The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: And the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State, and Frederick W. Seward, Assistant Secretary, on the Evening of the 14th of April, 1865. Expressions of Condolence and Sympathy Inspired by These EventsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1866 - 717 pages |
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... justice , as well as love for liberty , which the people of the United States have ever manifested during this great war , will support you . With feelings of the inmost sympathy we beg to assure you of our most dis- tinguished ...
... justice , as well as love for liberty , which the people of the United States have ever manifested during this great war , will support you . With feelings of the inmost sympathy we beg to assure you of our most dis- tinguished ...
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... justice your fellow - citizens have called the father of his country . So tragic an occurrence will awaken the indignation of honorable men , and even the sorrow of the advocates of slavery , for a deed as brutal as it was infam- ous ...
... justice your fellow - citizens have called the father of his country . So tragic an occurrence will awaken the indignation of honorable men , and even the sorrow of the advocates of slavery , for a deed as brutal as it was infam- ous ...
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... justice and freedom on earth . Resolved , That while the depths of grief are unutterably stirred within us , we still yield to no despondency in view of the machinations of men of criminal intent , confident that other patriots , true ...
... justice and freedom on earth . Resolved , That while the depths of grief are unutterably stirred within us , we still yield to no despondency in view of the machinations of men of criminal intent , confident that other patriots , true ...
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... justice in his relations with weak nations , and manifesting , especially towards our own republic , sincere sympathy and regard . He co - operated earnestly in the crusade against the ominous oligarchy , pro- tector of the most ...
... justice in his relations with weak nations , and manifesting , especially towards our own republic , sincere sympathy and regard . He co - operated earnestly in the crusade against the ominous oligarchy , pro- tector of the most ...
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... justice and best promote union . The limits of a despatch will hardly allow me more than to add my tribute of admiration to the character of Mr. Lincoln . His firm and consistent main- tenance of the national cause , his clear ...
... justice and best promote union . The limits of a despatch will hardly allow me more than to add my tribute of admiration to the character of Mr. Lincoln . His firm and consistent main- tenance of the national cause , his clear ...
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abhorrence Abraham Lincoln address of sympathy affliction aldermen American Union Andrew Johnson April April 28 assassination of President assurance bereavement Berne borough calamity canton cause Chairman Chamber CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS Chief Magistrate citizens committee common seal consul copy council death deed deep sympathy deepest deplore deprived desire to express detestation duty emancipation event excellency feelings following resolutions Frederick Seward glorious grief hand heart heartfelt sympathy honor hope horror and indignation humanity illustrious inhabitants justice late President LEGATION liberty London loss martyr mayor mourning murder noble North obedient servant pathy patriotic peace President Lincoln profound sympathy provost public meeting rebellion regret republic request Resolutions passed respect respectfully royal burgh SEAL sentiments slavery society sorrow sustained sympathy and condolence terrible tion town Translation transmit triumph unani Unanimously resolved undersigned victim victory Washington widow William H WILLIAM HUNTER
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Page 84 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive...
Page 84 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, "The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 83 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.
Page 406 - ... never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied. I feel that I cannot succeed without the same Divine aid which sustained him, and on the same Almighty Being I place my reliance for support, and I hope you, my friends, will all pray that I may receive that Divine assistance, without which I cannot succeed, but with which, success is certain. Again I bid you all an affectionate farewell.
Page 83 - MY FRIENDS : No one not in my position can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To this people I owe all that I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again.
Page 129 - Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully.
Page 84 - It was not the mere matter of separation of the colonies from the motherland, but that sentiment in the Declaration of Independence...
Page 406 - God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said that " the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 404 - the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church...
Page 399 - THE glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.