The assassination of Abraham Lincoln . ur rountri?.©itr (fTfjirf ittasistrntr, rijosrn to jjrrsitrt obcr tfjc trcstiiiirsof tf)irti) millions of people, fias firm stricfecu itotoir in tljcIjanH of mi assassin, an& notu lies, an inanimate rorpsr, at tf)cCTapital of tijr nation Ijc I)atr sabcJi. Slliraijam Hinroln, J3rrs«iHrnt of tijc SlnitrB States, Jjas tjjus firm rallrB, suJi&rnlsanlr itnrvprrtrDIi), irforr tijc jjiulismrnt Scat, antr our tofjolcrountri) is rallrB upon to mount f)is loss. Z&dl man tfjcpropic mourn. JLYis loss to tijrm is irrrparalilc; anii, OTfjcrcas, in tJjr unibrrsal sorrot
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln . ur rountri?.©itr (fTfjirf ittasistrntr, rijosrn to jjrrsitrt obcr tfjc trcstiiiirsof tf)irti) millions of people, fias firm stricfecu itotoir in tljcIjanH of mi assassin, an& notu lies, an inanimate rorpsr, at tf)cCTapital of tijr nation Ijc I)atr sabcJi. Slliraijam Hinroln, J3rrs«iHrnt of tijc SlnitrB States, Jjas tjjus firm rallrB, suJi&rnlsanlr itnrvprrtrDIi), irforr tijc jjiulismrnt Scat, antr our tofjolcrountri) is rallrB upon to mount f)is loss. Z&dl man tfjcpropic mourn. JLYis loss to tijrm is irrrparalilc; anii, OTfjcrcas, in tJjr unibrrsal sorrotu for t[)c irratij oftl)c cprrat anlr tjooti man—tijc .sabior of tJjc lirpulilir—anlt ofrrcrration at tfjr manner of i)is tiratlj, anlr tfjr bile instrumenttijat aeeomplisJjelr it, it is t[)e manifest net sorrotoful irutn oftJje Common Council to participate. ?i.)c bras fast lierominatf)c ilrol of our people, inelulrina tl)ose luf)o at tlje commnTcc=mmt of J)is career Iroulitelr tlje toislrom anlr intcfiriti? of Ijis. motibcs. 3l)is molitration in tjc Jour of trinntpij obcv ti)cenemies of i)is rountri?; ijis gcnerositn nntr masnantmitj? totjr fallrii fors of tljc jtvcpulilir; fjis lrrtfrmine&, Hiistorrbinsntijcrrnrr to toi)nt jjc roitsitrrrra tijr best interests of tjjenation; J)is earnestness of pnrpose, anlr iiet true repuIiUeanbinlrness anJr affabiliti) of cijaractcr anii simplieit)) of manner—a simplicitn tfjat eost i)int ijis life, as it inHneeii fjim to ajoilitafeing site!) preeautions as tooulli ijabe prebentca tje occnr=reucc of surij a calamity as is [jis ireati)—Jatr enlrcare& j)imto tlje people, anlr [)a& IrJr tijrm to resarli f)int as one pe=culiarl ftttclr, if not preaestineJi, to sabe tije llepublie fromSrismemberment, anU to restore tfje conntrn to tfje blessingsof a lasting peace, an& of inauguratins a fnture of nnparaUleleir prosperitn anti l)appiness; be it, tijerefore. 1* e s 0 I b e ir , STfjat, in orber to gibe expression to tljesorrotD ctperience
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