Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-04-28

Grafton Of the National Cemetrv and loo,,ed
upon the graves OF the htnuredsandthousa
/ of brave and loyal men who suffered and Aisa
for the Government, then and there s'' en-. TiSa
cohsecrared myself to God, | do love Jasn:
Such vas the confession Of that tongne S,on, no,s
cold and stiff in death. And It Is A fact tSs.
of those who knew him best both in t,r;vat. !.
and public life there is none that has ever On.
| deavored to asperse his hiorsl cbaractar, :
From his own home in Springfield have r,;sv,se
emanatedthe calumnies with which his hit.
terest enemies have tried to tarnish his NOR.
al character. He has, in his adopted State
gained the epithet of honest And the noet
says An honest man is the noblest work of
| God.
He was proyerbial for jokes, but his Jokes.
always SO appropriate possessed noint end
force that made hiIa invincible. He. thereby
often gained and held complete mastery
over his opponent. He had few personal en-.
emies, but his enemies were bitter. Enmity
with them was a sort of gnawing frenzy. that
could not be restrained, butwould often evan.
crate in the characteristic expressions Of the
| foul act which terminated his life. He also
wore his many honors with degree ofmeek.
ness and humility, rarely equalled And as
/ they rested SO gentle and gracefully upon his
| living brow, so may the laurel chaplets which
weeping nation shall twine, rest upon his
cold and silent FORM
He has gone. BY the assassins hand he is
ruthlessly torn from the affections of the peo-
pie. In the hour too, of our country's tri-
umph are we called to wipe the blood from
that fatal wound, and lay him in the silent
tomb. Never was the heart of this great ma.
ton so suddenly arrested in its rapid pulsa-
tons, as when the electric wires, frought with
1he painful nows, revealed their dreadful Sc
eret. But he has gone down with all his hon
ors. The laurels which years of fidelity to
his country interests have accumulated, are
Verdant as ever. in bis long career he never
waned, and the manner and time of his death
but insure the Immortality of his earthly fame
and glory. In his death we have not sustain
ed mere party loss, nor are we tonight
mourning with partizan sorrow. The whole
loyal north, of every order, name and party,
with few miserable exceptions, is conyulsed
with the most profound sorrow The death
of no public man since the days of Washing
ton has been so universally felt. And as we
thus honor him with our tears of heartfelt sor-
row, we do it with the consciousness that he
has deserved well of his countrymen. In the
manner of his death we have striking com
ment on the truth that sin is the cause of
death. And as we close the door of his sep
ulehre-thousand and thousands of hearts
shall say, Palsied be the arm, accursed the
wretch that assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
The following are the resolutions adopted:
WHEREAS: That our hearts have been made
sad and sorrowful by this our most unspeaka-
bic loss in the assassination of our beloved
President, Abraham Lincoln,
ResolUed, That the death of such pure
patriot and able executive would under any
circumstance be a great loss to the nation.
but under such circumstances as the present.
being engaged in crushing most formidable
rebellion, and was at the point to realize the
reward for his indefatigable toll, to see this
country re-established to its former greatness,
that his sudden departure is the greatest ca.
lamity which has befallen this nation since
our trouble commenced.
Resotced, That although our loss is great,
yet what is loss to us, win be gain to him,
and he viii receive the reward and happiness
which awaits every righteous and pious ruler
of nation.
Resolred, That our sympathies are with the
bereaved family, with a mourning nation,
and although great man was slain by a
wicked hand, yet still we pray TO God to re.
heve this bereaved family and nation from
further trouble.
Resolved, That we recommend 20 the citi.
zens to wear, as a respect of tribute, the usu-
al badge of mourning for thirty days
Rescued, That our thanks are due to Rev.
Forney for his Grafton delivered to the meet
ing
Resolred, That these resolutions, as well
as the address delivered by the Rev. Forney,
ce published in the county papers.
Signed by the Committee