, 1865-05-05


never was there In the hIetozy OF mtn sue.
mourning az that which has accompanied TIL,
funeral procession. and has gathered around tht
Hnd Who now sleeps among rs.
him. We see how the nation stood aghastt Tenn
utn, as they c'atped nc hands Of their friends
we're urabe to find vent for their grief in words.
2 Oh en- snd children caught up the tidinss a
tesfs. Tie nation ST. Stood siI, IT, suG men iefs ther
p)ows in tbe fields and asked Whit the end should
De. The hum Of manufactures ceased. and the
meIrhsn:s h q Closed their doors, md in the
to hand. T6oush Tires weeks have passed, Tie
fui Silence is ahrosd upon The laid. Nor is this
mourning confined to any class, or to any district
Of country. Men Of al pol,ticsi parties, and Of
al lsoe re Rona1
Catholic Church, in New York, and q Protestant
Minister, WALKED side By side In the sad procee.
eftn, and Jewish Rabbi performed part Of the
There arc gathered around this tomb the repre-.
scntsttyes Of the army and nayy, Senators, Judges
Government Here, too, are all members Of civic
professions. with men and women from the hum
h3est as well as the highest occupations. here
and there, too, ars 'ears as sincere and warm as
whote k,Ioten and Rhose race hare been freed
from their chsins ey hlua whom they mourn as
Their delise,er: Far more have gazed on the face
Of the departed thnn eyef looked upon the lace
OF s:y o1ber departed man. More races have
looked on the procession for 1,6'D miles more,
By n,Sht 4: and ny d'y By sunlight, dawn, twilight
Ne atk, Thy this wonderful mourning, this
Ereat pIGeetsiont answer. aEat, a part q the
live, AM IN which he. that has 1a1en WIS a prIn-
c5pnl actor. It i ps,nctplc Ct our nature that
trct y ~hfeh they arc e1c.ted to rome other o.
l:ct, which nay, for the time being, take
,n,' Of ,hn The mind Ano.ser pfin:
hearts gather tround some hunan form, in which
are ,rcarnated the living thoughts and ideas Of
the p. sst: age. L we look. then, at the Dimes We
ular heart has teen stirred to Its utmost depths.
War had cane upon us deyouring families, Bepa'
rating nearest and dearest friends, war, The
1naic q war II which dc blood Of brethren waa
thed By a brothers hand. A call for toldlers WIS
mnce II tht. voice now hushcd, aud all over this
lcy, there sprung up hundreds oi thousands of
l.id leatts ready to 90 ioslh and save our nalou'
al Union.
into le ling II deep grief, beeause Of The dsneer
In which our country was placed. Mnny aa,d,
Is 1s II possible 10 aave our nation" Some IN our
ecun.ry, and nearly al the leading men in other
csnn11te, cttlsrrd It ID BE- imposs1hie to mint
the tnsop, and many an honest and patriotic heart
WEE d, cpiy palned with apprehenslons Of common
rum; sSd many IN grief ~ ~ alnost in despair;
81 ihe*e td,pes bef' In addition to
ibie. Wives had given taelr husbaads, mothers
ttetr soas,he p' tde and Joy Of their hearts, They
Eaw hem put On the urjfotm-they saw them
tsIc lie altial step and they tried 10 hide their
deep feeling OF fadnees. Many dear ones stepped
npun the hatt1esn field, nerer to return sgs,u, and
there was mourning " every mansion and In eV.
Then tame feeling Of deeper fadness, as the
story came Of PRISONERS tortured 10 death or
called tie tepTesentauyes Of ehlyally, Or who
cla1m TO be the hooors ble3ones o. the earth; and
as We read The etorles OF frames attenua-
I'd ce ea esnts pas9 int e hoo1 sp sGa @
CRY for veEgesnee. Then TIL. feeling was
eha1 Eed to on one 1t 3os:I IT Ihe5e e:ne elgps Of the
erd ofts1e rebellion We followed the coe Of our on
coumand Of the brave tficers who are guiding
this procession. climb NJ the heights Of luoko It
Mountain and dr7Ee the rebsis from their srone-
holes. Another brave General ewcpt through
fseorria. South and North Caro.tns, and drove .he
eosnhsAcd astnie. Of the rebels before him, while
the hcIored Heuten1nt General held Lee and his
Then the tldings came that Richmond was evac-
united aid thai Lee had surrendered. The bells
rang meszsly al oEer the ItEd- The toazoias Of
IroctsE1c1s m.rifet ttc the general joy, and fam
fnee were looking for the speedy rc!liu Of thar
loved ones IRON the field OF baitle. just tn the
oae @ d II ss Sisi dn3Ssy 3ey IeS L.
