The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-26

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own land, and ofall lands, will thrill
with it's inspiration, and confirm their
devotion to liberty, religion and God. |
The invocation was concluded by
repeating the Lords prayer, in which
almost the entire multitude joined.
The following is President Lincolns
Dedicatory Address. 1t is character
istic, ard full of the noble heart of that
great and honest man whom after gen
erations will delight to remember:
THE PRESIDENTS DEDICAToRY ADDRESS.
Four score and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth upon this conti-
nent new nation, conceived in liber-
ty and dedicated to the proposition
that all men are created equal. Ap-
plause.1 Now we are engaged ina
great civil war, testing whether that
nation. or any nation so conceived and
so dedicated, can long endure. We are
met on a general battlefield of that
war; we are met to dedicate portion
oft as the final resting place Of those
who here gave their lives that that
E nation might live 1t is altogether
fitting and proper that we should do
this; but in a larger sense we cannot
dedicate, we cannot consccrate, we can
not hallow this ground. The brave
men, living and dead, who struggled
here, have consccrated it far above our
!, poor power to add or to detract. Ap-
plause.1 The world will little note nor
/ long remember, what ue say here, but
it can never forget what they did here
GApplausc1 1t is for us, the living
!, rather to be dedicated here to the un'
|. finished work that they have thus fal
( so nobly carried on. Applause. II
, is rather for us here to be dedicated tc
, the great task remaining before us
that from these honorcd. dead we take
. increased devotion to that cause fol
y which they here gave the last full mea
. sure of devotion; that we here make
I, the high resolve that they shall no
- have died in vain; Applause. tha
"a the nation shall, under God, have
~ new birth of freedom, and that th'
"a "a Government OF the people, by the peo
" " pie and for the people, shall not pcrisl
. = from the earth. Long applause Thre
cheers given for the President of tn
+, United States and Governors Of tn
Y States.
II OF the effect of this Address th
5, State Journal says:
C The Presidents calm bHt-earpcst ut
r tcrance of this brief and beautiful ad
G. dress stirred the deepest fountains {
i, feeling and emotion IN the hearts OF tn
I'd vast throng before him; and, when b
C. had concluded, scarcely could an III
a. fearful eye be seen, while sobs ofsmotl
Sc cred emotion could be heard on ever
Is hand. At our side stood stout, sta
IS wart officer, bearing the ensigna OF
III captain S rank, the empty sleeve OF Ii
o. coat indicating that he had stood whel
IN death was rcvelling, and us the Pres
b. dent, speaking Of our Gettysburg 50
g, diers, uttered that beautiful tOuchin
ne sentence, so sublime and pregnant
or meaning-"The uOrd rW little not
ny nor Tong remember what ,ee here SAY, b.
N, it can neUer forget whdt they here DID
he the gallant soldiers feelings bur
- over all restraint; and burying h
IN face in his handkerchief, he sobbed
we loud while his manly frame shook wit
Ills 10 unmanly emotion. In u few m
w. mcnts, with Il stern struggle to mast
IN, lis emotions. he lifted his still strear
OF ing eyes to heaven and in low and sc
ok cmn tones exclaimed, "God Almigk
~, bless AJraham LhcOtnW And to til
me spontaneous invocation n thousal
IS, hearts around him silently rcspondc
rW Amen!
lai At the close of tho Presidents a
ry' dress. Chief Marshal Bamon annourc
'ur the conclusion Of the ceremonies OF +:
us day,
Ire And thus was the National Genet
'ur ry at Gettysburg solemnly dcdicat
al as the sacred resting place OF those W
icy fell fighting on that field ofvictory a
lg- fame. 1t was n ceremonial most SUI
ny; bic and becoming thus to consecr
ted the dust where the mingling ashes
.on our heroes are to slumber in honor
nts remembrance until the fiat Of llcav
yer shall proclaim that TINE SHALL
icy LONGER DE
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