Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-04
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DIRGE.
.gl'...I Music PIeyl rs.
Solemn strikes the fun'ral chime,
Notes of our departing time;
As we journey here below,
Through pilgrimage Of woe.
p, [Mortals now indulge a tear,
For mortality is here ;...u .. .a
See how wide her trophies wave
Ger the slumbers of the grave.
Here'another guest we bring;
Seraph of celestial wing,
To our fun'ral altar come;
5 Watt the patriot statesman home.
There, enlarged, his soul shall see
What was yelled in mystery
Heavenly glories of the place
Show his Maker face to face.
Lord of all below, above,
Fill our souls with truth and love;
-.a As dissolves our earthly tie, 1915
Take us to Thy home on high. ~
IT n Pratt Fec 0uao sntrodurod 70
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'he auu'enoe' anu uen'e.eu " eu'osy
upon the character of the departed
President. We make the following
extracts from Mr. Pratt's $50. H
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... GRAFTON. ...
"Durinr the progress of this fearful
struggle of our nation for liberty and
for life. which for four wears has shed
a fadeless lustre upon the yalor the
prowess and the Christian fortitude of
a free people. it has frequently been
our sad duty TO mourn the loss of a
great and rood man The brave men
Who mon many a bloodv battle field
have given their lives a sacrifice to
their countrv have shared a nations
sorrow and earned nations gratitude.
The Republic is not unmindful of her
fallen heroes, and has written their
names upon her scroll of honor with
grateful tears. But it is seldom that
in the course Of human events, any ma
ton is called to mourn as we mourn
to-day. 1t is seldom that the people
of any country are penetrated with a
grief so deep and an anguish so keen,
as that which now swells the hearts and
heaves the bosoms of the American peo.
pie. While the pealing notes of re-
joicing and triumph over the signal
success of the national arms at Rich
mond were still echoing and re-echoing
through the land, from the rocky shores
snadan,, thn hearts of the noorle = -
struck dumb with horror and anguish
as the sad intelligence of the assassin.
alton o. President . t,noo'n is n as re-;
unnb dies amid the universal gloom
of this great bereavement, and the ma.
tons head is bowed with an over
Wnelmlhg gr'ei Una. nns .ne "e"'' o"'
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:, tho history If the world and that
shall forever stamp Its authors as the
common enemies OF all MANKIND, TINS
nation Is called to mourn the nntimeiy
death OF that beloved ana INDUSTRIOUS
man whom we have been proud 10 hon
or and trust through these stormy days
OF the Republic, ana VINO, oy ms KIND
ness OF neart, ms purity OF me, MS
spotiess integrity' ms stainless charac'
ter ana MS inestlmapie puDi'c services,
mas endeared MS name 10 Tue ,sear's .,
ms countrymen ana 10 every ir,eho Oh
humanity throughout the word.
After a brief allusion to the earlier
re. oc A. 49,, AZ. Pr. ,,rooo.a
'ne u "'. n.oo' w. ~ o
ed TO speak OF MS eiection 10 the res
idency in 1860, describing the state OF
the country a. that time. and the un-
a;n,,,,.;o, A.. u,rrornd.d
paralie'ea '.'' '"a' '
the President when ne assumed the di-
ties of his Office. In speaking of the
commencement of this waf the orator
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Treason drew its sword, and soon
the thunders of SumpteTs artillery told
the world that the great combat in
which freedom or slavery should find a
grave, had commenced. The eager
gaze of the civilized world was turned
upon President Lincoln. On him were
centered the hopes Of the millions
whose liberties were assailed by the
hand OF treason, and IN HIM were CEN
tered the hopes OF those other millions
who toiied IN the darkness OF slavefys
night, waiting Tor the dawn OF iree-
dom 1t was fearful trust, but 1t
was not IN vain. PRESIDENT Lincoln
carried with him IN his heart OF hearts
the anxious hopes OF those millions, as
he devoted himself with a tlreless en-
ergy to the task to which his country
called him. Patiently, faithfully, ne
toiled on in his appointed work, asking
only the prayers and support OF his
people. His countrymen gathered
about him with an almost tilial love
and confidence, and laid at his feet the
treasure and strength OF the nation.
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