the life of stephen a. douglas-第30章

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　to　the　searchlight　of　criticism？　　The　wisest　walked　in　darkness　and　stumbled　often。　　It　was　not　the　fate　of　Douglas　to　see　the　mists　amid　which　he　had　groped　swept　away　by　the　hurricane　of　war。

What　he　would　have　done　had　his　life　been　protracted　ten　year　longer；　is　subject　of　interesting　speculation。　　By　temperament　and　habit　he　belonged　to　the　preceding　generation　and　it　is　difficult　to　conceive　him　working　in　harmony　with　the　fiery　and　unyielding　Puritans　who　succeeded。　　He　loved　the　Union　heartily　and　hated　secession。　　He　would　have　supported　Lincoln　in　the　great　crisis。　In　the　regenerated　America；　which　rose　from　the　fiery　baptisms　of　the　war；　with　its　new　ideal；　its　new　hopes；　its　new　convictions　and　deeper　earnestness；　he　would　probably　have　found　himself　sadly　out　of　place。　　The　epoch　of　history　to　which　he　belonged　was　closed。　Young　as　he　was；　he　had　outlived　his　historic　era　and　there　is　a　dramatic　fitness　in　the　ending　of　his　career　at　this　time。





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