The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-21
n Duncan isin Lis grave,
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poison.
Malice domestic, foreign levy, huthiht
Gan tnueh him further"


The last thing which we may consider
is THEgDUTIEs WHICH THIS INVENT DE-
WOLVES UPON US OF these there are a
great many, but | can mention only a
few and them very briefly.
f. LIST. We ought to be deeply Impressed miti'
the persuasion that God is the drbifer Of al
osy affairs. Il is not possible for rs fully
to know what God intended by the re-
lmoval of the President. 1t is best for us
not to speak rashly on the subject. With
deep regret, therefore, have | heard it
said again and again that perhaps Mr.
Lincoln was taken away because he was
too mereiful. i am not prepared to deny
that such was the object, Int am quite
| as little ready to declare that God did act
| for this canse. The truth is, we do not
know why the deed was permitted to he
done Yet let us never doubt that there
was wise object in view.
| God moves in mysterious way,
\ Ills wonders to PERFORM
lie plants his footsteps i'll the sea,
| And rides upon the storm. ..
Blind unbeliefis sure to err
And scan his work in vain;
| God is his own Interpreter,
~
Were to attempt to suggest one rea'
son among others for this affection, i
| would say that perhaps many people had
| so far forgotten that Jehovah rules az Ia
have begun to elevate the President t.
| His place in their thoughts. We may, in
| the hour of triumph, have been ascrih
ing the power and glory to him rather
than to the Lord, and 50 orr idol was
dashed to pieces Let us never forget
again that after all God rcigns. He Is
the arbiter Of our destiny.
Cd We ought 10 humble ourselves before
| God. We have been subjected TO a great
affection. II is all the more severe be-
cause of the pinnacle of joy from which
| We have been hurled down to this abyss
The bclls of our cities and villages were
ringing the peals of graduation for ouI
triumphs, when we We're in moment
called to dress the nation in mourning
"when the judgments of God are in tue
Garth, the inhabitants of the world should
learn righteousness" We ought TO be
humble on account of our sins, for which
we have thus been visited. We onght
to walk very softly before God, where we
are so selemnly taught that with us there
may be bnt step from the height OF
Joy to the depths of woe. Oh how II
should tend to make us feel orr own Int
| tleness, when death steps forward, rs
Chalmers once said, 'as if to make
known the greatness of his power IN the
sight of whole country, he stalks in
CHASTITY triumph over the might and
grandeur of the most august family, and
singing ont those members of it ON whom
the dearest hopes and gayest visions OF
the people were suspended, he by one Ia
tai and resistless blow sends abroad the
fame of his victory and his strength
throughout the wide extent of an attilct-
ed nation" To what an impressive
mockery has this event put all the Sl"rle'
of mortality!
Bird. We ought 10 GRE the most generous
support to the Aem Chief Magistrate Of b'
nation. He enters upon his office under
circumstances which are i'll many way
most trying. No one shall ontdo me III
despising any spirit of crouching Servlil
ty toward him. Away with anything
like the base minionship OF conit.
| Still feel it to be solemn duty now
to counsel all good men to stand by hin
i'm every lawful act, bear with him tol
any minor mistake and encourage INN
by your evident interest in his success
and we all pray for him that he may h'
the Joshua to guide our people into thai
rest which he, whom we are now to bury
only saw from distance and then died
| without entering upOu il.