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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... signed by the principal citizens , the residents met at noon and proceeded , escorted by the military forming the gar- rison , to the aiemada or public walk , where , upon the uncovering of the portrait of Mr. Lincoln , a national ...
... signed by the principal citizens , the residents met at noon and proceeded , escorted by the military forming the gar- rison , to the aiemada or public walk , where , upon the uncovering of the portrait of Mr. Lincoln , a national ...
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... ( Signed by all the officers of the lodge ; names cannot be read ) A similar letter is addressed by this lodge to the Grand Lodge of New York , and a sealed letter to Mrs. Lincoln . [ Translation . ] To all the Free Masons of the Grand ...
... ( Signed by all the officers of the lodge ; names cannot be read ) A similar letter is addressed by this lodge to the Grand Lodge of New York , and a sealed letter to Mrs. Lincoln . [ Translation . ] To all the Free Masons of the Grand ...
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... signed in 1776 , he said : " I have often inquired what great principle or idea it was that kept this con- federacy so long together . It was not the mere matter of the separation of the colonies from the motherland , but that sentiment ...
... signed in 1776 , he said : " I have often inquired what great principle or idea it was that kept this con- federacy so long together . It was not the mere matter of the separation of the colonies from the motherland , but that sentiment ...
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... signed by the deputies of the left must be a political act . Now a simple testimony of grief and sympathy is not a political act . Lincoln represented the cause of democracy in the largest and the most universal acceptation of the word ...
... signed by the deputies of the left must be a political act . Now a simple testimony of grief and sympathy is not a political act . Lincoln represented the cause of democracy in the largest and the most universal acceptation of the word ...
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... signed by everybody without distinction of opinion , for the excellent reason that no opinion is either expressed or implied in it . It is a manifestation without meaning , an act without character ; and we believe that the address of ...
... signed by everybody without distinction of opinion , for the excellent reason that no opinion is either expressed or implied in it . It is a manifestation without meaning , an act without character ; and we believe that the address of ...
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abhorrence Abraham Lincoln address of sympathy affliction aldermen American Union Andrew Johnson April April 29 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 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.
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 418 - Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels trumpet-tongued against The deep damnation of his taking-off; And pity, like a naked new-born babe, Striding the blast, or heaven's cherubim horsed Upon the sightless couriers of the air, Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, That tears shall drown the wind.
Page 320 - Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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.
Page 84 - I have often inquired of myself what great principle or idea it was that kept this Confederacy so long together. It was not the mere matter of the separation of the colonies from the motherland, but that sentiment in the Declaration of Independence which gave liberty not alone to the people of this country, but hope to all the world, for all future time.
Page 83 - A duty devolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of WASHINGTON. He 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 whi.ch 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...
Page 382 - ... that the American people will by means of military arrests during the rebellion lose the right of public discussion, the liberty of speech and the press, the law of evidence, trial by jury, and habeas corpus throughout the indefinite peaceful future which I trust lies before them, any more than I am able to believe that a man could contract so strong an appetite for emetics during temporary illness as to persist in feeding upon them during the remainder of his healthful life. In giving the resolutions...
Page 83 - Physically speaking, we cannot separate. We cannot remove our respective sections from each other nor build an impassable wall between them. A husband and wife may be divorced and go out of the presence and beyond the reach of each other, but the different parts of our country cannot do this.
Page 129 - Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come ; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh...