Daily national Republican., 1865-04-20

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lin At David, or Judith cufilng ch the hsat
|of Holoiernes; the murder of the Macedonian
Philip, or the cowardly act of Brutus; Ra
yaillaes bloody knife In the heart Of the goo,
King Henry OF France; the murder Of VII
liam Of Orange, or the shooting VI the King oI
.sweden In his box ,at the theatre arc NJ
oyershadowed by this gigantic crime, arisin,
h much from the wonderful attributes Of III,
man who was murdered, as the extraordinar1
interest he represented.
Booth was n born assassin. Old Bootl
called one son JRRiRs Brmas, the othei
JohH WtIkcS. Children inherit intelleetua
yico as well as physical
Our mourning Is universal Tho Eas
Room only shows tho grief Of every house
hold That eight hundred represents Al
nany millions. hear Of mon exprossin,
pleasure at the deed, but have yet 10 moe
that man who by word or act, or expressioi
of eye, no matter how rnbid the partisan, ha
shown the least exultation over this mos
iamnable act Lee says he surrendered /,
the clemency Of the Commander In. Chief a
mueh as the bayonots Of Grant The Rich
mond Wig says tie South has lost IS bea
Friend, for Mr. Hnr oln's christianity coyeres
hll our country:
Deurto him 1he South u fair lAnd,
Dear, New EhglRnd's rocky strand,
De.' :ho Central mOuntain band
Ooar thr prAlried West
Intcnse grIef gives won't In passion; a wild
feeling Sf eysnge is soen in tho eyes Of mon
While Mr.. Bsecher and Mr.. lincoln wer'
preaching kindness and good will to men,
i6any other so-caIled Christian minister
hre recommending vengeance instead ol
mercy and justice, Abraham the Good tooll
his text from tho New Testament. while thero
are many who quote from the Old.
The Old Testament CLOSES with curse
The New commences with q blessing MOI
many years ago walked over Mount Cal.
vary, through the Via Dolorosn, and around
The wHlls Of jerusalem; passed down the
Valley Of Jchosophal, and sat down undeI
those old olive trees In the Garden Of Geth.
semnnc, and then went up that rugged
ImOuntain known as the Mount Of Olives.
That celebrated discourse spoken by that
sgreat preacher was in my mind. II Is known
IN history as the Sermon ON the Mount. !
lbelieve II says
blessed arc the merciful for they shall obs
ItHin mercy.
blessed a. tho peace. makers for they shall
be called the children Of God. -
III have not been misinfOrmed, these were
the words used by Mr.. Lincoln In that ro-
|murkable Cabinet meeting the day before he
Idied: "Tho giOria ia e1ccLsis was In bis
Thought. Glory to God in the highest; peace
and good will TO men,"
Ask Stanton il his last official act on Fri
lay was not an act Of clomency to dis
Ihnguished rebel in Canada who wished "a
escape to England MIR. Seward and tho
President were full OF bringing back cigh,
millions of Americans in their own wny ne
citiEens of the Republic.
The war is over! Johnston will give up TO
shormap; Foster TO Thomas, and Kirby
Smith to Candy. Tho rebellion Is dcaa! No
4rcbel dare TO endorse the assassination. II
he does, may God have mercy ON his soul.
itor IL these insurgent chiefs still breathe de-
dance whirlwind Of Northern men will
swccp them from the fnce Of tho South.
'PREsiDENTs MAY DIE BUr GOyERSEESr m
ETERSAL"
There il Il volume Of truth In the motto in|
Front Of your building. Don't cayil; don't|
snccr; don't say that Mr.. Lincoln was tod
IgcDtloi that he was too forgiving; but stand
by General Grant and tho Government.
| was sorry 10 SEQ from the steps Of thc|
New York Custom House General Mark An
ithony shake the soiled and bloody garmeuts
Vf the dead C@sar in the face Of the pOpu-
lnce, in order to infiame the passions Of the
.People already oycrwrought by anguish and
flespGir | remember n celebrated order I'd
Ihis army that looked like censuro TO the
CODmander-m. Chief Grants terms to Loc|
were endorsed by the President. SherinanI
|had similar orders in dealing with Johnston.
Are these humane terms 10 be oyerruled al
the cry Of party or the wall of those who still
are crying for more blood God forbid
To-day, tho demagOgue who caters to the|
|applausn of the moment, speaks like this-l
i ltdc some Of the recent speeches in New
York;:
Hang Davis eheersl-a all his hepiish|
Cabinet. Cheers. Hang Lee aud his treach1
'crous staff lChsers,l Yes, CONTINUES the
Iephemcral orator, who would commit Ruy aet|
FOR the passing ohecr,l | say, hang the MajoiI
|Genorals and the Brigadiers. Loud cheers.
shall wo stop here tCries Of mo" Mon
when excited are demons Then hang tho
Colonels aud the Captaius, Continued
choers, hats moving, aud great excitement.
And us the women Of the South are bswitched
Ply their clergy into religious lanaticism Oh
hate against the North, | say lot US clean
them all out, until treason is no more. Ex1
citcd cheers.
What Is tho result Of such Language end
.anating from the pulpit? Listen to the click
'of the neUdle from tho Pacific shore: AnOther|
press broke up in San Francisco; such Jour
pal smashed In Maryland, &c., &c. Is thit'
|emulalnB lho goOdness ol our dead chlot II
Praise him one moment and tho next do
|things that would make him shudder. Those
vino stood BY Mr.. Lincoln when no was olive
have no right TO lorsake hiiG now that lao N
Head.
These are some of the thoughts that were
passing in Py mind while standing In the
East Room.
Let Napoleon die tomorrow. Count ds
Paris says 'its my turn next" 'Stand back, n
bays Count de Chanlbord, have waited for
over thirty years Hold,' says Eugene
Tine Prince Imperial Is the next Emperor IN
turn" "Not 30 fast says LaInartine,
|" The Republic succeeds the monarchy
BonapRrto' death creates anarchy; but three
hours after the President died anothsr PreSl-
dent was sworn. Well may the world look
on with amusement at the startling changes
In this wonderful drama Of human liberty,
FraHs aud ERglaNd piH SoOR Be al tSar,
IHSR Il triH Be Atisriol'S IHya 10 10 strictly
|HsRtF0I GEo. FRANCIs TRAIN.
10 he Editor Qf he Maiiondl RslUJiiodR.
Personal.
A. GARDEER, tho eminent photographer,
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