, 1865-04-21
THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT LIN
COIN.
Resolutions Of tho B1r in elte Cfrcuft
C1uft-SpeecA OF Il. F. Ste.
ycnson. EAq.

The resolutions on the death OF Ptcs,dent Lin
coin. adopted at the meeting Of the Bar on Mon
day last, were presented in the cjrcn1, cony
Room ty q. F. Waite, Esq, and were ordered to
'e fpread on the records Of the conrt The at
nnaasss VIZ lsrge, and many Of The gentlemen
c,kton. III. Waite delivered an eloquent addreas,
| and John lylesklne speke Ut length on that Oft
bis cont!nual 1ow OF humor. Aiexsnder F. Ste.
EenEen. Esq spoke az follows:
Allow mr.. though the humblest Of them all,
tor myself and in behalf Of my countryn,en wbo,
pitahle eborea Of th1s % Rspatlic, to . ezpiess,
trough 50 feehsy. the deep emotion in onr heart:
On account of this terrible loss to the nation and
believe speak the truth when / stats that
next 70 tic nstise-born, and, If possible, cQnat
M!th VT him, the German feels this most bitterly.
Whertvcr have eona, through this broad city,
crcn 10 the humhIest cottage Of The poorest Ger
showing The love and affection which he bore tor
ip bis eoul, and that viii not IL conforte1
corpse Of Abraham. Ifnco|n-fatbar would I
know thai. death viii not rsrurn this preclou:
Charge. end though laner: as we mnst, we shall
noi restore him to life again.
Yes, he IL dead indeed! a1T God, why should
tbs he! Is it not enough tbat from thousands Of
wounds ,he country blse5s ALREADY; ts It not
tEpugh that nlhloet every household mourns Tor
eomt One lost in this febs liion; IS IT not enough
that wo have passed throush a:onfcs aud sorrows
kush as no nation ever has before, that now,as
weAre passing from the valley OF darkness, sud
once moje 10 lbjte co. On on land 10 is clory
that Cur Tcjoictngs must &c turned into sadness,
and that our nearis, hlled but moment ago with
s!Etetion so terrible In Its u4turr ,hat We can
hsrdiy bear IT.
TIN ccne his hcnr Grim. tszdom
IL free ems .:esed use u core;
S'ss; stis Il !, & ii Sr;::
Believe NE. .ssh!t q. he lell not in v&in.
1e.ea oaoa
Winch ngp !e the night OF ages. from tbs gu': Of
tl,e:i ruTss md N tie IL htsh appeal i
eanna m AZ rn!s sf,4s s5 s!s snd y III qe oa
Comme ncfns IN wrong asain:t Nature aud Sa-
.tu1e'e God; initiated With helven-cryin. PERU
~, continued with baraarism. oh 20 denlish,
l.yonetinr cur men At Bull Run, making drink.
iDg:curs Of thetf sku l., butchcrlng oar soldiers
1t Fo.t Pillow, numbering, starving to death our
pri5oasrf, who, think Of # were your brothers
God End once their fellow citizens, thlir cup WIS
not full till they fesorsed to assassination.
8nt now ,he;s cup Is full: TIE nation vii, re-
yeIcc the decd. Well might VIC gay with Sh1kes-
pearc and as my friend here has said before:
Resides this, Lincoln =.
Hah born bis facll1les go meek, hath been
So cse7E N hts great office. That h,* virtues
VII! plead like angelt, tsuDpcttnns ucd against
The deep danuatit n Of his icl.in. Of.
Cali zee on Eli these faces deep lr.u Ecso1u-
tio1 hardly Doubt from what appeared If the
hichmoAd p3pe1e some time no: lh.t the rehel
hut let us commeace anew; let Abraham Lincoln's
blond be rot ir vain. The Jews cried when they
eruc.Ecd Christ, g lIis bloom be upon us.'' Lst
The Soulh feel what 1t Ii when nationa thirst Il
for revenge.
Let Us commence right here. 1t was uota soatl-
arms that Old thc Infamous deed; no. Ia. oDe, who
like 20 many Others enju{ the protection OF our
ta=. tbr hospitality Of The Noelh-!t was > North:
c!ccr our country Of these tnteruai s.rpsnis.
