The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-04-25
From tha 1inoinna,; f,on,,,,a,,i.,
The Hyena of Democracy on
the Assassination of Lincoln.

Inc Aycua OF 1Ve4Ocfdcy on
the Assassination of Lincoln
ltis only necessary to suy that
the following is from the Lacrosse
Democrat, whose editor stands high
in the Democratic party, was en-
gagged by the Democracy Of Indi.
ana last year to stump that State,
and has since VISITED the South
with no other purpose than to re,
vile the Northern people before ap
plauding audiences of the anrecon-
structed. Doubtless what he here.
in audaciously expressed is secret
" approved by many Of the oppo.
sition partizan press. Gov. Ogles
by's proclamation for the obserya-
ton of the anniversary of the
assassination of Mr., Lincoln is
made the text Of this trade:
"The darkest, saddest hour in our
entire historyp All! Oil Ugh !
Who ever should have thunk it?
or imagined it? or had a glimmer
of conception of such an idea? ?
And all because the clownish and
uncouth tyrant, Lincoln, was knock
ed off the national chicken -roost bS
J. W. Booth burning match un-
der his gannt bcak
"The whole land moist with
tears 7 Bosh From tho hour Of
his taking off the obsequies, mnnrn-
ing, professions were heartless
stage displays. mere clap trap and
buncombe, under cover Of which
Democrats were murdered, print
ing offices gutted, mobs rampant,
and tho devils in hell given a holi.
day to work their diabollcal will on,
earth. a5N 3asss r9f ..
From town to town was carted
the cold corpus Of the Sangamon
ignoramus, who deserved death on
a gibbet for his foul crimes, months,
years, before the moment when de-
vine retribution and omnipotent
Justice launched the blow, and
summoned the destroyeEof the usef
public and foe of American liberty
to stand in His dread presence.
"0yershadowing national grief,'
poignant sense OF bereavement,
deaths hand in every heart; were
ever such moonshino and humbug
given to the world before? That
was two years ago, and him Of
whom these words were written
has rotted almost unthought Of OK
cept for his crimes against God.and
his cOuntry--remembered only as
other monsters who have preceded
him in the history of earth, that
curses may be uttered above his
grave,
"Saintly soul, martyr Prcsi-
dent in heavens name, sycophan.
tic admircr of tho sum of all hui
man villainies, forbear LctAbra.
ham rest-givo him and his REQ
ord thesoothing balm ofobliyioh-
say with.Christian resignation and
humiliation, The Lord gave, the
Lord lrath taken away: blessed be
His holy namel'
"lf II is necessary to select from
the calendar Of dcfunct apostles of
crime some oao name IN whose
honor our Sucker neighbors must
fast, humiliatc and pray, allow us
to suggest tho natal days of Judas
Iscariot, Caligula, John Brown, or
some of the othcr thousand and
one Radical saints who have been
called home for tho incaculable
benefit Of peoples and the better
security OF life and property, But
Abraham-pah stir not up his
odious record -he was too recent.
ly n stencil in tho nostrils of the
poople-givc him rost--lct him
sleep little while, II he can in qui.
ct so near Democratic Springfield,
which has bat recently and glori.
ously repudiated loyalsm Of the
Lincoln Rump pattern.
"If Illinois Democrats fast and
humiIiate on tho l4th they deserve
but pshaw they are no such
men. They should treat tho proc
lamation as one of profane Dick.
Oglesby's heaviest jokes, and have
n feast Of fat things--turkeys, pud.
dings, and such-mcistened, not
with tears, but some Of Kcntucky's
best old rye ! Selahl"