (o myste- novenient of tho linger of Providence over tho lons, or coming rationally out of tho Douglas, to whowm the Democratio party was more fadebled than to any living inan for yealin dofonding s principies, and for the wisdom Lo hnd shown, in Guding grouud on tho Slavery question upon which coutd stand with any hops of sucocss; who had been repeatadly named for Prosident: who was, in fact, louked upo as tho only mau_entifled to its candidsey, Lut who, at the lust momeut, was forssken by thay branch of 4t which awed him fof moro than his mora fattoful foliowors of the North, and whods defection closed his chances of an election’; faithfal to he Cone stitution aud tho Union, Leeamo the cand date of the Nationul Democracy. I will not dwell for s mo- menit upon tho reat cam It 8 enough .to say Liucolus waa clecled Presidont’ of the United Btates, Tho elmimed clrcle woven by tho Slave Oligarchy GHEAT ADVOCATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS placed at tho Leln of tho enfrauchised policy of Mhe tuture, Douglas, .colm nud dignitled ~ in defealy, awaited thic luaugural of tho Presidont for his new pol: dey, Tho mwment tho address of tha President way cloned, lic aroae, expressed satiefaction with ita toney und gave prowdao of a cordial support to nll measures Iooking to thie proscrvation ef peace and tho rerpeta. tlot of {lis Union, I tako proat pleasuro,” hn gaid 1 Jauunry, 1801, “in sayivg, howover, T do not believe that tha Tights of the South wwill mulorlally suffer ume der the Admintstzation of Afr, Lincoln,” fils last ut terances in tho Senata viers for the preservation of the Constitution, tho Union, and the country, At a lates dute, in yonder Capltol, In sight of tho apot whors ] now stand, hila last worlls wero vorda of flamivg patrie otism, s Jast ndmonition was (o (raflors, Lin last npr peal to patrioty, “The shorlost road to poaco e through o moat magnideant and’stupondoun preur tions for war,” United in tho bigh renolve to miin- tin the digalty, the houor, el thie glory of theis country, hott feil'vietima in tho same cause, and Loth Hy buried in the samo State, Who of living men shall forgot, and when shall hise tory censs to recount, THE AWFUL CIRCOMSTANCZA in ropld succeselon forming wil aloug the horzon of our unolleniing conntry’s long cureer of peace, in th Diecembier of 18607 Ono by ouo States wero falling away from_{he Unton; treacon, rank aud foul, was Plylug [te nvious arts'; passiona long yeut up wers brealing over tho restraints of prudence; tho piled clouds of iong years of wrath wero making ready to hurst {u torvents of devastation npon a people not arotteed and uot capable of Luing aroased for nionthe, to the fatsl destiny fn sforo for them, Congrers, an thie witter wore niway, wnable fo wolve the disiioultics, ut lust ygsve up ail Lopo of a sottloment, aud wdjourned on tho 41h of March, 1951, “Tothe admitistration of the afairs of a mation in much plight, Abrabam Lincol_had Just been chonon by his grateful countrymen. Wit that largo clans of nien i the West wLo ‘know him perronslly, who woro fawiliar with hig many qualities for wuch o 1tial, it wee bollevoit be would bo canal to the gravity of {he situge tion. ‘The world ¢ not Lnow hint o wetl, aul might well’ enagh question hik capacily; he lnow this nud feitit. Lincoln IAD MASY ADVANTAGZR to 0t Lim for his great work, 1o was & man of grost pereonal conrage, und so molded by £aturo us to en- dure any smount of pligseal labor, His habils wera unexcopouubly good: Lo indulged fu neno of the vices of soctoly, sometimes carried to extremed in pitbe Hemeu, Ho Had no fastes that wero not simple and pure; Ko was born and lived amons; fhi common poo- fo; he waa of thom and in deop syripathy with thiom 3 Eo 'uad "o wishes, no snbitiohs, (6. 1ovd bl awes from, nor to make bim forget, thelr beat Interesta; ho iod eoon nothing of tho world outddo of his ctive 1and, and, 28 Lo bad prosperod and growa inta distinc. {ton under it benign fustitutions, ho loved his conn. try futeusoly, and wisliod 1o ea it streugthenocd and nerpotuated. Wholly umsuspectiig wnd most Indulgent of views anil sontiments appased fo his own, ho was alo to bellevo that men would soriously combine and doilberately consplro by fores of arma to dastroy tho Union, With tho greatest hnwaliity sud self-abitogas tion ha sot out from Bowe, in Fabiuary, 1561, to entsr pon the great wark to which ha had ‘vosn dedicated, iy own parting words will best exprass 1118 FLELINGS AT TIAT HOMENT: 4 My frleudn, no one not in my position can realize the aadnces I feel ab this purting. To thix pcople L. own ail that I am, Iero T have lived mora (han & quarter of & century 3 hiero my cbildren wero norn, und lierd oo of them les burled, 1 know uot liow sioon 1 ghall sco you ngain, I go o pesumo a fesk moro dittiowlt thun that which s dovolved upon any mon elico the dayaof Washiuglon, e nover coald Diavo succeeded exeapt for the aid of Divine Provis deuce, upon which ut sl tines ho relied. I feel tiat I eanniot wuceead wWithout (Lo sanio Divino blessiug which sustained him, and on the samo Aimighty Beivg 1 piace my roliance for aupport, and I lopo you, My (r]uudl, witl all pray tuat 1 may recelve Lhat Divina anslstunioe, withaut which I cannot succeed, but with which success fu cortaln, Agatn I bid you sll an affectionata farowell,” His Jouruoy to Washington was one continued ova- tlon, “Ho apoke at many yluces, but his sddresses were ult marked by adelyLth, in Tudupeindeuce Jial, touched by At Philadelpli, in Tndopendeuce Iinll, . monaory of Revolntiohaty tiurs, wnd dluly cutching glimpso of Lis own sad cud, Lo suld : 4 Al thi politleat woutiments X eatertaln Lovo Leen druwn, 0 far as [ have Leen able to draw thom, frem. 1o wentluats wiiel orlginated {n, and_were given to tiie world from, this ball, 1 never badn feshuy yow Jithenlly thne did not spring from the scutimonts em- bodied i the eularation of Tudopendeuce, That sentunent 3t was whiicl gave promics {n_dua time the Sveight woutd bo lfted from tho choitliers of meir, Now, 1y ftiouds, cun this country be suvod upon that basig? 11 it can, 1will consider mynelf one of ibe ppleat waen n tho world if T can licly to eavo it. If ot Bo asvell wpon that principlor 1t sl bo fruly awful} but, it thin conutey cunnot bs eaved_ withots gving up tho principle, I was about to say, T would Tather bo assassinated on tho spob thun surronder it, T liava safd uothing but what Tem willing to Yva Ly and, I {t o the pleasura of Almighty God, to dlo byy® 1o found the Nationol Capital smotilered il soditiony amd {restonablo seuiiments, It was even soriously doubted_that be wonld bo poaceably fnaugie 1atod, Onthe 4k of March ho sout forfh to wm guxieus country bia fuavigaral address, T4 wee naarked DIUNITY, AND YORDEARANCE, offsira ot ny €avy xonnl m:l grasplug usture of man in ble greed of Jasow, Tl whole Noxth svceptzd it na the ewanation of ® around the Temple of Liberty was broken, an lhl\ i