The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-05

FRIDAY. NAY s.
the Feeling q sAs Country.

The Feeling q sAs Csunsry.
At meeting Of the Historical Society
addresses commemorative Of the death Of
the President Of the Uaited States, we're
deliv pred by several members.
Dr. Hitchcock said, IN concluding his
remarks:
/ cannot reckon the death Of President
Lincoln as calamity to the nation. i
know what We have lost. i know it 10 .
great loss for nation to have it's leader
stricken down when he has incsrnated its
best principles into its very Consultation.
But we belong to that race that can vote
steadily under fre-a nation that cannot.
but BY annihilation, die-a nation that
has not one head. We have a series Of
men that by the Constitution can take
the head of the nation 10 order upon the
event of the disability of q predecessor
Never . plank started; not . mast crushed
in the great ship of State at the sudden
deprivation of it's guide. The nation
could have gone through even worse CO.
lamities. We know now the Government
can govern itself. We have . govern.
ment Of the people and by the people
This has been demonstrated. This side
of the world of perdition there is no
greater mistake than that you can ami
bilate principle BY striking down its
head. Out OF the very ashes of every
martyr leaps the phoenix of supporters.-
Was the Empire of Rome destroyed By
the assassination of Julius Casar? Thir-
teen years after every one OF the assassins
had died bloody death, and the nephew
of Julius Cesar was given the very posi-
ton which Caesar had wished him to oc-
oupy-the Emperorship Of Rome. So it
is OF every assassination. Why has Mr..
Lincoln died? He has died for two
words Liberty and Union. What is the
result to-day? An oath more stern than
that at Carthage-lreason shall never live,
nor slavery, which matches treason. The
blood of Abraham Lincoln has sauctifed
the country. We have sworn this be-
fore. We owed it to our fathers, but nov
to the blood of our marsyred. President
Let US keep a clear vision-see what We
ought to strike. This is the natural pro
duct of that which Professor Lieber hal
called the grand anacronism of the Gov
eminent. The reaction has been upor
the leaders and demoralized them. LIE
us see to it and swear it over the ashe,
of Abraham Lincoln "With the top tn,
root of the tree shall also be destroyed
And Hon. VIM. NJ. Eyarts closed hi
remarks with the following sentiments
which are worthy of general attention
No more wonderful career than that o
Abraham Lincoln is told in sacred histo
~, or furnished in romance. He ha
been direct example of what any on,
may come to under our Constitution
He has taught that, not by accident, bu
by worth, we reach such eminence. N,
one starts with any considerable advan
tsge.in this country, from those who pre-
cede him. | ask any one to say wha
accident placed him, at the age of City, il
the Presidential chair, but what be hae
worked out with his own hands. TAX,
him In his public career; whatever ha,
he done on which fortune smiled at tn,
commencement The future that smiled
upon him might have terrified q Nspo
leon or a Caesar. Who did not thipl
that this was storm he could not guide
the ship of state through?
He took power when the people wer,
divided more bitterly than ever before
Before his death his own party lauded BIZ
every act. The North conGded in ape
trusted him. The rebellious South look
ed upon him IS the best mediator betweer
their guilt and the law. The greater
points of his character were Justice, sin.
certify. intrepidity, kind, mild, benignant
clement, sagacious, patient, polite
Without favor he has been able to main
tain his position, and build about him tina
fame which after death is power duriue
life. Call no mansfortunate until death
The manner of his death adds lus,er te
his fame. There was not one trait in hi.
character that should create personal en-.
envy. He has been slain as no other mar
before was slain, for bis goodness, and b,
those who would have reaped the prea tes,
benefit by living. There is one less on
which We may draw from his death. Our
public men deserve better treatment than
they receive. The only thing that pub.
lie servant was sure of. was to be Islander.
ed. Evil suspicion aud easy belief of Sian.
Ger has been "the terrors of public life. :
The whole scope of treason has
been reaction of baroarism that laughed
at society, founded upon rights OF social
liberty aud equality. The President ia
clothed with greater power than he would
have had but for the death of Abraham
Lincoln. When we come to peace, it is
to be inaugurated under the auspices Of
man, hfm, stern, educated in the reality
OF civil war, capable of distinguishing be-
tween miidpess and instico