The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-29
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Prerched .SaJJah moyni.tg, Ap~Il7Lt, onU
Assassination Of hGrahaD. Lincotn, Pre-,
dent Of tie United !States; ut tie ATs
Cmgt. Church, Ly the Pastor, N. X
THITTLEsEY
Remember. Lord what is come upon us consil-r an
behold reIroach The 10Y heart is ceased
dance turned into morrning. The iIlen
Urh head Woe unit" Us, tiE,t h:'- -Lne,il tai
sur heart faint, or the,e things our are .iL-
Amid the depressing influence OF t;lat grea
calamity which has fallen uppn this nation
you will hardly expect HE to appear before
you with discourse befitting tie magutuG,
of the occasion. Yet you will doubtless Ge
sire for your uwn sakeS, for the sake of ynul
families, for your chidren's sake, [ make
cur national affairs III their present aspects
the subject OF thought III the house of God
tt-day.
Recognizing his sovereign will-hi5 divine
permission, as in case OF personal bereave,
menr, when death unbidden a d unlocked ior
enters your dwelling, yuu will wish 10
say, he Lord gave and the Lord hath takei.
away" For. whatever 0etha In,.ruuicI Itaity
employed, 1t IL proper 10 remembtr thAt not
a sparrow falle,h. without vour Father |
speak Of the ria.lity which has allen 81
this nation. Their. are doubtless none here
not even the children-who d. not know
that the President oi tn. United States ON FRI
day evening las, was killed b. the hand of
assassin.
The man who four wears a-0 Was chosen
from Il humble spere IN lie tn fill he highest
Office IN the gift q! TIA people: the nIIl whD
amid personal dangers and DANGER, II the
Repu'iiIc, entered uppI It's most tryIIg dati--
ct craftsmanship. an by whose wise c-,ansels
-esolute and steady will, 10y Gods Blessing
/ -. ! -
sweet hope oI peace, security AN union
now lies otiOuleSs and cod ia death lrtv
ing fallen a sacrifice to his couutrv's cause :;
tllln by the hau,' OF an assassin in hour, vet
critical TO nat oHal lie and welfare. or rather
IN hours made critical bc his removal
=. Adopting the language of iaspi.eI grief.
se have occasion to day 10 cry, ''j.emenbrr
o Lord, what is come upon L., consider and
behold our repruach.'
Recalling the joyful peans the thanksrly-
ings, of the last sabbath. We are now com
PEELED tn acknowledge The Joy Of our hearts
Is ceased. ] he crown Is fallen from our
heal For this our heart IS faint. For these
things our eyes are DIM.
c!,r hearts in sorrow, cousiler, T.s RI'Hrs 0l"i
tie naagait'"ls ofhls crjms rtt-. hJS ,tere
6eeu cgHlJtIftei.
For man wiIfallv. deliberateiv and wick
ediy to take the life ola fellow pIH, t. CAT
short al his opportunities. TO h:'-ten him be-
fore the tribunal of his God and TO his !inai
account, i one OF the grea est crinIss nj nan
,gain,i ,his fellow man. To Eli all spGl- with
ahorrDr Of ,ucI deeds, and to STAY tle yengeit.
feeling III .Ie humII bosom, God has saId,
"Whoso sue.i.ieth man : bi1pi by mau shall
his blood be she'd ''Ye shall take no salts
faction for the ift. Of Il murderer which i
,g. I.,. T.. l..
Geath - But this crime commit z! upou tie
person Of our Chief Magistrate. j. i blow
simed az the natl nal dignity a. well a. the
rational pace blow almc.l at AL that
which is dieiie in human gorersment. in
constitutions ard i;i7%s. Prenedit:ted doubt
ess with the vain hope OF disabling govern
ment. or leading the way IN - carnival Of
death. The man who stri; a. = blow at an
Individual III private life. ;iierrs the utere,. Of
s narrow circle; takes it mas be. husband.
father. partner III cuisines ais',lrbs small
affairs, which may be readily controlled or in
little time readIusted.
But he who aims :: fatal blow at the Chief
Magistrate OF 4 nation strikes Il chord which
sibrates IN every heart s'-:hac millions. and
.mblazons his yickedneSs Before the owes of
sil-eyen the most distant nations Of tie
ear h
Such in It's natar. Is this horrible crime
Tran Scending human wicke,incss IN its urliu-
arv character. ii assaults the dignity ola SOW
ereigu people, III the person OF ih'.ir highe =
officer aud IN the cOn,emptuous violation oi
Gods law.
Ag ir, in remarhinr upon the crime which
has sent such CONSERVATION through ;he land,
consider tie ertrc,ne d.yrarity a,pi wirkeR,lrs,
IF the spirit ,chich inspired md erec"led 1t.
II is not for me II say. il present circun-
stances while mystery still. shrouds the agent
and his motives, what the personal feelings
or motives of the assassin were. | need not
attempt TO saw the fell spirit of that crime
was nurtured amid the institutions of bar
baric age,-the remorseless working of Ameri
can slavery. We have seen t-how often
il the dark hoars of our history This it
vas that ,med heavenward in the treason
and rebellion OF the leaders ofthis conspiracy
di turb ny without just cause the harm y
nious working of Il good government. This
itwis. that sought the ASSASSINATION of the
President elect. on his WAY to Washington.
and on the o &Aau ~ alton T i tvs
that de!iber.,teiy de 'froyel orr heroes. the
vrriors of The marion, IN foul prisons or i:
p.stlent swamps b, the SLOW and sure pro
cesses of ssarv.i.n AMI abuse. This il WA
that directed the yet .uaa:enged For; PIlio"
massacre; that fired the pupuIous cities %
the north, anil hen, at the l.. It opportunity,
the vahquislied cities of the South. .
Had he man now fallen been he who nsti
gated this treasol he who led others astra,
by the superiority of his own genuis-the en-
trancing power o. superior mind. he who
has BEEN IN 30 small degree the author and
the responsible cause OF this wasting ant
death; he whose tell ambition had shut on,
friends IN loathsome and ouldens. to lanru,s i
In aw ul horrors into death; the world woul,
hav. said, it was the requitai Of an ontra gee
humanity, the just retribution of an off, ,nde,
God.
But it is to be presumed that there wa
nothing personal in the matter; that it wa
only or chiefly because of his official position
that our worthy President is slain. Not t
achieve anv good, to defeat any policy, to tur
any tide of battle or .o weaken or emblrrass
foe; but to ayengr disappointment in the ex
ecution Of work of foul treason; and fu
what cause?-a work at the very though
of whose success our human nature shudder
and stan 8 aghass, in view Of its unmi,igated
unraieved wIckedness.
Aga n, the crime is cause of ,,otiono
hundiot'oa, reproach on national chdrac
ter.
The story of this wickedness will be to-
ABROAD, to the reproach of democratic instir
t,ons: And yet it was not the first of then
IL Will ne spokeh OF to the disparagement @
free schools, as though popular intelligcnc
were NOT a messing: IL will be reported t
the re roach OF our christianity, which alway
aas borne 'reproaeh abroad. as though it cor