Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-21

o gave the dion ana ces.FQy the cancer /
hat was eating out its vitals--American
Slavery. This mission he accomplished, |
accomplished for us, accomplished FOR |
accomplished for generations
snd God toolf him While the
Co1lstituti0n lasts, while Liberty Lives,
so long will Lineoln,s administration
and the Emancipation Proclamation be
known as sHepOch and poweriin history.
There is one feature in this melan
choly bereavement that must be consol-
ing to every loyal American heart |
allude to the fact that he was permitted
to see the issue of evenia Before be
went to God be saw Richmond fall, Da-
Wis in fight and Lee surrenders The
heavens were almost cleared OF the
the clouds Of war only few hung
around the horizon, and the sun OF peace
and prosperity, with healing on it its
wings, was CHANGING its beams, its mild
and cheerful radiance, once more upon
our hills and valleys Aud there, sounds
of sweet music around him, the music
mean of echoes; echoes from crate
fnl country, echoes from falling Rich
monds, and Cbarlestons, and Atlantis;
echoes from a falling Confederacy;
echoes Of good will from thrones abroad,
and the trembling holders Of Confederate
Bonds in Europe, Yes, this music
cheered him till the moment of his death
am glad it was so on another &C
count. Since Fort Sumter was fred
upon we have sent more than five hun
dred thousand, of our citizens to eterni-
ty. They died, many Of them, early in
the conflict and knew not how il would
go. Others Of them still later Thous-
ands more have gone to eternity and
God through Libby, Andersonville, and
other Southern prisons. Yes, these
have all gone hence since March; 1861
And could one from the peak of some
Lookout mountain sing out in tones SO
loud and clear that oil the nation might
hear it, what words more appropriate tor
the American people now, than thosf
we sing
| eve have K ndlTod over yeadef %
i On that bright and blissfa, Shore
| For thither they have. gone by thou
sands sincs the war commenced
Their children, their fathers, theil
mothers, their wives, their orphans
are in the land. And do spirit
know each other there2 Is not the con
slant passage Of spirits thence the me
dunn of intelligence from this world t
that2 r And if at every arrival they pres
to know how this struggle progresses
who shall tell the JOY when Lincoln step
on that bourne and tells them that Rich
mond is fallen, Davis fed, Lee surrender
ed, and the flag again wayeslon Sumter
/ say | sm glad be lived to see al this
! and to bear so much good cheer to on
kindred in eternity. tlo
} And if his death, as his life, was pre-
, vidential, it seems to me that Prov
dence, making the most out Of his deaf
as it did out of bis life, has designed, i
determining the manner of his death, {
tone US up to o more vigorous actio
r and manhood. There are duties at han
, of the gravest and most imperious char
acter, As yet not a man bias been pur
ished because he was q traitor and
rebel. This, l trust, is the mission, i
part, of Andrew johnson The msjest
: OF law and the safety il secures canDC
be maintained without its signal er
I forcement in this great crisis Histor1
humanity, justice, hopeful future, cor
formity to the indications of righteou
Providence, demand that the fomenter
. and leaders of this great revolt sha
! suffer the greatest punishment it is po
sible to inhict God forbid that W
should sympsthize with these gres
: criminals, or eonnive at theiE wickeC
g nessl IL thissbe cur spirit, woe betide
US in the future.
I Let us hallow this dispensation, theT
by catching from it higher views, noble
lessons and impulses. Letus come wit
heartier will to the support of Law
Let us rally once again to the STANDARD
bearers of authority--around those VIII
. have been constitutionally invested wit
> power-that they may be terror {
, eyil-doers, and a praise to those that
i we'll Looking up through our gloor
and sorrow, may we thus apprehend th
I will of God concerning us. And froT
! this day forth let us be better citizen
! than ever, better patriots than ever, be,
! ter lovers of order and law than evel
And may we live TO see the day shs
| Mr.. Lincoln has done so much to brin
! about, when the highest words oil prais
we can utter shall bel AM AN AMER
, CAN CITIZEN. 1 bred G.t "a
, But the President-our loved, honoi
, ed, and cruelly-assassinated Lincoln
our hearts are with him this day Pal
. don me, | cannot talk. l would fal
, down and weep! Lincoln Why, b
was my friend He was your frienC
He was the friend of humanity, and th
best, kindest friend the South had whe
{ they murdered him Lincoln! Lincoln
Servant Of God, we'll done;
Thy glorious wsTfaTe 3 past.
The battle . fought, the race IL run,
a And though ait crowned at last. ~
Lineolnl Lineolnllo Live foreyer--i
the bliss of Heaven forever, in th
sfectionate memory of all msnkindI
At the close of the address Rev. j. G
White pronounced the benediction. Tn
military Sled off to. the barracks an
hospitals and the Benevolent Orders t
their respective lodge rooms, while th
thousands Of citizens assembled too
their way to join in the interesting an
appropriate
RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES.
Having few moments to spare be
fore the services commenced, we visite,
several of the Churches, and found al
very appropriately arranged and orna
mented for the occasion. Eaam 10 l.-
10 ST. JOINS LUTHERAN CHURCH
was arrayed in most excellent. taste, an,
with exceeding beauty. ard ls \.
Above the pulpit was large Amer
can flag, neatly festooned and deeply
draped in monrning. Portraits of Lin
coin and Washington were arranged OIL
the corners of the stand, and the Els
cutcheons Of the several States decorate,
the walls Flowers and Evergreen
were neatly interspersed with the trap
pings of mourning.