Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-05-04
THE NATIONAL BEREAvE-
MENT.
Henry ward Reecher's Tfibute
to the Late President
he Nav York Tribune rays:

The New York Tribune rays: a
u.nrv Ward Bsecher church was crewd- q
al an Sunday morning to its full cspsciy, h
nd hnndrs3s were turned away from tne a
doors, Half On hour before the services q
commenced all the seats were nlsu, ane D
largo numbers crowded the aisles apo III i
frances, and persons even SAT usor .I
preachers platform and stood OUTSIDE 'oyA Z
ing in at the windows, After prayer .Se
.;no;ne of bvmus, and the reading OF fne
oOtb Psalm, Mr.. Beecher took as his te1t
The 6rst Eve verses Of the last chapter OF
Deuteronomy, and commenced his discourse
bv drawing parallel between the history
of Moses. after leading his people many
wears through the wilderness, obtaining
onlv n vision and not q realization OF the
nromised land and dying; and that OF the
! late President passing through toll. sorrow
and war, TO come near to the promised labo
of peace, into which he might not pass over.
The speaker went on to say thar Wo
such orbs of joy and sorrow never, oeiore
came together, as we had witnessed I'D ohe
week. The joy Of the nation came pIa upJISa
us suddenly with a surge as no woros couio
describe. Men laughed embraced eacn
other, sang aud prayed, and many could
F only weep gledness. In one hour Jo7 nao
, NO nulse. The sorrow was SO terrible that
. Il stunned sensibility. The first feeling:was
/, the least. and men wanted to get strength
to feel Other grisfs belong always to some
one in chief, but this belonged to all. Men
v walked for days as though corpse ay IN
e their house. The city forgot to roar. heVet
!, did 80 many hearts in so brief time toucn
}. two such bouudcss feelings. 1t was the
d uttermost of joy and the uttcrmost OF sor-
n row-noen and midnight without spaoe
.t between. We should not mourn, however,
D. bscanse the departure of the President was
"A so sudden. When one is prepared to O., die'
~ ~ the audiences of death is blessing. lhsy
- that are taken awake and watching as the
nv bridegroom dressed for the wedding, ana
,o not those that die in pain and stupor' are
~ blessed Neither should we mourn the man
IA ner of his death. The soldier prays that hs
N NAV die by the shot Of the enemy IN tse
heur Of victory, and it was meet tnat ne
should be joined 10 common experishcs II
death with the brave men to whom ne ha'
been ioined in all his sympathy and NE
ri This blow was but the expiring reoeili9a -
les Epitomized in this foul act we hnd IN
ms Whole nature and disposition OF slavery: l
re- is fit that its expiring blow should be quo
,ey az TO take away from men the last ioroeal
ing ance. the last pity, and fire the soul WIT
, As ;nyinciple discrimination that the breeding
an svstem of such mischiefs and monsters sha
in be foreyer and utterly destroyed. We nee'
der ed not that he should put on paper mat
believed in slavery who with treason wiz
ex- murder, with cruelty internal, havers
ern- around that majestic man to destroy
any life. He was himself the long, ,iiie s.i,
ten with which Slavery struck at Liberty, -
dis he carried the poison that oeioneea - :,
that very; and as long as TINS nati1n la'' - y
,ver- never be forgotten that "o n -,
mad martyr rPresdent--neyer, never while III
her. lasts. while Heaven lasts, while hell roc
and rroaps, will it be forgotten that slay'
cbed by its minions slew him, aud in staying . =
,,;re ,Hode manifest its whole nature and tend
: an ~ This blow was aimed at the life OF
,anJs Government. Some, murders there n;
n for beou that admitted shades OF palliatlen,
,ca ma not such enc as this-without provocatl
that without reason, without temptation, sRrt p !.
erms from the fury of heart canksTed 70 an
d his is pure and just by slavery Inc D,o"
sr.s;. more solid to-day than any, pyramid
,nvic- Egypt. Men love liberty and hate slaN
tb;ng to.Sav more than ever before. How nj
g fnr rallv. how easily the Government pa
, that into the hands of the new President, al
y tbs avow nv belief, said the speaker, tha
~ will he found a man true to every inst
secre. of liberty, true to the whole trust ths
# the imposed in him, vigilant Of the Gems
Jack tion, careful of the laws, wise tor hoert
9 dis that he himself for his life long has kl
what it is to suffer trem the stings ol
very, and to prize liberty irGm T .Ie h.
experiences Of his own life. Even ne
865. Cleans has by this event been clothed
Gen. new influence. HIS simple anu wv "
ling. weras VIII, na 9e oHsa,eS s@ hv those who, wer
;ss, al!ys would refuse to listen. Men vii
NJ. ce;ye n new access to patriotism. ! :
:. .he vou an the altar of his memory, to be
70 'ho fa;tbful to that country tor which h'
snI s;s o. a. nar;shed. They will, as they toliow
~" Il w;ll hearse, swear new hatred to tnat 81
~, R;a against which he warred, and whlon ll
!. or. nishing him has made him marry
TvrejPs conqueror. swear you by tns men
lrham's this martyr 70 na nS'0 % nursus il. The
Neuse table hatred anu !" fptL;s man in il
Eaoh b;s ;nHsxible conscience for the rlgf
,b' n,b and pentloness and moderation OF spirit,
oI r,;;,ary % not all the hate Of party could turn
uiiI'aLy terness And swear you to his Justi
anu .ne ~ his modsration and to his mercy
n very can sneak to that twilight million to
W o'n b;s name was as the name OF an al
-. ;.aus God. and whom God sent before q
9, .nuJ ,he lead them out Of the house OF bondal
ovsr sn ss sae Thou Shepherd Of Israel, that dds
'aa n,,lrsr , fort Thy people Of old, to Thy care
,rto cav init these helpless and long wrongs
/. Gou grleVeQ. Auu now luO ihot - - -
g : d,Str;ct triumphal march mightier than one
a. uSi Sic The nation rises up at every stage
rem M seho J, coming; cities and States are as pa
Gu S"ar. ers, and the cannon beats the hoursif
]. .Ssba;r Sbba; progression; dead, dead, dead
feep ~ snUs snUs sneaketh Is Washington deadf fs
waKo"1' ss;ti ar. den dead? Is David deed? |, "a an
W. a.rh that ever was fit to live, deadf Dis'
oi ea'A I'D from the flesh and risen to tn
,ur,u.r structed sphere where passion nevs
hhAGA' a he begins his illimitable work.
a. w. now is grated upon the infinite, an
= fruitful as no earthly life can be.
spoken in -Four years ago, oh Illinois, we to
;. Homer vour midst an untried man froi
l,usion TO The people. Behold, VIC return HI
N'' q mighty copqueror, not thine an :
hut the nation's-not ours, but the
" wsGssn' SI.s' Give him place, oh ys pra,sers, ,
ia, midst of this great continent his q
CO. rest a sacred treasure to myrlsds
,nse' scr pilgrim to that shrine to kindle az
'.ast d zeal and patriotism. Ye winds M =