Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-05-04

Room--something nobler and grander than
ever before shrouded the remains of king or
emperor. All felt
That the chief mouner to day
Was the nation whose father was taken awaNi
Wife, children, and neighbors should mourn at
He was lover aud friend of his country as we'll
The stars on our banner grew suddenly dim
Let us weep in our sadness, but weep not for
Not for him, who departing leave millions in
Not for him, who has died full of houors and
Not for him, who has mounted fumes ladder so
From the round at the top he has slept to the
sky.
How dwarfed are all other crimes by this
fendsh assassination. Saul hurling the
iavelin at David, or Judith cutting off the
head of Holofernes; the murder of Macedo-
Ravaillac' bloody knife in the heart of the
good King Henry of France the murder of
William of Orange or the shooting of the
King of Sweden in his box at the theatre,
are all overshadowed by this gigantic crime,
arising as much from the wonderful attri-
butes of the man who was murdered as the
extraordinary interests he represented.
Our mourning is universal The East
Room only shows the grief of every house
hold. That eight hundred represents as
many Millions | hear of men expressing
pleasure at the dee I, but have yet to meet
that man who, by ord or act, or express
sion of eye, no matte how rabid the parti-
san, has shown the least exultation over this
most damnable act. Lee says he surren-
dercd to the cemency of the Commander
in-Chief as much as the bayonets of Grant.
The Richmond Wing says the South has
1o,t -, bog+ p,;a,l NJ, ,,ao1,i, (1bx,,
tianity covered all our country
Dear to him the Souths fair land,
Dear, New England rocky strand,
Dear the Central mountain band,
Dear the Prairied West.
Intense grief gives vent in passion; a
| wild feeling Of revenge is seen in the eyes of
men. While Mr.. Beecher and Mr.. Lincoln
were preaching kindness and good will to
men, many other so-caed Christian minis
tcrs arc recommending vengeance instead of
mercy and Justice Abraham the Good
took his text from the New Testament,
while there are many who quote from the
Old
The Old Testnment closes with a curse;
the New commences with a blessing Not
many years ago walked over Mount Cal
vary, through the Via Dolorosa,, and around
the walls of Jerusalem; | passed down the
valley Of Jehosophat, and sat down under
those old olive trees in the Garden of Geth.
semane, and then l went up that rugged
mountain, known as the Mount of Olives
That celebrated discourse spoken by that
great preacher was in my mind. 1t is
known in history as the Sermon on the
Mount. believe it says
"Blessed are the merclful for they shall OBJ
tain mercy.
"Blessed are the Peace-malzers, for they shal
be called the children of God"
IF [ have not been misinformed, these
were the words used by Mr.. Lincoln in that
remarkable Cabinet meeting the day before
he died 'The gloria IN eccelcii0 was il
his thought. Glory to God in the highest
peace and good will to men.
Ask Stanton if his last official act on Fri
day was not an act to clemency to a distin
guished rebel in Canada, who wished to es
cape to England. Mr.. Seward and the
President were full of bringing back eigh
millions of Americans, in their own way
/ as citizens of the Republic.
The war is over Johnston will give vi
i to Sherman; Foster to Thomas, and Kirb,
r Smith to Candy. The rebellien is dead !
No rebel dares to indorse the assination. -
t If he does, may tho Lord have mercy on hi
q soul? Tor if these insurgent chiefs sti
II reathe.defance, a whirlwind of Northern
% men will sweep them from the face of tn
"a South.
l. PRESIDENTS MAY DIE, BUT GOVERN
l. MENT is ETERNAL u
N There is n volume of truth in the mott
ot in front of your building. Don't cavil
id don sneer don say that Mr.. Lincoln wi
too gentle; that he was too forgiving; bl
stand by General Grant and the Cover
D. ment
II | was sorry to see from the steps of IL
Il New York Custom House, Gen. Mark Al
le thony shak Ike the soiled and bloody carmen
IL of Caesar in the face of the populace, in o.
ie der to intlame the passions Of the people
Il already overweight by anguish and de
pair | remember celebrated order
at his army that looked like centure
1 the Commander-in-C Chief Grants tern
IN to Lee were indorsed by the President.
Is Sherman had simimilar orders in dealir
We with Johnston. Are these human terms
ID be overruled at the cry of party or the va
III of those who are crying for more blood 2
to God forbid
N To-day, the demagogue who eaters to IL
ne applause Of the movement, speaks like tn
OF = Vide, some Of the recent speeches in Ne
y, York
al Hang Davis Cheers and all his he
es lish Cabinet ! Cheers, Hang Lee al
n, his treachoruus staff Cheers. Ye
I'd Continues the ephcmeral Orator, wi
ke would commit any act for the passir
NJ cheer.) say, hang the Major Genera
D" and the Brigadisrs! Loud cheers. Shf
y, we stop here Cries Of "No!" Nj
de when excited are demons. Then hang Il
, Colonels and the Captains Continu
d, cheers, hats moving, and great excitement
nd And as the women of the South are all /
ed withed by their clergy into religious FAM
lg- icism of hate against the North, | say,
S, us clean them all out, until treason is
Die more! Excited cheer"
nd What is the result of such language e
re- mating from the pulpit ? Listen to t
click Of the needle from the Pacific shore
ms Another press broke up in Sanfrancis,
eat such journal smashed in Maryland &
he &c. l. this emulating the goodness of O
he dead Chief ? Praise him one moment, a
ty- the next do things that would make h
lde shuddcr Those who stood by Mr.. L
mt coin when he was alive, have no right to
ID sake him that he is dead
he These We're. some of the thoughts Il
. is were passing in my mind while standing
m the East Room
to Let Napoleon die o-mowow. Count
vas Paris says It's my turn next. 'Sta
re- back, y says Countde Chambord, II hi
er- waited for over thirty years. 'IIolC
the saws Euceno, ''the Prince lmperial is