Let host feHats ,ba' siandered Abrahan Lin.
COLI hc1t tofore lei those beware who uttered !
tha; great cay that should ae hols to every Amer-
1ca1, "htn be exercises his grcal right as freq
mt, on which hts future and his liberty depends,
sought to put the torch to our own city; lei those
hcwa1e whc, not content with this, snnvht to lit
joosc the ayowsd encm,es Of thu government the
pm: cner5 It Camp Douglas, for day Of forgiveness
l nnd soThesranee is ps;t snd those thar SOW the
Eut not stopping here let the South hare tts due
ltt every prominent either In the inception Of
this rebellion OF its continuance, that does not de-
revenge. ! seek not the blood or the life Of
the eUinfnol mt1- hut | want Justice for
re ths.. ieaae.e; q let syery man who aided aud
end Should the marlcrer. esc1pe aud dee to the
southern 1smy; let us ask them to deliver thcu
nj and Il they 1efass, If shty efpoase this hrill.h
coln, then let bus blood be upon them, aud Ike
JeEusaleu's fate, let Us put t1e torch 10 cvesy
c,l{, let rs level % the EFyaad every 4 rest let
whatever can be done, let u make theis ha5iti-
tton dcs.rt; yes. 1es every lend that aou:l
shelter snch WFetches. p:Fish let Us pare the
terminated till the blood of Abraham I.ucoa !,
avenged, and the nurderers hrousht to ius,lc-,
Ano II perehanec these musdcrous Villains - rid
fi,eaps t9 Eus9pe, snould they eome to t;eEmauy,
pieces. fut should England or Fr.nce 7e:n,e TO
give them up, then tet us ehow them villa: NJ
tlon y e3n T. Dc when feselvet to ayenge tar murder
arms are ready u avenge the deed.
.n., LAY sn, Nacia1,
&c ore Knew + soW aeS b. ove ls
dead; no one thought how ere at and set how Kind
he wne. ti;l now he Is mare; no ore appre lated
niS: uuI!, ~ now, when he, nsas! i. gone: Bat
kat+ leff1hse ne hts death ls thett Is stli some
besut. II 1t. He FILL the nssfyr o! the cause ol
freedom, and toou vii. :ih martyr grsyc They |
IL With be e to lie asuaop h0q sae
American dug vas wrapped arounI his hody. Oh, |
do LOT Iemuys II; let him be buried In this eu-
hieta Of abcry; let hic rest on ii when laid into
Iust Providence will he with us still, and that
his death and bis blood rnay he the great atone
ms ut Of the national sin.
But he has gone 10 heaven, and it eeeus to me /
that angels must hare wept nrouud hi. htrr. For
Liz - - s*..te sst,,; az. 50 snd Nhn nst nnt weep
Dnt, beiit Ee me. not alone this natun, but every
II here tu Europe where there is sonl that h:s |
within 1t u latae OF freedom or a tpa.E Of sympa-
ths md love, will Ieel within hi= heart 20 sid.
when these terrible t1dlnss will rceeh him; aad |
nowhere. b liere oe, v,E this be more 90 than in
Germany, the place Of my childhood, where every |
one boLors end rcye1es our fallen President as |
though hc was bis awn ruler.
Lei Us tyast Ia God Hight will bur.t through |
all this darkucss, for God will save the nltton /
get. Let ue st1ua firm together as brethren |
Should let division ccaae in Cur midst, let Us DC
united, resolved 10 save the Union, AMI God vii! |
help us.
And As for DER new President kaew him ua- !
der trying c1rcumstanccs in Teunessee. when The |
cspital Of btt State IVES In d,nger, and it seemsd
certo1n tlat tho rebels would get ii; then he was
t'E and reeo}ute, Willing to ssezlGce h,s owu l.t,
ana TO le buried under the rims Of his State |
House rn.Eer than let it fall lntn rcl,e1 binds.
lerl cot hdcnti with God's assistance, he will he
{ qral to this emergency. i*s, may Col grant,
that Is Abraham lincoln was our second Wash. |
1DEtop, that Anirew johnson m9y be our second |