American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-05-10
Funeral of Mr.. Lincoln at Nash
vile,

10th, was the largest that ever came off
in Nashville, and the manner in which
the whole affair was managed, and the
perfect quiet order that existed from one
end of the line to the other, was the
subject of general remark. Theprocession
was two hours in passing a given point.
Much of the praise is due to Gen. John
f. Miller, commander of the post, who
was chief Of the ceremonies.
The order on the field was perfect, and
the speakers stand was in the centre of
hollow square.-When Gen. Thomas
CONDUCTED the Governor to the stand he
remarked to him that there were $4,000
persons ON the ground. After prayer
by the Rev. DR. Allen, of the Presbyteri-
an Church, the address of the Governor
was delivered in loud and strong voice
and listened to with profound interest, as
follows:
GOVERNOR BaOwLow's ADDRESS.
Soldiers and Citizens. | had hoped,
most sincerely, in the present feeble con
dition ofmy health, to be saved the great
affection of public address, before this
vast concourse of soldiers and citizens, and
in the face of the fierce wind now blow
ing. | am not able, under the circum-
stances, to do justice to myself, to meet
your expectations, or, which is far more
important, to do justice to the distin,
guished dead.-But the military author
tiles having the control of these burial
ceremonies have required the perform
ance Of this task at my hands, and comply
with their requests
A great and good man has fallen !
Abraham Lincoln the late President of
the United States, breathed his last in
Washington on the morning of the 18th
inst, having been assassnated the previ-
GUS night in his private box in Ford's The
tire, surrounded by his family and friends
The dastardly, wretch entered the box,
shot him in the head with a small pistol
threw it down-sprang out upon the
stage, flourishing a dagger, exclaimed in
the language OF the motto on the Virgin
ia coat Of arms, sic Semper 7yrqnais," )"
so always dies a tyrant-Passing out
behind the curtain in the midst of the
confusion and alarm of the vast audience,
he further exclaimed, "N0w tie South IS
ayenged"
And who is the ruf1ian who perpetra-
ted this fonl deed? J. Wilkes Booth, a
villainous tragedan who has performed
so frequently upon the Richmond stage
A wretch lost to all sense of honor and
shame blind to all the beauties of relg-
ion, and stepped to the very nose and
chin in crime and prodigacy! When
hisloathsome body is committed to the
grave, shall expect the weeds and grass
to refuse to grow upon his grave, and
blight ruin and decay to come upon all
vegetation surrounding it throughout all
recorded time. May his vile name, in
all time to come, be mentioned only in
the dark, and that by criminals, in con-
necton with crime.-May he stand out,
through all the long sweep of eternal
ages. as the blasted monument of Gods
displeasure, and may his memory be ha-
ted by every honest man and parrot
But the real murderers, is the rebel
chief, and the rufIian leaders associated
with him in this war upon the republic
The malice that has sought to assassinate
this government for four years past, is
capable of inagurating the French Rev
olution in this country. The St. Adams
raiders constituting the Canadian branch
ofthis rebelion-the Knights of the Col
den Circle, the Northwestern branch
the Copperheads OF the Middle and Fast
ern States, constitute third wing-and
the unauthorized Simon Pure traitors Of
the Confederacy, constitute the great
head. All of these will exult, and any
one of them is capable of the deed
while thousands of men in sympathy with
them will sincerely dcplore the act.
What I intend to say is, that the same po-
litIcal fury and hate which lit up the
flames of the great rebellion, inspired
this hellish deed, aud the effect of it will
be to brand with a deeper and more
damning lnfamy, its plotters, its leaders,
its abettors, and its traitorous sympathi-
zers.
This plot included the murder of Sccre-
tary seward, Secretary Stantoa, and the
Vice President, and permit me to say
there was more of method in the plot than
Of madness Old heads and well inform
ed politicians suggest the time, and the
men rho should fiO BY looking at the
Constitution, aud Judge Story's commen-