Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-05-11
Henry Ward Beecher's Tribute to
the late President.
The New York Tribune snys.

i lie new l Ork lftDune says. "
Henry Ward Beccher's church was crowded
on Sunday morning 10 its full capacity, and
hundreds were turned away from the doors
Half an hour before the services commenced
al the seats were filled, and large numbers
crowded the aislcs and entrances, and per-
sons even sat upon the speakers platform
and stood outside looking in at the windows
After prayer the singing of hymns, and the
reading OF the Goth Psalm, Mr. Bcccher took
as his text the first five verses of the last
chapter 9f deuteronomy, and commenced his
discourse by drawing parallel between the
history OF Moses, alter leading his people
many weary years through the wilderness, OBJ
tainng only a vision anu not u realization of
the promised land, and dying; and that of
the late President passing through toll, sor-
row and war, to come near to the promised
land Of peace, into which he might not pass
over .| n... a...
The speaker went on to say that two such
orbs of Joy and sorruw never before came
together, as we had witnessed in one week.
The Joy Of the nation came upon us suddenly,
with such surge as no words could describe.
Men laughed, embraced each other, sang and
prayed, and many could only weep gladness.
In one hour Joy had no pulse. The sorrow
was so terrible that it stunned sensibilty
The first feeling was the least, and men want
ed to get strength to feel. Other griefs be-
long always to some one in chief, but this be-
longed to all. Men walked for days as though
a corpse lay in their house. The city forgot
to roar Never did so many hearts in so brief
a time touch two such boundlcss feelings 1t
was the uttermost of JOY and the uttermost of
sorrow-noon and midnight without a space
between. We should not mourn, however, be-
cause the departure Of the President was SO
sudden. When one is prepared to die, the
suddenness Of death is a blessing They that
are taken awake and watching as the bride
groom dressed for the wedding, and not those
that die in pain and stupor, are blessed, Nei-
ther should we mourn the manner Of his death
The soldier prays that he may die by the shot
of the enemy in the hour of victory, and 1t
was meet that he should be joined in com
mon experience in death with the brave men
to whom he had been joined in all his sympa-
thy and life. This blow was but the expiring
rebellion. Epitomizedin this foul act We find
the whole nature and disposition of slavery 1t
is fit that its expiring blow should be such as
to take away from men the last forbearance,
the last pity, and fire the soul with invincible
determination that the breeding system of
such mischiefs and monsters shall he forever
and utterly destroyed We needed not that
he should put on paper that he believed in
slavery who with treason, with murder, with
cruelty Internal lowered around that majestic
man to destroy his life> He was himself the
long-hte sting with which Slavery struck at
Liberty, and he carried the. poison that be-
longcd to slavery; and as long as this nation
lasts it will never be forgotten that we have
had one martyr President-never, never,
whiles time lasts, while Heaven lasts, while
hell rocks and groans,, will it be forgotten
that slavery by its minions slew him, and in
staying him made manifest its whole nature
and tendency. This blow was aimed at the
life Of the Government Some murders there
have been that admitted shades Of palliaton,
but not such u one as, this-without provoca-
ton, without reason, without temptation,
sprung from the fury of a hear cankered to
all that is plre and Just by slavery The blow
has failed Of its object The Government
stands more solid to-day than anyPyramid of
Egypt Men love liberty and hate slavery to-
day more than ever before, How, naturally,
how easily the Government passed into the
hands of the new President, and | VOW my
belief, said the speaker, that he will be found
a man true to every instinct Of liberty, true to
the whole trust that is imposed in him, .yigi-
liant Of the Constitution, careful Of the laws,
wise for liberty, in that he himself fol-. his life
long has known what it is to suffer from the
stings Of slavery, and to prize liberty from the
bitter experiences of his own life. Even he
that sleeps has BY this event, bsen clothed with
new influence. His simple and weighty words
will be gathered like those of Washington, and
quoted BY those who, we're he alive, would re-
fuse to listen. Men will receive new access
to patriotism, ! swear you on the altar Of his
memory, to be more faithful to that country