Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-20
Our Ccuntry's Loss.

Since our last issue the nation has beer
convulsed from centre to circumference, BY
the terrible news that President Lincoln
and Secretary Seward have been assassina
ted. The official dispatches from Secretary
Stanton, announcing the lamentable fac
will be found elsewhere in this paper. Thi'
is only another of the vile acts perpetratct
by the friends Of the shareholders rebellion
The facts disclosed show that the assassin
were not the instigators of the deed, blu
only the tools by which the Richmond jun
to carried out their hellish purposes
Thank God their work was not half &C
complished, for it appears that Gen. Gran
and Secretary Stanton was to be disposed
of in the same summary manner. Gen
Grant was saved by his early departure OF
the cars, and the Secretary by not paying
his usual visit to the War Department be
fore retiring. But, oh God they accom-
plishcd too much. They struck to The
earth, at the full zenith Of their success
and at time when they anticipated shortly
to enjoy the peaceful results of their here
tofore laborious and vexatious tasks, tht
greatest statesman, and the most beloved
ruler in the world. Intelligence, honesty
and fidelity distinguished our President il
the administration Of every public trus
onpGJaI HE hands ord amid ho A,,n
tuations of public sentiment, and all tht
mutations of party, he pursued the path Of
duty by the light Of principle, and dying
leaves behind him an example of consistency
and public virtue, upon which the patro
may ponder with pleasure, and from which
the mere aspirant for worldly honor may
draw an instructive lesson. President Lin
coin was no orator, and yet from the force
of character he could WELD power and in
fuence which the most brilliant oratory
never commanded. He knew how to in
spire people with a just confidence in thu
soundncss of his judgment and the integri
ty of his purpo se, so as to be looked to al
a safe depository of public trust and power
But he has gone. Gone from US forever
cut down by the assassin, in the very bosom
of the people he had loved so well, anc
served so faithfully. How strikingly sug
gestive is the reflection that
1.-The paths of glory lead but to the grave
1t will be remembered by most newspa
per readers that proposition was copiet
from the Southern papers offering $50,00
in gold to the man who would assassinat
President Lincoln. 1t is more than proba
bic that j. Wilkes Booth, was in a grea
measure influenced by this public PROPOSE
tion of our country's enemies.
We are happy to see it still announced
that Secretary Seward yet lives. It was a
first announced, and for some time believed
that this good and great man had also falle1
by the hand of the midnight assassin. Blu
the news comes which contradicts the frs
reports, and the people thank God for it
The very accident, which it was at frs
feared might end his existence, may We
prove means of prolonging it ; for the wir,
which was placed around his fractured jaw
caused by his late fall from his carriage
prevented the assassins knife from cuttins
the jugular vein. 1t is the united prayer o
the American people that our beloved Sec
rotary may yet recover, and again honor tn
nation by his profound Judgment and wis
counsel.