Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-27
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An the Paris Journals have express
I'd their horror at the event, and many
81 them publish biographies OF the fres-
ident. The Moniteur says:
s.There can be but one feeling Oh nor
ror. in Europe as we'll as in America
at the miscreants who place assasslna,,
ton at the service of political parties.
The Constitutional says: = .Such
crimes can not but wound the feelings OF
the whole world, and provoke unlverS
sal Indignation.
The Steele, after expressing It's oetes-
tation of such crime ,adds:=1one more
victim falls for the cause of liberty; and
humanity" -..-----
: The Temps has the following:
eve are unwilling to express any
hasty judgement. For the honor oil hu-
manity It is to be hoped that this afro.
cious crime has only been the act OF
some isolated fanatics. IL would be too
painful to see a defeated cause respond.
by assassination to the magnapimity OF.
its conquerors. We may safely, affirm,
however. that this crime is not only
odious. but useless. Mr.. lincoln dies
surrounded by the purest glory that has
ever crowned statesman; but his work
will survive him, and the greatest victo-
nv of liberty will not have been wen in
vain. The proviaential mission of the
United States does not depend on the
life of one man, and the liberty which
Mr.. lincoln has extended and served
viii not fail o0raise up worthy success
ors."o ae. esreasH 10 lt.0
~ The Union employs the sstbjoined
language: xAo Asa rRso &C
1--WE are yet without details which
can give us the slightest idea of the
cause or character of SO great an event.
However, it seems difficult to suppose
that a crime committed on the principal
personages of the American Union had
not been dictated by political motive;
but on whom, on what party, or on what
fraction of q party, does the responsible
lity lie? We must wait for more con-
lplete information. r.
The following is from the Avenir: 2
"The great citizen has fallen mar
tyr TO his cause, but to his calise trirlm-
Iphant. The loss of n citizen, however
great and illustrioas he may be, can in
no way compromise the destiDies of a
Lpeople which possesses free and demo-
cratic institutions. +"
Tho Epoque merely says: y
eff, as there is every reason to believe,
this outrage is a Southern vengeance,
those who committed ii will have dis
honored cause which was only lost
The Moniteur of this morning con
tains the following.
+ ss0na receipt of the news of the as
! sassination of President Lincoln, and
THE attempt upon the Secretary OF
State, his Majesty the Emperor charged
one Of his aids-de-camp to call upon
the United States Minister, TO Invite
| him to transmit to Andrew johnson,
Vice. President of the.republic, the ex-
preston of the sentiments of profound
affiiction and of horror with which
Those odious crimes have inspired his
Majesty 'ss rs as4,
The Journal DIES Debate says:
1.-The United States have met gith
an irreparable loss, and we must go
back to Washington to find man who
has rendered to the American republic
/ as many services as the noble and I'M
} fortunate President who has fallen be-
meath the blow OF miserable assassin.
America wilt place Lincoln by the side
l of Washington. She will associate
these two names in Der gratitude; for
one founded the Umon-the other
saved it from perishing.
Emde de Giraridin, in a powerful
article in the Press, entitled "a Dishon-
( ored Cause, says: -
The assassination of Abraham Lin
coin will be the branding of Jefferson
Davis, unless, prompted by indignation,
shame, and sorrow, the first act of the
President of the Confederate States is
not TO protest, in the name of the cause
he defended, against this new appendix
of the war, which, if it, become general,
will bring it down from the hight of col
Elective murder to the last degree of IN
diyidual murder. AS for Jefferson Da-
Wis and those of his Generals who have
not yet laid down arms, there is no
/ other honorable course. to, pursue. II
they hesitate, they are not only lost but
dishonered, and it will be upon them
that viii justly fall the responsibility OF
all the excesses which in their choler
and indignation may, but we hope will
not, be committed by an irritated and
desperate army. All, If they will be-
lieve rs, the first to GO into mourning
tfor-the llustrious victim. of the stupid
Wilkes Booth will not be those xAmeri-
cans who have the honor to belong to
the Nerth--for the wood-cntter Lincoln
has q natural successor in the tanner
GrantAit will be those who are so en-
fortunate as to belong to the South, for
assassination has Just converted into
orprobrinm the prestige which the
struggle had for u moment attached to
their cause. tEEsg
The Opinion Rationale says:
President Lincoln was one of those
men who were an honor to his country,
| his age and all humanity. The sAmerir
can republic has never produced bet
ter or a greater citizen. Mr.. Lincoln
was duty incarnate. He knew but one
route-the straight line; and to an adj
mirable perseverance he added gran
deur of view, rectitude of judgement,
a moderation, q generosity of sentiment
which inspired respect, commanded adj
miration and attracted sympathy But
the crime will be sterile in its results!
THE Union, re-established by President
Lincoln, cannot be effected by il, after
the great decisive victories by Grant
Iar nd ~ A. L..