The assassination of Abraham Lincoln . tinuance. The lust winds from thoSouth wait to us Ihu sad Intelligence that a man, whohud surrendered himself w ith thu glory of the mostbrilliant and most varied achievements, a ago was named «llh ulieetiunate aiii ingthe greatest beneliictora of his country and the abli^itgeneralM of all , has m-urped than thowhole power of tho Executive, and under the nnnieof iteace has revived Slavery and given security amiliolltleal iKiwer to traitors from the Chesap-ako tothe Kio (irande. Why could ho not reinenibor thedying aihico
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln . tinuance. The lust winds from thoSouth wait to us Ihu sad Intelligence that a man, whohud surrendered himself w ith thu glory of the mostbrilliant and most varied achievements, a ago was named «llh ulieetiunate aiii ingthe greatest beneliictora of his country and the abli^itgeneralM of all , has m-urped than thowhole power of tho Executive, and under the nnnieof iteace has revived Slavery and given security amiliolltleal iKiwer to traitors from the Chesap-ako tothe Kio (irande. Why could ho not reinenibor thedying aihico of , never to diaw thebword but for self-delenco or the rights of ,and when drawn, never to sheath it till its workshould be acconiplislied? And yet from this ha 1 act. which the people with one united voice condemn, migreat evil will loUow tho shallow of his ownfame. Tho Imlividual, even in tho greatnesi of mil-itary glory, sinks into Insignilicauco before the re-sistless movcmuuts lu the history of man,. VIEWING LINCOLNS REMAINS. City Hall, New York City.
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