. Abraham Lincoln and his last resting place : leaflet published for distribution at the National Lincoln Monument in the city of Springfield, Illinois . d not in mine, isthe momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. Youhave no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shallhave the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it. I am loathto close. We are not enemies, but friends. The mystic cords of memory,stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heartand
. Abraham Lincoln and his last resting place : leaflet published for distribution at the National Lincoln Monument in the city of Springfield, Illinois . d not in mine, isthe momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. Youhave no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shallhave the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it. I am loathto close. We are not enemies, but friends. The mystic cords of memory,stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heartand hearthstone all over this broad land will yet swell the chorus of theUnion when again touched, as they surely will be, by the better angels ofour nature. With infinite patience and unequaled forbearance and sagacity,Mr. Lincoln strove to avert war, but when, on April 12, 1861, the rebelbatteries were opened upon Fort Sumter, forbearance was no longerpossible, and, on the 15th day of April, the pen that had only beenused to counsel moderation, to urge loyalty, penned a proclamationcalling for seventy-five thousand men, and the Civil War was PUBLIC VAULT AT OAK RIDGE The remains of President Lincoln and his son, Willie, who died inWashington, were placed in this vault May 4, 1865. The popular government had been called an experiment. Two pointsof the experiment had already been settled: The government had beenestablished and it had been administered. One point remained to beestablished: Its successful maintenance against a formidable internalattempt to overthrow it. Congress ably supported Mr. Lincoln. Itplaced at his disposal five hundred million dollars and gave him libertyto call out half a million men. During all the years of that long, sadwar there were loyal hearts among his admirers that held up the handsof their President, but the crowning personality, the strong, pervading,directing, controlling spirit was that of Abraham Lincoln, whetherwatching the progress of
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