Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-28
YEARLY ApVERT1sINa.

LincOln's Death, at the M estIn z Held
in Cadlz, Ohio, IVedn sEhRy, l9th OF
April, 1885, 3 = ~ Ia II
would prefer to be silent in the pres-
euce of your dead friend and mine, the
friend of our common country and our
common humanity. Suddenly stricken with
sorro~i a'great people, covering CONT
nent looking out upon Europe from their
Eastern and upon Asia from their Western
homes, bow in silent grief over the man.
gled form of Abraham Lincoln. OF him
no formal words of eulogy need be spoken;
his works do praise him. The people knew
and loved him. he was wise, gentle and
good just and merciful. He possessed, in
largest measure, the spirit of our Divine
MASTER IT his enemy hungered, he fed him;
/ If he thirsted, he gave him drink. This
man, our President, who, in all the best
qualities of human nature, was second 10
nSne who ever wore the robes of civil mag.
istracy, has fsllen by an. sssassin's hand,
in your capital. He has died that his
country might've. r .r.y..- .-.-,
do but speak what all men know that
our President was murdered only because
OF bis fidelity to duty. He was faithful to
duty, that highest word revealed by God to
man, from the observance of which comes
the strength of nations, the security of
person. the joy and beauty, and happiness
OF life. 1t was the first duty of Abraham
Lincoln, as Chief Magistrate, made so by.
the election of the people, and by the ex-
press words OF their supreme law, to pre-
serve, protect and defend the Constitution
OF the. United States, and to take care that
the laws be faithfully executed. For the
performance ofthis dnty he vas bound by
his official oath, that oath which, in bis
own signihesnt WORDS twas registered in
heayen1 Hes kept bis oath inViolata, he
performed his whole duty. Under God our
faithful President, good as he was great,
did preserve, protect and defend the; Con-
stitutiou of the United States, the law of
our national life; without which our
American nationality can no more live
than can the American people live without
air. History will record aud perpetuste the
fact in all the hereafter, that Abraham Lin.
coin saved q nations life by enforcing a
nations laws.
Though his mortal frame has perished,
his fame and great and good soul are as
deathless as the stars. Thank God the
Republic, for which he died, still lives
In the presence OF this united, victorious.
/ but sorrow stricken people, let all his as
ssssins know bow impotent are their mall
Ice and rage, that though by their uumatch.
\ ed crime they have wounded, deepIv-
wounded, the heart of this great people,
they have not destroyed and Cannot de.
strOy that peoples nationality. As we'll
attempt to quench the golden 6res Of Gods
armament. A nation true TO itself and
just to all, cannot die while there be men
upon the earth. -. =f. ..f.a
The best and fittest tribute which the
people can pay to the memory oftheir fall.
en- chief, is to read Alright, and follow the
lesson of his life, fidelity, even unto death,
to the Republic and it's Just and equal law
of liberty to all. This Uprising of the peo.
pie proclaims thati il WasInot in vain that
our murdered President lived, nor in vain
that he died; thatitzis not in vain that a
hundred thousand of the noblest and BRAY
Lest of the land have given up their lives,
amidst the consuming fires of battle, for
the Ife-of tho Republic. .4 y.
Surely, If those who die for great cause
are permitted 10 that noble and better life
70 which they ascend, to keep watch over
those for whom they suffered, itmust be to
our martyr President aud defenders Q new
ijoy to know that by theirdesth the uation's
life is assured, and that inspired by their
great example, the millions who survive
them are as;one; forever united 70 defend II.
| Our'psttfot President, though dead by a
traitors hand, will live again, and be hon.
ored in all the hereafter.
"ROr humanity EWsoPO onward, where to-day the
martyr stands
On tC-morrow, orOuehos Judas, with the oliver in
ii his hands
While he hOOtinE mob of yesterday, with silent
awe return,
TO CLEAN up the scattered ashes, into History,
4 Golaen orn' .sDfSUIEEU-s
Aye, on tomorrow, the hooting mob
4 who but yesterday laid in wait for our
y Presideuts life, and with suppressed breath
cried, cruelty him, cruelty him, will, con-
sumed by remorse, In silent awe return to
pay that homage to fhis sperished dust
which they denisd,to his pure and gentle
spirit. - = ~ Oh AMMAN
IntereGtinE Letter from One OF our
wheeling Boys
/ We are indebted to Mr., Luther Rice for
the privilege of fspublishiug the following