land that Abraham Lincoln, the best Of Presidents:
had peztshed BY the bands OF an assassin, and
nc az o1 ns5 se gea42 IN ha sa s haa e1ss ssa
mept, grief, horror and joy turned INTO one vail
OF woe: sadness tnexprcssth1e, IN anguish ua-
nts.ra.h; bIt 1t vas NOT TIE times merely walch
must te taken into fh- account. Had be died on
q bed ol sickness, With kind friends around him :;
had the skeat Of death been wiped from nt. brow
b. gentle hands while ne was yet consc1ons:
could be hare hsd power to speak words OF afec-
uon to his stricken widow; words ofcomfort to u,
like those which We heard IN hts parting, aud
now be im@o1tsr; how it would have softened iI o.
atsusged something OF the Gricf-thcre might at
least hnre been preparation for the event. But 10
lie wsa stricken oewr. TOO. when his hopes fof
the nd Of the rebellion we're bright and the pros
pc. u 9o!ous 1;nst llfs were before ht; at.
have 81 nc most eheerfoi ana happy = .ny held
since ,he 1sstgn,ns k Sf ;ns 1sta q
friends, and sp0ke Of. the four. years
o: te1Feft; Of the ttorm being over; and Of the
four years Of plt asuse and Joy now awaiting him,
IRON his mind. and he could have happy d. - with
his fam,iy again In the midst OF these anuc1pa-
uors he leit be houee, never to return alive. Tie
whole calendar for the Christian church. hense-
forth IN this country to be made sadder, ii possi-
h:c, By the ncr.ory ot our nations loss; and go
.ven ail TIE joyous thought OF Easter Sunday
Jailed 10 remove the crushing sorrow under which
the true worrh1pper bowed IN the house Of God.
bui ,ne M great eSheg he .. ms mourning "a to DC
Ordinary man, and believe the conviction has
been growing On the nations mind, as II certainly
hss been on 1ny own. especially n The last years
Wills especially etDcled ont to guide our govern
ment III these tonplons times. and It seems to me
that the hand Of God may be iraced In many Of the
FIRST, then, recognize this In hts physical ed
ueatton which he received, and which prep 1zsd
him TOT enduring hercnlean LABOR In 1he tolls Of
WAS giving him an iron frame. Next TO this, was
his Identification with the heart Of the great peo-
pie, nnf esstanning theis feelings because he was
sDd III M IL educ.on Wao y, ampe
} few months spent in school house, which gave
him The elements Of education. he read a few
Pn al a he rssa =, M
recosnize the work. which Es7s The
hiss, to big character. and which parity
struggles, joined him innlssu}ubly 10 tae weeping
naesea, and no elevation IN soctsty d1mlnished
his respect for the sons of toll. He knew what 1t
srd to stem the current of the bard Mis-.
eiss'ppl. His home was IN the growing
Wcs1, the hesrt Of the Republic, and n7igorated
learned lessons Of self.reliance, which sustained
him IN seasons Of adse rslty. His genius was soon
reco. zec, a- true genius always will De, and he
Fezdg Tas I Tsa ahe neels. q ,aH
be 6eyoted hts thoughts to laatters III
public interest, and socn began 70 be
sary he tss
Legislature a.kfng tor emancipation IN the Dis
ts'ct Of Columbia, while, with ont rate e1cep-
tione, the whole popular mind Of his State was
a ettaoy and uniform friend Of humanity, and
va. preparing for the co1a Ct O.: i.ter yea l.
lou aek NE On whal mental charaeteEisucs his
greatness rest.d. answer, on quick and ready
per ep1ion Of facts; on memory unusually ie.
nactuus and retentve; and On logical Turn uf
mnd, which followed ete1nly and unwavczinEly
L., as m INC c,ed 9l
there hsv. been minds more broad In their char
acter, more comprehensive in their scope;
nun acsSt %So could aseF fosW hss' sssp s.
sued TO illustrate. BE gained 1hi. power BY q
elote ttnoy Q: geometry and oya Determination 9
Ills aid Of him that in childhood, when he had
sDy n to
70 rest, be conid not sleep until be t1ttd to
understand the precite points intended, anu when
u sots a f.
fails to perceive the diractness aud the GIN
pnc,ty Of his anq ,hls very tIalt which was
eoepeed 81 e sees pcnt, o
mighty mind which has 20 powerfully influenced
the destiny Of lh,s milton, and which shall for
It was not, however. chiefly by his mental iac-
nltlet that he gained such control over mankind
His moral power gave him pre-eminence.. The
was IN honest nan led them to Jie|d
TO his guidance. Al has been said oi
Mr. Golden, whom he greatly respected,
be made every nm feel abettef sense Of himself.
a arscocrixement Of indisiduality-a s-lr re,ylng
powlr. They saw in him 1nan whom they be:
iitTed would do what WAS right, regardless Of au
crnstnneures, II wus the Inoral feeling which
rays lin The createat hold on the people, and
made hts utrerances almost 9racular:,
Whtn The naiion Eas angered ny the peIh5y o
mi. 6a uttered lie etrnidcant expres:ion, - oas
war At a time." and it ptilled the NATIONAL heart