The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-18
NAsTEYTTTfF T11Nr1T2SsHra rUH4s9DAY IS

then pursuit with blood hounds. then
plans 70 destroy citizens, their wives and
b their little ones by IRE. A rewsrd was
publicly offered 10 every fend in the
landi TO induce them to carry out their
designs against the life Of the Presi-
dent How well satisfied the rebels are
with the now committed deed. is shown
! by the intelligence given us in tae tele.
+ graph, that a rebel blockade runner. in
barber at Nova Scotia, had hoisted flags
. IN exultation Of Lincolns death. Ii
sometimes happens, on occasions Ike
tins, that those whose duty it is to
speak of the illustrions dead has to be
" To their faults a little blind
10 their virtues ever kind"
Not so with Abraham Lincoln. be-
heYe no loyal man, however critical,
can say aught against his purity Of pur-
pose and honesty Of character.
imagine there is not o man in America
who viii say that, in his Judgment,
Lincoln ever did an act which ne did
not think was Tor the good of the
/ cause, OF which he was the great head
/ All concur in giving him 3 character
| second to no man who has occupied,
] before him, his position in this country
/ have said that the assassinatiOns in
/ Washington was simply carrying out
I the Instructions Of those who are max
ingwar on our government the assas-
/ Sins we're the tools Of those who were
| determined 10 destroy this government
and establish one of their own, or drag
the whole country down to ruin.
| think that in this hour Of trial, the
| greatness Of cur own people has been
demonstrated, IN a manner that could
in no other way have been done. Four
years ego, our flg was dishonored by
traitors at Fort Sumter, on that ami !
versary when we were contemplating !
the time when we should resume the /
peaceful aYocations of commerce, !
comes the fearful news that the I
President has been KILLED. The /
current of every thought IS 1
changed by the intelligence; sorrow
is depicted on every countenance; not |
one man can be found, who stands by /
his country, who does not himself feel 4
the blow that struck down the PresiA
dent This is evidence of the greatness
Of the American people. Ny opinion
is that IN any of the countries Of Europe,
such an event would have filed the
hud with blood-not so here Since
the time the news Of Fort Sumter be-
ing taken arrived, never has there been
intelligence received that excited so
much feeling as this But happy am
10 say, that en- act intended to fatally !
iDjUTe the Tn States, falls with
most terrible force on It's enemies By
their mad and infamous conduct, they
have taken the life of that angel of
mercy, who was plelding that the
sword Of justice might not fall upon the
head Of the guilty. la depriving him
of his life, they have taken the life of
him who was their most generous en-
emy, snd truest personal friend-and
what for Il really seems as il, every
step the rebellion has taken, it has .
further into ruin the very men /
lt would set up. I believe that Provi- .
denCe, who oYerrUles all things, has per
mitted many harsh judgments to fall G
on our nation for its publication. In J
the very brief language Of the insugur- :
I'll address of our President and mar
tyr, delivered ia March 1868, the ruling ,
hand Of Providence is recognized, and s
the language was that of mercy, while 7
proclaiming that although offences
must needs come, woe 10 him by whom .
the offence cometh" " (Fhe speaker read
several sentences from the addresa) :
IF We esteem slavery to be one Of these
off noes, the reward Of guilt has been r
apportioned il the degree the crime has
been participated in. Such was the {
belief of abraham Lincoln. In these
sentiments he died May there not ,
be pregnant sentiments contained in :
that inaugural address This a chris
tian naiop, and we believe it has been
By al omnipotent hand 1t
may be that this war has to 90 on un-
I'll the same sentiments and feelings
shall rule in every State Of it, IL is
not so now. IN the benches Of those
galleries, on this solemn occasion, we
see but few soldiers, only now and
they are perhaps from some other
State. We hear Of churches and pubs
lie buildings being crowded in other
cities at meetings to express the senti-
ments Of the people respecting the
nations calamity. But it Is not so in !
the capital Of Nashville. Here ia Z
none Of this evidence of q peoples {
sorrow. 1t is humilisting 1t is this
want Of right feeling which has pre-
vented our having peace before now. !
The enemies Of the Government have /
not Joined Us, soTrowing when we sor- s
row, and assisting Us in glOrifying that ,
fag which is this day shrouded in '
mourning. but The day viii come when :
that which eXcjtes Joy or sorrow in the I
carital OF Northern State, will do the :
same in Tennessee. The war will 90 on .
until that effect is produced-for as
Dir. Lincoln said, " a house divided
AGAINST itself cannot stand" A charge
OF heart, as great as that which man
experiences when he becomes a Chris
tian, must come. We must have
change that shall make US one These
people we are warning with must either
learn 10 love the country, or they must
8 slccumb TO those who do give it their
affection, and express the will OF the
nation AS yet we see on their parts
no manifestation Of sympathy in CON
necion with an event which has
plunged d whole people into the abyss
OF grief
Mr.. Doughty spoke az follows
How shall express myself on this
OCCASION What can l say to comfort
the bleeding hearts Of this assembly ? !
This ia an unusual spectacle. What
mean those badges Of mourning which
shroud the columns and oyerhang the
windows Of this hall2 These walls,
consecrated 10 the cause Of American
liberty, in crushing out this wicked
Rebellion, which rUng with shouts Of
victory so recently, proclaim row that
q distinguished friend and champion Of
that great cause has fallen. What
means that flag draped in mourning,
and that beautiful bird the emblem Of
liberty and nationality, with mourning
in his beak II is right, il should be
thus. The tears which flow, and the
honors which sre paid, when the friends
and defenders Of the republic die give
hope that the republic itself is im'
mortal II is ft BY public assembly, |
and solemn Observance, by anthem and
.by elllogy, We c0mmemora te the services
III national benefactOrs, eZ'ol their
virtuel, and render thanks to God for
blessings If such an sgency for four
years past. But Lincoln Is no more,
and we are assembled 70 bear our part
in those manifestations Of respect
and gratitude which pervad the whole
Land, and msnifest ourgrief and horror
at the maner Of bis death. To think
that one so honest 30 pure, so upright, |
50 exalted and 20 distinguished as was
our President 40 large Of heart so
great Of soul, and pure Of mind; the
most magnanimous man in the nation
to fall at the hand Of an assassin
fend, a doll irc1rua5s' Unlike Cszar,
hs was unambitious His only ambi-
ton was 70 do his duty, and save his
country He never had his counter
part. except IN him who was first in
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