Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-21

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records be known and read Ia the
history Of earth. Andwhy shall We sac |
the records OF he past in vain ? Is 4
evidence OF our boasted Ight aud multi .
plIeatlons Of knowledge, as this age
Of he world, that past history /
does us no good That the voices 4
OF the ages that are gone, reach /
not our ears nor nerve our hearts /
lllustrIonse examples, rest on the pages |
Of history .of.natlons. great Ia . todless /
CIVILIZATION, mighty ia an unehristian- /
lzed art and science; Republics that
have nsen and blazed in "a ephemesaI |
sghi, aud set in the hlackhsss al dark. /
ness, that but found its supal in the sin.
benighted condition Of thsir eitizeus
The sea washes the gates OF Tyre. the
bltiern screams IN the halls of the Pha
roahs, unelsaa birds and unclean beasts
bold their revels IN tae long corridors
and desolated chambers where erst ORR
entail beauty and Intelligence held their
feasts and whirled in the gorgeous dance.
The traveller sadly muses. amid the ru-
ins Of the cities Of Greece, aud seeks in
vain for the palaces of Carthage and
Babylon. The splendor and glory of
Rome. is a thing Of yesterday, and why2
These nations kIles0 not God They
Soers loarsR great IN scoridly lore and
IoisdOA. They sank and died because
there tods not in them tAis true element
Of tlfe and prosperity, ne Knowledge
and fear Of God
Happy he who reads not this in vain
| Happy that nation who comes 10
the Source Of light and lie to take
and live whos-afoaRds. civilfxa.
tiou, IFS art its public policy aud
it's private virtues UPON the pure law Of
God. s.Tbe statutes Of the Lord are
right and rejoiee the heart The com.
mandment Of the Lord is pure, and CIV
eth light to the eyes The fear of the
Lord Is clean, and endureth forever"
And | believe, beloved friends, and
fellow-eitizens, that, while the hesrt Of
this nation 10 to-day bowed in grief, tupon
the coffin. Of him we have learned TO
love and revere, for his faithfnlness. to
his high and holy trust, IL is being taught
a lesson thar shall be permanent and
salyifc The name lof Abraham LIN
coin is indellibly written where no an holy
hand can blot it out, where treason can
not tarnish its lustre. where the wicked
man can not snatch one ray Of its glory
lin the hearts of his countrymen and
Of all good men everyWhere B Among
the bright stars that beam aud glow in
our national history around the FIRST
+" Father of his Country a new star has
been enrolled, anew bri ghtness has been
revealed, a new sabetif;eaiiouin the adj
dition OF martyred integrity, aud e0psei-
entious adherence to principle, a bright
and living example for coming genera
tons TO illustrate and copy. And the
nation will, in the Providence Of God
90 on TO fulfill its destiny IL viii ret
crush out treason and unholy rebellion,
and trample damnable pride aud sell
will under foot God reigneth, and they
that are accountable for all this blood
aud death and woe will be brought
to speedy Justice The tears and
prayers Of Christian citizens and
patriots, the blood Of our brave
soldiers and sailors, poured out
on all battle fields, and tinRing
the waves of every sea, the mighty bene-
violence and profuse liberality tbat thia
war has called into birth, shall not,
cannot be in vain Only let us fear
God With David in this our hour Of
grief say, Help Lord, and turn in
reverence Of His Sabbaths, and regard
TO His ordinances for individual and
national salvation. to the God OF nations
audible will sbundantly pardon and ex
alt US to ride again in the high places Of
the earth f-...I. u.
All business Eas suspended during the
entire day, with the exception Of few
virulent and psstiIsat traitors, who, un.
able to obtain permits 10 ship goods TO
the South, came TO this city to do busi-
ness under the protection of Govern
mentthey sought TO destroy, and who
closing their front doors, carried on a
heavy business, all day, and who pro
hibited their employees from partici.
pating in the ceremonies Of the day I'M
der penalty Of being discharged.
4 The utmost quiet prevailed during
the day and evening, and we have not
heard eleven an angry discussion.
i Twas indeed nation mourning cher
first, her puFest, her best citizen"