New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-24
The Nations Loss.

Remarks of the Hon. III. x. Low upon the
death OF President Lincoln. in Senate, April 49, 1866
Mr.. President: We have lived 20 see the darkest
day in American history The memory OF when hppaIls
no soutest heart and fills our land with wnillng ana
lamentatiOn. The curtain has now arisen upon ihe
last act Of the bloody Drama IN which we are the ACT
ors and men and nations stand aghast ~ oewnaer'
ment and hODOr. wicked ana hehqlsh hepoi,ion;
born in treason and baptized In blood has eliminated
In murder aud assassination. The same Tell bplriI
which fred upon our csunrys nag, wnlch GROVE INC
Southern Unioniss with baying hoodhouhus 70 dens
and cavcrns which tortured with slow aud dreadful
death the Union soldiers In Southern dungeons,
and butchcred captive prisoners upon the ne,d 0.
war, has now struck DOWN I'D, tno unoroas 81
Liberty The Champion OF Tie OppIcrSei l.
Our oy ed and trusted Chietan Ii no mOre-t Amer
cnn President Great and Good and Honored through
out the land, is stricken down ny inc manu- y,
in the eyday Of his usefulness ana IN INC brllan'
dawuinu OF his trumphs We have in this dread strug
lie offered up our brightest jewels upon the altar Of our
country. We have given our iar Doys 70 uae ~
Rebel dungeons Our brayeSt and cur BEST have gone
down upon the CORY battle ieldand nov the eOs'hes'
sacrifice of all-ihe Foremost an in all tho worid Is
too victim TO the demon spirit which las lled our
land with orphans and crimsoned its sou WIFI blood
II ia vet TOO carly estimate our Lose or ior IN
La inst conception Of the character OF the peau.
Since the day when Egypts ldemn.hg C Sarnrn
there has lived no mortal man whose name inc
Looming million. viii shout 30 giadiy as that OF
LIBEgTYs GEEAT MATTE lof WON mo, W. IN me
Other men have died for Truth ana ialTn o IN ..e
cause of Ri1hf other rulers have Daiticd wen io
dom and marshaed armies against the tyranis OF the
world but il was reserved for this Champion oi
Iberty tohave fought the decisive battle Tor the IN.
alenae rights of man" and to have sanc'i1ea sn ~.
victory by Ills immolaon upon its shrine. Inc ~
ressed have lost benefactor; the bondmen theif DC
lverer and ouI Country its Second Father lls.oIs
viii assign no second place to the name OF ADralsn
Lincoln. High up upon Its scroll above the ni,bn!
ones and conqnerors of the earth Will his DO written
H. Watchword for the Slave, ralyng cry for freeme'
The terror of the tyrant the Joy Of the oppressed M
noeon will be goteni Cesar will cease to be rcnen
ored Crom well will be known no more; but lar down
,brongh the vista OF coming centuries. I'll TIE sanu
Of time shall cease to run. VIII DO hailed WIN
ia acclaim the memory Of our martyred hero
sor whom the people weep. and the nations mourn.
nt cur country mist not die our faith in Coo must no!
wsv tSTnncb storms and darkness. and guided our
fire and blood y T !, mo, % sa np~
safelv 70 the Land of promise Tyrants thrones VIII
crumbo to the dust and trembling Ss:pot.m' VA, ,S DC
remembered with the hated things that wcreou' .ns
deep foundat Of our Nations bertieA oonsecIs.eo
By her chdrcns blood destined TO ena9S wS',e
nations live To US has been reserved the ta mcn
10 test the power OF uberty-the manhood VI ouI 1aVe