L~N COLN LORE J!ulletin of the Lincoln National Life Foundation - . - - - Dr. Louis A. Warren, Erlitor Published eaeh week by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wnyne, lnrliana Number 701 FORT WAYNE, INDIANA September 14, 1942
LINCOLN'S EULOGY ON ZACHARY TAYLOR Abraham Lincoln's eulogy on Zaeh Lincoln in his eulogy comments on terested him. Yet I should be insin ary Taylor delivered in the Chicago General Taylor's attack at Fort Drown cere, were I not to confess, that in my City Hall on July 25, 1850 is one of his with these words: opinion, the repeated, and steady mani festation in his favor, did beget in his little known speeches. It seems timely "And now the din of battle nears the mind a laudable ambition to reaeh the to make available some excerpts from fort and sweeps obliquely by; a gleam high distinction of the Presidential it just now at the opening of school, as of hope flies through the half imprison ed few; they fly to the wall; every eye chair. in two or three places it shows the in~ is strained-it is-it is-the stars and "The Presidency, even to the most fluence of Lincoln's early education. stripes are still aloft! Anon the anxious expenenced poHttCH'lns, is no bed of The spirit of the address is also in brethren meet; and while hand strikes roses; and Gen. Taylor like others, keeping with the military atmosphere hand, the heavens are rent with a loud found thorns within it. No human be of today, with Lincoln's commendation long, glorious, gushing cry of victory! ing can fill that station and escape cen of certain characteristics observed in victory I! victory II!" sure. Still Thope and believe when Gen General Taylor's military career. Taylor's official conduct shall come to It is customary for one to admire in be viewed in the calm light of history, Lincoln s tarted for Chicago on the others those characteristics which he may himself endeavor to achieve and he will be found to have deserved as fourth of July 1850 where the United one is impressed with the fact that the little as any who have succeeded him. States District Court was in session. virtues Lincoln himsell later came to "In Gen. Taylor's general public re4 The patent case Lincoln was trying glorify, he had already discovered in lation to his country, what will strong continued until July 24 and on this day G