The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-04-19

Assassination Of the President.

Well may we say. the inscrutable ways
Of Providence are past finding out. The
Pioneer OF last week was burden'd with
congratulations to its readers upon the
glorious successes Of our arms-calling
upon them to rejoice and be exceeding
glad. While in the very midst of this
rejoicing throughout all Ohio, and many
other portions of our wide country, on
Friday night-while the merry laugh,
spriuging from the happy heart of youth
and beauty. kept time with the patterng
feet in the joyous dance-while the
voices of age and youth alike mingled
in the merry shout in the street. beneath
the glow Of bonfire, torchlight and taper
even at that very instant. through the
throng Of glad hearts, and scenes of fes'
tivi;y. the dread lightning was silently
rushing along the isolated wires freighte,l
with news calculated to awe the soul Of
the timd and brave alike-to drench the
nation in tears, and fll the souls Of the
people with burning indignation and
abhorrence toward the foul assassins who
could lift their hands against the lives of
their rulers at such an hour. Abraham|
Lincoln, Chief Magistrate Of the nation.
is DO more
This is not the time, nor ours the pen,
to attempt even an outline sketch of the
character and career of this great man
and loyal citizen. Nor can we coujec.
ture what degree Of influence their sud
den and calamitous deaths may exercise2
over our national affairs at the present
most critical juncture. The constitu
tional successor OF the President is al
statesman Of ripe experience and rare
ability, his loyalty is unquestioned and
unquestionsble, il having stood the tesI
which unerringly separates the pure gold
Of a mans nature from the dross-the|
test Of persecution and obloquy. added
to the loss of property-he has long been
conversant with our national affairs,
knows we'll the character and wants of
bis countrymen; and we sincerely trust
that God will so imbue him with wisdomI
that he may be enabled shortly to heal (
the numerous and fearful wounds that ;
our country has received during this
unnatural rebellion. May his be the \
hand destined to throw around all Ame-
rican hearts tho old bonds Of love andE
amity, again uniting us into one happy !
and prosperous snstion--thus may ligbtE
spring out Of gloom.
Had the vile assassin but paused toy
consider that. whilst wedding his owny
to in&my. he was simply linking the
nams Of Abraham Lincoln with immor.A
.ality. the very fendishness Of his nature
would have caused him to stay his mur,
derous hand ere placing the crown opI
the head he hated. Could his base soul
but now cast its vision down along theI
vista Of time and observe the steady gilt
ter Of that wreath which his own bloody
hand. prompted by the malice of his
heart, has placed on that good mans
brow. he would experience the torture of
the damned. and. Ahitophel'like do ex
ecution on himself--leaving his memory
10 the execration Of mankind. while that
OF his victim shall shine with a lustref
that not all the qualities Of his great
heart and clear head could have confer
red in degree equal with that felou
stroke. Ages hence, when the eye Of
the student. poripg over the historicE
page in search OF incident to stimulated
himself in his upward path, shall light
upon that inscribed with the name Of ourI
venerated martyr President, whose strongI
hand. moved thereto by bis kind heart,
burst the last rivet that held the chains
around the necks Of his colored country.
men, and left the escutcheon Of his coun
try free from the foul stain of slavery
then viii his cheek glow and his heart
thrOb with pride and gratitude that he
too is a son of the great Republic. and
his prayer be, God, make me like unto
AsRAsAM LINCOLN!
We conclude this short article by an
An extract from an able article in the
London Spectator Of March 25, which
gives better insight into the character
Of Mr.. Lincoln. as public man. than
anything We could say. The Spectator