The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-26


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God Of the spIrlts Of all eesh in whose hand brea
and whose are al gr ways, In Thins sn,nte WIS ON
3 Thou hast wei 10 desire Of our ewes
win stroke The 2nointed Of the Lord and the Ahfu
cbo'ce 81 iovin/ peope under whose shadow hoped
and desired To well before Thee We bow b. fore Thy
7 Tgh'sous |n with deep humiliation, E Omission, =
Z eoaldence Ind faith We and ackno <.sdge tn
4 las me high and lofty one whc- inhabites <;
eternifZ whose is Holy, with whom, Is variable
ness neither shadow Of turning We oo& Up to Thee as
.,her OF nhri.e tenderness ing us Thy
y ~ Thy ar Son; and a. father <ih his own chill
= dren compassion on all tAem that fear I'll 4
We confess Thee the Saviour a Ne ence Of Thy
81 pic who hast put away their Ems by an infinite n
~ aa and rs far east Is ytm ,he west and remen
q brrst our inqny We acknowledge Theo this
SS the God Of all comfort ayd consolation Whose era
s. warfare is accumulated and their nqav is pasdoncd =
ca we wo% TO GOV VIII %, u daep hnm
r. acknowledge the funess Of Thy mourning oId
y bereaved people gather together a, Thy feet; ud
n come with the deepest feeling of tnankulnV s FOR Z
III which Thou hasi given and that which II gu hasV
u taken away. We bless Thee for all the influence
q exaitcd ruler whom Thol dds. -, D over -. "a
~ and whom thou hest now tako'n to " vsei2
81 We praise Thee that Thou hast made r. ,Ae iny 80;
n sewing this nation from over,hr Nd au ,n
n Thou Inst made him Thine agent snb5nny rnhol"o
Y by Thee We bless Thee that s!ena'la Is recorded
81 HIM to the Oppressed and 81 ing nroclunng liberty
and desps r t up tSa ~ bid mnions Of helpless
peop We thank Thee sSe rm w. Of all his
ety in gSv e,,ho sling in equity as the morn ng
and gen'leness and ashaness and love 20 a,ractivs
n ard 50 conspouo IN 1isexampe And while with sbe
aurnng res 1t Thyseet, with the rnost humble thank.
lines eT All at the nation has gained throu9h his IN
~ U,gnc. We meet throughout this land to-day In tho
spirit OF acoordant suppcation and praise. We mpore
Thy blessing upon this whole na,on that this chosiso
" ment, painful! and mysterious II appears may he
" Thino instrument Of uniting this people in bonds
e Eor fellowship and love- and bringing the hearts
IF all in in thrc of Tho
" Thos has set and IN seek the things which
M maze for peace and the things whereby may cdy
~ another We pray that in the midst OF Thy Judgments
this whole nation may learn righteousness We mrore
G Thy gracious blessing the and the suffer
e. ing upon the wounded and the bcreaved who have Civ
M their joy Garth their health in early life as service
and sacrifice Cor their fidelity TO and their obed nee
G 70 Thee We unite in application for Thy bessine upon
"a tho widow and the atheress who stood in the tender st
ri relations to honorcd and exalted ruler and while
~ In darkness impiore Thee to be the everlasting Ter
~ OF this people, and make them 30 remember and feel
that the Most High ordercth all things among 'he nations
81 earth putting down and setting up another.
- IA We mplore Thy bic him whom, in Thine own
u prov icncc Thou hast exalted TO be the present ruler
g ~ Of this naton Guard his valued life from outward
i y violence and from fear OF wrong; guide him by
c u defend him by Thlno own protecting power.
