Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1865-04-22


Integrity Of purpose his sublime courage adsersity his
ntuve perception Of right his goodness of heart and char
ty for all mankind his patience misrepresentation
his prudence under all circumstances Although frequently
by the tupeaon and erest nvective he
in single instance lost his temper or was be-
tayed into extavagan harsh reply When duty babe
him strike he dealt the blows of giant but his own great
heart aued the misery blows would produce
He sacrificed principle expeency but acted to
faith that always expedent do right He had no
occasion to the Grecan orator did that II he had
sometimes acted contrary himself he had acted con-
trary republic but he might truthfuy justly have
said did the noble Roman- have rendered to my coun
all the great willing receive at
my hands and have harbored thought concerning
her that divine Like Cicero he kept himself IN
stained by social domestic vices he preserved seren
and cheeruness cherished hsbua reverence for the
Deity and dwet continually the mystic theology OF
the schools but the hopes Of better life The sht Oh
christianity his guide he permitted nothing 10 prevent
him from devong certain portion OF every day TO peru
Of the Scripture and prayer His life was gentle and the
elements mixed in him that might stand up and
&say to all the world. g this man.
His second election foresone conclusion lie was
his counrymen and cared to dis
pute with him his laurel But he is dead and though
may more his hear his genial voice,
truth is enshrined in the heart of
No human language has auence sufficient to portray the
deep damnation of his taking off, The dark pages of history
contain the record of but that stands virtue
when compared this The world pale contempa
ton Of it, We search in vain for parallel for it, 1t is like
&nto nothing but itself 1t contains all the elements of the
neapest and greatest crimes that have dgced humanity
The dabolica assassin will be pursued if be- the
nermost corners of the earth The world is not large
70 hold the perpetrator of such lie will
unprecedented and justice possible melted him.
When the cowardy traitor plunged his soul in guilt by the
commission Of this crime he undoubtedly reasoned
the fool reasoneh that destroying
which Providence used accomplish designs he had
troyed Providence itself and frustrated ends Verify
whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. The
principles which underlic this great struggle
checked by human power but like the rush flow of
grand and mighty river :" men and may go.
but they forever But to the mind Of the phos
pher who seeks for the motives which undeIe all human
actions living set of men entirely responsible
for this crime 1t natural and inevitable sequence to-
the barbarsm Of oppression 1t in the womb
of slavery fruitful of and very in
titution founded in robbery and in death struggled
gave birth to Caban, monstrosty attempted parr
eide of his native land.
have said that when Mr. Lincoln naugurated untred
he the patriotic multitude brcathlessy inaure,-I
Will the stalwart uncouth Ilinoisan prove faithful among
the fthess;" The univers sal amentaton his uden
taking off, all the land is the most fitting
Will he prove faithful to the rights of humanity:' The
glorious proclamation of Emancipation will throug
all time the most fitting When urged In dark
Of disaster to withdraw it. his reply heroic: The fahl
Of the nation is plighted the promise has been madeit
be kept" Will he the dires extremity protect
indcate and defend the glorious ensign
Repubc!" The reverberaons of thousand from
Donelson. Shiloh Vcksburg Atlanta Charleston Savannah
New Orleans The Wilderness and the egions of
3Grant echo back the response
Our President died in zenith his and competes
of his triumph. with public duty left unfulled With
nations beneicton for his daem, with the broken chans
of the oppressed and the enemies of his country under HIS
feet. with the wicked and formidable rebellion which,
has occurred in the tide of time crushed to powder Stimuli
ancousy with the Of his death the wngd light
ming conveyed the intelligence from shore shore that the
last remaining prop Of the rebellion had been driven from
it, and that the nsurgent hosts under johnson had
Surrendered the caeeyed Sherman But the last sad
words must be uttered Farewell. thou ruler; thou
great defender Of the naonwe statesman pure patriot
earnest hero-rewe! nations precious than
cheled Parian marble shall be thy Thou hast
Fought the good fight thou hast kept the faith enfceortb
is laid up for thee of rghte And if the
they have left conjure thee than Father
hover this free land which living thou dds love
WELL and in whose service thou ds render up thy life
The Choir followed with the anthem - GO to
{thy Rest" after which the Benediction pro-
snouneed by Rev. Father McNulty. more SOL
emn occasion we cannot remember, and when the
audience was dismissed each went his way SEEM
eingly impressed with the sad ceremonies he had
witnessed and taken part in. The utmost quiet
prevailed during the day, which was one long to
kbe remembered.