Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-04-28
DEATH OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
Meeting of the Citizens of Ashley, Ohio

! AT a meeting at the Presbyterian
Church in Ashley, Ohio, On the evening
OF the 18th inst, In consideration of the
national bereavement in the death O.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, late President O
| the United States, Rev. Mr.. Banum, by
an invitation of the citizens, was present
and delivered an appropriate, eloquent
! pathetic and patriotic discourse. Al
though the house was crowded to its ut
most capacity, for more than an hour, oc-
cupled by the speaker in portraying the
Christian character, patriotism, humani-
ty, humility, integrity, and spotless puri-
ty of Abraham Lincoln, and the loss the
country has sustained by his death; of the
sin of the rebellion, and the folly of its
leaders, the audience was spell bound
and as silent as the dream of night. The
house was draped In heavy mourning over
the entire circuit of the room. Above
each window were suspended two small
flags with their staffs crossed. Upon the
west end of the room hung fine flag in
graceful folds. Beneath the center of it
was suspended an excellent portrait of
Lincoln. On the east wall were displayed
battle flag that retained the perforations
and marks of blood from the field of bat
these flags hung a life-like likeness of
Mr.. Lincoln, shrouded in white Grape;
and above the flags was displayed, in bold
relief, TRUST IN GOD" The room was
splendidly lighted with an extra supply
of lamps; and the scene, solemn, sad and
mournful, elected the brightest hope and
deepest sorrow The exercises Of the
evening commenced with u fervent and
impressive prayer by Mr.. Banum. After
prayer, he read the 109th Psalm, and the
following Poem of Campbell, AmericGn-
ized for the occasion, which was sung by
thirteen females dressed in black
Americans who now inherit
Rights that cost our sires their blood,
Men whose undegenerate spirit
Has been proved on field and flood.
By the foes you've fought uncounted.
By the glorious deeds you've done,
Trophies captured, breaches mounted,
Rebels conquered, victories won.
Yet behold! there only gathers
Hence, but fruitless wreaths of fame,
If the freedom of our fathers
GLOW not in our hearts the same.
What are monuments of bravery,
Where no public virtues bloom?
What avail in lands of slavery
Trophied temples, arch and tomb?
Pageants! let the world revere them,
For our peoples rights and laws;
And the breasts of civic heroes,
Barred in Freedoms holy cause.
Ellsworths, Lyons, Bakers glory,
Lincolns matchless fame is ours.
Martyrs i'll heroic story,
Worth q thousand AgincourtS.
We're the sons of sires that baffied
Crowned and mitered tyranny;
They defied the field and scaffold
For their birthrightS-SO will we.
At the conclusion of the discourse, the
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
ReSotced, That, In view Of our slaught-
cred heroes; of the unparalleled atrocities
deliberately practiced upon our soldiers
captured by the rebels; of the accumula-
ted guilt Of oppression; and finally, in
view of the foul assassination Of the
President, and the assassination Of the
Secretary of State, we call upon our civil
and military authorities to execute the
wrath of an outraged people, and mete
out condign punishment upon the guilty
leaders of this American Shareholders
Rebellion.
ResoIced, That we do hereby express
contempt and utter detestation of all
copperheads among us who are so desti-
tute of shame and so lost to JUSTICE so
dead to humanity, and so Enthusiastically
disloyal, as to make light of our national
mourning, or openly rejoice at the death
of one of the noblest, purest, and most
generous of men, and the greatest of
American Presidents.
Resolced, That a copy of the proceed
Jugs of this meeting be sent for publica-
tion in the Delaware Gazette and Mt.
Gilead Sentinel.
J. NJ EcKELs, Chairman.
j. NJ. COOMBR, Secretary.