81 Give him and faithful counselors who shall COM
bine TO rule this prore in equity ard truth prosper all
"a their speedy stable and righteous peace
X throughout this nation O. God in the sorrow OF this
NJ day, hasten the coming hour when this people shall de-
NJ learn more when they shall speak peace
% to al the nations Of the earth, and North and South,
West,
shall be one people known by ono name, and feeling
NJ aud that have interest forever set up Thy glo
S. rious Gospel through all this land make Emmanuers
~ land and as Thou vast our fathers God Thou God
and the God Of seed afterwards from generation to
RI usciuncss and honor; that this pcoue may be pros
~ pared people, thankful people useful people, holy
people, %de5 Thy mt az" by Thy ri, S, ,se
aS nations of the earth dominion of righteous
set and The sugas%s n tho %o a
E become the kingdom Of Lord and Of his Christ Meet
in the spirit of nlal gratitude humility teach to
unite in using those precious words OF our Divine Ke
Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done earth as
ia T. Is heaven give this day daily bread and for
a against and lead not into temptation but deliver
from evil for thine tho KINGDOM and the power aid
AZ tho glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
IN GRAFTON By THE HON. GEO. BANCROFT.
81 the chairman introduced the orator
:, e. Of the occasion TO the assembage
81 THE GRAFTON.
q The Hon George Bancroft proceeded to deliver the
~ following oraon during the delivery Of which he was
q frequently appaudcd
VI Our grief and horror nj crime which has clothed
the continent in rrnng End adequate expression in
81 words and relief in tears Tho President or the
~ United States of America has fallen by the bands OF
assassin Neither the Office with which he invested
"a by tho approved choice Of miehty roore nor The most
simple hearted kindness Of nature could save him from
n the Hcndsh passions o. relentless 'anacsm. The wall
ngs Of the mil ons att nd his remains as they arc bornc
side beyond the mountains across the prairie to their
final resting place in c valev Of the Mississippi The
and the friends OF freedom of every every
e 81 cline are his mourners FOO few DAYS have
Dnsscd away since abraham ,rh Lincoln stood .d II
y any att mpt at an ANALYSIS ~ his char
ac,or exposition of his career We find Il hard T.
believe that his large ewes Will in their softness and
~ expressed nothing but henevoence and gere
u ness closed in death we almost look for The plea
smile Ina. brought out wildly the earnest cast
9 of his features which were serious oven 20 sadness
E few years ago he village aorney cnrsred in tho
support Of rising family unknown to fane scarcely
~ named beyond his ncighborhood his administration
made him the most conspicuous man in HE country, and
drew him first the astonshed gaze and then the
B. rrsrect and admiration OF the world Those who
X after will decide how much 81 the wonderful results
Il &C his public Is duo 20 lie rood common
sree his shrcvd snracity read ncss Of wit quick inter
- prctaou OF The public mind his combination Of
nyeincss and rliancy; his steady cndcrcv OF pur
~ POGO: how much the American people Who he
X walked with thcm, side by side inspired him with
~ their wisdom and energy; and how much to-
,s the ovcrrung laws % tho moral world by which tho
sefshnss Of evil is made 70 defeat itself But after
r. government which preceded his administration opened
b. the gat 70 treason, ard he cor'd them that when he
went 10 Washington tho ground which he trod shook
n under his and he left the republic on solid founda
x tom thGt traitors had scizd public forts and arsenns
they belonged that the capital VIII ch he foand the
abode OF slaves IS the home only of tho free; that
r. The boundlees hubble dcnin which was rpsped at and
g. In great measure held for the diffusion of slavery is
~ irrovocahly devoted to freedom; that then men
x talked jargon Of balance Of power in republic he
slave States and free Stscs and the foolish
u words blown forever by tho breath OF Mary
81 land Missouri and Tennessee that terrible cloud OF
poli al hercsy from the abyss threatening 10 hide
~ the light OF tho sum- and under It's darkness Al
81 rebellion rising into ndciuablc proportions; now
the atmosphere puror than before, and the nsur
"a rection vanishing the country " cast Into an
kf other mould, and the gigantic system OF wrong which
"a had been the work Of more than two centuries Is dashed
down, hope forever And ~ himself personally
he then scod nj hy the proud unit for his sta
~ ton and against the OF later years and IN
spite Of numerous competitors he the unbiased and
the undoubtcd choice OF the American people Tor sec
~ ond term OF service Through all the mad busness OF
treason he retained the sweetness Of most pacablc dis
position and the slaughter of myrads OF tho best on the
~ battle field and the terrible destruction Of our men
In captivity by the slow torture OF exposure and starva